Public to have their say as Quebec's dying with dignity hearings hit the road
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press
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MONTREAL - Quebecers will delve into the thorny and emotionally charged debate over euthanasia and assisted suicide this week as public hearings into dying with dignity get underway. A committee of provincial politicians has heard from experts and it will now be the public's turn in discussions that
Cda shelled out $650K over two years to civilians caught in the crossfire
Dene Moore, The Canadian Press
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The Department of National Defence paid just over $650,000 during the course of two years to compensate Afghans for damages and deaths resulting from Canadian operations. In the 2009 fiscal year, the department paid out $205,828 in 102 ex-gratia payments for damages and losse
N.L. chopper crash probe shuts out sole survivor, families of victims: lawyers
Sue Bailey, The Canadian Press
6 Sep, 2010 0 0
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Transportation Safety Board probe into a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland is flawed and unfair, say lawyers for the victims of Cougar Flight 491. A confidential draft of the board's report into last year's tragedy began circulating among reviewers it selected last mont
Labour focus shifts from private to public sector as governments slash deficits
Kristine Owram, The Canadian Press
6 Sep, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - While the private sector bore the brunt of the economic downturn, union leaders are turning their attention to the public sector this Labour Day as deficit-obsessed governments put the squeeze on their workers. "I think there is the potential for quite a bit of confrontation in the public
Post-mortem on remains found near Orangeville, Ont., set for Tuesday
The Canadian Press
6 Sep, 2010 0 0
CALEDON, Ont. - A post-mortem is scheduled for Tuesday morning after human remains were discovered over the weekend in a rural area east of Orangeville, Ont., where a nurse has been missing for more than a week. Someone walking their dog discovered the remains Sunday morning in Caledon, about 12 kil
Two men dead after small plane crashes near Lumby, B.C., RCMP investigate
The Canadian Press
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LUMBY, B.C. - Two brothers taking a small "homebuilt" plane for a spin in the British Columbia Interior were killed Sunday when the craft crashed and burst into flames shortly after take off. Family members on the ground helplessly watched the afternoon tragedy unfold at the Mable Lake air strip nea
All of God's gadgets _ iPods, BlackBerrys, GPS units _ blessed at N.S. church
Melanie Patten, The Canadian Press
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HALIFAX - Blessed are the BlackBerrys. The glow of gizmos cut through the darkness of a modest Halifax-area church Sunday as parishioners raised their cellphones, laptops and GPS units toward the heavens for a special prayer. "Lord God, we thank you for the many gifts and tools you give us, all thos
Tories demand bureaucrats produce weekly count on stimulus signage
Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press
6 Sep, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - Civil servants across Canada were ordered by the Harper government to document every single sign posted anywhere promoting the federal economic stimulus plan, The Canadian Press has learned. They've spent countless hours tracking every one of more than 8,500 signs posted since last summer,
Ottawa embarrassed by catch-and-release of Somali pirates, documents
Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press
6 Sep, 2010 0 0
OTTAWA - Ottawa was so embarrassed by the "catch-and-release conundrum" involving Somali pirates last year that it ordered the navy not to take any prisoners unless they had an iron-clad case that would stand up in court, say federal documents. The policy change happened in the spring of last year a
Boy dies when blanket around neck becomes entangled in all-terrain vehicle axle
The Canadian Press
6 Sep, 2010 0 0
MARYSTOWN, N.L. - A 15-year-old boy is dead following a bizarre and tragic all-terrain vehicle accident in Newfoundland. The RCMP said the boy was riding the machine Monday morning with a blanket tied around his neck like a cape when it became entangled in the rear axle. The blanket tightened around
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