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Among today's top stories:
- The Ottawa Sun’s front page story is from city hall where Mayor Jim Watson is aghast council spent $13,000 for some glossy pictures of themselves.
- The Toronto Sun’s top story: An 11-member jury acquitted two men charged with the murder of an 11-year-old boy, shot dead when he got caught between a hail of bullets gang members were firing at each other. Columnist Michele Mandel says the acquitted gang members literally got away with murder – and the case sends a horrible message that thugs are free to shoot up Toronto’s streets.
- Le Journal de Montreal’s top story: Another young person has died in a car crash on the province’s highways. The death came on the same day, sadly, that Le Journal went with a front page feature about the 93 – now 94 – young people who have died in car crashes in Quebec this year.
- The Winnipeg Sun leads with the latest on attempts to build a new football stadium in that city. The new stadium now looks to cost about $190 million and if a deal to build it does go ahead, it will go ahead without David Asper.
- Le Journal de Quebec leads with some bad news for those backing a Quebec Winter Olympics bid: Olympic officials say The mountain Quebec City would have used tfor alpine ski events just ain’t big enough.
- The London Free Press leads with something new for drivers in that city: The first major traffic roundabout is about to open – the $16 million Hale-Trafalgar overpass is ready to have Londoners driving in circles.
- The Calgary Sun’s top story: The Flames pulled it out of the fire last night, with Captain Jarome Iginla notching the winner in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.