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Bottom line: Criminals don't register firearms - StarPhoenix - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:29am -
Globe and Mail

Bottom line: Criminals don't register firearms
StarPhoenix
As an Angus Reid poll finds 72 per cent of Canadians think the long-gun registry is a waste of money that does nothing to prevent crime, Canada's police chiefs, the RCMP and a ...
NDP rethinks opposition to gun registryToronto Star
An appeal to Jack LaytonMontreal Gazette
Questioning top cops' agenda legit: political analystToronto Sun
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No jail for man who faked medical credentials - Vancouver Sun - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:24am -
C-FAX 1070

No jail for man who faked medical credentials
Vancouver Sun
A clinical counsellor and former Saanich police reserve constable convicted last week for faking credentials will serve no jail time. In rendering the sentence Thursday, Judge Robert Higinbotham cited the destruction of Jason Matthew Walker's public ...
Phoney BC doctor Jason Walker avoids jail time, in part due to "well deserved ...Vancouver Sun
Phoney doctor avoids prison but must make public apologyBCLocalNews
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Spadework on HST started in January 2009 - Vancouver Sun - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:24am -
CBC.ca

Spadework on HST started in January 2009
Vancouver Sun
As the province entered an election year in 2009, Premier Gordon Campbell announced a realignment of his BC Liberal government to meet what he called "economic challenges. ...
B.C. seniors crying the HST bluesThe Province
Anti-HST initiative inching closer to BC legislatureGlobe and Mail
BC Liberal snaps at Finance Minister over HST, issues an apologyNews1130
Journal of Commerce -CTV.ca -BCLocalNews
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Speed demons risk losing vehicles for one week - Vancouver Sun - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:24am -
CBC.ca

Speed demons risk losing vehicles for one week
Vancouver Sun
BC's worst speeders will have their cars impounded for at least a week as a result of changes to the Motor Vehicle Act that take effect Sept. 20. Repeat offenders may lose their cars for as long ...
Speeders beware: New sanctions will allow police to seize vehiclesThe Province
BC speeders risk losing vehiclesCBC.ca
Kelowna's Top Cop discusses new impoundment rulesCKFR
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Excessive security - Vancouver Sun - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:24am -
Excessive security
Vancouver Sun
The mass arrests at the G20 protests in Toronto look no less excessive in hindsight. Indeed, as more charges are dropped, it becomes more clear that hundreds of people were arrested with no cause. Of the more than 1100 people who were arrested at the ...
$115M lawsuit launched against G20 policeToronto Sun
Montrealer arrested, charged with damage during G20 summitMontreal Gazette
Montreal man arrested in connection to G20 vandalismToronto Star
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Vancouver Island woodcarver shot dead by Seattle police - Vancouver Sun - 3 Sep 2010 at 3:24am -
Vancouver Island woodcarver shot dead by Seattle police
Vancouver Sun
News that a talented aboriginal Vancouver Island woodcarver was shot dead by police in Seattle has shocked the man's friends and family. John T. Williams was crossing a downtown Seattle street ...
Vancouver Island carver shot dead by Seattle policeGlobe and Mail
Police-shooting victim 'struggled with a lot of things'Seattle Times
Nuu-chah-nulth carver gunned down by Seattle policeBCLocalNews
Lake Cowichan Gazette -Westcoaster
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Hawk attacks stop mail delivery - Calgary Herald - 3 Sep 2010 at 2:52am -
CBC.ca

Hawk attacks stop mail delivery
Calgary Herald
While some residents have welcomed the Swainson's hawks that have nested in a tree in Bayview for at least two summers, the birds' instinct to guard their young forced Canada Post to pull ...
Mail won't be 'hawked' in SWMetro Canada - Calgary
Alberta. Hawk's attacks halt mail serviceOttawa Citizen
Nose-diving hawk halts mail deliveryCBC.ca
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Judge's nude photos ordered returned - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:37pm - A provincial court judge has ordered a Winnipeg man to return sexually explicit pictures of a prominent Manitoba judge to her husband.

Hadfield named space station commander - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:25pm - Col. Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station during a mission launching late in 2012.

Hurricane watch closes N.S. parks - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:11pm - The Canadian Hurricane Centre issues a hurricane watch for four Nova Scotia counties and expands its tropical storm watch to include large sections of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Judge's nude photos ordered returned - CBC.ca - 2 Sep 2010 at 9:47pm -
CBC.ca

Judge's nude photos ordered returned
CBC.ca
Lori Douglas has been temporarily relieved of her duties as a sitting justice of Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench. (CBC) A provincial court judge has ordered a Winnipeg man to return sexually explicit pictures of a prominent Manitoba judge to her ...
How should we judge our judges?Montreal Gazette
Man ordered to return nude photos of judgeNational Post
Man at centre of judge's sex scandal ordered to return photosGlobe and Mail
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Fuel tanker aground in Northwest Passage - 2 Sep 2010 at 9:40pm - A fuel tanker carrying more than nine million litres of diesel fuel has run aground in the Northwest Passage, the Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed.

Mayoral candidates debate youth issues - Toronto Star - 2 Sep 2010 at 9:16pm -
Globe and Mail

Mayoral candidates debate youth issues
Toronto Star
Six mayoral candidates, including Rocco Achampong, gathered Thursday night for a debate on city issues facing Toronto's youth. Hundreds of people, most of them students, packed the sweltering main hall of the University of Toronto's historic Hart House ...
Voters like idea of firing council, poll saysToronto Sun
Smitherman reportedly curses Rossi volunteer at mayoral debate680 News
Rossi pledges term limits for city's elected politiciansGlobe and Mail
CP24, Canada -insideTORONTO.com -CTV.ca
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Calgary mom charged for stabbing teen - 2 Sep 2010 at 8:11pm - A Calgary woman has been charged in connection with the stabbing of her 19-year-old daughter, who suffered minor injuries to her chest.

G20 class-action lawsuit seeks $115M - 2 Sep 2010 at 7:46pm - Two people who were jailed during June's G20 summit in Toronto have launched a $115-million class-action lawsuit against the Toronto Police Services Board, federal Attorney General Rob Nicholson and the Peel Police Services Board.

Bellemare launches countersuit against Charest - 2 Sep 2010 at 7:43pm - Former Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare is fighting a defamation lawsuit filed by Premier Jean Charest with his own $900,000 countersuit.

Calls for resignation after HST documents released - 2 Sep 2010 at 7:15pm - A day after internal documents revealed that the B.C. government was talking about the HST five months before the election, there are calls for the resignation of top officials.

New G20 suit seeks $115 million in damages - 2 Sep 2010 at 6:56pm - A second class-action lawsuit has been filed in relation to security activity and the corresponding arrests that occurred during the controversial G20 summer summit in Toronto.

Pride in parks 'not a federalist plot': Harper - Toronto Sun - 2 Sep 2010 at 6:37pm -
CBC.ca

Pride in parks 'not a federalist plot': Harper
Toronto Sun
OTTAWA ? Encouraging Canada's students to visit national parks is "not a federalist plot," according to the prime minister. The Bloc Quebecois accused Harper of spreading ?propaganda? in a letter he sent to all Grade ...
Free parks passes not a 'federalist plot,' PM saysToronto Star
Deal keeps Mirabel firm aloftMontreal Gazette
Tasha Kheiriddin: Bloc Quebecois threatened by national parksNational Post
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Stop Fish Lake mine project: B.C. First Nations - 2 Sep 2010 at 5:33pm - First Nations in British Columbia are warning the federal government that they will stop at nothing to prevent a mining company from destroying a fishing lake to process copper and gold.

Family of Orangeville woman brace for worst - 2 Sep 2010 at 5:03pm - Police told the family of a missing southern Ontario woman to expect the worst on Thursday, as the investigation into her whereabouts stretched into the fourth day.

Canadian to take command of space station in 2013 - 2 Sep 2010 at 4:50pm - The Canadian Space Agency announced veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to take command of the International Space Station.

600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop - 2 Sep 2010 at 4:27pm - Personal information about more than 600 patients of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is contained in a laptop stolen from Burnaby General Hospital.

Cpl. Brian Pinksen's body arrives home - 2 Sep 2010 at 4:15pm - A repatriation ceremony was held Thursday afternoon for the latest Canadian soldier to die during the Afghan mission at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario.

Orangeville woman may be victim of foul play - 2 Sep 2010 at 3:07pm - Police are telling the family of a missing Orangeville, Ont., woman to brace for the worst as the search for Sonia Varaschin entered its fourth day.

Canada's five biggest banks earned $4.8B in Q3 - 2 Sep 2010 at 2:53pm - Canada's five biggest banks earned a combined $4.8 billion in third quarter profits, nine per cent more than last year, as they cashed in on strong growth in mortgages, consumer and corporate loans and other retail operations.

First Nations issue ultimatum over B.C. mine - 2 Sep 2010 at 2:14pm - First Nations in British Columbia are warning the federal government that they will stop at nothing to prevent a mining company from destroying a fishing lake to process copper and gold.

Death of T.O. comic ruled a homicide - 2 Sep 2010 at 1:54pm - A Toronto comedian whose body was found in a burned-out home in St. Thomas, Ont., briefly hosted an Internet comedy show based on his exploits outside Toronto nightclubs.

Disgraced Montreal politician drops Africa plan - 2 Sep 2010 at 1:27pm - A former Montreal municipal politician who was forced to withdraw from politics after he was accused of illegal financing has decided not to volunteer to teach good governance in Burkina Faso.

New initiative to highlight Terry Fox 30th anniversary - 2 Sep 2010 at 12:35pm - The Terry Fox Foundation is marking the 30th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope with a new cancer research fundraising initiative.

PM announces transit cash for Kitchener-Waterloo - 2 Sep 2010 at 12:05pm - The federal government has announced millions of dollars to support public transit in the Kitchener-Waterloo region of southwestern Ontario.

HST has divided B.C. business community - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:28am - The group representing B.C. restaurant owners says the province's handling of the HST has divided the business community and damaged its relationship with the government.

Stolen military truck driven onto Winnipeg runway - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:08am - A military pickup truck was stolen from the Canadian Forces Base in Winnipeg and then driven onto the runway at the James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.

First Canadian commander of Space Station - 2 Sep 2010 at 11:00am - LONGUEUIL, Quebec -- Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will be the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012.

First steel plate cut for new coast guard vessels - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:45am - Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea has cut the first steel plate for nine new patrol vessels to be built for the coast guard -- a year to the day the contract was announced.

Documents show B.C. negotiated HST pre-election - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:33am - The man behind a petition to kill the harmonized sales tax in B.C. is calling for the resignations of Premier Gordon Campbell and Finance Minister Colin Hansen after the release of new documents about the tax.

Liberals pull even with Tories: EKOS poll - 2 Sep 2010 at 10:03am - Michael Ignatieff's Liberals have pulled into an end-of-summer dead heat with Stephen Harper's Conservatives, according to a new EKOS poll.

Toronto is speed trap capital of North America - 2 Sep 2010 at 9:10am - Drivers in Toronto should keep their eyes peeled for speed traps around every corner, according to the National Motorist Association's annual list of "Worst North American Speed Trap Cities".

Tamils want Ottawa to stop making unproven accusations - 2 Sep 2010 at 6:52am - Ottawa must stop making allegations that some illegal Tamil immigrants may have terrorist links and instead produce evidence, the Canadian Tamil Congress said Wednesday.

Bellemare will get to grill Charest at inquiry - 2 Sep 2010 at 6:48am - Ex-justice minister Marc Bellemare's defence team will be allowed to cross-examine Premier Jean Charest at a commission looking into allegations of political interference in the appointment of judges.