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Last Updated: Sunday, November 29, 2009 | 4:14 PM ET

2 die in Newfoundland shooting
: Two men are dead following a double shooting in the western Newfoundland town of Piccadilly. more »

Tender called for Labrador health facility: The provincial government has called the first tender for construction of a new regional health care facility in western Labrador. more »
Williams shuffles N.L. cabinet: Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams shuffled his cabinet Friday to replace government members who left politics this fall. more »

St. John's hospitals not wheelchair accessible: A top official at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority acknowledges that many hospital rooms in St. John's aren't wheelchair-friendly. more »
Charge dropped in alleged knife attack: A charge against a St. John's penitentiary inmate of endangering another inmate's life by allegedly using a knife to gouge out his eye was dropped Friday. more »
Bail reform bill gathers steam in N.L.: A Liberal MP from Newfoundland is getting some high-profile support for his private member's bill to toughen bail conditions in Canada. more »
Coyote worries in Western N.L.: Stories that coyotes are walking town streets have left some people in western Newfoundland nervous. more »
Student travel ban lifted in N.L.: Fears about the spread of swine flu have eased enough to allow the lifting of travel restrictions on school students in Newfoundland and Labrador, provincial education officials said Friday. more »
Conservatives win Terra Nova byelection: Progressive Conservative candidate Sandy Collins won a provincial byelection Thursday in the northeast Newfoundland district of Terra Nova by a strong majority. more »
Facebook page lands Mount Pearl student in trouble: A junior high student from Mount Pearl, on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, faces possible discipline for promoting bullying through a website. more »

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Government could force CN strikers back to work: official: The federal government is prepared to table back-to-work legislation Monday to end the Canadian National Railway strike if the two sides do not reach a deal by the start of the week.
6 missing in B.C. float plane crash: Search and rescue officials say six people are missing, including an infant, after a float plane crashed Sunday afternoon in the Southern Gulf Islands. A female passenger and the pilot were rescued.
Als take last-second Grey Cup victory: Damon Duval kicked a 33-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give the Montreal Alouettes a 28-27 comeback victory over a stunned set of Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 97th Grey Cup game at Calgary on Sunday.

4 officers shot dead in Washington state: A sheriff's official in Washington state says four police officers have been shot dead in an ambush at a coffee house south of Tacoma. Investigators are looking for one male suspect who fled on foot, but haven't ruled out an accomplice.
UAE aids banks amid Dubai meltdown: The United Arab Emirates' central bank said Sunday it has notified domestic and foreign banks with branches in the country that they would have access to "a special additional liquidity facility."
Ruling party candidate concedes in Honduran election: Ruling party candidate Elvin Santos has conceded defeat to conservative rancher Porfirio Lobo in post-coup Honduran elections.

Ontario expands access to costly cancer drug: Ontario is expanding access to a cancer drug that was the subject of a scathing report by the province's ombudsman earlier this year.
Appointment of Pfizer exec to health funding body criticized: Prominent bioethicists have expressed alarm at the recent appointment of a senior pharmaceutical executive to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the government's funding arm for medical research.
Diabetes spending to double by 2034: U.S. study: The number of Americans with diabetes will double in the next 25 years, leading to health spending of $336 billion US, a new study suggests.

Susan Boyle hits high note with No. 1 album: Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle keeps proving her popularity with her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, appearing at No. 1 on the U.K. charts.
Polanski ski chalet prepped for house arrest: A security service has been visiting the Swiss chalet owned by director Roman Polanski, who is expected to be released into house arrest soon. The holiday home in the ski resort of Gstaad is being prepared for the director, who has been in a Swiss prison since his arrest on charges stemming from his 1977 conviction in the U.S. for having sex with a minor.
Sask. town readies for movie premiere: The small town of Kipling, Sask. is preparing for the unveiling of a major film shot there last winter. 'It was like shooting at the North Pole,' actor Corbin Bernsen says.

Avatar game designed along with movie: Titantic director James Cameron worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on his upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar.
Brains 'listen' to speech through skin: researchers: Our brains can be fooled into perceiving one speech sound as a completely different one if the sound is accompanied by an inaudible puff of air, Canadian researchers have found.
Pregnant pipefish dads cannibalize young: Male pipefish not only carry fertilized eggs — like their relatives seahorses; they also absorb nutrients from them, essentially cannibalizing their offspring.

Government could force CN strikers back to work: official: The federal government is prepared to table back-to-work legislation Monday to end the Canadian National Railway strike if the two sides do not reach a deal by the start of the week.
UAE aids banks amid Dubai meltdown: The United Arab Emirates' central bank said Sunday it has notified domestic and foreign banks with branches in the country that they would have access to "a special additional liquidity facility."
U.S. markets fall on Dubai crisis: U.S. stocks tumble as Dubai debt worries continue to weigh on global traders.

Canadian retailers try their own Black Friday: Some Canadian retail chains are planning big price cuts this weekend in an effort to keep customers from crossing the U.S. border to take advantage of Black Friday bargains.
Mechanical hamster an unlikely 'it' toy: A hamster that moves about on little wheels appears to have become this holiday season's unlikely must-have toy.
Christmas tree rental firms battle waste: Two Vancouver-area firms are hoping to capitalize on the concept of a "green Christmas" by renting out live potted evergreens for the holidays.

Als take last-second Grey Cup victory: Damon Duval kicked a 33-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give the Montreal Alouettes a 28-27 comeback victory over a stunned set of Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 97th Grey Cup game at Calgary on Sunday.
Canucks muzzled by Sharks: The San Jose Sharks scored a pair of goals 13 seconds apart late in the third to break open a close game in Vancouver, defeating the Canucks 4-2.
Canada's Osborne-Paradis wins Lake Louise super-G: Canadian Manuel Osborne-Paradis captured his first career World Cup super-G title on Sunday at Lake Louise, Alta.