Jack's Newswatch

#1 — CBC | 4 die in Toronto scaffolding collapse

A highrise scaffolding collapse claimed four men’s lives on Christmas Eve, leaving their split staging equipment dangling more than 10 storeys above a west-end Toronto street.

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#2 — CBC | Tribunal to probe Air Canada over boarding refusal

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will begin an inquiry into a complaint lodged by a Toronto man who says he was unfairly prevented by Air Canada from boarding a flight 5½ years ago.

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#3 — CTV | Ont. to pay $750,000 to ex-OLG boss in settlement

The Ontario Government will pay the former CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation almost $750,000 to end a wrongful dismissal lawsuit she launched against the province.

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#4 — CTV | Health Canada warns against weight-loss product

OTTAWA — Health Canada is warning consumers who are watching their weight to stay away from an unauthorized product sold over the Internet that contains a synthetic substance called benzylpiperazine, or BZP.

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#5 — Globe | People flowing out of Alberta for first time in 15 years

Saddled with dwindling employment and shrinking energy prices, Alberta seems to be losing its status as the promised land for job-seekers from across Canada.

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#6 — LFP | Not a white Christmas, but a rainy Christmas

Holiday travelers are being advised to take care on area highways early Christmas Day before sub-zero temperatures give way to rain and warmer air.

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#7 — NP | When doctors fight: Turf warfare

For patients arriving at emergency departments with severe stomach pain, a simple ultrasound can be a lifesaver, revealing the ominous presence of an abdominal aneurysm — a bulging blood vessel that could burst and kill the person without warning.

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#8 — OC | Ontario Premier McGuinty says a tough year may mean tough decisions

TORONTO — Just a year ago, the premier chided the Opposition for being too pessimistic in its outlook for Ontario’s economy, but in a year-end interview with Global News, Dalton McGuinty conceded 2009 was a rough one.

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#9 — MG | Montreal police: How not to get mugged

MONTREAL – He told The Gazette he’d been beaten and mugged by a group of men on Ste. Catherine St. near Mackay St. early last Sunday morning, and that when Montreal police were filling out a report on the incident, they mentioned he was the fourth such case they had to deal with that night.

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#10 — Star | Weather hampers holiday travellers

Holidays travellers faced another day of flight cancellations Thursday and uncertain road conditions on Christmas Day as winter storms continued to batter the U.S. Midwest.

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