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In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week

In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Green Party's Elizabeth May reflects on unprecedented week in Canadian politics

Green Party's Elizabeth May reflects on unprecedented week in Canadian politics

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has never seen anything like the last week in Canadian politics.
The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada's Chinese diaspora

The rent-a-friend industry is booming among Canada's Chinese diaspora

Beijia Ge's work duties change on an hourly basis.
Suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Ottawa leaves 10 people hospitalized

Suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in Ottawa leaves 10 people hospitalized

OTTAWA — Ten people were sent to hospital and one of them was suffering from life-threatening injuries after a suspected accidental case of carbon monoxide poisoning case Sunday morning, Ottawa police said.
Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens

Workers helping the homeless in Montreal feel powerless as crisis deepens

MONTREAL — Social workers on the front lines of homelessness in Montreal say they feel increasingly powerless as more people find themselves forced to live in tents during the winter.
Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too

Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.'s cleanup rules are a mess, too

When Dean May's team of cleaners entered the home, dressed head to toe in protective suits, thick green dust covered every surface.
'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

'On death row.' Wrongfully convicted N.B. man has mixed feelings since exoneration

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Robert Mailman has a problem he never thought he'd have. He has to buy Christmas presents this year.
RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

RCMP informant's decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book

OTTAWA — As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the party office, printed leaflets and sold books.
Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination

Oysters distributed in B.C., Alberta, Ontario recalled for norovirus contamination

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to possible norovirus contamination of certain oysters distributed in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Montreal police search for man accused of attempted murder of woman found in river

Montreal police search for man accused of attempted murder of woman found in river

MONTREAL — Montreal police are searching for a man accused of attempting to a kill a woman Friday after he allegedly abducted her and forced her into a car, which later plunged into the Richelieu River.
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