Today’s Links

• Ontario Catholic teachers reach deal with province; agree to wage freeze – Toronto Star

  Globe and Mail

  Ontario Catholic teachers reach deal with province; agree to wage freeze Toronto Star Ontario's education minister says a new contract deal with the province's English-language Catholic teachers should serve as a "road map" for bargaining with the other teachers unions. Ontario has reached a key two-year deal with Catholic teachers … Teachers' union makes concessions to province in new dealOttawa Citizen Ontario cut school boards out to reach deal with Catholic teachersGlobe and Mail Ontario reaches deal with Catholic teachers unionToronto Sun YorkRegion.com -CBC.ca -CP24, Canada all 83 news articles »

• WikiLeaks targets Syria with ‘embarrassing’ trove (+video) – Christian Science Monitor

  Christian Science Monitor

  WikiLeaks targets Syria with 'embarrassing' trove (+video) Christian Science Monitor WikiLeaks has obtained some 2.4 million e-mails, which relate to both the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the regime's opponents, including Western countries. By Brad Knickerbocker, Staff writer / July 5, 2012 Supporters of WikiLeaks … WikiLeaks publishing Syria emails as Ecuador says Assange charges 'hilarious'Herald Sun WikiLeaks sharing Syria emails with paper accused of Assad biasLos Angeles Times WikiLeaks begins publishing tranche of Syria emailsTelegraph.co.uk National Post -New York Times -The Australian all 705 news articles »

• No cabinet shuffle soon, says Harper – Montreal Gazette

  CBC.ca

  No cabinet shuffle soon, says Harper Montreal Gazette OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's got his "foot on the gas" as his government moves forward with measures to protect the economy and he won't shuffle his cabinet until midway through his four-year mandate. Harper made the comments … Stephen Harper says no cabinet shuffle until mid-termCBC.ca No interest in cabinet tinkering: PMToronto Sun Harper's mini-shuffle puts MPs on best behaviourCTV.ca National Post all 117 news articles »

• Pilots blamed in Air France crash – Financial Times

  Financial Times

  Pilots blamed in Air France crash Financial Times By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Andrew Parker in London The inability of insufficiently trained pilots to cope with confused information triggered by a technical failure caused the devastating crash of an Air France Airbus passenger jet en route from Rio … Report cites pilot error in doomed 2009 Air France flightCTV.ca 'I don't believe it': Relatives of Air France Flight 447 victims dispute human …National Post Air France Flight 447 Crash 'Didn't Have to Happen,' Expert SaysABC News The Associated Press -Washington Post -Toronto Star all 828 news articles »

• Military Confidant of Syria’s Assad Is Reported to Have Defected – New York Times

  Haaretz

  Military Confidant of Syria's Assad Is Reported to Have Defected New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Manaf Tlass, a general in Syria's elite Republican Guards and a member of the Damascus aristocracy who grew up around President Bashar al-Assad, was reported to have defected on Thursday. If confirmed, it would be the first such … Senior Syrian military officer reportedly defects to TurkeyWashington Post Defection cheers anti-Assad coalition at Paris meetTimes of India Senior Assad ally defects to TurkeySydney Morning Herald Ynetnews all 565 news articles »

• Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla convicted of having babies stolen from … – Montreal Gazette

  Boston.com

  Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla convicted of having babies stolen from … Montreal Gazette BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for executing a systematic plan to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the military junta's … Jorge Rafael Videla convicted of baby theftsThe Guardian 2 ex-Argentine dictators convicted in baby theftsThe Associated Press Videla Convicted in Baby TheftsFox News BBC News all 206 news articles »

• Former judge meets with Blood tribe to help Indian residential school survivors – Montreal Gazette

  Former judge meets with Blood tribe to help Indian residential school survivors Montreal Gazette STANDOFF, Alta. – Members of the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta say a retired BC judge's visit to their community has renewed some faith in the settlement process for Indian residential school survivors. Ian Pitfield met with members of the tribe this … Picking up the piecesLethbridge Herald all 27 news articles »

• Libyans embrace political process in run-up to elections – Toronto Star

  Toronto Star

  Libyans embrace political process in run-up to elections Toronto Star Reuters A burnt polling booth is seen at a storage centre for election materials in Ajdabiya, Libya, July 5, 2012. The main storage centre for election materials in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya caught fire on Thursday in a suspected arson attack … Libya's constitutent authority to be elected, not appointedAFP Libyans Set to Vote, Fill Political Void Gadhafi Left BehindWall Street Journal Libya's election takes oil-rich nation closer to democratic rule after decades …Washington Post ABC Online -The Independent all 405 news articles »

• Residents worry over future of Elliot Lake mall – CBC.ca

  CBC.ca

  Residents worry over future of Elliot Lake mall CBC.ca People who owned businesses at the mall in Elliot Lake are meeting again with officials from the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon. Their businesses have been in limbo since the mall roof caved in at the end of June, killing two women. Elliot Lake mall collapse: Inquiry should probe any 'systemic' problems with …Toronto Star Ontario roof collapse victim remembered as a good neighbour and devout ChristianVancouver Sun Inquiry into Elliot Lake mall collapse first test of new rulesGlobe and Mail Toronto Sun -National Post all 590 news articles »