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• Alison Redford resigning as Alberta premier
• Kinder Morgan's 2nd pipeline route concerns Surrey residents
• Who's next? Political experts ponder on the new leader of Alberta's Tory party
• Joe Oliver an unlikely choice for finance minister, or the only one?
• Notorious Rob Ford drug video detailed in latest Project Brazen 2 documents
• Social workers warned Lev Tahor families not to leave Canada: transcripts
• Murder charges in couple's disappearance stayed; family sees it as setback
• Quebec Mohawks say if Quebec separates, they’ll separate from Quebec
• Online predator’s conviction for role in suicide of Canadian teen overturned
• B.C. government will bring in back-to-work legislation in port-truckers dispute
• U of S changes policy to protect transgender people
• Manitoba politicians eye provincial ban on Russian vodka
• China fails to silence Montreal woman speaking at UN for jailed dissident dad
• Popular Ottawa priest who stole $130K sentenced to a year in jail
• Accused in cabin sex assault case said he thought alleged teen victim was adult
• Via Rail blockade by First Nations that halted Montreal-Toronto trains ends
• Cat shot 16 times with BB gun in 'heartbreaking' cruelty case
• House in Newfoundland almost disappears under thick blanket of snow
• Alberta Premier Alison Redford calls it quits amid caucus turmoil
• Canada names Keystone XL advocate Oliver as new finance minister
• Alberta Premier Redford resigns following expenses scandal

Alison Redford resigning as Alberta premier Posted: 19 Mar 2014 05:28 PM PDT Alison Redford has announced that she will step down as Alberta premier on Sunday night.

Kinder Morgan's 2nd pipeline route concerns Surrey residents Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:35 PM PDT Planners for the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline are trying to reassure residents of a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood they don't have any plans yet to dig up their yards and lay down a crude oil pipeline.

Who's next? Political experts ponder on the new leader of Alberta's Tory party Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:20 PM PDT EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford isn't even out the door, but there's already speculation about who will run for leader of the province's governing Tories. Keith Brownsey, a political science professor at Calgary's Mount Royal University, said a few names keep popping up. Among them: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner, former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel, past federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice and former provincial treasurer Jim Dinning, who lost a leadership bid for the party in 2006. Brownsey said Mandel and Dinning may be the best choices for the Tories, but they may not want to run a party that's sinking after four decades in power.

Joe Oliver an unlikely choice for finance minister, or the only one? Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:59 PM PDT OTTAWA - Joe Oliver takes over the key portfolio in the Harper government as one of oldest and least politically experienced to have held the Finance post — and there are few clues about how he intends to handle his onerous duties. High-profile and experienced ministers — such as Jason Kenney, James Moore and Tony Clement — are better-known quantities, and more experienced on the campaign trail. A McGill University-trained lawyer with an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business, Oliver spent a lifetime immersed in the investment banking industry, both on the front lines and in the board offices. He served as president of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and for two years in the early 1990s as executive director of the Ontario Securities Commission.

Notorious Rob Ford drug video detailed in latest Project Brazen 2 documents Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:57 AM PDT An Ontario court released more documents from a police investigation involving Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on Tuesday, including a detailed account from a police officer who watched the notorious video of the mayor smoking what appeared to be crack cocaine. … Continue reading →

Social workers warned Lev Tahor families not to leave Canada: transcripts Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:19 PM PDT CHATHAM, Ont. - Newly released court documents show social workers warned members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect involved in a child welfare case not to leave the country shortly before they did. Chatham-Kent Children's Services said during a closed-door court hearing earlier this month that their warning went unheeded, as they found the Lev Tahor families gone when they visited the community three days before a scheduled court appearance. Children's aid workers also told the court the community became unco-operative in January after social workers confirmed at least one girl had been married underage. Social workers reported one family under investigation had eight children and two adults living in a two-bedroom apartment, with mattresses scattered across the living room.

Murder charges in couple's disappearance stayed; family sees it as setback Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:53 PM PDT EDMONTON - A mysterious murder case involving two missing Alberta seniors is no longer going to trial and the lawyer representing the RCMP's only named suspect is blaming investigators for rushing to court on shoddy evidence. Lyle McCann and his wife, Marie, both in their 70s, were last seen alive as they fuelled up their motorhome in St. Albert, a bedroom community northwest of Edmonton, in July 2010. Mounties quickly named Travis Vader a person of interest and later a suspect in the McCanns' presumed deaths. The McCann family said in an emailed statement that "this isn't over."

Quebec Mohawks say if Quebec separates, they’ll separate from Quebec Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:44 PM PDT The minds that have drawn up a strategy for Quebec's separation from Canada might imagine a strong, unified nation doused in blue fleur-de-lis French song, sung in celebration. But the more likely result of a successful sovereigntist movement would more … Continue reading →

Online predator’s conviction for role in suicide of Canadian teen overturned Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:54 PM PDT It's pretty hard not to see William Melchert-Dinkel as a predator. The American man, who is a former nurse, lurked on Internet chat rooms devoted to suicide where, posing as a suicidal female nurse, he encouraged others to kill themselves. … Continue reading →

B.C. government will bring in back-to-work legislation in port-truckers dispute Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:37 PM PDT VANCOUVER - British Columbia, Ottawa and port officials in Vancouver announced new measures Wednesday designed to force truckers at Canada's largest port to return to their vehicles, announcing back-to-work legislation for unionized workers and termination of licences for others. The legislation, which will affect about 250 union members of Unifor who've been on strike since the beginning of last week, will be tabled as early as next Monday, a B.C. government news release said. At the same time, Port Metro Vancouver said it informed as many as 150 truckers that their licences and permits to access the port would not be renewed once they expire in the spring. "The licence privileges are just that, they're a privilege, not a right," said Peter Xotta, vice president of planning and operations for Port Metro Vancouver, in a phone interview.

U of S changes policy to protect transgender people Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT The University's board of governnors votes to ammend the school's discrimination and harassment policy.

Manitoba politicians eye provincial ban on Russian vodka Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:39 PM PDT Manitoba politicians are open to the idea of banning Russian vodka from the province's liquor stores.

China fails to silence Montreal woman speaking at UN for jailed dissident dad Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:37 PM PDT OTTAWA - China has failed to silence a Montreal woman who made an impassioned plea to the United Nations for the freedom of her father, a democracy leader who's been in solitary confinement for half her life. The poignant moment unfolded before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, which has been holding hearings this week about human-rights abuses in China. "I'm the daughter of a Chinese political prisoner," Ti-Anna Wang calmly told the large meeting hall this week. "I wish to use my family's experience to draw this council's attention to the situation of human rights in China."

Popular Ottawa priest who stole $130K sentenced to a year in jail Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:37 AM PDT A popular Ottawa priest who stole $130,000 from his church has been sentenced to a year in jail for his crimes.

Accused in cabin sex assault case said he thought alleged teen victim was adult Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:57 PM PDT BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A Halifax man accused of sexual assault told police he thought the alleged teen victim was an adult and that he didn't see chains on him. The account given by John Leonard MacKean in a videotaped interview with RCMP is contrary in several points with the testimony court heard from the alleged victim on Tuesday. MacKean told police he did not perform oral sex on the boy, but used his hand to rub the alleged victim's genitals. The police interview, which came after his arrest for sexual assault, was submitted as evidence and played before a jury Wednesday in the province's Supreme Court.

Via Rail blockade by First Nations that halted Montreal-Toronto trains ends Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:58 PM PDT Protesters near the Tyendinaga Mohawk reserve in southern Ontario who blocked the Montreal-Toronto Via Rail line to draw attention to missing and murdered aboriginal women have all gone home.

Cat shot 16 times with BB gun in 'heartbreaking' cruelty case Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:29 AM PDT A stray cat will require surgery after he was shot 16 times with a BB gun in Oshawa, Ont., in a case of animal cruelty one veterinarian described as "heartbreaking."

House in Newfoundland almost disappears under thick blanket of snow Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:55 PM PDT PORT AU CHOIX, N.L. - A couple in northwestern Newfoundland say repeated, heavy snowfalls have left their home almost completely buried under a thick blanket of snow. Janice Gould said she and her partner Rick Cooper were away most of the winter, but started to get calls from neighbours earlier this month telling them their house in Port au Choix was in trouble.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford calls it quits amid caucus turmoil Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:05 PM PDT EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford is resigning. Redford has been struggling to deal with unrest in her Progressive Conservative caucus over her leadership style and questionable expenses. Last week, a backbench member of her government quit, calling Redford a bully, and earlier this week, an associate minister resigned, saying the party has issues with entitlement. Redford took over the Conservative leadership in 2011 and led the party to a victory over the hard-charging Wildrose in the 2012 provincial election.

Canada names Keystone XL advocate Oliver as new finance minister Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:08 PM PDT By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Joe Oliver, a veteran banker and former energy minister who championed the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, was named Canada's new finance minister on Wednesday, signaling a stay-the-course approach to fiscal and economic policy. "I just named Joe Oliver Canada's new finance minister," Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote on his official Twitter feed. "He will continue to strengthen the economy and balance the budget by 2015." Oliver takes over after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced his resignation from the Conservative cabinet on Tuesday after eight years in the job.

Alberta Premier Redford resigns following expenses scandal Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:37 PM PDT By Nia Williams CALGARY (Reuters) - Alberta Premier Alison Redford said on Wednesday she would resign as leader of the oil-rich Canadian province following an expenses scandal that sank her party's popularity. Redford became Alberta's first female premier when she won leadership of the ruling Progressive Conservative party in 2011. "Too much time has been spent over the last few weeks on questions of loyalties and allegiances," she told reporters in Alberta's provincial capital Edmonton. "I am not prepared to allow party and caucus infighting to get in the way of building a better future for our province and for all Albertans and that is why today I am announcing, with profound optimism for Alberta's future, I am resigning as premier of Alberta effective this Sunday evening." Redford's departure comes after the Progressive Conservative government, which has run the Western Canadian province for more than four decades, suffered another defection on Monday in the latest protest against her leadership.

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