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China mine blast toll rises to 87

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern China rose to 87 on Sunday as rescue crews worked in frigid temperatures to reach 21 miners still trapped underground.

U.S. health-care bill clears Senate hurdle

Democrats united Saturday night to narrowly push historic health-care legislation past a key U.S. Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

Italian police arrest Mumbai attack suspects

Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.

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Disgraced N.S. bishop's replacement named

The Roman Catholic Church has appointed a replacement for Bishop Raymond Lahey, of the Diocese of Antigonish, N.S., who is facing child pornography charges.

Vancouver Island evacuation order lifted

An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.

Journalists enhance Canadians' freedom: PM

Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged journalists to "shine light into dark corners" of government affairs during a speech late Saturday, but wouldn't take questions from reporters covering the event.

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Politics »

Journalists enhance Canadians' freedom: PM

Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged journalists to "shine light into dark corners" of government affairs during a speech late Saturday, but wouldn't take questions from reporters covering the event.

Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony

The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.

Hillier didn't hear detainee torture allegations

Former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier says he's never heard suggestions that Canada may have been complicit in the torture of detainees in Afghanistan.

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More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come

Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases.

Trade show pitches surgical passages to India

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.

Weight gain in pregnancy guides updated

Health Canada is formally replacing its guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy to match new U.S. recommendations.

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Arts & Entertainment»

Jackson’s glove fetches $350,000 US

Michael Jackson's iconic rhinestone-studded glove got the white-glove treatment on Saturday, bringing $350,000 US on the auction block in New York.

Pope builds friendships with artists

Pope Benedict XVI met in Rome with more than 250 artists from around the world to foster dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the arts.

Driver dies in Miley Cyrus tour bus accident

The driver of a bus on Miley Cyrus's concert tour died on Friday when the bus struck an embankment and overturned in Virginia.

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Technology & Science »

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

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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Consumer Life »

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

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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Leafs win in shootout thriller

Vesa Toskala earned his first win of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 Saturday night in a shootout thriller.

Canadian speedskater Groves wins gold

Kristina Groves of Ottawa won her first World Cup gold of the season on Sunday, prevailing in the 1,500-metre race in Hamar, Norway.

What's going to happen in the CFL's division finals?

Having gone a brilliant, confidence building 1-1 in last week's picks, and not planning any trips to Regina in the near future, we present our choices for this Sunday's Canadian Football League division finals.

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Diversions »

Hugs, not harassment: Facebook groups slam day of violence against redheads

Tourism website includes Toronto museum addition on ugly buildings list

Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again

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