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• Refuge denied, man who aided case against Liberia’s convicted war criminal … – Toronto Star

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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 all 1,961 news articles »

• Regina police issue Amber Alert for four-year-old girl – Globe and Mail

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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 all 92 news articles »

• Syrians demand UN talks after deadly blast – ABC Online

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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 The Independent -The Associated Press -Washington Post all 1,325 news articles »

• Moody’s downgrades Ontario’s credit rating – Ottawa Citizen

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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 Globe and Mail -Toronto Star -CTV.ca all 206 news articles »

• Harper says he’ll vote against bill on human definition – 680 News

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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 all 128 news articles »

• ‘Someone covered up hacking, admits Murdoch, but that was news to me’ – Montreal Gazette

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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 all 7,762 news articles »

• Mississauga motorcycle fatality named – Toronto Sun

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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 all 15 news articles »

• Bev Oda coughs up cash for ‘ad hoc’ London limo rides – Globe and Mail

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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 all 298 news articles »

• BC sawmill towns on edge over dust buildup that’s suspect in two explosions – Winnipeg Free Press

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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 all 102 news articles »