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Stimulus program plagued with delays, report says
A new report from the federal spending watchdog has said the government’s massive stimulus program is plagued with delays. The parliamentary budget officer said up to half-a-billion dollars may not get spent before the cut-off date of March 31, 2011. The most probable scenario will see about 25 per cent of the nearly 3,000 projects
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Nova Scotia nursing home residents were hit, spat on, reports reveal
Nursing home staff hit, spit and in one instance used a pen to draw on a resident, according to Nova Scotia government summaries of abuse at homes over the past 20 months.
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Montreal hospital says Jean Chretien recovering after successful surgery
MONTREAL, QUE. – Jean Chretien is recovering after a successful surgery in Montreal. The Jewish General Hospital says the 76-year-old former prime minister had the operation yesterday. He was treated for a spontaneous subdural hematoma, a collection of blood between the skull and the brain that applies pressure on the brain. The hospital says a
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New video released of serial killer Robert Pickton
VANCOUVER – Days after 20 murder charges against serial killer Robert Pickton were stayed, the evidence from the trial has slowly begun to surface. For the first time, Saturday, the public can see and hear the voice of the Vancouver pig farmer in a 2002 jail cell video. The video was considered key evidence from
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Search continues for missing Cessna
HALIFAX, N.S. – Officials continued to search Friday night for a small plane that had disappeared off the coast of Cape Breton a day earlier. Two Calgary men were on board the twin-engine Cessna which dropped off the radar Thursday evening while on approach to the Sydney airport. Weather conditions were poor at the time.
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Ontario man held in Cuba returns home
TORONTO, Ont. – A Simcoe man held in Cuba for over three months is back on Canadian soil Friday, welcomed by a flag-waving group of family and friends at Pearson Airport. Cody LeCompte’s flight arrived at Pearson at 7:30 p.m. The 19 year old was accompanied by his uncle, Gary Parmenter, and cousin on the
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Khadr’s lawyer asking for triple time credit
OTTAWA, Ont. – The lawyer for Omar Khadr is asking for triple time credit if his client is convicted, due to accusations of illegal abuse while in custody. In addition, his lawyer said in a pre-trial motion that Khadr should receive regular credit for his time in pre-trial custody. However, the prosecution said Khadr was
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Serial killer’s transcripts available for viewing
TORONTO, Ont. – For those who may be interested, the words of serial killer Robert Pickton are alive and well on the web, as hours of recordings of discussions between Pickton and police have been released. The conversations took place following his arrest in 2002, and were played in open court at Pickton’s trial in
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Over a dozen campers airlifted to safety following B.C. landslide
PEMBERTON, B.C. – Officials have airlifted 14 campers to safety following a pair of landslides near a Pemberton area campground early Friday morning. No injuries have been reported, but three homes were evacuated. Pemberton is located approximately 155 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
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G20 class-action suit launched over police tactics during summit
A Toronto woman was terrified by police during the G20 protests but is not afraid now — she’s leading a $45-million class action lawsuit and hoping more people will sign on. The representative plaintiff is Sherry Good, an office administrator who was among hundreds corralled by police on Queen Street West on June 27 —
