CANADA
#1 — CNews | Bid to certify class-action suit against RCMP begins
VANCOUVER – A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the RCMP “systematically” discriminated and harassed women on the force had its first day in court Thursday, as lawyers representing claimants added a high-profile former constable to the case.
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#2 — Globe | Two trials set in Surrey shootings
B.C. prosecutors are splitting up the trials of four suspects in one of the worst gangland slayings in Canadian history, allowing three to be tried at once while the fourth deals with legal issues.
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#3 — LFP | Rebel RC board nixes Liberals’ teacher pact
Those expecting a teacher war in Ontario were instead met Thursday by an open rebellion by Catholic board trustees in London.
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#4 — NP | Plan to demolish military housing draws fire from Toronto councillor
The largely abandoned low-rise military housing neighbourhood at Downsview Park is one step closer to its transition into a 3,200-unit residential complex with the release Wednesday of a request for development proposals.
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#5 — OC | Banff grizzlies fed meat from tour van
Banff’s most famous grizzly bear and her three yearling cubs were tossed meat by tourists from a commercial tour van in a dangerous and misguided bid to lure the animals closer for a photo.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Heywood murder: China sets Bo Xilai wife trial date
Gu Kailai, wife of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, will go on trial for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood next Thursday, lawyers say.
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#7 — CNN | Acid attacks, poison: What Afghan girls risk by going to school
Deh’Subz, Afghanistan (CNN) – Terrorists will stop at nothing to keep Afghan girls from receiving an education.
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#8 — Fox | Vacant Detroit becomes dumping ground for the dead
DETROIT – From the street, the two decomposing bodies were nearly invisible, concealed in an overgrown lot alongside worn-out car tires and a moldy sofa. The teenagers had been shot, stripped to their underwear and left on a deserted block.
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A mother and father who killed their ‘Westernised’ teenage daughter because they believed she brought shame on the family were jailed for life today – nine years after the brutal killing.
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#10 — Telegraph | Lib Dems threaten ‘consequences’ as Tories block Lords reform
Senior Liberal Democrats have threatened to retaliate against the Conservatives after David Cameron shelved plans to reform the House of Lords.
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