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• How health wait times fell off the Harper government’s radar
• Arson unit investigating after Wildwood blaze
• Harper marks Chinese New Year and vows to boost trade with Asian powerhouse
• How Ottawa’s ‘Wanted’ list jeopardized deportation hopes
• Strong starters: Canada kicks off Sochi Games with a medal of each colour
• Rob Ford was drinking and 'talking gibberish' in B.C. bar, Star reports
• Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson's tweet in support of Pride flag goes viral
• The mastermind behind @SochiProblems
• Investigation into PM's drummer continues
• Election reform bill an affront to democracy, Marc Mayrand says
• Mom detained in Cuba made it home for 3-year-old's funeral
• Will another figure-skating judging scandal shut out Canadians Virtue and Moir?
• Activists scale Quebec's Mount Kaaïkop to raise funds for environmental defence
• Fresh snow the culprit in nearly 100 Calgary crashes Saturday
• White Juan damage funding comes 10 years later
• RCMP investigating Innu group's finances
• Weird Science Weekly: Airport security may someday involve the ‘sniff test’

How health wait times fell off the Harper government’s radar Posted: 08 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST The Conservatives' response is dead on arrival

Arson unit investigating after Wildwood blaze Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST Police now say all of the occupants of a home destroyed by fire have been accounted for.

Harper marks Chinese New Year and vows to boost trade with Asian powerhouse Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:57 PM PST TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has marked the start of Chinese New Year by saying his government is putting a big emphasis on boosting trade ties with the Asian economic powerhouse. Harper dotted the eyes of two ceremonial dragons in a gala dinner ceremony in Toronto put on by a Chinese-Canadian business group on Saturday. He told the crowd of several hundred businesspeople the federal government will focus in the next year on expanding trade in Asian markets such as China. He also told the crowd that Chinese-Canadian businesses will be among the winners of increased trade with China.

How Ottawa’s ‘Wanted’ list jeopardized deportation hopes Posted: 08 Feb 2014 03:20 PM PST A high-profile arrest put one man in the spotlight, and now he risks torture back home—which means Canada can't remove him

Strong starters: Canada kicks off Sochi Games with a medal of each colour Posted: 08 Feb 2014 03:41 PM PST SOCHI, Russia - Two skiing sisters and a snowboard star fighting a broken rib gave Canada's Olympians the strong start they desired in Sochi. Canada earned a medal of every colour Saturday on the opening day of Olympic medal competition. Montreal's Justine Dufour-Lapointe led the way, flying to gold in the women's moguls. Chloe Dufour-Lapointe wasn't far behind her sister, taking silver and relegating defending champion Hannah Kearney of the United States to bronze.

Rob Ford was drinking and 'talking gibberish' in B.C. bar, Star reports Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:34 PM PST TORONTO - A media report that claims a Vancouver-area pub served drinks to Rob Ford after closing hours has perked up the ears of the mayor of the local municipality. Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said allegations in a story by the Toronto Star that drinks were served to his Toronto counterpart after the 2 a.m. cutoff set by his city could be taken up by local police and provincial liquor authorities, who he says ensure the last-call rule is followed. The Toronto Star quotes an unidentified witness as saying Ford went into a tiny staff washroom at the Foggy Dew pub in Coquitlam last weekend only to emerge more than an hour later "talking gibberish" and appearing impaired.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson's tweet in support of Pride flag goes viral Posted: 08 Feb 2014 11:17 AM PST Mayor Jim Watson tweeted, "I really don't want your vote" in response to a person who posted on the social network that flying the Pride Flag at Ottawa City Hall during the Olympics was a "stupid waste of time."

The mastermind behind @SochiProblems Posted: 08 Feb 2014 04:48 PM PST The tweets from @SochiProblems have grown astronomically popular - the satire account even surpassed the official @Sochi2014 account's follower! Meet the man behind the viral sensation.

Investigation into PM's drummer continues Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:58 PM PST Ottawa police continue to receive tips about teacher and drummer accused of sex assault

Election reform bill an affront to democracy, Marc Mayrand says Posted: 08 Feb 2014 03:00 AM PST The government's proposed overhaul of the Elections Act is an affront to democracy, says Canada's chief electoral officer in an interview with CBC Radio's The House.

Mom detained in Cuba made it home for 3-year-old's funeral Posted: 08 Feb 2014 02:19 PM PST A Toronto woman who had been detained in Cuba following an accident that claimed the life of her three-year-old son was released and able to attend his funeral today.

Will another figure-skating judging scandal shut out Canadians Virtue and Moir? Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:39 AM PST Ever since the backstage machinations that originally cost Canadian figure skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier their pairs gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, the notion of the fix being in for this judged Olympic event is … Continue reading →

Activists scale Quebec's Mount Kaaïkop to raise funds for environmental defence Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:14 PM PST A group of activists snowshoed up Mount Kaaïkop Saturday afternoon in an effort to raise money and awareness for the defence of the Quebec mountain against logging.

Fresh snow the culprit in nearly 100 Calgary crashes Saturday Posted: 08 Feb 2014 11:17 AM PST One woman is dead after a crash Saturday morning on Glenmore Trail between Blackfoot and Deerfoot trails and police are warning drivers to be careful on the roads.

White Juan damage funding comes 10 years later Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:44 AM PST The federal government has decided how much money it will give Nova Scotia a decade after a massive winter storm shut down Halifax for days.

RCMP investigating Innu group's finances Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:48 PM PST An Innu business group is being investigating by the RCMP following a review of its books by the province's former auditor general.

Weird Science Weekly: Airport security may someday involve the ‘sniff test’ Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:23 AM PST In this week's installment of Weird Science Weekly, we're looking at some of the strangest stories in science: using body odour as the next biometric security identifier, cyborg cockroaches from Japan and a chicken that helps us see how how dinosaurs walked. Continue reading →

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