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Afghan prisoner transfers halted 'more than 1 time' Video
Canadian officials have halted the transfer of prisoners to Afghanistan's intelligence service "more than one time," because of the possibility of torture, Canada's chief of defence staff said Sunday.
Teens named in 4-death crash near Calgary
Police have released the names of three young women killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Calgary on Saturday afternoon, but have yet to reveal the name of a fourth woman who died.
Vancouver Island residents survey flood damage Video
Hundreds of people on south Vancouver Island forced from their homes by flooding have been allowed to return, but most won't be able to stay because of damage to their houses.

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104 dead in China coal mine blast
The death toll from a Saturday mine explosion in China is now up to at least 104, and grieving family members on Monday demanded answers from officials.
21 abducted, killed in Philippines
The Philippine army said 21 people who were taken hostage in the volatile southern part of the country have been found dead. The victims are reported to have been taken when they tried to file election nomination papers.
Iranian-Canadian journalist talks of prison ordeal Video
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari says he was regularly beaten and threatened with execution while imprisoned in Iran for 118 days.

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More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come Video
Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases.
NFL will address concussion concerns
National Football League teams will soon work with independent neurologists on concussion issues. The NFL says commissioner Roger Goodell will implement the policy as soon as details can be worked out.
Trade show pitches surgical passages to India Video
Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight.

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Taylor Swift wins 5 American Music Awards
Michael Jackson made history by winning four American Music Awards posthumously, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favourite artist and the evening's top winner.
Plaskett double winner at Canadian Folk Music Awards
Joel Plaskett's triple album Three earned the Halifax singer-songwriter a double win at the Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday.
Kirov ballerina steps out at Cultural Olympiad
Uliana Lopatkina, principal dancer with the Kirov Ballet, will make her Canadian debut Feb. 10 at the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad

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Bell quietly drops system access fee
The cellphone system access fee is all but extinct. Bell Canada has quietly axed the charge, joining rivals Rogers and Telus.
Beam sent around Large Hadron Collider
The operators of the Large Hadron Collider have successfully sent a beam of particles around the ring of the world's largest particle collider in Switzerland.
Astronauts complete 6-hour spacewalk
Astronauts from space shuttle Atlantis completed the second of three scheduled spacewalks Saturday, spending just over six hours installing equipment on the International Space Station.

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Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty Video
Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
Canada Post struggles to innovate
Canada's postal service is reinventing itself as it struggles to make up for dwindling demand in the face of a devastating global economic slowdown.
The 10-billion-barrel battle
Henry Lyatsky wants B.C.'s coast opened to oil drilling but environmentalists stand opposed.

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Bullying is a public health issue: researcher
Bullying should be considered a public health problem and governments should adopt national strategies against it, says a Canadian professor who led a study of bullying in 40 countries.
Early Canadian stamps auction nets $3.2M US Video
A New York stamp collector auctioned parts of his collection in New York on Thursday, including a Canadian-issued stamp that is one of the world's rarest.
Fake hairstyling irons pop up in Regina
Hundreds of knock-off hairstyling irons were seized Friday morning by RCMP acting on a hot tip.

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Roughriders will meet Alouettes in Grey Cup
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are headed to the Grey Cup in Calgary after Darian Durant passed for 204 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-17 win over the defending champion Stampders in Sunday's West Division final.
Blackhawks' Niemi shuts down Canucks
After outscoring Alberta's NHL teams by a combined score of 12-3, the Chicago Blackhawks needed only one goal and a superb effort by Antti Niemi to topple the Canucks 1-0 on Sunday night in Vancouver.
Alouettes off to Grey Cup after devouring Lions
The Montreal Alouettes humbled the B.C. Lions on Sunday afternoon, earning their seventh trip to the Grey Cup game since 2000.