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Friday, February 13, 2015

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines


NS police say they've stopped alleged Valentine's Day 'mass killing' plot

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:49 PM PST

RCMP crest - capPolice say they've stopped an alleged plan by at least two suspects to kill people in a public place on Valentine's Day.


Fort Saskatchewan fire damages three homes under construction

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:47 PM PST

Fort Saskatchewan fire damages three homes under constructionSeveral duplexes under construction were damaged in a fire in North Saskatchewan Friday night.


No winning tickets sold for Friday night's $12 million dollar Lotto Max jackpot

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST

TORONTO - No winning tickets were sold for Friday night's $12-million Lotto Max jackpot.

Canadian government joins CP contract talks, readies back-to-work law

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST

Conservative MP Leitch speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in OttawaBy Leah Schnurr and Jeffrey Hodgson OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Friday it had joined contract talks between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and unionized staff ahead of a possible weekend strike, but it also began laying the groundwork to introduce back-to-work legislation. Canadian Labour Minister Kellie Leitch intervened in the negotiations to encourage an agreement and stave off a potential weekend strike, her spokesman said. In recent years, the government has intervened or threatened to intervene in several major labor disputes in the transportation sector. Unions representing workers at CP Rail have given notice they may go on strike just after midnight on Saturday.


Canadian police say Valentine's Day mass shooting plot foiled

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST

A duplex home where a 19-year-old man was found dead is shown in TimberleaCanadian police said on Friday they foiled a plot in which at least two people allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting in the East Coast province of Nova Scotia on Valentine's Day. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement the plot involved a 19-year-old man from Timberlea, Nova Scotia, and a 23-year-old woman from Geneva, Illinois. Police said they obtained information that suggested the two had access to firearms and intended to go to a public venue in the Halifax, Nova Scotia, region on Feb. 14 to kill people, and then themselves. The police statement did not suggest a possible motive, but officers told a media briefing they would not characterize it as a "terrorist event." "I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens, but there's nothing in the investigation to classify it as a terrorist attack," said Nova Scotia RCMP Commanding Officer Brian Brennan, according to CBC News.


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