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Coping with being a coroner in the North

PETER WORDEN — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:47:31 -0400

Nunavut’s Padma Suramala deals with death with a sense of duty, and deals with the mental challenges the best she can

How badly do Ontario Liberals fear the ombud?

ADAM RADWANSKI — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:46:13 -0400

Other provincial governments allow hospital complaints to be probed, but other governments don’t answer to André Marin

Meet Nunavut's chief coroner, Padma Suramala

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:39:55 -0400

Indian-born Suramala investigates the deceased in a territory with high rates of murder, suicide and infant death

Veterans of the convocation address share their wisdom

KATHRYN BLAZE CARLSON — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:45 -0400

Five veteran convocation speakers and one rookie share memories from their own graduations and what to expect as they prepare to don academic robes this spring to impart advice on the next generation

Boruch Spiegel, fighter in the Warsaw ghetto uprising

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:34:07 -0400

Montrealer a reluctant hero ‘forced by circumstances to do things that were out of character’

Parts of (great convocation) speech: Funny, personal, inspiring – and short

KATHRYN BLAZE CARLSON — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:32:00 -0400

Behind the gown with seasoned orators and first-time raconteurs in search of the reality beneath the rhetoric

Judge grants bail to accused in Edmonton restaurant crash that killed toddler

Chris Purdy — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:16:03 -0400

Richard Suter faces charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm and refusing to give a breath sample

Matchmakers guide newcomers through often confusing dating landscape

ANN HUI — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:52:40 -0400

New immigrants can face obstacles such as language barriers, cultural differences or lack of a social network when finding a match in a new country

Roads no safer with hands-free devices, study finds

DAWN WALTON — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:24 -0400

University of Alberta researchers found sharp increase in errors from drivers using voice-to-text apps over those focused on the road

Busy Atlantic hurricane season in forecast

ALY THOMSON — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:38:31 -0400

Increased risk of storm activity due to unusually warm Atlantic conditions

Seal hunt off Newfoundland called best in years as protesters push for its end

Sue Bailey — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:59:56 -0400

About 91,000 harp seals were landed this spring, far short of the federal quota of 400,000 but an increase over 69,000 last year and 38,000 in 2011

Federal government tests remote video screening at small border crossings

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:00 -0400

Ottawa is testing the new technology at two crossings – Piney, Man., and Morses Line, Que. – that are usually closed overnight

Trudeau critical of Harper’s handling of Senate scandal

Jane Taber — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:20:34 -0400

Liberal leader accuses Prime Minister of making Canadians even more cynical about politics

Auditors to deepen probe into Pamela Wallin’s Senate expenses

Kim Mackrael — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:18:20 -0400

The Senate committee examining Pamela Wallin’s travel expenses has asked independent auditors to widen the scope of their review to include another year’s worth of the Saskatchewan senator’s expense claims

Qatar drops bid to take UN agency from Montreal

CAMPBELL CLARK — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:17:58 -0400

Canada’s swift, determined campaign to keep the seat of the International Civil Aviation Organization pays off

Judges may ‘cut and paste’ when writing their judgments: Supreme Court

Kirk Makin — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:03 -0400

Court upholds part of $4-million award in a medical malpractice lawsuit, concluding trial judge had not tainted reasoning by importing large portions of plaintiff's written arguments

Luka Magnotta's Berlin arrest a fluke prompted only by police cadet training: report

Tu Thanh Ha — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:15 -0400

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

15 Waterloo-area teens missing on Bruce Peninsula hike found

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:53:40 -0400

The OPP says it has been told there are no concerns for the teens being in the bush overnight because the emphasis of the trip is on survival and out back camping

Space’s final frontier? Recovery

Roberta Bondar — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Our romantic view of space flight fails to account for the painful realities faced by Chris Hadfield and other astronauts upon their return

Amid the political morality tales, some serve us with distinction

Jeffrey Simpson — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Thanks to Stephen Mandel, Mark Carney and others who deserve gratitude even during these depressing days for Canadian public life

Wife defends Canadian trucker blamed for collision that brought down Washington bridge

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:33:43 -0400

Collapse cuts off main route between Seattle and Canada, and raises questions about the safety of aging spans

Boil-water advisory lifted in Montreal

PIERRE CHAUVIN — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:04:20 -0400

‘You can drink the water,’ mayor tells city

Haida group dumps man behind ocean fertilization

MARK HUME — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:50:24 -0400

Haida group had tested controversial theory involving using iron to promote plankton growth

Robo-calls had minimal impact on 2011 election, court rules, upholding results

JOSH WINGROVE — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:45:03 -0400

“Fraud” occurred – particularly in Guelph, Ont. – but there was little evidence the robo-call efforts actually kept anyone away from the polls, ruling says

‘Perhaps’ I could have acted faster on Wright revelations, Harper says

STEVEN CHASE — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:50 -0400

On official trip to Colombia, Prime Minister says it’s up to the Senate to decide if Mike Duffy should be removed from office

Officials under pressure as Montreal’s water woes test public’s patience

INGRID PERITZ — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:58 -0400

Water levels in a reservoir in Montreal’s biggest filtration plant dropped too low on Wednesday, allowing sediment at the bottom of the basin to be pumped into the city’s vast distribution system

Witness tells Charbonneau inquiry of car bomb that left crater in his driveway

LES PERREAUX — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:46:33 -0400

For Gilles Théberge, the message delivered by the sticks of dynamite stuck underneath his dark grey Buick was not immediately clear in the wee hours of June 15, 2000

Debilitated Russian cruise ship disappears off Newfoundland coast

SUE BAILEY — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:56 -0400

Four months after an empty Russian cruise ship snapped a tow line and drifted into the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, its trail has gone cold

Accused in alleged terror plot seeks lawyer who will use Koran as ‘reference’

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:55 -0400

Montreal man accused of plan to derail Via Rail train

This year’s grads ‘extremely disadvantaged’ when seeking entry-level work

BARRIE McKENNA — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:42 -0400

They are heading into a maelstrom of labour surpluses, hyper-cautious employers, precarious jobs and a bulge of baby boomers hogging the best opportunities