CANADA
#1 — CNews | U.S. gun smuggler jailed three years
LETHBRIDGE – Crossing the Coutts border with a pick-up packed with firearms has earned an American man some Canadian hospitality — a three-year prison term.
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#2 — Globe | Manitoba judge upfront about nude photos when screened for bench, judge testifies
A Manitoba judge under investigation for sexually-explicit photos was upfront about the pictures when she was screened for a position on the bench, another judge testified Friday.
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#3 — LFP | EMDC: Behind the jailhouse beefs
The head of the guards’ union at London’s provincial detention centre says she’s been disciplined for talking to the media and will no longer be able to describe conditions at the troubled facility.
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#4 — NP | More police officers to patrol Toronto after series of public shootings
Bill Blair, the police chief, on Thursday vowed there will be “more boots on the ground” for the rest of the summer in response to concerns of public safety in light of recent shootings in public places.
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#5 — OC | Municipal tax system could be based on income, not property value
OTTAWA — No one in this city is as into property taxes as Ken Hughes.
Not that he necessarily enjoys paying them — even a deputy city treasurer doesn’t like to part with his money — but few others exhibit the kind of passion that Hughes betrays on the subject.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Ethiopia: 20,000 flee Moyale clashes – Red Cross
Ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia are reported to have left at least 18 people dead and 12 others injured.
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#7 — CNN | China claims first gold, Phelps and Lochte do battle
London (CNN) – China claimed the first Olympic gold of the London 2012 Games on Saturday, with a victory for 23-year-old Siling Yi in the women’s 10-meter air rifle shooting.
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#8 — Fox | Indiana company scraps plans for expansion over ObamaCare device tax
An Indiana-based medical equipment manufacturer says it’s scrapping plans to open five new plants in the coming years because of a looming tax tied to President Obama’s health care overhaul law.
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#9 — DM | World’s biggest traffic fine?
A Chinese driver whose truck was so heavy the bridge he drove on collapsed has been sent the nearly £16m bill for the repair work.
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#10 — Telegraph | Romneyshambles: Democrats seize on Mitt Romney’s gaffes
Democrats have seized upon Mitt Romney’s trip abroad – dubbed Romneyshambles – with a new video highlighting criticism from British politicians and the media.
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