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Outer Vancouver suburbs strongly reject tax for transit upgrades
The Globe and Mail
Voters in all but three Vancouver-area municipalities soundly rejected a new sales tax to fund transit upgrades, but that sentiment was strongest in outlying suburbs such as Maple Ridge and Langley, where a distrust of TransLink and a lack of major ...
Rejection of transit tax in Vancouver plebiscite holds lessons for other ...   National Post
Transit referendum: Voters say No to new Metro Vancouver tax, transit ...   CBC.ca
Mistrust of TransLink runs deep, poll shows   Vancouver Sun
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Toronto Star
The Province
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The Globe and Mail

Advocates argue voting rules could hurt public confidence in election
The Globe and Mail
Strict new voting rules make it so hard for some Canadians to cast a ballot that the public may lose faith in the legitimacy of the upcoming federal election, a lawyer for two advocacy groups argued Thursday. Tens of thousands of eligible voters could ...
Fair Elections Act critics seek injunction, arguing new ID rules block voting   CBC.ca
Groups seek court order to ease new voter ID rules for fall federal election ...   Turtle Island News
Stricter ID rules at polls could disenfranchise thousands: advocacy groups   CTV News
National Post
MetroNews Canada
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CTV News

Ontario man rescued after falling from rocks at Peggy's Cove
CTV News
PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. -- Police in Nova Scotia say an Ontario man has been rescued from the ocean after falling from the rocks at Peggy's Cove. RCMP say the 26-year-old man went into the water near the popular tourist destination around 4:30 p.m. ...

Peggys Cove disaster averted after man falls in the water   CBC.ca
Ontario man saved by tour boat crew at Peggy's Cove   TheChronicleHerald.ca
Ontario man rescued from ocean off Peggy's Cove after falling from rocks   Cape Breton Post
MetroNews Canada
Globalnews.ca
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Toronto Sun

Quebec anti-corruption squad heading to Panama to get evidence of Porter death
Toronto Sun
MONTREAL -- Two investigators with Quebec's anti-corruption squad will travel to Panama to make sure Arthur Porter, wanted in Canada on fraud charges, is actually dead, the head of the unit said Thursday. Robert Lafreniere said his office has received ...
Anti-corruption unit to seek DNA proof of Porter's death   Montreal Gazette
Péladeau offers 'condolences' to Couillard after Arthur Porter's death   CBC.ca
Crown prosecutor says she wants hard evidence that Arthur Porter is dead   The Globe and Mail
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Toronto Sun

Fires force 5000 out of homes in northern Saskatchewan
Toronto Sun
Forest fires and thick smoke forced more people from their homes in northern Saskatchewan Thursday and emergency officials were looking to the skies for some respite. Evacuations began a week ago in the areas of La Ronge and La Loche and, as of ...

Saskatchewan forest fire evacuees split from families   CBC.ca
Fifth straight smoky day poses danger   Winnipeg Sun
Saskatchewan fire evacuees remain in shelters | Video   Regina Leader-Post
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CJOB
Victoria News
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National Post

Run-up to election starts with Stampede as leaders launch 'unofficial' summer ...
National Post
CALGARY — Call it a dress rehearsal, a phoney war, or a political marathon launched in the doldrums of summer. But there's no denying what lies ahead for Canadian voters in the coming weeks. They will be bombarded with sales pitches from the federal ...

Justin Trudeau says Canada needs a manufacturing strategy   CBC.ca
Trudeau warms up here . . .   London Free Press
Canada's political leaders launch 'unofficial' summer election campaign   Ottawa Citizen
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CBC.ca

WestJet flight from Las Vegas to Victoria receives bomb threat
CBC.ca
A WestJet flight from Las Vegas to Victoria has landed safely in B.C. after a receiving a bomb threat. James Bogusz with the Victoria Airport Authority says Flight 1709 received the threat around 4:20 p.m. PT. The plane landed at the airport at 5:43 p ...
Fifth bomb threat to WestJet flight deemed not credible   Toronto Star
Police don't know who is behind WestJet hoax threats — or even who should ...   National Post
Bomb threat made against another WestJet flight; threat deemed not credible   CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
Hamilton Spectator
Times Colonist
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Quebec bar can proceed with challenge of minimum-sentence law
Times Colonist
OTTAWA - Quebec's bar association has been given the green light to proceed with its challenge of a federal law that provides for mandatory minimum sentences. The federal government argued in two different courts in Quebec that the bar's request for a ...

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