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• You think Stephen Harper likes this whole power thing?
• Forget about a crash, Conference Board gives housing market clean bill of health
• Man shot 'numerous times' in car outside Toronto bar
• Values charter to take centre stage in second half of Quebec election
• Dave Hancock to be sworn in as interim Alberta premier
• Body of Zeenab Kassam heading home to Calgary
• Spring snowstorm not unusual for Maritime provinces: Environment Canada
• Mulroney castigated Trudeau over Meech, newly released cabinet records show
• Flaherty’s legacy: Lower taxes, less spending
• Egyptian president writes to family of Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo
• Exiled Tibetans arrive in Calgary under resettlement plan
• Quebec boy dies after getting hit by snowmobile driven by his aunt
• Quebec elections office throws cold water on Parti Quebecois voter theory
• Eric Leighton inquest: New details to be revealed in Ottawa school explosion
• Federal government wants power to fine meat plants for food safety problems
• Ban the burka for students, Parti Québécois says
• Canadian soldier on Afghan mission: 'I'm proud'
• Customs officers waiving duties, taxes on U.S. goods brought back by travellers
• Alison Redford out, Dave Hancock sworn in as Alberta's 15th premier

You think Stephen Harper likes this whole power thing? Posted: 23 Mar 2014 02:15 PM PDT Everything the Prime Minister does, he does for you. Especially winning elections.

Forget about a crash, Conference Board gives housing market clean bill of health Posted: 23 Mar 2014 09:05 PM PDT OTTAWA - The Conference Board isn't buying the notion that Canada's housing market will suddenly crumble, saying the most likely outlook is for a modest decline nationally and in some specific markets. The Ottawa-based think-tank argues in a comprehensive new look at real estate in Canada that the conditions for a crash simply don't exist, despite numerous reports that the market is overbuilt and overvalued. Rather, the report argues that with the possible exception of Toronto, housing starts the past three years have been roughly in line with the 20-year average. Even in Toronto, there is only a "borderline" case that it could be overbuilt.

Man shot 'numerous times' in car outside Toronto bar Posted: 23 Mar 2014 08:40 PM PDT A man was shot "numerous times" while sitting in his car on Sunday evening, after which Toronto police say the victim crawled out from his vehicle and collapsed in front of a sports bar.

Values charter to take centre stage in second half of Quebec election Posted: 23 Mar 2014 07:07 AM PDT To the dismay of Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois, the first-half of the Quebec election campaign was all about sovereignty. It's the sexy issue that has dominated press conferences and the topic reporters wanted to write about. All this talk … Continue reading →

Dave Hancock to be sworn in as interim Alberta premier Posted: 23 Mar 2014 01:14 PM PDT Dave Hancock will be sworn in as Alberta's interim premier later today, taking over from Alison Redford, who resigned last week over criticism about her spending habits and infighting among the Progressive Conservative caucus.

Body of Zeenab Kassam heading home to Calgary Posted: 23 Mar 2014 10:19 AM PDT The body of Calgary aid worker Zeenab Kassam is heading home following a deadly attack at a Kabul hotel Thursday.

Spring snowstorm not unusual for Maritime provinces: Environment Canada Posted: 23 Mar 2014 10:54 AM PDT HALIFAX - Although the calendar says it's spring, Atlantic Canada is not getting a reprieve from the winter weather. In fact, a major snowstorm expected to hit Wednesday could be one of the strongest of the season, Environment Canada said on Sunday. Meteorologist Jean-Marc Couturier said it's not unusual for the region to get a blast of winter in springtime. "Definitely we'd still be looking at some potential storms along the Atlantic seaboard and throughout Atlantic Canada at this time of year.

Mulroney castigated Trudeau over Meech, newly released cabinet records show Posted: 23 Mar 2014 10:08 AM PDT OTTAWA - Huddled with his cabinet colleagues as the Meech Lake constitutional accord collapsed, Brian Mulroney lashed out at Pierre Trudeau and other Liberals for engaging in "a colossal deceit and betrayal of the country," newly released records say. During an evening cabinet meeting in Parliament Hill's Centre Block, a dejected Mulroney squarely blamed former prime minister Trudeau and soon-to-be Liberal leader Jean Chretien for helping orchestrate the accord's demise. "He said that the Meech Lake accord had been obstructed and undermined by people who thought they had the right to govern forever," minutes of the June 22, 1990, meeting say. Trudeau had helped sow the seeds of the accord's eventual destruction, branding it a sellout to the provinces and Mulroney a "weakling."

Flaherty’s legacy: Lower taxes, less spending Posted: 23 Mar 2014 02:18 PM PDT What Jim Flaherty leaves behind following his Tuesday resignation

Egyptian president writes to family of Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo Posted: 23 Mar 2014 02:13 PM PDT In an unexpected gesture, Egypt's interim president assured the family of an imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist that the man would get a fair, speedy trial and necessary medical treatment while his case was dealt with. The guarantees came in the form of a letter received by Mohamed Fahmy's family on Sunday — a day before his trial was set to resume in Cairo. The letter was preceded by a hospital visit Fahmy was allowed on Saturday for a badly injured shoulder, a move which itself was triggered by a call three days earlier from the office of the president. "It's a good indication that there's attention given to the case by the president," Fahmy's brother Adel told The Canadian Press from Cairo.

Exiled Tibetans arrive in Calgary under resettlement plan Posted: 23 Mar 2014 01:02 PM PDT Calgary is home to a growing number of Tibetan exiles due to the work of a non-profit organization.

Quebec boy dies after getting hit by snowmobile driven by his aunt Posted: 23 Mar 2014 01:11 PM PDT LANTIER, Que. - A six-year-old Quebec boy has died after getting hit by a snowmobile driven by his aunt in the province's Laurentian Mountains region. Police spokesman Ronald McInnis says the snowmobile was headed from the lake up to the chalet when it struck the boy as he was sliding down on a toy snowmobile. McInnis says the boy's aunt didn't see him before it was too late.

Quebec elections office throws cold water on Parti Quebecois voter theory Posted: 23 Mar 2014 04:04 PM PDT MONTREAL - The elections office in Quebec is throwing cold water on a theory put forward by the Parti Quebecois on Sunday that students from elsewhere in Canada could be trying to steal the provincial election. By late afternoon, however, the province's chief electoral officer brought forward numbers showing there were no signs of an irregular increase in voter registration. One PQ candidate at the news conference, justice minister Bertrand St-Arnaud, called on the province's chief electoral officer to closely examine new attempts to register to vote. PQ Leader Pauline Marois raised her own concerns later in the day.

Eric Leighton inquest: New details to be revealed in Ottawa school explosion Posted: 23 Mar 2014 10:14 AM PDT New details will be revealed during a two-week inquest into the death of Ottawa high school student Eric Leighton, who was killed in a 2011 shop-class explosion.

Federal government wants power to fine meat plants for food safety problems Posted: 23 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT EDMONTON - The federal government is proposing to give itself the power to fine meat-processing plants that break hygiene and other operating rules meant to protect human health. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the regulatory change would give it another enforcement tool to help protect consumers. But meat industry representatives and a food safety expert are skeptical. "These proposed new fines demonstrate our commitment to ensuring that Canada's stringent food safety requirements are being followed," Lisa Murphy, a CFIA spokeswoman, wrote in an email from Ottawa.

Ban the burka for students, Parti Québécois says Posted: 23 Mar 2014 01:18 PM PDT Martin Patriquin on the latest turn in the Quebec election campaign

Canadian soldier on Afghan mission: 'I'm proud' Posted: 23 Mar 2014 02:00 AM PDT Last week, CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition aired a special feature called "Our Longest War," which focused on Canada's mission to Afghanistan. It prompted a huge response from listeners, including a moving email by Phil Palmer, an Afghan veteran, who read his letter on the air.

Customs officers waiving duties, taxes on U.S. goods brought back by travellers Posted: 23 Mar 2014 09:44 AM PDT OTTAWA - Canada's border guards routinely waive taxes and duties on goods bought by travellers in the U.S., says a briefing note for the prime minister. The acknowledgment supports the suspicions of retailers that the Canada Border Services Agency is too lenient with cross-border shoppers, costing the economy millions of dollars in domestic sales. The briefing note was prepared last June 25, when a Canadian dollar was worth 95 cents American, and the Harper government was concerned about a so-called Canada-U.S. price-gap that may have been encouraging cross-border shopping. "This threshold was established in consideration of the cost to CBSA of processing a traveller through the collection process," says the note, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.

Alison Redford out, Dave Hancock sworn in as Alberta's 15th premier Posted: 23 Mar 2014 07:44 PM PDT EDMONTON - It's official — Dave Hancock is now the 15th premier of Alberta. Hancock took the oath of office in front of fellow caucus members, family, and guests in a short ceremony at Government House on Sunday evening. Minutes before Hancock took the oath, government whip George VanderBurg formally submitted Alison Redford's written resignation as premier to Alberta Chief Justice Catherine Fraser. "I want to extend my thanks, those of my colleagues and of all Albertans to Premier Redford for her service and for her sacrifice," he added, to applause.

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