In The News - 2008/05/15

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Local, regional, national, and international. Whatever catches my attention and interests me. Updated throughout the day!

Canada/Ontario/London

Local managers buy metal stamping plant

Police Media Releases

Walkers raise funds for Alzheimer Society

Worker rescued from construction site excavation

Canada/Ontario

Dealing with municipal Council vacancies

McGuinty addresses caucus dissent

Number on waiting list for autism support skyrockets

Timmie’s toonie case delayed again

Token fine for huge unsafe weapons cache

Canada/Other

Spending on drugs rises to $27B in 2007 in Canada

Let cycling routes be designed by cyclists for cyclists

Military spending to cost $50-billion over 20 years

Overworked nurses making drug errors

Should police misconduct cause evidence exclusion?

Supreme Court to rule on juvenile justice system

International

Canada accused of violating ‘right to food’ obligations

Murdered for not paying transit fare

The rush to bolster weakened Chinese dams

U.S. lists polar bear as ‘threatened species

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