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B.C.’s overburdened justice system requires candidates’ attention: legal association

B.C.’s overburdened justice system requires candidates’ attention: legal association

B.C.’s justice system is in crisis and needs more money, a major overhaul of legislation and attention by candidates in the provincial election campaign, says the Canadian Bar Association.
Puppet-master in Montreal corruption schemes? A mid-level city employee: witness

Puppet-master in Montreal corruption schemes? A mid-level city employee: witness

MONTREAL - A corrupt cartel that controlled Montreal's construction industry was not set up by the Mafia, or by company bosses, but by a municipal functionary, according to testimony heard Tuesday.

Federal Conservatives acknowledge they're behind Saskatchewan 'push poll'

OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party is acknowledging it commissioned a so-called "push poll" in the Prairies warning would-be voters that changes to their electoral boundaries would undermine "Saskatchewan values.
Baird says Canadian dual national suspected in Bulgaria bombing last July

Baird says Canadian dual national suspected in Bulgaria bombing last July

OTTAWA - A Canadian "dual national" living in Lebanon is believed to be involved in the deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria last July, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird confirmed Tuesday.
Manitoba's children's advocate critical of how foster girl's case handled

Manitoba's children's advocate critical of how foster girl's case handled

WINNIPEG - The woman who is now Manitoba's children's advocate is criticizing how some social workers dealt with a young girl who was beaten to death after she was handed back to her violent mother.
CIDA official broke ethics rules, misused taxpayer money: integrity commissioner

CIDA official broke ethics rules, misused taxpayer money: integrity commissioner

OTTAWA - A government executive who worked on alleviating poverty around the world lacked judgment and wilfully broke the rules in order to run a private business out of a government office, an investigation has found.
Opposition questions why cruise ship is allowed to drift as owner laments losses

Opposition questions why cruise ship is allowed to drift as owner laments losses

The co-owner of a Russian cruise ship adrift in the North Atlantic said his attempt to salvage the derelict vessel has ruined him as the federal Opposition questioned why it was ever allowed to be towed in the dead of winter.

Bus removed from service after spilling fuel in Victoria and Esquimalt this morning

B.C. Transit has taken its No. 25 bus out of service for maintenance and replaced it after it dumped fuel in the neighbouring cities of Esquimalt and Victoria this morning and created a mystery for police and city crews. B.C.

Nothing stolen during break-in at Telus Uptown in Saanich this morning

Saanich Police are investigating a break-in at the Telus store in Uptown shopping centre this morning. Alarms alerted police to the break-in attempt at about 3 a.m. at the Telus Mobility store, kitty-corner to Future Shop.

Man stable in hospital after stabbing at View Towers apartments in Victoria

Victoria police arrested a man in his 40s at View Towers apartment block on Quadra Street last night after another man was stabbled.