Canada Mar. 18th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | Red Cross tsunami workers abused: report

Some construction workers hired by the Canadian Red Cross to help rebuild communities following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were left stranded and never paid for their work, according to an investigation by Radio-Canada.

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#2 — CBC | Motion to limit PM’s prorogation power passes

Opposition members of Parliament joined together Wednesday to pass a motion that would prevent the prime minister from proroguing Parliament for longer than seven days unless supported by the House.

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#3 — CBC | Canada-Russia Arctic tensions rise

Fresh tensions between Canada and Russia emerged Wednesday after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a session of his Security Council that his country must be prepared to defend its claims to Arctic mineral riches.

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#4 — Globe | RCMP headed for major turnover as top tier nears retirement

After years of controversies, mishaps and upheaval, the RCMP is headed for a major shift at the top as all of the most senior cops in the force have the opportunity to retire with a full pension within the next two years.

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#5 — Globe | B.C. ponders letting cameras in court

B.C. Attorney-General Mike de Jong says he would like to see cameras in the province’s civil and criminal courts with a pilot project as soon as this fall.

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#6 — LFP | Duceppe to sell sovereignty

OTTAWA — His party may only run candidates in Quebec but Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe will be hitting the road across Canada and across Europe this year to sell his party’s sovereignist message.

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#7 — NP | Don’t retry Pickton, Crown says

The jury in the Robert Pickton trial was entitled to find him guilty whether it concluded he was the sole killer of sex trade workers or the “head honcho” of a “murderous joint venture” the Crown argues in documents filed with the Supreme Court of Canada.

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#8 — OC | NHL trying to fast-track headshot rule: reports

The National Hockey League is trying to fast-track a new rule that would punish players who deliver blindside hits to opponents’ heads.

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#9 — MG | New environment law puts onus on manufacturers

MONTREAL – If a bill announced yesterday by the Quebec government becomes law, you could be putting a lot less material into your recycling bin in the future, and that would be a good thing for the environment.

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#10 — Star | Woman robbed at her deathbed in hospital

Toronto police say two robbers stole $7,000 worth of jewelry from an unconscious elderly woman just moments before she died at a Toronto hospital.

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