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Stolen Enterprise rental Mustang has woman facing $47K bill CBC – Thu, 2 Jan, 2014 What started as a fun getaway weekend has turned into a financial nightmare for a Dartmouth, N.S., woman who's now facing a huge bill she can't afford to pay. It's all over a Ford Mustang that was stolen...

Chinese take out!

Greek prison system collapsing; labelled 'inhuman' by European court By Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 15 hours ago ATHENS, Greece - More than 30 men were crammed into the cell, locked up night and day for weeks or months. Without enough bunks, many slept on...

Prescott family pulls the plug on Hydro One Joanne Schnurr, December 18, 2013 4:23:00 PM A family south of Ottawa has asked Hydro One to shut off their power, unable to pay their mounting bills. The Bakers insist something is wrong with their smart meter or their hydro equipment and...

U.S. judge says NSA phone surveillance is lawful By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled that a National Security Agency program that collects records of millions of Americans' phone calls is lawful, calling it a "counter-punch" to terrorism that does not violate...

Kemptville man in shock after being hit with $43 delivery fee by Hydro Derek Adam is checking out his window hoping to spot a legion of miniature hydro gnomes. That's because he's been hit with a $43 delivery fee for using just $3 of electricity. At that price, he figures...

Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city's West End entertainment...

Prostitution laws to be decided by Supreme Court on Friday...

I don't firmly come down on either side of the debate but I've got to say that stifling dissenting opinion is never a good thing.

OMG, will this guy just go away already?

Playing in Cairo snow a first in 112 years Snow is blanketing Cairo for the first time in 112 years, according to reports. And while there were scenes of car accidents and people not looking too happy about the weather, a lot of people decided to have some fun and take a snow day...

Three OPG execs fired in wake of auditor general report TORONTO - Three senior Ontario Power Generation executives were fired following a scathing auditor’s report that uncovered “very generous” pensions, salaries and perks. Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli announced OPG had terminated its chief...

MPs to debate stripping convicted politicians of their pension OTTAWA — Parliamentarians this week will consider the merits of a private member's bill that would revoke the pensions of misbehaving colleagues. The bill — Protecting Taxpayers and Revoking Pensions of Convicted Politicians Act...

Parents want teacher married to pedophile gone QMI Agency Dec 5, 2013 , Last Updated: 1:49 PM ET LAVAL, Que. — Parents at Hillcrest Academy in suburban Montreal want the school to remove a teacher whose husband is a convicted pedophile. Fifty parents met on Wednesday evening to request the...

Newtown 911 recordings released DANBURY, Conn. - Audio recordings from the Connecticut school shooting that killed 20 children and six educators a year ago reveal a mixture of calm and anguish from the callers, and gunshots from the assailant are heard in the background. Officials in...

Doctors refuse to remove Quebecer's volleyball-sized hernia MONTREAL - A botched skin graft has left a former sanitation worker with a volleyball-sized hernia sticking out of his belly. Yves Rivest's troubles began in 2003 when a garbage truck ran over him on the job. "I slid beneath the...

Harper government spending $9 million on wireless industry advertising: report The so-called fiscally conservative Tories are certainly not living up to their moniker when it comes to government advertising. Last summer, you'll recall the big three Canadian wireless carriers — Bell, Telus and...

Ontario hydro rates to rise 42% in 5 years Antonella Artuso, Queen's Park Bureau Chief Dec 2, 2013 , Last Updated: 3:06 PM ET...

Woman has child taken from her womb by social services Exclusive: Essex social services have obtained a court order against a woman that allowed her to be forcibly sedated and for her child to be taken from her womb by caesarean section By...

Helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub, multiple casualties Reuters Nov 29, 2013 , Last Updated: 6:37 PM ET BBC News...