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 02:37:12 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:37:12 -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 Actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly decided to spend some memorable time with family and rented a house in Canada for two months. The 26-year-old, who is nursing his broken heart post his split from Kristen Stewart, will stay in the swanky pad with his family members, reports dailystar.co.uk. "Rob is renting a house in Bloor West Village in Toronto for July and August. He needs time away from ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215264913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215264913/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 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 ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287347/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215287347/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 The most bitter spring sitting of parliament since Stephen Harper's Conservatives came to power more than seven years ago has ended with a rare piece of agreement -- unanimous consent to adjourn for the summer. All parties agreed late Tuesday night to pull the plug after almost a month of late-night sittings. The House of Commons calendar had MPs remaining at work in Ottawa through the end ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286503/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286503/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Stacey Vernon poses with her new husband, Nick Miele, just hours before he was arrested after a fight at the Bahia Principe Esmeralda resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. (Courtesy Vernon ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286502/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:37 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286502/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 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/215286364/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:21 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215286364/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 The European Union is accusing Canada of holding up a major trade deal in an undiplomatic bout of finger-pointing as each side blames the other for an apparent impasse in negotiations.In an unusually frank statement, the EU said it's ready to make the hard political decisions necessary to bridge differences. Canada, in reply, is saying it has yet to receive an offer that addresses its core ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285652/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215285652/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 Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum arrives at the provincial police headquarters shortly after his arrest on June 17, 2013. (Jrmie Battaglia /AFP/Getty Images) Michael Applebaum, Montreal’s beleaguered interim ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283781/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:32 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215283781/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 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/215282591/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215282591/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 Showers are back on tap for Vancouver starting Wednesday morning, as our spinning low pressure system begins to slowly move inland, says CBC ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281525/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281525/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government is a step closer to fulfilling a promise to sell the government-owned airplane used by Premier David Alward and members of cabinet. The government has received one bid from a broker to co-ordinate the sale of the King Air B200 aircraft and deliver it to a new buyer. Meanwhile, three companies have submitted bids on a five-year contract to ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281524/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Melvin Simon John Mitchell has been charged in connection with the death of Curtis Raymond Dugray, whose body was found near in a park near 99th Avenue and 111th Street in May. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281526/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281526/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/215281456/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281456/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL - Seven months and two days after he was elected interim mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum stood behind a podium in the marble Hall of Honour and said he is relinquishing his post and stepping down on Tuesday afternoon. "I'm going to put all my energy into my defence and my family, so resigning as mayor of Montreal is the responsible thing to do," Applebaum said of his ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281527/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281527/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Many key sectors of the Canadian economy have job openings, but no people to fill them. Here are 25 occupations with a future, according to a report by ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281457/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281457/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/215281528/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281528/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df It is perhaps fitting that, as Premier Brad Wall was making his way to a Western Premiers' meeting in Winnipeg this weekend to talk about the evils of bullying, some of his cabinet ministers were ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281273/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:32:06 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281273/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal interim mayor Michael Applebaum makes his way into a taxi as he is surrounded by press after leaving Sûreté du Québec headquarters after being arrested by UPAC, the city's anti-corruption police. Monday, June 17, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281529/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:31:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281529/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df In 2002, having just been paid for his job at a fish and chip shop, Brendan Clarke tried to buy cigarettes and gum with a $100 bill at a Warwick Street convenience store in Digby, N.S. The clerks asked him to show identification and then refused to take his money over apparent concern it was counterfeit or from an illegitimate source. Protestation from Mr. Clarke, a black man who was 19 at the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281459/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:11 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281459/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df THE mayor of Montreal, Canada's second largest city, has resigned following his arrest on corruption charges but he insists he's innocent of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281530/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281530/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canada 's second-largest city.A day after being arrested on fraud charges, interim mayor Michael Applebaum announced that he was stepping down. Applebaum, who had come into office vowing to clean up city politics ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281403/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:24:20 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215281403/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Streetwise gives you the full scoop on business deals and Canada's finance and capital market sectors. Through daily updates, our dedicated team of award-winning Globe and Mail journalists set the agenda and ensure you get exclusive and must-have business intelligence and analysis every day. The most informed Globe and Mail readers access Streetwise every day. Why don't ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280291/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:51 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280291/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal's interim mayor has resigned after being arrested and charged with 14 offences including fraud. Michael Applebaum maintains his innocence and says he will fight the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280388/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:38 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280388/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Minister of Defence Peter MacKay responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280283/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280283/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df hockey has been fast and furious, even though it is being played in June, and no-one we know has yet complained about the quality of the efforts being put forth by both teams. From our viewpoint, looks like the Bruins will take it in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280389/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:33 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280389/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed Stephen Harper to the G8 talks in Northern Ireland on Monday. Despite suggestions the summit could yield a breakthrough in the Canada-EU trade talks, no deal has been reached amid hints of trouble at the table. (Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280304/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280304/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Canadian-U.S. team of researchers has developed a new "sharp-shooter" drug they hope will be a breakthrough in treating several types of cancer. The experimental drug is known for now as CFI-400945 and is a new class of cancer drug that targets a certain enzyme that gives rise to some malignancies. Those tumours include breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic and prostate cancers. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280390/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280390/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto's Scott Gray has picked up the kind of skills that you often see used in a heist movie. He's a certified master safecracker, an expertise that he has developed through years of working as a safe and vault technician. Gray said his preferred strategy is beginning with the dial on the door. "The saying that I like to say is: 'The easiest way in is the easiest way ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280391/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280391/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The debate over Justin Trudeau's speaking fees has raised questions about what MPs and senators should be allowed to earn on top of their parliamentary incomes. "It's certainly not legally wrong. But as we are re-examining our democratic institutions, should we, in fact, be putting in place higher ethical expectations?" says Penny Collenette, a law professor at the University ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280392/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:00 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280392/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A homeless woman in Abbotsford, B.C. has come forward to say she is behind allegations local police slashed and pepper-sprayed tents at a homeless ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280395/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280395/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df New Brunswick's health minister says he expects to begin rolling out parts of a catastrophic drug program as early as this fall. Hugh Flemming said Tuesday a complete prescription and catastrophic drug program will be in place before the next election in September 2014. "I'll set my career on it," Flemming told the legislature. "We're going to have a prescription ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280394/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280394/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau says he'll compensate any charitable group that feels they didn't get their money's worth after paying him to speak at fundraising events. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280393/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:59 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280393/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Abbotsford resident James Cunningham is being hailed as a hero for saving a homeless man from a fire. Cunningham, a manager at the Canadian Tire on South Fraser Way, was doing a security check around ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280305/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280305/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/215280179/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280179/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The federal government says a man allowed into Canada 17 years ago should be kicked out of the country because there is ample evidence that he was part of an Asian crime gang.But in newly released written arguments, Lai Tong Sang's lawyer said that Ottawa is basing its arguments on multiple layers of hearsay evidence that is unreliable.Lai's lawyer, Peter Chapman, claims the government ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280062/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280062/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df RESIDENTS of an upscale Ottawa neighbourhood have been spiriting unwanted squirrels across a river into Quebec province and dumping them there, a local newspaper ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280396/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280396/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Cast members Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart pose at the premiere of the movie "Twilight" at the Mann Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17, 2008. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and opens in the U.S. on November ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280091/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280091/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df RICHMOND, British Columbia - Vancouver Airport Authority Board of Directors Chair Mary Jordan today announced the appointment of Craig Richmond to the role of President & CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority. Under Richmond's leadership, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will continue to grow as a global gateway, community contributor and North America's best airport. A dedicated ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280397/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:57 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280397/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df * TSX rises 78.56 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,367.46 * Nine of 10 main sectors advance * Tim Hortons up 4 percent after investor exerts pressure * Gold-mining shares slip with price of bullion By John Tilak TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280309/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:55:50 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280309/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a lower back injury. Williams' agent, Carlos Fleming, says Wimbledon was told of her decision Tuesday. Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, was bothered by her back during a first-round loss at the French Open last month, then cited that injury when she and her ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279763/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279763/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Ottawa, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Canada started sending 900 soldiers to Afghanistan to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to train and advise the Army and Police of that Asian country, occupied by NATO since 2001. Major Craig Butl confirmed to journalists that a first batch of 100 troops left yesterday, another 350 will leave for Afghanistan this week and the rest will do it in the next ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279043/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:36:36 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279043/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to Indianapolis. INRD is building a more than $2 million intermodal ramp and container yard at its Senate Avenue Intermodal Terminal to complement the service.The matchback process will include finding export loads to fill import containers that would otherwise go back to the port empty. Midwest Commodities, which specializes in loading containers ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279048/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279048/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO -- Hundreds of mourners gathered at a memorial service Tuesday for the two pilots and two paramedics who died late last month in an air ambulance crash. Capt. Don Filliter, First Officer Jacques Dupuy, and flight paramedics Dustin Dagenais and Chris Snowball were killed when an Ornge helicopter crashed after takeoff from Moosonee, Ont. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Health Minister Deb ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279115/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:24 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279115/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal's interim mayor Michael Applebaum has announced his resignation, a move that comes just one day after he was arrested on corruption and conspiracy charges. Applebaum announced he is stepping down during a brief news conference on Tuesday, where he maintained the accusations against him are false. "I have a profound conviction that I have always worked in the best interest ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279116/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279116/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df MONTREAL - Montreal has its second mayoral resignation in less than a year. Interim mayor Michael Applebaum stepped down Tuesday, a day after he was slapped with a series of criminal charges. He made the announcement in a two-minute statement at city hall. He did not take questions. Applebaum said he's innocent of the charges against him and will work to prove his innocence. "I will ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279117/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:29 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279117/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Shelly Glover was one of three Conservative MPs who had been fighting Elections Canada in court over their 2011 election spending. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279055/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279055/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Chrysler at first staunchly refused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's request to recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee, above, and Liberty SUV models because it did not agree with its assessment that the position of the fuel tank made the vehicles susceptible to catching fire in a collision. It eventually bowed to customer pressure and agreed to the recall. (Carlos ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278768/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278768/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Bombardier announced Tuesday that VistaJet has put in an order for 40 of its Challenger 350 business jets, above. The sale would be worth $1.035 billion at current list prices, although customers usually get a discount. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278710/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278710/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Boston Bruins forward Daniel Paille has always been about the team, but he certainly has drawn attention to himself in the past few days for his goal-scoring prowess in the Stanley Cup ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279118/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:27 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279118/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df crowd-funding website . "I'm an entrepreneur," he says. "I love the idea of helping entrepreneurs." Hatton wants to raise the profile of his site -- but good luck with that. The crowd-funding scene is exploding at the moment. The most famous ones, Kickstarter and Indiegogo, have been in the news for both good reasons and bad. Indiegogo is the home of the so-called ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279119/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279119/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time. Italy started as the brighter side at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium but Spain, captained by Thiago, soon gained control and took the lead after just six minutes. Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata stormed past the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279019/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:26 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279019/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The location of the 129-year-old bell of Batoche has been a mystery since 1991, when it disappeared from a Millbrook, Ont., Royal Canadian Legion branch. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279057/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:25 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279057/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Outraged Somali-Canadian community members are accusing Toronto police and tactical squads of racial profiling and unnecessary abuse of innocent residents during last week's Project Traveller raids in the city's west end. "These innocent victims include senior citizens, children, single mothers and youth who were forced to live through the traumatic experience through no fault of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279120/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:25 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279120/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- We are Les Misrables this spring -- cold and wet and wearing fall clothes.In fact, the only reason we haven't challenged a record for rainfall in the past 30 days is that Environment Canada only measures records for individual calendar months.Early May was warm and sunny. But since then it's a mess."Let's just say we're selling raincoats," said Melanie Dea, ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279059/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:24 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279059/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The wine flowed, children danced and the music played until the wee hours of the morning. The neighbours didn't complain.....because pretty much everyone who lived on that inner-city block in Winnipeg was there. It was all in honour of one of the University of Manitoba's newest medical graduates ....Donna Neufeld, a 48 year old mother of four who can barely believe that M-D is now ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279058/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:24 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279058/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df convicted of brutally assaulting his former business partner and roommate over an extended period. He was found guilty last year of beating and sexually assaulting the man, who was finally dropped off at a Regina hospital disfigured and emaciated. Paxton faces a dangerous offender hearing next month. The two stayed charges were for assault and assault on a police ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279122/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279122/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- Toronto artist Adrienne Alison has been chosen to design the War of 1812 Monument to be located prominently on Parliament Hill, the National Capital Commission has announced."The War of 1812 was an incredibly important turning point in Canada's history," said Alison. "As a sculptor, it is a great honour to be selected to create this monument for Parliament Hill so ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279121/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:23 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279121/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The prison where Ashley Smith died had a sense of panic around the teenager, an inquest heard Tuesday. Dr. Gordana Eljdupovic is a clinical and forensic psychologist who worked at the Grand Valley Institution for Women when Smith was held at the Ontario facility. She testified Tuesday that staff were so busy following the latest orders when it came to Smith that no one slowed down to look at ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279123/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:22 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279123/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- A specialized court that would improve sentencing reports for Aboriginal offenders could be up and running in Ottawa by early next year, according to the head of the city's defence lawyers association.Plans to create a Gladue court are still in the "study and planning stage" as a committee of judges, prosecutors and lawyers work through issues related to funding and who ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279124/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279124/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Dufferin St. in Toronto was voted the worst road in Ontario in the CAA's 2013 survey. (QMI Agency files) For the second consecutive year, Dufferin St. has made the top of Canadian Automobile Association's list of worst roads for 2013. The annual list was released Tuesday and revealed four Toronto roads as among the most difficult to drive in Ontario, including Finch Ave. W., Bayview ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279060/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:13 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279060/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df sitcom. Just For Laughs also booked Silverman and Ansari to bring their one-person shows to Toronto for the Sept. 19 - 28 run of JFL42, which will feature in all 42 comics performing. Silverman is also hosting a Just For Laughs gala in Montreal in July. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278876/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:01 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278876/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist, and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare doesn't make a corporation a terrorist. I'm in South Dakota today, sort of a ground zero for the XL Keystone Pipeline, that pipeline, owned by a Canadian corporation that will export tar sands oil to the rest of the world. This is the heart of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278716/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215278716/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its supportive monetary policy spurred gains in almost every major sector. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 78.56 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,367.46. Nine of the 10 main ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280308/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:41 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215280308/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Spectators wave flags as Canada and the US play during the second half of their friendly women's soccer match in Toronto, June 2, 2013. (Mark ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279126/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:15 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279126/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who was allegedly caught on video smoking crack cocaine, has been joined by Montreal's interim mayor, charged with corruption, fraud, and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279067/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:14 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215279067/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the $1-billion cap - up from $30-million in the Atlantic and $40-million in the Arctic - is part of the government's ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277804/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:40 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277804/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the Canadian Minister of National Defense, Peter MacKay, met today at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization to analyze regional issues and strengthen cooperation in areas of security and defense covered by the OAS.At the meeting, the Secretary General Insulza summarized the progress made ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277816/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277816/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df , a major presence in the alumina marketplace, made sure it won't have to compete with new supply of alumina in the heart of Canada's aluminum smelting industry in Quebec. Orbite Aluminae, a junior that hopes to beat the Bayer process and revolutionize the commercial scale production of alumina using an acid-leach process, said Glencore had signed a binding 10-year offtake agreement ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277908/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277908/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Bruins club that held the Penguins to two goals in four games and in their last Cup appearance held the Canucks to but a handful of goals over a full seven ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277909/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277909/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Yet, there are times when good news makes the rounds, as in the case of the former Saskatchewan Roughrider football player who was recently reunited with his championship ring. According to Metro News ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277910/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277910/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Facebook page, the multi-Juno Award winner will perform a 43-city solo tour across North America in support of his upcoming sixth studio album "Arrows of Desire," which hits shelves Sept. 24. The Canuck 90's radio staple will kick off the tour in Sept. 24 in Seattle, Wash. at Tractor Tavern and wrap up Nov. 28 in Vancouver, BC at the Orpheum Theatre. Tickets for the Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277911/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277911/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Montreal's embattled interim mayor is expected to speak to the public on Tuesday afternoon, more than 24 hours after his sudden arrest on corruption and conspiracy charges. Michael Applebaum was arrested Monday by police and charged with 14 offences including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs. A city spokesperson says the interim mayor will make a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277912/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:02 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277912/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df At least two groups of American hedge funds have bought large chunks of Tim Hortons shares recently, a sign the activist investors want to push the company to make major changes to its business, or possibly give up some control over the company. In a regulatory filing Tuesday, New York-based Scout Capital Management LLC revealed it recently bought 6.1 million shares in Tim Hortons, bringing its ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277417/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:20 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277417/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A military police pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup. (Victor R. Caivano/Associated ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277899/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman of Vnesheconombank (VEB, State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs), made blunt comments about the Sochi Games on Tuesday. (Junko Kimura/Getty Images ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277915/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:18 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277915/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Lawrence Austin signed a deal to buy the condo at 1499 West Pender in the spring of 2008, just months before the global financial crash. (Google ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277913/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Coun. Pam McConnell supports moving ahead with the planned revitalization of the St. Lawrence Market North building, despite the rising costs that are now expected to exceed $90 million. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277914/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:17 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277914/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df (RCMP/Family photo) An 85-year-old Burnaby senior hopes a heartless thief returns a bicycle that has rolled 4,700 kilometres across Canada, and carries countless memories of a magnificent adventure. Burnaby RCMP said the man, whose name has not been released, is devastated by the loss of his treasured Apollo 10 speed bike, stolen from the garage of his home on June 8. Investigators say the man ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277918/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277918/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Four Vancouver adventurers say they hope to spark discussion about climate change by attempting to become the first people to row the Northwest Passage this summer. On July 1, the four men will begin their journey in a specially designed 25-foot boat, starting from Inuvik and ending in Pond Inlet, Nunavut on the east coast of Baffin Island in the early fall. The modern-day explorers say the ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277916/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277916/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df The race for Edmonton mayor's chair became clearer today as Coun. Don Iveson confirmed his entry at a noon-hour news conference. Iveson, 34, is the fourth person to put his name forward. He joins fellow councillors Karen Liebovici and Kerry Diotte as well as community volunteer Curtis ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277917/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:16 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277917/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Charity asks Justin Trudeau to return fee after event flops OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau showed poor judgment in taking money from charities, but didn't have much to say about his own office's role in pushing the story to media. "I get good remuneration from the taxpayers of Canada, as a public servant, I don't think it's ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277829/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277829/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Quebec construction workers picket during the first day of their province wide stop work action in Gatineau, QC on June 17, 2103. (Andre Forget/QMI ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277541/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:07 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277541/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/215277830/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:04 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277830/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/215277919/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:03 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277919/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- One week after defeating Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s attempt to open MPs’ expenses to public scrutiny, the NDP has come up with a proposal of its own. New Democrat MP Peter Julian has tabled a motion aimed at creating an independent body to oversee House of Commons spending, including MPs’ expenses. The new oversight body would replace the secretive board of ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277831/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277831/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df EDMONTON -- Police in Edmonton have issued an Amber Alert for a nine-month-old baby girl they say has been abducted by her mother. They say they believe the mother is planning to leave Canada with the child and return to China. The mother is described as Chinese, five-feet-two inches tall, about 125 pounds and as having straight black hair with yellow highlights. Police say the mother has a ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277834/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277834/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper sidestepped a question Tuesday over whether it was appropriate for his taxpayer-funded office to be distributing documents to media about paid speeches Justin Trudeau made before he was elected to Parliament. An Ontario newspaper revealed that the Prime Minister's Office supplied it with documents purporting to show that three organizations that ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277833/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277833/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df WINNIPEG -- Canada's western premiers say bullying is a serious issue and all provinces and territories need to find ways to tackle the new dimension that the Internet brings to the torment. Following a brief meeting of Canada's western leaders in Winnipeg, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said they are putting bullying on the agenda when the country's premiers meet in Ontario next ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277835/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:53 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215277835/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Five-time world hockey champion France St-Louis has joined the Canadian team staff for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.St-Louis was named an assistant chef de mission for the Games, joining chef de mission Steve Podborski and assistant chef Jean-Luc Brassard."What an extraordinary occasion this is for me, an opportunity to be part of the Olympic Movement -- something that I have believed in for many ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276421/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:10 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276421/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df This week, the innocence of a young Toronto family was shattered by anti-semitism. My heart dropped as I drove onto their quaint tree-lined street and saw beautiful religious Jewish children playing on their driveway. A police car was across the street and a television crew alongside.The husband, a respected Rabbi, showed me the side door to his house. On it was scrawled the words, "F.... ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276552/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:26:09 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276552/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Dr. Tak Mak, of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, speaks during a press conference regarding the new breakthrough cancer drug that will enter clinical trials in July, 2013. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276291/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:54 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276291/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Meet Matthew Stowe, the new Top Chef Canada, from Cloverdale, B.C. Last week, the 31-year-old product development chef for Cactus Club Restaurants Ltd. won the coveted title, beating out 16 contestants in the show's third season. On the eve of his televised triumph, he told The Globe and Mail why working for a chain restaurant gave him a competitive ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276455/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:52 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276455/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/215276554/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:56 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276554/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Police say lights and sirens were activated when the first vehicle drove into an intersection on a red light and was hit by a southbound SUV being driven by a 16-year-old ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276553/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:55 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276553/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df ING Direct is the second Canadian bank to allow cheques to be deposited based solely on digital images of the cheque taken with a smartphone or tablet. Vancouver-based credit union Westminster Savings was the first to launch a mobile cheque-deposit app. (Michelle Siu/Canadian ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276555/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:46 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276555/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A dangerous offender found guilty of violent assaults in Alberta and Saskatchewan over the last two decades will go to prison indefinitely. A lower court had sentenced Cory Bitternose to 20 years in jail following a vicious assault on two women in Banff in 2008. On Tuesday, the Alberta Court of Appeal agreed to overturn that sentence and send Bitternose to prison for an indeterminate period. ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276558/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276558/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df G8 leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, French President Francois Hollande, second from left, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, signed an open data charter that commits them to proactively releasing government data online and using common standards for data quality and ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276557/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276557/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Laszlo Csatary, seen here in Budapest in 2012, is suspected of war crimes against Jews during Word War Two, including helping to organize thousands of deportations to the Auschwitz death camp. (Laszlo ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276556/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276556/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Edmonton police issued an Amber Alert Tuesday looking for help in locating a nine-month-old girl they believe was abducted by her mother. The mother and baby were last seen early Monday morning at a southwest Edmonton home on Mullen Road. The baby girl is Chinese, has dark hair and a round face. The mother is Chinese, 36 years old, 5-2", 125 pounds, with straight black hair with yellow ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276158/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:43 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276158/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Atlantic Canadians oppose many recent Employment Insurance policy changes, according to the latest survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates. When asked about the requirement that claimants must accept jobs within an hour's commute of their homes, 56 per cent opposed the change. About the same number mostly or completely oppose claimants being required to accept employment in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276560/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276560/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Sled Island, Calgary's biggest alternative music and arts festival kicks off Tuesday. More than 300 bands, artists, filmmakers and comics will perform and show their work around Calgary over the next week. Sled Island's executive director, Maud Silva, says she hopes this year's edition will attract an audience of more than 30,000 people. While many of the concerts are held in ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276559/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:42 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276559/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Last Saturday, Banff mechanic Tim Bartlett was christening a new motorcycle through the Rocky Mountains when he had a rare wildlife encounter that was equal parts terrifying and enchanting. On a stretch of British Columbia's Highway 93, a massive grey wolf emerged from the trees, lunged at his speeding ride and chased after him at full speed as he pulled away.The story would have become ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276561/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:08 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215276561/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df A pedestrian uses her cell phone as she passes a Verizon Wireless store on Broadway in Lower Manhattan, Thursday, June 6, 2013, in New York. Verizon's CFO confirmed to the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that the company is in the preliminary stages of weighing entry into the Canadian market. (John ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275024/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:19 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275024/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Farrah Abraham may have made some questionable decisions over the past couple of months, including selling her sex tape and slamming some big celebrities. And yet, she finds herself to be ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275133/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275133/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Lauri Peterson 's rude comments about her sex life just last week on the show, as she could address most of them. Peterson claimed that Gunvalson had cheated on her ex-husband and had been caught in a threesome. However, Gunvalson said that she never cheated and that she was just having fun with her sister during a convention. However, this week, things didn't change. According to a new ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275131/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275131/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df NeNe Leakes may have created her name in Hollywood for herself using her platform from the Bravo show, but it sounds like she has gotten some other options in television. Just this weekend, Leakes was a host for ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275130/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:48 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275130/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Bethenny Frankel was just in Los Angeles over the weekend to attend the Daytime Emmys to support her friend, Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres is responsible for Frankel's talk show success thus far, as it was her production company that allowed Frankel to film a trial run last summer to see if her show would be a success. And now, Frankel will be filming a full season of her talk show coming up ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275134/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:47 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275134/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Briana Culberson decided to elope and get married to a man she rarely knew. Gunvalson was disappointed because she wanted to plan a wedding for her daughter, but she has since learned to accept her daughter's reasons for getting married. And now that her daughter's husband is deployed, she is learning how strong their marriage is. According to a new Bravo blog published on June ... http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275135/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:47 -0400 http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/215275135/scat/71df8d33cd2a30df