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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines


Does the endorsement of politicians in municipal elections really matter?

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Doug Ford touts John Tory 'endorsement' from 2010When Toronto mayoral candidate Doug Ford promised to unveil a major political endorsement on Tuesday, it was notable not just because it would be his first major public backer but because he has spent the past weeks undermining their relevance. As opponents Olivia Chow and John Tory lined up provincial and federal politicians, community groups, city councillors and others willing to trumpet their allegiance, Ford has repeatedly dismissed questions about his lack of endorsements by suggesting he had the support of "the people."


Canadian AP journalist wounded in Afghanistan vows to return there to work

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 10:59 PM PDT

In this photo taken on March 5, 2014, Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus holds up a traditional Afghan welcome garland after arriving at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kathy Gannon spoke Oct. 9, 2014, during her first interview since she and Niedringhaus were attacked on April 4, 2014, by a gunman in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan as they prepared to cover the presidential election the next day. Niedringhaus was killed in the attack and Gannon is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. (AP Photo/Kathy Gannon)NEW YORK, N.Y. - Over and over, Canadian AP journalist Kathy Gannon has re-lived the decisions that led to the death of her close friend Anja Niedringhaus and her own severe injuries, as they went about their jobs chronicling the story of Afghanistan.


Patient at Belleville General Hospital tests negative for Ebola disease

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:35 PM PDT

BELLEVILLE, - A patient at Belleville General Hospital in southern Ontario has tested negative for the Ebola virus.

Canada worker, hog shortages leave industry squealing

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:03 AM PDT

File photo of Baby pigs in their pen on a small farm outside of CalgaryBy Rod Nickel and Theopolis Waters WINNIPEG Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shortages of hogs and packing plant workers in Canada, exacerbated by recent government restrictions, may severely cut hog processing and pork exports, helping to keep North American retail pork prices near record highs. Farmers in Canada, the world's third-biggest pork shipper, are also bracing for the spread of a deadly virus that has killed millions of piglets in the United States. ...


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