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Former Liberal Sen. Mac Harb resigns amid expense scandal 27 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
Mac Harb, a veteran Liberal politician who has been embroiled in a battle over his Senate expenses for months, has resigned from the upper chamber.
A success in cat-vertising 27 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
When Jean-Marc Richer and Yves Pednault acquired Salon MOOV in September 2010, they were, on the face of it, the unlikeliest of pairings. Ex-oil worker Richer, 43, had recently returned home from Albe...
Review launched after Hells Angel hired by City of Vancouver 27 Aug 2013 | 10:30 am
The City of Vancouver is reviewing its hiring practices after news broke that a notorious member of the East End Hells Angels was hired to collect garbage, but is stopping short of requiring routine c...
Edmonton teenager who killed dog to impress girl gets 26 months in prison 27 Aug 2013 | 08:37 am
An Edmonton teen who eviscerated his mother’s dog and hoped to impress a girl by texting her pictures of the dead animal was sentenced to 26 months in prison on Monday. Branden Chailler, 19, went on a...
Syria's civil war entering ‘dark new chapter,’ says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird 27 Aug 2013 | 07:01 am
The Conservative government is continuing to call for dialogue and a “political solution” in Syria, even as the United States and other allies are ramping up threats of military action following last ...
Couple married for 65 years die 11 hours apart 27 Aug 2013 | 05:54 am
Relatives of a couple who died at a nursing home 11 hours apart on the same day said their love story's ending reflects their devotion over 65 years of marriage.
Senate spending: Stephen Harper ‘hasn’t seen anything yet’, Mulcair says (with video) 27 Aug 2013 | 04:02 am
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper may have bought himself an extra month of peace by proroguing Parliament and delaying the fall session but when he returns in October, he can expect to be back on the hot seat ...
Saskatchewan MP confirms he will not seek re-election 27 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am
Palliser MP Ray Boughen has confirmed he will not run in the next federal election.
Couple caught with suspected opium concealed in coffee carafes at Calgary airport 27 Aug 2013 | 01:11 am
A Calgary couple has been charged after authorities discovered five kilograms of suspected opium concealed in seven coffee carafes at the Calgary International Airport.
Coke, Twinkies, others say their "secret" recipes haven't changed in a century, but some have 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
ATLANTA - Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that's bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stay...
