#1 — CBC | Coroner orders review of drowning deaths
Ontario’s acting chief coroner has ordered a review of all drowning deaths in the province since May following the death of a 2½-year-old-boy in a backyard swimming pool in the Ottawa region.
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#2 — CBC | Chopper crashes while fighting B.C. wildfire
Two pilots are recovering after their helicopter crashed while fighting a wildfire in B.C.’s southern interior.
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#3 — CBC | Calgary mom sued for Oregon foster care
The Oregon government is suing a Calgary mother for the cost of keeping her son in foster care for two years while she fought for his return to Canada.
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#4 — Globe | Supreme Court ruling will decide Pickton’s fate
A long-awaited ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada Friday morning will either send Robert Pickton back to court or slam shut his penitentiary cell.
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#5 — Globe | Ontario injects $100-million to decrease hospital wait times
Health Minister Deb Matthews is expanding a government program that gives Ontario emergency rooms extra cash to cut their wait times.
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#6 — LFP | Killer Johnson’s bid for transfer rejected
Serial killer Russell Johnson’s bid to take a step toward greater freedom has been rejected by the Ontario Review Board.
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#7 — NP | Man sentenced for trying to ship banned components to Iran
TORONTO — A 51-month sentence was imposed on a Toronto businessman who tried to ship goods to Iran that had the capability to be used in its nuclear program.
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#8 — OC | Disgraced officer faces dismissal
OTTAWA — Const. Harinderpal “Bob” Mamak has seven days to resign from the Ottawa police or he’ll be dismissed, a disciplinary tribunal ruled Thursday morning.
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#9 — MG | Quebec’s acquittal rate highest in country– by a lot
MONTREAL – Quebec has by far the highest acquittal rate for adult criminal-justice cases in all of Canada – with 13.1 per cent of such cases in the province ending with a “not guilty” verdict delivered by a judge or jury.
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#10 — Star | Caribana to heat up Toronto this weekend
All hail the kings and queens.
Dozens of performers showed off more than 50 elaborate costumes — all of them so heavy they had to be pulled by wheels — to compete in the annual Caribana King and Queen Competition Thursday night.
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