US (English) ▼Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:31:22 GMT+00:00
 Globe and Mail | RCMP brass need oversight Toronto Star “The issue with (the Commissioner) was not just his autocratic leadership style, but the way in which he articulated it. He expressed himself in passionate (some say intemperate) ways, with little regard or apparent respect for those with whom he was ... Pace of reform is at the heart of RCMP tensions The great puzzle that is the RCMP RCMP dealing with management 'issues': memo |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:14:54 GMT+00:00
 CBC.ca | Kamloops inferno has 175 people on evacuation alert Vancouver Sun -A discarded cigarette, sparks from a hydro pole and a random lightning strike are among the possible causes of a 53-hectare brush fire that continues to burn in Barnhartvale, on the southeast ... Fresh wildfire prompts evacuation near Kamloops, BC Wildfire north of Kamloops forces 125 to flee Wildfire near Kamloops forces 125 to evacuate |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:20:09 GMT+00:00
 Globe and Mail | Ship found in Arctic after 162 years Hindustan Times A British ship abandoned in the Arctic in 1848 while on a rescue mission has been found intact in Canada. Canadian archaeologists found the HMS Investigator under about 25 feet of pristine, icy water in Mercy Bay using sonar and metal detectors, ... Missing ship found after 150 years Abandoned 1854 ship found in Arctic Team finds ship lost in Franklin expedition search |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:06:55 GMT+00:00
 Globe and Mail | Premier says he's concerned about census proposal Daily Gleaner Premier Shawn Graham says he's concerned about the federal proposal to abolish the mandatory long-form version of the census. Commenting publicly for the first time on the hotly debated issue, Graham said he shares the worries voiced by leading experts ... Voluntary census deletes questions about unpaid work Census objectors come in many different forms Siddiqui: Civil servants shine amid Tory darkness |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:55:08 GMT+00:00
 AFP | Cuban officials finally release Ontario man CTV.ca OTTAWA — It appears calling in Cuba's representative in Ottawa to discuss the issue of Canadians detained in the Caribbean nation has had some results. Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Peter Kent said in a statement Wednesday that the case of ... Canada presses Cuba on cases of detained Canadians Cuban nightmare ending for teen Stranded teen could impede tourism, Havana told |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:03 GMT+00:00
 Globe and Mail | BC stops sex tests for young sexual offenders CTV.ca VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has suspended a program that attempts to test the sexual responses of young male sex offenders by attaching sensors to their genitals. The tests require offenders as young as 13 to look at images of nude and ... B.C. halts sex arousal tests on young offenders BC stops sex tests for young sexual offenders BC suspends penile sex tests on young offenders |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:49:46 GMT+00:00
DND computers used to alter Wikipedia Montreal Gazette Defence Department computers in Ottawa have been used to vandalize information on a Wikipedia site critical of the Conservative government's decision to spend billions on a new stealth fighter. ... DND computers used to delete criticism We exercised options to purchase F-35 jets GE workers rally for engine jobs in DC |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:02:06 GMT+00:00
 CBC.ca | Kenneth Klassen sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER, BC: JULY 28, 2010 -- Kenneth Klassen hides behind a newspaper, July 28th, as he waits in the lobby of the BC Supreme courthouse to attend his sentencing hearing. Klassen is charged with having ... Canadian sex tourist gets 11 years in jail Canadian man gets 11years for sex tourism charges 'Sex tourist' Kenneth Klassen sentenced to 11 years |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:24 GMT+00:00
 CBC.ca | Airport upgrade 25% under budget Edmonton Journal An artist's depiction of the new control tower at Edmonton International Airport is visible next to the site of work on part of the multimillion-dollar expansion project on Wednesday. ... Venting International airport's massive expansion coming in under budget Edmonton airport reno costs fall 25%: staff |
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:08:20 GMT+00:00
Museum lovers rush to help after fire Calgary Herald A southern Alberta town which has already lost its historic grain elevator and hotel to fire, battled a blaze in a century-old train station on Wednesday. When the smoke cleared, ... Fire destroys Alberta museum Fire ruins High River museum exhibits Rare prairie artifacts destroyed in blaze |