CANADA
#1 — CBC | EXCLUSIVE – NSA document raises questions about Canada in G8 spying
CBC News has released a top-secret document retrieved by U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden showing the Canadian government allowed the largest American spy agency to conduct widespread surveillance in Canada during the 2010 G8 and G20 summits.
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#2 — CTV | Stephen Harper to visit Israel for the first time next year
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he plans to visit Israel in January, his first official trip to the Mideast country.
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#3 — LFP | Doctors to petition attorney general over Que. ‘end-of-life’ bill
MONTREAL – An anti-euthanasia doctor group said it will petition the attorney general of Canada to do everything possible to prevent Quebec’s “medical aid in dying” bill from taking effect.
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#4 — Canada | The waning days of discount offers for senior citizens?
Imagine offering a price break to a quarter of your customers. When the last of the baby boomers enter their golden years, that will indeed be the reality for Canadian businesses offering senior discounts – and the prospect already has some running for cover.
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#5 — WFP | Canadian torture policy irks European security alliance, records reveal
OTTAWA – A major alliance that promotes European security has criticized Canada for opening the door to the use of information that may have been extracted through torture.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | ‘Memories’ pass between generations
Behaviour can be affected by events in previous generations which have been passed on through a form of genetic memory, animal studies suggest.
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#7 — CNN | Copter crashes during Antarctica science mission; 3 injured
(CNN) — A helicopter carrying scientists on a mission in Antarctica crashed more than 150 miles from their home base Sunday night, injuring three people and sparking what will be a complicated rescue effort on inhospitable terrain, Australian officials said.
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#8 — Fox | NTSB analyzing data recorders to determine cause of deadly NYC train derailment
NEW YORK – The National Transportation Safety Board says it is analyzing data recorders taken from a commuter train that derailed in New York City Sunday morning to determine whether excessive speed, mechanical problems or human error played a role in the deadly accident.
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#9 — DM | Cybercriminals create one of the most advanced computer viruses ever
A team of Russian cybercriminals have created a computer virus so sophisticated it can steal the money from any bank account in any country.
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#10 — WT | Embassy Row: ‘Zero is not an option’ in Afghanistan
The U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan is prodding President Hamid Karzai to sign an agreement to allow U.S. troops to remain in the nation after 2014.
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