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• No plan for 'Canadian military mission' in Syria, PM Harper declares
• Body of Sask. pilot killed in N.W.T. crash recovered
• Tentative deal in place to prevent strike at Vancouver airport
• Tories slam Trudeau over vague policies, marijuana
• Canadians in Egypt return to prison after lawyer misses meeting
• Defence minister rebuffs 'anti-Semitic conference'
• Stephen Harper cracking down on child sex offenders makes sense
• Air Canada passengers to receive up to $800 if they get bumped
• Toronto police Chief Bill Blair slammed by SIU head
• Winnipeg officers find alligator in St. Vital home
• "Do I seem like I smoke marijuana?" Harper asks pot debate smolders
• Reports of Kim Jong-un executing ex-girlfriend deemed questionable
• Lac-Mégantic victim identified as 4-year-old girl
• Diabetes wounds led to 2,000 amputations in Canada in 2011-12: report
• Justin Trudeau looks to reel in Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
• Security called housekeeping after man in ER threw up; didn't notify nurses
• Harper speaks about Quebec’s proposed Values Charter
• Is Vancouver really Canada’s most livable city?
• Canada backs military action against Syria, plans none of its own
• Canadian Press NewsAlert: Tentative deal in place to prevent strike at Vancouver airport

No plan for 'Canadian military mission' in Syria, PM Harper declares Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:46 AM PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared to close the door on Canada's involvement in military action in Syria on Thursday, telling a crowd of reporters that he supported Western allies that may launch a strike … Continue reading →

Body of Sask. pilot killed in N.W.T. crash recovered Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:25 PM PDT The body of a pilot who died in a plane crash just north of the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan border has been recovered, police say.

Tentative deal in place to prevent strike at Vancouver airport Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:17 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A tentative agreement has been reached to avert a strike at the Vancouver airport by almost 350 unionized workers.

Tories slam Trudeau over vague policies, marijuana Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT You've got to laud the gusto of the Conservative Party strategists. On Wednesday afternoon, to the frustration of media, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wouldn't go into specifics about his party's economic platform during a caucus resort on Prince Edward Island. … Continue reading →

Canadians in Egypt return to prison after lawyer misses meeting Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:41 AM PDT Two Canadians being help in Egypt who were supposed to meet with lawyers on Thursday, with the possibility they would be released, will return to prison for at least another day after prosecutors failed to appear. Doctor Tarek Loubani and … Continue reading →

Defence minister rebuffs 'anti-Semitic conference' Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:24 PM PDT Rob Nicholson is the second federal politician in a week to distance himself from a conference organized by a fringe religious group accused of anti-Semitism.

Stephen Harper cracking down on child sex offenders makes sense Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:45 PM PDT Amid a prorogued Parliament, an impending military strike on Syria and questions about who smoked what and when, the current tenor of Canadian politics can't help but remind bystanders of a Robin Thicke song. Blurred lines are everywhere. Confusion reigns … Continue reading →

Air Canada passengers to receive up to $800 if they get bumped Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:07 PM PDT Air Canada will have to compensate bumped passengers in cash for as much as $800, depending on the length of the delay, under new rules set by the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Toronto police Chief Bill Blair slammed by SIU head Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:47 AM PDT The man in charge of Ontario's police watchdog agency issued a strong rubuke Thursday against Toronto police Chief Bill Blair, the city's top cop is not doing enough to ensure his officers co-operate with investigators.

Winnipeg officers find alligator in St. Vital home Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:24 AM PDT Winnipeg police seized an unusual pet from a St. Vital home Wednesday afternoon.

"Do I seem like I smoke marijuana?" Harper asks pot debate smolders Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:36 PM PDT OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has done it. So, have premiers Kathleen Wynne and Darrell Dexter.

Reports of Kim Jong-un executing ex-girlfriend deemed questionable Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:14 AM PDT Experts aren't convinced.

Lac-Mégantic victim identified as 4-year-old girl Posted: 29 Aug 2013 06:42 AM PDT The Quebec coroner's office has identified Alyssa Charest Bégnoche as the 39th victim of the Lac-Mégantic, Que., rail disaster.

Diabetes wounds led to 2,000 amputations in Canada in 2011-12: report Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:18 PM PDT TORONTO - More that 2,000 foot amputations took place in Canada in 2011-12 due to complications of diabetes, according to a new report on wounds in the Canadian health-care context.

Justin Trudeau looks to reel in Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT It's been said that politics makes strange bedfellows. But maybe this 'connection' isn't as strange as it appears on the surface. According to Vancouver Province reporter Michael Smyth, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has reached out to Vancouver Mayor -- and … Continue reading →

Security called housekeeping after man in ER threw up; didn't notify nurses Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:22 PM PDT WINNIPEG - A man who died during a lengthy wait in a hospital emergency room vomited on the floor during his final hours, but a security guard on duty said he assumed Brian Sinclair was intoxicated and "sleeping it off."

Harper speaks about Quebec’s proposed Values Charter Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:37 AM PDT Stephen Harper has finally spoken out about the Quebec government's secularization plan. The prime minister had been criticized for his muted response about the so-called Values Charter which will reportedly ban public employees from wearing religious symbols in public institutions. … Continue reading →

Is Vancouver really Canada’s most livable city? Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:35 AM PDT If this doesn't incite a sudden rendition of O Canada, then almost nothing will. Three Canadian cities have been ranked among the most livable cities in the world, maintaining their positive positions on the influential list released by the Economist … Continue reading →

Canada backs military action against Syria, plans none of its own Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:39 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has been convinced Western military action is needed against Syria after reports it used chemical weapons, but Ottawa does not plan its own military mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday. Harper told reporters in Toronto that doing nothing in the face of what he said appeared to be an escalation in the use of chemical weapons by Syria would set "an extremely dangerous precedent." "This is a very big risk and we do support our allies who are contemplating forceful action to deal with this," said Harper, who spoke to U.S. ...

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Tentative deal in place to prevent strike at Vancouver airport Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:11 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A tentative agreement has been reached to avert a strike at the Vancouver airport by almost 350 unionized workers. The Public Service Alliance of Canada had issued a strike notice on Tuesday and a walkout was scheduled to begin at midnight local time.

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• Direct military role for Canada in troubled Syria unlikely: NATO source
• VIDEO: Guildford mall hopes to attract younger shoppers
• Calgary teen gets 10 months in high-speed police chase
• Ford, Wynne join Trudeau's pot-confession bandwagon
• Video: Justin Trudeau says no Liberal platform until 2015
• American anti-virus mogul McAfee warns Canadians about government spying
• Video: Winnipeg museum site unearths 400,000 aboriginal artifacts
• Study raises red flag for universal flu vaccine; may explain 2009 'Canadian problem'
• Russian ambassador warns Canada that Syrian conflict is Iraq redux
• Ontario ombud apologizes for wrongly accusing cop of sending offensive tweets
• Is Justin Trudeau setting a bad example for kids?
• Two CNE food vendors close: What are the health requirements?
• 2 West Nile cases confirmed in southern Alberta
• Bloc to Trudeau and Mulcair: You have no business in Quebec values debate
• City officials can't explain Winnipeg's brown water
• Baby girl dies after being pulled from Toronto bathtub
• Canada seeks plan from postal service to stem big losses
• Former Olympian Ross Rebagliati looking to launch Ross’ Gold marijuana cigarettes in U.S.
• Should senators still be allowed to collect pensions if convicted of a crime?
• Nova Scotia government commissions independent review of fracking
• Toronto mayor says has smoked 'a lot of' marijuana
• ER security guard says nurses thought he was joking when told man had died
• Trudeau won't be rushed into revealing specifics on economic policy

Direct military role for Canada in troubled Syria unlikely: NATO source Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:03 PM PDT OTTAWA - Canada's support of U.S.-led military action against Syria is likely to be only symbolic, in a strike that could last as little as a day, a NATO source told The Canadian Press.

VIDEO: Guildford mall hopes to attract younger shoppers Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:23 PM PDT The newly-renovated Guildford Town Centre reopened in Surrey today, featuring new stores such as Disney, La Senza and H&M as part of a strategy to attract younger and more affluent shoppers.

Calgary teen gets 10 months in high-speed police chase Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:10 PM PDT A 15-year-old Calgary boy has been sentenced to 10 months for leading police on a high-speed chase throughout the city.

Ford, Wynne join Trudeau's pot-confession bandwagon Posted: 28 Aug 2013 01:26 PM PDT Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's admission that he has smoked pot appears to have sparked other politicians to come clean about their experiences with the drug, with the Premier of Ontario and Toronto Mayor Rob Ford both admitting on Wednesday that … Continue reading →

Video: Justin Trudeau says no Liberal platform until 2015 Posted: 28 Aug 2013 11:30 AM PDT Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he won't reveal specific party policies until its election platform is released in 2015. Trudeau says the time will be used to consult with Canadians on what they want for the future.

American anti-virus mogul McAfee warns Canadians about government spying Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:44 AM PDT MONTRÉAL - American software mogul John McAfee appears relaxed at a downtown restaurant as he digs into a bowl of poutine, but says even the safe haven of Canada isn't immune from government spying.

Video: Winnipeg museum site unearths 400,000 aboriginal artifacts Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:30 PM PDT Officials with the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights displayed some of the 400,000 artifacts uncovered during construction. The artifacts shed new light on how aboriginals used the area over hundreds of years.

Study raises red flag for universal flu vaccine; may explain 2009 'Canadian problem' Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:54 PM PDT TORONTO - A new study sounds a cautionary note for work that is being done to try to develop vaccines to protect against all subtypes of influenza.

Russian ambassador warns Canada that Syrian conflict is Iraq redux Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:21 AM PDT The chance of U.S.-led military intervention is Syria continued its drive toward inevitability as the international community receives confirmation that a chemical attack occurred earlier this month. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Tuesday and … Continue reading →

Ontario ombud apologizes for wrongly accusing cop of sending offensive tweets Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:25 PM PDT TORONTO - Ontario's ombudsman apologized Wednesday for wrongly naming a Durham region detective as the culprit behind a series of offensive tweets, an incident that led to a public tiff between the watchdog and the police force.

Is Justin Trudeau setting a bad example for kids? Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:01 AM PDT Last week, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau confessed to smoking marijuana "five of six times" in his life, including at least once as a sitting Member of Parliament. While some have applauded Trudeau's candor and transparency on the issue, others have … Continue reading →

Two CNE food vendors close: What are the health requirements? Posted: 28 Aug 2013 12:14 PM PDT It appears that health and cleanliness have become real Achilles heels for food vendors at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition. We all know about Cronut Burger-gate, which was late elevated to a Maple Baconado after Toronto Public Health confirmed an outbreak … Continue reading →

2 West Nile cases confirmed in southern Alberta Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:24 PM PDT Health officials are warning people to take precautions around mosquitoes after two cases of West Nile were confirmed in southern Alberta.

Bloc to Trudeau and Mulcair: You have no business in Quebec values debate Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:45 PM PDT MONTREAL - Two federal party leaders weighed in on Quebec's controversial religion plan Wednesday despite an admonition by the Bloc Quebecois that they had no business in the debate.

City officials can't explain Winnipeg's brown water Posted: 28 Aug 2013 04:26 PM PDT Brown water is coming out of taps across Winnipeg, and city officials are still unable to explain why it's happening.

Baby girl dies after being pulled from Toronto bathtub Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:41 PM PDT A 10-month-old girl died after being pulled from a bathtub in a Toronto apartment building on Wednesday morning.

Canada seeks plan from postal service to stem big losses Posted: 28 Aug 2013 02:24 PM PDT By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The large losses being racking up by Canada's postal service are of great concern to the government and it wants to see Canada Post's plans for stemming them, an official said on Wednesday. Canada Post reported a loss on Tuesday of C$104 million ($99 million) for the second quarter of 2013 and said it was on track to run short of cash by the middle of next year. Like the U.S. Postal Service, Canada Post is suffering as customers switch to digital communications. Canadian mail volumes fell by 6.3 percent from the second quarter of 2012. ...

Former Olympian Ross Rebagliati looking to launch Ross’ Gold marijuana cigarettes in U.S. Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:08 PM PDT We all remember Ross Rebagliati, right? He was the happy-go-lucky fellow who, at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, was briefly striped of the gold medal in snowboarding for having traces of marijuana in his system. Well, he eventually got … Continue reading →

Should senators still be allowed to collect pensions if convicted of a crime? Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:20 AM PDT Here's a dumb question: Should politicians be entitled to pensions if they're caught stealing from taxpayers? The answer should be a big resounding 'no'. Unfortunately, in Canada, MPs and Senators can flout the law while in office and still be … Continue reading →

Nova Scotia government commissions independent review of fracking Posted: 28 Aug 2013 12:58 PM PDT HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is pulling the plug on an internal review it launched two years ago into hydraulic fracturing in favour of what it says is a more comprehensive and independent study of the controversial practice.

Toronto mayor says has smoked 'a lot of' marijuana Posted: 28 Aug 2013 03:04 PM PDT By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denied allegations earlier this year that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, casually admitted on Wednesday that he has smoked "a lot of" marijuana. The offhand comment by the leader of Canada's largest city came as Ford was leaving a business luncheon and was asked by reporters if he had ever smoked the drug. "Oh yeah, I won't deny that. I've smoked a lot of it," he said with a laugh. Ford made global headlines in May when U.S. ...

ER security guard says nurses thought he was joking when told man had died Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:28 PM PDT WINNIPEG - A security guard testified Wednesday that nurses thought he was joking when he told them that a man had died during a 34-hour wait in a hospital emergency room.

Trudeau won't be rushed into revealing specifics on economic policy Posted: 28 Aug 2013 06:17 PM PDT GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. - Justin Trudeau has identified what's ailing the middle class, but he won't be rushed into offering any prescriptions.

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