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'Ice-jacking' led to collapse of gondola towerGlobe and Mail - 11 hours agoWHISTLER, BC - Ice build-up after an extreme cold snap caused a gondola tower at the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort to collapse, sending at least one cable car careening into a chalet rooftop, injuring 13 passengers, and trapping other skiers for hours ...Ice buildup blamed for gondola break The North Bay NuggetWhistler Blackcomb trying to repair damage to lift, reputation Pique newsmagazineCTV.ca - CBC.ca - News1130 - Toronto Starall 943 news articles

ABC NewsTumult in Iraqi Parliament Over Shoe HurlingNew York Times - 7 hours agoBy TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and ATHEER KAKAN BAGHDAD - A session of the Iraqi Parliament erupted in uproar on Wednesday as lawmakers clashed over how to respond to the continuing detention of an Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush ...Press freedom bodies demand Iraqi journalist’s release Daily TimesProfile: Shoe-throwing journalist BBC NewsVoice of America - The Associated Press - CBC.ca - Daily Star - Lebanonall 7,387 news articles

FOXNewsIllinois governor fights impeachment moveReuters - 3 hours agoBy Michael Conlon CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request that embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich be temporarily removed from office amid charges he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former US Senate seat.US governor fights back in Obama Senate seat scandal AFPCourt Denies Request to Remove Blagojevich New York TimesCBC.ca - The Associated Press - Voice of America - Times Onlineall 3,185 news articles

AFP24 perish in Israel desert bus crashAFP - 16 Dec 2008UVDA, Israel (AFP) - Twenty-four people were killed when a bus carrying Russian travel agents plunged into a ravine from a notoriously dangerous road in Israel's Negev desert on Tuesday, rescuers said.

Canoe.caProposed $3.4B in auto aid just the beginning, says Ontario PremierThe Canadian Press - 5 hours agoTORONTO - The $3.4 billion promised to struggling automakers in this country is likely the first of several aid packages Ottawa and Ontario will finance to keep the sector from going under, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday.Kelly McParland: Meet Stephen Harper, easy-going pushover National PostMcGuinty admits property assessments are unrealistic Toronto StarGlobe and Mail - Leader Post - Toronto Sun - Net Newsledgerall 324 news articles