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Commons Speaker sends MP suspension question to committee
OTTAWA – Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer has handed a House committee the tricky question of whether two Tory MPs should be suspended over doubtful campaign spending. Scheer says it’s up to the committee on procedure and House affairs to decide if James Bezan and Shelly Glover should lose their MP privileges until their fight with
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Fast and curious driver caught going 221 km/h loses car, nets double the fine
COURTENAY, B.C. – A fast and curious driver caught going 221 kilometres an hour in his new Subaru 20R through Vancouver Island traffic has lost his vehicle for seven days and netted a hefty fine. Police say the posted speed limit on Highway 19 near Campbell River is 110 kilometres per hour. RCMP Const. John
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Canada’s eavesdropping agency helped spy on G20, documents suggest
OTTAWA – Leaked documents suggest Canada helped the United States and Britain spy on participants at the London G20 summit four years ago. Britain’s Guardian newspaper says spies monitored the computers and intercepted the phone calls of foreign politicians and officials at two G20 meetings in London in 2009. The paper says the effort included
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You can still send a telegram in 2013 but it’ll cost you, from $19 & up
TORONTO – Many Canadians would be surprised to learn that in this digital age of email and instant messaging you can still send an old-fashioned telegram. And the owner of Telegrams Canada, Colin Stone, says demand for the old-school service is steady, with about 20,000 messages being sent through his company each year. But before
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Embattled Montreal mayor to speak at 3:30 p.m., amid demands for resignation
MONTREAL – The brief, controversial mayoral career of Michael Applebaum could be over imminently. A city spokesman says the Montreal interim mayor will make a statement at 3:30 p.m. Speculation about his departure has been rampant since he was slapped yesterday with 14 criminal charges. The provincial government has explicitly urged him to resign. As
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Edmonton police issue Amber Alert for nine-month-old baby taken by mother
EDMONTON – Police in Edmonton have issued an Amber Alert for a nine-month-old baby girl they say has been abducted by her mother. They say they believe the mother is planning to leave Canada with the child and return to China. The mother is described as Chinese, five-feet-two inches tall, about 125 pounds and as
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Thief steals bike from Burnaby senior, robs him of lifetime of memories
BURNABY, B.C. – An 85-year-old Burnaby senior hopes a heartless thief returns a bicycle that has rolled 4,700 kilometres across Canada, and carries countless memories of his magnificent adventure. Burnaby RCMP say the man, whose name has not been released, is devastated by the loss of his treasured Apollo 10 speed bike, stolen from the
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Federal integrity commissioner probing hirings by Cape Breton development agency
HALIFAX – A letter from the federal integrity commissioner says the chief executive of an economic development agency in Cape Breton is being investigated for alleged patronage hirings. Mario Dion, commissioner of the Office of Public Sector Integrity, wrote that his agency launched the inquiry into four hirings by John Lynn, chief executive of the
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Senate hires motivational speakers in midst of raging expenses scandal
OTTAWA – In the midst of a raging scandal over the abuse of taxpayers’ money by senators, the Senate has hired two speakers to help denizens of the maligned upper chamber feel better about themselves. All senators, their staff and Senate employees have been invited to attend talks by communications consultant Barry McLoughlin and motivational
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Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
WASHINGTON – Defence Minister Peter MacKay is in the U.S. capital today meeting with his American counterpart, Chuck Hagel, and bestowing an honorary doctorate upon Sen. John McCain. MacKay was also scheduled to make a speech to representatives of the Inter-American Defense Board, an international organization devoted to defence and security issues, and the Organization
