Six stories in the news today, Oct. 5
Posted October 5, 2015 2:22 am.
Last Updated October 5, 2015 5:00 am.
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Six stories in the news today, Oct. 5 from The Canadian Press:
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WILL THEY OR WON’T THEY — WAITING ON A TPP DEAL
Negotiators for the 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific-Partnership talks in Atlanta have been bargaining around the clock for several days, but it remains to be seen whether an accord will be signed. An announcement of an agreement to create the world’s largest trade zone was delayed three times yesterday as the suspense rippled from the negotiating table into Canada’s federal election campaign.
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MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING THREE EX-GIRLFRIENDS BACK IN COURT
Basil Borutski, charged with first-degree murder in the slayings of three ex-girlfriends in a rural Ottawa Valley community, is due back in court today. The bodies of his alleged victims were found within hours of each other on Sept. 23. The 57 year old Borutski was arrested after a manhunt that kept the village of Wilno under lockdown for several hours.
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REPORT WARNS SOCIAL HOUSING FOR SENIORS HEADED FOR “PERFECT STORM”
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is urging the federal political parties to address the issue of social housing for seniors in the current election campaign. The FCM warns in a new report that Canada is approaching what it describes as “a perfect storm.” The report says slumping incomes among seniors, rising rent costs and a fast aging population will have a devastating economic impact unless immediate action is taken to address the problem.
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PROBE LAUNCHED INTO TERROR REVOCATION DISCLOSURE
Federal officials are investigating an apparent privacy breach involving a jailed terrorist who was stripped of his Canadian citizenship. When Zakaria Amara got a letter from the government informing him he was no longer a Canadian the news was promptly reported in the media. And it quickly reignited the campaign trail debate over the Harper government’s new anti-terror laws.
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CANUCKS GET DIGITALLY CREATIVE
An expert on the subject says Canadians are becoming a digitally creative bunch. Sidneyeve Matrix, a media professor at Ontario’s Queen’s University, notes social media has always been about communication. But he says more and more Canadians are now using social media platforms such as Instagram to actually create original content for self-expression and for brand affiliations.
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VANCOUVER MAYOR GETS HIGH PROFILE INVITE
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is gaining international fame as a climate crusader. Robertson has been invited to discuss the issue with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry alongside a select group of global city leaders. He’ll attend this week’s Our Cities, Our Climate initiative in Washington to help advise Kerry in the lead up to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year. Robertson’s environmental advocacy also earned him an audience with Pope Francis earlier this year.
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