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Supreme Court to rule on sex-trade workers right to hearing

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

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The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule whether an advocacy group, or a person not directly related to a case, can be given...

First Nations consulted on 2013 immigration targets as Tories break new ground

CP   |  Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - The Conservative government has wrapped up its consultations on next year's immigration targets by breaking new ground — a precedent-setting sit-down with First...

Soldier who led investigation into vet's suicide defends conclusions

CP   |  Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - A soldier tasked with reviewing an investigation into an Afghan vet's suicide defended himself Thursday against allegations of bias.Sgt. Scott Shannon led the...

Nader Fawzy and Jacques Attalla, Canadian Citizens, Wrongly Linked To Anti-Muslim Film

CP   |  Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

OTTAWA - Two Canadian human-rights activists say they fear for their lives after being wrongly linked to an anti-Muslim film that has sparked riots and...

Ottawa unveils monument to slain Turkish diplomat, as Armenians recall genocide

CP   |  Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - The Harper government unveiled a controversial monument on Thursday to slain diplomats on the spot where a Turkish diplomat was gunned down in...

Surrey Biofuel Plant To Be Canada's Biggest

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

SURREY, B.C. - The largest organics biofuel facility in Canada will be built in Surrey, B.C., as a way to divert waste from the landfill...

Dana Larsen, BC Marijuana Petition Challenges Possession Law

CP   |  Keven Drews, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

VANCOUVER - One of British Columbia's leading marijuana advocates says he's going to raise an army of well-trained, disciplined volunteers for his effort to decriminalize...

Nexen Deal: CSIS Warns Foreign Takeover Could Pose National Security Threat From China

CP   |  Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

OTTAWA - The same day shareholders of a Calgary-based energy company agreed to a takeover bid by a state firm from China, Canada's spy agency...

DND cracks down, tells staff to withhold even non-sensitive information

CP   |  Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian military have been told to tighten the screws and withhold information, even though it may not be sensitive or...

China Japan Protests: ASEAN Chief Wants Canada To Step Up As Peacemaker In Island Dispute

CP   |  Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

OTTAWA - Calling the current tension between China and Japan "worrisome," the head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations wants Canada to become more...

Federal government criticized over 'penny-ante' Arctic oil lease sale

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - An Opposition politician says the federal government should have stepped in to block the bargain-basement sale of major oil offshore exploration leases in...

Tidal project proposed for Cape Breton community

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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HALIFAX - The Cape Breton community of Bras d'Or has received provincial approval for an in-stream tidal project.Fundy Tidal plans to develop the 0.5-megawatt project...

Federal Tories treat wind different than oilsands: developer

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - A wind power developer says the federal government is treating his industry differently than it treats other energy sources such as the oilsands.Last...

Taseko Prosperity Mine: Environmental Impact Statement Submitted For New Project

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. said Thursday it has formally submitted an environmental impact statement for its $1.1-billion New Prosperity project in B.C. in a...

Elizabeth May: NDP Heckling Put An End To My Question (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post Canada   |  Michael Bolen   |   September 20, 2012

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May took to Twitter Thursday to attack the NDP for heckling her into silence. May was shouted down during debate on...

MP Pension Reform To Be Bundled In Omnibus Budget Bill

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

OTTAWA - If opposition MPs want to be seen supporting cuts to their gold-plated pension plan, they'll have to vote for a host of other...

Peaches Talks Pussy Riot, Her Protest Song and Fighting On

The Huffington Post Canada   |  Sarah Kurchak   |   September 27, 2012

When news of the arrests of the feminist punk collective riot Pussy Riot hit the mainstream, singer, filmmaker and activist Peaches was less than impressed...

Quebec Tuition Hike Cancelled By PQ At First Cabinet Meeting

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

QUEBEC - The tuition increase that triggered such social strife in Quebec was cancelled Thursday during an action-packed first full day in office for the...

Nova Scotia plans to cut waiting list for home care in half over the next year

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government will reduce the waiting list for home-care services in the Halifax area by spending $5 million over two years,...

Outspoken backbencher kicked out of Conservative caucus in New Brunswick

CP   |  Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government booted a backbencher from its caucus Thursday, just days after he wrote commentary criticizing its handling of health...

RCMP warn of violence, injury as gas-sniffing escalates in Natuashish

CP   |  Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Almost 10 years after the Innu people of Davis Inlet were moved to Natuashish following a gas-sniffing crisis, police say a...

Trapper sent in to find aggressive coyote that attacked young girl in Cape Breton

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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NEW WATERFORD, N.S. - The Nova Scotia government has called in a trapper to capture a coyote that attacked a 16-year-old girl in Cape Breton.The...

Tories introduce EI changes to help ill parents and those with missing kids

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - The Harper government is spelling out proposed changes to the employment insurance system to help parents of sick children.Human Resources Minister Diane Finley...

Manitoba senator's wife pleads guilty over plane ruckus

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

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The wife of Manitoba Senator Rod Zimmer was spared jail time but put on probation for a year and must undergo counselling after pleading guilty...

Governments urged to make information easily and freely available to public

CP   |  Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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TORONTO - Government systems and programs should be designed from the ground up to allow information to be — by default — readily available and...

Edmonton Child On Life Support: Public Reaction To Child Abuse Allegations And Religious Claims

The Huffington Post Alberta   |   September 20, 2012

The story of baby M - an Edmonton child on life support - has garnered a strong, and sometimes vile, public response from the time...

The Nanos Number: Carbon tax attacks and the economy

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

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Nik Nanos digs beneath the numbers with CBC Power & Politics host Evan Solomon to get to the political, economic and social forces that shape...

Power outage in Yukon knocks out communication systems across territory

CP   |  Chuck Tobin and Ashley Joannou, The Whitehorse Star, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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WHITEHORSE - A power failure in the Yukon appeared to set off a chain reaction across the territory Thursday, knocking out communication services, including the...

Businesses call for fix to dike, fear more flooding near Truro, N.S.

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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TRURO, N.S. - Businesses in the Truro area that were flooded following a storm earlier this month want the Nova Scotia government to repair a...

Quebec Fracking Ban? PQ Eyes Banning Shale Gas, Shutting Nuclear Reactor, Ending Asbestos Industry

CP   |  Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

MONTREAL - Within 24 hours of taking office, the new Parti Quebecois government slammed the door on two controversial industries and dropped a hint about...

Chinese $15B Nexen oil takeover approved by shareholders

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

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Nexen Inc. shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a takeover of the Calgary-based energy company by China National Offshore Oil Company. Some 99 per...

Mother of man accused in fatal beating of Halifax gay activist speaks out

CP   |  Aly Thomson, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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HALIFAX - The mother of a man accused in the fatal beating of a prominent activist in Halifax's gay community said her son should not...

Richard Bain's Interview From Jail Cell Irks New PQ Government

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is examining how accused killer Richard Henry Bain was able to speak to the media from a detention centre.The Parti...

Maygan Sensenberger Guilty: Twitter Reacts To Plea

The Huffington Post Canada   |   September 20, 2012

Maygan Sensenberger has pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance on a flight and Twitter users are reacting. Senator Rod Zimmer's wife was given a 12-month...

Family of slain attendant supports Ontario bill to stop gas-and-dash incidents

CP   |  Allison Jones, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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TORONTO - The family of a Toronto gas station attendant killed as a motorist fled without paying for $112 of gas is throwing their support...

Starved Child Off Life Support Dies: Girl Taken Off Ventilator After Supreme Court Upholds Order

CP   |  Chris Purdy, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

EDMONTON - A two-year-old Edmonton girl allegedly abused by her parents has died after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected a request to keep her...

Iranian Woman Deportation: Fatemeh Derakhshandeh Tosarvandan Could Be Sent Back To Iran From Canada, Stoned To Death

The Huffington Post Canada   |   September 20, 2012

Fatemeh Derakhshandeh Tosarvanda is in danger of being sent back to Iran from Canada, where she could be stoned to death for an adultery charge,...

Senator's wife pleads guilty to plane ruckus; threatening charge dropped

CP   |  Jennifer Graham, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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SASKATOON - A Manitoba senator and his wife walked out of a courthouse together Thursday after she pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance on an...

World Leaders' Pay Ranking Places Harper In Top 10

Wallet Pop Canada   |   November 20, 2012

The leaders of the free world are, by definition, busy people. Running some of the biggest economies on the planet hasn't been easy of late,...

Nova Scotia government says funding deal for NewPage delayed but not in danger

CP   |  Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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HALIFAX - A provincial funding package considered vital to resume operations at the NewPage Port Hawkesbury paper mill is not in danger of unravelling despite...

Quebec Corruption Inquiry: Mafia Reaches Deep Into Ontario Businesses, Cop Testifies

CP   |  Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

MONTREAL - A veteran Ontario detective has testified in a public inquiry that the Italian Mafia's reach in that province extends to all kinds of...

Ian Bush, Alvin Wright's Parents To Form Police Violence Support Group For BC Families

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

VANCOUVER - Two grieving parents are working with the B.C. Civil Liberties Association to form a support group for the families and friends of those...

Liberals Go On The Attack After Harper Says They Stand For Nothing

The Globe And Mail   |   November 20, 2012

The federal Liberals may enjoy watching Conservatives accuse New Democrats of favouring a carbon tax but the third party in the Commons has not been...

Smart, Tough And Nasty: The Definitive Portrait Of Thomas Mulcair

Maclean's   |   November 20, 2012

Thomas Mulcair grew up in a Montreal suburb as the second-oldest of 10 children in his family, which is noteworthy enough. Even more remarkable, though,...

MP Dean Del Mastro Met With Elections Canada Over Election Expenses: Source

Postmedia   |   November 20, 2012

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro met with Elections Canada investigators last month to give a cautioned statement regarding his expenses in the 2008...

Mayor Ford Pressed City On Repairs To Road Outside Family Business

Globe And Mail   |   November 20, 2012

Mayor Rob Ford called senior staff to his office this summer to request unscheduled road improvements outside his family-owned business in time for its 50th...

Tories Urged To Hold Off On Raising MPs' Pay

The Globe And Mail   |   November 20, 2012

The Canadian economy may still be in the doldrums, but a three-year freeze on salaries for members of Parliament and senators is set to expire...

Senator Patrick Brazeau Behind On Child-Support Again, His Son's Mother Says

Ottawa Citizen   |   November 20, 2012

OTTAWA -- Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau is entangled in another dispute over child-support payments with the mother of his teenaged son....

Ottawa pledges more than $94M to build GO Transit maintenance facility

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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WHITBY, Ont. - Ontario will receive more than $94 million from Ottawa to help bolster the province's commuter rail line east of Toronto.Federal Finance Minister...

End public subsidy for political parties: Manitoba Opposition Tories

CP   |  Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition leader called for an end to public subsidies for political parties Thursday, but quickly found himself being accused of hypocrisy by...

Has 'Mexican Mitt' Romney Fake Tanned For Spanish-Language TV Channel Univision? (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK   |  Felicity Morse   |   September 20, 2012

Mitt Romney appeared to be a touch more tanned during an TV interview for Spanish-language channel Univision on Wednesday, prompting suggestions the Republican leader had...

Man charged in last December's attack on poker champ Jonathan Duhamel

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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LONGUEUIL, Que. - The latest person arrested in an attack on poker champ Jonathan Duhamel was arraigned Thursday on various charges including conspiracy, armed robbery...

New Brunswick government shifts snowplowing policy for rural roads into reverse

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is shifting a planned reduction in snowplowing service this winter into reverse.In an effort to cut costs, the Transportation...

Ford On Chicago Trip: 'Toronto Is An Easy Product To Sell' (PHOTOS)

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

Mayor Rob Ford returns to Toronto today after wrapping up a two-day trade mission to Chicago that he says was a big success. The goal...

Liberals move to freeze wages for Ontario public service executives

CP   |  Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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TORONTO - Ontario's cash-strapped Liberal government moved Thursday to hold the line on salaries for senior public sector executives as a "symbolic" sign of fairness...

Maygan Sensenberger Guilty: Senator Rod Zimmer's Wife Enters Plea

The Huffington Post Canada   |   November 20, 2012

Maygan Sensenberger, wife of Senator Rod Zimmer, has pleaded guilty in a case that has grabbed the attention of a nation. Sensenberger pleaded guilty Thursday...

Number of EI recipients unchanged in July, down from a year earlier: StatsCan

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

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OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says 508,000 people were getting regular employment insurance benefits in July, virtually unchanged from the previous month and down 34,900 or...

Clint Eastwood & 'Trouble With The Curve Premiere: Actor Responds To 'SNL' Impression

AP   |  MIKE CIDONI LENNOX   |   September 20, 2012

LOS ANGELES — Three weeks ago, Clint Eastwood shared the spotlight with a single chair. On Wednesday night, he shared it with more than a...

Nexen CNOOC Takeover: Shareholders OK Buyout Bid As Poll Shows Canadians Oppose Move

CP   |  Craig Wong, The Canadian Press   |   November 20, 2012

UPDATE: A vast majority of Canadians oppose the takeover of energy firm Nexen by the Chinese state oil company, CNOOC, according to a new Abacus...

Libyan Mission Racked Up $11M In Hotel Bills

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

When the Royal Canadian Air Force deployed over Libyan skies, its pilots bedded down safe and sound in hotels in Sicily. In fact, all Canadian...

Canada Eyes Asian Markets For B.C. Natural Gas Exports

CBC   |   November 20, 2012

Canada could some day export nine billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas to Asia through five proposed plants on the West Coast,...

Government agriculture supports at record low in 2011, says OECD

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   November 19, 2012

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PARIS - A Paris-based think tank says government support to agriculture fell to a record low of 19 per cent of total farm receipts in...

Kimberly Rivera, U.S. Soldier And War Resister, Deported And Arrested At U.S. Border

CP   |  Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press   |   November 19, 2012

TORONTO - An American soldier who sought refuge in Canada after becoming disillusioned with the Iraq war has been arrested after turning herself over to...
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