CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST May 4, 2015

The DAILY DIGEST: INFORMATION and OPINION
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NATIONAL NEWSWATCH<<<<<<<<  http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/

The EKOS poll: The NDP headed for a blowout win in Alberta

Possible New Democrat upsurge in Alberta has federal Conservatives wondering
        Former Alberta Justice Minister�s estranged wife outlines allegations of abuse
Trudeau: Hike taxes on rich, cut taxes, boost child benefits for middle class
        Eve Adams closing gap in Eglinton-Lawrence

Brian Jean says internal Wildrose polls show NDP majority
        Quebec�s Leo Housakos new Senate Speaker
Auditor general�s Senate review finds �a few people with big issues': sources
        Trudeau ready to battle Tories with tax cuts
Polls put spring in Harper�s step
        Federal by-elections will be all paperwork, no voting day, plus huge expense ceilings
Socialist Alberta? Hardly. NDP surge has absolutely nothing to do with ideology
        If Prentice falls in Alberta, he will have defeated himself
Common enemy � Wildrose and Tories singing from the same songsheet about dangers of NDP
        Is the PC fear card an ace or a joker?

Polls show Alberta ready for change
        Premier Jim Prentice and the missteps that got him here

AG�s confidential reports refer tens of thousands of misspending to Senate Internal Economy Committee: sources
        Suspended Sen. Duffy�s partisan activities like any other Senator�s: Tory MP
Canada�s vast shipbuilding plan still at the starting line
        Crown, defence lawyer haggle over evidence at Duffy trial
VE-Day tarnished by new war of words between Russia, the West
        Canadians support increasing CPP benefits, poll finds
Polls, though popular, drive us crazy, but have political value, mixed impact
        Budget�s $900-million cut in sick leave doesn�t account for replacement plan
Mike Duffy trial Day 18: Crown and defence to tangle over Senate report admissibility
        Defence refuses to disclose directive that allows torture-tainted info sharing

Afghanistan: Climate of terror at Canadian prison
        Doing the right thing comes at a cost Harper tells WW2 vets at VE Day service
Informal survey shows dissatisfaction with Veterans Affairs
        Former Bombers president wins federal Tory nomination in Kildonan-St. Paul
A Duffy Dictionary: A glossary of some of the terms coming up in court
        Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard invited to speak to Ontario legislature
Wynne�s green scheme could deal massive blow to Ontario and Canada
        Tory MPP attacks leadership hopeful Christine Elliott over sex-ed curriculum
Joe Oliver says losing TFSA tax dollars good for economy
        Canadians have no right to seek bail pending appeal, feds argue in Khadr�s case

Progressive Conservatives rally behind Elliott as leadership race nears end
        May the Fourth: Canadian politicians and their Star Wars lookalikes
Alberta election 2015: Can the PC dynasty defy their long odds?
        Alberta premier Jim Prentice compares himself to �Star Wars� rogue Han Solo

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE POLITICS<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
House of Commons to hold final vote on anti-terror bill Tuesday - Ian MacLeod, Ottawa Citizen
        Joe Oliver says losing TFSA tax dollars good for economy - CBC News
Ottawa to pay Nunavut more than $250 million in land- claim lawsuit settlement - The Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press
        Ontario seeks an auto expert to explain the obvious - Kelly McParland, National Post
Real leadership is about transformation - Brian Mulroney, The Globe & Mail
        Brian Jean warns Alberta in danger of �accidentally� electing NDP to punish PCs - James Wood, National Post
Canada�s vast shipbuilding plan still at starting line - Terry Milewski, CBC News
        Wynne�s green scheme could deal massive blow to Ontario and Canada - Gwyn Morgan, The Globe & Mail
Whatever Mike Duffy is paying Don Bayne, it�s not enough - David Reevely, Ottawa Citizen
        Tory MPs more likely to reap gains from income splitting - Glen McGregor, Ottawa Citizen

Ontario seeking auto industry adviser to develop investment strategy - Greg Keenan, The Globe & Mail
        5 things to know about the P.E.I. election - The Canadian Press, CTV News
More than 1,000 attend NDP rally in Edmonton ahead of Tuesday vote - Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal
        Alberta premier Jim Prentice pushes fear angle in waning days of election campaign, opposition parties push back - Rick Bell, Calgary Sun
Harper vows �unconditional support� to troops in fight against Islamic State group - Bruce Campion-Smith, Toronto Star
        Manitoba premier looks at changing law that requires balanced budgets - Steve Lambert, Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian shareholders increasingly aggressive on �say-on-pay�- Barbara Shecter, Financial Post
        George Garvin Brown IV: A family man rides the bourbon boom- Susan Krashinsky, The Globe & Mail
Make CEO Pay Match Stock Performance- Suzanne McGee, Fiscal Times
        Bombardier�s new CEO could be on the hot seat at first annual meeting- Ross Marowits, Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press

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Canada must find another site for its nuclear waste www.thetimesherald.com
        Canadian Armed Forces choose to continue failing women following a damning report on sexual assault
New report condemns Harper government's "assault" on Canada's freshwater www.vancouverobserver.com
        Aboriginal rights a threat to Canada's resource agenda, documents reveal www.theguardian.com
Lakes across Canada face being turned into mine dump sites www.cbc.ca
        Harper�s cloak-and-dagger Iraq visit | Toronto Star www.thestar.com
Canadians Fighting Community Mailboxes
        Federal budget: Canada to spend additional $360 million on war against ISIL www.canada.com
U.S. action on climate change exposes Ottawa�s hypocrisy | Toronto Star www.thestar.com
        LiveLeak.com - Stephen Harper�s �Northern Foundation� www.liveleak.com

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Vancouver Observer<<<<<<<<<< http://www.vancouverobserver.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rabble<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://rabble.ca/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Canadian Progressive World<<<<<<<  http://www.canadianprogressiveworld.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BOURQUE NEWS<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.bourque.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Tyee<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://thetyee.ca/News/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>iPolitics<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.ipolitics.ca/tag/gaza/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The CBC NEWS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.cbc.ca/news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Huffington Post<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Yahoo.com<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada/

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Justin Trudeau veut baisser les imp�ts de la classe moyennePlus
        JiCi Lauzon sera candidat pour le Parti vertPlus
Stup�fiants: le juge Girouard devant la magistraturePlus
        Proc�s Tsarnaev: l'accus� montre un peu d'�motionPlus
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        Elle fait une chute m�morable en motoPlus

Ils ont vir� la gardienne apr�s avoir vu cette vid�oPlus
        Saguenay: Claude Patry en politique municipale?Plus
Texas: un policier abat deux jihadistes pr�sum�sPlus
        Les lobbyistes en qu�te d'une meilleure imagePlus
Des couples non mari�s interdits de circuler sur la m�me motoPlus
        Couillard s'adressera aux parlementaires ontariensPlus
Plus de 3000 immigr�s d�barquent en ItaliePlus
        France: Jean-Marie Le Pen �suspendu� du Front nationalPlus
Une m�re fait arr�ter son fils de 10 ans par la policePlus
        L'ex-PDG de HP se lance dans la course � la Maison-BlanchePlus
Les feux de for�t se rapprochent des zones urbainesPlus
        STM: la station Beaubien ferm�e pour quatre moisPlus

FOREIGN AFFAIRS & GENERAL INFO

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOONIE WORLD<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://looniepolitics.com/
As Ben Carson bashes Obama, many blacks see a hero�s legacy fade - Robert Samuels, Washington Post
        2016 GOP field gets new blood - Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Why Kochs� Hispanic Outreach Should Worry the Democrats - Philip Bump, Washington Post
        From �Hamlet� to Hillary - Frank Bruni, New York Times
Large, Diverse Field May Help GOP Against Hillary - Matt Lewis, The Telegraph
        Saudi Arabia denies deployment of ground troops in Aden- Al Jazeera
Syrian children killed in government barrel-bomb attack, say rights groups- Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian
        Nepal shuts airport to big jets; 51 bodies found on trekking route- The Times of India
Merkel joins Holocaust survivors to mark liberation of Dachau- France 24
        Mediterranean migrant crisis: Thousands of migrants rescued at sea- BBC News

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE LEBANON DAILY STAR<<<<<<<< http://www.dailystar.com

Baltimore police deny reports of man being shot
        UN urges Saudi-led coalition to stop targeting Yemen airport
French National Front suspends Jean-Marie Le Pen's membership
        UN chief to attend Russian Victory Day despite criticism
Israeli veterans group slams army conduct in Gaza war
        Up to 7,000 migrants held in Libya, says official
US warships accompany British commercial vessels in Strait: Pentagon
        Kerry 'confident' Israel will probe Israel violence
Israel PM urges action on racism in talks with Ethiopian Jews
        Bill Clinton will keep giving speeches to 'pay our bills'

NGO, opposition urge probe of Syria deaths in US-led raid
        Britain's new princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Israeli veterans describe lax Gaza war rules, indiscriminate fire
        Italy set to vote on radical overhaul of electoral system
Merkel defends German intelligence cooperation with NSA
        Israeli foreign minister takes party into opposition
Greece makes progress with creditors but labor reforms lag
        China lodges protest with U.S. after religious freedom report
2 UN soldiers hurt as Syria mortar fire hits Israeli-held Golan: army
        Iran determined to end 'manufactured' nuclear crisis

'No room' for gays in Kenya, says deputy president
        Pilot to fly solar plane across Pacific for 5 days, 5 nights
China's Xi calls for 'equal' political talks with Taiwan
        Ex-CIA official says Republicans politicized Benghazi
Taliban, Afghan negotiators unable to agree to ceasefire
        US says no Syrian civilians killed in coalition air strike
Australia says Europeans seek advice on stopping migrants
        U.S. congressmen to reconsider separate funding for Iraq factions
Shadow of late dictator Saddam Hussein lives on in Iraq
        Keep an eye on Iran�s regional moves

Are authoritarian regimes or democracies better at economics?
        Should Britain stay in the EU? Question hovers in election
Key issues at the heart of Britain�s election campaign
        Former President Jimmy Carter: Gaza situation intolerable
Russia signs up to $100B BRICS fund

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Why NATO Is Terrified of Russia russia-insider.com
        Russia Establishes BRICS Foreign Currency Reserve www.telesurtv.net
Carter: Netanyahu is Not Committed to Peace www.israelnationalnews.com
        Engineering Earth: Altering the sky to cool the planet | Al Jazeera America
US, Japan and Canada miss Green Climate Fund donation deadline www.rtcc.org
        Take Action - Colorado River Connected www.coloradoriverconnected.org
Pentagon defends transfer of banned cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia
        NATO starts anti submarine exercise in North Sea as tension with Russia rise
New Drone? NASA's Ten-Engine Electric Plane Prototype Takes Off
        Endangered Species: The Self-Employed Middle Class

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Real News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://therealnews.com/t2/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Press TV<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.presstv.ir/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BBC News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.bbc.com/news/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Reader Supported News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://readersupportednews.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Activist Post<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.activistpost.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Consortium News<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://consortiumnews.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Common Dreams<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.commondreams.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The European Union Times - <<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.eutimes.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE KYIV POST<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< https://www.kyivpost.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>4th Media<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.4thmedia.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BrasscheckTV Report<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.brasschecktv.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ICH. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

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