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Last Updated: Sunday, September 5, 2010 | 4:17 PM ET

Earl leaves thousands without power
: Hurricane Earl has left thousands in Atlantic Canada without electricity. more »; Related: N.S. man dies swimming during Earl; Related: Earl causes N.B. travel disruptions

N.S. puts $300K toward Sydney dredging plan: The Nova Scotia government is allocating $300,000 to help pay for a detailed design leading to the dredging of Sydney's harbour. more »
N.S. man dies swimming during Earl: Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved over Nova Scotia but brought heavy rain and intense wind, knocking out power to thousands. more »

Sydney, N.S., church hall to be a mosque: A group of Muslims in Sydney, N.S., has bought a church hall to convert into a mosque. more »
Police recover body from Halifax lake: A 21-year-old man has died while swimming at a popular Halifax lake. more »
Order of Canada honours conferred: Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presides over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony in Ottawa, bestowing the honour on four companions, 19 officers and 30 members. more »
2 jailed for senior's beating death: Two cousins have been handed prison terms for their part in a deadly assault on a 70-year-old man in Inverness, N.S., two years ago. more »
Earl closes N.S. parks, beaches: RCMP are warning Nova Scotians to stay away from the water Saturday morning, when Hurricane Earl is expected to reach the Maritimes, and the province has closed 125 parks in anticipation of the storm. more »
Earl packs less force than feared in U.S.: Earl swooped into New England waters Friday night as a tropical storm after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it caused flooding but no injuries and little damage. more »
Earl scrubs Marine Atlantic crossings: The Crown corporation that provides the ferry service linking southern Newfoundland with Nova Scotia has cancelled some weekend crossings because of Hurricane Earl. more »

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Earl leaves thousands without power: Hurricane Earl has left thousands in Atlantic Canada without electricity.
Earl gives glancing blow to N.L.: Compared to the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador got off pretty easy when it came to Hurricane Earl.
Human remains found near Orangeville: The remains found near Orangeville, Ont., on Sunday are human but police will not make a direct link with a woman who has been missing from the town since last Sunday.

3rd survivor of Mexican massacre revealed: A third man survived last month's massacre of 72 migrants by suspected drug traffickers in Mexico and is now in the United States, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes said Sunday.
Canadian medics assess Pakistan relief needs: A small team of Canadian medics headed to Pakistan on Sunday to help flood victims.
Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38: Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala — some of them rescuers who had come to save people trapped by a wall of mud.

Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks: Chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Israeli-Canadian study of stress hormone levels in hair.
Asthma 'spike' looms as school year nears: With the new school year around the corner, parents of asthmatic children are bracing for the "September spike."
Sugar won't quell infants' pain: study: Giving sugar to infants to ease their pain after a blood test may change their facial expressions but not necessarily the pain signals in the brain or spinal cord, a new British study suggests.

West writes song for Swift, apologizes again: Hip hop star Kanye West has apologized again to Taylor Swift for last year's MTV Video Awards mic grab and says he's written a song for her.
Queen's portrait by husband unveiled: A 1965 painting of The Queen by Prince Philip is part of a series of images in a book, The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact, that's being released.
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies: Los Angeles Times cartoonist Paul Conrad, who nabbed the Pulitzer Prize three times, has died at age 86.

BioWare doubling Montreal employees: Edmonton-based BioWare is doubling the number of employees at its Montreal offices, with the ultimate goal of creating an autonomous studio that will design its own video games.
Last chance to catch Fraser River sockeye: Fishermen will get one last chance to catch B.C. Fraser River sockeye before the Fisheries Department begins shutting down the fishery on Tuesday.
Rockies fossils yield 8 new species: A surprise fossil field at a glacier in B.C.'s Kootenay National Park contains at least eight new species that lived 505 million years ago.

Grain prices spark global supply fears: A crippling drought across much of Eastern Europe has sparked fears of undersupply in the global wheat crop, but even as prices spike, the overall supply remains secure, experts say.
Markets close higher on jobs data: U.S. stocks extended their multi-day rally Friday after an encouraging report on jobs lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.
HST study irrelevant to B.C.: business group: The B.C. Chamber of Commerce is dismissing a report from the CD Howe Institute predicting the HST could slow the provincial economy for several years after roll-out.

'Flower planting' arrests spark $1.2M suit: A couple has filed a $1.2-million lawsuit against the RCMP and officials in an Alberta village alleging they were falsely arrested and handcuffed in a dispute that started when they planted flowers at their summer campsite two years ago.
Fashion retailer Jacob stops photo retouching: Women's fashion retailer Jacob has decided to bid adieu to the practice of retouching photos to alter the body shapes of models.
Baby carrot campaign pitches veggies as cool: Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty — just like junk food.

Durant, Cates lead Riders over Bombers: Wes Cates ran for two touchdowns as the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-23 in the annual Labour Day weekend classic.
Hill propels Blue Jays to 70th victory: The Blue Jays' six-game road trip finished much the way it began for Aaron Hill, with the second baseman hitting a home run and driving in three runs in Sunday's 7-3 win over the New York Yankees.
Nigel Reed: Canadian national team an overlooked attraction: CBC Sports soccer commentator Nigel Reed examines the recent Canada-Peru friendly in Toronto, and why so few fans bothered to show up.