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No pressure to state intentions on nuke plan: PM

Misc CDN | 39 hits | 8:14 AM on Saturday | posted by WDHIII

SYDNEY, Australia -- Canada is interested in the commercial opportunities presented by a U.S.-led proposal for a new international nuclear club but feels no pressure to join the fray immediately, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday.

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Benoit missed his family on the road, father says

Misc CDN | 36 hits | 8:01 AM on Saturday | posted by WDHIII

Pro wrestler Chris Benoit called his father a week before he killed himself, his wife, and his son to say that he missed his family, Michael Benoit said Friday.

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Canada safer than ever against terrorism: Day

Misc CDN | 45 hits | 7:53 AM on Saturday | posted by WDHIII

OTTAWA -- Six years after devastating terrorist attacks on the United States shocked the world, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day says Canada is safer than ever before.

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Breaking the ice to Nanisivik

Misc CDN | 56 hits | 10:10 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack

Sub-Lieutenant Fraser Gransden was the first Canadian Navy sailor to enter Nanisivik from sea after Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement about Canada’s future Arctic deep water port on August 10.

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Shoe Biz

Misc CDN | 110 hits | 9:33 AM on Friday | posted by kitty

Looking to fulfill your footwear fetish? Lucky for you, LOULOU did all the legwork (literally!) with this "shoe-sational" shopping guide.

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Climate compromise may be emerging at APEC

Misc CDN | 95 hits | 8:45 AM on Friday | posted by WDHIII

A compromise statement on fighting climate change may be emerging at the APEC Summit in Sydney, Australia.

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Canadians worried about foreign takeovers, want action

Misc CDN | 195 hits | 8:26 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

A large majority of Canadians believe the recent flurry of foreign takeovers of Canadian firms is a bad thing for the economy and want the government to intervene

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Farley Mowat hopes donation of Cape Breton coastline prompts others to follow

Misc CDN | 112 hits | 8:25 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Farley Mowat has a simple philosophy for environmental conservation: keep people as far away as possible.

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At least eight injured during WestJet flight to Halifax from Calgary

Misc CDN | 145 hits | 8:10 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Tears of relief rolled down Mary Ellen Chesnutt’s face as she recalled the “thousand-foot drop” that threw WestJet passengers like rag dolls around the fuselage of their plane Thursday night, injuring at least eight.

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Ottawa closes stadium section due to cracks in structure

Misc CDN | 115 hits | 2:06 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Part of an Ottawa stadium that supported thousands of soccer fans during the FIFA U-20 World Cup this summer has been closed to the public after stress cracks were found in the concrete structure.

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Mulroney fires broadside at Trudeau in advance of memoirs

Misc CDN | 119 hits | 2:05 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

Providing a glimpse of what is to come in his memoirs, scheduled for release Monday, Brian Mulroney is defending his legacy and smearing the one of his predecessor and political foe, Pierre Trudeau.

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Protests planned for city NATO meet Friday

Misc CDN | 71 hits | 2:00 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

The boulevards outside have sprouted 'No stopping' signs. Orange hoods cover parking meters for half a block on both sides of Belleville Street. And Victoria police could be seen at the site yesterday, preparing for the arrival tomorrow of top military

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Grizzlies rub trees to make peace

Misc CDN | 72 hits | 1:53 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

A British scientist who used hidden cameras to spy on Canadian grizzlies in the wild has solved the long-standing mystery of why the beast rubs its butt, back and belly on the trunks of trees.

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Yes, prime ministers cry, too

Misc CDN | 95 hits | 1:45 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack

In private moments at 24 Sussex Drive, when the pressures of high office are too hard to bear or when reserves of political steel are melted away by raw emotion, do Canada's prime ministers ever cry?

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Native group wants police unit for missing women

Misc CDN | 65 hits | 9:11 AM on Thursday | posted by WDHIII

WINNIPEG -- The killing of a young sex trade worker in Winnipeg has prompted aboriginal groups to call for the creation of a task force dedicated to the cases of murdered and missing women in Manitoba.

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Que. police release description in Cedrika case

Misc CDN | 69 hits | 9:01 AM on Thursday | posted by WDHIII

Quebec police have released a description of a car and a man they believe is connected to the disappearance of 10-year-old Cedrika Provencher.

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Ice island rendered harmless

Misc CDN | 80 hits | 10:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

A massive, Manhattan-sized iceberg, which raised alarms two years ago about potential collisions with ships or oil platforms after it crashed into the sea off the coast of Ellesmere Island, has drifted into a dead-end Arctic Ocean channel

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Tchaikovsky a casualty of conflict in Afghanistan

Misc CDN | 83 hits | 10:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Fewer cannons available for big finale to Symphony Under the Sky

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Feds eye four-point plan to boost Arctic sovereignty claim

Misc CDN | 64 hits | 9:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack

Enhanced surveillance with space-based satellites, new measures to drive economic development and fast-tracked settlements of Native land claims are options included in a sweeping Arctic sovereignty plan

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Norway's Wild Vikings booted out of Canada

Misc CDN | 162 hits | 7:06 AM on Wednesday | posted by WDHIII

The five Norwegian sailors who call themselves the Wild Vikings left Nunavut on Sunday, ending their attempt to sail through the Northwest Passage.

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War could leave hunters' guns empty: outfitting store

Misc CDN | 53 hits | 6:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by WDHIII

The munitions demands of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may affect the supply of ammunition available for hunters next year, says the head of an outfitting store in Winnipeg.

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Family linked to apparent murder-suicide had troubled past

Misc CDN | 53 hits | 6:46 AM on Wednesday | posted by WDHIII

The family who lived in the Victoria home where five bodies were found Tuesday had domestic problems, according to court documents and neighbours.

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Big storms could hit Canada, hurricane trackers say

Misc CDN | 78 hits | 7:55 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

At the Canadian Hurricane Centre, Peter Bowyer has a warning for people in Eastern Canada: It's hurricane season, so don't be caught off-guard.

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Walrus hunter makes rare kill off Banks Island

Misc CDN | 61 hits | 7:48 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

A hunter in Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., has killed the first walrus anyone has seen there in about 15 years

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Provincial court judge named B.C.'s lieutenant-governor

Misc CDN | 50 hits | 7:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

Steven Point, a provincial court judge and the former chief of a Fraser Valley First Nation, has been appointed B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor.

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4 adults, one child found dead in B.C. suburb

Misc CDN | 54 hits | 5:41 PM on Tuesday | posted by WDHIII

Bodies of four adults and one child from the same family were found in a home in the wealthy Victoria, B.C. suburb of Oak Bay on Tuesday.

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Boater rescues boy after Lake Erie crash

Misc CDN | 81 hits | 8:54 AM on Tuesday | posted by bootlegga

An island resident saw a small plane crash into Lake Erie, rowed his boat out to help and rescued a 7-year-old boy, authorities said. The youngster's father and 9-year-old brother were still missing Tuesday.

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Bédard child-abduction trial begins

Misc CDN | 61 hits | 7:50 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

Once the darling of the Canadian athletic world, Myriam Bedard is to appear in court today for the start of a trial that is the latest headline in a life in the spotlight.

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Cougars spotted in Yellowknife

Misc CDN | 90 hits | 7:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack

When Vita Morin spotted a cougar two weeks ago as she drove through the woods north of Great Slave Lake, she thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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Canada should pull troops from Afghanistan now & lead push for peace:Layton

Misc CDN | 97 hits | 6:57 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton is repeating his call for Canada to safely and securely withdraw its troops from Afghanistan now and take the lead in forging peace talks to end the bloodshed there.

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35 years after daring theft of paintings, mystery lingers

Misc CDN | 70 hits | 11:34 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Were the paintings destroyed? Is the new "owner" sitting on them, afraid to show them off? Could they be in South America?

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Old uranium mine, once cursed, is now a source of renewal for Dene

Misc CDN | 73 hits | 11:32 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack

He haunts the old mine like a bad memory, a persistent witness to Port Radium's tragic link to atomic bombs, the nuclear arms race and the slow deaths of dozens of his people.

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Crashes kill 13 in Ontario, including groom a day before wedding

Misc CDN | 69 hits | 11:03 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Among the 13 people killed on Ontario roads over the long weekend were a Good Samaritan who stopped to help at a crash near Kitchener and a man who was to be married the next day near Ottawa.

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2 teens charged after man dies during Winnipeg house party

Misc CDN | 34 hits | 9:05 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

Two teenage boys have been charged after a 21-year-old man was beaten to death Saturday in what Winnipeg police believe was a gang-related dispute

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Summer house explosion kills two in Quebec

Misc CDN | 47 hits | 9:04 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

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'Pool' name disappears from grain elevators

Misc CDN | 40 hits | 8:53 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

REGINA -- Dust swirls around Jim Rogers' feet as the long-time farmer walks around a grain terminal near Regina. The elevator -- an iconic symbol of the Prairies -- has had a facelift.

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Canada beats U.S. in global happiness index

Misc CDN | 36 hits | 8:52 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

We might be worried about how our loonie is doing, or our vanishing manufacturing sector, but overall Canada is doing well on the global "happiness index" created by a European academic.

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