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• Scott Stinson: Ontario’s new rich tax will disappear into the larger budget … – National Post

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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 all 218 news articles »

• Quebec government and student protesters finally meet after weeks of acrimony – Medicine Hat News

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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 all 118 news articles »

• Belittling Ford’s weight problems just plain mean – Toronto Sun

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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 all 25 news articles »

• RCMP charge Vader with first-degree-murder, in McCann disappearance – CTV.ca

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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 all 129 news articles »

• Former Edwards aide takes stand against former boss – USA TODAY

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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 The Independent -BBC News all 1,141 news articles »

• Oda reimburses taxpayers portion of hotel costs – CTV.ca

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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 Toronto Sun -Globe and Mail all 94 news articles »

• Andrew Coyne: Wildrose poised to take down one of the greatest political … – National Post

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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 all 466 news articles »

• ‘I have heard you’ . . . Sarkozy pleads for the Le Pen vote: Video – Vancouver Sun

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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 The Independent -Washington Post -The Australian all 5,877 news articles »

• ‘I’m not whipable’: Ontario MP quits NDP caucus over gun registry – Globe and 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 all 75 news articles »