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• B.C. surf town bans all franchises
  Tofino, the small B.C. surf town known for its natural beauty, has boosted its anti-establishment reputation by banning all franchises within its borders
  
  
• Harassing mailman 'not acceptable conduct,' judge says
  Swearing at your mailman, posting videos of him on YouTube and drawing swastikas on his photo and pasting it to your neighbourhood mailbox is not "acceptable conduct in civilized society," a judge said yesterday in finding a Windsor man guilty of criminal harassment.
  
  
• B.C. city considers banning sale of dogs at pet stores to discourage puppy mills
  The City of Richmond, B.C., is considering banning the sale of dogs at pet stores in a bid to discourage puppy mills. "Our concern is dogs are coming from puppy mills in the United States," Councillor Ken Johnston said on Tuesday. "Those dogs are raised in horrendous conditions. This is all about helping th
  
  
• Mom wanted to try methadone: friend
  Jonathan Hope, the father of a toddler who died of a methadone overdose, brought the drug home because his wife wanted to try it, the woman's former friend testified yesterday. Amanda MacDonald was in the Calgary home when 16-month-old Summer Hope drank a lethal dose of methadone, a synthetic opiate often u
  
  
• New trial for man convicted in stabbing
  A man convicted of stabbing his cousin more than 30 times in her home has won a new trial. The Alberta Court of Appeal on Tuesday overturned the second-degree murder conviction of Jason Steven Philip, 41. A jury found Philip guilty in October 2007 of stabbing 57-year-old Mary Willard in June 2004. Philip wa
  
  
• Toronto 'takes the cake' for wasting tax
  Toronto's 2009 homeless audit beat out three municipal contenders to earn top public censure from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation yesterday.
  
  
• Canadians divided on cuts to military spending, even to fight deficit: poll
  Canadians appear divided on whether the government should reduce military spending to shrink the federal deficit when the Afghanistan mission is over, according to the findings of a poll conducted for the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. The poll by Innovative Research Group Inc., found nearl
  
  
• ER doctor barred from Hotel-Dieu Grace hospital will not be charged
  An emergency room doctor barred from Windsor's Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital after making "inappropriate comments" will not face charges because he did nothing criminal, police said yesterday. The off-duty doctor wandered into the emergency room around 3 or 4 a.m. on March 4 after drinking, and allegedly acted
  
  
• Injured hockey players get us$2.25m
  A court has given US$2.25-million in compensation to three members of the Windsor Wildcats hockey team involved in a fatal 2005 bus crash in New York. Player Carly Labadie was awarded $1-million, player Tory Gault was awarded $500,000 and assistant coach Jason Mailloux was awarded $750,000 following a six-d
  
  
• 35 charged in child porn investigation
  Police have charged 35 people, and identified two alleged victims, following a province-wide child pornography investigation. Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino, pictured, and representatives of other provincial police forces involved announced details at a news conference in Toronto yest
  
  
• Disabled Canadian beaten in Australia
  A vicious attack by a pair of teenagers in Australia on a Canadian man who uses a wheelchair has left him in hospital while his mother back in Canada anxiously awaits word on his condition. Shellan Proden said she was shocked when she received a call from Australia on Tuesday with the news her son, Heath, h
  
  
• The Teddies: The Best In Government Waste
  MP junk mail, "outrageous" Nova Scotia MLA expenses, a homeless audit by the City of Toronto, and "gold-plated" MP pension plans were skewered by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) yesterday as winners of the 12th annual Teddy Government Waste Awards. The annual "Teddies" awards are named after Ted Wea
  
  
• Libel suit aims to 'chill' debate, Levant says
  Free-speech blogger Ezra Levant has accused anti-hate activist Richard Warman of exploiting court processes to publicly "scandalize" him with "wholly irrelevant" allegations, and to discourage his "public service journalism" against human rights commissions.
  
  
• Police charge man, 70, in OPP officer's death
  Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 70-year-old former politician from Sundridge, Ont., with first-degree murder in the death of Constable Vu Pham, who once lived in the same small town but who was shot to death on a rural road about 350 kilometres away on Monday.
  
  
• National anthem issue will come up again, Conservative senator says
  The fight is not yet over to make the national anthem gender-neutral, says Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth. Ms. Ruth said yesterday she intends to continue to push for a change in lyrics despite the abrupt reversal last week by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who withdrew a proposal to examine the possibilit
  
  
• MADD questions Jaffer plea bargain
  MADD, the national advocacy group against drunk driving, has written Ontario's attorney-general seeking answers on why charges were dropped against former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer. "We can't be out there like raging lunatics making accusations when we don't have the facts," said Andrew Murie, executive
  
  
• Old Canadian flag could fetch as much as $60,000 at June auction
  A 142-year-old flag considered a "rare piece of Canadian history" is expected to fetch as much as $60,000 when it goes up for auction in Toronto in June. The 1868 Red Ensign, which featured the coats of arms of the four newly united provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, was in use for
  
  
• Warning issued against seal pups as pets
  With poor ice conditions threatening the St. Lawrence seal hunt and many young pups expected to end up beached in various parts of Canada's eastern coastline, Quebec marine mammal experts are warning people against bringing the pups home in an effort to nurse them. "People would like to take care of them as
  
  
• A glass of white helps seal the deal
  It's not easy to stump a parliamentary dining room waiter, but the query was a first and he drew a blank. When eating seal meat, red or white?
  
  
• Ahenakew ill with cancer, lawyer says
  Former Saskatchewan native leader David Ahenakew, who fought a high-profile legal battle after he was accused of inciting hatred against Jews, is gravely ill with cancer. The 76-year-old is reportedly in hospital in Shellbrook, about 140 kilometres north of Saskatoon. Lawyer Doug Christie, who represented M