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Crown must justify adult sentences: ruling
Narrow majority finds it morally, legally wrong to treat violent youth like adults for purpose of sentencing

By KIRK MAKIN

-- A fractured Supreme Court of Canada yesterday struck down a law forcing young offenders who are guilty of serious, violent offences to be sentenced as adults unless they can prove it would be unfair to them. FULL STORY

Youth homicides up 3 per cent in 2006

By TIMOTHY APPLEBY

-- Does the prospect of being sentenced as an adult deter violent juveniles?The question goes to the heart of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling, which upended a key section of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and by coincidence was released on the same day as new Statistics Canada data showing that youth homicides in 2006 edged up 3 per cent over 2005, to reach a historic high of 54. FULL STORY

AECL pulls plug on reactors after millions spent
Crown corporation spent years trying to solve problem that increases chance of meltdown in units meant to produce medical isotopes

By SHAWN MCCARTHY

OTTAWA -- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. suffered another embarrassing setback yesterday as the country's flagship nuclear corporation when it scrapped the development of two Maple isotope-producing reactors after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the project. FULL STORY

Canadian Victoria Cross unveiled

By OMAR EL AKKAD

OTTAWA -- It may have taken 15 years, but Canada's highest honour for military valour is now officially made in Canada.Governor-General Michaelle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper yesterday unveiled for the first time the Canadian Victoria Cross. The decoration takes its place atop the Canadian military honours system, replacing the highest honour available to soldiers of the British Commonwealth. FULL STORY

Potential post for Toews raises ethical concerns
MP being vetted for judgeship, reports say

By CAMPBELL CLARK

OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives could raise questions of possible conflict of interest and transparency if they move to appoint cabinet minister Vic Toews as a judge in Manitoba, opposition MPs say. FULL STORY

The keepers of quality cancer care
A team of health-care professionals has pioneered a testing system 'unique in the world' to improve accuracy in labs across Canada

By JESSICA LEEDER AND CARLY WEEKS

VANCOUVER, TORONTO -- For Canadian medical labs under fire for bungling tests and misdiagnosing cancer, there is a simple $600 solution. It has been in the works for the past year, since a pair of quality-obsessed pathologists in Vancouver and Saskatoon combined with a determined technologist to pioneer a new, Web-based testing system they say will offer laboratories across the country a surefire way to improve accuracy at a bargain rate. FULL STORY