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Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) RCMP release names of fallen officers in New Brunswick, alleged shooter arrested (with video) An RCMP manhunt for a gunman suspected of killing three Mounties and wounding two others passed the 12-hour mark today in Moncton as a large section of the New Brunswick city was under a virtual siege. NEXT: Veterans, world leaders honour D-Day’s fallen on 70th anniversary of Normandy invasion (with video) • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:17 (UTC time) Vaughn Palmer: ‘Debt-free B.C.’ a fantasy, for now VICTORIA For a government that sought re-election on the promise, blazoned on the side of the campaign bus, of a Debt-Free B.C., the public accounts released this week provide a sobering reality check. Total provincial debt as of March 31, the end of the last financial year: $60.693 billion. NEXT: Bramham: Vancouver Catholic schools first in Canada to have transgender policy • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:17 (UTC time) Bramham: Vancouver Catholic schools first in Canada to have transgender policy Tracey Wilson shyly concedes that some people might think of her as a hero. Of course, she says, her brother says you can only be a hero if you have super powers. NEXT: Update: B.C. teachers' union hopes for summer mediation so classes can resume in fall • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:17 (UTC time) Update: B.C. teachers' union hopes for summer mediation so classes can resume in fall The head of the B.C. teachers' union says he's hoping mediation will get underway next month and lead to a negotiated settlement so classes can start in the fall. NEXT: Mike Duffy will be charged by RCMP, says suspended senator's lawyer • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Mike Duffy will be charged by RCMP, says suspended senator's lawyer OTTAWA The RCMP has decided to lay charges against Mike Duffy, according to a statement issued by the suspended senators lawyer late Wednesday. Donald Bayne did not specify what the charges would be, but stressed that his client is [] NEXT: Video: Court orders review of Canadian deportation order • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Video: Court orders review of Canadian deportation order For the last eight months, refugee claimant Jose Figueroa lived in the sanctuary of a Langley church. On Monday a federal court judge said the immigration officer who ordered him deported made mistakes and ordered a judicial review of his case. Figueroa discusses how he feels about that decision and how the ordeal has affected him. NEXT: B.C., Alberta and the Northwest Territories wildfires: Are inmate firefighters a good idea? • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) B.C., Alberta and the Northwest Territories wildfires: Are inmate firefighters a good idea? As wildfires flare up across B.C., Alberta and the Northwest Territories, should prison inmates play a role in helping to fight the flames? In the U.S., inmate-firefighter programs have been in place for years in California alone, some 4,000 [] NEXT: Photos: Hot weather has B.C., Alberta battling wildfires • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Photos: Hot weather has B.C., Alberta battling wildfires Firefighters continued to be on high alert across B.C. Wednesday, as at least one wildfire doubled in size Tuesday, the flames fanned by the hot and dry winds. NEXT: Photos: Top images from around the globe • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Photos: Top images from around the globe View the best photographs from hot spots around the world. NEXT: Vancouver Stanley Cup riot suspect clearly shown in video evidence, prosecutor tells trial • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Vancouver Stanley Cup riot suspect clearly shown in video evidence, prosecutor tells trial A suspected Stanley Cup rioter who's pleaded not guilty is clearly shown in video evidence participating and confronting police at the 2011 riot and should be found guilty, the Crown prosecutor told his trial in a closing statement on Wednesday. NEXT: Pete McMartin: Wherein the columnist goes to the dog(s) • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Pete McMartin: Wherein the columnist goes to the dog(s) A Chris Martin a Mr. or Ms. I cant be sure, though the email has a masculine tone to it wrote recently: Its over. I will never be able to read another column of yours after all these years. Why? You have succumbed to the old-couple-with-the-dog set. Those annoying people with ankle biters with human names and no discipline. Is it because you have lost your sex drive? That your spouse now tolerates but doesnt love? Whatever it is it cant help but destroy your independence as a writer or a person. Rarely will a column appear that does not include your bloody mutt, nor will you conversations pass without a mention of dear Poop-a Lot. Goodbye Dear McMartin (and dont forget your scooper and perfumed bags). NEXT: Apple to pay $400 million to settle e-book price-fixing case unless company prevails in appeal • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Apple to pay $400 million to settle e-book price-fixing case unless company prevails in appeal SAN FRANCISCO - Apple will refund up to $400 million to consumers ensnared in a plot to raise the prices of digital books unless the company gets a court to overturn a decision affirming its pivotal role in the collusion. NEXT: B.C. man's Google Elephant system helping save threatened species in Africa • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) B.C. man's Google Elephant system helping save threatened species in Africa VANCOUVER - Forget Google Earth. Try Google Elephant. NEXT: Refugee claimant fears deportation despite court-ordered review of case • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Refugee claimant fears deportation despite court-ordered review of case From the front window of the Langley church Jose Figueroa has called home for the past nine months, a small opening is visible in the bushes that form a barrier between two parking lots. It is through that opening, Figueroa says, that officers from the Canada Border Services Agency watch the front entrance of the church, waiting for him to set foot outside. If he does, he could be apprehended by officers and deported to his native El Salvador, separated indefinitely from his wife and three Canadian children. NEXT: Prince Rupert ship grounding highlights risk of oil spill, critics warn • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Prince Rupert ship grounding highlights risk of oil spill, critics warn The grounding of a bulk carrier ship near Prince Rupert this week highlights the grave risk of an oil spill if tanker traffic is allowed to increase dramatically on the North Coast, environmentalists and First Nations warn. The 228-metre Amakusa Island ran aground Monday night in Prince Ruperts outer harbour while it moved to an assigned anchorage from a berth at the Ridley Terminals coal terminal. The incident ripped a gash in the ships hull and caused the flooding of two ballast tanks. NEXT: Stephen Hume: Rich Coleman’s ‘world-class’ fracking standards lag far behind those in Europe and the U.S. • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Stephen Hume: Rich Coleman’s ‘world-class’ fracking standards lag far behind those in Europe and the U.S. World-class is a meaningless phrase babbled by B.C. politicians NEXT: Province claws back unapproved pay and perks for execs at Royal B.C. Museum and B.C. Cancer Agency • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Province claws back unapproved pay and perks for execs at Royal B.C. Museum and B.C. Cancer Agency VICTORIA B.C.s finance minister clawed back unapproved bonuses and pay packages for the heads of the Royal B.C. Museum and BC Cancer Agency Tuesday. Mike de Jong said he was disappointed the two public agencies had failed to follow new compensation disclosure rules, which also capped salaries and bonuses for public officials. NEXT: Vaughn Palmer: A balanced budget, but it’s not exactly ‘happy days’ in B.C. finance land • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Vaughn Palmer: A balanced budget, but it’s not exactly ‘happy days’ in B.C. finance land VICTORIA As Finance Minister Mike de Jong released the public accounts Tuesday, he trumpeted how after four deficit budgets in a row, the B.C. Liberals had landed back on the right side of the ledger with a surplus. Pause for a they-said-it-couldnt-be-done moment with the keeper of the books. For these were the audited financial statements for the budget that was tabled as balanced prior to the last election, amid multiple expressions of doubt from all corners, including this one. NEXT: Garland appears in court on murder charges; Liknes son thanks Calgary for support • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Garland appears in court on murder charges; Liknes son thanks Calgary for support The man charged with three counts of murder in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of Calgary couple Kathy and Alvin Liknes and their grandson Nathan OBrien made a brief court appearance this morning. Douglas Garland appeared by closed-circuit television before Judge Brian Stevenson. He is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Alvin, 66, and Kathryn, 53, and second-degree murder for Nathan, 5. No bodies have yet been found. NEXT: Photos: Balloons released as a show of support to O'Brien-Liknes family • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Photos: Balloons released as a show of support to O'Brien-Liknes family Calgarians released green balloons at 8 p.m. Tuesday to show their support to the family of Nathan O'Brien, 5, and his grandparents, Alvin and Kathy Liknes, who were last seen June 29. Calgary police now consider their disappearance a homicide case. NEXT: Quebec and Ontario work together to save the American eel • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Quebec and Ontario work together to save the American eel A joint operation between the Ontario and Quebec provincial governments, Hydro-Québec, the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the Algonquins of Ontario saw 400 juvenile American eels released into the Ottawa River for the first time on Wednesday afternoon in an effort to save the species in Ontario. The American eels were provided from a Hydro-Québec eel ladder at the dam in Beauharnois and transported to Voyageur Provincial Park in East Hawkesbury in the morning. They were released in the middle of the Ottawa River just above the Carillon dam that spans from Carillon to Pointe-Fortune. NEXT: Cole: British Open(s) up to loud social media world • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Cole: British Open(s) up to loud social media world HOYLAKE, England Staged annually, as it is, on windswept links interrupted only by an occasional dune, the Open Championship could never be like a Masters, where every roar from a distant hole has its own identifiable sound as it echoes through the well-defined corridors of Georgia pines. NEXT: Number of people with HIV unchanged worldwide since 2012 • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Number of people with HIV unchanged worldwide since 2012 LONDON The number of people living with HIV worldwide has remained virtually unchanged in the past two years and AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest since peaking almost a decade ago, according to a report from the United Nations [] NEXT: Father's heartbreaking Internet plea for picture of daughter touches off overwhelming response • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Father's heartbreaking Internet plea for picture of daughter touches off overwhelming response TOLEDO, Ohio - Just days after his infant daughter's death, Nathen Steffel asked strangers on the Internet for only one thing: He and his wife wanted a photo of their daughter without the breathing tubes and tape that masked her little face. NEXT: Palestinians flee Gaza border neighbourhoods after Israeli warnings, airstrikes • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Palestinians flee Gaza border neighbourhoods after Israeli warnings, airstrikes GAZA, Palestine - Hundreds of Palestinian families, their children crying, fled Wednesday, as Israel intensified airstrikes on Hamas targets, including homes of the movement's leaders, following failed Egyptian cease-fire efforts. Before the renewed bombardment, Israel had ordered tens of thousands of residents of border areas to evacuate their neighbourhoods. NEXT: Blatchford: Murder victim Mimi Khonsari was collateral damage in interests of justice system • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Blatchford: Murder victim Mimi Khonsari was collateral damage in interests of justice system In life, Mimi Khonsari was a casualty of Clare Alexander Spiers. In death, she was but collateral damage, this time in the greater interests of the Canadian criminal justice system. Wednesday, more than a decade after Spiers strangled and stabbed [] NEXT: Sandusky's son, who alleges molestation, talks to Winfrey about dad's bedtime 'ritual' • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Sandusky's son, who alleges molestation, talks to Winfrey about dad's bedtime 'ritual' HARRISBURG, Pa. - A son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky says he enjoyed spending time with the family at their central Pennsylvania home except when it came time to go to bed. NEXT: Egypt court sentences 7 to life in prison for sexual assaults in public squares • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Egypt court sentences 7 to life in prison for sexual assaults in public squares CAIRO - An Egyptian court sentenced seven men to life in prison on Wednesday for sexual assaults on women during public rallies in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, in the first such heavy sentences since the government vowed to crack down on rampant sexual violence. NEXT: Ku Klux Klan hands out candy as part of recruiting effort in South Carolina • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Ku Klux Klan hands out candy as part of recruiting effort in South Carolina SENECA, S.C. - Some residents in South Carolina say they found bags of candy on their street containing a piece of paper asking them to join the Ku Klux Klan. NEXT: Typhoon kills seven in Philippines as 370,000 flee to emergency shelters • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Typhoon kills seven in Philippines as 370,000 flee to emergency shelters A typhoon left at least seven people dead and knocked out power in many areas Wednesday but the Philippine capital and densely populated northern provinces were spared a direct battering when its fierce winds shifted slightly. NEXT: 2 Moscow subway workers detained in the investigation of derailment that killed 22 • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) 2 Moscow subway workers detained in the investigation of derailment that killed 22 MOSCOW - Investigators detained two Moscow subway workers Wednesday in the wake of a deadly rush-hour derailment that killed 22 people and injured 136 others. NEXT: Mexico promises action on US-bound Central American migrants but business continues as usual • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Mexico promises action on US-bound Central American migrants but business continues as usual CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico - Mexico is promising to stem the flow of Central American migrants to the United States by tightening control at its notoriously porous Guatemalan border. NEXT: B.C. won’t impose settlement in teachers’ dispute, finance minister says • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) B.C. won’t impose settlement in teachers’ dispute, finance minister says B.C.'s finance minister says the government will not impose a settlement in the teachers' dispute even if there's no deal by September. NEXT: Minimum wage in 2013 same as 1975 in constant dollars: Statistics Canada • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Minimum wage in 2013 same as 1975 in constant dollars: Statistics Canada Statistics Canada says the average minimum wage in 2013 was almost identical to the 1975 minimum wage, in constant dollars. NEXT: Student whose corneas eaten by amoeba a cautionary tale for contact lens wearers • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Student whose corneas eaten by amoeba a cautionary tale for contact lens wearers Eye doctors are urging consumers to be scrupulous about cleaning and caring for their contact lenses following reports that a Taiwanese student lost her sight after microscopic bugs ate through her eyeballs. NEXT: Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border in fight-back against government troops • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border in fight-back against government troops DONETSK, Ukraine - Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. NEXT: Kids run on to highway after pilot accidentally drops 3,000 promotional ping pong balls on wrong target • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Kids run on to highway after pilot accidentally drops 3,000 promotional ping pong balls on wrong target A pilot who dropped 3,000 ping pong balls that were redeemable for prizes missed a crowd assembled for the stunt and instead hit a nearby interstate in Idaho NEXT: BoC downgrades Canadian economy, keeps stimulative 1% interest rate in place • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) BoC downgrades Canadian economy, keeps stimulative 1% interest rate in place OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says the economy is not doing as well as expected and will likely need stimulative monetary policy to stay in place for longer than previously thought to create the conditions for a sustainable recovery. NEXT: Rob Ford taking on political opponents in first mayoral debate since rehab • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Rob Ford taking on political opponents in first mayoral debate since rehab By Diana Mehta TORONTO Rob Ford was both cheered and jeered as he took part Tuesday night in his first mayoral debate since returning to office after a two-month stint in rehab. The controversial mayor, who got help for [] NEXT: Fresh wildfires gain ground in Washington; winds aid crews battling destructive Oregon fire • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

Generated on Jul 17, 2014 06:16 (UTC time) Fresh wildfires gain ground in Washington; winds aid crews battling destructive Oregon fire PORTLAND, Ore. - A handful of new wildfires, some started by lightning, grew dramatically Tuesday in central Washington, and several threatened homes even as firefighters made progress against a destructive Oregon blaze. • Based on the online RSS feed of More real-time presentations at

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