Tuesday May 21, 2013




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Duffy expense controversy sent back to closed-door Senate committee

OTTAWA - Conservative senators have sent Mike Duffy's controversial improper expenses back to the same closed-door committee that initially reviewed them, rejecting a Liberal bid to have the matter referred directly to the police....

posted: May 21,2013





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Float-plane crash off B.C. coast claims the life of one: emergency official

VICTORIA - One person is dead following a float-plane crash off Vancouver Island....


Baird takes the heat, Harper sheds little light on Senate spending scandal

OTTAWA - A "very upset" Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to settle down a scandal-rattled Conservative caucus Tuesday with talk of accountability and Senate reform, but shed no new light on the $90,000 transaction that cost him his...


Canadian killed in Iraqi violence, Foreign Affairs minister expresses concern

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says a Canadian is among those killed in a spate of recent sectarian violence in Iraq....


Family members want RCMP to do more for officers with post-traumatic stress

VANCOUVER - Krista Bouchard was married to a Mountie for 13 years — a quirky, funny, chatty guy she'd met on a blind date....


Federal Court dismisses union challenge against B.C. foreign workers

VANCOUVER - Two unions may have lost a Federal Court battle disputing a mining company's plan to bring in 201 temporary foreign workers from China, but they're celebrating the spotlight they've shone on the problems associated with the...


'Speculation' in Ontario murder case unfair to accused, says lawyer

HAMILTON - "Speculation" surrounding the accused in the case of a Hamilton, Ont., father found dead after taking two men on a test drive is unfairly poisoning the suspect's image, his lawyer said Tuesday....









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