NB potato farmer released from Lebanese jail arrives in Canada
Globe and Mail
The New Brunswick potato farmer looked drained but otherwise none the worse for wear as he was reunited with his family Saturday afternoon at the Ottawa airport. “I'm happy to be home,” he told a throng of reporters as he left the customs area.
Potato farmer jailed in Lebanon returns to CanadaCBC.ca
NB farmer jailed in Lebanon arrives in OttawaCTV.ca
Canadian potato farmer Henk Tepper released after more than a year in a …National Post
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French voters warm to Left party's maverick
The Guardian
At the start of France's bitterly contested presidential election campaign, critics predicted that Jean-Luc Mélenchon's confrontational approach to politics – including calls for "civic insurrection" and talk of a 100% tax band for those earning more …
French elections: More sex please, we're extremistsThe Independent
France arrests 19 in raids after Toulouse shootingsToronto Star
Radical Islamists Arrested By France 'Dangerous,' Gueant SaysBloomberg
BBC News -National Post
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Mega Millions lottery: the $640m question – who won?
The Guardian
It was a sort of national hysteria, a collective fever-dream of wealth beyond imagining that saw Americans in their millions queue up at petrol stations, supermarkets and corner delis to buy into the fantasy of the biggest lottery win in history.
3 winners, over 100 million Mega Millions losersThe Associated Press
Three split world record $656m lottery jackpot winThe Independent
Kansas man struck by lightning hours after buying lottery ticketsReuters
Voice of America -Montreal Gazette -Fox News
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Pilot dies following helicopter crash in Alberta
Vancouver Sun
EXSHAW, Alta. — A helicopter pilot is dead after crashing during a sightseeing trip Friday near Grotto Mountain in the Canmore area 100 kilometres west of Calgary. All four passengers, believed to be tourists from outside the country, walked away from …
Helicopter pilot dies following sightseeing tour crashCTV.ca
Alberta helicopter pilot who died after crash ID'dCBC.ca
Pilot killed in Calgary sightseeing helicopter crash was from BCThe Province
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Party leader's childlessness brought up in Alberta election campaign
Calgary Herald
CALGARY — A tweet that questioned Alberta Wildrose Alliance leader Danielle Smith's childlessness has forced the 40-year-old to disclose her family struggles with infertility. The posting from Progressive Conservative staffer Amanda Wilkie suggests …
Alberta Tory aide fired for mocking Wildrose leader over not having childrenToronto Star
Redford, Smith battle heats upSun News Network
Alberta Tory aide fired over tweetCastanet.net
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Earth Hour celebrations around the world
USA TODAY
People hold solar-powered lamps to mark the sixth global Earth Hour in Mumbai, India. The Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are illuminated shortly before the start of the sixth annual Earth Hour. Children wave their LED candles during …
Earth Hour observedTimes of India
Earth Hour images: Before and after the lights switched offCBC.ca
Lights out for Earth HourWashington Post
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Syrian regime declares victory over revolt
ABC Online
Syria's regime has declared victory over the nation's rebel uprising and reiterated support for a UN-Arab peace plan, as its troops reportedly continue to shell rebels in the city of Homs. Foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdisi declared victory …
Just days after ceasefire agreement, Syria rejects call to end violenceGlobe and Mail
'The battle to topple the state is over,' Syria declaresNational Post
Dissent among 'Friends of Syria' dims hopes for talksAFP
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Sold out Trudeau, Brazeau fight goes Saturday night
CTV.ca
Liberal MP Justin Trudeau and Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau have a sell-out crowd Saturday night in Ottawa for their charity boxing match. The three-round headliner at the capital's Hampton Inn will follow a red-carpet event.
Michael Den Tandt: Justin Trudeau probably can't win his boxing match. But …National Post
Event liveblog: Justin Trudeau vs. Patrick BrazeauCBC.ca (blog)
Brazeau, Trudeau enter the ring tonightGlobe and Mail
Victoria Times Colonist
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Christie Blatchford: Hunch led to discovery of Tori's body
Edmonton Journal
It was the police version of cradle-to-grave care, professional and businesslike, but not without its own exquisite tenderness. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Sgt. Jim Smyth, as he then was, didn't set out to find Victoria (Tori) Stafford's body that …
Trace of cell call led to Tori's body: DetectiveThe Sudbury Star
Gut feeling led to discovery of Tori's bodyWinnipeg Free Press
Christie Blatchford: A sketch and a hunch led Jim Smyth to find Tori …National Post
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Pilot dies, four others survive chopper crash into mountain west of Calgary …
Winnipeg Free Press
CANMORE, Alta. – The pilot of the helicopter that crashed onto a mountain west of Calgary has died. RCMP say the pilot died of his injuries while being rushed to hospital. The four passengers who were onboard survived, but it was not immediately clear …
Five survive chopper crash in Alberta mountainsToronto Star
Alberta helicopter pilot dies following crashCBC.ca
Pilot dead, four injured after helicopter crashes into Alberta mountainGlobe and Mail
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Sarkozy defends raids on Islamists
Canada.com
By Henry Samuel, The Daily Telegraph March 30, 2012 6:44 PM Early morning in Nantes, French police commandos raid one of several houses in France – in total, 19 people are arrested, suspected of radical Islamist activity.
French arrest Islamist suspectsThe Press Association
France seizes 17 Islamist suspects in dawn raids after Toulouse killingsThe Independent
France arrests 19 in raids after Toulouse shootingsToronto Star
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An ode to Earth Hour
Globe and Mail
In recognition of Earth Hour, which involves the world-wide switching off of lights for 60 minutes tonight (8:30 pm 9:30 pm, in Toronto), the new Team Earth Hour anthem will be sung at the Distillery District, perhaps by you. Who wrote the song?
Earth Hour: Environmentalists say there's renewed activismToronto Star
Earth Hour: Legislature to go dark as BC joins worldwide energy-saving effortThe Province
FP's Peter Foster: Lights out for Earth HourNational Post
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Federal Budget 2012: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty scrambles to limit fallout …
Toronto Star
Les Whittington Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is scrambling to limit the political fallout from a budget that targets the pensions of government workers and seniors while not reducing the gold-plated pensions of …
Flaherty takes shot at Ontario economyToronto Sun
Flaherty engages in war of words with OntarioCTV.ca
Budget's OAS plan touted as key to long-term growthGlobe and Mail
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Trash talk builds as Alberta race heats up
Globe and Mail
Alberta's New Democrat leader, trailing in the polls, has a message for his counterparts: Play nice. NDP leader Brian Mason sent a letter to the province's other four party leaders Friday urging them to avoid personal attacks.
Day five of campaign660 News
Wildrose promises to eliminate mandatory school feesCBC.ca
Alberta Election 2012: Wildrose joins Liberals and NDP in pledging to ban …Calgary Herald
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Americans spend $1.46B on tickets for jackpot
The Associated Press
By NOREEN GILLESPIE – 1 minute ago CHICAGO (AP) — Across the country, Americans plunked down an estimated $1.5 billion on the longest of long shots: an infinitesimally small chance to win what could end up being the single biggest lottery payout the …
Mega Millions at $640 million: What sports teams could you buy?Los Angeles Times
Note to Mega Millions lottery winner: Beware! (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Mega Millions Jackpot Record Increases to $640 MillionTIME

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Prime Minister's communications director Angelo Persichilli resigns
Toronto Star
Susan Delacourt Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—Angelo Persichilli has resigned from his job as the Prime Minister's communications director after less than a year on the job. Persichilli, a former journalist who wrote a weekly column in the Toronto Star, …
Harper's communications chief quits: 'I couldn't handle that kind of stress'Globe and Mail
Harper's 6th communications director resignsCBC.ca
Harper's communications director quitsMontreal Gazette
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Christie Blatchford: A sketch and a hunch led Jim Smyth to find Tori …
National Post
WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING CONTENT It was the police version of cradle-to-grave care, professional and businesslike, but not without its own exquisite tenderness. Ontario Provincial Police Detective-Sergeant Jim Smyth, …
Blatchford: A chance detour and horror under the rocks — finding Tori …Vancouver Sun
Cop discovers remains of Tori Stafford where McClintic said they would be660 News
`I knew that we had finally found Victoria Stafford'Canada.com
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all 156 news articles »

The MP vs. the Senator: Which politician will win a sold-out charity boxing match?
National Post
OTTAWA — In a hotly anticipated boxing match set for Saturday evening, Liberal MP Justin Trudeau and Conservative Sen. Patrick Brazeau will climb inside a ring in Ottawa and fight it out. Of course, it's for charity. In photos, 40-year-old Mr. Trudeau, …
Political pugilists settle into pre-fight routineCANOE
Politicians love breaking composure for a good causeMontreal Gazette
Trudeau-Brazeau boxing match joins long tradition of duelsToronto Star
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CBC budget cut by $115M over 3 years
CBC.ca
A sign is seen at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation building in Toronto, March 25, 2009. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp, the publicly owned operator of national television and radio networks, will cut up to 800 jobs and seek to sell assets to fight …
Conservative budget slashes CBC spending by 10 per cent over three yearsWinnipeg Free Press
Budget cuts CBC spending by 10 per cent over 3 yearsCTV.ca
CBC takes a 10% federal funding cut in Canada's 2012 budgetNational Post
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French Killer Buried Over Toulouse Objections
Wall Street Journal
By INTI LANDAURO PARIS—Mohamed Merah was buried Thursday in a Toulouse suburb, against the wishes of the city's mayor and local Jewish organizations, after President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted that the suspected killer was French and should be buried …
Alleged serial killer buried in France despite protestsThe Australian
Merah buried in Toulouse after Algeria rejects bodyThe Independent
Personal Angst Powered Killer's Arsenal in FranceNew York Times
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National museums, Canada Council spared cuts
CBC.ca
The federal government's 2012 budget outlined cuts of $9.6 million over three years to Library and Archives Canada.The federal government's 2012 budget outlined cuts of $9.6 million over three years to Library and Archives Canada.
Conservative budget slashes CBC spending by 10 per cent over three yearsWinnipeg Free Press
Budget cuts CBC spending by 10 per cent over 3 yearsCTV.ca
CBC takes a 10% federal funding cut in Canada's 2012 budgetNational Post
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RIM CEO cleans house as BlackBerry maker posts loss
Reuters
By Alastair Sharp | TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion on Thursday reported a quarterly loss as BlackBerry shipments slumped again and said former co-CEO Jim Balsillie stepped down as director, part of a shake-up of the company's senior ranks by …
RIM CEO announces strategic reviewCBC.ca
RIM's Balsillie resigns amid disappointing resultsCTV.ca
BlackBerry maker RIM posts major lossAFP
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Government confirms plan to raise pension eligibility age
Canada.com
By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News March 29, 2012 6:28 PM Canadians under the age of 54 will be forced to wait longer to qualify for their Old Age Security pensions, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Thursday. OTTAWA — Canadians under the age of 54 …
Their two cents: Canadians share ample opinions on scrapping the pennyWinnipeg Free Press
Canadians under 54 will have to wait longer to get old age pension: budgetNational Post
Budget impact to Ottawa area less than expectedCBC.ca
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Assad: Aid to rebels must stop for Annan's Syria peace plan to succeed
Christian Science Monitor
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under international pressure to call his troops and tanks back to their bases, a year into a popular revolt against his iron rule. But he warned the success of international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan would not …
With lavish summit in Baghdad, Iraq signals that it's backWashington Post
Clinton to meet Saudi king amid Syria, Iran tensionsReuters India
Britain to double support to Syrian oppositionTelegraph.co.uk
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Q&A: Newfoundland man on what it's like to find a polar bear in the kitchen
National Post
Damien Reardon is a light sleeper. He hears everything. At 4:35am Thursday he heard a noise in the kitchen of his father's home in Goose Cove, Nfld., a tiny fishing community on the island's northern peninsula. The 29-year-old went to investigate, …
Polar bear shot dead after Newfoundland home break-inGlobe and Mail
Polar bear killed after terrorizing NL townToronto Sun
Polar bear goes on rampage before being killed in NewfoundlandToronto Star
Winnipeg Free Press -CBC.ca
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Library union vote results expected tonight
CBC.ca
Library workers have until 9 pm tonight to vote on a deal with the city. A tentative agreement has been reached that could end their 10-day walkout. Library workers went on strike March 19, after a breakdown in negotiations between their union and the …
Striking library workers voting on tentative dealCP24, Canada
Deal with two bargaining units 'phenomenal news': FordToronto Sun
Imposing contract terms no grounds for strike, Toronto tells inside workersGlobe and Mail
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LISTEN: Mark Stobbe found not guilty of murder
News Talk 650 CKOM
The jury has found Mark Stobbe not guilty of second degree murder in the death of his wife Beverly Rowbotham. The news broke on Twitter from reporters inside the courtroom. After two and a half days of deliberations, the jury delivered their decision …
Mark Stobbe not guilty in wife's killingCBC.ca
Winnipeg jury ponders Stobbe's fateVancouver Sun
Former political adviser acquitted in wife's deathCTV.ca
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Cross-border shoppers can bring back more duty-free under budget measures
Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA – Cross-border shoppers will be able to bring back more duty-free goods under new budget measures announced Thursday. As of June 1, travellers coming back after 24 hours away will be able to bring in $200 worth of goods free of duty or taxes, …
Budget: More tax exemption room for cross-border shoppersVancouver Sun
More tax exemption room for cross-border shoppersCanada.com
Budget raises duty-free limit for cross-border travellersNational Post
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Fidel Castro meets Pope Benedict
The Guardian
Pope Benedict and Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age in a brief meeting. The two men chatted for about 30 minutes at the Vatican embassy in Havana near the end of the pope's three-day visit to Cuba, where he called for greater …
"What does a pope do?" Fidel Castro asks BenedictReuters
Cuban-Americans come to island with excitement and apprehension, leave with …Washington Post
Cuban-American in emotional return to family homeThe Associated Press
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Mind the gap: A generation battle brews over budget
Globe and Mail
Thursday's landmark budget will do much more than chart a course to eliminate the deficit through cuts in government spending. The budget aims to place government and the economy on a sound footing for years to come. But there is a price, as generation …
Flaherty set to trim spendingToronto Sun
Flaherty promises modest budget cuts as Mulcair vows 'fight' over middle classNational Post
Expect 'moderate, modest' budget: FlahertyCanada.com
CanadianBusiness.com -MetroNews Canada
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Ontario budget prompts more questions than answers
Toronto Sun
By Christina Blizzard ,QMI Agency Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty visited a home in North York Wednesday to defend the provincial budget released Tuesday. (Jack Boland / Toronto Sun) Like so much of what the Liberal government of Premier Dalton …
“We knew we weren't immune to cuts:” Luminato CEO and others from the arts …National Post
OPSEU wants McGuinty to come clean on GTA casino plansCityNews
Ontario budget doesn't benefit community: TabunsinsideTORONTO.com
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CBSA interviewing Atlantic yacht survivors
CTV.ca
A Canadian Border Services vehicle arrives at the Canaport facility shortly after the arrival of the FSL Hamburg, an oil products tanker registered in Singapore, in Saint John Harbour on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The FSL Hamburg was carrying three …
RCMP expected to question yacht survivorsVancouver Sun
Border agency won't say if anyone from stricken yacht is claiming refugee statusToronto Star
Troubled yacht's travel off NS 'irregular'CBC.ca
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Millions in coins spill on Highway 11 in Brinks accident
Toronto Star
Richard J. Brennan NATIONAL AFFAIRS WRITER Millions of dollars in loonies and toonies scattered over a section of Highway 11 are under guard by provincial police after a serious multiple-vehicle accident north of Kirkland Lake on Tuesday.
Brinks crash spills $3 million in coins across Ontario highwayCanada.com
Millions in loonies and toonies spill onto Ontario highway after Brink's truck …National Post
Millions in coins strewn across Ontario highway after crashDigitalJournal.com
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RCAF seeking kinder, gentler bombs
Canada.com
By Jeff Davis, Postmedia News March 28, 2012 OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Air Force is in the market for a lower yield bomb that will reduce unintended harm caused to civilian bystanders and their property. New “low collateral damage bombs'' (LCDB) are …

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Supreme Court ends three-day Obama healthcare debate
BBC News
The US Supreme Court has heard final arguments on President Obama's healthcare bill, debating whether it could stand if a key measure is cut. A lawyer for 26 states challenging the law said the rest of the bill was untenable if the legal requirement to …
After 6 hours of arguments about Obama's health care law, it all may come down …Washington Post
Court appears split by ideology over health careThe Associated Press
Justices argue viability of health reformFinancial Times
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13 eliminated at Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee
Montreal Gazette
The final round of competition is underway at the eighth annual Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee. In the early round on Wednesday, many in the audience held their breath as the spellers walked up to the microphone, one after another, …
Sherwood Park speller falls short in Canspell beeEdmonton Journal
Regina speller eliminated at Postmedia national spelling beeRegina Leader-Post
St. John's girl wins national spelling beeThe Telegram
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Mulcair the right man to lead opposition
Toronto Sun
By Peter Worthington ,QMI Agency Leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair waves while speaking to delegates during the NDP Leadership Convention in Toronto March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Cassese Last October, I wrote “if you believe a strong Opposition is …
Layton's signature orange victory tie passed on to Mulcair as symbol of unityNews1130
Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair: pit bulls in ParliamentToronto Star
Thomas Mulcair warns of 'fight' if budget fails middle classMontreal Gazette
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Toronto unlikely to face proliferation of brothels
Toronto Star
By Christopher Hume Urban Issues, Architecture News that the Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down the country's bawdy house laws has set off fears that Toronto will be overrun with brothels. In all likelihood, it already is.
Toronto needs to crack whip on brothel licensing: MammolitiToronto Sun
Now that brothels are legal, Giorgio Mammoliti (once again) wants to put some …Toronto Life (blog)
Mammoliti's next step in sex work legalization: sexy, sexy zoning rulesOpen File (blog)
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Ontario budget angers local unions, public sector employees
CTV.ca
Some local unions and public service employees are angered by Ontario's new austerity budget which imposes wage freezes in their sectors to slash the cash-strapped province's deficit. The budget, released Tuesday, calls for a two-year wage freeze for …
Ontario targets labor costs in bid to cut deficitReuters Canada
Ontario budget 2012: Liberals reject nine of Don Drummond's controversial cost …Toronto Star
Unions voice concerns over new Ontario budgetCP24, Canada
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Romney's Russia remarks defy reason and 'smacked of Hollywood,' Medvedev says
Globe and Mail
MOSCOW— AP Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sharply suggested that Mitt Romney use his head and remember what year he's living in after the Republican presidential contender said Moscow was America's “No. 1 geopolitical foe.
Obama explains 'flexibility' on missile defenseUSA TODAY
Russian president swipes at Romney over 'flexibility' attackLos Angeles Times
Obama caught on open mic making promises to RussiaThe Independent
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Syria accepts peace plan but clashes continue
The Associated Press
By BASSEM MROUE, AP – 1 minute ago QAA, Lebanon (AP) — Syria accepted a cease-fire drawn up by UN envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, but the diplomatic breakthrough was swiftly overshadowed by intense clashes between government soldiers and rebels that sent …
Western powers 'sceptical' over Syria peace moveBBC News
US sceptical of Syria peace planABC Online
Syria Cease-Fire Deal Is Flawed, but US Should Back ItBloomberg
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Skeptical justices question Obama healthcare law |
Reuters
By Joan Biskupic and James Vicini | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration faced skeptical questioning from a US Supreme Court dominated by conservatives on Tuesday during a tense two-hour showdown over a sweeping healthcare law that has …
Supreme Court Justices Own Words on Health-Care LawWashington Post
Broccoli-Bungling Defense Puts Health Care at Risk: Noah FeldmanBloomberg
'Obamacare' takes the stand in US top courtToronto Sun
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Trayvon Martin killing puts Sanford, Florida on edge
Washington Post
March 26 (Bloomberg) — This isn't the Florida retirement Becky Drumheller imagined back home in Pennsylvania. She and her husband arrived March 24 in Sanford, a city about 20 miles north of Orlando consumed by the killing of Trayvon Martin, a black, …
Police investigated Trayvon Martin over jewelryThe Associated Press
Dear Al Sharpton: Leave Trayvon Martin AloneBloomberg
Trayvon Martin case: Special prosecutor pleads for patienceLos Angeles Times
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Yacht tragedy may be human trafficking, Toews says
CBC.ca
A disaster at sea that cost one man his life and left three others missing early today may have been a failed human smuggling attempt, federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says. Nine men were on the SV Tabasco 2 when it was crippled in rough seas …
Toews links NS yacht accident to 'human smuggling'CTV.ca
Deadly East Coast yacht mishap sparks human-smuggling investigationGlobe and Mail
Stranded yacht may be part of human smuggling op: MinisterToronto Sun
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Opposition MPs say Industry Minister Christian Paradis should resign over …
Toronto Star
Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau chief OTTAWA—Just days after being scolded for ethical lapses, Industry Minister Christian Paradis is facing opposition calls for a fresh ethics probe — and questions whether his once-promising rise in Stephen Harper's …
Harper defends Paradis over hunting trip with Quebec businessmanCanada.com
Paradis probe sought over new ethics allegationsCBC.ca
Christian Paradis spent time at former Nordiques owner's lodge during federal …National Post
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Tory stronghold of Calgary under attack during Alberta election campaign
Winnipeg Free Press
CALGARY – The two front-runners in Alberta's election campaign have already taken pains to make it clear that the province's oil capital is no more or less important than any other region. Danielle Smith and her Wildrose party and Premier Alison …
Staples: Wildrose plan to axe transit funding a disaster for citiesEdmonton Journal
Wildrose leader releases financial platformCBC.ca
Wildrose Party's Smith vows to bulk up Alberta's rainy-day fundGlobe and Mail
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Thomas Mulcair makes debut as leader in Commons
Toronto Star
Joanna Smith and Susan Delacourt Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—There's a new man in town. A throng of reporters and television cameras crowded around the centre microphone set up in the foyer outside the House of Commons, the glaring lights trained on the spot …
New Opposition leader Mulcair attacks Tory economyCTV.ca
Mulcair signals economy will be focus of attacks on ToriesMontreal Gazette
Mulcair makes debut as NDP leader, defines party planCANOE
Vancouver Sun -AFP -CBC.ca
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Cameron and Branson race to bring urgent attention to oceans
CNET
Cameron is the first billionaire explorer to make a solo dive to the Earth's deepest spot. But his efforts and those by Richard Branson finally put ocean exploration in the public eye. by Daniel Terdiman March 26, 2012 3:59 PM PDT Follow @GreeterDan …
James Cameron's historic solo diveThe Guardian
Mariana Trench dive: 'I've gone to another planet' says James CameronTelegraph.co.uk
Alone at the deepest place in the worldSydney Morning Herald
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Pope visits Cuba
USA TODAY
Pope Benedict XVI waves to people during his departure ceremony at the airport in Silao, Mexico. The pope flew to Cuba, where he will conduct Masses in Santiago de Cuba and Havana before leaving the island on March 28. Posters on the back of a van …
Pope Benedict wins over Mexico; next stop CubaThe Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI visits MexicoWashington Post
Pope lands in Cuba for three-day visitABC Online
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French police have videos shooter made of Toulouse killings
AFP
PARIS — French police said Monday they had copies of videos shot by an Islamist extremist killer during a series of shootings in and near the southern city of Toulouse that shocked the country. The gunman's father meanwhile said he planned to sue …
Toulouse killings: Footage sent to al-JazeeraBBC News
Mohamed Merah's video of Toulouse massacre sent to Al JazeeraTelegraph.co.uk
At Toulouse killer's mosque, doubt reignsToronto Star
Jerusalem Post -The Guardian -National Post
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Father Raymond J. de Souza: If prostitution is a tragedy, why make it easier?
National Post
Two questions immediately arise from the Ontario Court of Appeal prostitution decision. The first is constitutional. The second is one of economics. Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees everyone the “right to life, …
Ontario Appeal Court decriminalizes brothelsCTV.ca
Ontario prostitution ruling leaves street sex workers at risk: advocatesThe Province
Brothels still banned in Manitoba, says lawyerCBC.ca
Canada.com -Montreal Gazette -Ottawa Citizen
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Afghan security forces kill 3 foreign troops in separate attacks
CTV.ca
An Afghan policeman checks a man entering the provincial police station near the main gate of a joint civilian-military base where two British soldiers part of the NATO forces were killed in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, …
Gunman shoots dead two UK troops in AfghanistanBBC News
Three foreign soldiers killed by Afghan forceseuronews
Rogue Afghan soldier kills British troops inside baseThe Independent
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New power to prosecute polygamy
CANOE
By Erica Bulman, QMI Agency The move goes hand in hand with the province's decision not to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to strengthen current anti-polygamy laws. Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond announced Monday that Peter …
Special prosecutor given expanded powers in polygamy casesNational Post
Special prosecutor given power to lay charges in polygamy caseCTV.ca
New mandate allows prosecutor to go after polygamistsThe Province
Vancouver Sun -News1130
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Gillard to warn summit of nuclear terrorism threat
ABC Online
By Naomi Woodley in Seoul, staff Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to use a speech in South Korea today to urge world leaders to work together to make sure extremist groups are not able to produce a nuclear weapon. Leaders from 53 nations are …
Pyongyang casts its shadow on nuclear summitThe Independent
Canada not at table as US, others announce isotope planCTV.ca
N Korea, Iran at risk of isolation, says ObamaIndian Express
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Alberta political leaders fire opening election shots
Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON – Alberta political leaders on Monday morning fired the opening shots in what is expected to be a ferocious 28th general election, focusing on education, health care and red light districts. Premier Alison Redford visited Lt. Gov.
Albertans go to the polls April 23CBC.ca
Alberta election April 23; premier digs at Wildrose with hope vs fear commentMedicine Hat News
Alberta election set for April 23TheChronicleHerald.ca
National Post -Edmonton Sun -Calgary Herald
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Toulouse killings: Merah no poster boy for scary jihadists, DiManno says
Toronto Star
By Rosie DiManno Columnist Related Siege on suspect's apartment drags on more than 24 hours Suspect called himself jihadist, said he didn't regret crimes Photos: Mourning the victims Who are the victims? Photos: Deadly school attack Murders at Jewish …
Brother of French shooter Mohamed Merah suspected of aiding killing spreeNational Post
French Investigate Shooting Suspect's BrotherWall Street Journal
Merah's brother placed under formal investigation for complicity in killingsIrish Times
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Major earthquake hits central Chile
Toronto Star
Reuters WASHINGTON—A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit central Chile on Sunday, 103 kilometres west northwest of the town of Talca, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres. Magnitude 7.0 quakes or greater are capable of …
Powerful quake hits central Chile, coast emptiesThe Associated Press
Magnitude 7.2 quake hits central ChileReuters
7.2 magnitude quake in central Chile: USGSAFP
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Senegal's president concedes defeat to ex-protégé, Sall
Toronto Star
Krista Larson Associated Press DAKAR, SENEGAL—President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall late Sunday, congratulating him several hours after polls closed when preliminary results showed the opposition candidate had …
Senegal votes in new presidentThe Guardian
Senegal's Wade admits presidential election lossBBC News
Senegal Voters Oust LeaderWall Street Journal
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Toulouse killings: Merah no poster boy for scary jihadists, DiManno says
Toronto Star
By Rosie DiManno Columnist NICE, FRANCE—Sift out the wannabe Al Qaeda burnishing on his reported resumé and Mohammed Merah is no more — nor less — than a chronic delinquent matriculated to murder. As prototypical lone-wolf gunman, the 23-year-old loser …
Toulouse killer's brother charged in shootingsMontreal Gazette
Brother of French shooter Mohamed Merah suspected of aiding killing spreeNational Post
French Investigate Shooting Suspect's BrotherWall Street Journal
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Canada, Japan launch free-trade talks
Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given a big jolt to his ambitious trade liberalization agenda by announcing free-trade negotiations with Japan, but critics are already questioning whether the policy will bear real fruit. During a weekend meeting in …
Canada, Japan to team up on trade, defence: HarperVancouver Sun
Canada, Japan agree to enter negotiations for free-trade dealToronto Star
Stephen Harper says agreement with Japan to talk free trade 'a major step forward'National Post
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Annan due in China, Russia says Syria peace takes time
Reuters
By Steve Gutterman and Oliver Holmes | MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – International peace envoy Kofi Annan was expected to head to China on Monday after asking Russia to back his mission to end fighting in Syria despite Moscow's differences with Western and …
Villagers 'forced into human shield for Assad's soldiers'The Independent
Annan's Syria trip 'last chance' at peace, Russia saysCBC.ca
Syria crisis: UN mission 'last chance' to avoid civil warBBC News
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Hate crime charge possible for Trayvon Martin shooter
CBC.ca
The US Justice Department could bring a hate crime charge against the man who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Legal experts and former prosecutors say the charge is possible if there is sufficient evidence the slaying was motivated by …
For Martin's Case, a Long Route to National AttentionNew York Times
Florida teen's family to speak at city meetingCNN
US rallies for dead black teenager Trayvon Martineuronews
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John Ivison: When Thomas Mulcair runs into Western public opinion there will …
National Post
What has the NDP wrought with the election of Thomas Mulcair as the party's new leader? There was likely great wailing and gnashing of teeth among Bloquistes on his elevation, so we can assume that this is good news for the re-election of federalists …
NDP Leadership: NDP cheers greet new leader Thomas MulcairToronto Star
Maher: Mulcair must turn NDP's sights on Harper's ConservativesOttawa Citizen
`Progressive' Canadians should turn to NDP, Mulcair saysCanada.com
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South Korea nuclear summit focuses on curbing terrorism
BBC News
A summit aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism around the world is to be held in the South Korean capital, Seoul. Earlier, US President Barack Obama warned North Korea its planned long-range missile launch would achieve nothing and increase …
Gillard in South Korea for nuclear summitABC Online
Nuclear summit to begin under N. Korean shadowAFP
Obama meets Hu Jintao after blunt words on North KoreaTimes of India
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Flooding forces evacuations in northern Ontario reserves
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — More than 300 people on the James Bay coast in northern Ontario are being evacuated from their homes after ice jams on the Albany River caused flooding in nearby communities, prompting declarations of a state of emergency Saturday in two First …
Flood threats will force James Bay First Nations to evacuateSault Star
Two James Bay reserves declare state of emergency after Albany River floodingOttawa Citizen
Flood threat triggers evacuations at two Ontario aboriginal communitiesGlobe and Mail
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Mulcair, Topp to face off in final NDP ballot
CBC.ca
Thomas Mulcair and Brian Topp are headed for a fourth-round ballot faceoff in the NDP leadership contest. The last ballot pits Mulcair, the Montreal MP was perceived by many as the front-runner coming into the vote, against Topp, the former party …
NDP leadership vote down to Thomas Mulcair and Brian ToppNational Post
Despite Topp's reservations, the NDP is headed Mulcair's wayGlobe and Mail
BC's Nathan Cullen knocked out of NDP leadership raceVancouver Sun
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Obama, in Asia, to confront nuclear threats
USA TODAY
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – President Obama is opening his pitch for faster work to lock down nuclear material that could be used by terrorists with an up-close look at the nuclear front lines along the heavily militarized border with volatile North …
Obama Arrives in South Korea for Nuclear Meeting and Visit to DMZNew York Times
Obama lands in Seoul for nuclear security talksCBC.ca
Obama arrives in South Korea for nuclear summitCNN International
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Group offers $10000 for US black teen's killer
AFP
SANFORD, Florida — A black political group offered a $10000 reward Saturday for the killer of an African-American teenager, amid a nationwide uproar which has prompted a rethink of America's race issues. The New Black Panther Party displayed a wanted …
Attorneys in Trayvon Martin case make argumentsThe Associated Press
Shooter of Florida teen not a racist, lawyer saysMontreal Gazette
Obama weighs in on Trayvon Martin shootingVancouver Sun
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Boat linked to Japanese tsunami spotted off BC coast
CTV.ca
A 54-metre-long fishing vessel that was set adrift after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been spotted off the coast of British Columbia. No one is aboard the vessel, Canadian officials say. An airline contracted by the …
Ghost ship lost in Japanese tsunami drifts to BC coastVancouver Sun
Japanese fishing boat linked to earthquake, tsunami spotted off BC coastToronto Star
Japanese boat spotted off BC coastCastanet.net
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White supremacists, anti-racism protesters face off in Edmonton
Vancouver Sun
EDMONTON — Dozens of police officers formed a line to stop a group of white supremacists and a group of anti-racism protesters from clashing in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon. The two groups were on either side of 99th Street.
White pride demonstration in Edmonton ends quickly after anti-racists show upWinnipeg Free Press
Edmonton anti-racism group chases off white supremacistsCBC.ca
White pride rally ends quicklyCastanet.net

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Funeral held for Mariam Makhniashvili
Globe and Mail
A funeral was held Saturday for Mariam Makhniashvili, a Toronto teen who disappeared in 2009. Rev. Jim McKnight says the tragedy has drawn the people of Toronto together Syracuse seniors Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine said Wednesday the top-seeded …
Mourners say goodbye to Mariam MakhniashviliCTV.ca
Mourners say goodbye to Toronto teenCastanet.net
Mourners say goodbye to Mariam Makhniashvili; Toronto teen disappeared in 2009News1130
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Edmonton police investigate shooting
Vancouver Sun
EDMONTON — A 21-year-old man is in critical but stable condition in an Edmonton hospital after he was found by police bleeding from his head in a downtown parking lot early Saturday. The man had surgery to his head Saturday morning, according to Insp.
Blood stains ground of parking lot near downtown clubs after shootingiNews880.com
Cops probe early morning shootingEdmonton Sun
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Glass falls from TO's Trump Tower
CANOE
By Kevin Connor, QMI Agency TORONTO – Police have closed streets in an area near Toronto's financial district after a stream of broken glass fell from the Trump Tower. The glass fell from the 30th or 50th floor around 5:30 am Saturday.
Downtown intersection closed after glass falls from Trump TowerToronto Star
Glass falls onto street from Toronto's Trump TowerCTV.ca
Streets closed, nobody injured after glass falls from Trump Tower680 News
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Harper heeds winds of Asian change: Kent
Toronto Sun
By Simon Kent Flying visit: Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs Ottawa on a six-day trip to Thailand, Japan and South Korea. The whirlwind trip comes just one month after Harper visited China and trade is very much on the agenda once more.
Harper arrives in Japan for launch of free trade talksCTV.ca
In Photos: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Asian tourGlobe and Mail
Canada, Japan to launch partnership talksCANOE
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