#1 — CBC | New year, new Canada Post rates
Starting Monday, Canadians will have to spend more to send a letter through Canada Post.
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#2 — CBC | Man mauled to death by pet tiger
A 66-year-old man was mauled to death by a pet tiger that he kept on his property in southwestern Ontario, provincial police said Sunday.
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#3 — CTV | LED traffic lights could pose winter driving risk
As Canadian drivers battle the elements during the winter driving months, there is fresh concern that LED traffic lights could pose an unexpected risk on the roads.
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#4 — CTV | Ont. lawyers to expand boycott of legal aid cases
TORONTO — More low-income Ontarians who have run afoul of the justice system could find it hard to get representation as criminal lawyers who would normally defend them are poised to expand their boycott of the province’s legal aid system, The Canadian Press has learned.
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#5 — Globe | Toronto bomb plot suspect accused of seeking to cash in on chaos
It’s alleged he was the money man, a behind-the-scenes operator who drove a convertible BMW around town while his much younger accomplices bummed rides and took buses as they plotted detonating truck bombs in downtown Toronto.
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#6 — LFP | Canada required to adopt U.S. measures
OTTAWA — Canada has no choice but to mimic the Americans with tough screening of air travellers after a failed Christmas Day bomb attempt in a U.S. aircraft, says Transport Minister John Baird.
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#7 — NP | Court cases a challenge to new, strict impaired-driving laws
Toronto — The first device in North America to test for breath alcohol, constructed in 1938, was called the “drunkometer.”
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#8 — OC | ‘Generational war’ brewing in PS, pollster says
Canada’s staffing watchdog wants to understand the values and skills of the new generation of bureaucrats the Harper government has hired in record numbers and how they differ from the baby boomers who have dominated the public service for 40 years.
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#9 — MG | What kind of person makes a good cop?
Stéphanie Pilotte had only 18 months experience on the Montreal police force when she began her second shift of the day, working for the first time with Jean-Loup Lapointe, a buff young constable with five years under his belt.
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#10 — Star | Canadian soldier first amputee at Afghan mission
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN–The first Canadian soldier to return to active duty in Afghanistan as an amputee says coming back has closed a loop for him and shown the insurgents’ weapon of choice can be overcome.
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More bad news for motorists/truckers/farmers as its just been announced that another Canadian Oil Refinery is about to be closed and this time its Shell’s in Montreal. Has there been any new refineries building in North America in the last 30 years or so?
Gee, one would think that someone is trying to control fuel pricing. Naw, Capitalism doesnt do that.
This little clip caught my eye – I think it’s appropriate for a January 11, 2010 posting thread
Tom Flanagan: “… the governments talking points don’t have much credibility. Everybody knows that Parliament was prorogued in order to shut down the Afghan inquiry, and the trouble is that the government doesn’t want to explain why that was necessary. I personally think it was a highly defensable action but instead of having an adult defense of it the government comes up with these childish talking points.“