Canada
Coyne: Is Mulcair’s oilsands gambit an astute attack on the Tories’ base?
May 19, 2012
There may be political method in the madness behind Thomas Mulcair’s recent attacks on the oilsands industry, writes Andrew Coyne….
canada.com National News
Ottawa wrote off $125 million in EI overpayments as beyond recovery
May 18, 2012
As the Conservative government proposes major reforms to the employment insurance system, new figures show Canadians made hundreds of thousands of fraudulent EI claims over the past four years and received nearly $ 800 million in total overpayments….
canada.com National News
Montreal protest mask ban passes as legislature gets ready to vote on protest bill
May 18, 2012
A bylaw banning protesters from wearing masks during demonstrations in Montreal “without a valid excuse” has been passed at city hall….
canada.com National News
Slave Lake fire report warns more prevention needed to avoid repeat
May 18, 2012
Alberta should expand its fire weather advisories to warn of possible wildfire behaviour, beef up its first-response fire crews and boost participation in FireSmart risk-reduction projects, according to a report into last year’s devastating fires around Slave Lake released Friday….
canada.com National News
Etobicoke Centre election: judge nixes riding vote, orders byelection
May 18, 2012
A judge has declared last year’s federal election results in a Toronto riding to be null and void due to voting irregularities….
canada.com National News
Slave Lake wildfire report calls for more advisories and initial-response crews
May 18, 2012
The province should expand its fire weather advisories to warn of possible wildfire behaviour, beef up its first-response firefighting crews and boost participation in FireSmart risk-reduction projects, according to a report released Friday morning….
canada.com National News
Posted in Canada | 
Tags: 'slave, advisories, calls, crews, initialresponse, Lake, More, report, Wildfire
Alberta government to release report into how Slave Lake fire fought
May 18, 2012
Alberta is releasing a report into how the devastating fire in Slave Lake was fought last year….
canada.com National News
Ontario government sets up panel of experts to tackle childhood obesity
May 18, 2012
The Ontario government is setting up an expert panel to tackle childhood obesity….
canada.com National News
China keeps promise to Canada not to execute smuggler
May 18, 2012
A Chinese court on Friday has handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on the run in Canada before being deported last year….
canada.com National News
Quebec student protests: Back-to-school act threatens big fines
May 18, 2012
The Quebec’s government’s legislation to end 14 weeks of students protests over proposed tuition hikes would impose fines as high as $ 125,000 — double for a second offence — if a student group or labour union prevents an enrolled student from attending classes at a Quebec university or CEGEP school….
canada.com National News
