CANADA
#1 — CNews | G20 instigator nets jail time
TORONTO – G20 rioter Kelly Pflug-Back has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for her lead role during the summit’s protests.
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#2 — Globe | Azerbaijan upset over Liberal MP’s trip to disputed territory’s election
A veteran Liberal MP has infuriated the ambassador of Azerbaijan by travelling to a disputed region in that country to witness a presidential election that the Azerbaijani government does not recognize.
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#3 — LFP | Field crop prices hit uncharted territory
These are unsettling times for Ontario’s grain growers, farming on the doorstep of the worst U.S. drought in 56 years.
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TORONTO — The Liberal campaign decided to halt construction of a power plant in Mississauga days before last fall’s election when they were behind in the polls, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan admitted Thursday.
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#5 — OC | Feds drop trans-fat monitoring in foods, despite expert advice
OTTAWA — Health Canada has rejected the advice of its own advisory panel of food experts to renew monitoring of trans-fat levels in processed foods and send a “strong signal” to companies that regulations are on the table if levels don’t drop.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Syria attack: Security chief Ikhtiar dies from wounds
Syria’s national security chief has died from injuries he received in an attack in Damascus on Wednesday, state TV has announced.
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#7 — CNN | GOP senators block top Obama jobs initiative
Washington (CNN) – Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the No.1 item on the president’s congressional “to-do-list,” refusing to allow a vote on a bill that would give tax breaks for companies that “insource” jobs to the U.S. from overseas while eliminating tax deductions for companies that move jobs abroad.
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#8 — Fox | Obama calls ‘you didn’t build that’ furor ‘bogus,’ as Romney releases new ad
President Obama, one week after his controversial “you didn’t build that” remark, claimed Friday that the criticism he’s taking from Republicans is “bogus.”
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#9 — DM | What’s all this then?
Seven former Labour ministers are set to pocket more than £4million in public money by kickstarting their fading political careers as elected police commissioners.
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#10 — Telegraph | WikiLeaks: Bradley Manning barred from citing evidence during trial
WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning has been barred from citing evidence at his trial alleging he caused no serious harm to the United States when he released a massive trove of secret government documents.
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