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G8 summit: David Cameron’s plan for saving euro: make Germans pay (15)

Angela Merkel will come under pressure to use German taxpayers’ money to help rescue struggling European countries, including Greece and Spain, by underwriting their debts. The German chancellor will travel to Washington for a key G8 summit with other world … Continue reading

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Wente: Doctor-bashing’s not the cure for health-care costs

Here in Ontario, the government has gone to war against the doctors again. This happens every time we are in the hole and the government has to rein in health care costs. The Health Minister goes on the radio to … Continue reading

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Conservatives, Liberals join hands to slap down Mulcair over oilsands attacks

OTTAWA — A senior cabinet minister in the Harper government demanded Thursday that New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair apologize to all Western Canadians for his attacks on the oilsands industry. And acting Liberal leader Bob Rae accused the rookie … Continue reading

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Emergency bill would see Quebec student leaders fined up to $35K for blocking classes (3)

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is aiming for the pocketbook to help stamp out the stormy student crisis that is rocking the province. Emergency legislation provides for fines of between $1,000 and $5,000 for any individual who prevents someone from … Continue reading

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Suspect in Amber Kirwan death deemed to pose no ‘undue risk’ by parole board

When raven-haired aspiring nurse Amber Kirwan disappeared last October, it didn’t take the New Glasgow, N.S., police long to take a close look at Christopher Alexander Falconer. Less than six months before she went missing, Falconer had been in front … Continue reading

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Duhaime: Thrill is gone in Canadian marriage

Are English Canadians on the verge of kicking Quebec out of the Confederation? The person responsible for the National Post opinion editorial must have been flabbergasted at readers’ responses to this issue in the last few days. More than 60% … Continue reading

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Convicted killer charged with murder of 19-year-old Amber Kirwan in Nova Scotia (1)

A convicted killer out on parole has been charged with the first-degree murder and kidnapping of 19-year-old Amber Kirwan, whose disappearance shocked a small Nova Scotia town last year. RCMP announced at a Thursday morning news conference in New Glasgow, … Continue reading

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Debt crisis: Greek euro exit looms closer as banks crumble (15)

A tsunami of capital flight from Greece threatens to overwhelm the authorities, forcing the country out of the euro before fresh elections in June. Economists warned that the Greek financial system could crumble within weeks or days unless the European … Continue reading

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Gunter: EI isn’t entitlement insurance

If you lose your job, you shouldn’t have to take work that is beneath you. You shouldn’t have to accept a job that offers you less pay or worse working conditions. If you find yourself unemployed in your home region, … Continue reading

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Canadian immigration rules blur when illness involved

Reviving questions about when and if a would-be immigrant’s health problems should keep him out of Canada, the Federal Court has overturned a government decision to bar a Panamanian man from the country because of the potential financial burden of … Continue reading

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Crown announces new charges against suspects in alleged Ottawa terror cell

Members of an alleged Ottawa terror cell are facing new charges, the Crown prosecution service said on Wednesday. Suspected ringleader Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, 32, and Misbahuddin Ahmed, 28, were charged Monday with participating in the activities of a terrorist group, … Continue reading

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