#1 — CBC | Charges possible in B.C. avalanche deaths
RCMP in B.C. say they have stopped searching at the site of a deadly avalanche and are now focusing on whether charges should be laid.
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#2 — CBC | Paralympics closing ceremonies make live TV
The closing ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Paralympics have gone from a no-show to a live show on the official broadcast network for the Games.
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#3 — CBC | Charges laid in BC Ferries deaths
One of the officers on the ill-fated Queen of the North has been charged with criminal negligence causing the deaths of two people, in the sinking of the BC Ferries vessel off the West Coast in March 2006.
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#4 — Globe | MPs vote to trash ten percenters
MPs have voted to put a stop to the practice of mailing taxpayer-funded political flyers to voters outside their own ridings.
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#5 — Globe | Tory bill proposes publicizing names of violent young offenders
With a greater emphasis on protecting the public rather than rehabilitating young offenders, the Conservative government is proposing changes for teenagers convicted of serious crimes that could result in their names being publicized and evidence from previous encounters with the law used in sentencing.
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#6 — NP | Federal funds for First Nations University ‘off the table’
REGINA — Saskatchewan Advanced Education Minister Rob Norris says there is no indication the federal government will restore more than $7-million in annual funding to First Nations University of Canada as it scrambles to forge a new operating partnership with the University of Regina.
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#7 — NP | Ottawa fails to commit on isotope compensation for provinces
OTTAWA — With Canada’s isotope supply stretched thin this week, Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq refused to commit Tuesday to compensating the provinces and territories for the added costs caused by the ongoing shortage.
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#8 — OC | Tories reject consumer fee on MP3 players
OTTAWA — A consumer levy on blank tapes and compact discs to compensate musicians may be fine, but the Conservative government on Tuesday drew the line at extending the fee to iPods and other MP3 players.
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#9 — MG | Remove niqab to get medicare card
A niqab-clad woman must uncover her face to confirm her identity when applying for a Quebec medicare card, the province’s human rights commission says.
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#10 — Star | Stephen Harper answers questions on YouTube
OTTAWA-Marijuana is not going to be decriminalized or even “respectable” as long as Stephen Harper is Prime Minister.
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#4, guess the libs/ndp/bloc do not want their constituents to hear there is another option. But, these will continue to get out there, at the party’s expense. Too bad libs can’t afford them.
#10, I thought the PM explained the problem of legalizing drugs very well. It will never be a respectable business.
Perhaps we should ask everyone we know that uses illegal drugs for recreational purposes, how many people died so you could get stoned. Users are the problem.
Mary, the deaths are related to the fact that illegal gangs are moving the warez. The same was true of alcohol during the prohibition era. How many people die today for the production of alcohol?