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Monday, February 16, 2015

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Notable Canadians call on Harper to push Mohamed Fahmy's case with Egypt

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 01:18 PM PST

Stephen Lewis speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday March 9, 2011. A number of prominent Canadians, including Lewis, are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to intervene "personally and immediately" in the case of a Canadian journalist on trial in Egypt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldA number of prominent Canadians are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to intervene "personally and immediately" in the case of a Canadian journalist on trial in Egypt. In an open letter released Monday, 250 people — including comedian Rick Mercer, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, author Michael Ondaatje and diplomat Stephen Lewis — urged Harper to press his Egyptian counterpart on Mohamed Fahmy's case. Fahmy was released on bail last Friday after spending more than a year in a Cairo prison, but he is set to return to court next week for the continuation of a retrial on terror-related charges his family has called ridiculous. The letter to Harper calls for the prime minister to ask that Fahmy be allowed to leave Egypt under a new law that allows foreigners convicted or accused of crimes to be deported.

Montreal police investigating Verdun stabbing death

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 06:18 PM PST

Montreal police are investigating a suspicious death after a 57-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds to his upper body in the entrance of his apartment on Manning Street in the Verdun borough.

Former B.C. man sues over 'miscarriage of justice' in wrongful-conviction case

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 06:14 PM PST

A former British Columbia man whose sexual assault conviction was thrown out in what the Crown has called a "miscarriage of justice" is suing the RCMP, the lead investigator and prosecutor, the provincial and federal governments and even his own former defence lawyer. Jason Gratl, the current lawyer for Gurdev Singh Dhillon, said Monday he has also filed a judicial review to quash his client's deportation order and has appealed to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander. Dhillon was convicted of sexual assault in 2005, imprisoned and deported to India in 2008. The notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court names the province's minister of justice, the federal attorney general, lead investigator Ryan Roth, lead prosecutor Don Wilson, defence lawyer Sukhjinder Grewal, and a civilian member of the RCMP known only as John Doe.

CP Rail strike ends as two sides agree to arbitration

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 01:40 PM PST

The Canadian Pacific railyard is pictured in Port CoquitlamBy Leah Schnurr OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada union have agreed to seek mediated arbitration, ending a one-day strike at the country's No. 2 railway, Canada's labor minister said on Monday. "The strike is over," Labor Minister Kellie Leitch told reporters. "Our intention is to get service working at 100 percent by tomorrow morning." The government had planned to introduce back-to-work legislation on Monday afternoon to force more than 3,000 locomotive engineers and conductors represented by the Teamster Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union back on the job. "We are now going to mediated arbitration with respect to these parties," said Leitch, who has been involved in the talks.

CN Rail's cross-country line blocked as rail cars burn

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 08:37 AM PST

Canadian National Railway said its main railway line across the country remained blocked on Monday after a train carrying crude oil derailed in northern Ontario two days ago, setting seven rail cars on fire. The train, heading from Alberta's oil sands to eastern Canada, derailed late Saturday about 80 km (50 miles) south of Timmins, Ontario in a remote wooded area. CN said 29 of 100 cars were involved and seven had caught fire. "CN (has) safely removed derailed cars from the right of way, allowing workers to get closer to the core of the derailment, where a fire is still burning," CN spokesman Patrick Waldron said via email.
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

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Ottawa spent $376K to repatriate Luka Magnotta in 'national interest,' docs show

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 11:33 AM PST

Luka Rocco Magnotta is taken by police from a Canadian military plane to a waiting van on Monday, June 18, 2012 in Mirabel, Que. The big-ticket military mission to fetch fugitive Luka Rocco Magnotta from Germany in 2012 was ordered by a senior Conservative cabinet minister who considered it a matter of "national interest," The Canadian Press has learned.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HOThe big-ticket military mission to fetch fugitive Luka Rocco Magnotta from Germany in 2012 was ordered by a senior Conservative cabinet minister who considered it a matter of "national interest," The Canadian Press has learned.

Government to introduce legislation Monday to end rail strike: source

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST

Canadian Pacific locomotives idle on the track at the Cote St-Luc yard in Montreal, Sunday, February 15, 2015. More than 3,000 Teamsters members have gone on strike at the Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP)after contract talks failed to reach an agreement before the midnight deadline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesThe federal government is poised to introduce legislation to end a strike by more than 3,000 members of the Teamsters union against Canadian Pacific Railway. A government source told The Canadian Press the legislation is to be tabled Monday morning. The strike against CP Rail (TSX:CP) began after contract talks failed to reach an agreement before the midnight deadline. The Teamsters union represents 3,300 locomotive engineers and other train workers at CP.

Ottawa police, OPP find 2 missing boys after Amber Alert issued; mother arrested

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 07:13 PM PST

Ottawa police have found two missing boys who were the subject of an Amber Alert on Saturday night. Police say Jaden Khalifa, 3, and Caleb Brisebois, 1, were located Sunday evening, and are in good condition. The Amber Alert alleged the boys were taken by their mother, 29-year-old Catherine Otim. Ottawa police say Otim was arrested Sunday evening with the assistance of the Killaloe detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police.

Rail cars on fire after crude train derails in Ontario, CN says

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 10:44 AM PST

Rail cars sit in the CN MacMillan Yard in TorontoSeven rail cars were on fire in northern Ontario after a train carrying crude oil derailed late on Saturday night, Canadian National Railway said on Sunday.
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

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What Cuba can teach Canada about vaccines

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST

Doctors Explain The Importance Of Vaccinations To CongressThe majority of Cubans are knowledgeable about vaccines and their personal immunization history. How did they do it?

CP Rail hit by strike by Teamsters, but reaches tentative agreement with Unifor

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 10:25 PM PST

Unifor serves strike notice on CP Rail; could walk off the job SundayThe parties involved in negotiations between Canadian Pacific Railway and two of its unions are hopeful that a deal can be reached before the unions decide to go through with threatened job action.

One winning ticket for Saturday night's $13.9 million Lotto-649 jackpot

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 08:34 PM PST

TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $13.9-million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw.

CP Rail's train engineers, conductors go on strike in Canada: union

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 10:36 PM PST

A Canadian Pacific Railway crew works on their train at the CP Rail yards in CalgaryCanadian Pacific Railway's train engineers and conductors walked off the job on Sunday as a midnight deadline to reach agreement on a new contract passed, setting the stage for back-to-work legislation to be enacted by the government. Canada's No. 2 railway had reached a last-minute deal with another union, Unifor, which represents safety and maintenance workers minutes before the deadline. "Picket lines are now being set up across Canada and the rail shut down is happening," TCRC President Douglas Finnson said in a statement.

'Misfits' plotted Valentine's Day murders in Canada mall: minister

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 06:36 PM PST

Canada's Justice Minister MacKay speaks in the House of Commons in OttawaA group of "murderous misfits" planned a massacre on Valentine's Day in Atlantic Canada's largest regional shopping mall but the alleged plot was foiled by police after an anonymous tip-off, the justice minister said on Saturday. Police charged two people with conspiracy to commit murder and released a third suspect in the alleged plot to shoot as many people as possible in the Halifax Shopping Center. A fourth man linked to the plot was found dead in a house in Halifax, police said. "Based on what we know so far, it would have been devastating, mass casualties would have been a real possibility," Justice Minister Peter MacKay told reporters.
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Friday, February 13, 2015

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NS police say they've stopped alleged Valentine's Day 'mass killing' plot

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:49 PM PST

RCMP crest - capPolice say they've stopped an alleged plan by at least two suspects to kill people in a public place on Valentine's Day.

Fort Saskatchewan fire damages three homes under construction

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:47 PM PST

Fort Saskatchewan fire damages three homes under constructionSeveral duplexes under construction were damaged in a fire in North Saskatchewan Friday night.

No winning tickets sold for Friday night's $12 million dollar Lotto Max jackpot

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:40 PM PST

TORONTO - No winning tickets were sold for Friday night's $12-million Lotto Max jackpot.

Canadian government joins CP contract talks, readies back-to-work law

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST

Conservative MP Leitch speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in OttawaBy Leah Schnurr and Jeffrey Hodgson OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Friday it had joined contract talks between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and unionized staff ahead of a possible weekend strike, but it also began laying the groundwork to introduce back-to-work legislation. Canadian Labour Minister Kellie Leitch intervened in the negotiations to encourage an agreement and stave off a potential weekend strike, her spokesman said. In recent years, the government has intervened or threatened to intervene in several major labor disputes in the transportation sector. Unions representing workers at CP Rail have given notice they may go on strike just after midnight on Saturday.

Canadian police say Valentine's Day mass shooting plot foiled

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST

A duplex home where a 19-year-old man was found dead is shown in TimberleaCanadian police said on Friday they foiled a plot in which at least two people allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting in the East Coast province of Nova Scotia on Valentine's Day. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement the plot involved a 19-year-old man from Timberlea, Nova Scotia, and a 23-year-old woman from Geneva, Illinois. Police said they obtained information that suggested the two had access to firearms and intended to go to a public venue in the Halifax, Nova Scotia, region on Feb. 14 to kill people, and then themselves. The police statement did not suggest a possible motive, but officers told a media briefing they would not characterize it as a "terrorist event." "I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens, but there's nothing in the investigation to classify it as a terrorist attack," said Nova Scotia RCMP Commanding Officer Brian Brennan, according to CBC News.
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