Canada Jan. 18th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CTV | More professional tone imposed on Ignatieff’s office

OTTAWA — He’s called Michael by his friends, Iggy by irreverent pundits, Iffy by his critics.

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#2 — CTV | Ont. prepares for bids for Maid of the Mist boats

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Getting competitive bids for one of the world’s oldest and most famous tourist attractions — the Maid of the Mist boats in Niagara Falls — may not be as straight forward a proposal as the Ontario government hopes.

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#3 — Globe | Citizenship guide edits reveal politics

Dozens of significant changes were made to Canada’s new citizenship guide before its splashy debut last November, some apparently to dampen controversy.

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#4 — Globe | B.C. set to reveal domestic-violence reforms

The British Columbia government is expected to unveil measures designed to reduce domestic violence Monday, a response to the mass murder of an Oak Bay family more than two years ago.

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#5 — LFP | Parents fume over pupil shuffle

Some London parents say Thames Valley school officials are herding young kids like livestock with plans to shunt them to their third school in three years.

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#6 — OC | Parents defend right to alternative schools

OTTAWA — When Lady Evelyn Alternative School opened 27 years ago, many considered it pretty crunchy granola.

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#7 — OC | Federal PS pensions a $58B debt time bomb, think-tank says

OTTAWA — The federal government’s bookkeeping of its pension promises for public servants is out of whack with the real costs, understating Canada’s national debt by $58 billion, says a report by a leading think-tank.

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#8 — MG | Earl Jones’s belongings for sale

MONTREAL- Need some golf clubs, both men’s and women’s, a Sun Mountain golf cart or a Rolex watch?

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#9 — MG | Manitoba diabetic refused insulin for living on reserve

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba man whose kidneys are on the verge of shutting down from Type 2 diabetes has to pay out of pocket for life-saving insulin because he lives on a reserve.

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#10 — Star | For sale: 1 farmhouse, great views, a bit smelly

Toronto’s $220-million purchase of the Green Lane landfill site near London brought with it more than simply a spot to dump 13.8 million tonnes of the city’s trash in coming decades.

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