| Quebec referendum: Marois refusing to rule out one in next mandate Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:19 PM PDT  MONTREAL - Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois is refusing to rule out an independence referendum in the first mandate of a majority government. The PQ leader had her stock answer even before being repeatedly asked during a televised leaders' debate Thursday whether there will be a sovereignty referendum if the PQ is re-elected April 7. "You know that Mr. (Liberal Leader Philippe) Couillard, in order to have people forget the Liberal years, would have you believe that this election is being fought on the issue of another referendum," she said in her opening statement. There will be no referendum as long as Quebecers are not ready."
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| Quebec election debate: Marois won't commit to referendum Posted: 20 Mar 2014 10:11 PM PDT  Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois spent much of Thursday night's leaders' debate defending her government's record against sustained criticism from her three opponents.
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| Malaysia Airlines: Canadian passenger's ties to India's ruling class Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:54 PM PDT The two Canadians missing on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, businessman Muktesh Mukherjee, who was born in India, and his China-born wife, Bai Xiaomo, have roots that run deep in India's powerful political and ruling class.  |
| Knowing when to call it quits: Flaherty, Redford resigned at the right time Posted: 20 Mar 2014 01:20 PM PDT  Sports' fans often talk about athletes who know when it's time to retire versus those who hang around for too long. The Detroit Red Wings' Nicholas Lidstrom, for example, could have played another two or three years but chose to … Continue reading →
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| Harper headed to the Netherlands, Germany, with historic stop in Ukraine Posted: 20 Mar 2014 03:37 PM PDT  OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is headed to Ukraine to become the first leader of a G7 nation to visit the eastern European country since pro-Western demonstrators drove out its government last month. Harper, accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, leaves Friday on a trip that will include a meeting in Kyiv with newly minted Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to offer Canadian support to Ukrainians. The brief trip to Ukraine — Harper will spend just a few hours there after travelling to Kyiv from the Netherlands — comes a few days before the prime minister is expected to make the case for a tough, united G7 front against the Russians. Harper, one of the most senior of the G7 leaders — comprised of the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, France, Italy and Canada — holds some sway over his colleagues because of his consistent warnings about Russian President Vladimir Putin, says one foreign policy expert.
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| Rob Ford files defence in jailhouse beating lawsuit accusation Posted: 20 Mar 2014 05:04 PM PDT  Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies he arranged a severe jailhouse beating of Scott MacIntyre, his sister's ex-partner, according to a statement of defence filed by the mayor.
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| Non-profit helping Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside lived large on taxpayer dollars, audit shows Posted: 20 Mar 2014 04:19 PM PDT  No one expects the people working at non-profit organizations to be martyrs, but audits of one of British Columbia's largest organizations has found that senior staff members were living large while working with the province's poorest citizens. As a result … Continue reading →
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| Three York University employees charged in $1.6 million fraud scheme Posted: 20 Mar 2014 03:17 PM PDT  Three York University employees have been arrested in connection to an alleged scheme to defraud the Toronto institution of more than $1.6 million, Toronto police announced on Thursday. Two men and one woman, all confirmed to be members of York … Continue reading →
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| Threat of legislation doesn't convince Vancouver port truckers to return to work Posted: 20 Mar 2014 05:39 PM PDT  The strike has meant only a small fraction of container truck traffic has been moving in and out of the port. The B.C. government plans to introduce the back-to-work legislation to target the unionized workers as early as Monday, while the port said both unionized and non-unionized truckers whose licences are about to expire won't have them renewed if they don't return to their jobs. "What I'm hearing from some of the members on the picket line is they're considering going to jail," McGarrigle said Thursday at the entrance to Vanterm, a container terminal in Vancouver, where striking truckers were picketing. McGarrigle said it was too early to comment on what exactly the truckers will do once the back-to-work law is in place or whether the union is prepared to risk penalties that will likely be included in the legislation.
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| Turcotte to face second trial in stabbing death of children; SCOC rejects appeal Posted: 20 Mar 2014 08:13 AM PDT  One of Canada's most controversial murder cases will have a second act after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Guy Turcotte should be retried for the stabbing deaths of his two children. The country's top court declined to hear … Continue reading →
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| Is Calgary's mayor interested in replacing Redford? Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:05 AM PDT  Alison Redford pulled the plug on her political career Wednesday, announcing that she will step down as Alberta's premier effective Sunday. The embattled Progressive Conservative party premier has been under fire in recent weeks for her questionable travel expenses, her … Continue reading →
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| Feral pigs: B.C. allows hunting 'anywhere and at any time' Posted: 20 Mar 2014 05:18 PM PDT The wild swine, which can be aggressive and weigh up to 350 kilograms, have been included on a provincial list that allows them to be hunted "anywhere and at any time" by anyone possessing a valid hunting licence.  |
| Financial adviser Earl Jones to be freed after time in prison for fraud Posted: 20 Mar 2014 03:23 PM PDT  MONTREAL - Fraudster Earl Jones, the man behind a $50-million scam that cost many people their life savings, was to be released from prison Thursday after serving one-third of his 11-year sentence. Joey Davis, whose mother was bilked of $200,000, says a Correctional Service Canada official called him to say Jones would be released Thursday afternoon. A spokesman for the Parole Board of Canada was not immediately available for comment. Davis said both he and his mother were surprised to learn that Jones, a self-styled financial adviser, would be released in the Montreal area, but noted that he still has to report to a parole officer once a week.
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| McGill uproar reflects growing oversensitivity on university campuses Posted: 20 Mar 2014 12:23 PM PDT  Rest easy, Canada. A university student leader who was ordered to apologize for emailing an apparently somewhat-racist image of President Barack Obama kicking down a door no longer has to apologize. In other words, a Canadian university is sorry for … Continue reading →
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| Federal Tories approached over Alberta PC leadership Posted: 20 Mar 2014 02:26 PM PDT  OTTAWA - Several federal Conservatives are being approached about running for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, but the shaky state of the provincial party might be a major turnoff. As soon as embattled Alison Redford announced she was resigning as premier, an explosion of speculation began in Conservative circles over who might be the right person to replace her. There are many overlapping relationships, political and personal, between the federal Conservatives and the provincial Tories. Former federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice has many supporters in Alberta who would like to see him take a stab at it, even though his name is still raised as a potential successor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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| Former candidate Sarah Thomson vows to 'keep it real' in second Toronto mayoral run Posted: 20 Mar 2014 09:35 AM PDT  Get the gang back together, it's the 2010 Toronto mayoral campaign all over again. Another notable name has jumped onto the competitive campaign trail to replace Rob Ford, and this time it is a blast from the past. Sarah Thomson, … Continue reading →
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| Giant Mine bomber Roger Warren seeks day parole Posted: 20 Mar 2014 11:39 AM PDT Roger Warren, who was convicted of nine counts of second-degree murder in connection to the 1992 bombing at Yellowknife's Giant Mine, has applied for day parole.  |
| First day of spring: Debunking myths about the vernal equinox Posted: 20 Mar 2014 10:41 AM PDT  Happy Vernal Equinox 2014! At just about 12:57 p.m. Eastern Time today, March 20, 2014, the sun 'crossed over' Earth's equator, heralding the official arrival of spring for the Northern Hemisphere. There's plenty of weird myths and cool facts about … Continue reading →
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| Edmonton conservationists known for exotic animal park dies at age 88 Posted: 20 Mar 2014 08:51 PM PDT EDMONTON - Edmonton conservationist Al Oeming has died of complications after heart surgery. Oeming's son, Todd, confirms his father died in hospital earlier this week. Oeming, 88, was well-known in the province for his Alberta Game Farm, later known as Polar Park, 25 kilometres east of Edmonton. By the time it closed, amid criticism from groups such as Zoocheck Canada, there were just 500 animals and maybe 200 visitors in a weekend.  |
| Canada's CN Rail workers vote down second labor agreement Posted: 20 Mar 2014 08:54 PM PDT  By Solarina Ho and Susan Taylor TORONTO (Reuters) - Railway staff of Canadian National Railway Co (CN Rail) have narrowly voted against a strike-busting labor agreement tentatively agreed upon by the company and workers' union. Canada's biggest railroad and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference - Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) regularly negotiate pay, hours and other provisions but a three-year proposal in October drew threats of a strike earlier this year. ...
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