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• Bees removed from Ontario house dripping honey – Toronto Sun

  Globe and Mail

  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 GlobalPost (blog) -Global Toronto all 67 news articles »

• Tornado warning issued for Red Deer County – Edmonton Journal

  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 all 6 news articles »

• Drunken gunplay in Kimmirut raises questions about northern hamlet’s decision … – Montreal Gazette

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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) all 8 news articles »

• Harper has little to gain by wading into BC-Alberta Gateway oil spat … – Montreal Gazette

  Globe and Mail

  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 Hamilton Spectator -Canada.com -Globe and Mail all 626 news articles »

• Romney’s foreign controversies overshadow economic message – Reuters

  Telegraph.co.uk

  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 Wall Street Journal all 4,644 news articles »

• Que. demands $3.5M from firms for concrete grid collapse – CBC.ca

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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) all 28 news articles »

• Rebels hold firm in Aleppo, vow ‘Bashar’s forces will be buried here’ – Globe and Mail

  Globe and Mail

  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 BBC News -Reuters India -National Post all 4,578 news articles »

• The penny gets a reprieve: Coins will remain in circulation until February 2013 – National Post

  National Post

  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 all 130 news articles »

• Charest still avoids announcing election during visit to Vermont – Montreal Gazette

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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 National Post -CBC.ca all 150 news articles »