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• Canadian Grade 8 students performing well in math and science: report
• A selection of quotes following passage of motion sending Canada to war in Iraq
• B.C. coroner's inquest says border agency should staff its own detention centre
• Canadian dismemberment accused was a 'plain simple kid' -witness
• Derailed CN Rail train in Saskatchewan carrying dangerous goods: TSB

Canadian Grade 8 students performing well in math and science: report Posted: 07 Oct 2014 03:15 PM PDT There's some good news in the latest Pan-Canadian Assessment Program report on how Canadian junior-high students are performing in the core learning areas of reading, mathematics and science. First the good news: The survey last year of 32,000 Grade 8 students (called Secondary II in Quebec) at 1,500 schools in the 10 provinces showed the vast majority – 91 per cent – were reaching the expected goals in science, the main focus of this year's report, with more than half exceeding those targets. "The results of this assessment suggest that Canadian jurisdictions are addressing the demands and practices in science, and that the majority of students have attained a level of scientific literacy that enables them to use their knowledge and skills in practical day-to-day activities," the report concludes.

A selection of quotes following passage of motion sending Canada to war in Iraq Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:38 PM PDT OTTAWA - A selection of quotes following Tuesday's vote in the House of Commons that will see Canada joining in a campaign of airstrikes against militants in Iraq:

B.C. coroner's inquest says border agency should staff its own detention centre Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:34 PM PDT BURNABY, B.C. - A B.C. coroner's jury hearing evidence into the death of a Mexican woman who hanged herself while in custody says the Canada Border Services Agency should create and staff a dedicated holding centre for immigration detainees within a 30-minute drive of Vancouver's airport.

Canadian dismemberment accused was a 'plain simple kid' -witness Posted: 07 Oct 2014 03:37 PM PDT By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - A retired U.S. naval officer who hired an accused Canadian killer as a C$150-an-hour male escort during trips to Montreal recalled him on Tuesday as a "plain simple kid" who brought his puppy along to one of their meetings. Luka Magnotta, 32, has admitted to killing and dismembering Chinese student Jun Lin, videotaping the acts and mailing parts of the body to elementary schools and to two political parties in 2012. He is pleading not guilty due to mental illness. ...

Derailed CN Rail train in Saskatchewan carrying dangerous goods: TSB Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:09 PM PDT CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) - A Canadian National Railway Co train that derailed near Clair, Saskatchewan and caught on fire was carrying dangerous goods, the Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. The agency did not specify what the train was carrying. Global News said the CN train was carrying mixed freight when it derailed about 190 kilometers east of Saskatoon. Global said the train was carrying mixed freight, adding the train's three locomotives were hauling 100 cars west when the derailment occurred. There were no reports of injuries. ...

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