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March 17, 2010
OTTAWA - Marijuana is the illegal drug of choice in the Canadian Forces, according to the first random tests of the entire military.
March 18, 2010
The changes are set to come two years after the province began a review of Taser use.
Man found with stolen goods after hailing cruiser with middle finger
March 17, 2010
Officers found the man had two-stolen credit cards, a stolen GPS, an iPod charger and a BlackBerry.
March 18, 2010
CALGARY - The Alberta government will be rolling out initiatives over the next few weeks to combat...
Metro Canada grows to 1.3 million daily readers
March 17, 2010
According to the latest results, Metro is the most read national daily newspaper in Canada.
Warm weather turns Manitoba winter roads into quagmires; thousands cut off
March 17, 2010
WINNIPEG - Some First Nations in northern Manitoba have declared a state of emergency and are looking to the federal government for help after mild weather turned their winter roads into mucky quagmires.
High Canadian dollar here to stay, economists say
March 17, 2010
OTTAWA - The high Canadian dollar appears to be here to stay despite what the Bank of Canada or inflation do to impact the currency.
Calls continue to pour in after Toronto doctor accused of sexual assaults
March 17, 2010
TORONTO - There have been more calls to police since a Toronto doctor was charged with sexually assaulting three female patients.
Canadian charged with hitting barrier at U.S. border post with car
March 17, 2010
DERBY, Vt. - A Canadian man travelling in Quebec is facing charges he hit an abutment in front of a U.S. Customs house in Vermont on a street that straddles the border between the two countries.
Toronto police say girl, 16, charged with stabbing teen at March Break party
March 17, 2010
TORONTO - Toronto police have charged a 16-year-old girl in the stabbing of another teen at a March Break party.
NDP, PCs claim 'culture of secrecy' at Correctional Services hurts guards, inmates
March 18, 2010
TORONTO - A culture of secrecy prevails at Ontario's Ministry of Correctional Services while conditions in the province's jails get worse for inmates and staff alike, the opposition parties charged Wednesday.
Election boss wants ex-minister to elaborate on construction-fundraising remarks
March 17, 2010
QUEBEC - The Quebec elections chief wants to hear from a former justice minister who claims to have embarrassing information about fundraising within Premier Jean Charest's Liberal party.
Harper government to spend $167K on summit decorator
March 17, 2010
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative government is poised to spend $166,500 on a decorator for this year's G8 and G20 summits, even as it clamps down on spending in the face of a record deficit
N.B. Tories say Liberal government didn't get best power deal with Quebec
March 17, 2010
FREDERICTON - The Opposition Tories in New Brunswick say a new power deal between Vermont and Quebec is proof the New Brunswick government could have negotiated a better deal to buy electricity from Hydro-Quebec.
Mike Duffy keeps quiet on King’s criticism
March 17, 2010
Senator Mike Duffy isn’t commenting on his criticisms of the University of King’s College and other journalism programs across the country.
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