CANADA
#1 — CNews | Machete-wielding rapist deemed dangerous offender
WINNIPEG – A “highly psychopathic” sexual sadist convicted of multiple violent rapes will be locked up indefinitely, a Manitoba judge has ruled.
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#2 — Globe | Ottawa leans on banks to tighten lending
Ottawa is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with record-low mortgage rates being offered by some Canadian banks and the ease with which some institutions are advancing lines of credit.
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#3 — LFP | Stampeders say Bob Barker full of bull
CALGARY — Calgary Stampede rodeo athletes are firing back at Bob Barker who blasted his former game show for giving away a trip to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
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#4 — NP | Conservatives will not back down from pension reform, Jim Flaherty insists
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty signalled Thursday the Conservative government will not back down from its controversial plan to scale back the future costs of the old age pension system.
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#5 — OC | Kenney blames bureaucrats, won’t apologize for fake citizenship broadcast
OTTAWA — A fake citizenship ceremony broadcast last fall on Sun News was the result of “logistical problems,” Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday in the House of Commons, amid much laughter.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Deaths in Egypt’s Suez after Port Said football unrest
Two people have been killed and more than 400 injured in protests across Egypt sparked by the deaths of 74 people after a football match.
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#7 — CNN | Parents say slain agent’s death exposed flaws of gun-running operation
(CNN) – Brian Terry’s life serves as inspiration to those who knew him. His death, a thorn in the side of the federal government.
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#8 — Fox | MF Global: Missing money traced amid ‘evasive’ testimony
Investigators probing the disappearance of $1.2 billion in customer funds invested with the now-bankrupt brokerage and commodities firm MF Global Holdings, Ltd. have uncovered what happened to the funds, lawmakers revealed Thursday.
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#9 — DM | Prince William arrives in Falklands for tour of duty sparking riots in Buenos Aires
He’s been branded a ‘conqueror’, and the lead up to his visit sparked a wave protests in Argentina.
But when Prince William touched down in the disputed Falkland Islands he got a warm welcome. In Argentina however, violence broke out.
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#10 — Telegraph | Panetta believes Israel may strike Iran this spring
United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack Iran as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, according to reports.
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I have read some nasty stories about Bob Barker over the years and that qualifies me to say, he is an idiot.