#1 — CTV | Two Canadian soldiers killed in IED blast
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The deadliest foe facing NATO soldiers travelling the roads of this war-torn nation claimed two more Canadian lives Sunday.
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#2 — CTV | Border guards using guns, pepper spray more often
OTTAWA — Canada’s border guards are pulling out their guns, batons and pepper spray much more frequently, says a newly released report, suggesting border crossings are becoming more dangerous places.
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#3 — CTV | Two Saskatchewan towns gain city status
REGINA — The last time two Saskatchewan towns became cities in the same year, Premier Walter Scott was walking the halls of the newly completed provincial legislative building, agricultural was the driving force of the economy and most of the province’s nearly 500,000 residents lived in rural areas.
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#4 — Globe | McGuinty tightens spending rules for arms-length agencies
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is casting a wide net as he attempts to put an end to spending scandals that have dogged his government by ordering every agency in the province to adopt the public service’s rules for travel and entertainment.
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#5 — Yemen a new hot spot for terrorists: minister
Three years after police disrupted an al-Qaeda-inspired bomb plot in Toronto, Canadian extremists are continuing to seek terrorist training, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said Friday.
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#6 — NP | Appeals court mulls case of Internet luring
Tackling the question of whether Internet chatroom users are legally responsible for ensuring those they engage in sexual conversations with aren’t children.
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#7 — OC | Arenburg’s release ‘very scary’
TORONTO -The man with schizophrenia who gunned down popular Ottawa sportscaster Brian Smith nearly 15 years ago will be released from a U.S. prison Tuesday, an event that should send chills down the spines of people in Ottawa and any other community he has ties to, says Smith’s widow.
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#8 — OC | Minor drinkers, major problems
OTTAWA-Plainclothes Ottawa police and provincial liquor inspectors were conducting a “bar blitz” when they noticed the young woman on the patio of Wally’s Roadhouse on Innes Road. She was sitting with two friends and sipping beer.
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#9 — MG | Liberals wage YouTube war on Harper
OTTAWA – The Liberal Party was first out of the advertising gate Sunday as the prospect of a fall election loomed large in the background.
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#10 — Star | The incredible shrinking CNE
Mike Filey can remember many of the Canadian National Exhibition’s high points, but one in particular sticks out. It was in 1977, when the Ex unveiled its iconic flagpole.
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Re #8, the number 1 way minors drink is still at the house party, often with parents in the house. Some parents don’t care that much. Other times, the parents are out of town. I’m not sure there is much more the bars can do.
#1 — CTV | Two Canadian soldiers killed in IED blast
My sympathies to their families and thanks for their service.
#2 — CTV | Border guards using guns, pepper spray more often
I disagree with CTV’s conclusion that the border is becoming more dangerous. The arming of CBSA agents is a fairly recent evolution so these statistics are preliminary, at best. There isn’t sufficient statistics to draw meaningful conclusions.
#4 — Globe | McGuinty tightens spending rules for arms-length agencies
This strikes me as being a case of too little, far too late. McGuinty is attempting to wash out the stain but it isn’t going to work…
#9 — MG | Liberals wage YouTube war on Harper
YouTube posting is free and the Liberals get free advertizing from the MSM. Perhaps they can afford to fight an election after all!
It’s pretty plain to see where Count Iggy is putting his focus. French Canadians get two attack ads denouncing the Tories. English Canadians get one milquetoast ad proclaiming Liberals think big. They also spend big and tax big but that doesn’t make it into the text.