Provides the latest RSS feeds for Canada News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Vancouver Star.com http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/cat/71df8d33cd2a30df/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:55 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:55 -0400 30 University of Toronto scientists have found pockets of water that had been sitting 2.4 kilometres underneath the Earth's surface for more than a billion years. Earth sciences professor Barbara Sherwood, who admitted that she had tasted it from time to time, revealed that the water has the consistency of maple syrup and is much saltier than seawater, News.com.au reported. She told the LA Times ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286554/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286554/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Video: Check out this summer's best books for the beach The winner for the Trillium Book Award for Children's Literature in French-language is Claude Forand for "Un moine trop bavard."The winners of Ontario's foremost prize for literary excellence, were announced Tuesday evening in Toronto.The Trillium Book Award English-language and French-language winners receive ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300020/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:43 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300020/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Quebec Minister for Social Services and Youth Protection Vronique Hivon explains legislation on the right to die in dignity at a news conference in Quebec City on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (Jacques Boissinot/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300019/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300019/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian Olympic Committee , former Canadian Olympic silver medallist France St-Louis was named on Monday as Canada's assistant Chef de Mission for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300021/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300021/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Jenelle Evans knows how people can be mean towards her when she tweets random things on the social media network. She has learned to keep some of her legal troubles away from the social media network, so she has been sharing news about her ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300022/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300022/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Khloe Kardashian was heartbroken when she learned that she couldn't have children as easily as her sister, Kourtney Kardashian, on a previous episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." She decided to focus on ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300024/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:05 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300024/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Brooks Ayers . Peterson has had a mission to bring down Gunvalson and during the last episode, she decided to reveal that her daughter's friend had been dating Ayers. And since many fans remember Ashley Zarlin and Sophie Waring on the show, some quickly assumed she was talking about Zarlin. According in a new tweet released on June ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300023/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:05 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300023/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Edmonton? Is it landmarks such as our colossal mall or the four gleaming pyramids nestled in our river valley? Or might it be less obvious: the biting cold that strikes your bones in the dead of winter or the sizzle of green onion cakes at one of our many summer ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300025/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:45 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300025/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wind Mobile entered the Canadian wireless market in 2008 and has become the fourth largest carrier after the 'big three', Rogers, Bell and Telus. (Mark ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300026/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300026/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Daniel Sedin, bottom left, and his brother Henrik, right, enjoyed five consecutive regular seasons of at least 74 points under head coach Alain Vigneault, top, but their production did tail off somewhat in each of the past two campaigns. (Christian Petersen/Getty ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300027/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300027/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Two members of the Massachusetts State Police walk toward the front door of the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in North Attleborough, Mass., on Wednesday. (Erika Niedowski/Associated ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299223/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299223/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Bob Rae, who has served as a Liberal and NDP MP and as the NDP premier of Ontario, has announced he is leaving politics. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300028/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300028/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Moncton woman says protecting your personal information should be taken seriously after her husband had his identity stolen. Lyne Surette knew there was a problem when she recently checked her bank account on-line and it was ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300029/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300029/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Two Canadian men who were detained in the Dominican Republic for nearly three weeks after a post-wedding fight broke out at a resort have returned to Toronto, the latest step in a drama that the wife of one of the men said was "like a scene from the movies." Nick Miele, 34, and his cousin, Ben Constantini, 18, were taken into custody on May 28 after a fight at the Bahia Principe ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300030/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300030/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Parliament Hill will quiet down after today once MPs leave Ottawa for the summer. They voted Tuesday night to wrap up the spring sitting. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299930/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299930/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Windsor city councillor wants to have a say in Detroit's noise bylaw. Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac wants the City of Windsor to at least be in the conversation and organization of music festivals on the U.S. side of the Detroit River. Gignac says she received complaints from residents about the volume of the music from Orion music festival held recently on Belle Isle. West-end councillor Ron ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299931/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299931/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A homeless man keeps warm in his blankets in a park in downtown Toronto. On any given day, about 30,000 Canadians are homeless, a new report says. (Kevin Frayer/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300032/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300032/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The BC Search and Rescue Association is raising concerns about a set of free, high-resolution topographical backcountry maps released by the provincial government on Tuesday. The 7,000 GeoBC maps cover the entire province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20,000 and are designed to be downloaded onto mobile devices. They allow users to zoom into areas without compromising the quality of the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300031/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300031/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Shutterstock) MONTREAL - Two woman guards at a sprawling north-end Montreal jail were caught in romantic relationships with inmates, and one quit rather than break up with her bad-boy beau. Earlier this month, a guard at Bordeaux jail was caught in a parking lot, kissing a man who had just been released, QMI Agency has learned. A colleague reported the woman to a supervisor and the guard was ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299933/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299933/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA - Former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae announced that is he stepping down as a member of Parliament Wednesday. Rae made the announcement in an emotional statement at the House of Commons Wednesday morning, saying he was going to focus on his mediation work for northern Ontario First Nations work. ';This is not about money, this is about time. I’m not being paid for my work in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299935/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299935/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL - Quebec's construction strike settled into its second day with a warning that workers are ready to stay off the job for a long time. Yves Ouellet, spokesman for the alliance of construction unions, said the 175,000 workers had already made several concessions to "reduce the cost of projects" at the request of their bosses and are ready for a lengthy strike. "The ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299159/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299159/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df 6/19/2013 A Vancouver high school teacher has admitted to literally shutting-up chatty students. The Teachers Regulation Branch says Margo Anne Fowler had three students at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School duct-tape their mouths shut when they were talking in her class. Two of the students were in grade eight, one was in grade ten. A resolution agreement notes the tape stayed over ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300034/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215300034/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The educational foundation Your Canada, Your Constitution recently released the results of a national survey that shows a large majority of Canadians (71 per cent) support legal restrictions on federal party leader powers to give more freedom and power to MPs, while only 20 per cent are opposed to such ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297932/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297932/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The resignation of Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum was just one of three separate local news developments related to allegations of corruption in Quebec, underlining the head-spinning mood in Canada's second-largest city.While Mr. Applebaum was dealing with the fallout of his arrest earlier this week on 14 criminal counts, Claude Asselin, an engineering executive named as a co-conspirator ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298057/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298057/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df * TSX falls 23.31 points, or 0.19 percent, to 12,344.12 * Five of 10 main index sectors decline * BlackBerry slips 3.2 percent after downgrade By John Tilak TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index retreated on Wednesday morning on market foreboding about what the U.S. Federal Reserve might say about its easy-money policy in a statement to be issued later in the day. Financial ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299938/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:13:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215299938/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Bethenny Frankel has been working hard on her talk show, which will premiere this fall. She has been meeting with producers, trying to find topics for the show, and wrapping up her newest book for her Skinnygirl brand. If that wasn't enough, she is still dealing with her very ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298058/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298058/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Teresa Giudice . On Sunday's episode, Giudice held Gorga responsible for her brother's absence from the hospital after Giudice's father went into the hospital because he couldn't breathe. However, Giudice didn't let Gorga slip away easily after learning that she claims she went to visit. According to a new Bravo article published on June ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298060/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298060/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Slade Smiley would attack her body considering she rarely knows him. Of course, she had been spending time in Mexico with Gretchen Rossi, but after the abandonment on the first night, McLaughlin and Rossi weren't exactly the best of friends. While some fans thought that McLaughlin overreacted with the comment, she was clearly hurt. According to a new Bravo blog published on June ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298059/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298059/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was slightly higher Wednesday ahead of the mid-afternoon release of the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy statement and economic projections. It is hoped the Fed will shed some light on what it intends to do about curbing some of its economic stimulus. The loonie was up 0.06 of a cent to 98.02 cents US as markets also looked to a speech later in the day by ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297952/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297952/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canada's national poet has warned that the taxpayer-funded position risks becoming "homogenized and diluted" and expressed frustration that during his two-year term in Ottawa he's been asked to produce just one work -- a "mediocre" poem about Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee -- while many more serious, controversial subjects have escaped the official attention ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297953/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297953/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Imperial Oil is closing its refinery in Eastrern Passage and converting it into a marine terminal. The company said it could not find a buyer for its facility to continue operating as a refinery. Imperial Oil said it will do all it can to protect the environment while it takes apart the facility. According to a news release, the conversion is planned for later this year. About 400 people have ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298061/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298061/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A demonstrator holds up a Brazilian flag in front of a group of protestors gathered in the main plaza of Sao Paulo on Tuesday, as some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broken out. (Nelson Antoine/Associated ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298048/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:58 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298048/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df In today's Need To Know: the Senators' new partnership has inspired some jersey whimsy, Joe Sakic says he's not interested in Seth Jones, and Bryan Bickell explains how Mario Kart has kept his Blackhawks teammates focused. (Photos courtesy Imgur/Getty ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298062/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:58 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298062/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with at least two armed robberies targeting women near the Cabbagetown neighbourhood early Wednesday morning. Investigators say the victim's presence of mind to remember the man's licence plate number and vehicle model helped them to detain him within a matter of hours. A staff sergeant at 51 Division said the man arrested has been ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298063/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:57 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298063/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Conservative MP Eve Adams admitted on Twitter late Tuesday that she had been fined by Parliament Hill security officers for driving through a security checkpoint 'without coming to a complete stop.' Media reports said she was ticketed for talking on her cellphone. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297954/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:57 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297954/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A homeless man keeps warm in his blankets in a park in downtown Toronto. On any given day, about 30,000 Canadians are homeless, a new report says. (Kevin Frayer/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297955/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:56 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297955/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Codiac Regional RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection with three women being robbed at knifepoint in Dieppe over the weekend. A 32-year-old Dieppe woman was arrested at her home on Tuesday without incident, Const. Damien Thriault stated in a release. She is scheduled to appear in Moncton provincial court on Wednesday afternoon to face charges related to the three incidents, he said. On ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298065/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:56 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298065/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A bill that would ban the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly and carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence with a conviction of the offence is scheduled to become law today. Bill C-309, a private member's bill introduced by Conservative MP Blake Richards in 2011, passed third reading in the Senate on May 23 and is expected to be proclaimed law during a royal assent ceremony ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298066/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298066/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Mayor Naheed Nenshi is in Ottawa to start a three day trip in Ontario with Calgary Economic Development. Nenshi will speak on Wednesday in the capital at the Canadian Club before heading to Toronto for more speeches and meetings. The trip is about getting people and companies to think about Calgary, Nenshi said. "The focus this year is in talking to young people, to university students ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298069/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215298069/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA - Homelessness in Canada affects about 200,000 people every year and comes with a $7 billion price tag, the first-ever national report on the issue has found. The results paint a picture of a disaster in communities across the country, said Tim Richter, one of the report's authors and the president of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. "In a natural disaster, the loss ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297956/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297956/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday. RBC Economics raised its estimate for the country's 2013 economic growth to 1.9 per cent and says 2014 growth will be about 2.9 per cent. RBC's estimates are ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297957/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:57:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297957/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO -- Half of Canada's First Nations children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census statistics that pegs the cost of easing the problem at $580-million a year. The study by the left-leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives being released Wednesday also paints a grim picture of Metis, Inuit, and non-status Indian children, as ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297958/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297958/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ayumu Goromaru (centre) plays for Japan against the Barbarians in Le Havre, November 25, 2012. The full back scored all the points to lead Asian champions Japan to a 16-13 victory over Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament in Nagoya on ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297876/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297876/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df news came out that U.K. users will also be getting user profiles sometime this year, along with a ';watchlist'; feature, which is apparently just like the queue we have here in the U.S. (the feature has not been available in other countries). Now we learn, once again from Yahoo, that Canada is also set to get user profiles and the watchlist/queue feature. But that’s not all ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297965/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:58 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297965/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:13am EDT June 19 (Reuters) - VimpelCom Ltd has withdrawn its bid to acquire control of upstart Canadian wireless company Wind Mobile, a majority-owned affiliate of the company said on Wednesday. Orascom Telecom, an Egyptian company that initially bankrolled Wind Mobile's operations in Canada and was later bought by Vimpelcom, said it withdrew the bid ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297962/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:13:20 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297962/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Alexis Bellino over the many seasons of the show. In fact, she is probably one of the housewives who has had the most enemies and arguments. However, she is trying to make peace and she recently sat down with Bellino to make peace. However, Rossi had been very upset with Barney for her behavior on the infamous bachelorette trip, so she was even more upset when she learned that Bellino was going ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296464/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296464/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df NeNe Leakes may be known as a diva when it comes to her demands, since she is now a Hollywood actress, so it isn't surprising that her wedding may be just as demanding. Leakes and her soon-to-be husband will be filming the wedding this upcoming weekend and she wants the wedding to go off without a hitch. Apparently, she is so desperate for a drama-free day that guests are required to sign ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296463/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:11 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296463/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df heading north to the CFL . The remade Russell has dropped upwards of 30 pounds in an effort to get back into the NFL (though he’s still reportedly at 280). He’s had talks with a couple of teams, too, including the Chicago Bears, who wouldn’t mind another option behind Jay Cutler. Russell has not thrown a regular-season pass since 2009, so Canada might provide a backup plan, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296341/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296341/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Kavan Kamboz can't take off his turban to play soccer, which is a big part of his life.The 18-year-old Sikh is now a referee and a first-year student in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina.Like any good soccer referee should, he knows world soccer body FIFA's rules by heart. He said he was taken aback when the Quebec Soccer Federation banned turban-wearing Sikhs from the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296465/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:41 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296465/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df BOSTON (AP) Marian Hossa is one of the Chicago Blackhawks' top scorers, with three game-winning goals already this postseason. And then, suddenly, he wasn't in the lineup for a team that needed all the scoring it can get. Hossa's surprise scratch from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals - and the one-word explanation, ``upper,'' for the part of his body that was injured - ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296467/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:34 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296467/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df William and Patricia Campbell, parents of Krystle Campbell, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, are shown waving a "Boston Strong" banner before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final on June 7. (Elise Amendola/Associated ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296466/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296466/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df International Olympic Committee inspectors concluded their second visit to Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Wednesday by praising organizers for making good progress on preparations for the 2018 Winter Games. IOC co-ordination commission chief Gunilla Lindberg said the panel has "once again seen good progress" and "an excellent team effort" from the organizing committee, all ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296468/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296468/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df 'Stronger demand for autos, houses and industrial machinery from the U.S. will help sustain the lift in export growth that Canada experienced so far this year for the remainder of 2013,' Royal Bank says. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295689/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295689/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Top-seeded Milos Raonic was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (7) by Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the second round at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament on Wednesday. The Canadian struggled from the start, dropping his serve in the opening game and then again to fall behind 5-2. He then failed to convert a break point as Dodig served for the set. The second set went with serve and Raonic failed to convert a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296469/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296469/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Mark Buehrle's first season with the Toronto Blue Jays has mirrored that of his team. It was mostly very disappointing until recently. The 14-year veteran could improve to .500 and help the Blue Jays get within a game of that mark if their longest winning streak in nearly five years continues Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies. Buehrle (3-4, 4.66 ERA), who hasn't finished ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296470/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296470/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A bill that would ban the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly and carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence with a conviction of the offence is scheduled to become law today. Bill C-309, a private member's bill introduced by Conservative MP Blake Richards in 2011, passed third reading in the Senate on May 23 and is expected to be proclaimed law during a royal assent ceremony ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296346/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296346/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The CBSA said in a media release that the unit is not designed nor is it mandated to make phone calls requesting personal information or payments over the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296345/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296345/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A month to the day after he started biking across the country, Kyle Chevalier was robbed. The 24-year-old McMaster University graduate from Ancaster is heading up the Biking for Boobies campaign, raising money for breast cancer research. On Friday, his chase car was broken into while at a stop in Montreal. He lost $700 of donated cash, 2 laptops, a camera and footage from cycling through the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296089/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296089/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Brazilian man who was blinded by a stray bullet in downtown Calgary nearly five years ago has finished his studies to become a massage ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296474/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296474/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Go Public Edmonton Memories of her Mexican vacation turned sour just two days after Sarah Farrell returned home to Edmonton. Her phone beeped with a text from Rogers, warning that her roaming charges were "excessively ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296473/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296473/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df As the province-wide construction strike enters its third day, Quebecers are dealing with the consequences of projects large and small being left at a standstill. Kirkland resident Elena Trigiana was looking forward to moving into her new condo on July 1st, but the construction strike means she will have to wait. "Everything's being delayed. They said a week, but we all know that the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296472/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296472/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Statoil says it has discovered light, high-quality oil in the Flemish Pass basin 500 kilometres northeast of St. John's, raising hopes for an as-yet-untapped part of the Newfoundland offshore. "It is positive that we have found oil in this second major structure in the Flemish area," Erik Finnstrom, Statoil's senior vice-president for North America, told CBC News. "It ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296347/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296347/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Fredericton high school student went to her prom on Tuesday night, despite the threat that one waft of perfume could have serious consequences. Taylor Bidlake had her shoes, dress and purse picked out and ready for her prom. But the Leo Hayes High School graduate also had to set aside a bag of magnesium power, EpiPen and an air purifier for the big night. Bidlake has been diagnosed by doctors ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296471/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296471/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch has reprimanded a Vancouver teacher after she duct-taped her students' mouths in an effort to keep them quiet. Margo Fowler, a math teacher at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, is rated as a top-notch educator on the popular website RateMyTeachers.com, where students describe her as "helpful," "entertaining" and "Just. Plain. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296475/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296475/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A rainfall warning has been issued for the Calgary area, warning of up to 100 millimetres of rain through Thursday evening.Environment Canada says the weather is being caused by a low-pressure system moving into southwestern Alberta, bringing rain into the southern part of the province.The rain is expected to intensify this afternoon before peaking tonight, bringing 50 to 70 mm in some ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296476/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296476/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Dr. Tak Mak, Director of The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, speaks during a press conference regarding the new breakthrough Cancer CFI-400945 drug that will enter clinical trials next month at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, June 18, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296090/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:21 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296090/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA — Manitoba Conservative MP Shelly Glover has changed her mind and decided to file a new expense claim with Elections Canada for the 2011 federal election. House Speaker Andrew Scheer announced the decision by the MP for St. Boniface on Tuesday as he handed a committee the tricky question of whether Glover and James Bezan, the Tory MP for Selkirk-Interlake, should be suspended over ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296349/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296349/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday, led by lower financial and energy stocks, as investors were nervous ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve statement which is expected to clarify the central bank's easy monetary policy stance. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 21.14 points, or 0.17 percent, at 12,346.32 shortly after the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297963/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215297963/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto Mayor Rob Ford answers questions at a press conference at city hall in Toronto on Friday, May 31, 2013. A campaign that raised $200,000 dollars to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a "beautiful example" of the fundraising power of the Internet, says the website that hosted the controversial crusade. "That campaign really ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295698/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:36:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215295698/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Japan backed up last weekend's impressive victory over Wales with a 16-13 success over Pacific Nations Cup leaders Canada on Wednesday. The loss is Canada's first in the 2013 competition and means that either Fiji or Tonga, who face each other on Sunday, June 23, can win the title.It was Japan's first win in the five-nation tournament after two defeats.After full-back James ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294659/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:54:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294659/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay at the Pentagon yesterday, the second meeting between the two defense leaders since Hagel took office, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294559/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:44:28 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294559/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:39am EDT * Higher foreign stock markets behind drop in net debt * Drop in value of Canadian dlr also boosts asset value OTTAWA, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's net foreign debt dropped almost 25 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as higher foreign stock markets boosted the value of Canadian assets abroad, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Net foreign debt fell to C$231.3 ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296352/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:39:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215296352/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way. Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is seeded only No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarter-final match against title contenders Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray. The All England Club released the seedings Wednesday for this year's grass-court Grand ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294663/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294663/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Premier Kathleen Wynne is looking at reforms to the province's school system as a way to help future generations find employment. In an interview with CBC News, Wynne said she wants to work with her education minister on improving what kids are taught in class. Now that her minority government has another year of life in it, with the budget passed, Wynne is setting to tackle Ontario's ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294662/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294662/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The part-time jobs of two dozen music instructors are on the line at Wednesday night's meeting of the Toronto District School Board. The proposed cuts would save the public school board approximately $2-million of the $27-million deficit it needs to wipe from next year's budget. As part of the music program on the chopping block, part-time instructors train elementary teachers who ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294661/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294661/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df As city council searches for fresh blood to replace former mayor Michael Applebaum, Montrealers are still reeling from the corruption charges laid against a political leader who had pledged to clean up City Hall. On Tuesday ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294565/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294565/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Opposition Liberals are demanding Premier David Alward fire Education Minister Jody Carr after an email showing showed he personally intervened in the cancellation of a high school class trip to a Justin Trudeau rally in February. The Liberals say it's the latest mistake by Carr, who is standing by his decision to send an email to his senior civil servants to investigate a class trip to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294660/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294660/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A hostage-taking at a 7-11 in downtown Vancouver in November 2012 was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, B.C. Provincial Court heard Tuesday. (QMI Agency files) VANCOUVER -- A hostage-taking at a downtown Vancouver 7-11 last year, in which a woman was nearly set on fire, was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294113/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294113/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df U.S. cycling expert Steve Durrant says improving Calgary’s bike infrastructure is necessary for creating a better commute for cyclists. He’s in the city for a cycling ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294664/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:37:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294664/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to return from his European trip but he won’t have to endure another grilling in the House of Commons for a while. All parties agreed late Tuesday night to end the most bitter spring sitting of Parliament since Harper’s Conservatives came to power more than seven years ago. They packed it in a few days early after almost a month of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294567/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294567/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators' home is getting a new name.The NHL team said Tuesday that Scotiabank Place will be called Canadian Tire Centre, starting in July. Neither party disclosed terms of the deal. This will be the fourth name change since the building opened in 1996.Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says the new partnership between Senators Sports & Entertainment and the Canadian Tire ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294665/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:27:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294665/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum announced his resignation after he was arrested on 14 criminal charges, including fraud and corruption, officials said. Applebaum's resignation came just seven months after he took office. Former ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294666/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294666/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294577/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:36 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294577/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294376/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294376/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294198/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294198/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294050/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294050/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Why was David Cameron more upbeat than Stephen Harper when discussing the Canada-European trade negotiations? Maybe because he knows that Europe needs this deal every bit as much as ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293124/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293124/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A man on a mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using his European tour and the G8 summit to advance the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement - known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the national leaders who constitute the European Union's 'board of directors.'CETA was the central message in his meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215292834/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:14 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215292834/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Crowdfunding Web site Indiegogo is deepening its roots in the Canadian market place and closely watching as securities regulators consider allowing non-accredited investors to make small investments in startup firms in exchange for an equity stake, according to co-founder Danae Ringelmann. Ringelmann has particularly been involved in Ontario, where she has consulted with the Ontario Securities ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293128/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:43:47 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293128/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df It can lay claim to having over 600 players sign with Major League clubs over the course of its 15-year history. According to the Atlantic ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293237/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293237/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday January 16, 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293008/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:39:49 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293008/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:36am EDT OSLO, June 19 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil discovered light, high-quality oil offshore Canada, about 500 kilometres north-east of St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, it said on Wednesday. "While it is still too early to determine Harpoon's resource potential at this time, this is very encouraging for the area and especially for the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294569/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:36:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215294569/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Joni Mitchell waves to the crowd during her 70th birthday tribute concert as part of the Luminato Festival at Massey Hall in Toronto on Tuesday. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293238/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:31:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293238/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df launch of the federal government's revamped data.gc.ca portal . Treasury Board President Tony Clement touted the revamped site, calling it Canada's "new natural resource." But that new window into federal data tables, statistics and other information available online is getting mixed early reviews and arrives at the same time as the government faces controversy over just how ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293134/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:31:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293134/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (CBC) First Nations chiefs are calling on the provincial government and mining companies start talks with them to discuss natural resource development opportunities in New Brunswick. The Assembly of First Nations' Chiefs in New Brunswick issued a statement on Tuesday night that also criticized companies and governments that refused to work with them, as well as protesters from outside their ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293239/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:31:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293239/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Canadian government announced plans to increase the liability for energy exploration companies working in Atlantic and arctic waters. Exxon Mobil announced plans in January to produce more than 700 million barrels of oil from the Hebron oil field off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Canadian Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan has said oil spills from offshore platforms in the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293138/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:13:47 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293138/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Week in Politics In Canada, these films confirmed that we in what used to be called the "peaceable kingdom" were somehow morally pure, at least in comparison to our American neighbours. Really?Where are the Canadian film and television producers, especially the ones in Quebec, to portray what's been going on for years and years in that province's municipal politics? And ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:46 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df For 150 years, terns have always come back to Machias Seal Island, but researchers are trying to find out why they are no longer returning to the tiny island located between New Brunswick and Maine. Arctic terns and common terns, two species of seabirds that use the island for nesting, have not been using the bird sanctuary since 2006. Researchers are trying to explain why the birds stopped ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291975/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291975/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Restaurant owner Eric Gaudreault, seen here riding the new free shuttle service, says Ottawa residents and public servants don't know about the hidden gems across the river. (Christine ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:26:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291976/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:16am EDT June 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Amid questions about the Prime Minister's Office, Senate spending, Justin Trudeau's work for charities and Thomas Mulcair's run-in with Mounties on ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293240/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:16:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215293240/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Keeping track of the names popping up in the ongoing Senate expenses controversy -- from the investigators to the four senators themselves -- could be a difficult task for even the most seasoned political ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215290962/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:44 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215290962/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A man allowed into Canada 17 years ago should be kicked out of the country because there is ample evidence he was part of an Asian criminal gang, says the federal ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291022/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:20:05 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215291022/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal - Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption in the latest major Canadian municipal ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289730/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289730/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday held talks with visiting Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay over bilateral defense cooperation and shared security challenges.During their meeting at the Pentagon, the two "discussed a wide range of topics related to their mutual interest in some of the world's ongoing security challenges," including the Syria crisis, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289082/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:21:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215289082/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Workers in all sectors of Quebec's construction industry launched an unlimited strike Monday--the first province-wide walkout since 1986--paralyzing billions of dollars' worth of building projects across the province, including various hydro-dam projects and the construction of Montreal's two mega-hospitals. Involving 175,000 workers, the strike is the largest in Canada since the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288069/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288069/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df CANADIAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper will conclude his eight-day European trip unable to complete a trade agreement with the EU, just as the opening of EU-US talks raises the risk that his country will be left ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288234/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:19:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288234/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Between 200 and 600 mostly Eastern European immigrants were help prisoner at two internment camps in Banff — first at Castle Mountain and later at Cave and Basin, above — between 1915 and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288290/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288290/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Detectives in white bunny suits scoured a Kelowna home and searched garbage bins for evidence Tuesday in what could be a homicide.Members of the RCMP's serious-crime unit are investigating the death of a 27-year-old mother of two in her rented house on Yates Road at the corner of Ballou Road. Police would only say it's suspicious.The ambulance service called RCMP at 12:37 a.m. Tuesday. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288291/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:08:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215288291/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MIAMI (AP) LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7. James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami's repeat chances alive. Losing his headband but keeping his cool while playing ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287394/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287394/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df CBC News reporter Nick Purdon examines why the 138th-ranked Tahitians are the talk of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil. Watch Purdon's report ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287235/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287235/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df As the Chicago Blackhawks hope that veteran scorer Marian Hossa returns to the lineup, the Boston Bruins got another dose of inspiration from injured grinder Gregory Campbell. This and more in the top NHL stories from ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287396/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287396/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A graduation coach at Edmonton's St. Joseph High School is having a big impact on the graduation rate of aboriginal students. Grad coach Anita Lafferty is modest when she speaks about the special room created at St. Joe's for First Nations, Metis and Inuit students. "It's just a gathering place for students to be comfortable," she said. "They have a place where ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287395/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:49 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287395/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Hundreds of Brazilians took to the street in Vancouver in a show of solidarity with a wave of protests in Brazil against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in the booming South American giant. "I wish I could go there and fight with them because we are so tired of everything," said Vancouver protester Matheos Martins. Sparked earlier this month by a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287397/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287397/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Raed Mokaled is pictured in Geneva in April, 2013 at a major international meeting on the Convention on Cluster Munitions. His son, Ahmad, was killed on his fifth birthday by a cluster bomb near their home in Lebanon in February 1999. Mokaled now works to have the weapons banned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287348/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287348/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA - A Postmedia News and Ottawa Citizen investigation exposing the use of "robocalls" to mislead and harass voters during the 2011 federal election campaign has won the 2012 Michener Award. The foundation handing out the award noted that the "detailed and sustained reporting" led to Elections Canada investigating complaints, a Federal court ruling that electoral fraud ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287138/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287138/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Becoming a member only takes 60 seconds! CKNW News Club Members get a lot more than just the news first. Members get access to exclusive CKNW contests, concert and event presales, and breaking news emails sent directly to them from the CKNW News ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287398/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:45:34 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287398/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL - Canada, among the 10 least corrupt countries in the world the past six years according to rankings by Transparency International, is mired in scandals. Quebec’s anti-corruption task force Monday arrested Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum over fraud allegations, adding to controversies rocking political circles in Toronto and Ottawa that have taken the shine off Canada’s ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286500/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286500/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Apache Canada is still cleaning up a massive waste water site in northern Alberta, 18 days after the spill was first reported. The spill leaked 9.5 million litres of contaminated water from oil production into an area near Zama City, Alta., which is near the N.W.T. border. CBC News got a bird's eye view of the site, which is located in a landscape with several pipelines, right of ways for ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286559/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:36 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286559/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df It's the second anniversary of a Calgary program that helps those battling breast cancer keep active. CBC reporter Tara Weber caught up with some participants to hear about the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286562/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286562/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Kelowna RCMP is investigating the suspicious death of a 27-year-old woman at a home in the Glenmore area. Officers found the deceased woman inside the home when they responded to a call to assist paramedics just after midnight on Monday. Neighbours say a young couple and their children lived in the house. "It's beyond shocking, because these are the kinds of things that you read ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286561/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286561/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The city is looking to expand a program that relies on homeless people to help clean up downtown Edmonton. "Downtown Proud," which started in February 2010, is a project of Boyle Street Community Services and the Downtown Business Association. Employees work three hours a day, five days a week to keep the city's business core cleaner for a relatively low cost. The city has spent ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286560/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286560/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df When a CT scan showed that Yaron Panov’s sarcoma had returned, the news from some of Canada's top specialists in the rare cancer was grim: surgery would require cutting out his spleen, a kidney and chunks of other organs. In other words, removing the tumour was not an option. What's more, chemotherapy had little chance of working either, doctors said. It was April 2011 and Mr. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286504/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286504/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A day after his arrest on bribery charges, the mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum, resigned Tuesday. In a brief statement to reporters, he denied that he was guilty of any of the 14 charges he now faces. But he said it would not be possible to act as mayor while defending himself. For much of his political career, Mr. Applebaum was seen as a reformer and known as "Mr. Clean." He ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286563/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286563/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- For the second time in less than a year, a Montreal mayor has stepped down amid corruption scandals ripping through Canada's second-largest ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286564/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286564/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Edwin Encarnacion had a home run and three RBIs to back pitcher Esmil Roger’s strong outing against his former club and the Toronto Blue Jays won their seventh straight with a 8-3 interleague ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285720/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285720/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tomas Tatar scored twice as the Grand Rapids Griffins won the Calder Cup on Tuesday with a 5-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 6 of the American Hockey League's championship series. Tatar scored on the power play 12:41 into the second period then added an empty-net goal for some insurance in the final minute of play. Defenceman Brennan Evans had the winner for Grand Rapids, the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285721/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285721/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Even when you can't find a spot on a patio, chances are you'll be able to locate a spot in a park, on a beach or near a stream. Wherever you are in Calgary, here are some easy ways to turn your outing into a picnic. Wine and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285722/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:14 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285722/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Colin Miller’s déjà vu season as Canada’s men’s national soccer team head coach continues. The FC Edmonton head coach will be the interim coach for a third time in 2013, as the team gets set for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. Here, Miller is pictured at Commonwealth Stadium when he was named head coach for FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285647/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285647/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police are still searching for a suspect who robbed an elderly man and dragged him with a car for about a block. Around 12:30 p.m. Monday, a 61-year-old left a store on East Broadway after purchasing jewelry. He was walking north on Quebec Street when a suspect came up behind him, grabbed the bag of jewelry and ran into a waiting a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285581/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:53:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285581/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A youth outreach program of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs that caused a buzz by using oral sex jokes to promote tourism in Israel three years ago, is once again under fire for using group sex to advertise ';sexy, secular and sassy'; Tel Aviv to young Jewish Canadians. Reaction from Canadian rabbis to the new online ad from CIJA’s ';Size Doesn’t Matter'; ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285649/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:49 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285649/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL -- The hunt for an untainted Montreal mayor resumed Tuesday as Michael Applebaum resigned one day after being arrested on 14 corruption-related charges. In a brief statement in the main foyer of City Hall, Mr. Applebaum maintained his innocence and vowed to fight the charges but said it was in the city's best interest for him to step ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285648/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:49 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285648/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Maicer Izturis on solo shots as streaking Toronto reeled off a seventh consecutive win. Former Rocky Esmil Rogers (3-2) collected the victory, yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out five. Colorado ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285723/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:36:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285723/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Hundreds of foreign service officers walks out of Department of Foreign Affairs headquarters June 06, 2013 in Ottawa. (Dave Chan for The Globe and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284533/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:24 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284533/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An RCMP cruiser sits parked on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 29, 2013. Senators are recommending the force change its code of conduct regarding harassment. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284813/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284813/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Quebec government is hoping Ottawa will allow thousands of Haitians who fled to Canada after the 2010 earthquake to stay in the country. Amid the chaos of Haiti's devastating earthquake, Malie-Merline Fanfan found refuge aboard a Canadian military plane bound for Montreal, settling in the city's St. Michel district with her two daughters. "Imagine these children who are ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Stanley Cup-winning (Tampa Bay Lightning, ’04), ultimately fired (New York Rangers, ’13) head coach John Tortorella is getting the second-over from the Vancouver Canucks in their search for a new bench boss. ‘Torts’ does have a way with words, particularly of the @!#$%^ variety (‘expletive deleted,’ for the tender-eared). And what are some of the juiciest ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284618/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284618/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- The Ontario government's announcement that it would not support a bridge spanning the Ottawa River at Kettle Island demonstrates self-centred thinking, Gatineau MP Franoise Boivin said Tuesday."Is the Ontario side just saying, 'We actually don't care about the Quebecers,'?" asked Boivin.She said the announcement Monday came as a surprise since ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284900/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284900/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Stanley Cup-winning (Tampa Bay Lightning, ’04), ultimately fired (New York Rangers, ’13) head coach John Tortorella is getting the second-over from the Vancouver Canucks in their search for a new bench boss. ‘Torts’ does have a way with words, particularly of the @!#$%^ variety (‘expletive deleted,’ for the tender-eared). And what are some of the juiciest ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284901/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:47:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284901/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, wondering aloud why the government never asks him to write poems, has inadvertently answered his own question. "I wish that my government had asked me to write poetry about immigration policy, about Idle No More, about Canada's complicity in the Middle East, the Enbridge pipeline," Fred Wah, a Saskatchewan-born poet now living in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284816/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:46 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284816/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The mysterious grey wolf that gained international attention for chasing a Banff, Alta., motorcyclist along a B.C. highway seems to have appeared at least two other times, leading wolf-watchers to the grim conclusion the animal's days are likely numbered. "This is not normal behaviour for a natural wild wolf," said Shelley Black, co-founder of the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284815/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:46 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215284815/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The federal government has appointed two former Conservative politicians to fill vacancies at the International Joint Commission, a key bilateral institution that oversees water that Canada shares with the United States.Benot Bouchard and Gordon Walker were each appointed to four-year terms, which began earlier this month. The Commission's current chair, Joseph Comuzzi, remains in that role ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283563/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:12 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283563/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Boston Bruins forward Gregory Campbell attempts to get up and back into the play after suffering his playoff-ending injury in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Bruce Bennett/Getty ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283784/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283784/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa skates during the warmup bahead of Game 3 of their Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins. Hossa was a late scratch after the pre-game skate with an upper-body injury. (Brian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283783/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283783/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Former NHL star Vincent Damphousse speaks during his retirement announcement as his now-estranged wife Allana listens, during a news conference on Sept. 7, 2005 in Laval, Que. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283786/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283786/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Defenceman Slava Voynov, who signed a six-year contract Tuesday, was tied for the Kings' ead in goals (six) and points (13) in the post-season, and led the team with a plus-9 rating. (Jeff Gross/Getty ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283785/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283785/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Applebaum resigned in the wake of corruption charges being laid against him, though he maintains he is innocent. Legally, Montreal's 62 councillors have 30 days to chose an interim mayor, though Quebec's Minister of Municipal Affairs Sylvain Gaudreault said he hopes they make the decision soon. "We would like the interim mayor to be a candidate that has stayed above the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283787/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:04 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283787/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Premier Alison Redford was in Calgary and Edmonton to announce new school projects. Now a letter says the Calgary Board of Education needs to help find space for charter schools if they want new buildings. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283788/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283788/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA - Leaked documents suggest Canada helped the United States and Britain spy on participants at the London G20 summit four years ago. Britain's Guardian newspaper says spies monitored the computers and intercepted the phone calls of foreign politicians and officials at two G20 meetings in London in 2009. The newspaper says the effort included penetration of delegates' BlackBerry ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283708/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283708/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (Jason Proctor/CBC) A suspicious package that triggered a partial evacuation at the Bank of Montreal building on West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver is not dangerous, emergency officials say. Fire crews had briefly evacuated the 15th floor of the BMO building at Georgia and Homer just after 4:00 p.m. after an employee called the fire department with a report of a suspicious package. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283790/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283790/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Edmonton Public School Board voted unanimously Tuesday in favour of its new budget for the upcoming year. The budget will see the reduction of 339 full-time staff positions, of which 182 are teaching posts. A report says 70 per cent of the teacher reductions will be achieved through staff retirement or resignations. Trustees said the $30-million from its budget that was cut by the province ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283789/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283789/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Skagit River bridge on the I-5 will open on Wednesday with a temporary span replacing the collapsed section, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced on Tuesday. The bridge, which connects Vancouver and Seattle along Interstate 5 collapsed on May 23 after a truck carrying a wide load struck part of the structure. Three cars ended up in the river, but nobody was seriously injured in the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283791/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:41:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283791/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df EDMONTON - Canada's national women's golf championship is set to get a new name in 2014.With CN ready to pull its sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Open into the station for a final time Aug. 19-25 at Edmonton's Royal Mayfair Golf Club, Golf Canada and tournament director Brent McLaughlin are putting the finishing touches on securing a new sponsor for the first time in eight ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283709/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283709/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283510/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:49 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283510/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pedestrians hustle across 5th Avenue S.W. in this file photo from May. Environment Canada issued the severe thunderstorm watch this morning for Calgary and surrounding ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283792/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:47 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283792/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Armed with search warrants from the Quebec Superior Court, the federal Competition Bureau launched a seried of raids Tuesday morning as part of a probe into the activities of firms that sell highway light poles, lighting towers, signs and other such products."We are investigating with respect to the sale of street lighting and highway traffic signs," said Bureau spokeswoman Gabrielle ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282453/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282453/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df It's a twisted contest between The Globe's Montreal bureau and the Toronto newsroom: Who gets the front page with the most insanely crazy municipal politics? So on Monday Montreal came from behind and won. Hands down.News that Mayor Michael Applebaum, the city's self professed Mr. Clean, was arrested and accused of offering political favours to real estate promoters to pocket or to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282696/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282696/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Quebec government is spending $500,000 to create a committee to examine wasteful spending by the federal government.The pro-independence Parti Qubcois government wants to examine how much it costs to have federal services that duplicate ones already offered by the province or that encroach on provincial ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282697/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282697/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Dan Maloney of the Detroit Red Wings tries to pick a fight with an unconscious Brian Glennie of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Glennie was hospitalized with a concussion. Maloney was charged with assault causing bodily harm for which he was acquitted on June 30, 1976. (John Maiola For The Globe and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282578/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:30 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282578/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Hockey great Wayne Gretzky puffs on a cigar as he grabs the pin on the second green of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (Ben ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282698/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282698/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Alexandre Cloutier, Quebec minister for intergovernmental affairs is shown at the legislature in Quebec City on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (Jacques Boissinot / THE CANADIAN ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282699/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282699/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Striking construction workers man the picket lines at the MUHC super hospital as a province wide strike shuts down work sites for the second day in Montreal on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282374/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282374/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282532/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:45 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282532/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df AHS president and CEO Chris Eagle announced Tuesday the decision to lay off staff at three Edmonton home-care facilities has been reversed. (Janice ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282700/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282700/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Complaints are flooding into police from the public about graffiti of the word Mohinder that has appeared throughout East Vancouver. "It has been brought to our attention as spreading and gaining a little bit of notoriety throughout the city," said Sgt. Randy Fincham of the Vancouver Police Department. Fincham said it is hard to establish if the vandalism is the work of one person or ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282701/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282701/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The incoming CEO of the Vancouver International Airport says his biggest challenge is to stem the flow of B.C. travellers heading across the border for cheaper flights. Craig Richmond, who takes over control of YVR on July 2, says he is concerned the airport is losing too many travellers to U.S. airports such as Bellingham and Seattle. "It does concern me, I want people to fly out of this ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282702/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282702/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has suspended the licence for an Edmonton food company for non-compliance with meat inspection regulations. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon the CFIA said Aliya's Foods -- a privately owned East Indian food company on Roper Road -- failed to "document and address product cooling issues during pre-shipment review, and failed to address ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282703/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:39 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282703/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A newly declassified memo that was sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper during the height of the Afghanistan mission downplayed statistics showing Canadian troops were suffering significantly higher casualty rates than their allies. After a roadside bomb killed six Canadians in 2007, the prime minister was advised in a briefing note that 2% of Canadians serving in Afghanistan had been killed in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282592/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282592/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df 6/17/2013 The Vancouver School Board has voted unanimously for a student trustee to join its board. Trustee Mike Lombardi thinks it is a good decision. "It's all about bringing a student voice to decision making to make our schools a better place for kids, and to promote student success." The student trustee won't have a vote, but can contribute to discussion. With ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282705/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:16:35 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282705/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: "Secretary Hagel hosted Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay today at the Pentagon for their second meeting here since Secretary Hagel took office earlier this spring. "The leaders discussed a wide range of topics related to their mutual interest in some of the world's ongoing security ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281450/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:39:31 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281450/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Many Toronto city councillors say a bylaw passed by the Toronto and East York City Community Council could be exactly what they need to restrict the expansion of bars and nightclubs in their neighbourhoods. On Tuesday, TEYCC unanimously ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281520/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281520/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Former Ottawa city counciller Michel Bellemare, who filled in as acting mayor when Larry O’Brien was defending himself against criminal charges in 2009, has been named chief administrative officer of the City of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281523/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:28 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281523/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df An adult male black bear was struck and killed on the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park on Monday evening. Parks Canada says it dispatched a staff member after receiving a call about the incident. The bear was found near the Yoho Ranch. "We are very saddened by the loss of this animal," said Parks Canada spokesperson Omar McDadi in a release. "Although black bears are ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281522/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:28 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281522/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A couple are baffled as to why they have been locked out a Toronto burger franchise that they have been running for more than a year, given that they have made their rent payments each month. Marufa Ahmed and her husband, Mohammad Hashen, say that when they arrived at a Lick's burger franchise on The Queensway last week, they learned they had been locked out of the building. A note from ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281521/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:28 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281521/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df