Sunday, December 7, 2014

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Records reveal deep cuts at disability branch of Veterans' Affairs
Former privacy commissioner and journalist Bruce Phillips dead at 84
Harper does u-turn on law gagging advocacy groups during elections
Canada urges vigilance after online video calls for attacks

Records reveal deep cuts at disability branch of Veterans' Affairs

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 01:23 PM PST

OTTAWA - Some of the biggest job cuts at Veterans Affairs in recent years have been in the disability awards branch — the division targeted in a recent auditor general's report for taking too long to decide on the benefit claims of ex-soldiers.

Former privacy commissioner and journalist Bruce Phillips dead at 84

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 10:48 PM PST

TORONTO - Former journalist and federal privacy commissioner Bruce Phillips has died. He was 84.

Harper does u-turn on law gagging advocacy groups during elections

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 07:04 PM PST

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper used to contend that money does not influence the outcome of elections.

Canada urges vigilance after online video calls for attacks

Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:46 PM PST

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's public safety minister on Sunday urged the country be vigilant after the release of an online video in which a man believed to be a Canadian fighting for the Islamic State called on Canadian Muslims to carry out lone wolf attacks. The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist activity online, said the Islamic State released the video from the Canadian fighter identified as "Abu Anwar al-Canadi". The National Post newspaper identified the man, who spoke in clear English, as John Maguire, a Muslim convert from the Ottawa area. ...

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