Tuesday June 18, 2013
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National News
Postmedia News, Ottawa Citizen win Michener award for reporting on robocalls
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....
Doing nothing is not an option, petroleum producers tell Northern Gateway panel
TERRACE, B.C. - There is a growing imbalance between oil supply and delivery in Canada and doing nothing is not an option, the lawyer for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers told a federal panel weighing the Northern Gateway...
UN reports highest level of refugees since 1994 as Canada tightens policy
OTTAWA - Refugee numbers around the world are at their highest level since 1994, the United Nations refugee agency reported Tuesday in a sobering look at global displacement....
Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain urged the world on Tuesday to learn from past mistakes as it passively observes Syria's bloody civil war while Canada's defence minister, Peter MacKay, stood by the Canadian government's decision against...
Quebec construction unions warn they could stay on strike for a long time
MONTREAL - Quebec's construction strike settled into its second day with a warning that workers are ready to stay off the job for a long time....
Senate committee calls for 'zero tolerance' on harassment within RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP should amend its code of conduct to explicitly define and prohibit harassment, a Senate committee recommends....
