CANADA
#1 — CNews | CBSA nabs ‘most wanted’ criminal
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has scratched off another name off its most wanted list.
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#2 — Globe | Ibbitson: Why Harper might need Mulcair to keep the country together
The Harper government is quietly but actively preparing for the arrival of a separatist government in Quebec after Sept. 4.
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#3 — LFP | Ontario teachers’ pensions face squeeze
TORONTO – It’s not just teachers’ wages that are under pressure these days.
Pensions, too, are getting squeezed as markets contract and the number of retirees grows steadily.
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#4 — NP | McParland: NHL again wants players to save owners from themselves
There is a certain symmetry between the Canadian Auto Workers’ contract talks with the Big Three U.S. car companies, and the jockeying between the NHL and its Players Association over details of a new deal.
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#5 — OC | Ontario student named Canada’s top amateur pilot
The 2012 Webster Memorial trophy for Canada’s top amateur pilot was awarded on Saturday evening at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum to Andrew Woods, a pilot representing Western Ontario.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in rare mosque visit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made his first appearance in public since a bomb attack in Damascus last month killed several senior officials.
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#7 — CNN | Progressive settles with accident victim’s family after tale went viral
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Insurance company Progressive felt the wrath of the Internet this week after the brother of a policyholder who died in a car crash posted a startling missive about how the family’s claim was handled. Progressive has now reached a financial settlement with the family.
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#8 — Fox | Suicide bomber kills 7 Russian policemen at funeral
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia – A suicide bomber blew himself up as policemen in southern Russia gathered Sunday for the funeral of a slain colleague, killing at least seven of the policemen and badly wounding 12 other people, investigators said.
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It’s the ultimate flatpack to challenge even the keenest DIY enthusiast – a kit of wooden pieces that can be clicked together without nails or concrete to create an entire two-bedroom house.
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#10 — Telegraph | Julian Assange rallies supporters on balcony of Ecuadorean embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has thanked the nation of Ecuador for taking a “stand for justice” in giving him political asylum as he appeared on the balcony of its embassy.
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Re: #9 — Visitors may wonder why I “keyed” on this story. I don’t know what these homes would cost but I like the concept. I’m thinking of northern reserves in Canada but I also realize that the idea could be utilized anywhere where poor people, needing government help, could benefit.
Two weeks to put it together?
Let’s call it a day when a community reacts and learns through experience. First house two weeks — second house one week.
Third house — one day.
Think about it.
Goodnight (again).