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Den Tandt: Census shows Ontario no longer centre of Canadian universe

Montreal Gazette -
OTTAWA - You wouldn't have guessed, as Premier Dalton McGuinty basked in the adulation of fellow Liberals at the party's biennial convention here last month, that he has presided over what may be a permanent decline of Ontario's place within ...

RCMP shooting suspect dead, 2nd man missing

CBC.ca -
RCMP are looking for a man after a suspect died in a rural Alberta home during a shootout with police that also left two officers injured.

Driver in fatal crash did not hold proper licence: OPP

CTV.ca -
Ontario Provincial Police update the status of the three victims in hospital and confirm the names of those who died in a fatal crash in Hampstead, Ont.

Republican Rick Santorum sets sights on Super Tuesday

BBC News -
US presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has hailed his hat-trick of caucus and primary wins, saying his campaign now has crucial momentum - and more cash.

WSJ: European Stocks Slip Again

Wall Street Journal -
By Sara Sjolin LONDON (Dow Jones)--Most European stock markets erased early gains to close lower, as investors were once again disappointed that an agreement on a second Greek rescue had yet to materialize.

Inside Homs: 'We are seriously dying here. It is really war'

The Guardian -
Residents in Homs said on Wednesday that the noose was tightening around their besieged city, with the Syrian army carrying out a ferocious bombardment against the helpless civilians trapped inside.

Maldives president says he was forced to resign at gunpoint

The Guardian -
Rioting broke out in the Maldives after Mohamed Nasheed, the ousted president, claimed he was forced to give up his office at gunpoint, raising the prospect of a fierce struggle for power.

Egypt PM: Aid Cutoff Threats Won't Deter NGO Case

Voice of America -
February 08, 2012 Egypt PM: Aid Cutoff Threats Won't Deter NGO Case VOA News Egypt's army-appointed prime minister says Cairo will not halt its investigation into foreign-funded pro-democracy groups despite what he called threats to cut off aid from ...

Falklands' future fuels UK-Argentine tensions

Financial Times -
Tensions between Argentina and the UK over the Falklands have reached new heights in recent days as Buenos Aires has declared it will make a formal complaint to the UN about Britain's alleged “militarisation” of the islands.

Putin Warns of Growing 'Cult of Violence'

New York Times -
MOSCOW - Vladimir V. Putin, the prime minister of Russia, warned on Wednesday of a growing “cult of violence” around the world and expressed concern that upheavals in the Middle East could spread to his own country.

Harper in China: PM gets red carpet treatment, touts trade advances

Toronto Star -
Tonda MacCharles Ottawa bureau Related Harper gets red carpet treatment in Beijing Canada cautioned to focus on 'core interests' A visit to the zoo "may or may not" be in the works Team Canada without the label PM urged to speak forcefully and publicly ...

Christy Clark creates new BC Justice Ministry

Vancouver Sun -
Premier Christy Clark has launched a sweeping review of BC's courts and justice system, which she said will address wait times and backlogs with legislative changes this fall.

Stintz pushes for three light-rail lines

Toronto Sun -
By Don Peat ,City Hall Bureau Chief TTC chairman Karen Stintz's appears to have opened the door to a Toronto transit plan that might get Mayor Rob Ford's support Wednesday.

Huffington Post launches distinct Quebec edition of online news outlet

Winnipeg Free Press -
MONTREAL - The Huffington Post has launched in Quebec - giving Canada two editions of the online news outlet. In a blog post, co-founder Arianna Huffington says it's the first time the media company has had two different versions in the same country.

Is Canada breaking the law by using torture info?

Toronto Star -
Richard J. Brennan National Affairs Writer By condoning torture the Conservative government is breaking federal law and an international commitment, a University of Ottawa legal expert told the Toronto Star Wednesday.

Canadian airlines race to launch 'all-in' fares

CBC.ca -
Air Canada and Porter Airlines have begun advertising all-inclusive airfares that include taxes, fees and surcharges months before Ottawa drafts legislation making the practice mandatory.

Chamber seeks changes to EI to combat skills shortage crisis

Vancouver Sun -
The federal government should stop believing its own "propaganda" about the economy and launch a pro-competitiveness initiative that includes measures to tackle a skills shortage "crisis," the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says.

WestJet Rachets Up Pressure On Air Canada; Posts Solid 4Q

Wall Street Journal -
By Caroline Van Hasselt Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TORONTO (Dow Jones)--WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s (WJA.T) fourth-quarter earnings fell 4.3%, but still came in ahead of analyst expectations, as the low-cost air carrier boosted its quarterly dividend 20% and ...

Home construction in British Columbia up in January, down across country

Vancouver Sun -
Housing starts in British Coumbia's urban centres were up 28 per cent in January compared to December , as construction across Canada declined slightly, led by a drop in construction of multiple-unit homes, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Old Age Security sustainable, says budget watchdog

CBC.ca -
Canada can ride out the wave of retiring baby boomers and their cost to the Old Age Security program with room to spare, a new report by Parliament's budget watchdog released Wednesday suggests.

Facebook in China: More than just Great Firewall awaits

Economic Times -
SHANGHAI: When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest Internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth before a $5 billion initial ...

Sprint's First iPhone Sales Add to Wider Loss

Wall Street Journal -
By GREG BENSINGER Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a widened fourth-quarter loss, due in part to the high cost of selling the Apple Inc. iPhone for the first time on its network.

Microsoft to host Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29

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CNET -
by Jay Greene February 8, 2012 10:28 AM PST Follow @iamjaygreene Microsoft will take the wraps off the consumer preview of Windows 8 on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, a key milestone on the path toward launching the new operating system.

The Juno Awards: A closer look at this year's nominees

National Post (blog) -
By Lynn Saxberg There are two ways to look at the 2012 Juno Awards nominations, which were announced in Toronto on Tuesday and will be handed out in Ottawa on April 1, with the main event hosted by an unlikely candidate, William Shatner.

TIFF Cinematheque to host first Robert Bresson retrospective in 14 years

National Post (blog) -
When it came to organizing something special to celebrate the 20th anniversary of TIFF Cinematheque, senior programmer James Quandt took the opportunity to bring back a personal, and perennial, favourite.

Ricky Williams learned to water-ski in Canada, also played football

National Post (blog) -
Ricky Williams was watching a black-and-white movie on a small screen fastened above his sarcophagus of steel and glass. He was not expecting company that afternoon in mid-August, 2006, and motioned to the doctor to turn off the DVD player so he could ...

Wings, Leafs set for 2013 Winter Classic

Toronto Sun -
Michigan Stadium will host the NHL's 2013 Winter Classic involving the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Files) The NHL will officially announce Thursday that the Detroit Red Wings will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the ...

Stéphane Richer, Darryl Strawberry, Clara Hughes tell Michael Landsberg of ...

Toronto Star -
By Randy Starkman Olympic Sports Reporter Former Canadiens sharpshooter Stéphane Richer stares at the photograph: It's everything an athlete dreams of captured in a single frame.

Raptors struggling with spotty schedule

Globe and Mail -
If you are the Toronto Raptors you just can't win for losing when it comes to the wackiness of the National Basketball Association schedule this season.

Scientists reach underground lake that could "transform the way we think about ...

Telegraph.co.uk -
It has lain, silent and unseen, buried under miles of ice for 20 million years. Now, after more than two decades of drilling, Russian scientists have reached the pristine surface of a gigantic freshwater lake - Lake Vostok in Antarctica - and what they ...

Generic breast cancer prevention drug overlooked

CBC.ca -
Relatively few postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer are taking a generic drug proven to reduce the disease's occurrence.

HIV disclosure to sex partners mulled by top court

CBC.ca -
The country's top court is hearing the case of two HIV-positive Canadians who did not disclose their medical condition to their sexual partners.

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