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Transitway clear after 2 buses collide Feb 7, 2012 7:56 PM ET — The Transitway is clear after a collision between two buses full of passengers sent a dozen people to hospital and backed up the public tran…
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New Lansdowne plan will be 'green' Feb 7, 2012 1:53 PM ET — The latest design plans for Lansdowne Park were unveiled Tuesday morning and Ottawa's mayor called it a "green" plan featuring 880 new trees…
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Workers mourned after Ontario van crash Feb 7, 2012 8:25 PM ET — Mourners set up a memorial at a crash site near Stratford, Ont., in memory of 10 migrant workers killed Monday in what is thought to be the …
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CSIS may use intelligence derived from torture, Toews says Feb 7, 2012 6:01 PM ET — Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has reversed Canadian policy, quietly directing Canada's spy agency to use information that may have been e…
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- RCMP hunt for suspect after 2 Alberta Mounties shot Feb 7, 2012 8:24 PM ET — Two RCMP officers were shot and wounded near Killam, Alta., Tuesday afternoon. 8:24 PM ET
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Transport minister urges patience in crash probe Feb 7, 2012 8:09 PM ET — Ontario Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli says he won't speculate on the cause of a crash that killed 11 people near Waterloo, saying he…
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Harper lands in China looking for business Feb 7, 2012 7:09 PM ET — Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to China comes amid a renewed focus on Canada's natural resource exports, including oil and gas, forest…
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California same-sex marriage ban deemed unconstitutional Feb 7, 2012 4:24 PM ET — A U.S. federal appeals court has declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-a…
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- Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PAC Feb 7, 2012 5:35 PM ET — U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign urged top fundraisers to support a Democratic-leaning outside group that is backing his b… 5:35 PM ET
Sports »
- Poll: Owen Nolan officially retires Feb 7, 2012 6:03 PM ET — Owen Nolan is officially announced his retirement after 18 NHL seasons on Tuesday afternoon in San Jose. 6:03 PM ET
- Preds not in bind with Suter, plus 30 Thoughts Feb 7, 2012 1:37 PM ET — There is a perception that the Nashville Predators must "get something" for Ryan Suter ahead of the trade deadline, but Elliotte Friedman sa… 1:37 PM ET
- Chick: Kobe climbs the ladder Feb 7, 2012 1:17 PM ET — Kobe Bryant's passing of Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list Monday night brings to mind many things for Joh… 1:17 PM ET
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- Preds not in bind with Suter, plus 30 Thoughts Feb 7, 2012 1:37 PM ET — There is a perception that the Nashville Predators must "get something" for Ryan Suter ahead of the trade deadline, but Elliotte Friedman sa… 1:37 PM ET
- Poll: Owen Nolan officially retires Feb 7, 2012 6:03 PM ET — Owen Nolan is officially announced his retirement after 18 NHL seasons on Tuesday afternoon in San Jose. 6:03 PM ET
- Nugent-Hopkins on the sidelines again Feb 7, 2012 4:17 PM ET — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lasted just two games in his return to Edmonton's lineup, suffering a shoulder injury in Monday's loss to the Toronto Ma… 4:17 PM ET
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Trans fat rules rejected as burden on food industry Feb 7, 2012 7:47 PM ET — Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is standing firm on taking a voluntary approach with the food industry on trans fat, even though newly releas…
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- Competition Bureau urged to study cross-border price gap Feb 7, 2012 7:06 PM ET — The Competition Bureau should look into price differences between goods sold in Canada and the U.S., a consumer group is suggesting, with ma… 7:06 PM ET
- Supreme Court to hear HIV disclosure case Feb 7, 2012 8:17 PM ET — Canada's top court is set to hear the case of two HIV-positive Canadians who did not disclose their medical condition to their sexual partne… 8:17 PM ET
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Immigrant job prospects need Ottawa's focus: TD Feb 7, 2012 7:37 PM ET — A new report says immigrants are struggling in the job market more than ever, but Ottawa could easily fix the problem.
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- BlackBerrys switched for iPhones by Halliburton Feb 7, 2012 5:33 PM ET — In another blow to troubled Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion, energy drilling giant Halliburton Co. says it will replace its com… 5:33 PM ET
- In business, breaking up is hard to do Feb 7, 2012 5:24 PM ET — Partnerships are often a key ingredient to success in business. But when things turn bad, they ruin friendships as well as finances 5:24 PM ET
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Generic breast cancer prevention drug overlooked Feb 7, 2012 8:13 PM ET — Relatively few postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer are taking a generic drug proven to reduce the disease's occurrence.
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- Flu pandemics slowed by school closures Feb 7, 2012 1:49 PM ET — Closing schools helps to slow the spread of flu during pandemics, a study of infection patterns in Alberta suggests. 1:49 PM ET
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Trans fat rules rejected as burden on food industry Feb 7, 2012 7:47 PM ET — Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is standing firm on taking a voluntary approach with the food industry on trans fat, even though newly releas…
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Arts & Entertainment »
- Juno Award contenders include Drake, Feist, Bublé Feb 7, 2012 5:09 PM ET — A wide field of talent is in contention for Canada's Juno Awards, with City & Colour, Dan Mangan, Drake, Feist, Hedley and Nickelback earnin… 5:09 PM ET
- Paul McCartney to play Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert Feb 7, 2012 5:17 PM ET — The former Beatle will headline a star-studded musical tribute marking Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee in June. 5:17 PM ET
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Charles Dickens fans celebrate 200th birthday Feb 7, 2012 2:09 PM ET — Prince Charles led ceremonies Tuesday to mark the 200th birthday of novelist Charles Dickens — a writer as popular today as he was during hi…
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Technology & Science »
- 6,300 astronaut hopefuls apply to NASA Feb 7, 2012 1:44 PM ET — NASA has received 6,300 applications from people wanting to be astronauts, the second-highest number in the space agency's history. 1:44 PM ET
- 4 signs 'hacktivism' has gone mainstream Feb 7, 2012 1:28 PM ET — Anonymous and other so-called hacktivists with underground origins have entered mainstream political culture, buoyed by a year of successes … 1:28 PM ET
- Killer whales the plaintiffs in 'slavery' lawsuit Feb 7, 2012 6:30 AM ET — A federal judge for the first time in U.S. history heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same cons… 6:30 AM ET