Canada June 13th, 2010 (10)
#1 — CBC | Native residential school forgiveness granted
Federal Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl has accepted a “charter of forgiveness” from members of the aboriginal community as part of the healing process for survivors of Canada’s residential schools.
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#2 — CBC | Civil War sailor honoured
A black Nova Scotian sailor who fought for the North during the American Civil War will be honoured Saturday at a ceremony in Lockartville, N.S.
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#3 — CNews | Lotto Max winner in Ontario
OTTAWA — There’s one more millionaire in Ottawa, and that person may not even know about it yet.
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#4 — Globe | Harper may be ‘ragging the puck’ on detainee records: Ignatieff
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says the federal government must produce documents on Afghan detainees, but wouldn’t indicate what he’ll do if the Tories keep dragging their feet.
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#5 — Globe | Toronto, the reluctant summit host city
The day before the G20 summit began in Pittsburgh last September, store owners in the trendy Strip District, located next to the city’s convention centre, boarded up their windows and hung signs informing the hordes of expected protesters that each building was “locally owned and operated.”
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#6 — NP | Governor General conducts fleet review to mark navy centennial
VICTORIA — It could have been a scene from the game Battleship.
Naval ships from six countries were scattered beyond Victoria’s Esquimalt Lagoon on Saturday for an international fleet review celebrating the Canadian navy’s 100th anniversary.
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#7 — NP | After 24 years out of the World Cup, Canada ‘can’t get any worse’
Canadians will be watching the World Cup in South Africa and cheering wildly for their team. But the team they are cheering for will certainly not be Canada. Our hockey-crazed nation failed to qualify for the World Cup. Again.
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#8 — OC | Push Canadian population to 100 million, scholar argues
OTTAWA — Canada should increase immigration rates to become a country of 100 million people and a proper world power instead of a nation content with “smallness” and little ambition to appreciably shape global affairs, says a rising star on public policy.
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#9 — MG | Fire-ravaged armoury in Quebec to be rebuilt
The federal government announced plans yesterday to rebuild Quebec City’s historic military drill hall, which burned to the ground in a massive 2008 fire.
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#10 — Star | Uninsured drivers get free ride
A provincial crackdown on uninsured drivers will still leave police unable to check for valid auto insurance — eight years after it was promised.
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Undecided Voter Says:
Two interesting articles on English or lack of in Quebec:
‘Hold your fire, English is in retreat’
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Hold+your+fire+English+retreat
/3134066/story.html
‘Quebec Agency no longer provides English Service’
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Quebec+agency+longer+provides+English+service/3133884/story.html
Posted on June 13th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Sandy Crux Says:
Just put a post up about item # 1.
Posted on June 13th, 2010 at 11:34 am