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Ottawa Citizen : Back carbon tax, leading economists tell politicians

[ 7 Oct 2008, 7:35 pm ]

More than 230 academic economists have signed an open letter to the leaders of Canada's federal political parties, urging them to acknowledge that putting a price on carbon is "the best approach" to combatting climate change.

Toronto Star : Man charged with battery after passing gas

[ 25 Sep 2008, 3:15 pm ]

A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer. ... "The gas was very odorous and created contact of an insulting or provoking nature with Patrolman Parsons," the complaint alleged.

CBC : Canadian Agriculture Minister faces calls for resignation after joking about listeriosis outbreak

[ 18 Sep 2008, 2:31 pm ]

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz must resign following jokes he made about the listeriosis outbreak, the opposition said Wednesday night, including a quip that he hoped one PEI listeriosis-related death was that of an opposition MP.

CBC : PM Stephen Harper dangerous even with another minority government: Nfld Premier Danny Williams

[ 10 Sep 2008, 7:28 pm ]

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Wednesday that even another minority Conservative government would be ruinous for Canadians.

Montreal Gazette : 11 Tories no-shows at campaign-funding probe

[ 14 Aug 2008, 7:54 pm ]

Eleven Conservative officials, including several senior campaign strategists, failed to make their scheduled appearances on Wednesday before the parliamentary committee probing the party's financing of the last federal election.

CBC : Breastfeeding mums fill Vancouver H&M store

[ 8 Aug 2008, 2:50 pm ]

Dozens of nursing mothers crowded into a downtown Vancouver H&M clothing store over the lunch hour on Thursday to protest the way the chain treated a breastfeeding mother last weekend.

Toronto Star : Tories get ethics committee summonses

[ 7 Aug 2008, 5:28 pm ]

A Commons committee is serving an extraordinary 31 summonses to unwilling witnesses it wants to testify at a probe into the Conservative "in-and-out" advertising scheme.

CBC : Telemarketers rebuked by CRTC over do-not-call objections

[ 7 Aug 2008, 5:24 pm ]

The CRTC has endorsed third-party websites such as iOptOut.ca to block unwanted phone calls, despite the objections of telemarketers.

Toronto Star - Michael Geist : How to override do-not-call exemptions

[ 5 Aug 2008, 3:27 am ]

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission's announcement last week that the national do-not-call registry (DNC) will be operational by Sept. 30 generated a collective sigh of relief from Canadians tired of unwanted telemarketing calls.

The Canadian Press : PM apologizes for 1914 Komagata Maru incident; Sikhs say that's not enough

[ 5 Aug 2008, 3:24 am ]

An apology from Prime Minister Stephen Harper Sunday for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident in which hundreds of Indians seeking a better life in Canada were turned away has failed to win over Sikh community members.