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Conservatives move again to have robocalls suits tossed

AB — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:06:35 +0000

CBC News The Conservative Party has filed a second motion to dismiss the robocalls lawsuits filed by the left-leaning Council of Canadians, calling council chairperson Maude Barlow a “virulent critic” of Prime Minister Stephen Harper who has “orchestrated” the litigation.…

700 protesters arrested in Quebec

AB — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:44:00 +0000

BBC News Nearly 700 people have been detained in two Quebec cities in the biggest single night of mass arrests since student protests over fees began in February. Police invoked a controversial new law designed to curb demonstrations as they…

Expat voters launch legal challenge of ’5-year rule’

AB — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:53 +0000

CBC News A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal challenge served on the federal government Tuesday.…

Facebook and banks face lawsuit

AB — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:55:14 +0000

BBC News Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are being sued by disgruntled shareholders. A writ, filed in a Manhattan court, alleges that Facebook’s revised growth figures were not disclosed to all investors. US financial…

Attorney general seeks to halt Mountie’s human rights hearing

AB — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:59:35 +0000

CBC News Canada’s attorney general is trying to stop the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal from hearing a long-serving aboriginal B.C. Mountie’scomplaints of discrimination within the RCMP. Attorney General Rob Nicholson has applied to Federal Court for a judicial review of a…

China life sentence after Canada extradition

AB — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:03:12 +0000

BBC News Xinhua news agency said Lai, extradited from Canada, was convicted and sentenced by a Fujian court. The 53-year-old was accused of bribing officials and smuggling goods including cars, cigarettes and oil in one of China’s biggest political scandals.…

Chinese firm’s Canadian contracts raise security fears

AB — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:57 +0000

CBC News The former head of U.S. counter-espionage says the Harper government is putting North American security at risk by allowing a giant Chinese technology company to participate in major Canadian telecommunications projects. In an exclusive interview in Washington, Michelle…

Quebec firms charged in scandal got federal stimulus funds

AB — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:28 +0000

CBC News Some of the public money set aside for Canada’s economic recovery has ended up in the hands of companies and individuals accused of taking part in an elaborate collusion scheme in Quebec. An investigation by The Canadian Press…

Mask ban bill penalty doubled to 10 years

AB — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:33:14 +0000

CBC News MPs studying a bill that would make it illegal for rioters to cover their faces have doubled the proposed penalty to 10 years. Conservative MPs on the House justice committee changed the proposed law Thursday, sending the legislation…

Inmates to pay more for room and board

AB — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:01:08 +0000

CBC News Inmates in Canada will pay more money for their room and board, and some offenders employed within institutions will no longer be paid, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said today. Toews also announced changes to the way inmates…