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• Premier Redford’s departure could cost Alberta taxpayers a lot
• Lucy the runaway emu has been found
• Joe Cressy launches bid to replace Chow in Trinity-Spadina
• Harper government dealt a blow with Supreme Court rejection of Nadon
• Two Canadian aid workers gunned down in Afghan attack
• Federal Court grants injunction to allow patients to grow medical pot
• Someone has a permanent pothole solution? Make that man Mayor of Canada
• Quebec votes: Election result is a long way from a referendum result
• Quebec votes: Supporting the PQ agenda a dangerous and expensive gambit
• ‘Stop Harper’ written in snow on Parliament Hill
• B.C. New Democrat repays $35,000 to non-profit group for trips cited in audits
• Hundreds of striking truckers rally in Vancouver ahead of back to work order
• Province leads country in population growth
• Rob Ford says he was channeling Hulk Hogan in famous rant video
• Website lists full credit card details of 14 Canadians
• 'Ugly' blind Chihuahua in Winnipeg becomes internet star
• Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments consider bans on Russian booze
• Toronto puppy stolen at gunpoint the focus of police and public attention
• NDP calls on Canada to suspend military sales to Russia over Ukraine crisis
• Canada high court rebuffs government, blocks court appointment
• Canada port drivers hope for deal ahead of back-to-work law

Premier Redford’s departure could cost Alberta taxpayers a lot Posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT One of the primary reasons Alberta Premier Alison Redford was forced to resign, earlier this week, was because of her $45,000 bill for a trip to South Africa. Opposition parties and residents of Alberta felt that the expense was symbolic … Continue reading →

Lucy the runaway emu has been found Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:05 PM PDT It's been nearly a week since he's been on the run, but Lucy the emu is finally back where he belongs with owner Tim Genner.

Joe Cressy launches bid to replace Chow in Trinity-Spadina Posted: 21 Mar 2014 08:15 PM PDT Longtime NDP supporter Joe Cressy launches his campaign to be the next, and last, MP for Trinity-Spadina.

Harper government dealt a blow with Supreme Court rejection of Nadon Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:32 AM PDT A Supreme Court of Canada appointee was blocked from taking up the appointment on Friday after the court rules the Stephen Harper-picked applicant did not meet the requirements for the job. The Supreme Court claimed that Justice Marc Nadon, appointed … Continue reading →

Two Canadian aid workers gunned down in Afghan attack Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:40 PM PDT Roshan Thomas spent weeks at a time living in Afghanistan's impoverished communities and opened her Canadian home to youth seeking opportunities outside the war-torn country. In the comparative safety of a well-guarded Kabul hotel dining room, however, the B.C. woman's crusade for educational equality came to an abrupt end. She died alongside another Canadian, Zeenab Kassam, a 37-year-old from Calgary who had spent the last year and a half volunteering as an English teacher at a school funded by the Aga Khan Foundation. Karim Thomas said his mother was in Afghanistan helping to screen and select Afghan youth for an international scholarship program.

Federal Court grants injunction to allow patients to grow medical pot Posted: 21 Mar 2014 06:05 PM PDT VANCOUVER - The Conservative government's plan to move medical marijuana plants out of patients' basements and into commercial facilities was dealt a significant setback Friday, after a Federal Court judge ruled anyone already licensed to grow the drug may continue to do so. Judge Michael Manson issued an injunction exempting patients who are licensed to possess or grow medical marijuana under the current rules, either for themselves or someone else, from new regulations that would have made the practice illegal. A group of patients behind a constitutional challenge asked for an injunction to preserve the status quo until their legal case goes to trial. The federal government announced its plans to overhaul the production of medical pot last year, arguing the current system had grown out of control and was rife with problems ranging from unsafe grow-ops to infiltration by criminals.

Someone has a permanent pothole solution? Make that man Mayor of Canada Posted: 21 Mar 2014 01:25 PM PDT At this time of year, people gather in workplaces and at social gatherings across the country and share the oft-repeated joke that there are two Canadian seasons: winter and pothole. Those people then leave the safety of those gatherings, get … Continue reading →

Quebec votes: Election result is a long way from a referendum result Posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:50 PM PDT In case you hadn't noticed, Quebec is having an election. Called on March 5, it will be held on April 7. An election — not Apocalypse Tomorrow. It is not as if Quebec has been short of provincial elections pitting … Continue reading →

Quebec votes: Supporting the PQ agenda a dangerous and expensive gambit Posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:51 PM PDT At the recent Sochi Olympics, Quebec athletes made all Canadians proud, filling numerous places on our national teams and winning a disproportionate number of medals. Many of them spoke to media in natural and moving ways about being proud to … Continue reading →

‘Stop Harper’ written in snow on Parliament Hill Posted: 21 Mar 2014 02:12 PM PDT It seems someone has decided to use the snow hanging around in Ottawa to express their distaste for the prime minister. A protestor wrote 'STOP HARPER' in the snow with their feet on Parliament Hill this morning. The message was … Continue reading →

B.C. New Democrat repays $35,000 to non-profit group for trips cited in audits Posted: 21 Mar 2014 04:53 PM PDT VANCOUVER - British Columbia New Democrat Jenny Kwan says she has reimbursed $35,000 after government audits revealed her family's trips to Disneyland and Europe were paid for by a non-profit society. The Vancouver member of the legislature made tearful apologies at a news conference Friday, saying her husband assured her he'd paid for the family portion of the trips to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., and a trip to Europe that included stays in Vienna and the United Kingdom in 2012. Robert Dan Small was an executive with the Portland Hotel Society until Thursday, when the B.C. government fired four managers and appointed an interim board after scathing audits detailed the society spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on lavish trips, hotels, restaurant meals and other questionable expenses. Kwan said it's her understanding that Small, from whom she is now separated, was attending conferences in Europe when he brought the family along.

Hundreds of striking truckers rally in Vancouver ahead of back to work order Posted: 21 Mar 2014 04:11 PM PDT Port Metro Vancouver has also announced both unionized and non-unionized truckers whose licences and permits are about to expire won't have them extended if they don't return to their jobs. Only unions can be legislated back to work, but Unifor members say they will not cave under pressure. McGarrigle said it is too early to predict what unionized truckers will do once the back-to-work law is in place, but he expects the cooling off period will further anger workers. More than 1,000 non-union truckers have been on strike since late last month, and several hundred Unifor members joined the job action March 10, demanding shorter wait times at the port and standardized rates of pay across the sector to prevent undercutting.

Province leads country in population growth Posted: 21 Mar 2014 01:11 PM PDT New statistics show population growth in Alberta continues to lead the country, partly driven by people leaving their homes in other parts of Canada.

Rob Ford says he was channeling Hulk Hogan in famous rant video Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:33 AM PDT I you were told the mayor of a Canadian city was recorded threatening to murder someone while playing make-believe as a professional wrestler, how many chances would you need to guess who it was? Yes, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford claimed … Continue reading →

Website lists full credit card details of 14 Canadians Posted: 21 Mar 2014 02:38 PM PDT A Bridgewater, N.S., woman was shocked when CBC News informed her that someone had posted her full credit card information online, including her home address, email and phone number. She wasn't the only one.

'Ugly' blind Chihuahua in Winnipeg becomes internet star Posted: 21 Mar 2014 01:34 PM PDT She's being called 'ugly' and 'weird-looking' on social media. But Beatrice, a homeless and blind Chihuahua in Winnipeg, is also sparking a conversation about special needs dogs as her photo goes viral.

Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments consider bans on Russian booze Posted: 21 Mar 2014 08:11 AM PDT Heed this Putin: the governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are considering a ban on Russian liquor sales in protest to Moscow's heavy-handedness in Ukraine. Talk of such measures were sparked in Manitoba on Wednesday, when that province's Progressive Conservatives released … Continue reading →

Toronto puppy stolen at gunpoint the focus of police and public attention Posted: 21 Mar 2014 11:57 AM PDT A note for criminals: If you want to pull off the perfect heist while also evading the attention of police and the public, don't steal an adorable puppy. At gunpoint. Toronto news and social media has been awash in images … Continue reading →

NDP calls on Canada to suspend military sales to Russia over Ukraine crisis Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:48 PM PDT WINNIPEG - The federal New Democrats want Canada to suspend sales of military equipment to Russia in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine. NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar acknowledged the move would be largely symbolic given that Canada doesn't sell a lot of weaponry to Russia. But he said it would send an important message, particularly to fellow G7 countries who are move heavily involved in trading arms with Russia. I am saying to our government, that is something we should do," Dewar said Friday at an event hosted by the Winnipeg Free Press.

Canada high court rebuffs government, blocks court appointment Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:50 AM PDT By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Canada dealt a blow to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday by blocking a controversial appointment to the high court made by Harper in October. The court's sweeping 6-1 decision said Harper's appointee, Federal Court of Appeal Justice Marc Nadon, did not meet the specific criteria set for taking up one of the seats on the court bench reserved for the province of Quebec. It also struck down retroactive changes to the criteria for the appointment made by the government in December. The ruling is an embarrassment for the government and means the court will have to continue operating one judge short of its nine-member capacity for a while longer.

Canada port drivers hope for deal ahead of back-to-work law Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:53 PM PDT By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A three-week long strike by container truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver could be nearing an end, with union officials hopeful that a negotiated deal can be reached ahead of plans by the province to legislate drivers back to work early next week. This as some of the non-union drivers, who walked off the job late last month, returned to their rigs on Friday, after the port threatened to start revoking licenses in an effort to get goods moving again at Canada's largest port. "We'd like to get a negotiated resolution and hopefully get our members back to work as soon as possible, by Monday, if possible," said Gavin McGarrigle of Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, which represents the unionized drivers.

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