#1 — CBC | 4 slain soldiers identified
A top military commander has released the names of four soldiers killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan, describing the men as dedicated and passionate soldiers.
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CTV | Mourners remember reporter killed in Afghanistan
Globe | Attack signals growing struggle for troops in Afghanistan
#2 — CBC | PM calling Liberals’ bluff, pollster suggests
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to suspend Parliament until March is his way of challenging the Liberals to force an early election if they don’t like the way he conducts government business, a Harris-Decima pollster said Thursday.
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#3 — CBC | Ministry ordered work stopped twice before scaffold deaths
The Toronto construction site where four men died on Christmas Eve was temporarily shut down by the Ministry of Labour months before the accident because of safety concerns.
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#4 — CTV | TSX surges 31 per cent over the past year
TORONTO — The Toronto stock market climbed modestly as the TSX wound up 2009 trading with one of its biggest annual gains in more than a quarter century.
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#5 — Globe | Jordan asks Canada to seize Dead Sea scrolls
Jordan has asked Canada to seize the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea scrolls, on display until Sunday at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, invoking international law in a bid to keep the artifacts out of the hands of Israel until their disputed ownership is settled.
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#6 — Globe | Mission system latest hurdle in copter program
The development of the cockpit equipment for the Canadian Forces’ new fleet of maritime helicopters is still posing a “major challenge” to the program, which is already running four years late, a retired officer has warned.
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#7 — Globe | Conflicts of interest strangle PEI politics
A long-simmering controversy over an immigrant investment program in Prince Edward Island has proved to be the scandal that will not die, flaring up repeatedly with allegations of corruption that local observers believe will be laid to rest only with a formal investigation.
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#8 — NP | Heightened airport security to extend into new year
Delays and snaking lineups caused by new and stringent security measures will continue to dog airline travellers into the new year, Transport Canada said on Thursday.
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#9 — OC | OPP head Fantino could face charge of threatening public officials
TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino must face an accusation that he illegally tried to influence public officials by threatening them, a Criminal Code offence, a court has ruled.
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#10 — Star | Cheeky predator defies all attempts to evict it
Protected by the cover of darkness, the coyote stalked the perimeter of the quiet cul-de-sac, the howling of dogs heralding his return.
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