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Thomas Mulcair in Surrey to pledge 2500 more police across Canada
Vancouver Sun
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair chose Surrey, which has suffered a recent spate of gun violence, to announce on Wednesday a spending program that would put 2,500 additional police officers onto Canada's streets. He said an NDP government would invest ...

Mulcair pledges $250 million for police recruitment   The Globe and Mail
Tom Mulcair defends praise for Margaret Thatcher's 'winds of liberty and ...   CBC.ca
Mulcair uses Surrey appearance to pledge more police on Canada's streets   The Province
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Anti-Harper sign draws thumbs up, middle fingers — and a traffic ticket
Montreal Gazette
EDMONTON — An Edmonton man plans to fight a traffic ticket he was given for sticking a crude political message in the rear window of his car. Rob Wells posted the handmade, pink “F--- Harper” sign a week ago to voice his contempt for Stephen Harper's ...

Edmonton man gets $543 ticket for posting anti-Harper sign in car window   The Globe and Mail
Edmonton man gets $543 ticket over anti-Harper sign in car window   CTV News
Alberta man gets $543 ticket for anti-Harper sign   Nelson Star

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Scrutiny of UBC's reputation intensifies as board chair faces calls to resign
The Globe and Mail
The turmoil at the University of B.C. edged up again Wednesday, as two faculty associations put pressure on the chair of the board of governors to step aside, raising questions about whether the imbroglio that has gripped the school for almost two ...
Photograph by: Kim Stallknecht , Vancouver Sun   Vancouver Sun
UBC faculty call on chairman to resign over academic dispute   The Province
UBC Faculty Association calls for resignation of board chair John Montalbano   CBC.ca

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Ally the alligator safely returned to owner after escape in Mercier
CTV News
Montreal police are used to chasing down all sorts of suspects, but this was no run-of-the-mill call for the officers on duty – they were busy overnight capturing an escaped reptile. The metre-long toothy creature -- initially believed to be a good ...
Alleygator found in Montreal laneway   Surrey Leader
3-foot-long alligator found on Montreal road   WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Metre-long alligator named Ali found in Montreal alley   The Globe and Mail
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ICYMI: Being a legal 'hero' doesn't help when you testify at the Duffy trial
Ottawa Citizen
Conservative leader Stephen Harper makes a campaign stop in London, Ontario, on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS. Share Adjust Comment Print. * Mike Duffy trial awaits witness who implicated PM's top aide. Former ...

Christie Blatchford: For a few glorious moments, plain truth was spoken at ...   National Post
Nigel Wright: Watching the story, part of the story   Macleans.ca
Whitewashing of Senate report on Duffy scrutinized at trial   Toronto Sun
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6th lockdown ordered at maximum security federal prison in Edmonton
CTV News
EDMONTON -- The Correctional Service of Canada says it has locked down a maximum security prison in Edmonton to allow guards to conduct what it calls an exceptional search. It is the sixth lockdown at the Edmonton Institution since January. A release ...

Maximum security Edmonton prison on lockdown   Edmonton Journal
Lockdown and Search at Edmonton Institution   Benzinga

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