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Hours before he killed at least 92 people, Anders Behring Breivik published a violent, anti-Islamic, fifteen hundred page manifesto online. According to Norwegian police, the manifesto describes the planning, explosives making, and violent beliefs that caused the bombing in downtown Oslo and shooting at a nearby Labour youth camp. 

Cadel Evans broke two records by winning the Tour de France on Sunday.

He is the first Australian and oldest rider since 1923 to win the race. Cadel is thirty-four years old.

He says he has wanted to win the race since he first saw it twenty years ago.

He also thanks his mentor, who died of a brain tumor, for turning him into a pro.

Cadel has won the World Cup twice in the past.

The NFL will soon get under way. Owners voted 31-0 in favor of ending the lockout in a meeting in Atlanta. The owners approved a 10-year agreement with the players association. The players association has reviewed the agreement but has not yet voted on it.

The main issue of the disagreement between players and owners was how to manage the league’s $9 billion yearly revenue. Owners said their share did not reflect rising costs related to stadiums and marketing. Players disagreed.

Ontario and Quebec`s temperatures reached new heights during Thursday's heat wave. Eleven Ontario cities and twelve Quebec cities reached new temperature records for the day.

Health officials remind people of the dangers of such high temperatures. In 2010 over a hundred deaths in Montreal were likely due to heat waves.

The UN says 350,000 people in parts of rebel-controled Somalia are being affected by famine.

A statement released  by the UN states the famine exists in the regions of southern Bakool and lower Shabelle. Both areas are controlled by al-Qaida inspired Shebab insurgents. According to the statement, the ongoing conflict in Somalia has made it extremely difficult for agencies to operate and access communities in the south of the country.

A plane crash northwest of Quebec city has left some injured and an 8 year old boy dead.

Five people were aboard the plane when it crashed in the Bostonnais river near  La Taque, Quebec, about 130 kilometers northwest of Quebec city.

A zodiac boat was used to rescue the five occupants and rush them to hospital. The young boy died in hospital and a young girl has suffered major injuries.