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Canada slams UN 'paralysis' on Syria Feb 4, 2012 9:38 PM ET — Canada is 'disappointed in the extreme' by the UN Security Council's 'paralysis' after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for Syri… 9:38 PM ET Video
Canadian fatwa condemns 'honour killings' Feb 4, 2012 5:58 PM ET — A Canadian imam issued a fatwa Saturday officially condemning honour killings and family violence. 5:58 PM ET
Syrian embassy in Ottawa vandalized Feb 4, 2012 6:07 PM ET — The Syrian embassy in Ottawa was vandalized overnight when the front of the building was sprayed with red paint. 6:07 PM ET

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Embassies attacked amid failed UN Syria resolution Feb 5, 2012 6:25 AM ET — Protesters attacked another Sryian embassy on Sunday, angry that Russia and China vetoed a resolution before the UN Security Council that ca… 6:25 AM ET Video
Romney cruises to victory in Nevada Feb 4, 2012 10:06 PM ET — Mitt Romney scored his third major victory in the Republican presidential race in Nevada Saturday, easily outpolling runnerup Newt Gingrich. 10:06 PM ET
Hundreds rally against Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline Feb 4, 2012 8:23 PM ET — More than 600 protesters have taken to the streets of Prince Rupert, B.C., to oppose Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline from Albe… 8:23 PM ET Video

Sports »

Gagner, Oilers win shootout battle vs. Red Wings Feb 5, 2012 1:58 AM ET — Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the league-lea… 1:58 AM ET Video
Canada's Rush wins bronze in 4-man bobsleigh Feb 4, 2012 10:26 PM ET — Lyndon Rush won bronze in the four-man bobsled race at a World Cup event Saturday, finishing off a big weekend for Canadian bobsleigh and sk… 10:26 PM ET
Maple Leafs crush Senators in Battle of Ontario Feb 4, 2012 11:37 PM ET — James Reimer posted his second straight shutout and Phil Kessel had a three-point night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senat… 11:37 PM ET Video

Hockey »

Gagner, Oilers win shootout battle vs. Red Wings Feb 5, 2012 1:58 AM ET — Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the league-lea… 1:58 AM ET Video
Watch live & chat: Jets at Canadiens Feb 5, 2012 1:37 AM ET — Watch the live stream and chat online with fellow fans as the Montreal Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell Centre on CBC's Hockey N… 1:37 AM ET
Maple Leafs crush Senators in Battle of Ontario Feb 4, 2012 11:37 PM ET — James Reimer posted his second straight shutout and Phil Kessel had a three-point night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senat… 11:37 PM ET Video

Politics »

Canada slams UN 'paralysis' on Syria Feb 4, 2012 9:38 PM ET — Canada is 'disappointed in the extreme' by the UN Security Council's 'paralysis' after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for Syri… 9:38 PM ET Video
7 big topics for Harper's China trip (including pandas) Feb 4, 2012 1:38 PM ET — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is leaving Monday for a visit to China, where he's likely to talk about Canada's natural resources, human righ… 1:38 PM ET Audio
Federal food safety surveillance program stalled Feb 4, 2012 9:11 AM ET — A federal system was established in 2005 to help track potentially deadly food-borne illnesses. Yet fewer than half of its tracking sites ar… 9:11 AM ET Audio

Business »

Electro-Motive plant shut by U.S. owner Feb 3, 2012 6:08 PM ET — The company that owns the locked-out Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont., has decided to close the plant permanently. 6:08 PM ET Video
Canada's jobless rate hits 9-month high Feb 3, 2012 4:50 PM ET — Canada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent in January according to Statistics Canada, a 0.1 per cent increase, as 23,700 more people se… 4:50 PM ET Video
Where the jobs are: job gains, losses by province and sector Feb 3, 2012 5:02 PM ET — New job numbers released by Statistics Canada show that the biggest job gains between January 2011 and 2012 were in natural resources while … 5:02 PM ET

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Blacks urged to donate blood, stem cells Feb 4, 2012 10:43 AM ET — An urgent shortage of blood and stem cells in the black community is costing lives, Canada's blood agency warns. 10:43 AM ET Video
Federal food safety surveillance program stalled Feb 4, 2012 9:11 AM ET — A federal system was established in 2005 to help track potentially deadly food-borne illnesses. Yet fewer than half of its tracking sites ar… 9:11 AM ET Audio
Tanning bed ban urged for under-18s Feb 3, 2012 11:04 AM ET — Children and teens under the age of 18 should be banned from using commercial indoor tanning beds, the Canadian Paediatric Society says. 11:04 AM ET Video

Arts & Entertainment »

Actor Ben Gazzara dies in NYC Feb 4, 2012 8:38 AM ET — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconi… 8:38 AM ET
Rogers promises to end internet throttling Feb 3, 2012 6:55 PM ET — Rogers has promised to stop "throttling" internet traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Can… 6:55 PM ET
Pit Pony author Joyce Barkhouse dies Feb 3, 2012 4:37 PM ET — Joyce Barkhouse, the Nova Scotia-based children's author who wrote Pit Pony, has died. She was 98. 4:37 PM ET

Technology & Science »

Rogers promises to end internet throttling Feb 3, 2012 6:55 PM ET — Rogers has promised to stop "throttling" internet traffic on its network by the end of this year, in response to an investigation by the Can… 6:55 PM ET
Hubble images reveal galaxy similar to Milky Way Feb 3, 2012 4:21 PM ET — The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of a barred spiral galaxy — a galaxy similar to our own and expected to give astronomers a be… 4:21 PM ET
Life on Mars unlikely on dry surface Feb 3, 2012 3:02 PM ET — Mars has been arid for more than 600 million years, making the planet's surface too dry and hostile to support any life, according to new re… 3:02 PM ET

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