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Lawyers in line for $66 million in legal fees in veterans disability case

Lawyers in line for $66 million in legal fees in veterans disability case

OTTAWA - Lawyers who fought a clawback of military pensions all the way to the Supreme Court of sa国际传媒 are in line for a $66-million payout when a judge later this week considers a settlement agreement for thousands of disabled veterans.
Ferry needed in southwestern Nova Scotia, not hotel handouts, say opposition

Ferry needed in southwestern Nova Scotia, not hotel handouts, say opposition

HALIFAX - A $350,000 forgivable loan for a struggling Yarmouth hotel is another example of how Nova Scotia's NDP cherry-picks recipients of government handouts when it should be supporting entire industries, the opposition parties said Tuesday.
30 per cent tuition grant has to go, not going to students who need it: Tories

30 per cent tuition grant has to go, not going to students who need it: Tories

TORONTO - Newly minted Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Brad Duguid is giving an "F" to a Progressive Conservative proposal to scrap a 30 per cent break on post-secondary tuition.
Can't guarantee there won't be another spy betrayal, CSIS director says

Can't guarantee there won't be another spy betrayal, CSIS director says

OTTAWA - sa国际传媒's spy chief says federal security agencies have tightened procedures following a headline-grabbing espionage scandal. But Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Dick Fadden says he can't guarantee that Sub-Lt.
Wynne's victory as Ontario's first woman premier a breakthrough, poll suggests

Wynne's victory as Ontario's first woman premier a breakthrough, poll suggests

TORONTO - About 70 per cent of Canadians think Kathleen Wynne's victory as Ontario's first female premier is a significant breakthrough for women in politics, a new poll suggests.
Bill curbs military police freedoms established after Somalia, watchdog warns

Bill curbs military police freedoms established after Somalia, watchdog warns

OTTAWA - Guidelines that have protected the independence of military police since the Somalia affair will be curtailed by new legislation working its way through Parliament, a civilian watchdog warns.
Manitoba Liberals have just paid off debt, but may lose money on conference

Manitoba Liberals have just paid off debt, but may lose money on conference

WINNIPEG - After taking more than a year to pay off their debt from the 2011 provincial election, the Manitoba Liberals may go right back into the red with a "Thinker's Conference" coming up soon. The meeting Feb. 21-23 has been promoted for months.
Energy Minister Chris Bentley will leave Ontario politics Feb. 14

Energy Minister Chris Bentley will leave Ontario politics Feb. 14

TORONTO, Cananda - The man at the centre of the Ontario government scandal over cancelled gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga announced Friday he is quitting provincial politics.
A bad public relations year for Parliament's embattled upper chamber

A bad public relations year for Parliament's embattled upper chamber

OTTAWA - It's been a rough year for sa国际传媒's upper house. Thursday's ouster of Sen.
NDP's Mulcair isn't endorsing Quebec bid for international aid powers

NDP's Mulcair isn't endorsing Quebec bid for international aid powers

MONTREAL - Tom Mulcair wasn't ready to endorse a Quebec effort to set up an international-aid program when asked Thursday about the province's plans to set up its own version of the Canadian International Development Agency.