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• It’s a go: City council approves arena deal – Vancouver Sun

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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 all 136 news articles »

• Euro zone summit stalls on banks, some progress on rescue fund – Reuters

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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 all 6,102 news articles »

• Shafia family’s SUV pushed victims’ car into canal, murder trial told – Montreal Gazette

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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 all 208 news articles »

• RIM’s PlayBook OS 2.0 pushed into Feb. 2012 with no BBM – Los Angeles Times

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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 The Wire Report -Toronto Star -Winnipeg Free Press all 583 news articles »

• Police charge mother of Mark Moore with allegedly destroying evidence in … – Globe and Mail

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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 CityNews -680 News -CP24, Canada all 8 news articles »

• Quebec says it will fight the Harper government on gun registry – Winnipeg Free Press

  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 all 52 news articles »

• Scott Olsen injuries prompt review as Occupy Oakland protests continue – The Guardian

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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 Los Angeles Times -Reuters all 3,440 news articles »

• War of words heats up between CBC, Quebecor – Toronto Star

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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 all 72 news articles »

• Canada’s homicide rate sinks to lowest level since 1966 – Toronto Star

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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 all 156 news articles »