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• Crown can search for evidence in Magnotta case in France, Germany: Quebec judge
• B.C. will not prosecute most prostitution related offences: Crown
• Report advises N.W.T. to learn from Alberta's mistakes
• Prime minister announces billions to retool First Nations education
• Telus, Koodo wireless outages fixed, companies say
• Wild horse herd cull under fierce debate in Alberta
• Rob Ford opposes rainbow flag flying at Toronto City Hall
• Canadian bobsledder Justin Kripps says his website 'censored' in Russia
• Bestiality nets Moncton SPCA dog walker 2 years' probation
• Canada Post targets super-mailbox thieves with bait mail
• Ottawa investigates another alleged breach of temporary foreign worker program rules
• Flaherty says budget will crack down on money laundering through charities
• Canada announces new space plan, funding for successor to Hubble
• Video: Panda Plays in the Snow at Toronto Zoo
• Hang-glider pilot pleads guilty in death of woman who fell 300 metres to death
• Baird seeks Google help on unleashing Canadian diplomats on social media
• Climate change has polar bears on egg diet
• Vancouver sets new record low temperatures, courtesy 'Arctic outflow'
• Canadian agency expects lower e-book prices after publishers deal

Crown can search for evidence in Magnotta case in France, Germany: Quebec judge Posted: 07 Feb 2014 12:46 PM PST The gruesome death of Montreal exchange student Jun Lin and the high-profile arrest of Luka Magnotta consumed the attention of the international public two years ago, so it is only fair that the world have a chance to participate in … Continue reading →

B.C. will not prosecute most prostitution related offences: Crown Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:57 PM PST VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the latest province to announce it will not prosecute most prostitution-related offences over last year's ruling by Canada's highest court that the laws are unconstitutional.

Report advises N.W.T. to learn from Alberta's mistakes Posted: 07 Feb 2014 06:34 PM PST Authors of a new report are urging the Northwest Territories government to avoid the same mistakes Alberta made when managing a fund established to set aside resource revenues.

Prime minister announces billions to retool First Nations education Posted: 07 Feb 2014 06:06 PM PST STANDOFF, Alta. - The federal government's reworked plan for native education sets minimum quality standards for reserve classrooms but leaves aboriginal schooling under First Nations control. The deal, which has been pulled back from the brink of collapse several times, drew cautious optimism from some First Nations and protests from others when it was announced Friday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper outlined details at an aboriginal high school in southern Alberta along with Assembly of First Nations national Chief Shawn Atleo. "This is historic and it is a great day for Canada, for First Nations communities and for the next generation," Harper said.

Telus, Koodo wireless outages fixed, companies say Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:22 PM PST Service should be restored for Telus and Koodo mobile customers who experienced wireless voice-service outages across the country on Friday afternoon.

Wild horse herd cull under fierce debate in Alberta Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:23 PM PST Whether they've ever sat on horse or not, Albertans are supposed to embrace the province's cowboy culture. So the thought some wild horses that roam Alberta's grasslands could end up as pet food or gracing gourmet plates or, if they're … Continue reading →

Rob Ford opposes rainbow flag flying at Toronto City Hall Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:55 AM PST As the Olympics officially got underway in Sochi, Russia on Friday, a storm began brewing back in Canada over a movement to protest the host country's anti-homosexual laws. While several Canadian cities chose to fly rainbow flags outside their city … Continue reading →

Canadian bobsledder Justin Kripps says his website 'censored' in Russia Posted: 07 Feb 2014 02:45 PM PST KRASNAYA POLAYNA, Russia - A Canadian Olympic athlete says it "looks like" his website has been censored in Russia. Bobsledder Justin Kripps tweeted on Friday that he was unable to view his personal website from the Olympic mountain cluster in Krasnaya Polayna, Russia. "Looks like my website is censored in Russia, haha classic #SochiProblems I wonder if there's a camera in my room" posted Kripps from his verified Twitter account. The Canadian Olympic Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Bestiality nets Moncton SPCA dog walker 2 years' probation Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:38 AM PST A Moncton SPCA volunteer, who pleaded guilty last week to bestiality involving dogs, has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation and banned from being around dogs.

Canada Post targets super-mailbox thieves with bait mail Posted: 07 Feb 2014 05:17 AM PST Canada Post says it is expanding the use of so-called bait mail in hopes of stopping mail theft in problem areas, such as Surrey, B.C.

Ottawa investigates another alleged breach of temporary foreign worker program rules Posted: 07 Feb 2014 12:25 PM PST The federal government's temporary foreign workers program has taken another hit, despite Conservative promises to fix perceived abuses. The Canadian Press is reporting allegations an oil-sands contractor laid off 65 skilled workers this week and replaced them with lower-paid workers … Continue reading →

Flaherty says budget will crack down on money laundering through charities Posted: 07 Feb 2014 01:21 PM PST TORONTO - Jim Flaherty says the government will outline plans to curb the link between terrorists, organized crime and charities, as part of stricter rules for charitable status that will be delivered in the new federal budget next week. "There are some terrorist organizations, there are some organized crime organizations that launder money through charities, and make donations to charities," he said during a media conference in Toronto on Friday. "That's not the purpose of charitable donations in Canada, so we're becoming increasingly strict on the subject. "If the critics of the government are terrorist organizations and organized crime, I don't care," he said.

Canada announces new space plan, funding for successor to Hubble Posted: 07 Feb 2014 08:42 AM PST There are no specific plans to send a man to the moon or to Mars, but the Harper government did lay out it's vision for the Canadian Space Agency. On Friday morning, Industry Ministry James Moore outlined his government's Space … Continue reading →

Video: Panda Plays in the Snow at Toronto Zoo Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:22 AM PST So so so so cute.

Hang-glider pilot pleads guilty in death of woman who fell 300 metres to death Posted: 07 Feb 2014 04:01 PM PST William Jon Orders pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of 28-year-old Lenami Godinez-Avila, who fell from Orders' hang-glider shortly after takeoff above B.C.'s Fraser Valley on April 28, 2012. Orders, 51, was also charged with obstruction of justice after he swallowed a memory card containing video of the incident. Orders appeared in a B.C. Supreme Court room packed with Godinez-Avila's friends and family.

Baird seeks Google help on unleashing Canadian diplomats on social media Posted: 07 Feb 2014 12:50 PM PST OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is encouraging Canadian diplomats to experiment with social media to promote democratic freedom and trade across the globe. The plan could represent a loosening of the communications leash the Harper government has placed on foreign diplomats as part of its centralized communications strategy. Baird announced the initiative Friday in northern California as he visited the Silicon Valley headquarters of Internet search giant Google and of Twitter, where he is seeking advice on how to better use social media tools to advance Canadian foreign policy. But in the environment of instant communication and social media, we do have to move faster and not be afraid to try new things or to make mistakes," Baird said.

Climate change has polar bears on egg diet Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:23 AM PST Some bad news for migrating seabirds: shrinking Arctic ice has left polar bears scrambling to find food, and they've taken to eggs in a big way.

Vancouver sets new record low temperatures, courtesy 'Arctic outflow' Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:46 AM PST So far this season, B.C.'s South Coast has escaped the winter chills the rest of Canada has been enduring, but thanks to an 'Arctic outflow' streaming down the west coast, Vancouver experienced it's coldest February 6th in over 65 years. … Continue reading →

Canadian agency expects lower e-book prices after publishers deal Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:23 AM PST Canada's business competition watchdog said on Friday it has reached an agreement with four major e-book publishers that it expects will lower e-book prices in the country. The Competition Bureau said the publishers have agreed to remove or amend clauses in their distribution agreements with individual e-book retailers that had the effect of restricting retail price competition. The four publishers that have agreed to the deal include Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book Group Inc;

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