| Unpaid teachers at Manitoba reserve school seek gov't intervention Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:48 PM PST  First Nation organizations aren't crazy about proposed federal legislation that would have Ottawa looking over their shoulders when it comes to running reserve schools. But the story of Manitoba's Sandy Bay First Nation school looks like the poster child for … Continue reading →
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| Montreal law firm Heenan Blaikie, home to Trudeau, Chretien, closing down Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:47 PM PST MONTREAL - Heenan Blaikie, one of the most prestigious law firms in Canada, is closing down. The firm, whose lawyers have included former prime ministers Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Jean Chretien, will go out of business over the next few months. Heenan Blaikie said this would also ensure a harmonious transfer of clients' files to other law firms. But many of Heenan Blaikie lawyers were recruited by competitors in recent weeks.  |
| Rob Ford, other mayoral candidates meet for 1st debate Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:15 PM PST  Toronto's mayoral candidates face off in the first debate of the campaign at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus.
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| Union and CN reach tentative deal that averts weekend strike threat Posted: 05 Feb 2014 05:13 PM PST  MONTREAL - CN Rail and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a potential strike by 3,000 workers that could have come as early as this weekend. Both sides said late Wednesday that details of the three-year contract won't be released until it is ratified by union members. Teamsters spokesman Stephane Lacroix described the negotiations as a "bit chaotic," but said CN came to the union with a series of proposals late in the day. "As a result, we're very happy to avoid a strike this weekend," Lacroix said, adding he hopes union members will ratify the agreement this time.
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| Tax deal finalized with U.S. will see Canadian banks share info with IRS Posted: 05 Feb 2014 05:17 PM PST  Canada has finalized a deal with the U.S. government that takes a lot of heat off of Canadian banks — but could spell big problems for thousands of their customers.
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| Tories tackle broken military procurement system Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:43 AM PST  OTTAWA - The equipment needs of the Canadian military will be assessed with a more skeptical eye under the Harper government's new system of defence procurement. The plan introduced by Public Works Minister Diane Finley and Defence Minister Rob Nicholson is meant to fix years of botched military purchases. "Folks, I am pledging to you today that we are going to be managing things different and better," Finley told an audience of mostly defence contractors and lobbyists at an Economic Club of Canada breakfast. The auditor general's bruising 2012 assessment of the plan to buy 65 F-35 stealth fighters left the government's reputation for good fiscal management in tatters, with allegations that Defence and Public Works low-balled the price tag.
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| Two B.C. Hells Angels members sentenced to 15 years for beating death Posted: 05 Feb 2014 03:51 PM PST  The Hells Angels, despite massive evidence to the contrary, have always denied they're a criminal organization. Just a club of avid motorcycle enthusiasts, they say. They even have an international web site, copyrights to protect their name and skull logo, … Continue reading →
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| Canadian Olympic Committee files trademark lawsuit against North Face Posted: 05 Feb 2014 02:47 PM PST  VANCOUVER - The Canadian Olympic Committee is suing clothing maker The North Face, alleging the apparel company infringed on Olympic trademarks and attempted to mislead consumers into believing it is officially ...
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| Too shy to go to class with women? That’s not a legit human rights complaint Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:05 AM PST ![Majority of Moms Use Facebook for 'Me Time' [STUDY]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uk6S3d5dHncYQqFcn8dy8xsWuxe645KJwjuc8kDZ4J1KMKH4ezEPyYWM8JKJWmmQXw-QSDFXYeQ1uamDXJmx3pbPdB0TTCPqtZ80KE0QeQWbiqpUeoZl68Uu2bUVZt18mw6NtY8avQONA_WFjiuYDa1-ZUwT4U5ongdYPyewrqCvROYXNlzk5AzyAUEFbbgFW1xp0l8QOU9gmUQSzgLiunQVCd5BHgeWb8mS41yJqUXfld-JLgEUFIGfrYO3QDl1TRrOjkDfzqUb74=s0-d "Majority of Moms Use Facebook for 'Me Time' [STUDY]") A University of Toronto student who failed a women's studies course because he was too shy to go to class has had his human rights complain dismissed, prompting yet another debate about gender politics in a Toronto school. The case, … Continue reading →
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| Rob Ford says he was singled out when issued jaywalking ticket last week in B.C. Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:27 PM PST  TORONTO - Rob Ford said Wednesday that police in a Vancouver suburb singled him out last week when they gave him a ticket for jaywalking, something the Toronto mayor said he's done "many times." Ford, who was in B.C. to attend the funeral of a friend's mother, said he found it "funny" that even though he was crossing the street with 15 other people, police only ticketed him and a friend. "She (the officer) picked me out and said 'You're Rob Ford! Come with me!'...and we both got a jaywalking ticket for $109."
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| Saskatchewan mom's kids on school bus that hit and killed her Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:47 AM PST  In a heartbreaking twist to a tragic story, it has been confirmed that the Saskatchewan woman killed by a school bus Monday had two children aboard the bus when the crash happened.
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| Medically released vets being denied benefits in 'unfair' process: ombudsman Posted: 05 Feb 2014 02:47 PM PST  OTTAWA - Some Canadian soldiers given medical discharges find they don't qualify for benefits because Veterans Affairs uses different, more stringent criteria in an "unfair" process, the military ombudsman told a Senate committee Wednesday. Pierre Daigle, whose term ends in a few weeks, said many ex-soldiers have to fight to prove that the conditions that made them ineligible to serve are in fact a result of their service. Once they are released, Veterans Affairs demands that the ill and injured be subject to a separate assessment above and beyond whatever examination has been conducted at National Defence. Daigle said he has heard from former members directly, even though his mandate doesn't extend to Veterans Affairs, and told senators one individual described the process "as the equivalent of being pushed off a cliff."
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| Anorexia patient told by ER nurse to 'go get some supper' Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:19 AM PST  A woman with a serious eating disorder says a nurse at a hospital in Clarenville, N.L., told her to get something to eat and return to the emergency department if she didn't feel better.
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| Alberta premier disappointed in $45K cost of Mandela funeral trip Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:42 PM PST  OKOTOKS, Alta. - Alberta's premier says it's unacceptable that it cost taxpayers $45,000 for her to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral and she wouldn't have gone had she known the price tag. Redford, who once worked with Mandela before she entered politics, was invited to travel with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as part of a Canadian delegation attending the former South African leader's funeral in December.
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| Mayor Rob Ford says Project Brazen 2 investigators can have his phone Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:51 AM PST  When Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was ticketed for jaywalking in Vancouver last weekend and immediately suggested it was part of some police vendetta against him, surely even some of his closest supporters started to question the veracity of his claims. Continue reading →
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| Railways quietly withdrew request to cut safety inspections following Lac-Mégantic disaster Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:19 PM PST  It's getting harder not to surrender to cynicism about how big business operates in Canada after learning the railway industry sought to cut back inspection of rail cars carrying dangerous goods before the Lac-Mégantic disaster, shelved it afterward and then … Continue reading →
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| Canadian woman trapped in Cuba after fatal accident could miss son’s funeral Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:49 AM PST  A Canadian woman trapped in Cuba following a car accident that claimed the life of her three-year-old son is fighting to get home before his funeral next week. But Cuban authorities seem set on keeping Justine Davis detained. Continue reading →
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| Tim Hortons announces TV channel, Twitter cheers Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:51 AM PST  Can you believe it? Tim Hortons turns 50 years old this year. Yes, they have had about a dozen facelifts over the years, and dramatically increased their menu, but this year they have come up with something completely new. In … Continue reading →
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| HMCS Windsor, only operating submarine on East Coast, to undergo repairs Posted: 05 Feb 2014 06:47 PM PST Capt. Peter Ryan says HMCS Windsor will be out of commission for repairs from March until September at a navy facility in Halifax. Spokeswoman navy Lt. Jennifer Fidler said the work to correct the problem has been planned for months. "HMCS Windsor is conducting ongoing local operations to train submariners. "The exact parameters of these restrictions are classified, and will remain in place until the affected diesel generator is replaced."  |
| CN Rail, union reach deal after gov't threatens back-to-work law Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:27 PM PST  By Susan Taylor TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co reached a deal on Wednesday to avert a strike by conductors and yard workers after the Conservative government said it would use back-to-work legislation to keep the country's biggest railway operating. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference gave notice earlier in the day that it intended to strike as soon as Saturday after members voted against a tentative agreement with Canada's biggest rail operator. A new three-year agreement is a modification of the tentative pact reached in October, union general chairman Roland Hackl said. A work stoppage by about 3,000 conductors, train and yard workers would have disrupted a vast cross-country network that ships goods ranging from lumber and crude oil to grains and automobiles.
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| Canada revamps military procurement policy after controversies Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:41 AM PST  By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will change the way it buys military equipment, the government said Wednesday, as it tries to provide more benefits to local companies and include safeguards to avoid fiascos such as its aborted plan to buy F-35 fighter jets. "It's no secret that businesses in Canada have been telling us that defense procurement needs to be fixed," Public Works Diane Finley said in a speech to representatives of the defense industry. Too often they appear to be set to achieve predetermined outcomes, and industry is not engaged early enough." The Conservative government is smarting from criticism over its decision, since put on ice, to buy Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 stealth fighters without allowing an open competition for fighter jets to replace Canada's aging fleet of F-18s.
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