What's so special about Rona? Retailer's Quebec roots at heart of objections …
National Post
Objections by the Quebec government to a takeover bid for Rona made by US retailer Lowe's is an example of an effort by the province“to protect and promote Quebec businesses,” says one consultant. TORONTO — Future Shop, Tim Hortons, and even Canada's …
As Lowe's stalked Rona, shares climbed 12 per cent Add to …Globe and Mail
Quebec government against $1.7B unsolicited bid for Rona by US-based Lowe'sVancouver Sun
Peter Hadekel: Quebec sending mixed messages by opposing Rona takeoverMontreal Gazette
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Elections Ont. staff who lost voter info didn't know what 'encryption' means …
CityNews
Elections officials man a polling station during the Ontario provincial election at a Mississauga voting station, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/JP Moczulski Elections Ontario staff who lost two memory sticks with the personal information …
Elections Ontario fails to encrypt data after losing info on 2.4 million votersCalgary Herald
Privacy commissioner 'deeply disturbed' by Election Ontario's handling of …Globe and Mail
Elections Ontario blasted after losing 2.4 million voters' dataCTV British Columbia News
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Stats confirm 'bogus' refugee claimants from 'safe' countries abusing Canadian …
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — Mexican, Hungarian, Columbian and American refugee claimants used Canadian health care services more than any other asylum claimants, according to new figures obtained by Postmedia News which the government argues supports its claim that …
Hamilton doctor likes call for review of refugee careCBC.ca
Liberals Push for Committee Study on Irresponsible Cuts to Refugee CareNorthumberlandView.ca
Liberals call for reversal of cuts to refugee health careCTV British Columbia News
Vancouver Sun
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Bev Oda retiring with pride and no OJ regrets
CBC.ca
Bev Oda doesn't regret charging taxpayers $16 for an orange juice and said today on her last day as the MP for Durham that she is retiring with honour and pride. In an interview with CBC Network's Power & Politics, Oda refused to explain why she …
No regrets for 'orange juice' controversy, Oda says as she exits politicsWinnipeg Free Press
Last day in office for former minister Bev OdaCTV British Columbia News
Cha-ching! Bev Oda retires with plump pensionLondon Free Press
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Toronto weather: GTA thunderstorms to last through Tuesday evening
Toronto Star
PAWEL DWULIT/TORONTO STAR A woman wearing a rain poncho crosses Queens Quay during a heavy downpour in Toronto on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. A storm watch remains in effect for the GTA Tuesday night after an afternoon of darkened skies and flooded city …
Toronto storm causes flooding, downed power linesCBC.ca
Streets flood, flights cancelled, as thunderstorm hits GTACTV British Columbia News
Severe thunderstorms cause damage across GTACityNews
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NDP catching up to Liberals on fundraising front
StarPhoenix
By Teresa Smith, Postmedia News July 31, 2012 5:25 PM The federal New Democrats came very close to catching their Liberal rivals on fundraising in the first six months of this year. OTTAWA — The NDP is steadily gaining ground on the Liberal party in …
NDP stays mum on money returned to unions after advertising fracasToronto Star
The benjamins, it is all about themMacleans.ca

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Mitt Romney foreign trip silence irks reporters
BBC News
The Republican presidential candidate solemnly laid a wreath at the tomb of Poland's unknown soldier, looking every inch the potential president as he reviewed the Polish troops. He gave a solemn speech that talked of standing by allies like Poland, …
Mitt Romney wraps up gaffe-prone foreign tourThe Australian
Romney blames media over trip troublesFinancial Times
FACT CHECK: Romney on Polish economy, gov't roleThe Associated Press
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Ottawa speeding up process to provide relief for Ontario farmers during drought
Globe and Mail
Excessively dry conditions in Ontario this summer have prompted Ottawa to speed up a process that provides relief for livestock producers. Ontario's minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs asked the federal government Tuesday to allow affected …
Ontario calls on feds to declare drought a disaster situationCTV British Columbia News
Ontario agriculture minister asks Ottawa's help with drought reliefCBC.ca
Disaster relief funds sought for drought-stricken farmsEdmonton Sun
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Quebec expected to call Sept. election Wednesday
CBC.ca
A Quebec election appears imminent according to reports that Quebec Premier Jean Charest has asked that the province's lieutenant-governor be available in Quebec City Wednesday. According to Radio-Canada, Charest is expected to ask Pierre Duchesne to …
Quebec premier set to call election for September 4: CBCReuters Canada
Quebec expected to call elections WednesdayAFP
Quebec expected to call fall electionToronto Sun
Toronto Star -Vancouver Sun
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Bees removed from Ontario house dripping honey
Toronto Sun
OWEN SOUND, Ont. — The bees are gone and so is the family whose home they invaded. A Varney, Ont., couple and their toddler son left their 1-1/2 story home over the weekend to allow for cleanup and removal of thousands of bees nesting and producing …
Ontario homeowner finds 80000 bees nesting inside first-floor ceilingNational Post
80000 bees found inside Ontario homeCTV News
180000 bees invade Ontario homeCANOE
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Tornado warning issued for Red Deer County
Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON – Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for Red Deer County. Meteorologists upgraded a severe thunderstorm warning for the area near Spruce View and Red Lodge Provincial Park shortly after 4 pm Monday. The thunderstorm is moving …
Tornado watch issued for Olds areaCalgary Herald
Tornado warning issued for parts of central and southern AlbertaGlobal Edmonton
Severe thunderstorm watch for Edmonton, much of AlbertaiNews880.com

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Drunken gunplay in Kimmirut raises questions about northern hamlet's decision …
Montreal Gazette
An alcohol-fuelled shooting over the weekend at an RCMP detachment in the remote northern hamlet of Kimmirut has raised questions about residents' decision earlier this year to lift a ban on booze possession. "As an organization we would welcome …
Nunavut man charged after shots fired at RCMP detachmentCBC.ca
Man opens fire on policeNorthern News Services (subscription)

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Harper has little to gain by wading into BC-Alberta Gateway oil spat …
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — BC's ultimatum for Ottawa and Alberta to come to the table on the Northern Gateway pipeline fight is forcing Prime Minister Stephen Harper's hand on a project the federal government already has deemed to be in the "national interest.
Enbridge says Line 14 repairs to wrap up on TuesdayReuters
Enbridge Ontario pipeline project approvedToronto Star
Wisconsin Spill Complicates Enbridge PlansWall Street Journal
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Romney's foreign controversies overshadow economic message
Reuters
By John Whitesides | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Mitt Romney's campaign tried to keep the domestic political focus on the US economy and jobs on Monday, although the effort was overshadowed by more controversy from a foreign trip after he made …
Romney raises PA's ire with culture lectureHaaretz
Another hiccup? Romney's foreign trip not smoothBusinessweek
Romney tour '12 — gaffepaloozaWashington Post
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Que. demands $3.5M from firms for concrete grid collapse
CBC.ca
The Quebec government has sent a legal letter to the consortium of engineering firms and the construction company involved in repairs on Montreal's Viger tunnel last summer, demanding $3.5 million. It said a report it commissioned, completed by …
Quebec sues engineering firms for $3.4 million over tunnel collapse last yearMontreal Gazette
Quebec preparing to sue engineering firms over Viger tunnel collapseCJAD
Quebec government to sue engineers over tunnel collapseiPolitics.ca (subscription)

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Rebels hold firm in Aleppo, vow 'Bashar's forces will be buried here'
Globe and Mail
The Syrian military has stepped up its campaign to drive rebels out of Aleppo, where fighters said they were holding firm, vowing to turn the country's largest city into the “grave of the regime.” Opposition activists denied a government declaration …
Aleppo rebels say they stand firm in "regime's grave"Reuters
Syria continues operations against rebels in AleppoXinhua
Syria Claims Troops `Purged' Rebel-Held Area in AleppoBusinessweek
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The penny gets a reprieve: Coins will remain in circulation until February 2013
National Post
OTTAWA — The penny's days are still numbered, and the last coin has been produced, but the controversial currency is getting a last-minute reprieve before it's finally taken out of circulation. The penny, its death sentence originally pronounced in the …
Mint to stop circulating pennies in February 2013CTV News
Penny lives on… just a little bit longerCanada.com
Penny's life extended to Feb. 4CBC.ca
Toronto Sun -Globe and Mail -580 CFRA Radio
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Charest still avoids announcing election during visit to Vermont
Montreal Gazette
BURLINGTON, VT – Premier Jean Charest remained coy on Monday about an imminent provincial election in Quebec, but did say that Quebecers would be heading to the polls "not in the too-far-distant future." Speaking to reporters following the end of his …
Coalition Avenir Québec proposes compromise in tuition-hike conflictStarPhoenix
New Quebec political party suggests middle ground on tuitionCTV News
CAQ leader Legault suggests 'compromise' on tuitionGlobe and Mail
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Syria says it recaptures Aleppo district after battle
Reuters
* Helicopters strafe Aleppo * Government declares victory in battle for Damascus * Battle for Aleppo seen as potential turning point By Erika Solomon ALEPPO, Syria, July 30 (Reuters) – Syrian troops said they had recaptured a district of Syria's …
Syria dispatch: from law student to warrior, the rebel shot dead at 22Telegraph.co.uk
Syrian Battle Rages AleppoVoice of America
Military face off continues in Syria's AleppoXinhua
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Diving: Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel claim Canada's first medal at the …
Vancouver Sun
LONDON — The Olympic bronze medal that tugged at the ribbon around Jennifer Abel's neck was composed of 97-per-cent copper, 2.5-per-cent zinc and 0.5-per-cent tin. It weighed about 375 grams, a little more than three-quarters of a pound.
London 2012: 'Electrifying' start to the Games sees Canada speed to the podiumNational Post
London 2012: Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel win first medal for Canada: DiMannoToronto Star
Olympics2012Olympic Hot Sheet: Who will win Canada's next medal?CBC.ca
Toronto Sun -MetroNews Canada
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Canadian Open: Scott Piercy takes title
Toronto Star
The Blue Jays kick off a nine-game road trip Monday in Seattle before heading to Oakland and Tampa. Divers Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel have claimed bronze in the women's three-metre… Backbeat tells the tale of a tumultuous time when the Fab Four …
Scott Piercy edges William McGirt, Robert Garrigus to win Canadian OpenNational Post
Scott Piercy wins the Canadian Open by not making a mistake over final 4 holesWashington Post
Piercy captures RBC Canadian OpenHamilton Spectator

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Panetta says US, Israel unified in support of Iran sanctions
Washington Post
TUNIS — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta sought Sunday to portray the United States and Israel as unified in their support for increasingly tough international sanctions, rather than military measures, on Iran to prevent it from developing a nuclear …
Romney says Jerusalem capital of IsraelCBC.ca
Romney Seeks Contrast With Obama on Iran in Israel SpeechBusinessweek
Iranian threat dominates Peres, Romney meetingJerusalem Post
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Altercation leads to gunfire at Canadian Forces base
CTV News
Soldiers from 38 Brigade Artillery Tactical Group conduct Ex Prowling Gunner VI, an annual exercise for army reserve artillery soldiers, at CFB Shilo, Manitoba, on March 22, 2009. (Master Cpl. Bern LeBlanc / DND) A member of the Canadian Forces is …
Soldier shot during dispute at CFB ShiloCBC.ca
Soldier shot in altercation at CFB Shilo, Forces says gun wasn't military-issuedWinnipeg Free Press
Assault with a Weapon at Canadian Forces Base ShiloMarketWatch (press release)

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Two rock climbers killed after 100-metre fall in Canmore, Alta.
Globe and Mail
Two rock climbers plunged 100 metres down a cliff face to their deaths near Canmore, Alta. Sunday. The man and woman, both in their early 20s, were in the popular climbing area of Heart Creek when a witness saw them fall around 1 pm local time, …
Alberta cliff fall kills 2 climbersCBC.ca
Two rock climbers dead after 100-metre fall near CanmoreCalgary Herald
Man and woman climbing in Alberta plunge nearly 100 metres to their deathsWinnipeg Free Press
660 News -Calgary Sun
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Candidates, slogans and campaign bus unveiled as Quebec gears up for election call
Globe and Mail
Preparations were in full swing over the weekend for a possible Quebec election, with the parties unveiling new candidates, slogans and even a bus for a campaign that is all but officially underway. Premier Jean Charest took aim at the upstart …
Charest introduces 3 former ADQ members as Liberal candidatesCTV News
Quebec election preparations in full swing as Charest announces new candidatesMontreal Gazette
Graeme Hamilton: On eve of Quebec election call, don't count Charest out just yetNational Post
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Baffin Island community 'under siege' after latest shooting attack on Nunavut …
National Post
KIMMIRUT, Nunavut — A tiny Baffin Island hamlet is “under siege' an RCMP superintendent said, after Mounties in the community faced gunfire yet again Saturday. The latest shooting incident in Kimmirut started in the overnight hours when an intoxicated …
RCMP officers shot at during arrestCANOE
Nunavat RCMP face gunfire again after a Baffin Island man allegedly fires at …Vancouver Sun
Nunavut residents rescue RCMP after office fired onCBC.ca

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For some, Senate info proves difficult to access
CTV News
The Senate Chamber sits empty shortly before the 2011 Throne Speech on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday June 3, 2011. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press) OTTAWA — When Moncton's Pascal Raiche-Nogue wanted to know how often senators from New …
Senate stubborn on making information about chamber more accessibleWinnipeg Free Press
Senate refuses to make records more accessibleCP24, Canada
Senate attendance remains shroudediPolitics.ca (subscription)

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Michael Phelps admits he swam a 'crappy race' against Ryan Lochte
National Post
LONDON — Michael Phelps may have been right in saying, “You can't get the gold medal from the morning.” But you can see the train coming from the heats. You can know that when it arrives, chances are you're not going to be quick enough to get out of …
American Ryan Lochte wins gold in 400m medley swim, no medal for Michael PhelpsGlobe and Mail
London 2012: Ryan Lochte wins gold in 400 IM, Michael Phelps fourth: DiMannoToronto Star
Another Phelps-Lochte event to comemsnbc.com

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Funeral for Danzig St. shooting victim Shyanne Charles draws hundreds in white
Toronto Star
RENE JOHNSTON/TORONTO STAR Shyanne Charles' mother, Afifa Charles (sunglasses), was among the hundreds who wore white to symbolize the innocence of the 14-year-old, who was killed by a stray bullet at a community barbecue. Shyanne Charles was much too …
Mourners look for answers at funeral for Shyanne Charles, 14CityNews
Mourners look for answers at funeral for 14-year-old Shyanne CharlesWinnipeg Free Press
'No tears' says Toronto shooting victim's grandfatherGlobe and Mail
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Enbridge says date of US pipeline restart undetermined after spill
Globe and Mail
Enbridge Inc. said on Saturday it did not know when it would restart a US oil pipeline that ruptured and leaked crude oil in Wisconsin a day earlier. The Calgary, Alberta-based pipeline operator said it had not yet determined the cause of the oil spill …
US pipeline agency probes Enbridge oil spill in WisconsinReuters Canada
Enbridge Energy Uncertain on Restart of Pipeline in WisconsinBloomberg
Enbridge deals with pipeline spill south of the borderiNews880.com
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Colorado Theater Shooting: James Holmes' Attorneys Fight Prosecutors Over Package
ABC News
Colorado prosecutors are fighting shooting suspect James Holmes' attorneys over a package the alleged mass murderer sent to the school psychiatrist he was seeing. Holmes' attorneys filed a motion Friday demanding that the court "immediately produce all …
Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes was seeing university psychiatristNational Post
EXCLUSIVE: Movie massacre suspect sent chilling notebook to psychiatrist …Fox News
Aurora massacre suspect was a psychiatric patientABC Online
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First Nations outraged by BC premier's Enbridge pipeline 'sales pitch'
Montreal Gazette
VANCOUVER — First Nations opposed to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project are accusing BC Premier Christy Clark of selling out British Columbians and putting a price tag on the future of aboriginal people. The Yinka Dene Alliance, …
'Really big stakes' make Northern Gateway unlike past energy feudsNational Post
BC premier saves some fighting words for OttawaUpdated News
High stakes rest on pipeline rumble between B.C., AlbertaCanada.com
Financial Post
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Syrian rebels repel government attack in Aleppo
CBC.ca
The Syrian government launched an offensive Saturday to retake rebel-held neighborhoods in the nation's commercial hub of Aleppo, unleashing artillery, tanks and helicopter gunships against poorly armed opposition fighters. Yet after a day of fighting, …
Syrian rebels fight off government assault on AleppoGlobe and Mail
Syrian Military Intensifies Assault on Rebels in AleppoNew York Times
Syrian military helicopters pound rebel-held Aleppo as onslaught loomsToronto Star
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Sacrifice by Ohio victim of Colo. shooting is mourned; Texas woman remembered …
Washington Post
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A man who dove in front of his girlfriend and saved her life at the Colorado movie shooting was remembered for his selfless sacrifice Saturday, while an aspiring sportscaster was praised for her boundless energy.
2 Colo. victims mourned at funerals in Ohio, TexasThe Associated Press
Uncle: Victim's 'true character' emerged during Colo. shootingCTV News
Funerals held for 3 Colorado shooting victimsmsnbc.com
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Nunavut residents rescue RCMP after office fired on
CBC.ca
RCMP V Division Superintendent Hilton Smee speaks at a news conference in Iqaluit Saturday afternoon. RCMP V Division Superintendent Hilton Smee speaks at a news conference in Iqaluit Saturday afternoon. (Daniel MacIsaac/CBC) A 20 year-old-man is in …
RCMP face gunfire again in Nunavut after man allegedly fires at detachmentWinnipeg Free Press
RCMP officers shot at during arrestToronto Sun
Man fires rounds at Nunavut RCMP station; Kimmirut residents do citizen's arrestNunatsiaq News

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Young cadet takes on army after grave accident
Toronto Sun
QUEBEC CITY – An air cadet injured in a glider accident has been battling the Department of National Defence since 2006. The department refuses to compensate Pascale Bouchard-Cannon, 22, after a flight accident in which she fractured two vertebrae, …

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Mountie in Dziekanski case gets no jail time for blocking unrelated police …
Winnipeg Free Press
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC – A disgraced former RCMP corporal who first catapulted into the public eye after Robert Dziekanski's Taser-related death in Vancouver is not getting jail time for an unrelated conviction stemming from a fatal crash.
No jail time for disgraced ex-Mountie Monty RobinsonCBC.ca
No jail time for former RCMP officer Monty Robinson, convicted of obstructionVancouver Sun
Mountie in Dziekanski case gets no jail time for blocking unrelated police workGlobal Regina
Delta-Optimist -Globe and Mail
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Defence: Colorado shooting suspect sent package to psychiatrist he was seeing …
Vancouver Sun
DENVER – The former graduate student accused in a deadly Colorado movie theatre shooting was being treated by a psychiatrist at the university where he studied, a revelation that adds to suspicions that his life was in turmoil in the year before the …
Batman shooter was psychiatric patientAFP
News groups ask judge to lift secrecy order in Colorado theater shooting caseWashington Post
Defense: Shooting suspect was seeing psychiatristThe Associated Press
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Life and death questions: Canadians waiting too long to decide end-of-life …
Windsor Star
By Sharon Kirkey, Postmedia News July 27, 2012 6:39 PM Dr. Daren Heyland, professor of medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., says that if he were incapacitated in a hospital bed as many of his patients are, he personally would prefer being …

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BC premier pulls out of energy talks
CANOE
By Jessica Murphy, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA – As BC Premier Christy Clark forges ahead with her demands for more pipeline spoils, other political leaders are eyeing other options for getting their resources to market. Clark left Friday's morning …
Clark wooing BC while alienating the rest of CanadaToronto Sun
BC won't support national energy strategyGlobe and Mail
BC makes a strong case for a bigger share of bitumen royaltiesToronto Star
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Senator wants US support for CNOOC-Nexen deal withheld in order to press China
Winnipeg Free Press
A US senator wants his government to hold up a Chinese state-owned company's $15.1-billion takeover of Calgary-based Nexen Inc. as a means to press China on its trade policy as the US securities regulator also looks into allegations of insider trading …
Nexen-CNOOC takeover: US regulators allege insider tradingToronto Star
US Senator warns China on trade in review of oil dealReuters
US senator wants government to block Nexen deal to press China on tradeCTV News
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Flag-bearer Whitfield proudly leads in Canadian team at opening ceremony
Winnipeg Free Press
LONDON – The Canadian athletes are dancing, smiling and enjoying the Olympic experience at the opening ceremony for the London Games. Flag-bearer Simon Whitfield proudly waved the Maple Leaf as he led the Canadian contingent into Olympic Stadium.
With royalty and rock, Britain opens its OlympicsESPN
Crowds cheer as opening ceremony kicks off 2012 GamesVancouver Sun
London 2012: my big day at the Olympic opening ceremonyThe Guardian
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Turkey urges steps as shelling of Aleppo continues
Reuters
* Turkey's Erdogan says "cannot remain a spectator" to build-up * Syrian artillery pounds rebel areas around Aleppo * UK's Cameron says fears "truly appalling acts" * Battle for Aleppo seen as potential turning point By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Mariam …
Syria rebel leader says his men are ready to take on Assad's forces in fight …CBS News
Fears grow over fate of Syria's AleppoSydney Morning Herald
Syria: Aleppo rebels plead for help as army threatens onslaughtTelegraph.co.uk
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UN envoy adds to call for Khadr's return
Canada.com
Radhika Coomaraswamy is Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's special representative for children and armed conflict. (UN Photo) OTTAWA — A top UN official has added her voice to the growing chorus of calls for Omar Khadr's repatriation from Guantanamo Bay …
10 years for Omar KhadrMacleans.ca
Khadr return inevitableToronto Sun
Omar Khadr called 'manipulative' and his own man in 2nd report Toews is usingGlobal BC
Toronto Star -National Post -Montreal Gazette
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RCMP charges former Tory adviser Bruce Carson with fraud after lengthy probe
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA – The dizzying fall, resurrection and steep descent anew of Bruce Carson — from convicted felon to close adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper — took another turn Friday with word he'd been charged with influence peddling by the RCMP.
Former Stephen Harper aide Bruce Carson charged with influence peddlingVancouver Sun
Former adviser to Stephen Harper charged with fraudToronto Star
Harper's former aide charged with fraudGlobe and Mail
CBC.ca -NorthumberlandView.ca
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Christie Blatchford: Star-crossed inquiry into Winnipeg judge takes turn for …
National Post
At one point last week, Alex Chapman, the mercurial complainant in the case against Manitoba Associate Chief Justice Lori Douglas, abruptly announced that his interview with the Canadian Judicial Council investigator had been secretly taped by a former …
Mallick: Lori Douglas inquiry shouldn't die just to please lawyersToronto Star
Judge's lawyer calls for sex scandal inquiry to foldCBC.ca
Inquiry into Manitoba judge nude photo scandal may be halted over bias complaintVancouver Sun
Canada.com -Edmonton Journal -Toronto Sun
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Facebook Growth Slows; Shares Tumble
Wall Street Journal
By John Letzing Facebook Inc. (FB) added another unhappy chapter to its life as a public company Thursday, by issuing a second-quarter report that disappointed investors and sent its share price tumbling. The social site posted a loss for the period, …
Facebook revenue growth skids, shares plungeReuters
Facebook shares tumble on Facebook's first public quarterToronto Star
Facebook shares hit new low on 1st earnings report since IPOCBC.ca
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Nazanin Afshin-Jam talks to Defence Minister Peter MacKay in this undated …
CTV News
It's an unwritten rule, but MP spouses are to be seen for public consumption and never heard in political communication. This is particularly true in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's realm, where staying on message applies to everyone in orbit around …
MacKay's wife slams newspaper for 'distorted' Khadr commentsGlobe and Mail
Activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay bristles at 'defence minister's wife' labelWindsor Star
So you've decided to marry a cabinet ministerMacleans.ca
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Syrians Flee Aleppo as Opposing Forces Take Position
New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Antigovernment activists in Syria reported heavy shelling by the army of targets in key cities on Thursday as it mustered soldiers, tanks and support vehicles on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, the country's commercial capital, …
Syria Pounds Rebel-Held Areas as US Warns of 'Massacre'Businessweek
US Warns of Syrian Government Preparations for Aleppo MassacreVoice of America
Syria: US warns of potential massacre in AleppoTelegraph.co.uk
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Mayor Rob Ford explains meeting with former neo-Nazi band member
Toronto Star
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's office has issued a statement following the publication of a photo of him and alleged white supremacist Jon Latvis. The mayor posed for a photo with the man during the 2012 New Year's Levee at city hall, as he did with hundreds …
Mayor Ford denies knowledge of former neo-Nazi musician's identityGlobe and Mail
Mayor's office responds to controversial photoCP24, Canada
Rob Ford takes heat for New Year's levee photo with neo-NaziToronto Sun
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After 'Anglo-Saxon' gaffe, Mitt Romney and British PM trade barbs over Olympics
National Post
Mitt Romney causes stir with Olympics comments: Video LONDON — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney quickly caused a stir on his overseas tour Thursday by questioning whether Britain is prepared to pull off the Olympic Games without problems.
Cameron hits back after barbed Romney commentsAFP
Mitt Romney's Olympics gaffe overshadows visit to LondonTelegraph.co.uk
A Recap of Romney's Tough Day in LondonWall Street Journal
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Premiers call on Harper for national summit on economy
Ottawa Citizen
HALIFAX — As Canada's premiers call on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to join them at a first ministers meeting in November on the economy, they're also promising a series of health-care reforms to trim costs and improve care.
Premiers invite Stephen Harper to fall economic meetingCBC.ca
Premiers invite PM to talk economyToronto Sun
Provinces to buy generic drugs in bulk to cut health costs, premiers sayWinnipeg Free Press
CTV News -AFP -Reuters
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Jun Lin's mother says she developed 'sympathy' for Luka Rocco Magnotta after …
National Post
Jun Lin's parents sympathize with alleged killer: Video MONTREAL — It's a word the mother of dismembered Chinese student Jun Lin never thought she'd associate with the man charged with murdering her son in brutal fashion. Sympathy.
Family of Canada body-parts victim eulogize sonUSA TODAY
Chinese victim of Canada 'Psycho' killer laid to restAFP
Jun Lin's mother says she has developed 'sympathy' for alleged killer MagnottaMontreal Gazette
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John Tory suggests park, development for Ontario Place
Toronto Sun
TORONTO – It should be a public park built with private money. That's the vision for a revamped Ontario Place, laid out by CivicAction head John Tory and his handpicked advisory panel, and unveiled Thursday at Queen's Park.
“A new public backyard:”John Tory releases Ontario Place blueprintToronto Star
Panel outlines vision for new Ontario PlaceCP24, Canada
New Ontario Place should combine park space with residentialCTV News
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Marois beams as Bureau-Blouin announces PQ candidacy in Laval-des-Rapides
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL – The flashes of dozens of cameras and a conspicuously absent red square marked the first day of what will likely be a roller-coaster ride of a campaign for the Parti Québécois's newest – and by far youngest – star candidate.
Ex-student leader to run under Parti Quebecois banner in Montreal-area ridingVancouver Sun
Quebec ex-student leader running for PQGlobe and Mail
Tasha Kheiriddin: Jean Charest's Liberals are better than the alternativeNational Post
CBC.ca -Winnipeg Free Press
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Colorado shooting suspect's notebook reportedly found
CBC.ca
The former neuroscience graduate student accused of killing 12 people in the Colorado movie theatre shooting sent a package to his university before the attack describing a violent assault, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday.
Accused Aurora gunman reportedly sent massacre plans to psychiatrist before attackNational Post
Holmes posted massacre notebook to psychiatristSydney Morning Herald
Fox: Notebook with shooting details sent to psychiatristUSA TODAY
Reuters Africa -Herald Sun
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A bold Canadian energy strategy for a stronger Canada
Toronto Star
Andrew Vaughan/THE CANADIAN PRESS AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty talk Wednesday in Lunenburg, NS, on the first day of the summer meeting of the Council of the Federation.
Alberta-BC brawl over oil royalties threatens to overwhelm premiers conferenceThe Province
Yaffe: B.C. Premier Christy Clark has no choice but to stand firm on pipelineCalgary Herald
BC pushes for talks with Alberta, Ottawa to settle pipeline disputeGlobe and Mail

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Funeral for victim Jun Lin scheduled for Thursday
Toronto Sun
MONTREAL – A public funeral for Jun Lin, the Chinese student who was slain and dismembered in Montreal, will be held Thursday morning in the city. The funeral will be held at 9 am at the Centre Funeraire Cote-Des-Neiges, Concordia University …
Public funeral for slain student Jun Lin on ThursdayCityNews

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US offers best wishes to DPRK leader over marriage
Xinhua
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Xinhua) — The US State Department on Wednesday did not hesitate to offer its best wishes to Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) whose marriage was just confirmed.
North Korean Mystery Woman Is Leader Kim Jong Un's WifeBusinessweek
Kim Jong-Un married to mystery woman Ri Sol-JuHerald Sun
North Korea media confirms Kim Jong-un is marriedTelegraph.co.uk
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Canada prepared to give Syria more aid: Baird
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — Canada is prepared to provide more humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees and civilians, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Wednesday after a face-to-face meeting with Syrian opposition members and activists in Ottawa.
Canada worried Syrian chemical weapons could fall into wrong hands: BairdVancouver Sun
Canada open to boosting Syrian humanitarian aidCBC.ca
Canada wants to do more for Syria: BairdGlobe and Mail
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Mitt Romney distances himself from 'Anglo Saxon' remark
Globe and Mail
Romney campaign spokesman Ryan Williams said Wednesday that if an adviser did say that, the adviser wasn't reflecting Mr. Romney's views. The unnamed Romney adviser caused a scandal by raising the apparent plight of Anglo-Saxons under Mr. Obama in an …
Romney Woos Expat Donors, a Stronghold for PresidentWall Street Journal
All eyes on foreign policy as Romney leaves for Britain, Israel, and PolandHaaretz
Mitt Romney begins foreign tour of UK, Israel and PolandBBC News
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Canada's secretive $400M eavesdropping agency gets a little quieter
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA – The curtains at Canada's most secretive federal agency have been drawn a little tighter. The government has quietly stopped telling Canadians about the annual priorities of the national electronic eavesdropping agency, meaning scant details of …
Canadian spy agency stops publicizing annual prioritiesiPolitics.ca (subscription)

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Niagara cop recovering after gorge plunge that killed teen
Hamilton Spectator
FATAL PLUNGE Firefighters lifted a police officer and teenage suspect to safety after they tumbled over a cliff and into the Niagara Gorge after a police chase gone wrong. NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara police officer who tumbled over the Niagara Gorge with …
Teen killed in Niagara Gorge fall was staying at youth residenceToronto Star
Niagara Gorge victim a troubled young manToronto Sun
Teen in fatal Niagara Gorge police chase identifiedCBC.ca
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Rescue crews on scene after police officer, suspect fall into Niagara Falls gorge
National Post
A rescue operation is underway after a police officer and a suspect fell into the Niagara gorge Tuesday just after 5:30 pm, according to media reports. Both the officer and the suspect are reportedly alive, but their injuries are not known at this time …
Police officer and suspect fall into Niagara GorgeToronto Star
1 in hospital after 2 men fell into Niagara gorgeCityNews
Rescue underway after police officer, man fall into Niagara GorgeCP24, Canada
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Pipeline posturing just political theatre
Toronto Sun
Christy Clark is engaging in political posturing, pure and simple. Sure, when the BC premier says her government will stand in the way of Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline unless BC is given a bigger share of Alberta's royalty pie, she is conducting …
Pipeline fuels Alberta-BC clash, but expert says target should be Enbridge …Winnipeg Free Press
Redford fires back over BC's pipeline demandsGlobe and Mail
Pipeline fuels Alberta-BC clash, but expert says target should be EnbridgeCanadianBusiness.com
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We need tailor-made solutions to crime
Globe and Mail
There is an apparent disconnect between concern over gang violence in Toronto and a new Statistics Canada study showing that Canada's largest city is also one of the country's safest. The report should put to rest the notion that Canada has a serious …
Despite falling crime rates, many Canadians believe justice system too lax …Montreal Gazette
Manitoba murder capital of Canada for fifth year in a rowCTV News
Violent crime down, child porn upLondon Free Press
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Jack Layton tribute about love and legacies, not political opportunism: organizers
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — Exactly one year after a frail-looking and raspy-voiced Jack Layton announced he was stepping aside to battle an aggressive new cancer that would claim his life less than a month later, supporters are launching a tribute organizers say is …
Layton tribute about love and legacies, not political opportunism: organizersCanada.com
Jack Layton: How did his message of hope inspire you?Toronto Star
Love, hope, optimism: Think tank wants Canadians' views on Jack Layton's final …Globe and Mail
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GM Canada to invest almost $1 billion in R&D at Oshawa plant
Toronto Star
MARK BLINCH/REUTERS People drive cars in front of the General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012. OSHAWA—After years of restructuring at General Motors, the company said Tuesday it is giving back to Canada by investing almost $1 billion …
GM Canada follows through on bailout promiseToronto Sun
GM to make C$850 mln R&D investment in CanadaReuters
GM Canada makes $850 million investment in R&D at Oshawa facilityWinnipeg Free Press
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Lame response to gang violence
Toronto Sun
Torontonians can take no comfort from this week's meetings on gang violence involving Mayor Rob Ford, Premier Dalton McGuinty and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. They were dog-and-pony shows by politicians who treat us like mushrooms — covering us in …
Walkom: Harper, McGuinty and Ford play the politics of deathToronto Star
Locals not mum on what Rob Ford and Stephen Harper should do about gun crimeNational Post
Harper, Ford discuss stiff gun crime penaltiesCTV News
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Colorado shooting victim's wife has baby; 20 still hospitalized
Reuters
* Husband among seven still in critical condition * Judge bans cameras at formal charging hearing * Reluctance to tackle gun control issue By Mary Slosson and Chris Francescani AURORA, Colo. July 24 (Reuters) – A 21-year-old woman who escaped injury in …
Baby of Man Wounded in Colo. Shooting Is BornABC News
Son is born as father battles for his life after cinema killingsThe Independent
Wife of man critically wounded in Colorado shooting gives birthToronto Sun

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Student leader to run for Parti Québécois in upcoming election
Globe and Mail
One of the young student leaders who rose to prominence in Quebec's student movement has decided to run for the Parti Québécois in the upcoming provincial election. Léo Bureau-Blouin, the former head of Quebec's main association of college students, …
Léo Bureau-Blouin, student-uprising spokesperson, running for PQ in Laval-des …Montreal Gazette
Ex-leader of student protest movement to run for PQ in next electionOttawa Citizen
Léo Bureau-Blouin announces PQ candidacyCBC.ca

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Elections Canada refuses immunity request for donors to Dean Del Mastro
Canada.com
Elections Canada has rebuffed an offer of information about an alleged reimbursement scheme involving Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro's 2008 election campaign, saying it doesn't have the authority to give witnesses immunity from prosecution.

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Chinese oil giant purchasing Canada's Nexen for US$15B
CTV News
A Nexen oilsands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray, Alta., Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (Jeff McIntosh / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Kevin Reinhart, interim president and CEO of Nexen, addresses the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Wednesday, …
China oilsands deal and BC pipelines stand buffet Harper's resource strategyVancouver Sun
Chinese Inroads Into UK Oil Assets Make Few WavesWall Street Journal
Cnooc Studies History to Plot Nexen StrategyBloomberg
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Tornado warning issued for Camrose, Wetaskiwin, Leduc Counties
CBC.ca
Environment Canada issued a tornado warning around 5:18 pmm for areas of Camrose, Wetaskiwin and Leduc Counties. The warnings include: Camrose County near Camrose and Bittern Lake Camrose County near Hay Lakes and Miquelon Lake Provincial Park County …
Tornado warning for Camrose and Leduc as "rotating thunderstorm" approachesEdmonton Journal
Tornado warning issued for Camrose, Leduc, Wetaskiwin CountiesGlobal Edmonton

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Lawyer took up to 150 explicit photos of wife before she became Manitoba judge
Vancouver Sun
WINNIPEG – Slowly, deliberately, and with a pained expression on his face, Jack King testified Monday about how he liked to take sexually explicit photos of his wife, who is now a Manitoba judge at risk of losing her job. "I think it was around 100 to …
Judge's husband took nude photos for years, inquiry hearsCBC.ca
Chapman planned to 'spill the beans' on judgeSun News Network
Accuser targeted Manitoba judge after separate complaint: testimonyGlobe and Mail
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Questions linger in wake of Batman massacre
AFP
By Robert MacPherson (AFP) – 1 hour ago WASHINGTON — Of the many questions left in the wake of Friday's shooting rampage in Colorado during a Batman movie premiere, one stands out: why did the presumed perpetrator choose not to take his own life?
Colorado Suspect Is Silent at His HearingWall Street Journal
Colorado suspect's mom says she didn't know of theater shooting until called …Washington Post
Colo. suspect's mom learned of shooting from mediaThe Associated Press
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Alberta rebuffs BC demand for a greater share of Enbridge pipeline benefits
CanadianBusiness.com
By Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | July 23, 2012 The technical analysis and requirements for BC to consider support for heavy oil pipelines is seen as British Columbia Minister of Environment Terry Lake speaks about the Northern Gateway Project …
Alberta minister says cutting BC a cheque for Northern Gateway not an optionVancouver Sun
British Columbia wants more benefits from new pipelinesReuters
BC Liberals lay out pipeline conditionsLondon Free Press
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In Syria conflict, US struggles to fill intelligence gaps
Washington Post
Sixteen months into the uprising in Syria, the United States is struggling to develop a clear understanding of opposition forces inside the country, according to US officials who said that intelligence gaps have impeded efforts to support the ouster of …
Syria says chemical arms only for use on foreign attackersLos Angeles Times
Obama warns Syria over chemical weaponsCBC.ca
Syria chemical weapons: Obama says world is watchingBBC News
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Cohn: The true story of Rob Ford's 'BS' line on crime
Toronto Star
By Cohn, Martin Regg Queen's Park Columnist As a peace officer, Police Chief Bill Blair knows how to keep the peace between a bully and a pulpit. A week after the public shootout in Scarborough, Toronto's top cop had a tough law-and-order assignment …
More funding for Toronto police anti-gang initiative comingMontreal Gazette
Summit of the Gun cash promises welcomed by Toronto councillorsToronto Sun
Ontario extends funding for anti-violence programCTV News
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You can't teach an old dog new tricks, young Canadians tell pollster
Ottawa Citizen
The saying goes: “You can't teach an old dog new tricks” — and it seems half of Canadians agree. In a new poll from Ipsos Reid, exclusively for Postmedia News, 51 per cent of those asked said they thought older workers were more difficult to train on …
Poll finds many believe older job applicants shunnedVancouver Sun
Three-Quarters (74%) of Canadians Think that Workplaces Discriminate Against …NorthumberlandView.ca
Poor driving habits abound, but claims still downCollision Repair Magazine

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Another flurry of candidates announced as Quebec election rumours heat up
Calgary Herald
MONTREAL – Quebec's political parties are continuing to trot out candidates ahead of next week's likely election call. The Parti Quebecois announced at least three more candidates as it prepares for an election that is expected to be called next …
Quebec appeals court upholds law limiting protestsAFP
Student protests look to possible Quebec electionCBC.ca
Student marchers back in forceMontreal Gazette
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Quebec students take to the streets with anti-Charest message as election looms
Vancouver Sun
MONTREAL – Thousands of students and their supporters took to the streets of Montreal on Sunday to denounce the province's tuition increases, sending a message they will be ready for a fight if Premier Jean Charest decides to call an election.
Student protests look to possible Quebec electionCBC.ca
Thousands of students and their supporters march downtownCJAD
Student protest in Montreal July 22 to point to Quebec election: organizerMontreal Gazette
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Police arrest suspect in east-end homicide
CTV News
The body of a 20-year-old man is shown at McCowan Road and Highway 401 in Scarborough, Ont., Sunday, July 22, 2012. Police are shown investigating the scene where a man was found dead near McCowan Road and Highway 401 in Scarborough, Ont., Sunday, …
Homicide investigators probe death of man found in ditchCBC.ca
Man found dead in Scarborough ditchToronto Sun
Man dies during early morning assault in Toronto, police make arrestGlobal Toronto
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Obama arrives in Colorado to meet with victims, families in Aurora
Globe and Mail
US President Barack Obama arrived in Colorado to deal with the horror of the movie theatre massacre in person Sunday, making a brief stop in a shattered town to comfort families of the victims senselessly gunned down while viewing a blockbuster movie.
Police say Colorado shooting suspect not co-operating, determining motive …Montreal Gazette
Colorado shooting: Suspect was rejected by gun club due to bizarre behaviourToronto Star
Aurora cinema shooting: Obama visits survivorsBBC News
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Norway on Sunday paused to commemorate the 77 victims of a bomb and gun …
Toronto Star
The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography… Mayor Rob Ford was leery about taking the wheel of a new Cadillac. But he couldn't refuse… Roald, Berit/AP Norwegian King Harald, right, …
Live Video Alert »Wall Street Journal
Utoya remembers one year after Anders Behring Breivik massacreTelegraph.co.uk
Norway marks anniversary of twin attacks that claimed 77 livesHerald Sun
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Premiers hoping to forge common ground on health
CTV News
Premier Darrell Dexter addresses workers at the Jazz Aviation heavy maintenance base in Enfield, NS on Monday, July 16, 2012. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS) HALIFAX — Canada's premiers will try to forge a common front when they meet this week …
Premiers seeking common groundCastanet.net
Premiers hope to forge common ground on health, energy despite Harper's absenceWinnipeg Free Press
Premiers to tackle health, energy at meetingiPolitics.ca (subscription)

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First Nations women's participation in politics much higher than norm for Canada
Toronto Star
Andrew Vaughan/THE CANADIAN PRESS Despite the role played by women in native politics, Pam Palmater, a Mi'kmaw lawyer, author, professor and political pundit, says her distant second-place finish in the recent leadership race for the Assembly of First …
The secret to so many female First Nations leadership candidates?Yahoo! Canada Sports
Wayne K. Spear: 13-year-old boy steals show with short speech at AFN's annual …National Post
First Nations want more of a say in resource development, says Chief AtleoOttawa Citizen
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Canadians believe employers discriminate against older applicants: poll
Montreal Gazette
OTTAWA — Nearly three-quarters of Canadians believe workplaces are shunning older job applicants based solely on their age, a worrisome finding given labour force trends in Canada. In a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid exclusively for Postmedia News, …

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Mom dials 911 during sex assault
CANOE
By JOYANNE PURSAGA, QMI Agency WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg woman managed to fend off an attempted rape and call 911 at the same time. Then she restrained her attacker until police arrived, the mom from East Kildonan, in northeast Winnipeg, said.
Woman fights off rapist with one handWinnipeg Sun

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