- Toronto committee set to call on Ford to address drug allegations
- Luka Magnotta Berlin arrest a fluke prompted only by police cadet training: report
- Are we getting enough vacation? Canada ranks near bottom of list
- Harper’s ex-chief of staff kept close tabs on Senate expenses audit
- London attack aftermath: In Woolwich, fear, blame and a twinge of hope
London attack aftermath: In Woolwich, fear, blame and a twinge of hope
The neighbourhood where the attack took place is a microcosm of London: mostly working class, but undergoing a transformation as new posh buildings go up. And ethnic tension is never far from the surface
BY PAUL WALDIE, LONDON
Lynne Booker came with flowers out of the memory of her murdered son. Tracy Kearns stopped to rant about the British government. And Father Michael Branch walked over to speak about peace.
Harper’s ex-chief of staff kept close tabs on Senate expenses audit
Opposition says that constitutes interference in the audit process
BY BILL CURRY and STEVEN CHASE, OTTAWA
The Prime Minister’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, was in close contact with the senator who has been accused of whitewashing an audit of Mike Duffy’s expenses.
Are we getting enough vacation? Canada ranks near bottom of list
Study looks at mandated minimums
BY MICHAEL BABAD
A new study puts Canada near the bottom of the list of developed countries when it comes to laws governing vacation and holiday time.
Canada ranks third from the bottom in a study of 21 OECD countries in the study by the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research, though it notes some holidays vary among the provinces.
Luka Magnotta Berlin arrest a fluke prompted only by police cadet training: report
Magnotta is to go on trial in September 2014 for the slaying of Concordia University student Lin Jun, a Chinese national whose body parts were scattered around town and mailed to political parties
BY TU THANH HA
Berlin police might never have arrested Montreal crime suspect Luka Magnotta but for the fact that their officers were with a group of trainees and “had to give a good example,” a new report says.
Toronto committee set to call on Ford to address drug allegations
As Rob Ford fires chief of staff, executive committee pushes for answers
BY ELIZABETH CHURCH
Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging Toronto’s troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making contingency plans to run the city in his absence.
Barrick suspends controversial Pascua-Lama project
Company responds to court order after indigenous communities complained about groundwater contamination
BY PAV JORDAN
Barrick Gold Corp. has suspended construction in Chile on its massive Pascua-Lama gold and silver project, responding to a court order that further delays a mine already a year behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.
B.C. Premier Clark cleared of conflict in dealings related to sale of BC Rail
In decision released Wednesday, lawyer Gerald Gerrand says he has no hesitation in concluding that there was no conflict
By MARK HUME
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier Christy Clark has been cleared of allegations that she was in a conflict of interest when she attended cabinet meetings in 2002 and 2003 concerning government plans to sell BC Rail.
Trio of wireless companies exit lobby group, claim big-player bias
Wind Mobile, Public Mobile, Mobilicity all say association is tilted in favour of older, bigger carriers
A bitter feud between Canada’s smaller wireless firms and their bigger rivals has come to a head with three mobile phone carriers’ angry pullout from the industry’s main lobby group.
N.S. Justice Minister asks everyone to ‘look in the mirror’ after teen suicide
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Justice Minister is imploring everyone from politicians to the police to parents to media to “look in the mirror” after the death of a bullied teenager has provoked an outpouring of concern from across the country.
Chilean court suspends Barrick’s controversial Pascua-Lama project
Ruling comes after indigenous communities complained about groundwater contamination
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