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Robocalls court filings shed new light on case, possible Michael Sona involvement 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
OTTAWA — An Elections Canada investigator alleges he had reason to believe that Michael Sona admitted he was involved in misleading robocalls in the 2011 federal election and also alleges that the for...
Syria will defend itself using ‘all means available’ in case of U.S. strike, foreign minister says 27 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s foreign minister said Tuesday his country would defend itself using “all means available” in case of a U.S. strike, denying his government was behind an alleged chemical weap...
Natives call for Chief Theresa Spence to postpone Attawapiskat elections to deal with unfair process 27 Aug 2013 | 10:53 am
With band council elections for the Attawapiskat First Nation set for Tuesday, some off-reserve members are still hoping the chief and council will postpone the vote to deal with widespread concerns t...
Israel keeps close watch on rising sectarian tensions as Syria’s escalating civil war spills over into Lebanon 27 Aug 2013 | 09:22 am
As the international community focuses its attention on Syria and how to respond to the growing likelihood that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has used chemical weapons on a civilian population, Isr...
Police find two escorts dead at same apartment complex in New Westminster, B.C. 27 Aug 2013 | 08:21 am
Police say two online escorts have been found dead within two weeks in the same apartment complex in New Westminster, B.C. RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound says Mounties are awaiting toxicology results for 4...
Ontario minister to announce changes to police use-of-force guidelines in wake of Sammy Yatim shooting 27 Aug 2013 | 07:59 am
NP GRAPHICSCLICK TO ENLARGE The Ontario minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services has announced she will make an “important announcement” about police use-of-force on Tuesday. Minister ...
Attica prison rioter, John Boncore, killed by lethal cocktail of alcohol and cocaine: coroner 27 Aug 2013 | 05:15 am
John Boncore, the convicted Attica prison rioter who died in B.C. last March, was killed by a lethal cocktail of alcohol and cocaine, a coroner’s report has ruled. Boncore, who was 61, had a blood al...
Indian minister cancels trip to Canada after allegedly being refused RCMP detail 27 Aug 2013 | 05:06 am
Amid fears that he would be a target of Canadian Sikh activists, an Indian minister has cancelled his trip to Canada after allegedly being refused an RCMP security detail. “Whenever their heads of st...
Almost half of all Canadians support Quebec’s plan to implement ban on religious headwear, symbols: poll 27 Aug 2013 | 04:45 am
A new Forum Research poll says 42% of Canadians approve of Quebec’s controversial proposed Charter of Values, which would prohibit public employees in public offices from wearing religious headwear an...
Bo Xilai trial’s shocking close: The disgraced politician says wife had affair with police chief who took him down 27 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am
JINAN, CHINA — China’s most dramatic trial closed with its biggest shock Monday when disgraced politician Bo Xilai revealed a love affair between his wife and the police chief who brought him down. I...
