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Striking workers review demands
By ELIZABETH CHURCH
-- Striking workers at York University say they are reviewing their demands with the hope of returning to the bargaining table as early as Monday, a sign of possible movement in the strike that has halted most classes on campus for more than two weeks. FULL STORY 
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Vancouver Games to face money hurdles, CEO says
'We have to be ready' for unpleasant surprises, Furlong warns, and 'manage ourselves accordingly'
By ROD MICKLEBURGH AND IAN BAILEY
VANCOUVER -- The global economic crisis is going to hurt the 2010 Olympic Games, forcing organizers to take creative steps to minimize the damage, organizing committee CEO John Furlong said yesterday.''It's just not reasonable for us to think we won't be facing challenges,'' he said. ''There are going to be some. So what we have to do is manage ourselves accordingly.'' FULL STORY
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Looking to youth to boost organ donation
By LISA PRIEST
-- Caitlin McClure was only 11 when she came back from the local grocery store, keen to fill out the organ-donor card she had brought home. A conversation with her parents that began at the kitchen table ended with her signing it, the printing in teal marker characteristic of a child. FULL STORY
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Online messages detail plot to kill girl's family
Court hears disturbing exchange between accused, his girlfriend and two others
By DAWN WALTON
CALGARY -- In the weeks leading up to the slaughter of a Medicine Hat family, Jeremy Steinke exchanged e-mails planning the murders not only with his underage girlfriend - whom he describes as the mastermind of the plot - but also with two unnamed friends, an Alberta court was told yesterday. FULL STORY
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Ottawa to appoint new gallery head
Marc Mayer, passionate advocate for visual arts, expected to take reins
By JAMES BRADSHAW
-- The federal government is set to appoint Marc Mayer as director of the National Gallery of Canada, according to Le Devoir and sources within the arts community.An announcement by cabinet is expected in the coming days and, if appointed, Mr. Mayer could take the reins quickly from Pierre Theberge, whose 11-year tenure expires Jan. 1. FULL STORY
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