Glider pilot charged with obstruction of justice in BC woman's death
Winnipeg Free Press
CHILLIWACK, BC – A man who piloted the hang glider from which a Vancouver woman fell to her death has been charged with obstructing justice over allegations he withheld evidence in her death. RCMP Cpl. Tammy Hollingsworth says 50-year-old William …
Police charge pilot involved in fatal hang-gliding accidentVancouver Sun
Female hang-glider tried to cling to pilot's feet, fell 300 metresMontreal Gazette
Pilot in fatal Agassiz tandem hang gliding accident charged with obstruction …The Province
CTV.ca -24 Hours Vancouver
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Bin Laden Death Changed Little in Fight Against Terrorism
Bloomberg
One year on, the death of Osama bin Laden is starting to feel more like an asterisk than a milestone. Yes, al-Qaeda's capacity for organized mayhem has been significantly diminished. But the US remains embroiled in Afghanistan, with a commitment of …
Obama pokes Romney on bin Laden raidAFP
Obama, Romney trade barbs on handling of raid that killed terror mastermindWashington Post
One year after death of Osama bin Laden, What next for al-Qa'ida?The Independent
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Parks Canada hit in latest round of job-loss notices
CTV.ca
John Gordon, National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, answers media questions during a press conference in Ottawa on Monday, April 30, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Haida Gwaii is seen in this undated image.
More federal public service job cutsCANOE
Public service union says 3872 more jobs in jeopardyCanada.com
Job cuts to Parks Canada660 News
Montreal Gazette -National Post
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Alberta campaign kingmaker quits as chief of staff; won't say what's next
Winnipeg Free Press
EDMONTON – He's won three hard-fought political battles, two of them for Alberta's sitting premier, but Stephen Carter won't be around to help Alison Redford run her new majority government. Carter stepped down Monday as Redford's chief of staff, …
Alison Redford pulls new chief of staff from inner circleCalgary Herald
Redford replaces chief adviserCBC.ca
Redford names new Chief of StaffCTV.ca
MetroNews Canada -Open File (blog) -Sun News Network
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Mayor Rob Ford wavers on scrapping land transfer tax
Toronto Star
Daniel Dale Urban Affairs Reporter Backing down further from a key campaign promise, Mayor Rob Ford said Monday that he doesn't know when the land transfer tax can be eliminated. Ford sidestepped a direct question on whether he still believes he can …
Toronto's budget surplus leaves councillors confused over cutsMetroNews Canada
Mayor Ford's weight-in not up to par680 News
In two weeks, Mayor Rob Ford drops two poundsNational Post
Toronto Sun -CBC.ca -Globe and Mail
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Tories spent first year in power surprising Canadians over pensions, health …
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — The morning after Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his long-sought majority victory on May 2, 2011, he told journalists there would be no "surprises" in the next four years. The Tories would only do what they promised to do.
Chris Selley: Abortion is fair game for Canadian politicsNational Post
Tim Harper: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given us a year of transformationToronto Star
The Harper majority, one year onMacleans.ca
Huffington Post Canada -Cambridge Times
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Syrian government denounces UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon as 'biased'
Telegraph.co.uk
The Syrian government yesterday denounced the United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon as "biased" and accused the West of conspiring to install Islamist and Al-Qaeda regimes across the Middle East. By Richard Spencer, Damascus and Ruth Sherlock in …
Nine killed as Syrian ceasefire is rocked by suicide bombingsThe Independent
Multiple Blasts Rock Northern Syrian TownVoice of America
Outgunned Syria rebels make shift to bombsReuters
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Bob Rae set to resign interim post as Liberal leadership race gears up
National Post
OTTAWA — Bob Rae is expected to step down as interim Liberal leader in late June to make a run for the party's permanent leadership — a move that essentially, will signal the start of the highly-anticipated race. Rae has not officially announced his …
Bob Rae expected to exit interim job to prepare for Liberal leadership bidVictoria Times Colonist
Bob Rae On Resignation Reports: 'I Have Made No Decision On Anything'Huffington Post Canada

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Charles and Camilla announce royal tour dates
Toronto Sun
OTTAWA – Are you planning any events to welcome Prince Charles and Camilla? Let us know at torsun@citydesk@sunmedia.ca or give us a call at 416-947-2211. Canadian monarchists will get to meet and greet Prince Charles and Camilla in May.
Prince Charles, Camilla coming to CanadaCBC.ca
Prince Charles, Camilla to visit Toronto, Regina and New BrunswickCanada.com
Charles, Camilla to visit Canada in May; Chretien named envoyCTV.ca
Toronto Star -Globe and Mail
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Mulcair vows to fight for transparency in face of Harper government's secrecy
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – Blasting cuts to research agencies and tighter controls on public files, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair vowed Sunday to lift the shroud of secrecy he believes has spread over Parliament Hill under the Harper government.
Spec series the big winner at CAJ awardsHamilton Spectator
Conservative government wins 'most secretive' awardCTV.ca
Harper government wins Code of Silence AwardToronto Sun
Globe and Mail -Straight.com -DigitalJournal.com (press release)
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White House silent on blind dissident's escape
ABC Online
By Jane Cowan and Stephen McDonell The Obama administration is refusing to say whether blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under United States protection in Beijing. A Chinese human rights group has claimed Mr Chen is now "under United States …
Dissident in US embassy is 'perfect storm' for ChineseThe Independent
China, US are likely bargaining over missing blind activist Chen GuangchengCBS News
China clampdown after blind lawyer's escapeSydney Morning Herald
New York Times -The Guardian -Telegraph.co.uk
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Woman on anniversary glider ride over BC's Fraser Valley plunges to her death
Globe and Mail
It was an anniversary gift from her boyfriend – a gliding experience over BC's Fraser Valley that he was videotaping, until he watched in horror as the young woman slipped from the pilot's grip and plunged 300 metres to her death.
Woman dies in hang-gliding accident near Agassiz, BCCTV.ca
Police, coroner investigate bizarre hang-gliding death in B.C.MetroNews Canada
Woman's body found after fall from hang gliderCBC.ca
The Province
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Church holds service after pastor, wife and son die in Alberta crash
Toronto Star
The Canadian Press FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA.—Members of an Alberta church will be able grieve together today over the death of one of their pastors and two members of his family. It'll be the first gathering of the Fort McMurray congregation since Shannon …
Pastor identified as one of seven victims in deadly Highway 63 crashCanada.com
Friends of Alberta crash victims gather to grieve in Fort McMurrayThe Province
Pastor's death in crash casts pall over Newfoundland homeCBC.ca

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Powerful student group shoots down Charest's revised offer on tuition fees
Toronto Star
Benjamin Shingler The Canadian Press MONTREAL—One of Quebec's most powerful student groups has shot down Premier Jean Charest's revised offer on tuition fees. The CLASSE student federation voted Sunday against Charest's proposal to stretch the tuition …
Quebec student association rejects government offer to end strikeVancouver Sun
Quebec party moves annual meet over student demosAFP
Quebec student group rejects tuition hike offerUpdated News

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Sheldon Alberts: Washington's 'nerd prom' gets Hollywood treatment
National Post
WASHINGTON — Once upon a time, the White House Correspondents' dinner was a fairly reserved, clubby affair — the “nerd prom” is how attendees in Washington described it, often with an ironic smirk. The president would come, of course, and some safe …
Barack Obama ribs Mitt Romney at White House correspondents' dinnerThe Guardian
Obama, Kimmel have comedy faceoff at Correspondents DinnerUSA TODAY
Obama turns entertainer – but not everyone approvesThe Independent
Christian Science Monitor -Toronto Star
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Former SNC executive Riadh Ben Aissa arrested in Switzerland
Globe and Mail
Riadh Ben Aissa, the former head of global construction for Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin, is in police custody in Switzerland. Reports out of Switzerland indicate Mr. Ben Aissa was arrested a few days ago. It's not clear what charges Mr. Ben Aissa is …
Former SNC-Lavalin exec arrested in Switzerland: reportsMontreal Gazette
Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec arrested in SwitzerlandCBC.ca
Swiss authorities arrest former SNC-Lavalin executive Riadh Ben AïssaToronto Star
Toronto Sun -National Post -MetroNews Canada
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Three die in Whitby, Ont. fire
CANOE
By DARREN SAVAGE, QMI Agency WHITBY, Ont. — Investigators are looking into whether smoke detectors were functioning when a fire erupted in a house east of Toronto, killing three people inside Sunday. "We don't know at this time if there were working …
Deadly house fire leaves 3 dead east of TorontoCBC.ca
House fire in Whitby claims three livesToronto Star
Officials searching for smoke alarms after fatal fire in Whitbydurhamregion.com
CTV.ca -680 News
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Den Tandt: Canada's socially progressive values now stretch from coast to coast
Canada.com
An extraordinary transformation has occurred, or more precisely appeared above the waterline. It is a change so epochal, so profound, you'd think Canadians would be in the streets, cheering. But then, this is Canada: Celebratory back patting is not our …

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Police blow Wash. mountain bunker, find man dead
The Associated Press
By GENE JOHNSON, AP – 1 minute ago NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — Peter Keller spent eight years carving his hole in the side of the mountain, camouflaging the rugged underground bunker with ferns and sticks and stocking it with a generator and ammunition …
US double-murder suspect found dead in hideoutAFP
Sheriff: Police blow up top of Wash. mountain bunker, find man dead of self …Washington Post
Body found in bunker where suspect holed upCNN
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng flees guards for US haven
Scotsman
A BLIND civil rights campaigner – jailed for highlighting forced abortions and sterilisation in rural China under Beijing's one-child policy – has fled house arrest and is now under American protection, activists said yesterday.
Analysis: If blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is holed up in US …National Post
Fugitive Chinese activist 'under US protection'Montreal Gazette
Dissident Chen Guangcheng 'chased by undercover Chinese agents' as he fled to …Telegraph.co.uk
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Child survives fiery Alberta crash that killed parents, brother
Globe and Mail
A Fort McMurray pastor, his wife and child have been identified as three of the seven victims killed in a devastating head-on collision in northeastern Alberta. Rev. Edwin Rideout of Family Christian Centre says Shannon Wheaton, his wife Trena, …
Newfoundland-born pastor Shannon Wheaton dies in Alberta crash that kills sevenMontreal Gazette
Pastor identified in deadly Alberta highway crashCTV.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador residents among victims of Alberta crashWinnipeg Free Press
GlobalNews.ca -Edmonton Sun -Global Edmonton
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Cohn: Why Ontario's historic minority may be history
Toronto Star
By Martin Regg Cohn Queen's Park Columnist Humbled on election night, Dalton McGuinty tried to put his best face forward by telling the province he'd won a “major minority” government. As damage control goes, it wasn'ta bad line.
Scott Stinson: Witmer resignation throws wrench in Tim Hudak's 'sideline' strategyNational Post
PC Elizabeth Witmer quits, altering Ont. legislature's balance of powerMontreal Gazette
Longtime PC Elizabeth Witmer resignsCTV.ca
Toronto Sun -Ottawa Citizen -CBC.ca
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Elephant, lion and tiger safe after truck fire in Quebec
Toronto Star
The Canadian Press BAIE-ST-PAUL, QUE.—An elephant, a lion and a young tiger were briefly in peril after the truck they were being carried in caught fire north of Quebec City on Saturday. But the circus animals were quickly rescued from the flaming …
Truck fire forces elephant, lion, tiger onto Quebec highwayToronto Sun
The menagerie manages: Circus animals unhurt after road accidentGlobe and Mail
Elephant, big cats safe after truck fireMetroNews Canada
Guelph Mercury -Brandon Sun
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Fighting Continues as UN Monitoring Chief Heads to Syria
Voice of America (blog)
The Syrian government and opposition activists have traded accusations of violence as UN monitors spread out across the country to assess compliance with a fragile cease-fire. One UN team visited the city of Homs on Saturday as Norwegian Major General …
UN's Ban Ki-Moon 'encouraging terrorists,' Syrian press saysMontreal Gazette
Syrian media accuses UN chief of encouraging 'terrorist' attacksGlobe and Mail
Syria rebels 'launch sea raid' as Lebanon seizes weaponsBBC News
Reuters -Washington Post
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'Century of peace' possible: Dalai Lama
CANOE
By Kris Sims, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA — The Dalai Lama brought a message of world peace to his visit to Canada's capital this weekend. "For several years we have feared that the whole world could be blown up. Human history never experienced that …
Dalai Lama meets with PM Harper, gives speechCTV.ca
Dalai Lama praises Harper's balancing act on Tibetan rights, Chinese tradeGlobe and Mail
Dalai Lama thanks Stephen Harper for meetingMontreal Gazette
Sun News Network
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Tories looked like they were keeping 'different books' on F-35s, one internal …
National Post
OTTAWA — Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page said during a radio show Saturday that it looked like the government was keeping “different books” on F-35 budgeting — one for public consumption and another for internal planning.
Kevin Page: no 'victory laps' after Auditor-General's reportRegina Leader-Post
F-35 Purchase Had 2 Sets Of Books, Page SaysHuffington Post Canada

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Quebec student fight gains international attention
CTV.ca
Riot police move in as students protest against tuition fee hikes Friday, April 27, 2012 in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS) A man kneels in front of riot police as students protest against tuition fee hikes Friday, April 27, …
Student groups likely to reject Charest government offer as protests continueGlobal BC
World takes notice as Quebec's student protesters march onGlobe and Mail
Quebec student protests heating upCANOE
National Post -CBC.ca
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Tuition fees: Quebec Premier Jean Charest makes new offer to striking students
Montreal Gazette
QUEBEC – Premier Jean Charest and Education Minister Line Beauchamp summoned reporters Friday morning to present their six-point plan to end an 11-week student strike that has imperilled the academic year of about 180000 Quebec students.
Quebec is no Egypt: Why the student protests are not a revolutionGlobe and Mail
Charest offers to spread tuition hikes over 7 yearsCTV.ca
Jean Charest makes offer to angry Quebec students in bid to end protestsNational Post
Winnipeg Free Press -Toronto Star -Toronto Sun
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Mayor Rob Ford will be in court in September on conflict of interest …
Toronto Star
David Rider Urban Affairs Bureau Chief Mayor Rob Ford will be in court in early September refuting a conflict of interest allegation that, if proven, would force him from office. Lawyer Clayton Ruby, representing a Toronto resident who filed the …
Mayor takes aim at potholes, rivals' ideasToronto Sun
Toronto mayor Rob Ford to face conflict allegations that could see him dumpedVancouver Sun
New apps let Toronto drivers report pot holesCTV.ca
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Northern Alberta highway crash claims 6
CBC.ca
Six people have been killed in a head-on collision on the main highway between Edmonton and Fort McMurray. RCMP have confirmed that three others have been sent to Edmonton by air ambulance. STARS confirms that two of the injured are children.
Six dead in northern Alberta highway crashCTV.ca
At least two children were seriously injured in a head-on crash on Highway 63 …Calgary Herald
Mounties search for 'pock-marked' suspectEdmonton Sun
Global Edmonton
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Scott Stinson: Witmer resignation throws wrench in Tim Hudak's 'sideline' strategy
National Post
For its first six months of existence, the minority government of Dalton McGuinty at Queen's Park was a rather drab affair, absent the jockeying and horse-trading and feverish election speculation that defined the seven years of minority rule in Ottawa …
Veteran Tory MPP Witmer resigns; Grits could regain majorityOttawa Citizen
MPP Elizabeth Witmer leaves Tories for WSIB postToronto Star
Ont. MPP appointment gives Grits shot at majorityCANOE
CTV.ca -Hamilton Spectator -Toronto Sun
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Blind China activist makes mystery "escape"
Reuters India
By Michael Martina and Ben Blanchard | BEIJING (Reuters) – Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of China's most prominent human rights advocates, has escaped from home imprisonment, activists said on Friday, and there were unconfirmed reports he …
US mum on blind Chinese activistSydney Morning Herald
Escaped dissident pleads for action on corruptionThe Independent
Noted Chinese activist Chen makes daring escape from detentionIrish Times
Telegraph.co.uk -Washington Post
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SIU investigates after man killed in police standoff near Owen Sound
Toronto Star
Jonathon Special to the Star OWEN SOUND, ONT.—The Special Investigations Unit has been called in following a 24-hour police standoff that ended in a fatal shooting in Grey County. A man died after an exchange of gunfire with police at a residence on a …
Man dead after shootout with policeToronto Sun
Man dead after shootout with police.Owen Sound Sun Times
Man dead after shootout with police near Owen SoundThe Barrie Examiner
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Quebec court orders RCMP to co-operate with corruption commission
Canada.com
MONTREAL – The RCMP must co-operate with the Charbonneau Commission into corruption, the Quebec Superior Court has ruled. Judge Guylene Beauge ordered the force to appear before the commission with documents requested in subpoenas sent to it in January …
RCMP must submit Montreal Mafia evidence to corruption inquiry: judgeGlobe and Mail
RCMP ordered to hand over Mafia documents to corruption inquiryCTV.ca
RCMP ordered to hand over Mafia documents to Quebec corruption inquiryWinnipeg Free Press

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NDP soft on Genghis Khan? Twitterverse mocks Harper's Hitler gaffe
Canada.com
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's erroneous statement this week that the “leader of the NDP, in 1939, did not even want to support war against Hitler'' has triggered a torrent of Twitter messages mocking the mistake – all identified with the hashtag …
Dissension in Tory, Liberal ranks over abortion debateVictoria Times Colonist
Harper's 'NDP didn't support war against Hitler' prompts Twitter history lessonNational Post
Why is Harper's team invoking Hitler to debate New Democrats?Globe and Mail
Toronto Star -CTV.ca
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Pakistan's spy agency seeks some credit for bin Laden's death
Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's premier spy service, stung by lingering suspicions that it was complicit in sheltering Osama bin Laden, said Friday that it deserves credit for helping US intelligence officials locate the hideout where the al-Qaeda …
Critics Pounce on Obama's Trumpeting of Bin Laden DeathNew York Times
Hillary Clinton Recalls Raid That Killed Osama bin LadenVoice of America
For Obama, bin Laden killing becomes campaign toolThe Associated Press
Fox News -Irish Times -Reuters
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Refuge denied, man who aided case against Liberia's convicted war criminal …
Toronto Star
Katie Daubs Staff Reporter There was a time when the man who helped build the case against former Liberian president Charles Taylor worked at Canadian Tire. Cindor Reeves lived in the GTA for five years. He was forced to leave this past December after …
Charles Taylor Guilty, Autism Abuse & Hockey ControversyCBC.ca
Charles Taylor guilty: Judgment excerptsBBC News
For victims in Sierra Leone, Taylor's verdict brings reliefCNN International
ABC News
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Regina police issue Amber Alert for four-year-old girl
Globe and Mail
Regina police have issued an Amber Alert for a four-year-old girl believed to have been abducted by her father, who has a violent criminal history. The girl's name is Storm Slippery and police believe she is with her non-custodial father, …
Regina police issue Amber Alert for girl, 4CANOE
Regina police find four-year-old girl who was subject of Amber AlertWinnipeg Free Press
Amber Alert issued for four-year-old Regina girlNational Post
Edmonton Journal
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Syrians demand UN talks after deadly blast
ABC Online
By foreign affairs editor Peter Cave Syria's main opposition group is appealing to the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting about a deadly attack on an apartment building in the central city of Hama overnight. The Syrian National Council …
Syria 'in contravention' of peace plan, says UN chiefBBC News
UN chief says Syria not complying with peace planReuters
Death toll disputed in huge explosion in HamaIrish Times
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Moody's downgrades Ontario's credit rating
Ottawa Citizen
By Lee Greenberg, The Ottawa Citizen April 26, 2012 6:52 PM Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, right, listens Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan delivers the 2012 Ontario budget in the Ontario legislature in Toronto on March 27.
Rivers of red ink for Ontario: BlizzardToronto Sun
Will the 'tax the rich' plan scare them away?CBC.ca
Kelly McParland: Ontario's new soak-the-rich, reduce the deficit, blame-it-on …National Post
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Harper says he'll vote against bill on human definition
680 News
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister has made his voice clear on a controversial motion being debated Thursday afternoon in the House of Commons. A backbench Conservative MP wants to begin a study on the definition of human life. Stephen Harper has said in the …
MPs debate when life beginsSun News Network
Backbench Tory poised to trigger abortion debate in ParliamentGlobe and Mail
MPs denounce motion to study when life beginsCBC.ca
570 News -CTV.ca
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'Someone covered up hacking, admits Murdoch, but that was news to me'
Montreal Gazette
Rupert Murdoch is under pressure to disclose whether a law firm warned that phone hacking was rife at the News of the World as he admitted there was a "cover-up" by senior employees. During a three-and-a-half-hour appearance before the Leveson Inquiry …
Alex Salmond pressed over Rupert Murdoch meetingBBC News
Murdoch 'Back Scratching' Shifts Blame to British PoliticiansBloomberg
Rupert Murdoch sorry about phone hacking but is also defiantLos Angeles Times
Financial Times -Irish Times -The Independent
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Mississauga motorcycle fatality named
Toronto Sun
TORONTO – Witnesses who saw a promising young golfer's speeding motorcycle fatally slam into an oncoming Mississauga Transit bus told investigators they believed it was racing beside another rider. Kyle Sayani, 19, of Mississauga, was pronounced dead …
Teenager in fatal motorcycle crash in Mississauga identifiedToronto Star
Police probe fatal Mississauga motorcycle crashCBC.ca
Rising golf star killed in Mississauga motorcycle crashCityNews
CP24, Canada -Global Toronto -Mississauga
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Bev Oda coughs up cash for 'ad hoc' London limo rides
Globe and Mail
International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda has agreed to repay almost $3000 she charged taxpayers for “ad hoc requests” of a luxury car and driver while staying at a posh hotel in London. The beleaguered Conservative minister already coughed up …
Limo bill repaid, but opposition still wants Oda's headCanada.com
Oda's office says beleaguered minister has refunded limo charges from London stayToronto Star
Oda more trouble than she's worth to PMToronto Sun
CBC.ca -CTV.ca
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BC sawmill towns on edge over dust buildup that's suspect in two explosions
Winnipeg Free Press
VANCOUVER – Anxiety is building in BC forestry towns over the bone-dry dust of pine beetle-killed wood that's been piling up in hard-to-reach corners of sawmills. After two fatal explosions since January, mill workers say they've noticed an increase in …
BC mills move to clean-up sawdust after explosionCBC.ca
B.C. sawmill towns on edgeCastanet.net
WorkSafe BC orders inspections of all BC sawmills after second devastating …Vancouver Sun
CTV.ca -National Post
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Former British PM Gordon Brown rejects Murdoch claim Labour 'declared war' on …
The Australian
Image Video Video Video Video < Prev of 2 Next > Never asked a PM for anything – Murdoch Murdoch reveals meetings with PMs Murdoch backs UK news operation CEO Ex-Murdoch lawyer defends surveillance GORDON Brown has emphatically denied evidence that …
Murdoch: What, me?ABC Online
Leveson inquiry: Rupert Murdoch attracted by Scottish independenceThe Guardian
Text messages reveal Hunt had direct contact with News Corp lobbyistThe Independent
Daily Mail -Sydney Morning Herald -Washington Post
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S&P downgrades Ontario's economic outlook from stable to negative
Ottawa Citizen
By Lee Greenberg, The Ottawa Citizen April 25, 2012 7:01 PM Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan shows off revised deficit numbers due to the province's new surtax on wealthy Ontarians at a Wednesday news conference.
S&P drops Ontario outlook from stable to negativeGlobe and Mail
S&P downgrades Ontario's credit outlookToronto Star
Ontario deficit drops, but S&P downgrades outlookCBC.ca
National Post -CityNews -Toronto Sun
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Prostitute scandal posed no risk to Obama: Napolitano
Reuters
By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's safety was not jeopardized by Secret Service agents who consorted with prostitutes in Colombia just before his arrival there for a summit, Homeland Security …
Scandal tests Secret Service director for a second timeWashington Post
Senators criticize military briefing on Colombia scandalCNN International
Secret Service scandal: Napolitano promises answersmsnbc.com
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Backbench Tory poised to trigger abortion debate in Parliament
Globe and Mail
A House of Commons debate Thursday triggered by a backbench Conservative MP has led pro-choice forces to accuse the Harper government of trying to resurrect a divisive national discussion about abortion. Stephen Woodworth, who represents the Ontario …
MPs to debate when life beginsToronto Sun
Abortion motion will be debated in Parliament ThursdayNational Post
MPs to consider debate on when human life beginsCBC.ca

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School safe despite gun found in 12-year-old's backpack, Toronto principal says
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – A Toronto principal says security is adequate at his school despite his "shock" at finding a gun in a student's backpack. Craig Crone says he and another teacher found the weapon while checking the bag after a fight at Oakdale Park Middle …
Boy, 12, arrested after gun found in backpack at Toronto schoolCanada.com
Boy faces charges, brought gun to school: copsCANOE
Child arrested at Oakdale Park Middle School after loaded gun found in knapsackToronto Star
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Federal government plans to appeal Ontario's landmark prostitution ruling
National Post
OTTAWA — The federal government says it plans to appeal a ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal that struck down several anti-prostitution laws. The Conservatives say they plan to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review the decision.
Feds seek to appeal ruling on bawdy housesCTV.ca
Feds to appeal brothel rulingToronto Sun
Federal gov't seeks to appeal sex-trade court ruling legalizing bawdy housesCityNews
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Tories will consider 'all options' on Afghan pullout
CBC.ca
Canada will examine "all options" when the deadline for pulling troops out of Afghanistan approaches in 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday. The prime minister didn't close the door on the idea of extending Canada's current training …
Harper won't rule out staying in Afghanistan past 2014CTV.ca
Canada could stay in Afghanistan past 2014Toronto Sun
Mulcair hammers Harper over Afghan withdrawal after report says special forces …National Post
Toronto Star -Wall Street Journal -AFP
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Wildrose rethinks conscience rights, climate change policies in wake of defeat
National Post
CALGARY — Danielle Smith has admitted some of the party's most controversial policies may be dropped in the wake of the party's stunning Alberta election defeat Monday night. After the results saw the Wildrose almost shut out of the province's major …
'Entire environment shifted': Pollsters seek answers following Alberta electionGlobe and Mail
'Superficial' polls missed the mark in Alberta electionToronto Star
Alberta election saw 'fear' win over 'anger'CBC.ca
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Massive BC sawmill explosion claims second life
Toronto Star
The Canadian Press WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS PRINCE GEORGE, BC—A massive explosion and fire at the Lakeland sawmill on Monday evening has claimed a second life. The Coroner's service on Wednesday said Glenn Francis Roche, 46, died in Edmonton, …
Prince George sawmill fire probe focuses on surviving workersCBC.ca
All BC sawmills to be inspected after latest fatal blastCTV.ca
Two dead, 22 injured after massive explosion destroys Prince George sawmillVancouver Sun
Montreal Gazette -National Post -Globe and Mail
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Former Liberal staffer behinds Vikileaks Twitter account says he acted alone
Globe and Mail
Adam Carroll says all the information he posted about Public Safety Minister Vic Toews was publicly available. One day after her election win, PC Premier Alison Redford says she never believed the polls that put Wildrose ahead.
Former Liberal aide says he acted alone in Toews divorce details leakWinnipeg Free Press
Vikileaks creator Adam Carroll tells House of Commons committee he 'acted alone'National Post
Vikileaks author Adam Carroll has no regrets for launching Twitter war against …Toronto Star
Montreal Gazette
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Stop or I'll drop: Canada's police officers lack work-life balance, says study
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO – They may be in the business of serving and protecting the public, but a new study suggests Canada's police officers are having a much harder time looking out for themselves. The strain of ever-changing hours, the demands of on and off-hour …
Police jobs lack work-life balanceCBC.ca
Canadian police officers overworked, understaffed, stressed-out: surveyCanada.com
Officers pay a high price for high payVancouver Sun
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Annan says still a chance for peace in Syria
Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — Special emissary Kofi Annan told the UN Security Council on Tuesday in a closed-door session that an expanding UN monitoring mission still stands a chance of calming the violence in Syria, despite reports of a spike in killings, …
Clinton warns Syria over monitorsAFP
Syrian regime is not adhering to a UN-brokered truceUSA TODAY
Clinton Denounces Harassment of Syrian Civilians for Meeting UN MonitorsVoice of America
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'Entire environment shifted': Pollsters seek answers in Alberta
Globe and Mail
After the initial surprise and the head-scratching, pollsters are trying to sort out what went wrong in the way they handled the Alberta election. Several said there was little they could have done to foretell Monday night's victory by Alison Redford's …
Andrew Coyne: Why I'm no longer making election predictions after AlbertaNational Post
'Superficial' polls missed the mark in Alberta electionToronto Star
A look at what public opinion polls showed prior to Alberta voteWinnipeg Free Press
Montreal Gazette -CTV.ca -Vancouver Sun
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Cabinet minister apologizes for lavish London stay
Toronto Sun
By Mark Dunn ,Senior National Reporter Canada's International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 24, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie OTTAWA – A cabinet minister with a …
Oda apologizes for pricey London tripCTV.ca
Bev Oda apologizes for London hotel stay, $16 orange juiceMontreal Gazette
Bev Oda apologizes for swanky hotel stayCBC.ca
Toronto Star -National Post -Canada.com
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Ontario Budget: Hudak defends decision to oppose budget from moment it was …
Toronto Star
Robert Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief Tim Hudak insists he has no regrets about playing Dr. No. But behind the scenes, some Progressive Conservatives are questioning their leader's strategy of opposing the Liberal budget from the get-go.
Horwath shouldn't push her luck on budgetToronto Sun
Budget tosses horsemen boneSarnia Observer
NDP abstain from vote; provincial budget passesLondon Community News
Ottawa Citizen -MetroNews Canada -Globe and Mail
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Man makes no attempt to be discreet stealing art from Hospital for Sick Kids
Globe and Mail
You might think that, when committing an art theft in a busy public building, an alleged criminal would want to be discreet. But, police say, a man accused of lifting several pieces from a Toronto hospital took just the opposite approach.
Police release image of suspect wanted in connection with art theft at …680 News
Art work stolen from Sick Children's HospitalGlobal Toronto
Police release images of suspect in Sick Kids Hospital art heistMetroNews Canada
CityNews -CP24, Canada
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Ignatieff comments spark backlash
Toronto Sun
By Mark Dunn ,Senior National Reporter OTTAWA – Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stepped out of the classroom long enough this week to remind voters why they sent him to detention. Ignatieff came under fire Tuesday for suggesting in a BBC Radio …
Michael Ignatieff backtracks on controversial comments on QuebecCanada.com
Ignatieff warns on Quebec but stresses his commitment to national unityGlobe and Mail
Ignatieff's quote on Quebec separation sparks strong reactionCBC.ca
Toronto Star
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Amnesty International criticizes Quebec police over handling of tuition protests
Globe and Mail
Amnesty International is wading into Quebec's student protests, taking aim at provincial authorities over their handling of the tuition battle. The Canadian branch of the human-rights organization has asked the government to call for a toning down of …
Talks over student strike "respectful" in toneCBC.ca
University tuition cost calculations ignore spending realitiesNational Post
Quebec government and student protesters finally meetCTV.ca
Vancouver Sun -Toronto Sun
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Scott Stinson: Ontario's new rich tax will disappear into the larger budget …
National Post
The most comically false line from Dalton McGuinty on Monday came when the Premier asserted that the people of Ontario will be pleased with a Liberal–NDP election-averting deal “because they know an election would put our positive economic momentum at …
Budget deal only delaying the inevitableToronto Sun
McGuinty agrees to NDP's tax-the-rich Ontario budget demandGlobe and Mail
Anti-environment measures tucked into Liberal budget billToronto Star
Updated News -LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie -CanadianBusiness.com
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Quebec government and student protesters finally meet after weeks of acrimony
Medicine Hat News
QUEBEC – After weeks of long-distance finger-pointing and posturing, the Quebec government and student groups finally found themselves seated around the same table Monday. The acrimony between the sides has been so intense, given raucous street …
Quebec student groups agree to truceCANOE
Quebec and student groups in talks at lastUpdated News
Quebec students agree to call truce in effort to resolve strike over tuition hikeGlobe and Mail
MetroNews Canada
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Belittling Ford's weight problems just plain mean
Toronto Sun
By Sue-Ann Levy ,Toronto Sun I'd like to ask something of Cordella — the 29-year-old child-care worker who shot that childish and mean-spirited video of Mayor Rob Ford coming out of a west-end Toronto KFC last week. Why didn't she provide her last name …
How Rob Ford's Pride snub hurts the city of TorontoToronto Star
Political Panel: Psychoanalyzing Rob Ford's aversion to the Pride ParadeNational Post
Toronto Mayor Ford cancels weekly weigh-in, againCBC.ca
CityNews -CTV.ca -MetroNews Canada
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RCMP charge Vader with first-degree-murder, in McCann disappearance
CTV.ca
The only person the RCMP have ever identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Lyle and Marie McCann has now been charged with two counts of first degree murder in their deaths. The elderly couple from St. Albert vanished in July of 2010.
Alta. man 'relieved' to be charged with McCann murdersMontreal Gazette
McCann family relieved as Travis Vader faces two charges of first-degree murderCalgary Herald
Travis Vader charged in McCann deathsSt. Albert Gazette

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Former Edwards aide takes stand against former boss
USA TODAY
GREENSBORO, NC (AP) – Andrew Young was once much more than an aide to John Edwards. By Gerry Broome, AP By Gerry Broome, AP Young spent long hours driving to and from political events with the two-time Democratic presidential candidate.
John Edwards spent campaign funds on hiding his secret mistress'Vancouver Sun
Former Edwards aide take stand against former bossThe Associated Press
John Edwards Trial: 'Truth May Be a Sin … Not a Crime'ABC News
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Oda reimburses taxpayers portion of hotel costs
CTV.ca
International Development Minister Bev Oda points at a donors conference in London for the GAVI Alliance in 2011. (Ben Fisher / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Opposition parties are questioning why International Development Minister Bev Oda didn't immediately …
Bev Oda travel records show $665 nightly hotel stayCBC.ca
Bev Oda pays for OJ, but not limousines during stay at swanky London hotelCanada.com
Bev Oda's office says minister reimbursed taxpayers for extra money spent on …Toronto Star
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Andrew Coyne: Wildrose poised to take down one of the greatest political …
National Post
Unless something astonishing happens, the Wildrose Party will form the next government of Alberta. All that remain is to discover whether it will be a minority or majority. Wait a minute: unless something astonishing happens? That Wildrose should even …
Michael den Tandt: Win or lose, Danielle Smith has shown us she has gutsMontreal Gazette
Photos: Albertans gear up for electionGlobe and Mail
Ottawa's rogue page confronts Wildrose leaderCBC.ca
CANOE -Toronto Star -GlobalNews.ca
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'I have heard you' . . . Sarkozy pleads for the Le Pen vote: Video
Vancouver Sun
Nicolas Sarkozy issued a direct appeal to France's National Front voters Monday, telling them "I have heard you" after the far-Right made shock gains in the first round of presidential elections that the Socialist Francois Hollande is tipped to win.
French election: Brachay, the village that holds the clues to Marine Le Pen's …Telegraph.co.uk
Hollande Blames Europe's Austerity-Only Plan for Le Pen's RiseBloomberg
The disco-dancing daughter of a Holocaust denier, who could yet decide the …Daily Mail
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'I'm not whipable': Ontario MP quits NDP caucus over gun registry
Globe and Mail
A Northern Ontario MP has ended a long struggle to vote according to his conscience on issues like the gun registry by quitting the NDP caucus to sit as an independent. Bruce Hyer, the Thunder Bay-Superior North MP who once held the high-profile post …
MP Hyer quits NDP to sit as independentTheChronicleHerald.ca
Bruce Hyer leaves NDP caucus to sit as IndependentCTV.ca
New Democrat MP Bruce Hyer quits party caucus to sit as independentWinnipeg Free Press
Updated News -National Post
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Liberals, NDP try to strike deal before budget vote Tuesday
Hamilton Spectator
Horwath Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath addresses protesters outside the Ontario legislature on Saturday as people from across the province gathered to protest cuts in the recently tabled provincial budget. TORONTO Talks between the Liberals and New …
No Liberal-NDP budget deal yet after weekend of talks; crucial vote TuesdayCanadianBusiness.com
Liberals, NDP still trying to strike budget dealCBC.ca
Ontario faces crucial budget voteCastanet.net
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No Liberal-NDP budget deal yet after weekend of talks; crucial vote Tuesday
CanadianBusiness.com
By The Canadian Press | April 22, 2012 TORONTO – Talks between the Liberals and New Democrats have failed to produce a deal on Tuesday's crucial budget vote to keep the minority government alive and avoid another election. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath …
Liberals, NDP still trying to strike budget dealCBC.ca
Ontario faces crucial budget voteCastanet.net
Ontario budget sparks angerWinnipeg Free Press
Toronto Star -The North Bay Nugget
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As Sarkozy and Hollande head to runoff, France's far right surges
Globe and Mail
Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France's presidential race wide open on Sunday by polling nearly 19 per cent in the first round – votes that may tip a runoff between Socialist favourite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Dazzle fades as Sarkozy depends on far rightReuters
Hollande victory could impact US markets this weekThe Associated Press
Hollande beats Sarkozy in French voteSydney Morning Herald
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Q&A: All you need to know before the F-35 debate hits parliament
National Post
Parliamentarians will return to House of Commons on Monday ready to do battle over whether Canadians were misled when it came to the troubled F-35 stealth fighter program. Here's what you need to know to follow the debate. What is the F-35?
Questions and Answers in Canada's F-35 DebateOttawa Citizen (blog)
Debate set to resume on Canada's F-35 fighter purchaseCanada.com
Why can't we have some of those hip new fighter jets?Macleans.ca

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Alberta election 2012: Alberta Progressive Conservative coalition in a death …
Toronto Star
By Tim Harper National Affairs Columnist CALGARY They say you can sense imminent death, that a rot hangs in the air and a darkness fills the room. But the last gasp of a remarkable political dynasty may have come in a Calgary park on a brilliant spring …
Calgarians hold sway in Alberta electionGlobe and Mail
History will be made in Alberta, whether Tories rise or fallHamilton Spectator
Alberta provincial election results 2012National Post
Winnipeg Free Press -London Free Press
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Thousands march for Earth Day, against Charest
Toronto Sun
MONTREAL – Tens of thousands of people marched through downtown Montreal Sunday afternoon in what was the most-attended Earth Day celebrations in the city's history, organizers said. Sunday's march, along with the massive demonstration in mid-March …
Prominent Quebecers appeal for end of tuition conflictMontreal Gazette
Earth Day rally draws massive crowd in MontrealCBC.ca
Police shut down protest outside Montreal meeting with 90 arrestsToronto Star
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Scientists call for moratorium on fishing in newly opened Arctic waters
Winnipeg Free Press
MONTREAL – A group of more than 2000 scientists from 67 countries has called for a moratorium on commercial fishing in the Arctic until more research can be completed on waters that were once covered year-round. The scientists said the loss of …
Leaders urged to impose moratorium on industrial fishing in the ArcticCanada.com
Scientists urge Canada to postpone commercial fishing in the ArcticGlobe and Mail
Arctic Fisheries require vital protection say scientistsCanadian National Newspaper
AFP -Hamilton Spectator -The Independent
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No decision yet on Liberals' leadership race rules: party
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal Party won't be deciding on eligibility rules for an upcoming leadership race until June after a weekend meeting in Ottawa by the party's top brass. According to party spokeswoman Sarah Bain, a neutral committee was created …
Liberals closer to setting leadership rulesCBC.ca
Don't look back, Rae tells local LiberalsThe Barrie Advance
Bob Rae Liberal leadership speculation arises as policy-makers meetNanaimo Daily News

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Missing teen Michelle Yu found safe
Toronto Sun
By Terry Davidson ,Toronto Sun A spokesperson for the family of Michelle Yu confirmed to the Toronto Sun via e-mail that the teen, who went missing last Tuesday, was in contact with her family Sunday afternoon. “We are ecstatic to let you know that …
Missing Toronto teen Michelle Yu makes contact with familyToronto Star
Missing teen Michelle Yu located in BCCityNews
Missing Toronto teen makes contact with familyCBC.ca
Global Toronto
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Woman dead as Dutch launch train crash crash probe
euronews
Dutch investigators are at work to establish the cause of a head-on collision between two packed passenger trains in Amsterdam. The crash left scores of people injured, many of them seriously. The accident happened on a busy stretch of track close to …
Amsterdam train collision kills womanCBC.ca
Dutch train crash: Woman dies of her injuriesBBC News
Investigation underway into Dutch train collision that killed one, injured dozensGlobe and Mail
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