| Harper suspends joint military activities between Canada and Russia Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:31 PM PST  OTTAWA - Canada has suspended all joint military activities with Russia, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday as Vladimir Putin lashed out at threats of sanctions against his country and accused the West of sowing divisions within Ukraine. Canada will no longer take part in an anti-terrorism drill involving Canadian and Russian air forces and has pulled out of scheduled meetings, Harper said in a statement. "We continue to view the situation in Ukraine with the gravest concern and will continue to review our relations with President Putin's government accordingly," the statement said. The move came a day after the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion condemning Russia's military intervention in the country, which has been riven by protests for months.
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| Jimmy Kimmel: Not my intention to upset Mayor Rob Ford Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:54 PM PST  TORONTO - Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said it was not his intention to upset Rob Ford during the mayor's appearance on his ABC program Monday night.
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| UBC researchers use Ouija boards to tap the subconscious Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:12 PM PST Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using Ouija boards to test human intelligence.  |
| Pauline Marois expected to call Quebec election for April 7 Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:28 AM PST  I have to admit that I'm a little giddy today. I'm sure my journalist, blogger and political junkie brethren across the country are as well. That's because media outlets are reporting that, on Wednesday, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois is expected … Continue reading →
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| Tribunal sides with B.C. First Nation in historic land-claims fight Posted: 04 Mar 2014 05:25 PM PST  VANCOUVER - It may have taken more than 150 years, but justice over a long-standing land claim finally arrived for a First Nation in British Columbia's Interior in a ruling the elected chief says left her "literally shaking." An independent, federal tribunal, known as the Specific Claims Tribunal, ruled Friday that the colony of British Columbia failed to protect the Williams Lake Indian Band's land from settlement during the 19th century and recover it in cases where it was "unlawfully pre-empted." Referred to as the "Village Lands," the band's claim encompasses the present-day downtown core of Williams Lake, B.C., its stampede grounds, as well as areas known as Williams Creek and Scout Island. "I was extremely elated, I was so taken aback by it, I was literally shaking, I was just so honoured that, you know, finally we've come to this decision," said Chief Ann Louie.
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| After the Kimmel spot Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:27 PM PST  Toronto reacts to Mayor Ford's Jimmy Kimmel appearance.
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| Changes to Canada’s medicinal marijuana rules unlikely to stop smaller grow-ops Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:09 PM PST  Medicinal marijuana regulations about to be imposed by Health Canada may strive to place the responsibility of growing the product in the hands of a few organizations, but the war over who can grow what is about to get messy. … Continue reading →
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| Keystone XL pipeline will be built, TransCanada CEO predicts Posted: 04 Mar 2014 03:05 PM PST  By Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON (Reuters) - The controversial Keystone XL pipeline will receive President Obama's blessing and be built to transport crude oil from Canada to Texas, TransCanada Corp Chief Executive Russ Girling predicted on Tuesday. Girling's confidence helps project a sense of inevitability around the $5.4 billion project, which supporters say would create badly needed jobs, and offset a recent unfavorable Nebraska court ruling and more than five years of political wrangling in Washington. "It is the next pipeline that is going to be built" in the United States, Girling said in an interview at the IHS CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. It's the right thing to do." Girling sought to reassure many of the Canadian company's customers attending the conference, the largest gathering of energy companies in the world, that Keystone XL ultimately would open and be able to transport their crude oil to Texas refineries.
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| Canada Post apologizes for distributing anti-gay manifesto in Labrador Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:12 PM PST  Canada Post is apologizing after an anti-gay flyer was distributed to residents of a small Labrador community. The eight-page manifesto was delivered to residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay last week, stating in some detail that homosexuality was a sin.
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| Could a fat tax curb Canada’s surging obesity rates? Posted: 04 Mar 2014 01:45 PM PST  Get ready for more hand-wringing over the collective thickening of Canada's waistline in the wake of a new report showing obesity rates have tripled since 1985. The study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that between … Continue reading →
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| Chrysler commits to Ontario plants, but withdraws request for government aid Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:20 PM PST  TORONTO - A decision by Chrysler Canada to commit to bringing a new minivan assembly line to Windsor, Ont. was greeted with caution Tuesday, as the auto giant said it was no longer looking to the federal ...
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| Luongo's Canucks tenure comes to stunning end with trade to Panthers Posted: 04 Mar 2014 07:28 PM PST  For a while, Roberto Luongo was the starting goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks, and then at certain points one of their goaltenders. By Tuesday afternoon as he settled down for a pre-game nap, Luongo seemed satisfied to be starting a game for the Canucks. Then he got the call from general manager Mike Gillis that a deal was worked out to send him to the Florida Panthers. "Just when I was starting to let my guard down a little bit, what do you know, the trade happens," Luongo told reporters in Arizona.
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| Jimmy Kimmel offers Rob Ford advice after scathing late night appearance Posted: 04 Mar 2014 05:13 AM PST  It got to a point where even some of his greatest critics were crying for mercy. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel skewered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford with ruthless precision on Monday night, eviscerating the troubled city leader and his history of drugs, … Continue reading →
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| Record-breaking cold sweeps through Ontario, spring temps not expected until April Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:19 AM PST  As if we hadn't already set enough records for cold and snow for January and February, even more are being broken for March across southern Ontario, due to this latest blast of Arctic chills flowing through the province. Temperatures have … Continue reading →
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| Jason Kenney looks to Germany for help at curbing Canada’s youth unemployment rate Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:14 PM PST  The Harper government is looking to Europe, of all places, for some economic guidance. Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney will lead a delegation to Germany next week to learn how that country is able to consistently buck the international crisis that is youth unemployment.
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| Defence minister says 'screw-up' sent one-cent cheque to dead soldier's mom Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:25 PM PST  OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister has apologized to the family of a soldier whose mother received a government cheque for one penny following her son's death upon his return from Afghanistan. Rob Nicholson says an "insensitive bureaucratic screw-up" resulted in the one-cent cheque being sent to the mother of Cpl. The cheque, dated Feb. 28, was sent from the Public Works department, and was marked as "CF Release Pay." Stark was a 22-year-old Canadian Forces reservist who died in late October 2011 in an incident at an armoury in Hamilton, Ont. His seven-month tour of Afghanistan had ended earlier that same year.
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| Luka Magnotta’s murder trial won’t be televised, Quebec judge rules Posted: 04 Mar 2014 11:51 AM PST  It comes as no surprise, really, that accused murderer Luca Magnotta's trial won't be televised. The last case the justice system wants to road test the idea of live televised trials would be that of Magnotta, a one-time stripper and … Continue reading →
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| Judge orders release of remaining Bieber police video clips with sensitive parts blacked out Posted: 04 Mar 2014 02:36 PM PST  MIAMI - Remaining police video clips of Justin Bieber after his January arrest will be made public with sensitive portions blacked out to protect the singer's privacy, a judge ruled Tuesday. Miami-Dade County Judge William Altfield said two of the five unreleased video clips depict the singer's genitalia during a urine test for drugs at the Miami Beach Police Department. Altfield agreed with lawyers for Bieber, who turned 20 on Saturday, that the video's airing would be an invasion of privacy that outweighed the public's right to know. "Mr. Bieber's right to privacy is paramount," the judge said.
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| Quebec, federal government reach deal on job-training funding program Posted: 04 Mar 2014 03:02 PM PST OTTAWA - The federal government and Quebec have reached an agreement on job training right before a probable election call in the province. Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney and Quebec Labour Minister Agnes Maltais made the announcement at separate news conferences Tuesday afternoon. Ottawa and Quebec reworked a current labour market deal that will be valid for six more years. "This includes all the advice we received from employers and unions in Quebec and it reflects the specificities of the Quebec model," Kenney told a news conference in Ottawa.  |
| Alberta Premier Redford curtails use of government planes amidst travel to-do Posted: 04 Mar 2014 05:57 PM PST  EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford revealed Tuesday that she spent taxpayers' money to fly her daughter's friends around on government aircraft, but says she will now pay back the $3,100 tab.
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| Premier Robert Ghiz’s decision to give Order of P.E.I. to Olympian comes under fire Posted: 04 Mar 2014 11:02 AM PST  When it comes to 'rules', there are generally two sorts of people out there: those that believe they're the centrepiece of an orderly society and those who think rules are meant to be broken. One would expect their elected officials … Continue reading →
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| Winnipeg man facing deportation not a KGB agent, says lawyer Posted: 04 Mar 2014 03:52 PM PST  Canadian immigration officials are trying to deport a man who has lived in Winnipeg for a decade, based on allegations that he's a former KGB spy. The man's lawyer says that claim is not accurate.
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| Quebec political leaders ready themselves for expected election call Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:24 PM PST  MONTREAL - Quebec politicians put on their pre-electoral game faces Tuesday, hours before a widely anticipated election call that Premier Pauline Marois hopes will bring her a majority mandate. Rookie Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard said he felt like he was playing hockey and the playoffs were about to begin. "We're only hours away from the election call — it appears obvious," Couillard, the national assembly's Opposition leader, told reporters in Quebec City.
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