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Premier Dalton McGuinty is accusing Ottawa of being complicit in the loss of hundreds of jobs at a London locomotive plant.

He says foreign companies shouldn't be allowed to take over Canadian factories simply to shut them down and strip them of their equipment.

McGuinty is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to review what he calls “outdated” investment laws that allow that to happen.

He says the federal tories have acknowledged that the Investment Canada Act is outdated, but failed to do anything about it.

McGuinty's comments come in the wake of U.S.-based Caterpillar's announcement last week that it plans to close the Electro-Motive plant following a labour dispute.

The company had asked its 450 employees to take a 50 per cent pay cut to help keep Electro-Motive going.

 

A backbench Tory M-P from Waterloo Region is rocking his bosses aborton boat.

Stephen Woodworth, a Pro-Life member representing a Kitchener area riding, is asking Parliament to study whether Canada's definition of a human being, which refers to birth, needs to be pushed back to include life in the womb.

He has filed a motion in the House of Commons asking for a committee to study the issue.

Woodworth, who says the issue is “relevant to the abortion issue,” wants Canada to throw out its 400-year-old definition of a human being as someone who is born, saying medical evidence has shown that human beings are created sometime before birth.

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson immediately played down the move, saying the “prime minister has been very clear, our government will not reopen this debate” - a reference to Stephen Harper's assurances that his government will not re-open the abortion question.

Woodworth's motion would have to be approved by a majority in the House of Commons before it could be considered by any special committee.

Woodworth says he wants the issue studied, and is not suggesting what the outcome might be.

a backbench tory m-p from waterloo region is rocking his bosses aborton boat.

stephen woodworth, a pro-life member representing a kitchener area riding, is asking parliament to study whether canada's definition of a human being, which refers to birth, needs to be pushed back to include life in the womb.

he has filed a motion in the house of commons asking for a committee to study the issue.

woodworth, who says the issue is “relevant to the abortion issue,” wants canada to throw out its 400-year-old definition of a human being as someone who is born, saying medical evidence has shown that human beings are created sometime before birth.

justice minister rob nicholson immediately played down the move, saying the “prime minister has been very clear, our government will not reopen this debate” - a reference to stephen harper's assurances that his government will not reopen the abortion question.

woodworth's motion would have to be approved by a majority in the house of commons before it could be considered by any special committee.

woodworth says he wants the issue studied, and is not suggesting what the outcome might be.

A rescue on Lake Erie early this morning (Monday). Two young hunters used their cell phones to call 9-1-1 at around four thirty this morning when their duck blind began drifting out into the lake.

The United States Coast Guard responded to the request for assistance and located the pair approximately three kilometres off shore.

With the assistance of a coast guard diver, both teens were lifted from the water into a hovering helicopter and transported to the Chatham airport. 

An awaiting ambulance transported them to Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Hospital where they were being treated for the effects of hypothermia. 

The young hunters were lucky to be alive as neither had a life-jacket, protective water suits or any means other than their cell-phone to call for help. 

 

Two armed robberies Sunday may have been committed by the same man.

Around 7:00 Sunday morning a man waved a gun at the Petro-Canada truck stop on Hwy 77 at the 401, in Comber. The suspect demanded money and left with a quantity of cash. 

Today

Sunny. Wind becoming west 30 km/h early this morning. High 6.

Tonight

Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Wind west 30 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 2.

Tuesday

Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries in the morning and early in the afternoon. Clearing in the afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h early in the evening. High minus 1 with temperature falling to minus 6 in the afternoon.

Wednesday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 9. High minus 1.

Thursday

Sunny. Low minus 7. High plus 3.

Friday

Cloudy with 70 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 4. High minus 1.

Saturday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 12. High minus 6.

Sunday

A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 9. High minus 1.

Prime Minister Harper jets to China today (Monday), joined by five cabinet ministers, six Tory M-Ps and a who's who of Canada's energy sector.

At least 13 people have been killed in an earthquake in the central Philippines.

The magnitude-6.8 tremor caused a landslide in one city in Negros Oriental province, burying as many 30 homes.

At least 29 people are missing.

The quake struck at about noon, local time.

Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title.

It was a rematch of the 2008 NFL championship, when Manning led New York past New England to ruin the Patriots' bid for a perfect season.

This was the first Super Bowl with two starting quarterbacks who previously won the big game's MVP award - and they took turns being brilliant. Manning became the first QB to open a Super Bowl with nine consecutive completions. Later, Brady put together a run of 16 completions in a row, breaking another Super Bowl mark.

But in the end, it was Manning who directed the nine-play, 88-yard drive that put New York ahead.