Tuesday, January 27, 2015

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Atlantic Canada expected to get 30 to 50 cm more snow through Wednesday
Actor in CTV sitcom charged with voyeurism after hidden cameras found in condo
Entire city of Winnipeg under a boil-water advisory after positive E. coli tests
Canada Liberals can lift spending and avoid deficits: Trudeau
Canada's new anti-terror bill to fill legal gaps: safety minister

Atlantic Canada expected to get 30 to 50 cm more snow through Wednesday

Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:15 PM PST

Canada's Atlantic Provinces are being battered by the first blizzard of 2015 thanks to a major nor'easter swirling up the eastern coast. While the massive storm only side-swiped New York City, the same system has hit with full force across much of New England and forced blizzard warnings in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Actor in CTV sitcom charged with voyeurism after hidden cameras found in condo

Posted: 27 Jan 2015 08:28 PM PST

Toronto police said Jean Paul Manoux, 45, of Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with voyeurism after two women discovered hidden cameras in a condo they were renting. Police said they responded to a call last Thursday and spoke to two women, aged 25 and 27, who found concealed cameras and video equipment linked to the Internet. "Spun Out" is filmed in Toronto and police said they believe there may be more alleged victims, as Manoux's condominium has been rented out in the past.

Entire city of Winnipeg under a boil-water advisory after positive E. coli tests

Posted: 27 Jan 2015 08:00 PM PST

The entire city of Winnipeg was under a boil-water advisory Tuesday night after routine sampling turned up some potentially harmful bacteria in the municipal water supply. "Out of an abundance of caution, we are issuing it citywide," Mayor Brian Bowman told a hastily called news conference Tuesday evening. Melissa Hoft, a spokeswoman for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, said in a release there was no information to suggest there had been any increased illness attributable to the drinking water. Surgeries would not be affected since all procedures are done using medical-grade water supply, she said.

Canada Liberals can lift spending and avoid deficits: Trudeau

Posted: 27 Jan 2015 12:24 PM PST

By David Ljunggren and Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - If Canada's opposition Liberals win the election set for this October they would be able to boost spending on their priorities without necessarily running a budget deficit, party leader Justin Trudeau told Reuters on Tuesday. Trudeau's centrist Liberals are neck and neck with the governing right-of-center Conservatives in the runup to the election. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives, who have been in power since early 2006, portray management of the economy as one of their strong suits. "I don't think tax hikes need to be part of the mix," said Trudeau, who is the eldest son of former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

Canada's new anti-terror bill to fill legal gaps: safety minister

Posted: 27 Jan 2015 09:11 AM PST

New legislation being put forward by the Canada's Conservative government is designed to close gaps in existing laws that enable people considered terror threats to evade authorities, the country's public safety minister said on Tuesday. The legislation, aimed at giving more powers to police and security agencies in the wake of two attacks by Muslim converts last year, will be put before Parliament on Friday. "Within government, agencies don't have the legal authority to share information related to the travel of high-risk passengers, for example between (the) foreign affairs (department) and police services," Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said.

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