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Montreal - Quebec will cut 16,000 public service jobs by 2013 to reduce the size of the government bureaucracy. Liberal Premier Jean Charest said the nine-year project is in keeping with his election platform to modernize government and to streamline services. The jobs will be phased out through attrition and won't be filled as people retire. Yarmouth, N.S. - Business owners in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, are arming themselves with cameras to try to catch dog owners who don't clean up after their pets. Anyone in Yarmouth who doesn't pick up their dog's poop faces a $250 fine. But business owners say too many people are ignoring the bylaw, so they're trying to catch the dogs in the act, and the dog owners in the non-act. Dave Whiting, general manager of the Yarmouth Development Corporation, has already handed out six disposable cameras to downtown businesses. He says he can't keep up with demand. Edmonton - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says he's feeling harassed after 45 minutes of questioning from the province's public accounts committee. Klein has accused the Liberal opposition of carrying out a "drive-by smear campaign." The Liberals say the premier uses bullying tactics to sidestep accountability. Liberal leader Kevin Taft says taxpayers would like see details on all travel expenses by Klein.
