#1 — CBC | Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty
Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday.
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#2 — CBC | Flood forces Vancouver Island evacuations
Dozens of homes have water “up to the doorknobs” and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, B.C., an hour’s drive north of Victoria.
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#3 — CBC | Sponsorship scandal nets man 2 years in prison
Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276.
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#4 — CTV | W5 investigates intriguing new theory about MS
A group of doctors in Italy is investigating a fascinating new treatment for multiple sclerosis, based on a theory that, if proven true, could radically alter the lives of patients.
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#5 — Globe | Federal court rules refugee board must reconsider lesbian deserter case
The Federal Court says the refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada.
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#6 — NP | A new guard takes over in the B.C. Sikh community
The lineup of thousands holding umbrellas and multi-coloured scarves to shelter themselves from the cold rain outside the Princess Margaret School in Surrey, B.C., last Sunday marked a conspicuous beginning of what some are calling a new era for Sikhs in the province.
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#7 — OC | Consumer bankruptcies continue to soar
OTTAWA — The recession continues to exact a heavy toll on financially strapped Canadians, sending 12,305 more individuals over the brink of bankruptcy in September.
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#8 — CH | Sex offender who assaulted two Alberta teens deported
EDMONTON — The Canada Border Services Agency has deported a man who recently completed time in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls, including one in Edmonton.
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#9 — Star | Ottawa asks for patience on torture claims
OTTAWA–The federal government changed tack late Friday in response to allegations made by Richard Colvin, shifting to a wait-and-see approach and downplaying efforts to discredit the foreign service officer who says he warned Canada was violating its international obligations to avoid handing Afghan detainees over to certain torture.
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#10 — Star | Hatching babies: Our black market in human eggs
The minute hand has just ticked past 11 a.m. Thea glances at her cellphone, then at the door leading into the busy coffee shop. A woman enters, but not the right one.
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