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updated Canadian climber describes Everest as 'a morgue' audio

A Canadian woman who was climbing Mount Everest the same weekend four others died provided a chilling description of her own perilous journey, saying the mountain seemed "like a morgue."

Shareholders sue Facebook over botched IPO

Facebook is facing a lawsuit from angry shareholders and multiple probes from regulators over the disappointing handling of its initial public offering last week.

Euro falls to near 2-year low

The euro fell today amid growing discussion that Greece would be forced out of the eurozone.

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Expat voters launch legal challenge of '5-year rule'

A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal challenge served on the federal government Tuesday.

updated Tories prep back-to-work law for Canadian Pacific Railway video

Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt says she's giving notice of legislation to send Canadian Pacific Railway's striking workers back to work after engineers and other workers walked off the job this morning.

No talks yet in Quebec tuition impasse

Efforts to resolve the longstanding tuition impasse and end the student conflict continue in Quebec, but formal negotiations have not resumed between the two sides.

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Health »

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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Politics »

new Tory MP backs off budget bill concerns

British Columbia MP David Wilks responded to a media report Wednesday that said he would be willing to vote against his government's controversial budget bill by saying he does in fact want the bill passed.

updated Tories prep back-to-work law for Canadian Pacific Railway video

Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt says she's giving notice of legislation to send Canadian Pacific Railway's striking workers back to work after engineers and other workers walked off the job this morning.

Wednesdays with @Kady: What's a 'reasonable' commute?

On Wednesdays, CBCNews.ca's Politics blogger convenes a "people's caucus" to discuss and debate the issues. Today: Ministers touring Atlantic Canada try to explain proposed EI changes, and a Conservative backbencher caught on tape with budget bill concerns.

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Arts & Entertainment»

David Cronenberg exhibit planned at TIFF

With Canadian director David Cronenberg drawing attention at Cannes with the upcoming release of Cosmopolis, the TIFF Group is getting ready to celebrate his film career with a new exhibition.

audio Eurovision contest shines unsettling light on Azerbaijan audio

While some consider Eurovision a musical laughingstock and others embrace its unabashed celebration of pop music, the annual song contest has inspired much more serious consideration this year because of its host country: Azerbaijan.

David Bezmozgis, Holocaust survivor win lit awards for debuts

A book of poetry by an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor and first-time writer has won the 2012 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award.

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Technology & Science »

new UBC, U.S. scientists identify organ that helps whales gulp up prey

Scientists at the University of British Columbia and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., have identified an organ that helps rorqual whales open and close their giant mouths underwater during the process known as lunge feeding.

Scientists on hunt for Bigfoot to test DNA in hair samples

European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists.

Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA

It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon.

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Money »

updated Tories prep back-to-work law for Canadian Pacific Railway video

Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt says she's giving notice of legislation to send Canadian Pacific Railway's striking workers back to work after engineers and other workers walked off the job this morning.

updated Stock markets fall amid EU summit gloom

North American markets recovered from earlier steep losses Wednesday but were still trading lower amid pessimism that a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels would succeed in coming up with a plan to contain the eurozone debt crisis.

Euro falls to near 2-year low

The euro fell today amid growing discussion that Greece would be forced out of the eurozone.

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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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Sports »

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Hesjedal 3rd in Giro's 17th stage, 30 seconds behind leader

Joaquin Rodriguez won the tough 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, to keep his grip on the overall lead. Canadian Ryder Hesjedal remains 30 seconds behind Rodriguez in the race for the pink jersey.

preview Devils, Rangers talk resiliency ahead of Game 5

The New York Rangers find themselves tied 2-2 for the third straight playoff series heading into Game 5 versus the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 8 p.m. ET).

IOC could trim field of bidders for 2020 Summer Olympics

The field of candidates for the 2020 Summer Olympics could be reduced from five to three, with Doha and Baku in danger of missing the cut.

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