CANADA
#1 — CNews | Quebec construction tycoon arrested
MONTREAL – Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso, along with three other people, were arrested by the RCMP Thursday morning and charged with running a multimillion-dollar tax evasion scheme.
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#2 — Globe | Ottawa bows to Alberta on emission rules
Ottawa will allow Alberta to use its own greenhouse-gas rules – rather than federal regulations being drafted – to corral the soaring carbon emissions of the oil sands, as the Conservative government moves to assure the energy industry that it will not take steps to slow the sector’s growth.
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#3 — LFP | Second man charged in Danzig shooting spree
TORONTO – A second man faces charges stemming from last month’s mass shooting during a barbecue at a housing complex in the city’s east end.
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OTTAWA — Canadian troops and police were trained for two years by the international security contractor formerly known as Blackwater without the permission of the U.S. State Department.
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#5 — OC | Time to update Ontario liquor laws, Conservatives say
The Conservatives called on the Liberal government Wednesday to halt a planned expansion of Liquor Control Board of Ontario out-lets and let convenience stores start selling beer and wine, ideas Premier Dalton McGuinty flatly rejected.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | US starts Agent Orange clean-up in Vietnam
The US has begun a project to help clean up Agent Orange contamination at one area in Vietnam – the first such move since the war ended in 1975.
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#7 — CNN | Nuclear waste issues freeze permits for U.S. power plants
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The U.S. government said it will stop issuing permits for new nuclear power plants and license extensions for existing facilities until it resolves issues around storing radioactive waste.
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#8 — Fox | Report finds widespread fraud in taxpayer ID program
A recently released report shows widespread tax fraud in connection with the federal government’s Individual Taxpayer Identification Number program.
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This is the terrifying moment that a motorcycle racer collided with a deer at breakneck speed after the animal leaped into the road.
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#10 — Telegraph | India to launch its first home-built nuclear submarine
India will soon launch its first home-built nuclear submarine, capable of firing ballistic missiles, as the country escalates an arms race with China and Pakistan.
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Re#4:”He wonders what it was the U.S. thought was so sensitive that it could be shared with a private contractor, but not with its closest neighbour and military ally.”
Anyone who thinks Canadian security agencies can be relied upon to keep important information out of enemy hands has NOT been paying attention.