#1 — CBC | General orders investigation into himself
The commander of Canadian troops in Afghanistan has ordered a special investigation into his own actions.
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#2 — CBC | Decision on massive B.C. hydro project could be near
The province is about to announce a decision on the decades-old proposal to build a massive hydroelectric-generating dam, known as Site C, in northeastern B.C., says Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom.
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#3 — Globe | Handling of 911 call investigated after woman dies
The Saskatchewan government has appointed a neutral observer to oversee a police review into how a dispatcher and the RCMP handled a 911 call from four people stranded in their car.
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#4 — Globe | A bitter pill to swallow
The pharmacy at Lovell Drugs in Oshawa, Ont. is a beehive of activity on a weekday morning. No bigger than a studio apartment, there are seven people behind the counter working in tight quarters, meting out pills.
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#5 — Globe | New tax on cheap wine puts Ontario vintners in a sour mood
These are the days of wine and taxes, at least in Ontario, and the resulting struggle is ripening into a battle over economic policy, greenbelts and even environmentalism.
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#6 — NP | Lawyer slams top soldier’s version of Afghanistan shooting
OTTAWA — A denial by Canada’s top soldier of allegations his troops shot and killed an unarmed teenager in the back of the head in Afghanistan and tried to cover it up raises more questions than it answers, says a lawyer for the man who first levelled the accusations.
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#7 — OC | Deranged cop killer a shameful ‘family secret’
Fred Koepke’s diary reads like the ramblings of a madman. In some entries he seems to be talking directly to God. In others he writes about his pursuit of women — “so go to any lengths to get her” — and then there are random notes about how much money he owes and references to the “long and rocky road to Heaven.”
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#8 — OC | ‘Martyr’ float casts doubt on future of annual Sikh parade
VANCOUVER — Surrey city council will review if annual Vaisakhi celebrations comply with city policy after a controversial political float depicting Sikh “martyrs” unexpectedly showed up in Saturday’s parade.
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#9 — MG | Transport officials go on to top jobs in construction, PQ says
QUEBEC – The opposition Parti Québécois is alarmed by the “revolving door” that takes senior bureaucrats at Transport Quebec to top jobs in the construction industry.
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#10 — Star | Helena Guergis wakes up electorate
OTTAWA–Stephen Harper knows well the damage a scandal can do to a political party – one could argue he’s in power because of it.
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