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updated Annan calls Syrian massacre 'an appalling crime' video

UN mediator Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus today, saying he was 'shocked and horrified' by the massacre of 108 people, including 49 children, in the town of Houla.

updated Vatican denies cardinal suspected in leaks scandal video

One of the Vatican's biggest scandals in decades appeared to be widening with reports that an Italian cardinal may be part of a power struggle involving leaked documents, corruption and intrigue — a suggestion the Vatican quickly denied.

updated Storm Beryl weakens as it drenches southeastern U.S.

Tropical storm Beryl, which soaked parts of the southeastern United States, is downgraded to a depression after knocking out power to tens of thousands.

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Canadian Everest climber's body recovered video

The body of a Canadian woman who died on Mount Everest has been brought most of the way down the mountain by sherpas and can now be reached by helicopter.

new Missing Winnipeg kids in Mexico back with mom video audio

A determined neighour and pure luck led authorities to two missing Winnipeg children in Mexico, says one of the investigators.

updated Tory MP asks Supreme Court to uphold Toronto riding result

Conservative MP Ted Opitz will appeal an Ontario Superior Court decision overturning the 2011 federal election result in Toronto's Etobicoke Centre.

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live Canadian Pacific Railway union says management 'hiding' video

Canadian Pacific Railway management isn't bargaining with striking workers because the federal government announced it would bring in back-to-work legislation, the union representing the more than 4,800 workers said today.

updated Tory MP asks Supreme Court to uphold Toronto riding result

Conservative MP Ted Opitz will appeal an Ontario Superior Court decision overturning the 2011 federal election result in Toronto's Etobicoke Centre.

updated Opposition vows to keep up pressure on budget bill

Members of Parliament returned to Ottawa this morning after a week in their constituencies and the NDP and Liberals said Canadians aren't happy with the federal government's massive budget implementation bill and they vowed to keep trying to get the Conservatives to back down and accept amendments. Opposition MPs outlined what they heard and how they plan to tackle the budget bill and other controversial legislation this week.

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Chronic fatigue may be reversed with exercise

Taking it easy is not the best treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome, rather exercise and behaviour therapy are, a large study finds.

AT&T buys T-Mobile USA for $39B US

AT&T Inc. said Sunday it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion US, becoming the largest cellphone company in the U.S.

Milky Way home to 50 billion planets: NASA

Scientists have compiled the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy: at least 50 billion planets are estimated to call the Milky Way home.

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video Stratford prepares for new director as season opens video

As the Stratford Shakespeare Festival opens its 60th season, high profile artistic director Des McAnuff is preparing to hand to reins to his successor Antoni Cimolino. Deana Sumanac reports.

Love film a 2nd win for Cannes director

Michael Haneke won the Cannes Film Festival's top trophy for a second time with his film about love and death, Amour.

Quebec actress captures Cannes prize

Canadian Suzanne Clement has been awarded the Best Actress prize in the Cannes Film Festival's sidebar competition, Un Certain Regard.

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Technology & Science »

new Ottawa spends $17M to stop Asian carp invasion

The federal government will allocate $17.5 million over the next five years to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Keith Ashfield announced Monday.

Chemicals in tsunami debris could pose coastal threat video

The spill and spread of industrial chemicals across the coastline of British Columbia is a possibility as slower-moving tsunami debris from Japan approaches the west coast, according to experts observing its movements.

Evolution skeptics will soon be silenced by science: Richard Leakey

Sometime in the next 15 to 30 years, scientific discoveries will have accelerated to the point that even those who have questioned evolution will accept it as an incontrovertible fact of human history, says renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey.

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live Canadian Pacific Railway union says management 'hiding' video

Canadian Pacific Railway management isn't bargaining with striking workers because the federal government announced it would bring in back-to-work legislation, the union representing the more than 4,800 workers said today.

Spain says banks won't need EU rescue

Spain's Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, tried Monday to reassure clients of Bankia that their savings in the country's fourth largest bank were safe.

Borrowers speeding up debt repayment

The majority of Canadians are in debt but nearly half of them are trying to pay off their dues ahead of schedule, according to a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce survey

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Consumer Life »

Honda recalls Fit subcompacts

Honda Canada says it will recall 14,640 of its 2009 and 2010 Fit subcompact cars to replace lost motion springs.

U.S. travel fee proposal criticized by Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he doesn't think much of a new border tax that's being proposed by the United States, calling it a cash grab designed to help a budget crisis.

Bell class action suit approved by Que. court

A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action lawsuit to go ahead against Bell Mobility.

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Despatie, Heymans top list of Canadian Olympic divers

Diving Canada announced Monday the nine athletes it plans to send to this summer's London Olympics, headlined by fourth-time Olympians Alexandre Despatie and Emilie Heymans.

preview Blue Jays slump home to host Orioles

The Toronto Blue Jays will try to halt a five-game losing skid Monday night when they return home to Rogers Centre to host the Baltimore Orioles, losers in five of their last seven games.

Lazio's Stefano Mauri among 14 arrested in match-fixing blitz

Italy's national soccer federation revealed Monday that Lazio captain Stefano Mauri was one of 14 people arrested in a match-fixing blitz conducted by Italian authorities.

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