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NDP Supports Liberal Ontario Budget 2013 Averting Possible Election
Category: Canada Written by Sam Dixon
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has finally made a much awaited announcement on Tuesday, declaring that her party is prepared to support the budget of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minority Liberals, consequently deterring a possible June election. Addressing reporters at Queen’s Park, Horwath confessed
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 11:29
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PM Harper to Speak about Senate Controversy at Caucus Meeting
Category: Canada Written by Sam Dixon
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to address his caucus on Tuesday morning regarding the ongoing scandal around Sen. Mike Duffy's repayment of improper housing expenses, although he has refused to answer any of the reporters’ questions on the matter.
It was revealed in a report last week
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:38
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Rob Ford to Face Media at Toronto Council Debate over Cocaine Video
Category: Canada Written by Sam Dixon
Almost a week after serious allegations surfaced against Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford having been caught on video smoking crack cocaine, he is now expected to face media outside Toronto City Hall today. So far the ashamed mayor has evaded being in the spotlight after the allegations were made by a
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:55
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Canada's Gifted and Sponsored Senators
Category: Canada Written by Glen Asher
Now that it appears that Canada's most newsworthy Senator, Mike Duffy, has been the recipient of a gift that is nearly twice the size of the annual income of an average Canadian family, I thought that it would be an appropriate time to take a look through the Public Disclosure Summaries for a
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:19
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West Northfield elderly man Harris Arthur Turner dies in a fatal boating incident at Wentzells Lake, N.S.
Category: Canada Written by Len Humes
Lunenburg County RCMP are investigating a boating accident that claimed the life of an 80-year-old man.
On May 18th, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Lunenburg County RCMP received a 911 call of a capsized boat with two men in the water. RCMP, Emergency Health Services and the Northfield Fire
Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 17:08
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Mounties locate Halifax man who capsized his boat on Trout Lake
Category: Canada Written by Len Humes
At 8:05 a.m. today Mosquodoboit Harbour RCMP responded to a call of two Halifax men who had capsized their boat on Trout Lake.
Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the boaters had a medical condition that prevented him from walking to safety. However, his friend made
Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 13:34
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PM Harper's Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Sen. Duffy Expense Controversy
Category: Canada Written by Sam Dixon
Amid the scandalous news of Sen. Duffy having repaid his improperly claimed housing expense from a personal cheque of Prime Minister's chief of staff, Nigel Wright has announced to resign from his position. Nigel Wright made the announcement of his resignation on Sunday morning, i.e. only few days
Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 11:49
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