#1 — CBC | Calgary food tampering work of ‘idiots’: chief
Calgary’s police chief slammed the “idiots” behind a rash of food tampering in the city, as two locations of the Real Canadian Superstore became the latest targets.
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#2 — CBC | Cocaine haul nets B.C. man U.S. sentence
A B.C. truck driver has been sentenced to three years in a U.S. prison after trying to carry 76 kilograms of cocaine into Canada.
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#3 — Globe | Sponsorship tipster was like ‘big brother’ to prime player
Paid informants are given nasty nicknames – rat, stoolie, snitch – but police would have a hard time fighting corruption without them, especially someone like the plugged-in chatterbox known in RCMP circles as C4590.
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#4 — Globe | Slo-pitch player sues field owner after being struck by ball
It’s a baseball player’s worst nightmare – losing a ball in the sun.
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#5 — LFP | Next Canadian troop deployment up for debate
OTTAWA — Canadian troops could move from the desert to the jungle.
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#6 — LFP | Bamboo unlikely to thrive in Ontario
SIMCOE — Senator Doug Finley’s suggestion that Norfolk stimulate its economy by growing bamboo has puzzled experts.
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#7 — NP | Specialized public schools catch on in Canada
Christina Buttenham always had more time for basketball than she did for schoolwork.
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#8 — OC | Friction between forces after killing of Ottawa officer: RCMP commissioner
OTTAWA — There were hard feelings between the Mounties and Ottawa police after the killing of Const. Eric Czapnik last December, admits RCMP Commissioner William Elliott.
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#9 — MG | Health tax grab feared
New revenues from mandatory health care premiums that Quebecers are to start paying next year need to be spent in ways that promote better value for money in the health system, leading economists say.
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#10 — Star | Harper on the hunt for a new governor general
OTTAWA–In a ballroom full of people milling, hovering, waiting to speak to her, Governor General Michaëlle Jean is a pro.
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