Herman Cain dismisses sexual harassment claims as 'witch hunt'
The Guardian
This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 21.25 GMT on Monday 31 October 2011 . It was last modified at 21.35 GMT on Monday 31 October 2011 . Herman Cain told the National Press Club: 'In all of my over 40 years of business experience I have …
Settlements common in harassment cases like Cain'sReuters
Cain manages crisis with denial, humor, songThe Associated Press
Cain struggles to manage a crisis with consistencyWashington Post
Los Angeles Times -ABC News -ABC Online
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Woman says Pickton raped her, but police refused to investigate
Canada.com
Serial killer Robert Pickton. An inquiry is trying to determine whether police could have put him behind bars sooner. VANCOUVER — A BC sex worker told a Vancouver inquiry on Monday that she …
Witness testifies Pickton raped her years before his arrestCTV.ca
Sex trade worker believes she was raped by serial killer Robert PicktonVancouver Sun
Woman testifies Pickton attacked her years before his arrest24 Hours Vancouver
The Province -BCLocalNews
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Students to get relief from overcrowded B.C. schools
CTV.ca
SURREY, BC — BC's fastest-growing school district will get four new schools to accommodate expanding enrolment in Surrey and aging buildings in other districts will be upgraded or replaced. Education Minister George Abbott was on Vancouver Island …
Two new schools for LangleyBCLocalNews
BC premier announces $353M school planCBC.ca
Surrey to get largest share of $353 million to build new BC schoolsVancouver Sun
Surrey Now -CFJC TV Kamloops -The Province
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Family of fallen soldier releases statement on their loved one
CTV.ca
Mast.- Cpl. Byron Greff of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, is shown in this undated photo. (Department of National Defence) The family of the first soldier killed in Afghanistan since the combat mission …
Photo captures soldier, newborn daughter days before suicide bombingVancouver Sun
Dead soldier an 'amazing father, wonderful husband'CBC.ca
Soldier's death ignites debateCANOE
Northumberland News -Montreal Gazette -Edmonton Journal
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Witness in torture trial says he didn't want to be 'sissy'
Montreal Gazette
Dustin Paxton, 31, is on trial in Calgary accused of forcible confinement, aggravated assault and sexual assault. CALGARY — With his stepfather by his side and a white screen blocking …
Paxton grew more violent, alleged victim testifiesCBC.ca
Defence in Calgary torture case claims Crown in conflict because of witness dealWinnipeg Free Press
Alleged victim of torture, confinement to take standCTV.ca
Global Edmonton
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Auditor general nominee promises to learn French
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—The Conservatives' pick to be the next auditor general says he's committed to learning French, a vow that has done little to defuse opposition to his appointment. Michael Ferguson got a rough ride Monday — and even an impromptu language test …
AG nominee promises to be bilingual in a yearCBC.ca
Auditor general nom to face committeeToronto Sun
Harper's choice for Auditor-General 'not a beginner' in FrenchGlobe and Mail
CANOE -Vancouver Sun -iPolitics.ca (subscription)
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With Earth's population now at 7 billion, how many people have ever lived?
Washington Post
Counting up the living and the dead Every time we pass another population milestone — at the moment, we're tallying a whole-Earth total of 7 billion — the question arises: How many people have ever lived on the planet? The Population Reference Bureau, …
Whoa, baby – 1 billion more people in just 12 yearsSydney Morning Herald
UN Reports 7 Billion Humans, but Others Don't Count on ItNew York Times
Crowded planet: Should we care how many billions of us are out there?CBC.ca
BBC News -Globe and Mail -AFP
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'Not happy' with Palestinian decision, Ottawa mulls future with UN agency
Globe and Mail
Stephen Harper's government is reconsidering how much support it gives UNESCO now that the United Nations agency has accepted the Palestinian Authority as a full member. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says he is not happy with the recent decision …
US stops UNESCO funding over Palestinian voteAljazeera.net
US cuts Unesco funding over Palestinian seatBBC News
Palestine secures seat in UNESCO, US cuts fundsUSA Today
The Australian -New York Times -Ynetnews
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Ontario man offered contractors $1000 a day to transport Gaddafi's son
National Post
Picture of Gary Peters taken at the Libyan-Tunisian border. Mr. Peters is president of Can/Aus Security & Investigations International Inc. in Cambridge, Ont. He is also Saadi Gaddafi's longtime bodyguard. An Ontario man was offering $1000 a day to …
ROVER'S DIARY: Gaddafi: thus I entered, thus I go —Babar AyazPakistan Daily Times
Gaddafi son should be tried in Libya first: ministerReuters
Academic linked to Gaddafi's fugitive son leaves LSEThe Guardian
Nigerian Tribune -Telegraph.co.uk -AFP
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Israel to open Gaza crossing amid reports of new ceasefire
Ha’aretz
New rocket attacks descend on Israel's south despite reports that Cairo is working to achieve new truce that would come into effect 10 PM Sunday; IAF targets rocket-launching squad in southern Gaza in wake of rocket attacks. By Haaretz and Amos Harel …
Israel strike kills one in Gaza after truceHerald Sun
Israeli air strikes kill 10 in GazaABC Online
Israel Warns Will Get 'More Aggressive' If Rockets Don't StopBloomberg
The Australian -USA Today
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Fallen soldier photographed days before death with newborn
CTV.ca
Just days before he was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, Edmonton-based soldier Master Cpl. Byron Greff was photographed with his wife and their newborn daughter. Photo Courtesy of E. Hornung. A local photographer captured some tender moments …
Harper retreats on Afghan mission risksCBC.ca
Significant risk In AfghanistanCFJC TV Kamloops
Canadian soldier among 17 killed as suicide bomber strikes bus in KabulToronto Star
Winnipeg Free Press -Edmonton Sun -Victoria Times Colonist
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Edmonton imam jailed, reportedly beaten at hajj
CBC.ca
The Canadian government is being urged to intervene following the arrest of an Edmonton imam in Saudi Arabia, who witnesses say was attacked by a mob and beaten while attending the hajj. It's believed Usama Al-Atar, who has a PhD in chemistry and is a …
Canadian imam beaten, falsely arrested in Saudi Arabia: witnessesToronto Star
Edmonton imam reportedly assaulted, arrested in Saudi ArabiaMontreal Gazette
Edmonton Imam manhandled by Saudi police, eyewitness saysCTV.ca
Vancouver Sun -Globe and Mail -National Post (blog)
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Snow, rain pound Atlantic Canada as US storm moves north
Hamilton Spectator
Snowy Pumpkin Dana Buglak, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania carries a pumpkin at Solly Farm after a winter storm October 30, 2011 in Richboro, Pennsylvania. Thousands in Pennsylvania and Delaware were left without power from the early winter storm that …
Snow dump that buried Eastern US moves toward MaritimesMontreal Gazette
Parts of Atlantic Canada greeted by early snowstormCTV.ca
Weather warnings for the MaritimesCBC.ca
CANOE -Cape Breton Post
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Doctors refuse to authorize pot use, leaving patients in pain
Vancouver Sun
Dr. Mark Ware demonstrates the site of an injection on the model of a shoulder joint at his office in the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit at the Montreal General Hospital in Montreal. …

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At least 12 killed as Kenyan jets bomb Somali town
ABC Online
At least 12 people were killed on Sunday when two Kenyan jets bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib, residents and officials said. Kenya moved its troops into Somalia in mid-October in pursuit of Somali insurgents it blames for a series of …
Kenya air raid targets militantsBBC News
Kenyan raid kills three civilians in southern SomaliaAFP
American involved in Somali suicide attack, Islamists claimTelegraph.co.uk
Voice of America -Reuters Africa -Washington Post
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Kabul Attack Gets Faction's Message Across
New York Times
When car bombs blew up in West Beirut, or explosions cut down worshipers in Sadr City mosques, survivors generally knew who was to blame, and more or less why — even when no one claimed responsibility. So, too, with the suicide car bomb …
Afghan violence comes during coalition crackdownUSA Today
Deadly attack on NATO convoy adds urgency to effort to expand security around …Washington Post
Britons, Canadian among Kabul blast victimsABC Online
Telegraph.co.uk
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Nova Scotia MP Robert Chisholm joins NDP leadership race
Montreal Gazette
Dartmouth-Cole Harbour MP Robert Chisholm, has announced his intentions to run for the NDP leadership. Nova Scotia MP Robert Chisholm announced his candidacy in the NDP leadership race Sunday, …
MP Robert Chisholm enters NDP leadership raceGlobe and Mail
MP Robert Chisholm joins NDP leadership raceCBC.ca
Nova Scotian joins NDP leadership raceLondon Free Press
MetroNews Canada
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Occupy Protesters Regroup After Mass Arrests
New York Times
Don Ryan/AP By KIRK JOHNSON DENVER — Protesters in Denver and Nashville regrouped on Sunday, a day after mass arrests at demonstrations inspired by Occupy Wall Street in both cities. Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post, via Associated Press Occupy …
Occupy Oakland protesters call for city-wide strikeUSA Today
Wounded Iraq vet awake after Oakland protest injuryReuters
Occupy Oakland protester Scott Olsen awake ahead of brain surgeryThe Guardian
Washington Post -Aljazeera.net -AFP
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UN, Arab League condemn violence in Syria; 20 reported killed
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM BEIRUT — The United Nations and the Arab League issued separate condemnations Saturday of violence in Syria after dozens were reported killed a day earlier in one of the deadliest single-day tolls since protests erupted more than seven …
Syria unrest: 'Shelling and raids in Homs kills three'BBC News
Syrian forces kill 10 in Homs, report of soldiersReuters
Syrian forces pound HomsCNN
Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America -Washington Post
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Commonwealth leaders are labelled a disgrace over handling of human rights
The Guardian
Sir Malcolm Rifkind said the Commonwealth's indifference to improving human rights put its relevance in question. Photograph: Rex Features/Ray Tang Commonwealth leaders have been accused of behaving disgracefullly after they declined to publish an …
Commonwealth leaders refuse to publish key report's findingsVancouver Sun
ANALYSIS: Commonwealth grounded over human rightsCBC.ca
Commonwealth gets a warning: Reform or become irrelevantIndian Express
Telegraph.co.uk -AFP -BBC News
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Football team mourning loss of four players wins playoff game 40-0
Winnipeg Free Press
Portraits of four fallen and one injured teenager look over their teammates as the Grand Prairie Composite High School Warriors bow their heads during a moment of silence before the start of a semi-final playoff football game in Grand Prairie, Alta., …
First game for Grande Prairie team after death of four teammatesCTV.ca
The Grande Prairie boys and why they play the gameGlobe and Mail
Football team rallies after Grande Prairie crashCBC.ca
Vancouver Sun -Edmonton Journal -CANOE
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
AFP
OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier was killed in a Taliban car bomb attack on a NATO military convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul that left at least 17 dead on Saturday, the Canadian military said. "We can confirm that we have lost a Canadian soldier in the …
Kabul suicide bomb claims 17 victimsThe Guardian
Suicide bombing of NATO convoy kills 17USA Today
Canadian soldier killed in Afghan blast identifiedCTV.ca
Washington Post -The Independent
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Occupy Vancouver: Is this the next municipal election issue?
Toronto Star
VANCOUVER—In the absence of a polarizing issue that has gripped Vancouver voters ahead of next month's mayoral race, the presence of tents set up by Occupy Vancouver protesters has emerged as the main topic. …
Exit strategy key to success for local Occupy movementVancouver Sun
Week in Review: Bedbugs, election platforms and marijuana prohibitionOpen File (blog)
As a political wedge issue, Occupy Vancouver remains thinGlobe and Mail
CKNW News Talk 980 -The Province -Straight.com (Blogs) (blog)
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Passengers in downed Richmond plane recovering from injuries
The Province
A plane crashed 900 metres short of the runway at YVR, colliding with a car on Russ Baker Way and bursting into flames Thursday. Kelly Jablonski, one of the passengers who survived the plane crash in …
Street may have lessened blow in BC plane crashCBC.ca
Vancouver plane crash passenger sent goodbye text to childrenNational Post
North Van man identified as pilot killed in crash; co-pilot badly burnedVancouver Sun
CTV.ca -Montreal Gazette -Globe and Mail
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Dozens of Canadian flights affected by snowstorm on US east coast
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – Dozens of flights between Canada and cities on the US east coast have been cancelled due to a major snow storm. The websites of the airports in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax show many flights cancelled to cities including New York and Newark. …
Dozens of Canadian flights affected as major snow storm hits east coastToronto Star
Southwest Florida International flights impacted by Northeast stormThe News-Press

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ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice |
Reuters
Saif Al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures in Tripoli August 23, 2011 in this still image taken from video. By Barry Malone and Chris Buckley TRIPOLI/BEIJING (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said Saturday that Libya's …
ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justiceReuters Canada
Libya insists Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should be tried at homeThe Guardian
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam tells International Criminal Court he is …National Post
BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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RCMP 'herded' native kids to residential schools
CBC.ca
Former aboriginal students who say the RCMP herded them off to residential schools are expressing a sense of validation following the release of a report into the Mounties' role in the notorious school system. However, not all the survivors believe the …
RCMP denies knowledge of residential school abuses: reportVancouver Sun
RCMP mostly unaware of abuse at residential schools: reportGlobe and Mail
President apologizes for university's role in residential schoolsToronto Star
Winnipeg Free Press -CTV.ca -Macleans.ca
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UN, Arab League condemn violence in Syria; 20 reported killed
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM BEIRUT — The United Nations and the Arab League issued separate condemnations Saturday of violence in Syria after dozens were reported killed a day earlier in one of the deadliest single-day tolls since protests erupted more than seven …
Syria unrest: 'Shelling and raids in Homs kills three'BBC News
Syrian forces kill 10 in Homs, report of soldiersReuters
Syrian forces pound HomsCNN
Telegraph.co.uk -Voice of America -Washington Post
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Commonwealth leaders are labelled a disgrace over handling of human rights
The Guardian
Sir Malcolm Rifkind said the Commonwealth's indifference to improving human rights put its relevance in question. Photograph: Rex Features/Ray Tang Commonwealth leaders have been accused of behaving disgracefullly after they declined to publish an …
Commonwealth leaders refuse to publish key report's findingsVancouver Sun
ANALYSIS: Commonwealth grounded over human rightsCBC.ca
Commonwealth gets a warning: Reform or become irrelevantIndian Express
Telegraph.co.uk -AFP -BBC News
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Football team mourning loss of four players wins playoff game 40-0
Winnipeg Free Press
Portraits of four fallen and one injured teenager look over their teammates as the Grand Prairie Composite High School Warriors bow their heads during a moment of silence before the start of a semi-final playoff football game in Grand Prairie, Alta., …
First game for Grande Prairie team after death of four teammatesCTV.ca
The Grande Prairie boys and why they play the gameGlobe and Mail
Football team rallies after Grande Prairie crashCBC.ca
Vancouver Sun -Edmonton Journal -CANOE
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan attack
AFP
OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier was killed in a Taliban car bomb attack on a NATO military convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul that left at least 17 dead on Saturday, the Canadian military said. "We can confirm that we have lost a Canadian soldier in the …
Kabul suicide bomb claims 17 victimsThe Guardian
Suicide bombing of NATO convoy kills 17USA Today
Canadian soldier killed in Afghan blast identifiedCTV.ca
Washington Post -The Independent
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Occupy Vancouver: Is this the next municipal election issue?
Toronto Star
VANCOUVER—In the absence of a polarizing issue that has gripped Vancouver voters ahead of next month's mayoral race, the presence of tents set up by Occupy Vancouver protesters has emerged as the main topic. …
Exit strategy key to success for local Occupy movementVancouver Sun
Week in Review: Bedbugs, election platforms and marijuana prohibitionOpen File (blog)
As a political wedge issue, Occupy Vancouver remains thinGlobe and Mail
CKNW News Talk 980 -The Province -Straight.com (Blogs) (blog)
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Passengers in downed Richmond plane recovering from injuries
The Province
A plane crashed 900 metres short of the runway at YVR, colliding with a car on Russ Baker Way and bursting into flames Thursday. Kelly Jablonski, one of the passengers who survived the plane crash in …
Street may have lessened blow in BC plane crashCBC.ca
Vancouver plane crash passenger sent goodbye text to childrenNational Post
North Van man identified as pilot killed in crash; co-pilot badly burnedVancouver Sun
CTV.ca -Montreal Gazette -Globe and Mail
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Dozens of Canadian flights affected by snowstorm on US east coast
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – Dozens of flights between Canada and cities on the US east coast have been cancelled due to a major snow storm. The websites of the airports in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax show many flights cancelled to cities including New York and Newark. …
Dozens of Canadian flights affected as major snow storm hits east coastToronto Star
Southwest Florida International flights impacted by Northeast stormThe News-Press

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ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justice |
Reuters
Saif Al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures in Tripoli August 23, 2011 in this still image taken from video. By Barry Malone and Chris Buckley TRIPOLI/BEIJING (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said Saturday that Libya's …
ICC fears son of Libya's Gaddafi may flee justiceReuters Canada
Libya insists Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should be tried at homeThe Guardian
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam tells International Criminal Court he is …National Post
BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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RCMP 'herded' native kids to residential schools
CBC.ca
Former aboriginal students who say the RCMP herded them off to residential schools are expressing a sense of validation following the release of a report into the Mounties' role in the notorious school system. However, not all the survivors believe the …
RCMP denies knowledge of residential school abuses: reportVancouver Sun
RCMP mostly unaware of abuse at residential schools: reportGlobe and Mail
President apologizes for university's role in residential schoolsToronto Star
Winnipeg Free Press -CTV.ca -Macleans.ca
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North Van man identified as pilot killed in crash; co-pilot badly burned
Vancouver Sun
Luc Fortin, 44, of North Vancouver, was the pilot killed during yesterday's fiery plane crash near Vancouver International Airport. VANCOUVER – The pilot killed during yesterday's fiery plane crash near Vancouver International Airport has been …
Crashed plane seemed to have only 'routine' issueCTV.ca
Richmond plane crash leaves pilot deadCBC.ca
Pilot of small plane in fiery Vancouver crash diesToronto Star
The Province -Montreal Gazette -News1130
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Perth protesters continue camping out
ABC Online
Protesters have spent the night camped in the Perth CBD, despite being in breach of City of Perth by-laws, as part of a series of demonstrations to coincide with CHOGM. Yesterday, hundreds of protesters representing more than 20 groups marched through …
Cameron Says U.K. Welfare Claimants Will Lose More to Pay FinesBloomberg
Britain to abolish rule of male succession to throneLos Angeles Times
Princesses get equal rights to the throne after Queen steps inMirror.co.uk
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Final two funerals held for Grande Prairie crash victims
Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON – Families and friends gathered Friday for the final two funerals held for four teenage football players killed in a collision near Grande Prairie last weekend. …
Funerals held for Grande Prairie teenagersCTV.ca
Procession of funerals begins for teens in Grande Prairie, Alta.Vancouver Sun
Funerals begin for teens killed in car crashGlobe and Mail
Toronto Sun -Edmonton Sun
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Fearful Saif takes the first step in turning himself in
The Independent
The prospect of Muammar Gaddafi's best-known son facing trial in The Hague for crimes against humanity suddenly increased last night with the revelation that he had been in touch with the International Criminal Court. The ICC's chief prosecutor, …
ICC's key question will be whether Saif al-Islam gave direct order to fire on …The Guardian
Newsmaker: Gaddafi son may prefer surrender to death, after allReuters
Prosecutors contact Gaddafi sonBBC News
ABC Online -USA Today -Telegraph.co.uk
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Canadian Forces set to begin return from Libya next week
Vancouver Sun
A Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet fighter jet taxis at the Birgi NATO Airbase in Trapani, Sicily. OTTAWA — After seven months spent bombing pro-Gadhafi forces and patrolling the coast of Libya as …

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Soldier dies during rescue mission in Nunavut
National Post
Sgt. Jancik Gilbert died Thursday, October 27, 2011 as a result of a mission near Igloolik, Nunavut By Derek Abma A search-and-rescue technician from Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario died this week during a rescue mission in the North. …
Airman dies after Igloolik rescue effortCBC.ca
SAR tech died “in the water” near Igloolik during rescue mission: RCMPNunatsiaq News
Soldier dies during rescue mission in NunavutToronto Sun
Ottawa Citizen (blog) -Trentonian -countylive.ca (blog)
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Government denies plan to torpedo subs
Vancouver Sun
HMCS Victoria, a Victoria Class submarine, is part of Canada's accident-prone and costly long-range diesel-electric patrol sub fleet. OTTAWA — The government shot down …
Royal Canadian Navy committed to conventional subs despite Peter MacKay's musingsOttawa Citizen
Libya mission cost $50M, MacKay saysCBC.ca
Federal government considers buying nuclear submarinesMacleans.ca
680 News -National Post (blog) -UPI.com
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NDP-linked firms got federal cash for Layton's funeral
Toronto Star
Government documents obtained under the Access to Information Act indicate that two companies tied to the federal NDP got contracts worth more than $130000 for work on Jack Layton's state funeral. OTTAWA—Two companies closely tied to the federal New …
Nash confirms NDP leadership runinsideTORONTO.com
MP Peggy Nash joins crowded NDP leadership raceCTV.ca
Toronto MP Nash enters NDP leadership raceCP24, Canada
CBC.ca -CANOE -National Post
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Police chief backs Mayor Ford on 911 call after '22 minutes' fiasco
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – The CBC "misrepresented" calls embattled Mayor Rob Ford made to 911 in which he did not call the operators insulting names, the city's police chief said Friday. In a statement, Bill Blair said he had listened to the three emergency calls Ford …
Toronto police chief denies claims about Ford 911 tapeVancouver Sun
The Rob Ford ambush: Who is the real victim here? Let the networks decideGlobe and Mail
Blair says Ford did not call dispatchers 'bitches'CTV.ca
CityNews -CP24, Canada -National Post (blog)
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Violence erupts after Tunisian Islamists win vote
Reuters
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian electoral officials confirmed the Islamist Ennahda party as winner of the North African country's election, setting it up to form the first Islamist-led government in the wake of the Arab …
Moderate Islamist party biggest winner in Tunisian polls: official resultsXinhua
Tunisia's Moderate Islamists Win Landmark VoteABC News
Tunisia Moderate Islamist Party Wins First Free ElectionsFox News
Sydney Morning Herald
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U of M apologizes for role in residential school system
CTV.ca
University of Manitoba President David Barnard issues a public apology for the university's indirect role in Canada's residential schools. Barnard was in Halifax before the federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Oct. 27, 2011. …
President apologizes for university's role in residential schoolsToronto Star
U of M sorry for role in residential schoolsWinnipeg Free Press
U of M president apologizes for residential schoolsCBC.ca
CJOB -Winnipeg Sun -National Post (blog)
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Ford was 'frustrated' when he swore during 911 call
CTV.ca
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he was "frustrated" when he swore during a call with a 911 dispatcher on Monday, moments after a crew for a comedy TV show arrived unannounced at his home. But the mayor stood by his outrage over the incident, …
Perpetually indignant line up to sneer at FordToronto Sun
Toronto Mayor won't seek apology for 'inaccurate' CBC reportGlobe and Mail
Ford can get 911 call recording if he asks for it: Toronto policeToronto Star
CBC.ca -National Post (blog) -Montreal Gazette
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Euro Surges Past $1.42
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK—Europe's marathon session to strike an accord on Greece's debt sent the euro surging to its highest level in seven weeks against the dollar, with investors hoping the agreement would usher the end of a crisis that has …
Coming events in the euro zone debt crisisMontreal Gazette
Euro Zone leaders strike deal but still far from finalizing rescue fundVancouver Sun
Euro's Advance After EU Debt Accord May Be Temporary: Analysts' CommentsBloomberg
ABC News -Toronto Star -New York Times
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Ontario gets 15 of 30 new Commons seats
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—Ontario is set to receive half of the 30 new seats in the House of Commons at the next federal election, in the Conservative government's newest bid to make Parliament reflect Canada's growing population. But questions are being raised about …
New federal seats for Ontario, BC, Alberta and Quebec to cost millionsVancouver Sun
New seats are not enough, says ministerMontreal Gazette
Canada to boost size of parliamentAFP
National Post (blog) -HQ Grande Prairie -CBC.ca
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Canada urged to swap beaver emblem for bear
CBC.ca
Senator Nicole Eaton wants to replace Canada's national emblem – the beaver – with the polar bear.Senator Nicole Eaton wants to replace Canada's national emblem – the beaver – with the polar bear. Parliament of Canada A Conservative senator says it's …
Beavers can't cut it as national emblem, but polar bears can, senator saysGlobe and Mail
Make polar bear Canada's national animal: SenatorCANOE
Conservative senator bearish about Canada's official beaver emblemWinnipeg Free Press
iPolitics.ca (subscription)
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Canal victims' home laptop used for murder info
CBC.ca
Someone used a Montreal family's home computer to search the internet for information about murder days before three sisters and their father's first wife were found dead in a car submerged in a canal near Kingston, Ont. Tooba Mohammad Yahya, 41, …
Laptop used for Net search on 'where to commit murder,' honour killing trial toldMontreal Gazette
DiManno: Shaky math adds to mystery in canal murder trialToronto Star
Police diver perplexed by bodies in carCANOE
Toronto Sun -London Free Press -CTV.ca
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MPs clash after cancellation of study looking into Veterans Affairs cuts
Vancouver Sun
Veterans attended a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance to mark the 8th annual Merchant Navy Veterans Day in Ottawa, August 28, 2011. A battle has erupted between opposition and Conservative …
Tories use majority to halt public probe of Veterans Affairs cutsGlobe and Mail (blog)
cuts put vets at risk, ombudsman warnsToronto Star
Liberals urge public hearings into Veterans Affairs cutsCBC.ca
CTV.ca
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Paxton erupts in rage at Calgary torture trial
CBC.ca
Dustin Paxton, on trial for the assault and forcible confinement of his former roommate, could be heard swearing and hissing in court Thursday.Dustin Paxton, on trial for the assault and forcible confinement of his former roommate, could be heard …
Accused torturer lashes out following testimonyCANOE
Accused torturer Dustin Paxton reacts with rage to former neighbour's testimonyVancouver Sun
Victim in torture trial looked like a 'pile of bones on a bed,' court hearsMontreal Gazette
Toronto Sun -Calgary Herald -Winnipeg Free Press
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It's a go: City council approves arena deal
Vancouver Sun
Edmonton city councilllor Linda Sloan (left) and Kerry Diotte (right) voted against moving forward on the proposed arena deal in downtown Edmonton on October 26, 2011. …
Council approves downtown arena dealCBC.ca
Arena deal doesn't mean the saga is overEdmonton Journal
Edmonton councillors OK new arena for NHL Oilers, but still $100M short in fundsWinnipeg Free Press
CTV.ca -iNews880.com
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Euro zone summit stalls on banks, some progress on rescue fund
Reuters
BRUSSELS, Oct 27(Reuters) – Negotiations with Greece's private creditors on a second rescue package for Athens have broken down, throwing efforts to resolve the euro zone debt crisis into doubt despite progress in …
CORRECT: Bigger Haircuts Would Make Greek CDS Trigger More LikelyWall Street Journal
Europe Agrees on Plan to Inject Capital Into BanksNew York Times
Europe aims to boost rescue fund, plots deep Greek writedownReuters Canada
Bloomberg -Toronto Star -The Associated Press
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Shafia family's SUV pushed victims' car into canal, murder trial told
Montreal Gazette
The Nissan Sentra in which the four victims were found dead is removed from a canal in Kingston, Ont., in 2009. KINGSTON, Ont. – The Shafia family SUV was used to push the family's other car, …
Cop tells court car was pushed into canalToronto Sun
DiManno: Shaky math adds to mystery in canal murder trialToronto Star
Trial to hear how car with 4 bodies wound up in canalCTV.ca
CANOE -Brockville Recorder and Times -The Kingston Whig-Standard
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RIM's PlayBook OS 2.0 pushed into Feb. 2012 with no BBM
Los Angeles Times
Research in Motion Ltd. has had a bit of a rough year and Wednesday it announced that its PlayBook OS 2.0 software update for its BlackBerry tablet isn't coming out this year as originally planned. The update for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, …
RIM delays release of upgraded tablet softwareUSA Today
RIM drops on delay of software upgradeFinancial Times
RIM delays PlayBook update; stock falls570 News
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Police charge mother of Mark Moore with allegedly destroying evidence in …
Globe and Mail
The mother of a man police have accused of committing four murders was arrested Wednesday evening on charges that she helped destroy evidence against him. Toronto Police allege Hyacinth Moore helped her son, Mark Moore, destroy evidence in a homicide …
Mother of murder suspect arrestedCBC.ca
Mother of alleged serial murderer faces accessory chargesToronto Star
Mother of Toronto man charged in four deaths arrestedCTV.ca
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Quebec says it will fight the Harper government on gun registry
Winnipeg Free Press
QUEBEC – The Harper government's plan to not only kill the long-gun registry but subsequently bury its data has run into resistance in Quebec, which wants to bring the controversial program back from the dead. The provincial government says it intends …
Quebec says it will fight the Harper government on gun registryToronto Star
Firing back at Harper, Quebec refuses to destroy gun-registry dataGlobe and Mail
Quebec's long-gun registry plans in jeopardyCBC.ca

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Scott Olsen injuries prompt review as Occupy Oakland protests continue
The Guardian
Occupy Oakland protesters carry Scott Olsen away after he was hit in the head on Tuesday night. Photograph: Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/Getty Images Oakland's independent police review body will examine the clashes between riot officers and protesters that …
Iraq veteran injured as police break up Occupy protestABC Online
Tear gas and stun grenades used on 'Occupy Oakland' protestersHerald Sun
Iraq war vet injured during Oakland protestsThe Associated Press
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War of words heats up between CBC, Quebecor
Toronto Star
Sun TV has called the CBC a “money drain” and even suggested it be shut down. It's all-out war between the CBC and Quebecor. The Montreal-based company, which owns the Sun newspaper chain, Quebec's TVA television network and the Vidéotron cable system, …
On CBC, I'm with the SunBelleville Intelligencer
CBC takes flak from several anglesVancouver Sun
CBC forced to defend budget, relevance in parliamentNational Post
Globe and Mail -Toronto Sun -The Wire Report
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Canada's homicide rate sinks to lowest level since 1966
Toronto Star
The homicide rate in Canada has fallen to its lowest level in 44 years, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. Although the figures are for 2010, the downward trend is continuing in Toronto this year. “It shows we aren't going to hell in a handbasket,” …
Delayed retirement more common: StatsCanToronto Sun
Stats Canada says Edmonton isn't homicide capitaliNews880.com
With gun registry poised to die, StatsCan reports ongoing drop in gun killingsWaterloo Record
CTV.ca -Montreal Gazette -Reuters Canada
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Murdered women's sister-in-law says police ignored her missing persons report
Vancouver Sun
Convicted murderer Robert Pickton is seen in his Port Coquitlam, BC, home in this undated file video grab. VANCOUVER — The sister-in-law of a woman found dead on Robert Pickton's farm said …
Pickton victim's missing report sat in drawer for years: relativeWinnipeg Free Press
Details of errors made at cremation rattle victims' families at Pickton probeGlobe and Mail
Families of Pickton's victims to relive trauma at inquiryCTV.ca
The Province -London Free Press -News1130
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BC-TURKEY-QUAKE-1ST-LEDE-DPA Ñ world, xtop, itop (400 words)
Vancouver Sun
Rescue workers search for people trapped under rubble after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 25, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) By Jasper Mortimer and Carsten Hoffmann ERCIS, Turkey — The death toll in …
Turkey earthquake: rescuers frantically search for survivorsThe Guardian
Turkish prisoners riot after earthquake aftershockTelegraph.co.uk
Diplomats: Turkey disaster won't boost relationsYnetnews
BBC News -Wall Street Journal -The Australian
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Babysitter charged with second-degree murder in Cranbrook toddler's death
Vancouver Sun
A Cranbrook babysitter has been charged with second-degree murder in the drowning death of 19-month-old Iyanna Teeple. Tammy Marion Bouvette, 28, was charged after the infant was found face down in …
BC babysitter charged in May death of infantCTV.ca
Babysitter charged with second-degree murder in Cranbrook toddler's drowningThe Province
Cranbrook Toddler MurderCFJC TV Kamloops
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Council bans sale, consumption of shark fin
Toronto Star
Shark fin ban campaigners were out in force, Tuesday, at City Hall, some donning shark costumes to show their support for the bylaw. Toronto council chambers erupted in applause Tuesday afternoon after council voted 38-4 to ban the possession, …
Toronto votes to ban use of shark finGlobe and Mail
Shark fin ban back before Toronto councilCBC.ca
City council votes to ban shark fin products in TorontoCityNews
Straight.com -Toronto Sun -National Post (blog)
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Thai floods shut Bangkok's second largest airport as PM warns of possible …
Washington Post
BANGKOK — Advancing Thai floodwaters breached barriers protecting Bangkok's second largest airport on Tuesday, halting commercial flights, as the prime minister warned that the capital could be swamped by up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water if flood …
Widespread Flooding Expected in BangkokBloomberg
Flood waters in Bangkok shut domestic airportHamilton Spectator
Rising Floodwaters Force Bangkok Airport To Suspend OperationsRTT News
The Australian -AFP
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Kent denies speaking to consultant about G8
Toronto Star
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Peter Kent categorically denied ever talking to Toronto-based media consultant Vern Freedlander about getting a G8 Summit infrastructure project approved through cabinet. “The conversation did not take place,” Kent told …
Newly-obtained documents suggest cabinet picked G8 projectsMacleans.ca
G8/G20 fallout continues: emails show shady funding processOpen File (blog)

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Feature: Gaddafi spends last days in fear, humbleness
Xinhua
SIRTE, Libya, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — "This is where Muammar Gaddafi has hidden for the last three weeks of his life," a local resident, who identified him as Munsif, said when he led a group of Xinhua reporters to a …
Gaddafi buried in secret desert graveHerald Sun
Qaddafi Is Buried in Secret Spot as Obama Sees 'Strong Signal'BusinessWeek
Signs of ex-rebel atrocities in Libya growCBS News
Pakistan Daily Times -Reuters -ABC Online
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Feds move to eliminate gun registry despite opposition from victims' groups …
CTV.ca
The federal government introduced a bill Tuesday focused on ending the mandatory registration of long guns and rifles. The Tories have been opposed to the registry, calling it an unnecessary burden on law abiding gun-owners. …
Federal Conservatives look to end long gun registryEnergeticcity.ca
Scrapping gun registry concerns localsJournal Pioneer
10 voices on ending the long-gun registryCBC.ca
Montreal Gazette -Belleville Intelligencer -GlobalNews.ca
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Tunisia Vote Elevates Sides That Vowed Accord
Wall Street Journal
TUNIS—In a vote that has been watched as a template for the Middle East's emerging democracies, Tunisians appeared to offer new narrative in regional politics—electing a new constitutional assembly composed largely of an Islamist …
Moderate Islamist party in Tunisia takes wide election leadLos Angeles Times
Once-banned party wins in Tunisia elections, early results showCNN International
Tunisian Islamist Party seeking coalition partners after Arab Spring's 1st voteWashington Post
BBC News -The Australian -Reuters
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Turkey earthquake: rescuers frantically search for survivors
The Guardian
This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 15.56 BST on Monday 24 October 2011 . A version appeared on p20 of the Main section section of the Guardian on Wednesday 26 October 2011 . It was last modified at 00.06 BST on Wednesday 26 October 2011 . …
Turkish prisoners riot after earthquake aftershockTelegraph.co.uk
Diplomats: Turkey disaster won't boost relationsYnetnews
Tremor 'sparks Turkey jail riot'BBC News
Wall Street Journal -The Australian -The Daily Star
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Murdered women's sister-in-law says police ignored her missing persons report
Montreal Gazette
Convicted murderer Robert Pickton is seen in his Port Coquitlam, BC, home in this undated file video grab. VANCOUVER — The sister-in-law of a woman found dead on Robert Pickton's farm said …
Pickton victim's missing report sat in drawer for years: relativeWinnipeg Free Press
Statement read by Lori-Ann EllisVancouver Sun
Details of errors made at cremation rattle victims' families at Pickton probeGlobe and Mail
CTV.ca -The Province -London Free Press
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Council bans sale, consumption of shark fin
Toronto Star
Shark fin ban campaigners were out in force, Tuesday, at City Hall, some donning shark costumes to show their support for the bylaw. Toronto council chambers erupted in applause Tuesday afternoon after council voted 38-4 to ban the possession, …
Toronto votes to ban use of shark finGlobe and Mail
Shark fin ban back before Toronto councilCBC.ca
City council votes to ban shark fin products in TorontoCityNews
Straight.com -Toronto Sun -National Post (blog)
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Thai floods shut Bangkok's second largest airport as PM warns of possible …
Washington Post
BANGKOK — Advancing Thai floodwaters breached barriers protecting Bangkok's second largest airport on Tuesday, halting commercial flights, as the prime minister warned that the capital could be swamped by up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water if flood …
Widespread Flooding Expected in BangkokBloomberg
Flood waters in Bangkok shut domestic airportHamilton Spectator
Rising Floodwaters Force Bangkok Airport To Suspend OperationsRTT News
The Australian -AFP
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Committee probes CBC strategy
CANOE
OTTAWA – CBC Radio Canada CEO Hubert Lacroix appeared Tuesday before MPs at the Commons Heritage committee to flesh out the broadcaster's "ambitious" five-year plan to focus on regional expansion, …
CBC forced to defend budget, relevance in parliamentNational Post
CBC takes heat in two parliamentary committeesVancouver Sun
Information watchdog doubts CBC 'improvement' on access requestsGlobe and Mail
Winnipeg Free Press -iPolitics.ca (subscription)
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Kent denies speaking to consultant about G8
Toronto Star
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Peter Kent categorically denied ever talking to Toronto-based media consultant Vern Freedlander about getting a G8 Summit infrastructure project approved through cabinet. “The conversation did not take place,” Kent told …
Newly-obtained documents suggest cabinet picked G8 projectsMacleans.ca
G8/G20 fallout continues: emails show shady funding processOpen File (blog)

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Feature: Gaddafi spends last days in fear, humbleness
Xinhua
SIRTE, Libya, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — "This is where Muammar Gaddafi has hidden for the last three weeks of his life," a local resident, who identified him as Munsif, said when he led a group of Xinhua reporters to a …
Gaddafi buried in secret desert graveHerald Sun
Qaddafi Is Buried in Secret Spot as Obama Sees 'Strong Signal'BusinessWeek
Signs of ex-rebel atrocities in Libya growCBS News
Pakistan Daily Times -Reuters -ABC Online
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Feds move to eliminate gun registry despite opposition from victims' groups …
CTV.ca
The federal government introduced a bill Tuesday focused on ending the mandatory registration of long guns and rifles. The Tories have been opposed to the registry, calling it an unnecessary burden on law abiding gun-owners. …
Federal Conservatives look to end long gun registryEnergeticcity.ca
Scrapping gun registry concerns localsJournal Pioneer
10 voices on ending the long-gun registryCBC.ca
Montreal Gazette -Belleville Intelligencer -GlobalNews.ca
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BC babysitter charged in May death of infant
CTV.ca
Cranbrook youngster Iyanna Teeple died in Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary on May 29, 2011, three days after she was found unconscious and not breathing. A 28-year-old babysitter from British Columbia is facing a second-degree murder charge, …
Babysitter charged with second-degree murder in Cranbrook toddler's deathVancouver Sun
Babysitter charged with second-degree murder in Cranbrook toddler's drowningThe Province
Cranbrook Toddler MurderCFJC TV Kamloops
CBC.ca -CANOE -UPI.com
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239 confirmed dead, 1150 injured, hundreds missing in Turkey quake
Pakistan Daily Times
Rescuers clawed through rubble on Monday to free people trapped by an earthquake that killed at least 239 people and wounded 1000 in southeast Turkey. Hundreds more were feared dead. Earthmoving machines and soldiers joined the frantic search through …
Race to save hundreds trapped in Turkish quakeSydney Morning Herald
Turkish earthquake survivor search may end TuesdayCBC.ca
Cold night for Turkish survivorsBBC News
The Independent -Wall Street Journal -ABC Online
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Wheat board bill clears 2nd vote
CBC.ca
The government's legislation to make farmers' sales to the Canadian Wheat Board voluntary cleared another hurdle in the House of Commons Monday night, with MPs voting to send it to the next stage on its path through Parliament. …
Tory MPs accused of conflict of interest over wheat boardCTV.ca
Goodale blasts gov't tactics on CWB billStarPhoenix
Canada Wheat Board bill moves closer to lawReuters Africa
Edmonton Journal -Vancouver Sun -Ottawa Citizen
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Missing Women inquiry spectators cheer suggestion of police cover-up
Vancouver Sun
Marnie Frey went missing in 1997. Robert Pickton, 62, was convicted of killing Frey and five other women. VANCOUVER – Members of the public gallery at the Missing Women inquiry cheered and applauded …
Missing woman's stepmom followed rumours to pig farm in relentless searchGlobal BC
Grisly details emerge at Pickton inquiryGlobe and Mail
Marnie Frey's mom followed the trail of her missing daughter to Pickton's farmThe Province
Washington Post
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MacKay won't give assurances that no bases will be closed
Ottawa Citizen
By David pugliese October 24, 2011 7:06 PM OTTAWA — Defence Minister Peter MacKay stopped short of giving assurances that there will not be closures of military bases or the selling off of Canadian Forces facilities, instead complaining on Monday that …
MacKay denies defence cost-cut reportsCANOE
MacKay dodges flak on F-35 jet deficiencies, military belt-tighteningGlobe and Mail (blog)

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Islamist Party Lead Tunisia Vote Count
Voice of America
October 24, 2011 Islamist Party Lead Tunisia Vote Count Lisa Bryant | Tunis Moderate Islamists took the lead in the first Arab Spring elections in Tunisia, according to early results, with international observers applauding the vote as a model for the …
Analysis: Tunisian balloting – A double-edged swordJerusalem Post
Tunisia's Islamist party claims election victoryGlobe and Mail
Moderate Islamist party declares victory in Tunisia electionsLos Angeles Times
Reuters -Reuters India -The Independent
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Gaddafi to be buried in secret desert grave: NTC
Reuters
1 of 13. Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture to the crowds in front of a giant Kingdom of Libya flag during celebrations for the liberation of Libya in Quiche, Benghazi October 23, 2011. By Rania El Gamal MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Ousted Libyan leader …
Gadhafi to be buried in secret desert grave, Libyan official saysGlobe and Mail
Libya: Gaddafi to be buried in 'secret desert location'Telegraph.co.uk
Gaddafi to be buried in secret desert graveABC Online
Fox News -Reuters India -Wall Street Journal
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McGuinty to form committee with opposition members
Toronto Sun
By Antonella Artuso ,Queen's Park Bureau Chief Premier Dalton McGuinty is proposing a new committee with opposition members to help iron out difficulties that arise out of the new minority government. The Tories and New Democrats say they're …
Despite vow to move power plant, construction goes onCTV.ca
McGuinty wants all-party group to set priorities for minority governmentGlobe and Mail
Full steam ahead at 'cancelled' Mississauga gas plantToronto Star
Newstalk 1010 -Technorati -iPolitics.ca (subscription)
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'We're going to break your legs,' labour minister told as strike envelops Quebec
Toronto Star
Quebec Labour Minister Lise Thériault says she received a threat that someone would break her legs if she changed rules governing construction unions. MONTREAL—Quebec's construction industry, already at the centre of a corruption crisis, …
Construction crews walk off job; Labour minister threatenedCTV.ca
Labour Minister Lise Thériault threatened over construction billMontreal Gazette
Quebec construction work stoppage loomsToronto Sun
CANOE -Canadian Labour Reporter -Oye! Times
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US won't budge on entry fee for Canadian travellers
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—The United States has shrugged off Conservative government appeals and will plow ahead with what Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year called a cash grab from Canadian travellers. The US will charge Canadian air and sea travellers $5.50 to …
Canada irked that US does away with exemption to travel surcharge for CanucksWinnipeg Free Press
US reviving $5.50 tariff on Canadian travellersCBC.ca
Canada irked that US does away with exemption to travel surcharge for CanucksCanadianBusiness.com
National Post (blog) -CTV.ca
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