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• Ontario students set to back Quebec counterparts – Toronto Star

  CTV.ca

  Ontario students set to back Quebec counterparts Toronto Star Maria Babbage The Canadian Press Students and unions in neighbouring Ontario are gearing up to join their counterparts by protesting their own tuition fees — the highest in Canada. The groups say they're not advocating violence, but warn there's … U of A Students' Union says protests in Quebec raising the issue of student debtiNews880.com Waterloo students tackling rising tuition costs with lobbyingWaterloo Record Ontario students plan support of Quebec counterpartsToronto Sun Vancouver Sun -CTV.ca -CP24, Canada all 76 news articles »

• Coroner’s jury recommends sprinklers after retirement home fire in Orillia – Toronto Star

  National Post

  Coroner's jury recommends sprinklers after retirement home fire in Orillia Toronto Star The Canadian Press ORILLIA, ONT.—A coroner's jury has made 39 recommendations following an inquest into a fatal retirement home fire in Orillia. The June 2009 fire at the Muskoka Heights Retirement Residence killed four people and left six elderly … Jury recommends mandatory sprinklersToronto Sun Christie Blatchford: Now it's up to Dalton McGuinty to stop seniors from …National Post Barrie fire chief agrees with sprinklersThe Barrie Advance The Barrie Examiner -Welland Tribune -DigitalJournal.com (press release) all 33 news articles »

• Census to state how rapidly Canada is aging – Vancouver Sun

  Census to state how rapidly Canada is aging Vancouver Sun Canada is about to step in front of the mirror and startle itself at how much grey hair has accumulated since the last national headcount was conducted in 2006. The second major batch of data from the 2011 census is scheduled for release Tuesday by … and more »

• Ont. government gives ground over gay-straight alliance name – Ottawa Citizen

  Toronto Star

  Ont. government gives ground over gay-straight alliance name Ottawa Citizen By Lee Greenberg May 25, 2012 6:52 PM TORONTO — Ontario's Liberal government backed down in a key fight over gay-straight alliances Friday, telling Catholic school boards they will be forced to accept clubs with that name in all their schools. When words matterToronto Sun Anti-bully bill to allow gay-straight alliancesCTV.ca Ontario tightens Bill 13 so school boards can't reject GSAsXtra.ca Toronto Star all 38 news articles »

• Everest victim’s husband says family not seeking government help – CBC.ca

  CBC.ca

  Everest victim's husband says family not seeking government help CBC.ca Torontonian Shriya Shah-Klorfine, 33, died on her descent from Mount Everest on May 19. Torontonian Shriya Shah-Klorfine, 33, died on her descent from Mount Everest on May 19. (Myeverestexpedition.com) The husband of a Toronto woman who died trying to … Thrill-seeking climbers continue to pack Mount Everest despite recent string …Vancouver Sun In shadow of climber's death, Canadians reach Everest summitGlobe and Mail Despite deaths, Mount Everest calls another wave of climbersNational Post Toronto Star -Montreal Gazette all 526 news articles »

• Laws will decide Khadr’s return: Kenney – CANOE

  Sun News Network

  Laws will decide Khadr's return: Kenney CANOE By Jessica Murphy, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA – A decision on convicted terrorist Omar Khadr's return to Canada will be based on the justice system and not politics, says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. Kenney was responding Friday to a recent poll … Residents plan rally to keep Khadr out of ScarboroughToronto Sun Close the door to Khadr, Canadians saySun News Network all 36 news articles »

• Profiles of Egypt’s 2 presidential candidates who advanced to next month’s runoff – Washington Post

  The Guardian

  Profiles of Egypt's 2 presidential candidates who advanced to next month's runoff Washington Post Profiles of Egypt's two presidential candidates who will take part in next month's runoff: AHMED SHAFIQ The former Air Force commander and civil aviation minister was Mubarak's last prime minister and was dumped after the president's ouster. Egypt Faces 'Polarizing' Presidential Runoff as Vote Count EndsBloomberg Egypt vote narrows to Islamist, Mubarak holdoverPakistan Daily Times 5 surprises in Egypt's presidential electionThe Associated Press Voice of America -Irish Times all 976 news articles »

• Beautify the waterfront: Let the Gardiner crumble – Toronto Star

  Toronto Star

  Beautify the waterfront: Let the Gardiner crumble Toronto Star By Rosie DiManno Columnist The sky may not be falling in Toronto — despite councillor hysteria at city hall — but a lot of stuff beneath the firmament is. That hideous Gardiner Expressway, for one, where chunks of concrete keep going KERPLOP. City workers chip away at Gardiner Expressway's concreteinsideTORONTO.com Ford sees no concrete problemsToronto Sun 'It's pretty shocking,' Rob Ford says as concrete removed during Gardiner …National Post Global Toronto -MetroNews Canada -CTV.ca all 40 news articles »

• Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announces cabinet shuffle – StarPhoenix

  Globe and Mail

  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announces cabinet shuffle StarPhoenix By Joe Couture, The StarPhoenix May 25, 2012 1:02 PM Premier Brad Wall on Friday announced a major reorganization of cabinet and government ministries within the Saskatchewan government. "We want to ensure the economic growth in Saskatchewan continues … Saskatchewan Premier announces major cabinet shuffleGlobe and Mail Former Sask. ag critic named ag minister in shuffleCanadian Cattlemen Major overhaul of cabinet in SaskatchewanGlobal Regina Global Saskatoon all 45 news articles »