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Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal
Nigel Wright has resigned as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, following revelations he wrote a $90,000 cheque to repay living expenses claimed by Senator Mike Duffy.
(Sun, 19 May 2013 10:38:26 EDT)

Spectator killed at Edmonton Jeep event
A 20-year-old woman died Saturday during an event for Jeep enthusiasts held in a parking lot just west of downtown Edmonton.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 21:15:56 EDT)

Search continues for 2 missing New Brunswick fishermen
A recovery effort has resumed for two missing fishermen off the coast of New Brunswick, after a distress call was issued from their boat early Saturday.
(Sun, 19 May 2013 10:31:52 EDT)

1 person hurt after trains collide near Medicine Hat
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team to the site of a two-train collision east of Medicine Hat.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:28 EDT)

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cancels weekly radio show
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will not be hosting his weekly radio show this weekend after explosive allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:25 EDT)

Ads tout job grants program that doesn't yet exist
The federal government has been airing ads touting its Canada Jobs Grant for training workers, but the Conservative government House leader acknowledges the announced program is merely a "proposal that needs to be fleshed out."
(Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:34 EDT)

Police not questioning Millard in other cases, lawyer says
The lawyer for Dellen Millard, who is accused of murdering Hamilton man Tim Bosma, says his client has not been questioned in connection with any other cases.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 11:46:52 EDT)

Woman charged with hiding newborn's body
A 30-year-old New Brunswick woman has been charged in connection with the discovery of the body of a newborn boy found on Taylor Road near Monteagle, N.B. in 2009.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:44 EDT)

Panda exhibit opens at Toronto Zoo
The long -awaited day for the public unveiling of a pair of giant pandas at the Toronto Zoo has finally arrived.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 09:54:05 EDT)

Apartment fire leaves 3 children, father in critical condition
Emergency crews responding to a fire in Sainte-Thérèse, Que., said they found five family members unconscious in their apartment on Saturday morning.
(Sun, 19 May 2013 08:27:13 EDT)

Sailor fighting cancer says AWOL charges dropped
All charges against a Nova Scotia woman in the Royal Canadian Navy who is fighting cancer, and who was charged with being absent without leave and facing a court martial have been dropped, the woman and her lawyer say.
(Fri, 17 May 2013 18:23:56 EDT)

Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians?
The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this past week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all Canadians.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 05:13:58 EDT)

Email is proof Senate greenlit expenses, Brazeau says
Senator Patrick Brazeau, in an interview with CBC Radio's The House, says the Senate gave him the green light to claim expenses for an apartment in the Ottawa area, in an email dated March 8, 2011 — the same $48,000 expenses a Senate report now says he has to pay back.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 17:33:26 EDT)

First Nations chief asks to meet B.C. premier over pipelines
A First Nations chief in northern B.C. is demanding a face-to-face meeting with the premier over pipeline projects.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:23 EDT)

RCMP has 'no interest' in discussing harassment suit settlement
A lawyer representing 300 women who worked for the RCMP alleging harassment and gender-based discrimination in a lawsuit says the national police force is declining an offer to mediate.
(Sat, 18 May 2013 01:27:30 EDT)

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