#1 — CBC | Harper to name 5 new senators
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to name five new senators on Friday, giving the Conservatives effective control in both houses of Parliament as well greater sway over the legislative agenda.
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#2 — CBC | Supreme Court to rule on Khadr repatriation
The Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday on whether Ottawa has a legal obligation to press for the return of Canadian Omar Khadr from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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#3 — CBC | Military probes beating of Afghan prisoner
The Canadian military has ordered a formal investigation into how a critical report on the beating of an Afghan prisoner remained buried at National Defence headquarters.
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#4 — CTV | Harper faces off on climate change at global forum
Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a global audience Thursday that Canada won’t immediately commit to deep carbon emission reduction targets — a comment that drew quick criticism from other world leaders.
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#5 — Globe | ‘No indication’ of rocket launch over Newfoundland, PMO official says
In the coastal Newfoundland town of Harbour Mille, the cozy type of place where everybody knows everybody and phone numbers only ever differ by a few digits, questions and theories abound.
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#6 — Globe | Saturna plane crash doors ‘jammed shut’
Six occupants of a Seair de Havilland Beaver floatplane that crashed on takeoff at Saturna Island last November drowned after the impact jammed most of the aircraft’s doors shut, says the Transportation Safety Board.
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#7 — NP | Tories to fine tune young offenders act
OTTAWA — The Harper government has decided to tweak rather than overhaul Canada’s young offender laws, which the prime minister once dismissed as an “unmitigated failure.”
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#8 — MG | Quebec accused of hypocrisy on asbestos exports
MONTREAL – More than 100 prominent scientists and researchers from 28 countries appealed yesterday to Premier Jean Charest on the eve of his trade mission to India to stop exporting Quebec-mined asbestos to developing nations.
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#9 — MG | Alberta’s privacy czar must justify delays, court rule
EDMONTON — Alberta’s highest court says the province’s backlogged Information and Privacy Commissioner can no longer take “routine extensions” in privacy cases, a decision that extends to complaints under health and access-to-information laws.
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#10 — Star | Hume: Trouble brewing on waterfront
When Toronto won the 2015 Pan Am Games last year, the future of the waterfront suddenly looked a whole lot brighter. Money would flow, decisions would be made, approvals granted and political will discovered. Projects mired in endless bureaucratic wrangling would finally come to life.
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So let the Supreme Court ‘order’ the government to ask for this little killer’s (Khadr)return to Canada. Then I hope the Americans turn right around and just say no. End of story.
The Court did not order the government to ask for the return of Khdar, and Mr Iggy danced around a question, why didn’t the liberal govt do something 3 yrs ago. Guess we aren’t supposed to remember that this was a non issue till PMSH was elected.
The appointment of 5 senators will result in 3 provincial by-elections and they should be interesting. Guess no Fed election till those are settled.
And how honest are Ekos polls, when the head of same can predict what the results of the next one will be.
“Pollster Frank Graves of Ekos said his next poll will showcase a significant rebound in Liberal support among female voters.”
Has he already done it, and is sitting on it. We must pay attention to the date of said poll.
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.