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• Provincial finance ministers call on Ottawa for more infrastructure cash
• Amnesty slaps federal government on rights protection in resource sector
• Robin Williams, World Cup, iPhone 6 are top Google Canada searches of 2014
• Jury starts deliberation in Canada dismemberment trial
• Canada to curb spending if needed due to oil: minister

Provincial finance ministers call on Ottawa for more infrastructure cash Posted: 15 Dec 2014 03:26 PM PST OTTAWA - Finance ministers from across Canada issued a collective plea Monday for the Harper government to dig deeper into its pockets to help build bridges, repair roads and improve public transit across the federation.

Amnesty slaps federal government on rights protection in resource sector Posted: 15 Dec 2014 09:04 PM PST OTTAWA - Amnesty International's Canada branch has issued a wide-ranging attack on the Harper government for making economic development a higher priority than human rights — especially in resource development.

Robin Williams, World Cup, iPhone 6 are top Google Canada searches of 2014 Posted: 15 Dec 2014 09:02 PM PST TORONTO - The death of a beloved actor, quadrennial sporting events, a new smartphone, and a deadly outbreak topped Google Canada's annual list of the most popular trending search queries.

Jury starts deliberation in Canada dismemberment trial Posted: 15 Dec 2014 03:01 PM PST By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberations on Monday in the trial of a Canadian man who killed and dismembered a Chinese student in 2012, weighing the defense's claim of mental illness against grisly evidence the prosecution said showed careful planning and execution. Luka Magnotta, 32, has admitted to killing engineering student Jun Lin, 33, in 2012 but has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder on grounds of mental illness. He is also accused of defiling a corpse, videotaping the acts, and mailing body parts to elementary schools and political parties. ...

Canada to curb spending if needed due to oil: minister Posted: 15 Dec 2014 08:19 AM PST By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will curb its spending if necessary due to lower oil prices in order to meet its budgetary plans, Treasury Board President Tony Clement told Reuters on Monday. The federal government has pledged to balance the budget in 2015-16 but if oil prices continue to be low, they are expected to take a bite out of government revenues "We continue to monitor the situation very closely, I can assure you of that, and if we have to make changes to our plans, we will do that," Clement, who is responsible for federal spending, said in an interview. ...

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