Canada Feb. 6th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | 7 Canadian children rescued from porn ring

RCMP in Surrey, B.C., have rescued seven children and charged one man after a tip he was involved in an international child pornography ring.

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#2 — CBC | Earl Jones victims apply to sue Royal Bank

The victims of Montreal financial adviser Earl Jones announced Friday they are seeking a judge’s permission to launch a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Bank of Canada.

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#3 — Globe | Informal yet intense – one day to fix global finance

The finance ministers of the G7 have given themselves less than 24 hours between wheels down and wheels up on this barren subarctic island to sort out their differences over the best way to prevent another global financial collapse.

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#4 — Globe | Aboriginal university’s federal funding hangs in the balance

The fate of millions of dollars in federal funding for the beleaguered First Nations University will be decided within days, and Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Chuck Strahl is offering little hope that it might continue.

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#5 — Globe | Charest pilloried over asbestos exports at Delhi summit

Premier Jean Charest maintains he can do nothing to protect workers in India who are exposed to the health risks of asbestos mined in Quebec.

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#6 — LFP | OPP targets illegal motorists

OTTAWA — There are an estimated five million to seven million Ontario motorists behind the wheel of vehicles they shouldn’t be driving and now the OPP say they’ve got a system that will help put the brakes on them.

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#7 — NP | Court overturns IRB ruling allowing Tamil free

The Federal Court of Canada has rebuked the Immigration and Refugee Board for putting the rights of a foreign national being investigated for possible links to a terrorist group above the protection of Canadians.

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#8 — NP | Toyota facing nearly $1-billion in potential lawsuits in Canada: lawyer

Toyota is facing potential class-action lawsuits that could be worth nearly $1-billion in Canada alone, says the law firm that’s looking to launch the suits in the wake of the automaker’s massive recall.

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#9 — OC | Anti-Olympic activists plan massive disruption

OTTAWA — A call has gone out for anti-Olympic activists from across the continent to clog the streets of Vancouver and disrupt the first full day of the Winter Games.

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#10 — Star | Gang staged car crashes: cops

In a bizarre fraud scheme that could have been lifted from a movie, Toronto police allege a Scarborough gang bilked insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by staging car crashes.

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