Canada August 23rd, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Weakened Hurricane Bill moves toward Atlantic Canada

Hurricane Bill lost some strength as it bore down on Nova Scotia on Saturday, prompting the U.S. National Hurricane Center to downgrade the storm to a Category 1 hurricane.

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#2 — CBC | Police nab killers who fled Man. healing lodge

Two convicted murderers who walked away from a Manitoba native healing lodge earlier this week are back in custody.

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#3 — CBC | Peace activist Muriel Duckworth dies at 100

Muriel Duckworth, a Nova Scotian peace activist best known as one of the founding members of the national peace group Voice of Women, died early Saturday at the age of 100.

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#4 — CTV | Family of kidnapped journalist breaks silence

EDMONTON — A year after Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped in Somalia, her family members have given a rare glimpse into their ordeal.

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#5 — Globe | Van Loan: Federal aid for Ontario tornado victims up in the air

Communities hit hardest by the string of twisters that tore through Ontario this week will have to wait to see if they qualify for federal aid.

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#6 — NP | Alberta court rules marijuana grow-op detector violates privacy

CALGARY — Alberta’s top court says police use of a digital recording amp-metre without judicial authorization, to determine if there is a marijuana grow operation in a home, violates the homeowner’s privacy rights.

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#7 — NP | Amnesia sufferers using smartphones as ‘lifeline’

The headaches that suddenly struck Jennifer Walmsley in October 2007 were so intense, she says, that being exposed to light “felt like a needle going into my eyes.” It was not surprising. Doctors discovered she had suffered two burst brain aneurysms. Emergency surgery was performed.

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#8 — NP | From golden boy to fugitive

VANCOUVER — Murder suspect Ryan Jenkins had everything going for him. A private school education. A pilot’s licence. An accomplished, affluent father in Calgary, a self-described visionary whose career path the son seemed destined to follow.

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#9 — MG | Rehab centre upset after Quebec pulls funds for heroin study

A Montreal drug-treatment centre is accusing the provincial government of playing politics in killing funding for a three-year study to treat heroin addiction

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#10 — Star | Pausing for a heartfelt salute

For all the fun and attractions that the CNE provides none garnered more attention yesterday than the 88th Warriors’ Day Parade.

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