Canada Jan. 15th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | 4 Canadians dead in Haiti quake

One of two Mounties who were missing in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti has been found dead, bringing the number of Canadians killed to four.

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CTV | Ontario aid worker rescued from rubble in Haiti

Globe | Rapid aid rollout shows PM has learned from the past

Globe | First of Canadian evacuees arrive home

LFP | Haiti scams are spreading: experts

OC | Canada to open door for Haitians

Star | Canadian generosity for Haiti quake victims overwhelms charities

#2 — CBC | Remaining Tamil migrants to be freed

The federal government is prepared to release the remaining 25 Tamil migrants held in Vancouver on suspicion of links to terrorism since they arrived in Canada three months ago.

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#3 — CBC | Accused in $30M Ponzi case broke: lawyer

A financial adviser accused of defrauding more than 100 investors of about $30 million is broke and will have to apply for legal aid, his lawyer said.

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#4 — CTV | Toronto 18 mastermind says he deserves contempt

BRAMPTON, Ont. — The terrorist mastermind behind a plot to cause untold deaths and destruction on Canadian soil stood in court Thursday to renounce the extremist views that once fuelled his chilling plans, saying he deserved nothing less than this country’s “complete and absolute contempt.”

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#5 — Globe | Drugstores poised to become true health-care hubs

In a big-box world, the role of pharmacists seems increasingly humble. Camped out at the back of chain drugstores, counting out pills and providing occasional advice on which over-the-counter cold medication to take, they often seem more like clerks than health-care professionals.

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#6 — Globe | Alberta to examine pace of oil sands growth

Alberta’s new Energy Minister says his government needs to examine ways to moderate the pace of oil sands development, signalling a shift away from policies that favour unconstrained oil patch growth.

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#7 — OC | Report warns against exclusion rule

OTTAWA — Companies that sue the city may be excluded from bidding on other city contracts, under a proposal to be debated next Tuesday by the corporate services and economic development committee.

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#8 — OC | City taking a costly hit over lack of qualified IT workers

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa pays about $1,200 per day for temporary workers to provide specialized computer work partly because it can’t recruit skilled and experienced employees to work for the city permanently.

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#9 — MG | I like to help people, Earl Jones tells trustees

MONTREAL – The transcripts of Earl Jones’s deposition before trustees in his bankruptcy case are full of many such statements about how the disgraced money manager dealt with the money entrusted him by clients.

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#10 — Star | Police warn drivers as death toll climbs

Drivers in the GTA need to snap out of cruise control and use their eyes instead of relying on the gadgets in their cars, police are saying in the wake of a rash of accidents in the past week that killed pedestrians.

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