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• Questions arise over PQ candidate’s influence over Quebec media
• Canada and South Korea announce they have concluded a free-trade deal
• QuickFacts: Key facts and figures on Canada-South Korea trade deal
• Winnipeg no longer charging for thawing homeowners' pipes
• Lev Tahor claims children launched hunger strike
• Brian McKeever wins Canada's first paralympic gold
• Plight of exploited disabled workers brought to light with Ontario woman’s damage award
• Fredericton boy, 9, falls on sidewalk and dies
• Move to 'discovery learning' in Alberta worries parents of young readers
• Language bill would be priority for re-elected PQ government
• B.C. firefighters can now claim heart disease as job- related stress
• 'Orphan organs' at risk in Nova Scotia churches, group warns
• Pickets go up at Port of Vancouver as container-truck drivers reject tentative deal
• Citing the U.S. example, citizens’ watchdog warns against free trade with Korea
• Months-long moving saga ends happily for Canadian couple
• Veteran Edmonton Conservative MP Laurie Hawn says he won't seek re-election
• Is Pierre Karl Péladeau the next Lucien Bouchard?
• Malaysia Airlines vows to support families of passengers on missing aircraft, including two Canadians
• Truck driver strike at Vancouver port picks up steam
• Canada, South Korea conclude long-delayed free trade deal

Questions arise over PQ candidate’s influence over Quebec media Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:09 PM PDT The aftershocks of Pierre Karl Péladeau's entry into the Quebec election continue to come. One day after the billionaire media baron — whose company Quebecor operates TVA, Journal de Montréal, Journal de Québec and Sun News — announced his candidacy … Continue reading →

Canada and South Korea announce they have concluded a free-trade deal Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:36 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his South Korean counterpart announced early Tuesday their two countries have concluded a free-trade agreement that the government boasts will be a major boost for Canadian exporters in the fast growing Asian market, but detractors fear will damage Ontario's key economic auto industry. The announcement ends almost a decade of on-and-off talks and represents Canada's first free-trade agreement with an Asian-Pacific country, a region of the world the Conservative government has targeted as essential for the country's economic well-being. Once in force, it will eliminate virtually all tariffs between the countries, with Korea cutting 81.9 per cent of duties upon the first day of the deal coming into force, and Canada removing 76.4 per cent of levies. Government documents noted that Canadian firms stand to make gains because South Korean tariffs currently average about three times Canada's — 13.3 per cent as opposed to 4.3 per cent respectively.

QuickFacts: Key facts and figures on Canada-South Korea trade deal Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:33 PM PDT OTTAWA - After almost a decade of difficult, on-and-off again talks, Canada and South Korea have agreed to a comprehensive free trade agreement, the first for Canada with an Asian-Pacific nation. Here are some key facts about the deal.

Winnipeg no longer charging for thawing homeowners' pipes Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:17 PM PDT The City of Winnipeg says it will not charge property owners for thawing pipes on their side of the property line, starting today, but that decision is no retroactive.

Lev Tahor claims children launched hunger strike Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:19 PM PDT A little-known ultra-orthodox Jewish sect is claiming mistreatment and persecution at the hands of Canadian children's aid officials after Lev Tahor members fled the country with children that had been ordered into protective custody. Now the group is claiming two … Continue reading →

Brian McKeever wins Canada's first paralympic gold Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:59 PM PDT SOCHI, Russia - Cross-country skier Brian McKeever captured Canada's first gold medal of the Sochi Paralympics on Monday. The native of Canmore, Alta., won the men's visually impaired 20-kilometre race in a time of 52 minutes 37.1 seconds for his eighth career Paralympic gold medal. Russia's Stanislav Chokhlaev was second, 1:16.0 back, while Sweden's Zebastian Modin finish third, 4:33.3 off the pace. McKeever won three gold medals at the Vancouver Paralympics four years ago and has two more races to go at the Sochi Games.

Plight of exploited disabled workers brought to light with Ontario woman’s damage award Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:59 PM PDT A law allowing employers to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage looks like an example of good intentions gone awry. On the one hand, it's intended to encourage companies to hire the disabled, giving them gainful employment which … Continue reading →

Fredericton boy, 9, falls on sidewalk and dies Posted: 10 Mar 2014 03:19 PM PDT Fredericton police are investigating the death of a nine-year-old boy in the city Monday morning.

Move to 'discovery learning' in Alberta worries parents of young readers Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:24 PM PDT Some parents in Alberta are worried that new curriculum being tested by the province is making it more difficult for their children to learn how to read.

Language bill would be priority for re-elected PQ government Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:16 PM PDT The Parti Québécois says it will make its French-language bill a priority if it is re-elected.

B.C. firefighters can now claim heart disease as job- related stress Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:10 PM PDT VICTORIA - When firefighters run into burning buildings their hearts pound almost uncontrollably and there are times when some can't stand the heat, suffering heart attacks at the scene or shortly afterwards, said firefighter Mike Rispin. Rispin, a 22-year firefighting veteran from Vancouver Island, said he seen his colleagues collapse from heat exhaustion, and he knows of at least one Nanaimo firefighter who suffered a heart attack and died fighting a fire. Rispin, Vancouver Island vice-president of the British Columbia Professional Firefighters Association, couldn't hold back his tears Monday as the Liberal government moved to amend the Workers' Compensation Act to restore heart disease — including heart attacks — as a presumed job-related disease in firefighters to be recognized by WorkSafeBC.

'Orphan organs' at risk in Nova Scotia churches, group warns Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:26 PM PDT A Nova Scotia group is trying to save the province's "orphan organs" as churches close and cut back, scrapping the majestic instruments.

Pickets go up at Port of Vancouver as container-truck drivers reject tentative deal Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:02 PM PDT The picket lines are up outside Port Metro Vancouver facilities across the Lower Mainland. The agency that runs Canada's busiest port has bolstered security after unionized container-truck drivers rejected a mediated settlement on the weekend. "At the same time, we … Continue reading →

Citing the U.S. example, citizens’ watchdog warns against free trade with Korea Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:59 AM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper is leading a trade delegation in South Korea this week. Perhaps as early as Tuesday, he is expected to announce the inking of a free trade deal with Korea — a deal that has been in … Continue reading →

Months-long moving saga ends happily for Canadian couple Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:52 AM PDT Two people who said their furniture was held as ransom by a moving company have been reunited with their belongings — more than six months after a move to Ontario from Nova Scotia.

Veteran Edmonton Conservative MP Laurie Hawn says he won't seek re-election Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:18 PM PDT EDMONTON - A veteran Conservative MP from Edmonton says he won't seek re-election. Laurie Hawn says he will continue serving the Edmonton Centre riding until the next federal election and then retire from politics. The former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot has represented the area since 2006. "It's just time," Hawn told a CHED radio talk show Monday.

Is Pierre Karl Péladeau the next Lucien Bouchard? Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:40 AM PDT We all remember Lucien Bouchard. He was, of course, the former Mulroney cabinet minister, turned founder and leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois who was the inspirational leader of the 1995 referendum. Well, there are some suggesting that, the Parti … Continue reading →

Malaysia Airlines vows to support families of passengers on missing aircraft, including two Canadians Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:25 AM PDT The sudden and mysterious disappearance of an airline destined for China this weekend has left families in nearly a dozen countries scrambling for answers, including the families of Canadian couple listed among the passengers who went missing on Saturday. There …Continue reading →

Truck driver strike at Vancouver port picks up steam Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:10 PM PDT By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Unionized container truck drivers set up picket lines at Canada's largest port on Monday, joining hundreds of non-unionized workers who walked off the job last month in a dispute over pay and services. Workers represented by Canada's largest private sector union Unifor rejected a tentative deal on Saturday that could have adverted the job action at Port Metro Vancouver, calling the offer "too little, too late." They will now join a nearly two-week long strike by non-unionized drivers, which has already crippled operations at the busy port, hitting the export of commodities like lumber and specialized grain products, and the import of consumer goods. "The impact of truckers walking off the job is in the order of about C$885 million ($796.9 million) per week," Port Metro Vancouver Chief Executive Robin Silvester said in a statement late on Sunday. "Goods are not moving and that is bad news for consumers and businesses." Rising Asian demand for Canadian products has led to a boom at the city's port facilities, which handled a record 135 million metric tons of cargo in 2013, including about 25 million metric tons of containerized material.

Canada, South Korea conclude long-delayed free trade deal Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:53 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and South Korea announced on Tuesday they had wrapped up talks on a long-delayed free trade deal which had stalled for years amid squabbles over exports of autos and beef. The deal - outlined in a statement by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper - is particularly important for Canada, which is trying to cut its reliance on the U.S. market. The agreement is the first Canada has concluded with a nation from Asia, a fast-growing part of the world that Ottawa is deliberately targeting. Canada's Trade Ministry says exports to South Korea in 2012 were worth C$3.7 billion ($3.4 billion) while imports from South Korea hit C$6.4 billion.

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