The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index extended its slide Tuesday, falling 200 points amid weak resource issues and new data that deepened fears of a U.S. recession.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=6c1af8e1-c6c4-4a9a-911c-3c027161e2f4&k=91899
Homeless Victims of Cold Canadian Weather
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Ottawa Senior Citizens Victims of Million Dollar Scam
Several senior citizens living in the Ottawa capital region are the victims of a gang of con artists that stripped them of over $1 M in fraudulent home renovation schemes.
http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2008/02/05/4828476.html
http://www.ottawasun.com/News/OttawaAndRegion/2008/02/05/4828476.html
7% Tax Hike Set for Toronto Area
Toronto residents will feel the pinch if the city goes ahead with proposed increases in taxes.
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/300585
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/300585
Thief Robs Montreal Church During Communion
A man stole $1,500 worth of donations from collection plates at a Montreal area church while congregants were receiving communion.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=e3bfa015-9e44-4b15-912f-da0f5b5a5430&k=78587
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=e3bfa015-9e44-4b15-912f-da0f5b5a5430&k=78587
Canadian Soldiers Hit by Improvised Explosive Device
Three Canadian soldiers encountered an improvised explosive device that destroyed their vehicle while on a routine patrol mission in Afghanistan.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=89e8cfe8-c53e-4852-b8b8-bb83d7da728b&k=38131
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=89e8cfe8-c53e-4852-b8b8-bb83d7da728b&k=38131
Woman Found Dead in Popular Mountain Resort
A young woman was found dead in a mountain resort popular with Montrealers.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3f425150-33e1-4a7f-afb6-7aec2440d08d&k=85621
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=3f425150-33e1-4a7f-afb6-7aec2440d08d&k=85621
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Corruption Brutality Rife in Toronto Police Force
Toronto cops have been charged with corruption, deceit and brutality.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.wmcguinty0202/BNStory/National/home
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.wmcguinty0202/BNStory/National/home
Disgraced Toronto Pathologist's Mistakes Put Innocent People in Jail
A leading Toronto pathologist's mistakes and cover-up have sent innocent people to jail:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/smith-charles.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/crime/smith-charles.html
Man Killed in Montreal Subway
A man was shot dead near a Montreal subway station.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b474ae9c-b9a3-4476-8242-c47e8b078948&k=18761
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b474ae9c-b9a3-4476-8242-c47e8b078948&k=18761
Ontario Against School for Black Children
Ontario's premier Dalton McGuinty opposes the creation of a school for black children that aims to fight the alarming dropout rate of black children in mixed schools.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.school2/BNStory/National/home
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.school2/BNStory/National/home
Science Takes a Turn for the Worse
Canada has fired its top national science advisor and is terminating the position altogether leaving questions of ethics and the public good behind.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.science02/BNStory/National/home
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080202.science02/BNStory/National/home
Friday, February 1, 2008
Suspected Al-Qaeda Collaborator Freed from Canadian Jail
Suspected al-Qaida collaborator Mohamed Harkat is being freed from jail, but will remain under house arrest until his next hearing.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080201/n020126A.html
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/080201/n020126A.html
Quebec Language Woes Threaten Patient's Lives
Patient's lives may be at stake because Quebec hospitals are refusing to provide services to the sick in their own language.
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=95b8e693-2224-44cb-b0d3-62425d2d2f2c
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/story.html?id=95b8e693-2224-44cb-b0d3-62425d2d2f2c
Vancouver Prevents Aboriginals from Getting HIV Treatment
Aboriginal drug users living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are contracting HIV-AIDS at twice the rate of non-aboriginal users because Vancouver's health services are refusing to help them.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.waids01/BNStory/National/home
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.waids01/BNStory/National/home
Canadian Government Responsible For Native's Deaths
The Canadian government may be held responsible for alcohol-linked deaths after it blocked attempts by the Yellow Quill First Nation to ban alcohol on the Nation's reserve.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wbabies01/BNStory/National/home
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wbabies01/BNStory/National/home
Canada Approves Torture In Afghanistan
The Canadian government colluded with Afghani authorities to keep human rights abuses in Afghanistan a secret.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wdetainee01/BNStory/Afghanistan/home
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080201.wdetainee01/BNStory/Afghanistan/home
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