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metronews.ca Monday, June 10, 2013
South Africa prays for ‘father of nation’ Nelson Mandela. Anti-apartheid leader battles grave infection; in serious condition Nelson Mandela received visits from family members on Sunday at a hospital where the former president and antiapartheid leader was being treated for a recurring lung infection, while South Africans expressed their appreciation for a man widely regarded as the father of the nation. There was no official update on 94-year-old Mandela after his second night in the hospital. His condition was described as “serious but stable” on Saturday. The office of President Jacob Zuma had said that Mandela was taken to a Pretoria hospital after his condition deteriorated at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. The anti-apartheid leader has now been taken to a hos-
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Montreal
Ex-residents of orphanage seek class action
Consensus beats confrontation, says Valcourt
Kosher eateries targeted in fire bombings
Former residents of a Halifax orphanage who claim they suffered years of abuse and neglect at the hands of their caregivers will take their case against the Nova Scotia government to court Monday. the canadian press
Bernard Valcourt, federal minister of aboriginal affairs, says he understands why First Nations youth are rebelling, but says he senses more consensus with federal policies than confrontation. the canadian press
A kosher restaurant in Montreal has been the target of a firebombing for the second time in three nights. No one was injured. A nearby residence was targeted a night earlier. the canadian press
Canada celebrates decade of same-sex marriage Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Ndileka Mandela, left, and daughter Makaziwe Mandela leave the Mediclinic Herat Hospital in Pretoria on Sunday. getty images
pital four times since December, with the last discharge coming on April 6 after doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia and drained fluid from his lung area. Mandela was freed in 1990 after 27 years as a prisoner
of white racist rule and won election to the presidency in all-race elections in 1994. He retired from public life years ago and had received medical care at his Johannesburg home until his latest transfer to a hospital. the associated press
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Ten years ago, their unprecedented wedding stood for hope, equality and inclusion. A decade later, Michael Leshner and Michael Stark — Canada’s first legally married same-sex couple — believe the battle to have their union recognized by the courts has made it easier for today’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Canadians to feel accepted. “Once you have marriage you have full equality. That was won that day,” said Leshner.
The pair’s quick civil ceremony in Toronto came just hours after Ontario’s Court of Appeal pronounced the Canadian law on traditional marriage unconstitutional on June 10, 2003. While Ontario was the first to legally recognize same-sex marriage, many other provinces followed soon after. Two years later, the federal government legalized same-sex marriage countrywide with the gender-neutral Civil Marriage Act. the canadian press
Michael Stark, left, and Michael Leshner. the canadian press file