Canada Oct. 23rd, 2009 (10)
#1 — CBC | Snowboarder Rebagliati slides into politics
Canadian snowboarding gold medallist Ross Rebagliati is getting into politics.
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#2 — CBC | Quebec forms squad to investigate construction industry
The Quebec government has announced the creation of a new specialized squad to investigate alleged collusion and corruption in the construction industry.
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Globe | Police probes, Mafia allegations in the ‘Palermo’ of Canada
#3 — CBC | Top court strikes down Quebec English school law
Canada’s top court has declared a Quebec law barring certain students from going to public English-language schools unconstitutional, a decision that has “angered” the province’s government
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#4 — CTV | Ontario running a $24.7-billion deficit this year
Ontario’s contracting economy and plunging corporate tax revenues, along with recession-driven demand for government services, has left Ontario with a $24.7 billion deficit, says Finance Minister Dwight Duncan.
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#5 — CTV | Hillier doesn’t recall seeing 2006 torture warnings
OTTAWA — The country’s former top soldier says he doesn’t recall seeing warnings about alleged torture in Afghan jails from a Canadian diplomat in early in 2006.
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#6 — Globe | Ottawa dashes hope for climate treaty in Copenhagen
Hope is vanishing that a historic deal to address climate change can be concluded in Copenhagen, and Environment Minister Jim Prentice says the best chance is for a political agreement that would pave the way for a treaty to be signed later.
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#7 — Globe | Ship of fleeing Tamils stir fears of hidden Tigers
Federal officials fear more ships full of ethnic Tamil asylum-seekers could be bound for Canada after fleeing from Sri Lanka, where a postwar security clampdown is prompting an exodus of migrants – and militants.
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#8 — NP | Ontario Liberal backs Harper over stimulus charges
OTTAWA – The federal Conservative government got political cover Thursday from a senior Ontario Liberal cabinet minister and from a group representing the country’s municipal leaders over allegations federal economic stimulus funding was being directed to ridings held by Tory MPs.
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#9 — Star | Keep troops in Kandahar, ignore politicians: Hillier
OTTAWA–Pulling Canadian soldiers from Afghanistan in 2011 will leave a gaping hole in security efforts and won’t necessarily ensure the end of combat operations, former chief of defence staff Gen. Rick Hillier says.
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#10 — Star | Plan for all-boys school creating controversy
Do boys really learn differently? Do they need male teachers?
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Soccermom Says:
Re Rebagliatti: Of course he’s a Liberal!
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm