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Ottawa overcharging on passport fees: auditor general
The Canadian government charges a fee in the price of applying for an adult passport that could be declared illegal and may have to be refunded, the auditor general's report has found.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 6:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Canadian government charges a fee in the price of applying for an adult passport that could be declared illegal and may have to be refunded, the auditor general's report has found.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 6:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Man convicted of stalking Uma Thurman for 3 years
A Manhattan jury convicted former mental patient Jack Jordan of stalking and harassing actress Uma Thurman on Tuesday.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 5:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A Manhattan jury convicted former mental patient Jack Jordan of stalking and harassing actress Uma Thurman on Tuesday.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 5:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Polls open in Democratic primaries
N Carolina and Indiana mark last biggest prize in race between Obama and Clinton.
Al Jazeera – May 6, 2008 4:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
N Carolina and Indiana mark last biggest prize in race between Obama and Clinton.
Al Jazeera – May 6, 2008 4:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Indigo and Chapters withdraw 10,000 Mother's Day tote bags
Indigo and Chapters are recalling about 10,000 tote bags because they may cause skin irritation.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 4:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Indigo and Chapters are recalling about 10,000 tote bags because they may cause skin irritation.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 4:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
No independent review of duck deaths: Alberta
The Alberta government has ruled out an independent inquiry into the deaths of more than 500 ducks at an oilsands plant near Fort McMurray last week, but insists it is serious about finding out what went wrong.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 4:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Alberta government has ruled out an independent inquiry into the deaths of more than 500 ducks at an oilsands plant near Fort McMurray last week, but insists it is serious about finding out what went wrong.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 4:20 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Canadians step up to help cyclone-ravaged Burma
Canadian relief agencies and communities are scrambling to answer the call for aid from Burma, where a cyclone struck over the weekend killing more than 22,000 people.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 4:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Canadian relief agencies and communities are scrambling to answer the call for aid from Burma, where a cyclone struck over the weekend killing more than 22,000 people.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 4:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Employees pumped over rising gas price, but in a bad way: study
A preoccupation with rising gas prices is spilling over into the workplace, leaving employees distracted and tense, a new U.S. study suggests.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 3:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A preoccupation with rising gas prices is spilling over into the workplace, leaving employees distracted and tense, a new U.S. study suggests.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 3:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Corporate takeovers pull foreign funds into Canada
Corporate takeovers last year by foreign firms in Canada, especially in the resource sector, pushed foreign direct investment holdings here past the half-trillion dollar mark for the first time, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 1:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Corporate takeovers last year by foreign firms in Canada, especially in the resource sector, pushed foreign direct investment holdings here past the half-trillion dollar mark for the first time, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 1:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
AG report to look at airline safety, Afghan mission, user fees
Auditor General Sheila Fraser will focus on Canada's mission in Afghanistan, air safety, user fees and care for First Nations children as she releases her latest report on federal government spending.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 1:25 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Auditor General Sheila Fraser will focus on Canada's mission in Afghanistan, air safety, user fees and care for First Nations children as she releases her latest report on federal government spending.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 1:25 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Mystery surrounds case of badly injured woman found naked in Ottawa park
Until Ottawa police can figure out what happened to a woman left naked, badly injured and barely conscious in a west-end park, they are urging people in the area to be cautious.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 1:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Until Ottawa police can figure out what happened to a woman left naked, badly injured and barely conscious in a west-end park, they are urging people in the area to be cautious.
CBC.ca – May 6, 2008 1:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
