Afternoon Update June 30th, 2012 (10)

CANADA

#1 — CNews | Man wakes up to bear in his kitchen 

PETERBOROUGH, Ont – Shawn Brennan thought he was going to surprise a burglar breaking into his central Ontario house early Friday. Turns out it was a bear.

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#2 — Globe | B.C. teachers accept new contract, bringing labour peace

British Columbia’s 40,000 public school teachers have voted to accept a new contact, bringing an end to a year-long labour dispute that saw teachers reduce service and shut down classes during a brief walkout.

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#3 — LFP | Creek toxin ruled harmful

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is warning humans and animals to avoid Pottersburg Creek.

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#4 — NP | Dalton McGuinty calls for public inquiry into Elliot Lake mall collapse

The premier of Ontario will launch an independent public inquiry into the tragic Elliot Lake mall collapse that killed two people.

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#5 — OC | Sick health care system made Canadians lose more than $3-billion in economic activity in 2011: Fraser Institute

The key to boosting productivity in Canada may come from an often overlooked but seemingly logical source–health care.

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WORLD

#6 — BBC | Washington DC region swelters after storm cuts power

Up to two million people are without power after violent storms hit the region around the US capital, Washington DC.

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#7 — CNN | No criminal prosecution of Holder for contempt

Washington (CNN) – The White House and the Justice Department made clear Friday what had been expected all along: Attorney General Eric Holder will not face criminal prosecution under the contempt of Congress citation passed by the U.S. House.

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#8 — Fox | Obama administration considers turning Taliban detainees over to Afghanistan

The Obama administration is considering a new gambit to restart peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan that would send several Taliban detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a prison in Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials told The Associated Press.

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#9 — DM | Scientist invents way to keep people alive even when they can’t breathe by injecting oxygen into the blood

Scientists have discovered a new way of administering oxygen to the blood which could allow people to stay alive without breathing.

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#10 — Telegraph | David Cameron rules out EU referendum

David Cameron has ruled out any referendum that could see Britain leave the European Union, insisting that the UK should remain a member of the union.

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