Today’s Links

• Spain’s €100 billion Gamble – Wall Street Journal

  Telegraph.co.uk

  Spain's €100 billion Gamble Wall Street Journal By SIMON NIXON Spain has finally grasped a nettle that should have been grabbed a long time ago. By asking the euro zone for a loan of up to €100 billion ($125 billion) to recapitalize its banks, Madrid has acknowledged what the market already knew: … Europe bailout of Spain could cost $125 billionThe Associated Press A Look at the 4 Eurozone Countries With BailoutsABC News Spain Seeks EU's Fourth Bailout With $125 Billion RequestBusinessWeek The Guardian -Globe and Mail all 6,062 news articles »

• Oil spill worries Albertans – CBC.ca

  CTV.ca

  Oil spill worries Albertans CBC.ca People living downstream from a ruptured pipeline in Alberta can only hope the spill won't seriously pollute the water they depend on for drinking and recreation. Officials were alerted Thursday night that the 50-year-old Rangeland line owned by Plains … Redford calls Alberta oil spill an 'exception' as cleanup continuesGlobe and Mail Booms set up to contain Alberta pipeline spill after up to 3000 barrels of oil …National Post Province rushes to contain oil spill on Red Deer RiverCanada.com Toronto Star -Winnipeg Free Press all 288 news articles »

• Cohn: How political gridlock condemns us to traffic gridlock – Toronto Star

  Toronto Star

  Cohn: How political gridlock condemns us to traffic gridlock Toronto Star When two veteran politicians met downtown to discuss congestion in the GTA, one of them got stuck in traffic. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, who has been around the block a few times, knew enough to leave early for her meeting with Premier Dalton … Mississauga mayor calls for new tax to build Ontario transitGlobe and Mail No room in Mississauga for casino, McCallion saysToronto Sun McGuinty puts off GTA gridlock debateCBC.ca CTV.ca -680 News -CANOE all 62 news articles »

• Canadian Grand Prix Notebook: Tribute to Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday – Canada.com

  New York Times

  Canadian Grand Prix Notebook: Tribute to Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday Canada.com MONTREAL – There will be a tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Gilles Villeneuve prior to the start of the Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The father of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who spent the … Heavy police presence at Montreal Grand Prix as protests continueToronto Sun Montreal F1 protesters target downtown siteCBC.ca Grand Prix protesters clang pots and pans in MontrealToronto Star MetroNews Canada all 1,275 news articles »

• Liberal leadership race kicks off in July – Updated News

  Updated News

  Liberal leadership race kicks off in July Updated News The race to find a permanent leader for the federal Liberal party will kick off in July, setting off a 10-month campaign that will culminate in the spring of 2013, the party's national president says. In an interview airing Saturday on CBC Radio's The … As Liberal Party considers letting Bob Rae run for leader, Canadians say they …National Post Rae can run, but can he win?Toronto Sun Only Liberals can forgive Bob Rae's original sinGlobe and Mail CBC.ca -Vancouver Sun -Toronto Star all 131 news articles »

• Nunavut residents protest high food prices – CBC.ca

  Globe and Mail

  Nunavut residents protest high food prices CBC.ca The Facebook group Feeding My Family asked its members in Nunavut to gather outside the main store in their community on Saturday to protest the high cost of food. Communities that participated included Iqaluit, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet and Igloolik. Nunavut demonstrators gather to protest food prices, povertyNunatsiaq News Inuit angry over high food prices but unwilling to moveCANOE Inuit organize widespread protest over hunger, food costGlobe and Mail all 60 news articles »

• Russia ‘still opposes Syria intervention’ – BBC News

  BBC News

  Russia 'still opposes Syria intervention' BBC News Russia will continue to oppose attempts by the UN Security Council to sanction military intervention in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. Mr Lavrov also repeated calls for an international conference to implement the peace plan drawn up by UN … Fighting intensifies in Damascus as rebels battle Syrian forcesToronto Star More than a million need aid in SyriaThe Independent Canada condemns Syrian massacres – againToronto Sun Xinhua -The Associated Press -Globe and Mail all 3,536 news articles »

• We will not allow Parchin inspection: Iranian MP – Tehran Times

  NEWS.com.au

  We will not allow Parchin inspection: Iranian MP Tehran Times TEHRAN – A lawmaker says Iran will not allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, which Tehran says have been forced to spy on Iran, to visit the Parchin military complex. The IAEA is insisting to inspect the Parchin military site before Iran … US "disappointed" by Iran-IAEA atom talks failureReuters New setback with 'no progress' on IAEA-Iran dealAFP Nuclear Agency Resumes Talks With Iran Over Access to SitesNew York Times The Guardian -National Post -BBC News all 1,384 news articles »

• Luka Rocco Magnotta ex-girlfriend says something about accused killer ‘gave me … – National Post

  National Post

  Luka Rocco Magnotta ex-girlfriend says something about accused killer 'gave me … National Post OTTAWA — They met as strangers for a threesome in a Toronto apartment, and Luka Magnotta took a liking to the transgendered girl his same age — so much so that the other guy stormed out, said he was going for a pack of smokes and never returned. Miami police investigate cold case for Magnotta linksToronto Star Luka Rocco Magnotta may have sent body parts to Vancouver schools for …Vancouver Sun Was Luka Magnotta `born evil'?Toronto Sun all 1,462 news articles »