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Breaking: Bob Rae stepping down as an MP to focus on mediation work (5)

Liberal member of Parliament Bob Rae announced Wednesday he is stepping down as an MP in order to focus on his work as a lawyer and mediator on First Nations issues. Rae, 64, made the announcement in Ottawa Wednesday, alongside … Continue reading

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Another Montreal mayor resigns in scandal (4)

MONTREAL – Montreal has had its second scandal-provoked mayoral resignation in less than a year, with an arrest and criminal charges leading to the departure Tuesday of an interim city-hall boss. Replacement mayor Michael Applebaum stepped down a day after … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update June 19th, 2012 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Shouting matches, reports of intimidation at Que. construction sites SHERBROOKE, QUE. – There were confrontations and allegations of intimidation at construction sites east of Montreal Tuesday on the second day of a general, unlimited workers’ … Continue reading

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Canada-EU trade deal threatened by infighting (10)

Canadian trade negotiators are running up against bureaucratic infighting among European Union officials, who are backing away from earlier commitments in talks for a Canada-EU trade deal – increasing the chances Stephen Harper will return home empty-handed after a week-long … Continue reading

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The Mighty Bakken (1)

[Ed. note: North Dakota registered $25.3 billion in taxable economic activity 2012, a 29 percent increase from 2011. The major reason for this economic boom is described below.] Any discussion of the revolution in U.S. upstream technology and its impact on the … Continue reading

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Satellites Identify Hotspots for Drought in Coming Years

Despite heavy rains this week, drought persists throughout much of the Midwest and Southern U.S., forcing residents to pump more water from deep underground. Now a new paper in Science points out that our nation’s groundwater reserves are also being depleted throughout large swaths … Continue reading

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Liberal appointee asks court to let him keep $231,000 in housing allowances

OTTAWA – A Liberal appointee in the Senate has asked a court to let him keep $231,000 in housing allowances his peers say he should repay. Sen. Mac Harb filed an application for a judicial review in Ontario Superior Court … Continue reading

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Former Alberta university student pres tries to avoid jail time

CALGARY — Robbing a bank while disguised should land the former president of the Mount Royal University students’ association a four-year prison term, a prosecutor said Monday. But the lawyer for Meghan Melnyk suggested her client should be spared any … Continue reading

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Government proposes move to withhold two weeks’ pay from public servants

OTTAWA — The Conservative government is proposing to claw back four per cent of the public service payroll from its employees as part of its sweeping plan to modernize its pay system and bring it in line with the private … Continue reading

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Fernandez: Facing the Syrian Dilemma

It’s painful to watch President Obama stretched over the Syrian rack. His basic dilemma is that with Russia’s entry onto the scene he can’t afford to cede ground to Moscow or Teheran. But with al-Qaeda affiliated forces now making up 7 … Continue reading

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Editorial: Putin has Syria loaded for bear

He’s been saying it for months, but when Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday of arming the “thugs” behind the bloody regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, the world took notice. That’s because Harper was basically … Continue reading

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Morning Update June 19th, 2013 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Woman to pay $3,500 after cops shot dogs OTTAWA – A woman must pay $3,500 after losing an appeal against Ottawa police, who shot and killed her pit bulls during a raid to arrest a … Continue reading

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