CANADA
#1 — CNews | Robert Pickton inquiry was a ‘waste of time,’ says victim’s sister
EDMONTON – It has been more than a decade since Lisa Bigjohn has had a drink. She quit the day she found out her sister, Mona Lee Wilson, had been killed.
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#2 — Globe | Many young people are taking another look at the family farm
Under a bright sun early on a mid-June morning, a bulldozer scrapes away soil from a strip of land on Alain Leduc’s farm, clearing a path for a gravel road to a towering grain elevator added to the bustling family business three years ago.
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#3 — MacLeans | Muskox on the menu as Nunavut encourages return to traditional foods
In Canada’s Far North, where two litres of milk can cost $14, a bag of flour $33, and 10 pieces of fried chicken $61.99, the government of Nunavut thinks a better future might lie in the past. So it has launched a program encouraging residents to follow the example of their ancestors and live off the land, harvesting more traditional “country food” like seal, muskox and even ground squirrel. “It’s partly for reasons of cost, and it’s partly for reasons of nutrition,” says Ed McKenna, director of the territory’s Anti-Poverty Secretariat. “But it’s also related to culture. For many people it’s their preferred food.”
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#4 — NP | Fair trial not guaranteed: Accused fraudster at risk after surrender to China
After hiding out for eight years in the Vancouver suburbs, accused fraudster Gao Shan’s unexpected surrender to Chinese authorities has sparked an immediate government crackdown on his alleged accomplices, fueling speculation China is reneging on earlier promises the fugitives would receive a fair trial.
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#5 — OC | Anger, grief emerge at mall collapse meeting in Elliot Lake, Ont.
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. – Residents of this northern Ontario community stood at microphones Wednesday to express frustration, anger, and above all the profound sense of loss caused by the collapse of the town’s mall.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Syria crisis: Russia warns against UN withdrawal
Russia’s foreign ministry has said that if the United Nations were to pull out of Syria, it would have “serious negative consequences” for the region.
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#7 — CNN | 7 Americans among 11 dead in Afghan helicopter crash
(CNN) – Seven American service members were among the 11 people killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said.
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#8 — Fox | Oklahoma police captain sues department over mosque assignment
A Tulsa police officer and devout Christian is suing his department after being punished for refusing to go to a mosque for a mandatory cultural event.
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#9 — DM | A £35,000 cap on care bills
David Cameron has pledged to end the heartache of tens of thousands of elderly people who are forced to sell their homes to fund long-term care.
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#10 — Telegraph | Israeli minister warns of 30-day war with Iran
A strike on Iran’s nuclear sites would spark a 30-day war with missile attacks on Israel’s cities and as many as 500 dead, according to the Israeli minister responsible for preparing home defences.
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