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August 5, 2012

Corruption takes centre stage in Quebec election as whistleblower joins campaign
Vancouver Sun
Quebec's election landscape shifted over the weekend with the confirmation a former Montreal police chief and anti-corruption whistleblower will join a new political party. Jacques Duchesneau, who led the charge for an inquiry into corruption in the …
Quebec election 2012: PQ candidate Jean-François Lisée says Conservatives …Toronto Star
'No monopoly on virtue': Parti QuébecoisMontreal Gazette
Anti-corruption czar Jacques Duchesneau to run in Quebec electionsLondon Free Press
Globe and Mail -Winnipeg Free Press
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Gunmen Storm Egyptian Base, Killing 15 Soldiers
New York Times
CAIRO – Masked gunmen stormed an Egyptian army barracks in the northern Sinai peninsula, near the country's border with Israel, on Sunday, killing at least 15 soldiers who were preparing to break their Ramadan fast. After the attack, the militants …
Gunmen kill 15 Egypt border guards, enter IsraelAFP
Sinai attack proves Islamist terrorists are targeting Egyptians as well as …Haaretz
Islamists kill 15 Egyptians, Israel strikes attackersReuters
The Associated Press -The Guardian -Globe and Mail
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Syrian rebels admit kidnapping 48 Iranians in Damascus
Toronto Star
BEIRUT—A group of Syrian rebels has taken responsibility for the kidnapping of 48 Iranians in Damascus on Saturday, but the rebels insist their captives are members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, not religious pilgrims as reported by Iran's …
Syrian rebel says captured Iranians are pro-government fighters, not pilgrimsWashington Post
Syria rebels say hostages Iranian GuardsPakistan Daily Times
Syrian Forces Vow 'Decisive' Showdown for…ABC News
Businessweek -Reuters -CBS News
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Shootings a new blow to beleaguered US Sikhs
Globe and Mail
A massacre Sunday at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin marks the grisliest attack yet against members of the faith in the United States, where they have faced persistent discrimination. Police have not yet assigned a motive to the shooting spree in the …
Gunman Kills 6 in Wisconsin Before Dying in ShootoutNew York Times
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting – live updatesThe Guardian
Police: 7 dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shootingWashington Post
Reuters -The Associated Press
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Cellphone case challenges Competition Act
Canada.com
Rogers Communications. Inc. offices at 333 Bloor St. East in Toronto. PHOTO BY: Aaron Lynett/National Post OTTAWA — A company's right to free expression is up against Canada's truth-in-advertising rules as Rogers Communications and the Competition …
Cellphone company challenges Canada's Competition Act in courtVancouver Sun

Jamaica's Usain Bolt defends Olympic 100m title
CBC.ca
Usain Bolt remains the fastest man on the planet. The Jamaican great successfully defended his Olympic title after winning the men's 100-metre final Sunday in London. Bolt ran in a sizzling time of 9.63 seconds, setting a new Olympic record.
Bolt still No. 1 with a bulletToronto Sun
Bolt wins gold, sets new Olympic recordCalgary Herald
Storm drenches Jamaica but not joy over Bolt winESPN
Toronto Star -Telegraph.co.uk
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Thousands attend Vancouver Pride Parade
CBC.ca
Hundreds of thousands of people packed into the West End on Sunday afternoon for the Vancouver Pride Parade. "It's like gay Christmas Day," says Daniel Watson with the Vancouver Men's Chorus, which had a truck in the parade.
Talackova rides a wave of gratitude in Vancouver gay pride paradeThe Province
Thousands crowd West End for Pride ParadeNews1130
Talackova rides a wave of gratitude in pride paradeCP24, Canada
Castanet.net
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Pilot walks away from plane crash in west-end Ottawa
Updated News
The pilot of a small plane was able to walk safely away from a crash in the bush near the Carp airport in Ottawa's rural west end late Saturday afternoon. Police said the 40-year-old pilot was not seriously injured, but suffered a few scrapes and …
No one injured after small plane crashes in Ottawa's west-endGlobe and Mail
Pilot safe after forced landing in rural OttawaOttawa Citizen
Pilot walks away from west Ottawa plane crashCTV British Columbia News