Today’s Links

• Police blow Wash. mountain bunker, find man dead – The Associated Press

  The Associated Press

  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 New York Times -Telegraph.co.uk all 1,144 news articles »

• Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng flees guards for US haven – Scotsman

  Scotsman

  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 The Associated Press -Washington Post -Fox News all 1,929 news articles »

• Child survives fiery Alberta crash that killed parents, brother – Globe and Mail

  Globe and Mail

  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 all 182 news articles »

• Cohn: Why Ontario’s historic minority may be history – Toronto Star

  Globe and Mail

  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 all 55 news articles »

• Elephant, lion and tiger safe after truck fire in Quebec – Toronto Star

  Toronto Star

  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 all 32 news articles »

• Fighting Continues as UN Monitoring Chief Heads to Syria – Voice of America (blog)

  USA TODAY

  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 all 1,041 news articles »

• ‘Century of peace’ possible: Dalai Lama – CANOE

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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 all 642 news articles »

• Tories looked like they were keeping ‘different books’ on F-35s, one internal … – National Post

  National Post

  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 all 23 news articles »

• Quebec student fight gains international attention – CTV.ca

  CTV.ca

  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 all 984 news articles »