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September 2010

Jobs and Migration Expo for Canada comes to London this month

LONDON — If you are one of the many thousands of people in the UK who would love a new life and new job in Canada, then a brand new event, Canada Live! will be all you need to make your dream a reality.

Budget deficit could be gone a year early

OTTAWA — The federal government should be able to eliminate the annual budget deficit by 2015, a year ahead of schedule, the Conference Board of Canada said July 29.

Don’t ban offshore drilling: Senate committee

OTTAWA — A report by a federal Senate committee looking into offshore oil drilling in Canada says the facts do not justify the banning of current offshore drilling in Canada.

$45-million G20 lawsuit filed

TORONTO — A woman who says she was in a crowd detained by police for hours at a Toronto intersection during a G20 protest has launched a $45-million class-action lawsuit against the Toronto Police Services Board and the federal attorney general.

Make CSIS allegation details public: Liberals

OTTAWA — The Opposition Liberals are calling on the Conservative government to release details of a new report by Canada’s spy service on allegations of foreign influence on Canadian politicians.

Economy too fragile for an election: PM

OTTAWA — Canada’s economic recovery cannot afford to be disrupted by an “unnecessary” election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said after announcing a minor cabinet shuffle.

No more census concessions: Clement

OTTAWA — The federal government is sticking to its plan to make the 2011 long-form census voluntary, despite eliminating the threat of jail time for those who refuse to fill out surveys, Industry Minister Tony Clement says.

Jaffer, Guergis in the clear: their lawyers say

OTTAWA — The RCMP has ended its inquiries into MP and former cabinet minister Helena Guergis and her husband, Rahim Jaffer, concluding there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by either, their lawyers said July 21.

HMS Investigator finally uncovered

More than 155 years after its failed search for Sir John Franklin’s expedition, the wreckage of HMS Investigator has been detected during Parks Canada’s ambitious search for the 36-metre ship in Mercy Bay, NWT ...

Rogers Cup 2010

The super-Scot Andy Murray takes the Rogers Cup home for the second year. Jerry Todd-Jenkins reports ...