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Canada could be next for right-to-work legislation, opposition parties warn

Canada could be next for right-to-work legislation, opposition parties warn

OTTAWA - The federal opposition parties are warning that so-called "right-to-work" legislation that has passed in Michigan could soon come to Canada.
McGuinty asks teachers' unions to leave students out of dispute with government

McGuinty asks teachers' unions to leave students out of dispute with government

TORONTO - Teachers should resolve their dispute over pay with the governing Liberals in court, not by depriving students of extracurricular activities, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday.
Little talk of sovereignty as Marois' PQ minority tries to hold on to power

Little talk of sovereignty as Marois' PQ minority tries to hold on to power

MONTREAL - Pauline Marois was supposed to reach her political pinnacle in 2012, being elected Quebec's first woman premier and finally quelling questions about her leadership by taking the Parti Quebecois to power for the first time in nearly a decad
NDP not anxious for 2013 election; prepared to work with next Liberal premier

NDP not anxious for 2013 election; prepared to work with next Liberal premier

TORONTO - The NDP said Tuesday they're not pushing for a 2013 election and are prepared to work with whomever replaces Premier Dalton McGuinty, even though many political observers predict voters will go to the polls early next year.
Chief vows to 'die' if necessary to improve the lot of aboriginal people

Chief vows to 'die' if necessary to improve the lot of aboriginal people

OTTAWA - Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan is offering to meet this week with a northern Ontario chief who embarked on a hunger strike Tuesday out of frustration with the federal government.
Oft-maligned veterans board given mild rebuke by Commons committee

Oft-maligned veterans board given mild rebuke by Commons committee

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee has issued a mild rebuke of a controversial agency that hears the benefits complaints of ex-soldiers.
Social worker tells inquiry report on Phoenix Sinclair was altered by supervisor

Social worker tells inquiry report on Phoenix Sinclair was altered by supervisor

WINNIPEG - A social worker who determined that young Phoenix Sinclair was at severe risk of neglect testified Monday that she called for immediate action, but her report was altered by her supervisor.
Proposed data breach measures trail other countries: privacy watchdog

Proposed data breach measures trail other countries: privacy watchdog

OTTAWA - Canada would have one of the weakest data breach laws in the western world even if proposed revisions currently before Parliament are passed, according to an analysis by the federal privacy watchdog.
Ontario elementary teachers launching one-day strikes over pay: McGuinty

Ontario elementary teachers launching one-day strikes over pay: McGuinty

TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty rebuked Ontario's public elementary school teachers for launching a wave of one-day walkouts Monday that will spread across the province over the next two weeks, forcing parents to scramble for child care.
Ottawa denies ownership of deteriorating seawall in tiny Cape Breton village

Ottawa denies ownership of deteriorating seawall in tiny Cape Breton village

HALIFAX - The federal government has concluded it is not responsible for repairing a 70-year-old seawall in Cape Breton, rekindling a dispute between Ottawa, Nova Scotia and a tiny village over who will fix the barrier.