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Security debates are now about campaigning in pre-election times
The Globe and Mail
Between the lofty phrases about the crucial importance of security, Canadians deserved a warning: Your politicians are letting election campaigning get in the way. It wasn't just Stephen Harper unveiling security legislation at what looked like a political rally, ...

Critics fear Bill C-51 could lead to unintended consequences   Macleans.ca
Canada's new backward-looking terror law: Walkom   Hamilton Spectator
Canadian government unveils new anti-terror bill   CANOE
Toronto Star
Ottawa Citizen
NorthumberlandView.ca
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CBC.ca

Daredevil Will Gadd climbs Niagara's Horseshoe Falls ice wall
CBC.ca
On mobile? Watch climb here. Daredevil adventurer Will Gadd has become the first person to climb a wall of spray ice at the edge of Niagara's Horseshoe Falls. The Alberta man — named National Geographic's adventurer of the year in 2015 — made the ...

Alberta daredevils scale frozen Niagara Falls   CANOE
Canadian first person to climb frozen Niagara Falls   CTV News
On Horseshoe Falls, Canada's 'Captain Adventure' scales new heights   The Globe and Mail
Yahoo News Canada
Mashable
National Post
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Toronto Star

Conservatives and Liberals tied in voter support, poll shows
Toronto Star
The federal Conservatives and Liberals are locked in a tie in voter support, according to a new Forum Research poll. The poll, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, shows the Conservatives have 35 per cent voter support and the Liberals 34 per cent — a tie ...

NDP, Liberal Fundraising Efforts Yield Best Results In Decade   Huffington Post Canada
Opposition parties treading carefully on new anti-terror legislation   Winnipeg Free Press
Liberals, NDP had best fundraising year in a decade in 2014   Humboldt Journal

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CBC.ca

Woman and small child pulled from river near Courtenay
CTV News
A woman and a small child are in hospital in critical condition after being pulled from the Puntledge River near Courtenay Friday night. Shortly before 2:30 p.m., witnesses reported seeing two people floating down the river. The Comox Valley RCMP boat and ...

Mother and child pulled from Vancouver Island river   News1130
Mother, child swept away in Puntledge River near Courtenay, BC   CBC.ca
Woman & child saved from river   Castanet.net
CTV Vancouver Island
Times Colonist
Globalnews.ca
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CBC.ca

Many reactions to Merchant Law Group-Federal Government lawsuits
CBC.ca
People in Saskatchewan are reacting to a legal dispute between Merchant Law Group and the Government of Canada. The Merchant Law Group was paid $25 million in legal fees for its role in settling Indian residential school claims. But now, Ottawa wants ...

Ottawa, Merchant file dueling lawsuits   Regina Leader-Post
Government sues law firm for $25M over residential schools lawsuit   Toronto Sun
Ottawa sues law firm for alleged legal fee fraud in residential schools case   Toronto Star
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CTV News
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Globalnews.ca

Anger after Alberta school covers up mural of two young men kissing
CTV News
A high school in Onoway, Alta., is facing criticism for covering up a student's mural that depicted two young men kissing. A Facebook group entitled "Petition for OHS painting" was created on Friday, after Onoway Junior-Senior High School covered up the ...

Alberta student's mural depicting two boys kissing covered up by school   MetroNews Canada

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CTV News

7 seconds too late: SCC dismisses Quebec man's claim to $27M jackpot
CTV News
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from a Quebec man who tried to claim a $27 million jackpot based on a lottery ticket printed seven seconds after the cut-off time. On Thursday, Canada's top court said it would not hear Joel Ifergan's ...

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