http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news Latest National news from brandonsun.com en-gb Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:15 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/causes-continuing-dangers-revealed-in-final-report-on-deadly-kootenay-slide--208676601.html NELSON, B.C. - We will find out later today what the Regional District of Central Kootenay plans for the landslide-devastated community of Johnsons Landing, on the shores of Kootenay Lake, in southeast B.C. A final report will be released at 3 p.m., examining the causes of the landslide and any... Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:15 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/ottawa-marks-opening-of-sheldon-kennedy-centre-with-350k-to-help-victims--208675691.html CALGARY - A Calgary agency named after a one-time NHL player who brought to light the sex crimes of former junior hockey coach Graham James has officially opened. The Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre offers all kinds of support services to young abuse victims to save them from having to Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:04 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/number-of-ei-beneficiaries-fell-for-fifth-straight-month-in-march-statscan-208636341.html OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits continued to trend down for a fifth consecutive month in March. It says the number of recipients declined by 1.0 per cent or 5,200 people, to 523,700. The number of beneficiaries was down 8.1 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:05 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/charges-laid-against-three-in-canada-revenue-agency-fraud-investigation-208672971.html MONTREAL - Three people have been arrested and charged in an ongoing RCMP investigation into a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme at the Canada Revenue Agency. The charges are being laid against a chartered accountant and two former employees at the federal agency's Montreal office. The RCMP Thu, 23 May 2013 12:24:16 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/liberals-demand-answers-on-senate-expenses-scandal-208659761.html OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are accusing the Harper government of misleading Canadians about a paper trail in the Senate expense claim scandal. The Conservatives insist that no legal documents exist that spell out the terms of a $90,000 gift to Sen. Mike Duffy from the prime minister's former Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:13 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/supreme-court-wont-hear-immunity-claim-from-former-quebec-lt-gov-208649741.html OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal from a former lieutenant-governor of Quebec who claimed royal immunity from criminal charges. Lise Thibault, who held the provincial vice-regal post between 1997 and 2007, is charged with fraud and breach of trust in relation to hundreds Thu, 23 May 2013 10:15:03 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/police-say-no-charges-will-be-laid-in-toronto-subway-purse-case--208644251.html TORONTO - Toronto police say no charges will be laid in the case of a woman whose purse was taken after she jumped to her death at a subway station. Police say they interviewed the suspect they had been seeking and it became clear she was dealing with mental health issues. She had been seen on Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:06 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/canada-and-pacific-alliance-trade-bloc-size-each-other-up-for-trade-prospects-208617911.html CALI, Colombia - The leaders of Canada and the Pacific Alliance will be sizing each other up today to see if Canada might be a good fit with the nascent Latin American trade bloc. Stephen Harper wants to see if it's worthwhile engaging in yet another round of talks to free up trade and Thu, 23 May 2013 06:20:17 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/video-court-appearances-in-toronto-today-for-two-alleged-terror-suspects-208617901.html TORONTO - A man charged in an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail passenger train says he wants to be represented by a lawyer who agrees the Qu'ran should be used as a "reference" in his case. Chiheb Esseghaier (shuh-HEB' EZ'-ah-GUY'-ur) appeared in a Toronto court by video link this morning. He Thu, 23 May 2013 11:28:06 CDT http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/search-continues-for-missing-canadian-hiker-as-calls-for-army-help-grow-208617881.html TORONTO - The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when "voices" were heard in the search area in Thu, 23 May 2013 06:21:11 CDT