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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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