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Toronto - Four gay couples got married Friday in a civil ceremony that could have a profound impact on the other side of the world. The couplesÊÐ all Israeli men Ð officially tied the knot at city hall, both as an expression of love and as a political statement. Israel does not recognize same-sex marriage. "We shouldn't have to fly half-way around the world to sign some papers to get really some very basic and simple rights," said Craig Kondon, 32, one of the eight beaming grooms. ÊRed Deer, Alta. - As a little boy, Brock Myrol loved the Lone Ranger and wanted to protect the defenceless. As he grew into a young man those feelings never wavered. On Saturday, the RCMP rookie was the last of four young officers gunned down on a farm in northwestern Alberta to be laid to rest. Close to 2,000 people attended the inter-denominational service. Toronto - A woman portrayed as enticing her estranged husband to drink a lethal cocktail of wine and antifreeze has lost her appeal of her first-degree murder conviction in a case that was tinged with elements of spurned love and greed. Cherrylle Dell lost her appeal Friday of a first-degree murder conviction for tricking Scott Dell into drinking more than half a litre of wine laced with ethylene glycol nearly 10 years ago in a small Ontario town. She was sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole for 25 years.
