CANADA
#1 — CNews | Push is on for strip clubs to take advantage of Supreme Court ruling on prostitution
Strip clubs smell dollars and opportunity on the heels of a Supreme Court of Canada decision Friday to strike down key Criminal Code provisions.
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#2 — CTV | Federal government advises Canadians to leave South Sudan
OTTAWA — The federal government is advising Canadians in South Sudan to leave immediately amid violence that has killed hundreds of people.
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#3 — Globe | Salvation Army band banned from Toronto’s Union Station
The Salvation Army’s annual holiday fundraiser is not collecting at one of the city’s busiest, noisiest transportation hubs after its brass band was deemed “too loud,” the Salvation Army says.
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#4 — Global | Charities suffer lack of donations due to ‘flood fatigue’
CALGARY- The aftermath of the June floods have left some lingering social problems, hurting those who were vulnerable even before the waters started to rise.
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#5 — WFP | Decriminalization of sex trade unlikely
OTTAWA — Call it the world’s oldest legislative headache.
A Conservative government that hoped to restore its fortunes in 2014 by talking about pipelines, international trade and victims of crime now will have to deal with the world’s oldest profession.
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WORLD
#6 — BBC | Bangladesh Tazreen factory fire: Police charge owners
Thirteen people, including the two owners, have been charged over a factory fire in Bangladesh in November 2012 that killed more than 100 people.
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#7 — CNN | Colorado high school shooting victim dies at hospital
(CNN) — Claire Davis, the 17-year-old high school senior shot by a classmate at their Colorado school, died Saturday at the hospital where she was being treated.
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#8 — Fox | Chase puts limits on cards affected by Target breach
Just in time for the final, frenzied days of the Christmas shopping season, Chase announced Saturday that it was putting temporary restrictions on debit cards affected by Target’s security breach.
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#9 — DM | There is NO clear link between passive smoking and lung cancer, scientists claim
There is no clear link between passive smoking and lung cancer, American scientists have claimed.
Researchers from Stanford University say their findings add to a body of evidence which shows that while smoking cigarettes is strongly linked to cancer, passive smoking is not.
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#10 — WT | Breaking Fad: Alligators becoming the new pit bulls for drug dealers, cops say
Looking for more bite than bark?
Drug dealers, long associated with aggressive dogs like pit bulls, are of late opting for a more cold-blooded accomplice to protect their business interests: the alligator.
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