Harper gives EU leaders free plane ride on heels of free-trade deal - Canada.com

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office is defending a decision to give a European Union delegation a free plane flight home last Friday at a cost that a media report estimated at more than $300,000. Jason MacDonald says a Canadian Forces Airbus was offered...

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Staff Sgt. Kal Ghadban identified as officer who died at Police HQ - 580 CFRA Radio

Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau says the loss of an Ottawa Police officer pains the entire force. Bordeleau said in a statement Sunday afternoon that an officer has died at the Elgin Street police station. In a press conference Sunday evening,...

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Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters resist calls to disperse - CBC.ca

Pro-democracy protesters wearing masks and wielding umbrellas to protect against pepper spray and tear gas expanded their rallies throughout Hong Kong on Monday, defying calls to disperse in a major pushback against Beijing's decision to limit democratic...

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Obama says US 'underestimated' rise of ISIS, admits 'contradictory' Syria policy - Fox News

President Obama acknowledged Sunday that U.S. intelligence officials "underestimated" the threat posed by the Islamic State and overestimated the Iraqi army's capacity to defeat the militant group. The president said in an wide-ranging interview on...

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UPDATE 2-At least 36 feared dead on Japanese volcano, search called off - Reuters

Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:30pm IST * Number of confirmed deaths rises to 10, at least 36 feared dead * Sixty-three injured, whereabouts of eight still unknown * Search called off mid-afternoon for fear of toxic gas near summit...

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Rob Ford makes first public speech since being hospitalized - Toronto Star

Greeted by the cheers of a crowd in the thousands, Rob Ford made his first public speech since his hospitalization on Saturday evening, at a Ford Fest barbecue in Etobicoke postponed by his cancer diagnosis. Looking pale and bleary-eyed after...

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Temporary foreign worker data 'don't correspond' with reality - The Globe and Mail

Two business groups say they're alarmed government research used to justify sweeping changes to the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program appears to contain several flaws as more companies find inaccuracies. More than a dozen employers surveyed...

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Amber Marshall Gets Big Makeover for Season 8 Opener of "Heartland" - E Canada Now

Actress Amber Marshall, age 26, has enjoyed a wonderful seven seasons on the set of the CBC family program Heartland. In part, this is due to the fact that her character closely mirrors her real life persona. On the set of Heartland, she is Amy Fleming,...

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Police officer shot in Ferguson, Mo.; 2 suspects sought - Los Angeles Times

A Ferguson, Mo., police officer was shot in the arm Saturday night while responding to a burglary report at a town community center, police said. An officer confronted two males leaving the Ferguson Community Center about 9 p.m., said St. Louis County...

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UPDATE 2-At least 31 people feared dead after Japan volcano erupts - Reuters

Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:35am EDT * 31 presumed dead, 42 injured in surprise eruption * Peak was crowded with hikers, including children * First fatalities in Japanese volcanic eruption since 1991 (Updates number of people...

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Paul Calandra apologizes for non-answers as sources pin blame on PMO - CBC.ca

Conservative MP Paul Calandra choked back tears while apologizing Friday for responding to NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's questions on Canada's mission in Iraq this week with an attack on the NDP position on Israel. But CBC News has learned that Calandra...

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Flaws appear in research on temporary foreign worker program - The Globe and Mail

Two business groups say they're alarmed government research used to justify sweeping changes to the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program appears to contain several flaws as more companies find inaccuracies. More than a dozen employers surveyed...

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Rob Ford to attend Ford Fest on Saturday: Doug Ford campaign - Toronto Star

Saturday's Ford Fest will welcome a special guest with Mayor Rob Ford scheduled to make his first public appearance since being diagnosed with a malignant tumour in his abdomen and dropping out of the mayoral race. A release issued by Doug Ford's...

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Police: Fired worker beheaded Oklahoma woman - TVNZ

Published: 7:10PM Saturday September 27, 2014 Source: AP Alton Nolen - Source: AP A man fired from a food processing plant beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was shot and wounded by a company official, police...

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Why the Topsail stabbing has shaken parents to the core - CBC.ca

Driving along Route 60 into the community of Topsail at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, with daylight slowly bringing the landscape into focus, it was hard not to notice the lights at the soccer field shining brightly onto the green artificial turf below. It was...

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Hong Kong Police Clash With Pro-Democracy Student Protesters - Wall Street Journal

HONG KONG—Student demonstrators clashed with police overnight after they scaled fences at the government's headquarters, following a week of pro-democracy protests. At around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, about 150 protesters climbed over a fence at a site...

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Boy stabbed at Topsail soccer field in serious condition, suspect in custody - CBC.ca

Police in St. John's say they now have a suspect in custody in connection with the stabbing of a boy, believed to be 11, at a soccer field in Topsail on Thursday evening. An eyewitness told CBC News that roughly 100 kids were on the soccer field in...

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David Chen ditches Olivia Chow, John Tory abandons debates and Doug Ford ... - National Post

Another day of campaigning, another series of efforts by mayoral candidates to steal the spotlight. The National Post's Richard Warnica and Natalie Alcoba provide the details. Chen ditches Chow For years as an MP, Olivia Chow championed the cause...

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Wynne not worried about Cliffs pulling out of Ring - The Sudbury Star

Premier Kathleen Wynne isn't wasting time worrying about Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources looking to possibly sell key assets in the Ring of Fire. Cliffs will make its own business decisions and the Government of Ontario doesn't have any control...

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Iraq reveals Isil 'terror plot' to attack America and France - Telegraph.co.uk

"I want to assure the people of New York that we are monitoring these reports closely and are in close communication with officials in Washington," Mr Cuomo said. France, which has conducted air strikes in Iraq, said it would increase security on transport...

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Ghani vows to bring peace to Afghanistan - The Nation

KABUL - Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani congratulated the country Monday on what he called its first democratic transfer of power, but the former rival with whom he signed a power-sharing deal was absent from the celebrations.Ghani and Abdullah...

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About 100 climate protesters arrested in march on Wall Street - Reuters

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:46am IST 1 of 6. New York City police officers arrest a man taking part in the Flood Wall Street demonstration in Lower Manhattan, New York September 22, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Adrees...

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Tory Leads In Two Latest Polls - 640 Toronto News

A couple of new polls in the mayoral election both paint a similar picture. Both polls put John Tory in the lead with the Forum research poll giving him a modest 7 point lead over Doug Ford and a Nanos poll giving him a 22 point lead. The Forum poll...

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PM welcomes S. Korean president following completion of free trade pact - The Telegram

Harper was understandably buoyant as he welcomed South Korean President Park Geun-hye to Parliament Hill, where the two leaders formally signed their bilateral free trade agreement, announced earlier this year, as well as a strategic partnership agreement....

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Brian Gallant's Liberals prepare for transition after win - CBC.ca

Liberal Leader Brian Gallant won a tight election campaign that was beset by a vote-counting fiasco that still may take more time to settle. The unofficial results have Gallant's Liberals holding 27 seats compared to 21 ridings for David Alward's Progressive...

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US attacks Islamic State in Syria with five Middle East partners - Washington Post

The United States and several Middle East partners pounded Islamic State targets in Syria Tuesday with waves of warplanes and Tomahawk cruise missiles in an aggressive and risky operation marking a new phase in the conflict. A statement issued by the...

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