#1 — CBC | B.C. avalanche missing accounted for: RCMP
RCMP say they have looked for abandoned vehicles and canvassed area hotels and there is no one that they know of left unaccounted for following a deadly B.C. avalanche.
[...]
#2 — CBC | Public Safety minister to unveil emergency plan
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is expected to announce a federal emergency response plan on Monday in Ottawa, four months after being criticized by the auditor general for not having one.
[...]
#3 — Globe | Ontario seeks Ottawa’s help as welfare cases spike
Welfare cases are on the rise in Canada as laid-off workers exhaust their federal employment insurance benefits and turn to provincial social assistance programs for help.
[...]
#4 — Globe | Canadian scientists uncover poppy’s painkilling power
Canadian researchers have unlocked the genetic secrets of the poppy plant, raising the possibility of making powerful narcotics from simple raw materials.
[...]
#5 — LFP | Car dealership shooter killed teen in Winnipeg
When an Edmonton man shot two co-workers and turned the gun on himself at a car dealership last week, it wasn’t the first time he took a life in a fit of violence.
[...]
#6 — NP | Plans for new fleet of armoured combat vehicles back on track
A multibillion-dollar plan to buy a fleet of new armoured combat vehicles for the army is back on after the Defence Department has decided that the program should be a priority.
[...]
#7 — NP | Identify ‘rogue’ scientists, Tories say
The federal government has been pushing Canada’s largest research council to release the names of scientists who fudge research results, plagiarize reports or misspend grant money, according to federal documents obtained by Canwest News Service.
[...]
#8 — OC | U.S. regulations forcing more meat inspections in Canada
OTTAWA— The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is scrambling to maintain an increased presence at dozens of large meat-processing plants after auditors from the United States Department of Agriculture found inspections were too infrequent to meet U.S. food-safety standards, newly released internal records show.
[...]
#9 — MG | Government overhauling handling of depression in public service
OTTAWA — The Harper government is taking steps to promote “workforce wellness” in the public service, as records show depression, stress and other mental illnesses account for nearly 45 per cent of all disability claims.
[...]
#10 — Sar | Crowd roars as Canadians win 3 medals on home snow
WHISTLER, B.C.–Viviane Forest is legally blind.
But she has no problems with her hearing.
[...]