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Quebec adopts emergency law to end tuition crisis May 18, 2012 6:28 PM ET — Quebec's legislature has voted in favour of an emergency law aimed at cooling tensions in the 14-week student strike. 6:28 PM ET Video
Toronto police chief seeks OK to charge G20 officers May 18, 2012 6:35 PM ET — Toronto police Chief Bill Blair seeks permission to discipline 30 of his officers, including two senior officers, in the wake of a damning r… 6:35 PM ET Video
EI changes still under wraps but details coming 'soon' May 18, 2012 5:12 PM ET — Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said details on changes to Employment Insurance will be made public soon and that they will help more … 5:12 PM ET

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Obama hosts Harper and other leaders at G8 summit May 18, 2012 2:47 PM ET — U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Canada's prime minister and five other world leaders today to a bucolic presidential retreat as he kick… 2:47 PM ET Video
Karlheinz Schreiber prison release upheld May 18, 2012 1:43 PM ET — The release of German-Canadian former arms lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber on bail from a Munich prison has been confirmed by a German court, a… 1:43 PM ET
Romney vows quick approval of Keystone XL pipeline May 18, 2012 9:58 AM ET — Mitt Romney is vowing to approve TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline on his first day on the job if elected president of the United States in… 9:58 AM ET

Sports »

Kitchener's Spott named Canadian world junior hockey coach May 18, 2012 4:21 PM ET — Steve Spott will be Canada's head coach at the next world junior hockey championships. 4:21 PM ET
Canada's Dylan Armstrong starts shot put title defence May 18, 2012 10:36 AM ET — Canada's Dylan Armstrong begins his quest to defend his Diamond League shot put title on Saturday in Shanghai, where the meet will also feat… 10:36 AM ET
Women's Professional Soccer ceases operation May 18, 2012 2:22 PM ET — The Women's Professional Soccer league has folded after three seasons following the cancellation of the 2012 season in January amid a legal … 2:22 PM ET

Hockey »

Watch: Memorial Cup preview May 18, 2012 3:30 PM ET — The Memorial Cup gets underway Friday night in Shawinigan, with the host team vying with defending champs Saint John, Edmonton and London in… 3:30 PM ET
Watch & Chat: Rangers at Devils, Game 3 May 18, 2012 1:36 PM ET — Watch the live stream and chat as the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils play Game 3 on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 1 pm ET). 1:36 PM ET
Devils defence rises to occasion May 18, 2012 6:59 AM ET — The New Jersey Devils are seven wins from hoisting the Stanley Cup and still not pinching themselves because their defencemen have permissio… 6:59 AM ET

Politics »

Toronto riding's election result tossed by judge May 18, 2012 7:03 PM ET — Conservative MP Ted Opitz's federal election win last year in Etobicoke Centre has been declared null and void following a court challenge b… 7:03 PM ET Video
Is Canada suffering from 'Dutch disease'? May 18, 2012 6:04 PM ET — Opposition leader Tom Mulcair says Canada has been hit by the so-called 'Dutch disease,' which holds that increasing oil exports artificiall… 6:04 PM ET Video
EI changes still under wraps but details coming 'soon' May 18, 2012 5:12 PM ET — Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said details on changes to Employment Insurance will be made public soon and that they will help more … 5:12 PM ET

Business »

Facebook closes just above $38 IPO price May 18, 2012 5:56 PM ET — Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg took the company public on Friday but the stock price closed just barely above its IPO price as sto… 5:56 PM ET Video
Harper government funded study on 'Dutch disease' May 18, 2012 7:12 PM ET — The Harper government has funded research that argues Canada's economy suffers from so-called Dutch Disease, an economic theory the prime mi… 7:12 PM ET Video
EI changes still under wraps but details coming 'soon' May 18, 2012 5:12 PM ET — Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said details on changes to Employment Insurance will be made public soon and that they will help more … 5:12 PM ET

Health »

Hepatitis C blood tests suggested for baby boomers May 18, 2012 2:19 PM ET — All baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C, U.S. health officials recommend. 2:19 PM ET
Vitamin D non-skeletal health benefits unclear May 18, 2012 3:08 PM ET — Taking vitamin D supplements for bone health is fine but using it to prevent and treat other diseases doesn't have clear evidence, a panel o… 3:08 PM ET
Health groups urge Ottawa to save refugee services May 18, 2012 6:13 PM ET — The heads of several of Canada's leading health-care organizations have written a strongly worded letter to the federal immigration minister… 6:13 PM ET

Arts & Entertainment »

Xavier Dolan's star rises with 3rd Cannes selection May 18, 2012 5:41 PM ET — Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan is making a big impression at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in France, where his latest movie Laurence Anyways… 5:41 PM ET
Jackie Chan bows out of action film career May 18, 2012 2:53 PM ET — Hong Kong actor and stuntman Jackie Chan, whose martial arts talents helped him cross over into Hollywood films, says he is retiring from ac… 2:53 PM ET
Loretta Lynn's bio may hinge on wrong age May 18, 2012 5:33 PM ET — Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines her story of being … 5:33 PM ET

Technology & Science »

Chris Hadfield prepares for 'pinnacle' in space May 18, 2012 7:12 PM ET — Astronaut Chris Hadfield has spent the past four years preparing to pliot a Russian rocket to the ISS, where he will be the first Canadian t… 7:12 PM ET
Disease-resistant elms aim of Canadian research May 18, 2012 6:04 PM ET — Scientists at the University of Guelph are cloning elm trees they believe are resistant to Dutch elm disease, a fungus that has devastated t… 6:04 PM ET
Partial solar eclipse in Canada on Sunday May 18, 2012 9:48 AM ET — Canadians will be able to view a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, though the viewing gets better the further west in the country you are. 9:48 AM ET

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