#1 — CBC | Victim slams police over Col. Williams case
A sexual assault victim from Tweed, Ont., said she felt “totally betrayed” by police when she learned Col. Russell Williams had been charged with dozens of other crimes dating back to 2007.
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#2 — CBC | Tories defend judge who worked for Hells Angels
The Conservative government is defending its nomination of a Quebec judge who used to be a lawyer for members of the Hells Angels.
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#3 — CNews | Crown withdraws murder charge against Phillion
OTTAWA – Romeo Phillion walked out of court Thursday a jubilant man.
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#4 — Globe | Cracks appear in opposition’s approach to Afghan detainee issue
As the search continues for a parliamentary compromise on Afghan detainee records, the real question appears to be whether opposition parties can remain united.
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#5 — Globe | Gulf oil calamity spurs probe by NEB of Arctic plans
The oil slick spreading across the Gulf of Mexico is pushing Canada’s energy regulator to take a harder look at a bid by several major oil companies to relax safety regulations for offshore drilling in the Arctic.
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#6 — Globe | Ex-Tory strategist jumps to Wildrose Alliance
A long-time strategist with Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party has abandoned the governing party in favour of a right-wing competitor.
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#7 — NP | HST approved by B.C. government
VICTORIA – B.C.’s Liberal government used its majority in the legislature to force its unpopular Harmonized Sales Tax into law Thursday, on a day it was also dealt a critical blow by Elections BC against promoting the new tax.
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#8 — OC | U.S. child sex case fugitive deported
WINNIPEG — An American fugitive has been deported from Canada, nearly 17 months after he fled north to avoid prosecution on allegations he arranged to have sex with a 10-year-old girl following an Internet arrangement with the victim’s mother.
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#9 — MG | 24-hour shifts for medical residents “unacceptable”: expert
MONTREAL – An attempt by Quebec medical residents to force their on-call shifts to be chopped from the current 24-consecutive-hour maximum to 16 straight hours is back in a labour arbitrator’s hands.
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#10 — Star | Carney, Harper worried by Greek debt crisis
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are warning that national debt problems like those battering Greece are a threat to economic rebound in Canada and around the globe.
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