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ABC News Few mourning after Afghan president’s brother assassinated Toronto Star Ahmad Wali Karzai, younger half-brother of President Hamid Karzai, was assassinated at his heavily fortified compound here Tuesday morning, shot twice by a private security guard and “good friend,” according to Police Chief … Continue reading

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Pride funding likely safe — for now, says Mammoliti Toronto Star Toronto Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti is conceding that hundreds of thousands of dollars of Pride funding already promised to organizers for 2011 will likely be delivered. Mammoliti sent a release to media outlets Monday detailing his stance on publicly .. Continue reading

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CTV.ca Urination charge denied by TTC union boss Toronto Sun A TTC rider’s complaint over an employee’s public display of urination in front of passengers drew stern denials from the head of Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 113. Union leader Bob Kinnear issued a vitriolic press statement Monday aimed at TTC .. Continue reading

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CTV.ca Seized gunpowder blamed for explosion that killed 12 at Cyprus naval base Globe and Mail Mari, Cyprus— AP Dozens of containers of gunpowder seized from an Iranian cargo ship exploded on a Cypriot naval base Monday in a massive blast that killed 12 people, wounded 62 and prompted the defence minister and military chief to resign. … Continue reading

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Globe and Mail Quebec eyeing its own gun registry Toronto Sun Quebec might create its own long-gun registry if the federal government abolishes the database as planned, the province said Monday. Provincial bureaucrats are studying ‘Plan B’ options, said a spokesman for … Continue reading

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