Afternoon Update October 3rd, 2012 (10)

CANADA

#1 — CNews | PM faces criticism over beef recall 

OTTAWA – The government offered no response as to why it waited 12 days to notify the public of an E. coli contamination in some Alberta beef, though it did speak to the issue in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

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#2 — Globe | B.C. could withhold electricity from proposed pipelines, Premier suggests

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has issued a veiled threat to withhold electricity needed to operate controversial oil sands pipelines if the projects do not meet her demands.

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#3 — LFP | Energy Minister Chris Bentley must answer to a contempt of parliament charge

Ontario MPPs voted 53-50 Tuesday to send Energy Minister Chris Bentley of London to answer a charge of contempt of parliament — a charge that hasn’t stuck in more than a century. At issue is how the Liberal government secretly agreed to pay $230 million to kill deals to build power plants in two Toronto area ridings on the eve of the last election. It means an all-party committee of MPPs — with the power of a court — will decide the issue later this fall.

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#4 — NP | It’s time to ‘write a new chapter’: Justin Trudeau lays out plan to follow father’s footsteps

Beginning with a quote from Goethe and wrapping up with a passage of scripture, Justin Trudeau announced his campaign for the Liberal leadership Tuesday and sought to establish his credentials as more than just a pretty face.

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Globe | Ibbitson: If Justin Trudeau listens to old guard, he’ll lead Liberal Party to its doom

#5 — WS | Whether it’s Obama or Romney, economy key to Canada in U.S. election: envoy

OTTAWA – The single most important thing the United States can do for Canada is improve its ailing economy, says the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

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WORLD

#6 — BBC | China firm sues Obama over blocked US wind farm deal

A Chinese-owned firm in the US is suing President Barack Obama after he blocked a wind farm deal on national security grounds.

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#7 — CNN | Syrian refugees in Turkey: Police are forcing us from homes

Antakya, Turkey (CNN) – Turkish police are going house to house in this border province issuing an ultimatum, Syrian refugees say: Either move into a refugee camp or go back to Syria.

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#8 — Fox | State Department stayed out of contractors’ dispute over consulate security, letters show

Letters obtained exclusively by Fox News appear to show the State Department refused to get involved when the company tasked with protecting the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, raised security concerns, the latest indication that warning signs may have been ignored in the lead-up to last month’s terror attack.

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#9 — DM | Internet addiction to be added to the list of serious mental disorders following alarming rise in children who cannot log off

Children addicted to the internet could soon be classed as having a serious mental illness, it has been claimed.

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#10 — Telegraph | Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to face off in Presidential debate

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will on Wednesday clash head-to-head for the first time, in a high-stakes live televised debate that could transform the US presidential election campaign.

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