#1 — CBC | Federal court limits Afghan detainee probe
The Federal Court has curtailed — but not halted — a military watchdog probe into the high-profile controversy over Canada’s transfer of Afghan detainees.
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#2 — CBC | RCMP officer ‘wrong’ in email: senior Mountie
The RCMP officer quoted in a controversial email written weeks after Robert Dziekanski died at the Vancouver airport says his colleague who wrote the messages was mistaken about what was said.
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#3 — CBC | Turtles block $20M dredging project
The City of Burnaby says it may sue the B.C. provincial government for the last-minute denial of permits needed to dredge Burnaby Lake — but the province says it’s just trying to protect an endangered turtle.
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#4 — LFP | Union boss: St. Thomas car plant doomed
Ford will shut down its St. Thomas assembly plant in 2011 and the workers can do little to stop it, their national president says.
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#5 — NP | Canada to walk out on Ahmadinejad’s UN speech
UNITED NATIONS — Canada will boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, saying his outbursts about the Holocaust and Israel are “shameful.”
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#6 — Globe | Harper has key role in shaping G8’s future
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is facing a decision that could fundamentally change the ordering of global affairs and determine Canada’s future role on the international stage.
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#7 — Globe | China falls short on climate commitment, Prentice says
Environment Minister Jim Prentice is playing down the climate-change pledges made Tuesday by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the United Nations, saying Beijing has yet to commit to clear targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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#8 — Star | Popularity lands TTC in $17M hole
The TTC’s success has helped create a $17.4 million deficit, a shortfall that could erode potential savings from the civic workers’ strike.
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#9 — Star | Heads roll as scandal hits Montreal city hall
MONTREAL–With a municipal election looming, Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay has cancelled the biggest contract awarded in the city’s history after a scathing auditor general’s report and months of damaging questions about the ethical conduct of city officials.
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OTTAWA – The redesign of the navy’s new generation of supply ships is complete, but it will still be next year before the Conservative government is ready to talk to industry about building them.
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RE #5 Canada to walk out on Amadinijads speech: Way to go Canada. Absolutely the right thing to do. Please, Please, Please criticize this move Opposition, Please.