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Just the headlines: Sept. 26, 2012

In the news: Explosion in Damascus, protest in Madrid, wage freeze at Queen's Park ... plus, a 1,100 pound sturgeon in the Fraser River

Storified by Maclean's Magazine · Wed, Sep 26 2012 03:38:30

International news:

Two explosions rock military building in Damascus, Syria. http://on.cnn.com/PYLSRTCNN Breaking News

can't miss aerial photo from @eldiarioes of the mass protest still going on near Spain's parliament: http://pic.twitter.com/5OGM4REO #watch25s #25sDavid Ferreira

National headlines and happenings:

Fetus-rights motion deepens Tory rift on abortion http://bit.ly/QwAxKR #cdnpoliWill

The miners are out #Potashcorp http://pic.twitter.com/ZviTcamPAdrianGlobal

The Dalton McGuinty government will unveil legislation Wednesday to implement its planned two-year wage freeze f.. http://dld.bz/bNxa9Toronto News

RT @Aaron_GlobalBC: Oregon police confirm Bobby Jack Fowler linked to at least one highway of tears case. @globalBC http://pic.twitter.com/Pe4mvtSmGlobal National

Sports:

Following the bad call on MNF, Pres Obama wants to see the NFL bring back the real refs. NFL wants to see Obama’s real birth certificate.michael ball

Fish on! Fish on! Look at this massive 1000lb sturgeon caught in the Fraser river by a Kamloops man this week. #cbc http://pic.twitter.com/WASkHzG8brady strachan

NHL-NHLPA expected to resume CBA talks on Friday.Bob McKenzie

Entertainment and celebrity news:

@Billboard has just named @katyperry their "Woman of the Year" :D Well deserved, we say. Oh yeah! @wmmalaysia http://pic.twitter.com/pmqQMIZqHype Malaysia

Elsewhere on Macleans.ca

Marveling at his #heart - Bob Ramsay vividly describes life with A-fib and his new life - via @MacleansMag http://ow.ly/dZcb7Peter Munk Cardiac

I wrote what will probably be the last thing anyone writes about Canada-UK joint super-embassies. http://bit.ly/Pm3JkIPaul Wells

I write in defence of the NFL replacement officials. http://bit.ly/QRGVdascottfeschuk

New (Tues morning) from me at Macleans.ca: has the Globe made the Wente scandal go away? (No.) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/the-wente-scandal-a-satisfactory-resolution/Colby Cosh

Politicians, as seen on TV #cndpoli #cpc #lpc #ndp #macleans http://bit.ly/UtQQ9fMaclean's Magazine

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