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• Finding mental health staff for remote military posts a problem: DND documents
• John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee
• Calgary fans grateful for penalty that saves Grey Cup win for Stamps
• Canada's Jean chosen to lead organization of Francophone states
• Canada says citizen may have been captured in Syria

Finding mental health staff for remote military posts a problem: DND documents Posted: 30 Nov 2014 01:39 PM PST OTTAWA - National Defence's pool of candidates for vacant mental health positions dried up quickly last spring when civilian recruits were told they would have to relocate to far-flung military outposts.

John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee Posted: 30 Nov 2014 09:02 PM PST Toronto mayor-elect John Tory has tapped longtime councillor Denzel Minnan-Wong to be deputy mayor, CBC News has learned.

Calgary fans grateful for penalty that saves Grey Cup win for Stamps Posted: 30 Nov 2014 08:34 PM PST VANCOUVER - There was a very brief moment Sunday evening when Calgary Stampeders fan Clint Noble thought the Grey Cup was slipping through his team's fingers.

Canada's Jean chosen to lead organization of Francophone states Posted: 30 Nov 2014 06:50 AM PST DAKAR (Reuters) - Canadian candidate Michaelle Jean, a former governor general of Canada, was chosen as the next head of the international organization of Francophone nations (OIF) at a summit in Senegal on Sunday, the OIF said in a statement. The 57-year-old Jean, who came to Canada in her childhood as a refugee from her native Haiti, will take over the reins of the organization in January, becoming the first woman to lead it. She is currently the chancellor of the University of Ottawa. (Reporting by Bate Felix and Elizabeth Pinneau; Editing by Daniel Flynn)

Canada says citizen may have been captured in Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2014 11:38 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is trying to confirm reports that a Canadian citizen has been captured in Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday. "Canada is pursuing all appropriate channels" to seek further information and is in touch with local authorities, the spokesman said in a statement. Israeli media reports, including Haaretz newspaper quoting a website associated with Islamic State, said a Canadian-Israeli woman, Gil Rosenberg, has been captured. The reports cited jihadist websites and have not been confirmed by Israeli officials. ...

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• Winter survival lessons via the so-called ‘Internet’
• Police investigate after three bodies found in Toronto apartment
• Fisherman found guilty of manslaughter in death of man at sea in Nova Scotia

Winter survival lessons via the so-called ‘Internet’ Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:51 PM PST 'Expert' advice on making it through the season of late sunrises and early nightfall

Police investigate after three bodies found in Toronto apartment Posted: 29 Nov 2014 07:54 PM PST TORONTO - Toronto police are investigating after three people were found dead inside an apartment in the city on Saturday.

Fisherman found guilty of manslaughter in death of man at sea in Nova Scotia Posted: 29 Nov 2014 06:35 PM PST PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Cape Breton fisherman was convicted Saturday of manslaughter for killing a man he said drove him into a fury after cutting his lobster traps, threatening to burn his home and years of taunting.

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• CBC managers told of Jian Ghomeshi 'assault' allegations back in June
• Irregularities alleged at Laval Liberal nomination vote
• Stampeders' Grey Cup fans horse around with 24-year-old mare in Vancouver
• Canada factory and raw material prices fall on energy

CBC managers told of Jian Ghomeshi 'assault' allegations back in June Posted: 28 Nov 2014 02:35 PM PST Certain CBC managers were aware back in June of allegations of "assault" — including punching and choking — involving a "series of women" by former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi, an investigation by the fifth estate has found.

Irregularities alleged at Laval Liberal nomination vote Posted: 28 Nov 2014 07:22 PM PST CBC Montreal Investigates has confirmed the Liberal Party of Canada is looking into the results of a hotly contested nomination vote last Sunday in the Laval—Les Îles riding. One of the losing candidates, MaroAkoury, told CBC she saw a person receiving two ballots.

Stampeders' Grey Cup fans horse around with 24-year-old mare in Vancouver Posted: 28 Nov 2014 06:52 PM PST VANCOUVER - The Calgary football tradition of horsing around during Grey Cup festivities continues.

Canada factory and raw material prices fall on energy Posted: 28 Nov 2014 05:56 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Cheaper energy was the lead cause of a 0.5 percent decline in Canadian factory prices in September and a 4.3 percent fall in raw materials prices, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The median forecasts in a Reuters survey of analysts was for a 0.4 percent fall in industrial product prices and only a 2.5 percent fall in raw materials prices. (Reporting by Randall Palmer; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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• Canadian CF-18s escort Aussie humanitarian airdrop mission in Iraq
• Police struggling to hire officers from African community
• Westoverhill Road walloped by traffic amid LRT construction
• Kinder Morgan loses bid to extend injunction against Canada protesters
• Canadian media mogul joins race to lead Quebec separatists

Canadian CF-18s escort Aussie humanitarian airdrop mission in Iraq Posted: 27 Nov 2014 02:53 PM PST OTTAWA - Canadian warplanes escorted an Australian transport on a humanitarian airdrop mission over a besieged portion of northern Iraq, the military revealed Thursday.

Police struggling to hire officers from African community Posted: 27 Nov 2014 08:04 PM PST Recruitment is key to improving relationships between police and Edmonton's African communities, police were told at a public meeting at the African Centre this week.

Westoverhill Road walloped by traffic amid LRT construction Posted: 27 Nov 2014 08:00 PM PST Traffic restrictions caused by construction of the EglintonLRT have turned a residential street in central Toronto into an on-ramp for the Allen Expressway, according to residents. "I'm scared to play outside," said 12-year-old Ben Bar-Ziv. Traffic is going through Westoverhill because the only other option, Glen Cedar Road, doesn't allow left-hand turns during rush hour.

Kinder Morgan loses bid to extend injunction against Canada protesters Posted: 27 Nov 2014 06:17 PM PST VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said on Thursday that it would clear its equipment and crews off a mountain in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby by month-end, after it lost a bid to extend an injunction keeping protesters away from the site. A B.C. Supreme Court judge also threw out civil contempt charges against dozens of protesters arrested while rallying against the pipeline project due to confusion about the GPS coordinates in the original injunction order. ...

Canadian media mogul joins race to lead Quebec separatists Posted: 27 Nov 2014 12:50 PM PST By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canadian media mogul Pierre Karl Peladeau announced his candidacy to lead the separatist Parti Quebecois on Thursday, declaring his focus would be on taking the mainly French-speaking province of Quebec out of Canada. The Parti Quebecois (PQ) has been without a leader since shortly after April's provincial election, in which the party suffered its worst defeat in 40 years. A recent poll, however, showed the PQ with Peladeau as leader would be ahead of the federalist Liberal Party, which won the April election, in popular support. ...

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• Secret recordings just the latest in a long tradition of political dirty tricks
• New Brunswick government to ease access to abortion as of January
• Tory MP retracts advice to wear recording devices to guard against harassment allegations
• Canadian celebrity radio host charged with sexual assault
• Canada's Alberta sees budget surplus despite lower oil prices

Secret recordings just the latest in a long tradition of political dirty tricks Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:53 PM PST Dirty tricks are as old as politics. If you're scandalized by the idea of a low-level political operative trailing an opposition candidate with a recorder, hoping to catch them in a gaffe, your political education is sadly incomplete.

New Brunswick government to ease access to abortion as of January Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:10 PM PST FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is scrapping a section of a contentious regulation that restricted access to abortion for decades and set the province apart for its unique policies on the procedure.

Tory MP retracts advice to wear recording devices to guard against harassment allegations Posted: 26 Nov 2014 07:30 PM PST OTTAWA - A Conservative backbencher who issued a bizarre warning to colleagues against "consorting without protection" in the wake of Parliament Hill misconduct revelations retracted his statement late Wednesday.

Canadian celebrity radio host charged with sexual assault Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:18 PM PST By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - A celebrity radio host at the heart of one of Canada's biggest sex scandals was charged with sexual assault on Wednesday in a case that has grabbed headlines. Jian Ghomeshi, 47, former host of the internationally syndicated music and arts program Q on Canadian Broadcasting Corp radio, appeared in court to answer four counts of sexual assault and one of choking. His lawyer said Ghomeshi would plead not guilty to the charges. ...

Canada's Alberta sees budget surplus despite lower oil prices Posted: 26 Nov 2014 02:29 PM PST CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Alberta, the largest exporter of oil to the United States, said on Wednesday it still expects to post an operating budget surplus for the current fiscal year despite lower prices for crude. Robin Campbell, the province's finance minister, said in his second-quarter budget update that Alberta expects to post a C$933 million ($830.8 million) surplus in the 2014/2015 fiscal year, down from the C$1.1 billion it forecast in March when it presented the budget. ...

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• Canadians don't need to look to Ferguson to find racial elements in policing
• Tax agency discloses confidential tax info to CBC, blames human error
• Johannah Ko named as 1st ever student trustee
• Canada 'concerned' as Buy America rules applied to B.C. ferry build

Canadians don't need to look to Ferguson to find racial elements in policing Posted: 25 Nov 2014 04:30 PM PST Authorities across the U.S. had braced themselves for race riots unseen since the Rodney King verdict, and with sad predictability, some in Ferguson reacted to the grand jury's decision not to indict a city cop for killing a young black man with looting and burning. While it hasn't had to deal with anything like the effects slavery, America's "original sin," it has not been immune from systemic discrimination against minorities, including blacks and especially First Nations people. First Nations people often have been discounted crime victims, too.

Tax agency discloses confidential tax info to CBC, blames human error Posted: 25 Nov 2014 09:31 PM PST TORONTO - The Canada Revenue Agency confirmed late Tuesday that it has accidentally disclosed confidential taxpayer information to the CBC.

Johannah Ko named as 1st ever student trustee Posted: 25 Nov 2014 08:41 PM PST The Edmonton public school board has a new trustee and she's still in high school. Johannah Ko was introduced Tuesday night as the board's first ever student trustee.

Canada 'concerned' as Buy America rules applied to B.C. ferry build Posted: 25 Nov 2014 08:07 PM PST VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Tuesday it is "deeply concerned" by a State of Alaska effort to apply 'Buy America' rules to a ferry terminal being built in a remote northern British Columbia port town. Under Buy America provisions, Canadian iron and steel products cannot be used in the up to $15 million rebuild of the Prince Rupert ferry terminal, located just south of the Alaska border, despite the fact that the project is in Canada. The terminal is owned and operated by Alaska's Department of Transportation, which leases the land from the Prince Rupert Port Authority. ...

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• Wild ride: Two opposition Wildrose members cross floor to join Alberta PCs
• Decals on City of Calgary vehicles to honour 1st responders for a year
• 'Long journey,' says man freed in possible case of wrongful murder conviction
• Canada ups spending plans as PM says on track to balance budget
• Canada telecom regulator starts review of fixed-line services

Wild ride: Two opposition Wildrose members cross floor to join Alberta PCs Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:37 PM PST EDMONTON - Alberta's Official Opposition Wildrose party continued a descent into disarray Monday as two members — including key caucus lieutenant Kerry Towle — bolted to join Premier Jim Prentice.

Decals on City of Calgary vehicles to honour 1st responders for a year Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:50 PM PST The city has received the first batch of 5,000 decals for city vehicles to honour first responders over the next year. "Decals will be placed on every city vehicle," said Coun. Keating believes the decals are timely in light of the shootings on Parliament Hill and the death of a soldier in Quebec.

'Long journey,' says man freed in possible case of wrongful murder conviction Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:35 PM PST HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man who was serving a life sentence for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death walked from court on bail Monday, calling his release "surreal" and his time in the criminal justice system a nightmare.

Canada ups spending plans as PM says on track to balance budget Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:31 PM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, gearing up for an election next October and taking advantage of improving federal finances, announced C$5.8 billion ($5.1 billion) in new spending on Monday. "We are ahead of track in terms of balancing the federal budget next year," Harper said in his announcement in London, Ontario. "This gives us flexibility to make additional investments ahead of schedule in a wide range of necessary federal infrastructure projects. ...

Canada telecom regulator starts review of fixed-line services Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:31 PM PST TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's telecom regulator began the last of three major policy reviews on Monday as it seeks to strike a balance between ensuring consumers have broad access to new technologies while avoiding rules that would discourage investment. The hearing by the regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), on the wholesale telecom services market will consider whether big telephone and cable companies should be forced to share so-called "last mile" wiring, which brings services directly to the retail customer's door, with smaller rivals. ...

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