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Reported by Globe and Mail Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:42:38 +0000 Independent third-party administrator appointed to oversee election
Reported by Globe and Mail Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:42:38 +0000 A new RCMP report on the Canadian Firearms Program contains no evidence on the effectiveness of the long-gun registry, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says.
Reported by CBC.ca Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:40:38 +0000 Three RCMP officers in the Kamloops, B.C., detachment have been suspended with pay following an investigation into allegations they watched two women on a security camera monitor having sex in a prison cell.
Reported by CBC.ca Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:18 +0000 OTTAWA - Lapsed anti-terror provisions - extraordinary measures the Conservative government has been trying to revive - might have been useful in the current effort to round up suspects in an alle...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Three police officers and three civilian jail staff have been suspended from their jobs over allegations the men watched two women inmates have sex while in the "drunk tank" of the Ka...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 CALGARY - A Calgary man at the centre of disturbing torture allegations on a 26-year-old man is now facing similar charges on a girl under 18. Police say Dustin Paxton will be charged with a new co...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 TORONTO - Enjoy the hot summer weather while you can Central and Eastern Canada. The heat wave gripping the eastern half of the country could be 2010's last blast of extreme heat as cooler temperat...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 OTTAWA - New Democrat MPs want no shotgun wedding with the Tories on the long-gun registry issue. Members from rural ridings who oppose the registry are working to distance themselves from the Cons...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 MIRABEL, Que. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dismissing Liberal claims he's given up on Quebec with his infrequent forays into the province. Harper was near Montreal today to announce a new mai...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:57 +0000 A Manitoba judge currently embroiled in a scandal over nude photos of her that appeared online has requested to be temporarily relieved of her duties as a sitting Justice of Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench.
Reported by CBC.ca Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 A Winnipeg judge, her lawyer husband and a law firm are being sued for a total of $67 million by a man who claims he was pressured to have sex with the lawyer's wife.
Reported by CBC.ca Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 A Quebec commission investigating allegations of Liberal Party influence-peddling in the nomination of judges in the province has been adjourned until Tuesday after its key witnesses was awarded participant status.
Reported by CBC.ca Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 Little League officials are scheduled to meet Sept. 8 to discuss possible punishments in the wake of a brawl at the Canadian Senior Little League Championships in New Brunswick last month.
Reported by CBC.ca Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 The initial call of trouble at the office came in around 1pm with a report of a suspicious package, possibly an explosive.
Reported by CityNews Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:39:10 +0000 Three hostages escape to safety after stand off at the Washington headquarters of The Discovery Channel; records indicate gunman's website registered in B.C.
Reported by Globe and Mail Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:39:10 +0000 Strings attached to multi-billion-dollar F-35 purchase deal would be nearly impossible to sever, Tories warn
Reported by Globe and Mail Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:39:10 +0000 Hilaria Supa has broken down many barriers in her life. Now she has overcome another one, in an unprecedented achievement: this Quechua indigenous woman who never went to school is today chair of the congressional education committee in Peru.
Reported by IPS Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 Officials of Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the drive-by shooting, accuse the Palestinian Authority of raiding the homes of 250 Hamas members. An authority official denies the allegation.
Reported by L.A. Times Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 American Charles Usher has an ambitious blog project to describe the intricacies of Seoul subway stops, all 477 of them. He wants to find the unique hidden in the urban landscape.
Reported by L.A. Times Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 The Toronto stock market was higher Wednesday as investors bought up commodity stocks on hopes that strong manufacturing figures from the U.S. and China will translate into improved economic activity and higher demand for metals and oil.
Reported by Toronto Star Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:16:30 +0000 OTTAWA - The economic and diplomatic strings attached to Ottawa's multi-billion dollar deal to buy the F-35 stealth fighters would make it extremely painful - if not impossible - for a future gove...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Three police officers and three prison guards have been suspended from their jobs over allegations they watched two female inmates have sex while in a jail cell. The RCMP announced...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 MONTREAL - There's speculation veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield has been slotted for a six-month visit to the International Space Station in November 2012. The Canadian Space Agency has planned an ...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000 CALGARY - A Calgary man at the centre of disturbing torture allegations on a 26-year-old man is now facing new charges on a second person. Police say Dustin Paxton will be charged with a new counts...
Reported by CJAD Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:10:35 +0000