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• Sherpas running out of time to retrieve body from Everest – Globe and Mail

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  Sherpas running out of time to retrieve body from Everest Globe and Mail With an ever-narrowing window of safe climbing weather, the family of a Toronto woman who died on Mount Everest worries that sherpas won't be able to recover her body. On Saturday morning a team of climbers reached the Balcony, a section of the … Everest team unable to bring down Toronto woman's bodyCBC.ca Everest climber's body reached by sherpasToronto Star Canadian woman's body still on EverestUPI.com Newstalk 1010 all 14 news articles »

• Two tornadoes strike communities near Montreal – Montreal Gazette

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  Two tornadoes strike communities near Montreal Montreal Gazette MONTREAL — Two tornadoes ripped through communities near Montreal Friday night, smashing-in roofs, shattering windows and uprooting trees that lay in their paths. No one appears to have been injured after the twisters struck within minutes of each … 2 tornadoes strike communities near Montreal, heavy property damage reportedWinnipeg Free Press Severe storm in Quebec leaves damage in its wakeCBC.ca Mirabel suffers millions in tornado damageCTV.ca Ottawa Citizen all 94 news articles »

• Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation – Voice of America

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  Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation Voice of America Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate, is surrounded by reporters in Cairo, Egypt, May 26, 2012. CAIRO – The two top vote-winners in this past week's Egyptian presidential election, due to face each other in a run-off on June … Egypt Presidency Finalists Pledge Faith to RevoltBusinessWeek Egypt's top candidates try to broaden supportThe Associated Press Egypt election: Hamdin Sabbahi seeks recountBBC News CBC.ca -New York Times -Globe and Mail all 1,862 news articles »

• International community condemns Syria over latest massacre – Haaretz

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  International community condemns Syria over latest massacre Haaretz More than 92 killed in attack on town of Houla by government forces, UN confirms; US calls attack 'a vile testament to an illegitimate regime'. By Reuters, The Associated Press and DPA | May.27, 2012 | 1:21 AM The bodies of people whom anti-government … Exclusive dispatch: Assad blamed for massacre of the innocentsThe Independent UN leads calls for urgent world action on Syria after massacre of 92 in Houla …Herald Sun Houla massacre of 92 puts Syria on brink of civil warThe Australian The Press Association -Ynetnews -Los Angeles Times all 3,360 news articles »

• Rockland man dead after being struck by lightning – Ottawa Citizen

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  Rockland man dead after being struck by lightning Ottawa Citizen By Mark Brownlee May 26, 2012 6:32 PM OTTAWA — An 18-year-old man who was struck by lightning while standing under a tree during a storm in Ottawa on Friday night has died, according to family members. Joel Gauthier was pronounced dead in hospital … Teen struck by lightning in Ottawa diesUpdated News Man in critical condition after lightning strikes tree he was standing underMontreal Gazette Man critical after being struck by lightning in OttawaToronto Sun Winnipeg Free Press -CTV.ca -580 CFRA Radio all 42 news articles »

• Weather bolsters efforts to douse massive forest fire in Timmins – Montreal Gazette

  Toronto Star

  Weather bolsters efforts to douse massive forest fire in Timmins Montreal Gazette TIMMINS, Ont. — Violent winds that fanned fierce wildfires and pushed a heavy haze of smoke and ash toward the northern Ontario city of Timmins this week were on the wane Saturday, stirring hope among some residents displaced by the crisis. Timmins forest fires: Change in weather bolsters efforts to douse blazeToronto Star Northeastern Ontario and The Red Cross is getting ready if Timmins has to evacuateTimmins Times Timmins forest fire: change in weather bolsters efforts to douse massive fireVancouver Sun CTV.ca -CBC.ca all 212 news articles »

• Natural Resource Minister scolds Mulcair – Toronto Sun

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  Natural Resource Minister scolds Mulcair Toronto Sun OTTAWA – Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver scolded the boss of the federal NDP on Saturday prior to the Opposition leader's trip west. Thomas Mulcair is set to visit Fort McMurray, Alta., this week, but Oliver and western leaders have recently been … Rex Murphy: Mulcair is too loud on Alberta, too mute on QuebecNational Post Quebec student struggle poses a challenge for NDPGlobe and Mail New poll suggests Canadians split over NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's energy viewsWinnipeg Free Press Calgary Herald -CTV.ca all 159 news articles »

• Highway of Death: habitual speeders must shift attitudes rather than gears … – Edmonton Journal

  Highway of Death: habitual speeders must shift attitudes rather than gears … Edmonton Journal The wrecks are accidental, but the reckless behaviour is wilful, and those who turn Alberta Highway 63 into a racetrack are on a collision course with the law or their own mortality. "Every Thursday night we kind of stay off the highway," said Don … Deaths leave unfillable holes in the lives of loved onesMontreal Gazette Twinning delays frustrate those who want their lifeline back (video)Calgary Herald The other side of the story about the province's notorious Highway 63660 News Global Edmonton all 43 news articles »

• Ontario students ready to back Montreal – Toronto Sun

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  Ontario students ready to back Montreal Toronto Sun TORONTO – Compare and contrast the two. Tuition fee rallies in Toronto are known as a model of peaceful public coexistence. Attendees recognize the telltale smell of marijuana in the air, the top-40 music blasted from the back of trucks and the mellow … Montreal student group says Bill 78 must be priorityUpdated News Quebec student protests: what's keeping them motivated?Vancouver Sun Protest, politics and democracy alive and well in QuebecToronto Star National Post all 3,120 news articles »