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– An Iqaluit jury has found Pingoatuk Kolola guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an RCMP officer in a remote Nunavut community more than two years ago.
– Isaiah May, the brain-damaged Alberta infant who had been on life support since his birth in October, died just after noon local time Thursday in Edmonton in his parents’ arms.
– Canada’s budget watchdog says it disagrees with some parts of last week’s federal budget, namely the deficit forecasts and economic expectations.
– A series of powerful aftershocks hit Chile on Thursday just 12 days after February’s massive earthquake and minutes before the new president, Sebastian Pinera, was sworn in.
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Vancouver Sun
– The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile’s president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago.
– Metro Vancouver residents living at higher elevations awoke to snow this morning and local ski hills are rejoicing in the late winter storm.
– A Canadian man who was viciously assaulted by two teens in Australia has come through surgery and has spoken to his mother from his hospital bed in Sydney.
– The founder of the International Paralympic Committee wants to see the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games combined to take advantage of the kind of public support Canadians showed at the 2010 Olympics.
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The Tyee News
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Salt Spring Island lamb is legendary. And has never been more threatened.
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Or, war pigs, please get your own damn songs.
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