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Daily Canada NewswatchWarning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (Invalid document end at line 43, column 1) in D:\Hosted Sites\canadaka.net\www\includes\rss_fetch\rss_fetch.inc on line 238 HIV treatment not advanced enough to preclude disclosure, Supreme Court hearsWed, 08 Feb 2012 19:15:08 +0000
The country?s highest court is hearing an appeal involving two people living with the human immunodeficiency virus, who recently were acquitted by appeal courts of aggravated assault and sexual assault charges for not disclosing their HIV status. ![]() Ford-Stintz showdown underway over transit future - CBC.caWed, 08 Feb 2012 19:11:04 GMT
![]() Canadian airlines race to launch 'all-in' faresWed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:58 EST
![]() Air Canada and Porter Airlines have begun advertising all-inclusive airfares that include taxes, fees and surcharges months before Ottawa drafts legislation making the practice mandatory. ![]() Shark attack deaths worldwide at 20-year highWed, 08 Feb 2012 14:08:18 EST
![]() The number of shark attack deaths is at a 20-year high worldwide, killing one in four people who are injured this way, according to a new report. ![]() QEW reopens after tractor-trailer rollover - Toronto StarWed, 08 Feb 2012 19:07:23 GMT
![]() Driver of van in Ontario crash that killed 11 ran stop sign, police say - Winnipeg Free PressWed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:59 GMT
![]() Old Age Security sustainable, says budget watchdogWed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:51 EST
![]() Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page says the cost of elderly benefit programs are affordable in the long term and won't affect Canada's fiscal sustainability. ![]() Police search for six witnesses in Slave Lake arson investigationWed, 8 Feb 2012 13:59 -0500
Slave Lake wildfire last May left about $700-million in damage, left 2,000 people homeless and reduced a third of the town to ash
![]() The spectre of Stephane DionWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:34 +0000
A New Democrat MP worries that the party might end up with its third... ![]() Person of interest sought in Alberta RCMP shootingWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:54:26 -0500
Police are asking the public for help in locating a 27-year-old man considered to be a person of interest in the shooting of two Mounties on a rural Alberta property. ![]() Some McGill students leave sit-in - CBC.caWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:53:55 GMT
![]() RCMP shooting suspect dead, 2nd man missingWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:53:47 EST
![]() RCMP confirm one man was found dead in a Killam, Alta.-area home Wednesday a day after a shootout with police. Ontario man pleads guilty in plot to supply Tamil TigersWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:52:25 +0000
TORONTO ? An Ontario man pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a 2006 plot to supply Sri Lanka?s Tamil Tigers rebels, who were then fighting a civil war against government forces on the South Asian island. During an appearance in a Brooklyn, N.Y., courtroom, Ramanan Mylvaganam pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy ... Coquitlam road crew claims gas pipeline wasn't on mapWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:32 Z
The road crew responsible for yesterday's large North Road natural gas leak that forced the evacuation of close to 50 residents on the Burnaby-Coquitlam border told Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart that the pipeline they struck was not on their map or FortisBC's radar. Obituary: Lloyd Dykk, longtime Vancouver Sun criticWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:40 Z
Longtime Vancouver Sun critic Lloyd Dykk passed away on Tuesday after suffering a stroke. He was 67. Dykk was one of the last of his breed, a classic old-style Critic, with a capital ‘C’. His reviews were impeccably written, incredibly witty, and often utterly withering. ![]() Harper in China: PM gets red carpet treatment, touts trade advances - Toronto StarWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:27 GMT
![]() Is Canada breaking the law by using torture info? - Toronto StarWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:45:43 GMT
![]() Canada Reads Day 3: Dave Bidini's On a Cold Road gets the cold shoulder - National PostWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:13 GMT
![]() RCMP shooting suspect dead, 2nd man missing - CBC.caWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:40 GMT
![]() One suspect in Mountie shooting deadWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:41:39 -0500
Police have confirmed that one suspect was found dead, but have issued a photo of the second suspect wanted in the shooting of two Mounties on Tuesday night. ![]() 10 Canada-China deals: one big one and a 'blizzard'Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:40:12 EST
![]() Here are a few details of the major investment deal coming soon between Canada and China, as well as the "small blizzard of incremental agreements" signed in Beijing on Wednesday. 'How can I come out?': Centre offers helpWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:43 Z
In a sunny office on Hochelaga St., trained professionals handle the phone and the chat line on a computer terminal to help the province's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population. ![]() Faded powers still fighting over mostly barren rocksWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:35 +0000
Argentina plans to raise Britain?s ?militarization? of the Falkland Islands at the UN, the... ![]() BC launches review of justice system - Globe and MailWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:13 GMT
B.C. Lions re-sign ?heartbeat of the defence? in Korey BanksWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:38:14 Z
The B.C. Lions locked up another key piece of their defence Wednesday, as the club announced it re-signed defensive back Korey Banks to a contract extension. ![]() Deadly Ontario crash caused by van driver's errorWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:38:03 EST
![]() The driver of a van involved in a crash that killed 11 people in southwestern Ontario on Monday failed to obey a stop sign and was not licensed to carry his passengers, police say. William Johnson lends support to CAQ causeWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:37:26 Z
Former Alliance Québec president William Johnson has confirmed reports he supports the new Coalition Avenir Québec started by François Legault. Den Tandt: Census shows Ontario no longer centre of Canadian universeWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:55 Z
You wouldn't have guessed, as Premier Dalton McGuinty basked in the adulation of fellow Liberals at the party's biennial convention here last month, that he has presided over what may be a permanent decline of Ontario's place within Confederation. CAQ chief Legault wants mandate for changeWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:49 Z
François Legault is seeking a strong mandate from Quebec voters for his Coalition Avenir Québec to force doctors and teachers to reopen their collective agreements. ![]() B.C. launches review of justice systemWed, 8 Feb 2012 13:35 -0500
![]() MP says her baby was kicked out of HouseWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:33:47 EST
![]() Quebec NDP MP Sana Hassainia says she was told to remove her baby from the House of Commons Tuesday after she was forced to bring him with her for a vote. Official report on Vancouver Island explosion criticizes blasting companyWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:33:11 Z
A report released Tuesday by B.C.'s Ministry of Mines paints a picture as to what went wrong when three people were struck by flying rocks after a disastrous explosion at a Shawnigan Lake blasting company in September. One man dead in Alberta home: RCMPWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:07 Z
RCMP have confirmed that one man was found dead in the Alberta home where two officers were shot on Tuesday. The police say they are still searching for an armed suspect. They have named him as Sawyer Clarke Robison, 27. ![]() Boy, 10, breaks free after attempted abduction near College and DovercourtWed, 8 Feb 2012 13:31 -0500
Huffington defends media empire's business modelWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:00 Z
Telling Montreal journalists her media company is “progressive,” Arianna Huffington defended her policy of not paying bloggers at the launch Wednesday of her French-language Quebec site. HIV treatment not advanced enough to preclude disclosure, Supreme Court hearsWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:50 Z
Medical treatment for HIV has not advanced enough to preclude the duty for someone infected with the virus to not disclose their status to a sex partner, the Supreme Court of Canada heard Wednesday. ![]() Russia reaches lake buried deep in AntarcticWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:26:04 EST
![]() After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years -- a lake that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets. Sentencing delayed in Burnaby bus driver attackWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:24:08 Z
The 21-year-old man who attacked Burnaby bus driver Charles Dixon nearly a year ago apologized Tuesday in Vancouver Provincial Court, saying he felt ashamed and horrified after seeing photos of what he had done. Lengthy waiting times cost B.C. health agencies $7 millionWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:23:37 Z
Three of B.C.’s health authorities had $7 million in funding withheld by the provincial government as a penalty for not meeting waiting-time targets for certain surgeries last year, government figures show. ![]() Harper's 'strategic partner' China yields investment deal Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:59 EST
![]() Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ministers have signed a series of agreements in Beijing on investment, education, research, energy and natural resources, further binding Canada's future to fast-growing China. Mounties called to Surrey elementary school after fire lit near entranceWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:21:23 Z
Surrey Mounties were called to a Whalley elementary school just before the school bell rang this morning after someone lit a fire near a side entrance. Quebecers ignore their effects on climate change: pollWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:31 Z
Quebecers want their province to be a North American leader in the fight against climate change, survey results indicate, but they don’t seem to recognize the impact their actions have on increased greenhouse gas emissions. Five people escape house fire on Adanac in East VancouverWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:24 Z
A clothes dryer's clogged lint screen could have started a blaze that demolished an East Vancouver house early this morning and nearly claimed the lives of the five people living in it. ![]() Alberta ranch is home to lupine starsWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:20:01 +0000
Trainer Andrew Simpson readies his pack for their roles in a lavish Chinese film Video of killing remains under wrapsWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:36 Z
Releasing a surveillance video showing the fatal shooting of Farshad Mohammadi by Montreal police at the Bonaventure métro station could impede the investigation, the Société de transport de Montréal says. ![]() Canada census shows people moving westWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:10:08 EST
![]() The latest census figures show Canada's population at 33.5 million, with more people continuing to migrate to the West. Hundreds sign up for MS liberation trial in SaskatchewanWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:09:07 Z
The Saskatchewan government has received almost 600 applications from multiple sclerosis patients interested in participating in a U.S.-based clinical trial. ![]() HIV disclosure to sex partners mulled by top courtWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:11 EST
![]() The country's top court is hearing the case of two HIV-positive Canadians who did not disclose their medical condition to their sexual partners. ![]() Santorum's hat trick stirs up Republican raceWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:04:33 EST
![]() U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has shaken up what was largely thought to be a settled race by scoring three wins over Mitt Romney, but might find it hard to compete with the well-funded front-runner in coming primaries. ![]() Canada's top court takes on HIV disclosure debateWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:02:25 -0500
Canada's top court is taking on a high-stakes debate on whether people with HIV are obligated to tell sexual partners about the condition. | Canadian Editorial/Opinion NewswatchWarning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (Invalid document end at line 230, column 1) in D:\Hosted Sites\canadaka.net\www\includes\rss_fetch\rss_fetch.inc on line 238 Nike?s strange moral universeTue, 07 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000
Why Joe Paterno is a perfect poster boy for Phil Knight's sportswear giant How I tried (and failed) to ignore the Super BowlMon, 06 Feb 2012 23:02:46 +0000
Sadly, one of our last remaining communal experiences is also a bore A painful shot to Google?s private partsMon, 06 Feb 2012 15:50:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk on Google's potentially apocalyptic path to all-knowing corporate dictatorship Back to work, grandmaFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:01 +0000
Why the retirement age needs to change Stephen Harper?s confessionFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:01 +0000
Paul Wells on why Harper's warning was really an admission? the Tories behaved like trust fund babies Here?s an idea: cut the programs that offend our intelligenceTue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:01 +0000
Our gravy-conscious government should pay more attention to which belts they're tightening Newt Gingrich: best trivial pursuit president everMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:20:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk on the walking Wikipedia with fat baby hands who is wooing America The right way for the West to get tough with IranMon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000
Sanctions from members of The European Union are appropriate and necessary Stephen Harper?s blink-and-you?ll-miss-him approachFri, 27 Jan 2012 12:30:01 +0000
Paul Wells on why Harper works harder than any prime minister in his lifetime to take himself out of the picture Which political party is really rigid and inflexible?Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000
The Conservatives have not only accepted gay marriage, they are defending it vigorously I see you think I?m not very interestingMon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:01 +0000
Would it kill you to leave your cell alone for 30 seconds while we're together? Uniting under the bigotry umbrellaFri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:01 +0000
The Christian right?s prejudice against Catholics and Mormons is overshadowed by their prejudice against the ?secular liberal agenda? Why some safety regulations make for worse driversTue, 17 Jan 2012 16:00:01 +0000
Do we need a law requiring winter tires? Wait, what?s this column about again?Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:10:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk can name six of the seven Osmond kids. But what he got for Christmas? No clue. Rupert Murdoch: the media monster becomes humanMon, 16 Jan 2012 14:50:01 +0000
Believe it or not, Murdoch's pretty compelling on Twitter Harper?s slow boat to China sets sailFri, 13 Jan 2012 12:40:01 +0000
Now that relations with the U.S. are strained, Harper has warmed up to China A year of revolution and romance. Now, what?s next?Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:01 +0000
The new year marks our 107th year of continuous publication as a trusted source of news and opinion for Canadian readers Margaret Thatcher, in fashion at lastMon, 09 Jan 2012 16:40:01 +0000
'The Iron Lady' succeeds despite the acknowledged political gap between its star and its subject Liberals offer Canadians conversations, $1 eachMon, 09 Jan 2012 16:30:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk on how the federal Liberals are trying to rebuild, and the results are absolutely adorable Harper?s sleepy majorityFri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:01 +0000
Will Prime Minister Stephen Harper proceed with promised 'major' reforms in 2012? How exactly does Santa know I?m sleeping?Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:40:01 +0000
And why did only ?certain shepherds? hear the angels? tidings? What ?Dragon Tattoo? and ?Forrest Gump? have in commonMon, 19 Dec 2011 16:00:01 +0000
Many of the greatest moments in movies are the result of astute directors grasping the significance of scenes novelists wrote but ignored Politics in politics, boring is betterFri, 16 Dec 2011 21:40:01 +0000
Our politics may not be riveting, but that?s exactly the point The wild bid, the fake and other art talesWed, 14 Dec 2011 13:40:01 +0000
Murray Frum could be defined by many aspects of his life, unfortunately all of them very good How Germany finally took control of EuropeWed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:01 +0000
It's hard to argue anyone else can save the Old Continent The NDP?s human shields of tediumMon, 12 Dec 2011 14:40:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk on how watching the poor suckers in the background was the fun part of the leaders? debate Amid an emergency in Attawapiskat?a strategyFri, 09 Dec 2011 13:30:01 +0000
WELLS: Short attention spans will get the focus off Attawapiskat. Fixing the actual problem will take longer. If you could do it over, would you want to start school at age two?Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:10:01 +0000
While many two-year-olds already spend their days in child care out of necessity, a new report recommends putting them in public school Get off your lazy axis!Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:40:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk's ode to a cold, cruel world where the street lights come on at 4 p.m. My Occupy (a job) movementMon, 05 Dec 2011 15:30:01 +0000
Why I?ve been feeling a bit alienated from the pro-Occupy demographic you?d think would be my peers Belarus: Europe?s ugly little dictatorshipFri, 02 Dec 2011 11:00:01 +0000
Paul Wells on Alexander Lukashenko?s violent, corrupt, economically and morally bankrupt government This isn?t the way to protect our childrenTue, 29 Nov 2011 13:40:01 +0000
Should we punish Joe Paterno in the 21st century for his retrospective cultural attitudes? Planning a better mid-life crisisMon, 28 Nov 2011 15:50:01 +0000
Scott Feschuk on how sports cars make women think ?Viagra,? and affairs just require too much energy Those damned ?elites?Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:18:26 +0000
It's not clear who the 'elites' are, but they sure do make life miserable These days, no news is good. Period.Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:30:01 +0000
Paul Wells on how everywhere the news is the same: bad Nickelback haters are just jealousThu, 24 Nov 2011 20:00:01 +0000
There is an undeniable genius in finding mass public acceptance The many ways bus drivers can be meanThu, 24 Nov 2011 15:40:01 +0000
They're overworked and overtired, sure. They're also unapologetically surly. My list of the worst toys for ChristmasWed, 23 Nov 2011 16:20:01 +0000
How about baby?s first reciprocating saw, or Justin Bieber?s l?il paternity kit? How the winners were selectedWed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:06 +0000
Ipsos Reid asked all 308 members of Parliament to nominate the best MPs It?s time for Canada to seek other friends besides the U.S.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:00:01 +0000
Canada can no longer count on obvious economic arguments to win over American decision-makers A troubled EU is nothing to snicker atFri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:01 +0000
WELLS: Rather than point fingers, European leaders should fix the pathologies that have crept into the system Welcome to prison email, hot chickTue, 15 Nov 2011 16:00:01 +0000
Email allows inmates who have never written much more than a bad cheque or dodgy prescription to keep in touch with the outside world Why official bilingualism doesn?t mean settling for second-bestMon, 14 Nov 2011 14:40:01 +0000
Despite his inability to speak French, Ferguson was the best available candidate for the Auditor-General's job Tim Hortons goes beyond the double-doubleMon, 14 Nov 2011 14:30:01 +0000
Tim Hortons sells lattes and lasagna now. What?s next?macrobiotic crullers? Getting inside Harper?s headspaceFri, 11 Nov 2011 16:20:01 +0000
'Everybody knows final decisions are made by the PM' ![]() Canada?s wild digital frontier needs policingWed, 09 Feb 2011 03:08:26 Z
John Ivison: The copyright bill has a number of provisions that are far less favourable to Canada’s performers and creators, who are about to see take a big hit to their pocket-books ![]() Election buzz, stale rhetoric ? Parliament has deja vu all over againTue, 01 Feb 2011 11:42:28 Z
John Ivison: If you missed Question Period Monday, don’t worry — you have a golden opportunity to miss it again Tuesday ![]() Death of Personal Responsibility: Think outside the lunchboxThu, 27 Jan 2011 14:50:39 Z
Neil Seeman: So what should the role of the state be in combating obesity? It’s time to think outside of the lunchbox, and try a whole new idea: healthy living vouchers, or HLVs ![]() Don?t give Quebec a nickelWed, 26 Jan 2011 23:57:55 Z
Jonathan Kay: If Harper says no to the Bloc's demands, he will be going to the voters as a man of principle who stood his ground on a subject far more important to this country than corporate tax rates ![]() Stelmach more than a victim of changing attitudesWed, 26 Jan 2011 03:38:13 Z
Kevin Libin: Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach bet the fortune of his party’s unparalleled political dynasty on a leadership strategy that failed to pan out |
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