National News - Kelowna Daily Courier http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:14 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb Cluster bomb victims call on Canada to ratify convention to ban 'dirty' weapon http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/cluster-bomb-victims-call-on-canada-to-ratify-convention-to-ban-dirty-weapon.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/cluster-bomb-victims-call-on-canada-to-ratify-convention-to-ban-dirty-weapon.html GENEVA - The last day of Ahmad Mokaled's short life dawned on a sunny spring February morning in the southern Lebanon town of Nabatieh.]]> rharvey@tricubemedia.com (Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press) National News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:56 +0000 'Shocking' half of First Nations kids living in poverty, new study finds http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/shocking-half-of-first-nations-kids-living-in-poverty-new-study-finds.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/shocking-half-of-first-nations-kids-living-in-poverty-new-study-finds.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press) National News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:03:55 +0000 House of Commons adjourns for the summer after bitter spring session http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/house-of-commons-adjourns-for-the-summer-after-bitter-spring-session.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/house-of-commons-adjourns-for-the-summer-after-bitter-spring-session.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (The Canadian Press) National News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:11 +0000 Commons Speaker sends MP suspension question to committee http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/commons-speaker-sends-mp-suspension-question-to-committee.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/commons-speaker-sends-mp-suspension-question-to-committee.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:13:11 +0000 NDP proposes independent scrutiny of MP expenses after killing Liberal proposal http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/ndp-proposes-independent-scrutiny-of-mp-expenses-after-killing-liberal-proposal.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/ndp-proposes-independent-scrutiny-of-mp-expenses-after-killing-liberal-proposal.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:38 +0000 Court decision could prompt talks over ancient First Nations treaty, says lawyer http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/court-decision-could-prompt-talks-over-ancient-first-nations-treaty-says-lawyer.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/court-decision-could-prompt-talks-over-ancient-first-nations-treaty-says-lawyer.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (Keven Drews, The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:41:56 +0000 The Great One firmly believes NHL will return to Quebec City someday http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/the-great-one-firmly-believes-nhl-will-return-to-quebec-city-someday.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/the-great-one-firmly-believes-nhl-will-return-to-quebec-city-someday.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:18 +0000 Postmedia News, Ottawa Citizen win Michener award for reporting on robocalls http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/postmedia-news-ottawa-citizen-win-michener-award-for-reporting-on-robocalls.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/postmedia-news-ottawa-citizen-win-michener-award-for-reporting-on-robocalls.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:00 +0000 Doing nothing is not an option, petroleum producers tell Northern Gateway panel http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/doing-nothing-is-not-an-option-petroleum-producers-tell-northern-gateway-panel.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/doing-nothing-is-not-an-option-petroleum-producers-tell-northern-gateway-panel.html TERRACE, B.C. - There is a growing imbalance between oil supply and delivery in Canada and doing nothing is not an option, the lawyer for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers told a federal panel weighing the Northern Gateway project.]]> rharvey@tricubemedia.com (Dene Moore, The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:14 +0000 B.C. judge rules against First Nation, but encourages treaty talks http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/b.c.-judge-rules-against-first-nation-but-encourages-treaty-talks.html http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/national-news/b.c.-judge-rules-against-first-nation-but-encourages-treaty-talks.html rharvey@tricubemedia.com (The Canadian Press) National News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:41 +0000