Canada Dec. 31st, 2009 (10)
#1 — CBC | 5 Canadians killed in Afghanistan
Five Canadians — four soldiers and a Calgary Herald reporter — were killed in a bomb blast Wednesday in Afghanistan.
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#2 — CBC | Niedermayer to captain Canadian team
Veteran defenceman and B.C. native Scott Niedermayer will serve as captain of the Canadian men’s hockey team at the 2010 Vancouver Games, it was announced on Wednesday.
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#3 — CBC | Review panel green-lights Mackenzie pipeline
A proposed $16.2-billion natural gas pipeline through the Northwest Territories moved closer to reality Wednesday after winning approval from a regulatory panel.
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#4 — CTV | McGuinty gov’t touts looming income tax cuts
TORONTO — Almost all Ontario residents will get a modest income tax cut starting in 2010, which many will be able to see for themselves when they get their January paycheques, Revenue Minister John Wilkinson said Wednesday.
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#5 — CTV | Changes to civil justice system to take effect Jan. 1
TORONTO — The new year will see Ontario bring in changes to its civil justice system that are designed to shift more cases to small claims court.
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#6 — Globe | Caledonia couple settles lawsuit against police, government
The Ontario government suddenly has settled out of court with the Caledonia, Ont., couple who were suing Queen’s Park and the OPP for abandoning them to a lawless native occupation that began almost four years ago.
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#7 — LFP | Slashed linesman: Fighting for life in London hospital
WOODSTOCK — A linesman is fighting for life in a London hospital after his throat was slashed by a skate blade as he broke up a junior hockey fight.
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#8 — OC | Suspect stripped of gun, badge
The RCMP stripped a troubled Const. Kevin Gregson of his service pistol and badge five years ago and raided his home to seize the officer’s personal weapons and ammunition, according to Saskatchewan court documents.
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#9 — OC | Opposition parties object to postponement of Parliament for 2 months
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided to shut down Parliament for two months, a move swiftly condemned by opposition parties as a way to halt investigations into the torture of Afghan detainees.
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#10 — Star | Pearson airport staff left holding the bag(s)
“Small purses are allowed,” Air Canada Employee No. 1 explained.
“But they say `small purse’ – what’s `small?’” asked Air Canada Employee No. 2.
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