Today’s Links

• Fidel Castro meets Pope Benedict – The Guardian

  The Guardian

  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 BBC News -Financial Times -euronews all 1,540 news articles »

• Mind the gap: A generation battle brews over budget – Globe and Mail

  Globe and Mail

  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 all 247 news articles »

• Ontario budget prompts more questions than answers – Toronto Sun

  Toronto Star

  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 Xtra.ca -The Eyeopener -Global Toronto all 779 news articles »

• CBSA interviewing Atlantic yacht survivors – CTV.ca

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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 Global Winnipeg all 277 news articles »

• Millions in coins spill on Highway 11 in Brinks accident – Toronto Star

  Toronto Star

  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 CBC.ca -Vancouver Sun -CTV.ca all 176 news articles »

• RCAF seeking kinder, gentler bombs – Canada.com

  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 … and more »

• Supreme Court ends three-day Obama healthcare debate – BBC News

  BBC News

  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 euronews -Christian Science Monitor -BusinessWeek all 15,214 news articles »

• 13 eliminated at Postmedia Canspell National Spelling Bee – Montreal Gazette

  National Post

  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 National Post -Vancouver Sun -Canada.com all 138 news articles »

• Mulcair the right man to lead opposition – Toronto Sun

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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 CTV.ca -National Post all 840 news articles »