![]() Globe and Mail | Quebec's view on niqab creates fault line Globe and Mail Montreal — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Mar. 19, 2010 10:53PM EDT Last updated on Saturday, Mar. 20, 2010 1:31PM EDT Quebec's movement to expel the niqab from much of civic life struck some Canadians as pure intolerance – a hunt ... The real issues behind the veil Niqab ruling in Quebec shows shred of sanity Facing the veil issue, with respect and common sense |
![]() CBC.ca | Avalanche victim no adrenalin junkie, brother says Vancouver Sun Eagle Pass photos from the RCMP. The Class 4 avalanche, which was big enough to demolish buildings or derail a train, occurred late Friday afternoon in a snowmobile area about 30 kilometres west of here. The Eagle Pass portion of the Trans Canada ... Slide victim knew risks Snowmobiler killed in Friday's tragedy had avalanche training, says brother All accounted for after fatal BC slide |
![]() The Hindu | UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for Israel to halt all settlement activity Washington Post CHINA Pedestrians bear the brunt of a sandstorm that hit Lanzhou in Gansu province. Northern China has been hit by the strongest sandstorm so far this year, causing flight delays at Beijing's international airport. (Associated Press) UN chief Ban ... Envoys push for Middle East peace Mahmoud al-Zahar: Qassams helping Israel Netanyahu did one thing right in the Jerusalem settlements debacle |
Killer Olson reaps the benefits Toronto Sun In 1982, Clifford Olson was sentenced to 11 consecutive 25-year sentences for the murders of 11 young people in British Columbia. Every month, the most notorious child killer in the country gets $1169.47 transferred to a ... Olson's life behind bars Olson's life behind bars Clifford Olson's body trail |
![]() Washington Post | Vote on Health Bill Today Caps a Journey Back From the Brink New York Times Charles Dharapak/AP PRESIDENT OBAMA “We are this close to the summit of the mountain. We need to try one more time.” The president has told associates that health care will be his legacy. ... Stage is set for historic healthcare vote Late swings leave Barack Obama's healthcare reforms teetering Obama's healthcare appeal in full |
![]() Times Online | Pope Benedict accused of ignoring abuse allegations against Hullerman Times Online NOT long after a portly, jovial priest in the German industrial city of Essen was accused of sexually abusing three boys in 1979, he was offered a new home in Munich by Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. Ratzinger, who was Archbishop of ... Australian clerical abuse victims want apology Arrogant, corrupt, secretive – the Catholic church failed to tackle evil Swiss Catholic Church investigating 10 abuse cases |
![]() CBC.ca | Survivor held on weapons charges Montreal Gazette Two days after a brazen attempt on his life left two men dead and two others wounded inside a high-fashion clothing store in Old Montreal, Ducarme Joseph was remanded to prison ... Montreal shop owner held in deadly shooting Shop owner in Montreal shooting appears in court Owner of bloodied Montreal boutique arrested |
![]() Atlanta Intown | Organizers hope one billion will participate in Earth Hour Vancouver Sun About 60 people gathered on the steps of Parliament Hill with lit candles for the annual Earth Hour, in Ottawa, Ont., on Mar. 28, 2009. The lights on the peace Tower turned off at 8:30pm except for the ... Countdown to Earth Hour Earth Hour marked with action Resident gets neighbours walking for Earth Hour |
![]() CBC.ca | Raid at Ludwig farm found weapons, texts Vancouver Sun Weapons, chemistry textbooks and office supplies were some of the hundreds of items seized from Wiebo Ludwig's Trickle Creek farm during the four-day RCMP search of the property in January, court documents say. The warrant police brought to his home on ... Chemicals, weapons seized from Ludwig farm Oilpatch activist offers explanations for chemicals, terrorism books seized by ... Anti-oilpatch activist Ludwig downplays seized items |
![]() CBC.ca | Fire evacuees return to collect belongings CTV.ca Residents were allowed back in to collect any remaining valuables and their vehicles parked underground. Residents of a southwest condo fire have now been allowed to retrieve their cars. The vehicles have been trapped in underground parking since ... Cigarette sparked inferno Condo hit by fire deemed unlivable City says fire 'compromised' Millrise apartment building |