Today’s Links

• Julian Assange saga damaging free speech agenda, activists charge – National Post

  National Post

  Julian Assange saga damaging free speech agenda, activists charge National Post Julian Assange's supporters outside the London embassy where he is confined say he is being persecuted for speaking truth to power, but free speech campaigners further afield say the WikiLeaks founder has lost his way and damaged the cause. Julian Assange: Americas ministers to meetBBC News Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant For AssangeVoice of America (blog) Assange's Latin BodyguardWall Street Journal Mirror.co.uk -Herald Sun -Irish Times all 1,346 news articles »

• Arrest in Oland murder may not be soon, investigator testifies – CBC.ca

  CBC.ca

  Arrest in Oland murder may not be soon, investigator testifies CBC.ca Richard Oland was found dead in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011.Richard Oland was found dead in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011. (Canadian Yachting Association) The lead investigator in the year-old Richard Oland murder investigation says … Investigator disagrees that arrest coming soon in Oland caseCTV News Investigator disagrees with chief that charges are coming soon in Oland murder …National Post Police believe Richard Oland was murdered, newly released documents showToronto Star Vancouver Sun -Globe and Mail all 102 news articles »

• Premier Dalton McGuinty to recall MPPs to deal with teachers’ wage freeze – Ottawa Citizen

  Globe and Mail

  Premier Dalton McGuinty to recall MPPs to deal with teachers' wage freeze Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — A tough-talking Premier Dalton McGuinty warned Friday that the days of hefty wage increases for Ontario public servants are over, and they must learn to live with pay freezes for the next two years. Speaking to reporters at the St. Luke … McGuinty says teacher bill won't force electionCTV News The by-elections of envyToronto Sun Bill to impose teachers' contract will not be a confidence motion, McGuinty saysGlobe and Mail Toronto Star -Northumberland Today -National Post all 295 news articles »

• Analysis: No one unscathed in Pussy Riot verdict – Toronto Star

  Toronto Star

  Analysis: No one unscathed in Pussy Riot verdict Toronto Star They never had a hit, packed a stadium or moon-walked into a rockers' Hall of Fame. But on Friday, as a Russian judge sentenced three members of the punk group Pussy Riot to two years in jail for “hooliganism on grounds of religious hatred” — for … Moscow's 'Punk Prayer' Protesters Get 2-Year SentencesVoice of America Russian band Pussy Riot decries lack of freedom; verdict due FridayVancouver Sun Punk Band Given Two Years Over Anti-Kremlin ProtestWall Street Journal Businessweek -New York Times (blog) -Toronto Sun all 4,928 news articles »

• United Church approves boycott of some Israeli products – Montreal Gazette

  Haaretz

  United Church approves boycott of some Israeli products Montreal Gazette OTTAWA — Canada's largest Protestant church has approved a controversial boycott of products made or linked to Israeli settlements built on occupied Palestinian territory. The United Church of Canada's decision is intended to signal to the Israeli … United Church approves controversial boycott of some Israeli productsCalgary Herald Perfidy! The United Church betrays "Bearing Faithful Witness"The Metropolitain United Church members vote for boycott of products from Israeli settlementsToronto Star Straight.com all 103 news articles »

• Shootings Weigh on South Africa’s Leaders – Wall Street Journal

  Business Recorder

  Shootings Weigh on South Africa's Leaders Wall Street Journal By DEVON MAYLIE MARIKANA, South Africa—South African police acknowledged Friday they fired live ammunition in a gunbattle that killed 34 striking platinum miners here the previous day, as South Africa's government came under increasing scrutiny over … S. African leader vows probe into police shootingsThe Associated Press Gold flat; platinum rallies after mine clashSydney Morning Herald What's behind the Marikana massacre?CNN International ABC Online -Irish Times all 3,815 news articles »

• Media tycoon David Black proposes $13B refinery for Northern Gateway oil – National Post

  National Post

  Media tycoon David Black proposes $13B refinery for Northern Gateway oil National Post THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Newspaper publisher David Black holds a jar of raw bitumen as he speaks about his proposal to build a refinery in Kitimat, BC, to refine oil from the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, during a news conference … $13-billion oil refinery proposed for KitimatCTV News Newspaper chain owner proposes C$13 bln Canada refineryReuters Newspaper chain owner proposes C$13 billion Canada refineryReuters Canada CBC.ca -Edmonton Journal all 195 news articles »

• Brahimi to become new Syria conflict envoy – AFP

  AFP

  Brahimi to become new Syria conflict envoy AFP By Tim Witcher (AFP) – 5 hours ago UNITED NATIONS — Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat troubleshooter, will take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the Syria conflict, the United Nations said Friday. UN leader Ban Ki-moon appealed to … Veteran Algerian Diplomat to Seek Peace in SyriaVoice of America Syria: Lakhdar Brahimi replaces Kofi Annan as UN envoyTelegraph.co.uk UN announces new Syria envoy as conflict ragesABC Online Washington Post -Reuters Africa all 1,501 news articles »

• Hands found in search for body parts in Mississauga park – Toronto Sun

  New York Daily News

  Hands found in search for body parts in Mississauga park Toronto Sun MISSISSAUGA – Two severed hands, a right and a left, were found in a Mississauga park Friday as Peel police returned to search for more body parts following the discovery of a foot and head. Peel Regional Police Sgt. Pete Brandwood told an afternoon … 2 hands found in Mississauga river searchCBC.ca Police find more body parts – left and right hands – in Mississauga, Ontario riverCanada.com Toronto police search Credit River area for more body parts Add to …Globe and Mail CTV News -Toronto Star -Global Regina all 653 news articles »