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- Alain Mercier out as OC Transpo chief Feb 22, 2012 2:38 PM ET — OC Transpo chief Alain Mercier has been replaced by John Manconi, formerly Ottawa's Public Works general manager. 2:38 PM ET
- OPP probe fatal Highway 7 crash Feb 22, 2012 2:44 PM ET — Police reopen highway after two-vehicle crash just west of Perth, Ont., that killed three people and sent two others to hospital. 2:44 PM ET
- Family of cyclist killed in collision issue statement Feb 22, 2012 2:01 PM ET — The family of a cyclist who died last weekend after a collision with a car earlier this month issued a statement Wednesday thanking everyone… 2:01 PM ET
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Victims face Graham James at sentencing hearing Feb 22, 2012 7:12 AM ET — Graham James, the former junior hockey coach and sexual abuser whose victims included one-time NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, should serve six years…
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- Severed hand in dumpster spurs murder charge Feb 22, 2012 2:53 PM ET — A 38-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide that came to light after a severed hand was found… 2:53 PM ET
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Online surveillance bill set-up costs estimated at $80M Feb 22, 2012 2:54 PM ET — A bill to force internet service providers to collect customer information, known as the lawful access or online surveillance bill, will cos…
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Argentina train crash kills 49, injures hundreds Feb 22, 2012 2:29 PM ET — A packed train slams into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commute…
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- Italian cruise ship divers find 8 more bodies Feb 22, 2012 2:29 PM ET — Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio found eight more bodies, including that of a missing 5-year-ol… 2:29 PM ET
- Santorum to face debate spotlight Feb 22, 2012 1:38 PM ET — U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls are again preparing to face each other on stage, with Rick Santorum expected to face intensified scrut… 1:38 PM ET
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- Senators hot, Capitals not Feb 22, 2012 9:12 AM ET — The Ottawa Senators play host Wednesday night to the struggling Washington Capitals and can pull into a tie for the Northeast Division lead … 9:12 AM ET
- Live coverage of the Graham James sentencing hearing Feb 22, 2012 12:12 PM ET — Follow live coverage of Graham James's sentencing hearing. The former junior hockey coach and convicted sex offender is in a Winnipeg courtr… 12:12 PM ET
- Fan's Corner with HNIC's Craig Simpson Feb 22, 2012 8:20 AM ET — Join in the conversation and have your say in a live interactive chat as Hockey Night In Canada's Craig Simpson focuses this week on the NHL… 8:20 AM ET
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- Blue Jackets deal Vermette to Coyotes Feb 22, 2012 2:33 PM ET — The Phoenix Coyotes added some depth for their playoff push on Wednesday with the acquisition of forward Antoine Vermette from the Columbus … 2:33 PM ET
- Fan's Corner with HNIC's Craig Simpson Feb 22, 2012 8:20 AM ET — Join in the conversation and have your say in a live interactive chat as Hockey Night In Canada's Craig Simpson focuses this week on the NHL… 8:20 AM ET
- Senators hot, Capitals not Feb 22, 2012 9:12 AM ET — The Ottawa Senators play host Wednesday night to the struggling Washington Capitals and can pull into a tie for the Northeast Division lead … 9:12 AM ET
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Online surveillance bill set-up costs estimated at $80M Feb 22, 2012 2:54 PM ET — A bill to force internet service providers to collect customer information, known as the lawful access or online surveillance bill, will cos…
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- Mandatory drug sentences 'colossal mistake', Canada told Feb 22, 2012 10:44 AM ET — An attorney who helped U.S. politicians write mandatory-minimum sentencing laws during the 1980s is warning Canadian parliamentarians not to… 10:44 AM ET
- Wednesdays with @Kady Replay: Feb.22 Feb 22, 2012 2:11 PM ET — This week on Kady O'Malley's weekly "people's caucus": the possibility of changes to the online surveillance and omnibus crime bills, the on… 2:11 PM ET
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Online surveillance bill set-up costs estimated at $80M Feb 22, 2012 2:54 PM ET — A bill to force internet service providers to collect customer information, known as the lawful access or online surveillance bill, will cos…
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- Most Canadians expect to work past age 66 Feb 22, 2012 12:50 PM ET — As Canadian live longer and face tougher financial choices in their golden years, fewer than a third of respondents in a new survey plan to … 12:50 PM ET
- Greece scrambles to adopt cuts program Feb 22, 2012 2:15 PM ET — Greece scrambled Wednesday to adopt a batch of emergency laws that will further cut incomes and government spending, while revising deficit … 2:15 PM ET
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Montreal doctors accused of taking bribes Feb 21, 2012 8:40 PM ET — Two Montreal cardiologists are facing disciplinary action over allegations they received hefty kickbacks to push patients to the top of the …
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- Raw milk illness rates in U.S. prompt CDC warning Feb 22, 2012 2:44 PM ET — The rate of disease outbreaks caused by raw milk and related products was 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk during… 2:44 PM ET
- Heart attack chest pain often absent for women Feb 22, 2012 2:29 PM ET — Chest pain is one of the hallmarks of having a heart attack, but a new U.S. study suggests women aren't as likely as men to have that sympto… 2:29 PM ET
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- Writing prize taps Trudeau, Macdonald biographies Feb 22, 2012 11:35 AM ET — Biographies of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and one of the most controversial, Pierre Trudeau, are vying for the Sh… 11:35 AM ET
- Tragically Hip now a street name in Kingston Feb 22, 2012 12:36 PM ET — Kingston has renamed part of a downtown street Tragically Hip Way. 12:36 PM ET
- Adele in trouble over middle-finger salute at Brits Feb 21, 2012 6:26 PM ET — Adele was the centre of a swirl of bad press on Wednesday after giving a middle finger salute when she was cut off during her acceptance spe… 6:26 PM ET
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Meteor's fireball lights up Prairie skies Feb 22, 2012 11:18 AM ET — A fireball that lit up the night sky over Alberta and Saskatchewan was a 100-kilogram meteor, experts say.
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- Vic Toews' predecessor opposed extra power for police Feb 22, 2012 12:02 PM ET — Former public safety minister Stockwell Day says he wasn't in favour of giving police extra powers when he was in charge of the file in 2007… 12:02 PM ET
- Canada's 'riskiest online cities' ranked Feb 22, 2012 12:48 PM ET — Burlington, Ont. has been named "Canada's riskiest online city" by internet security software firm Symantec for the second year in a row, fo… 12:48 PM ET
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