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Bra-very in a snap CALGARY -Using her bra to stop the bleedinga Calgary woman is being credited with helping save the life of a man beaten unconscious outside a southwest nightclub.

Time: 9:01 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 181
Poster: WDHIII

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/10/07/7004611-sun.html

Afghanistan report won't be released before election A report detailing the cost of Canada's mission in Afghanistan will not be ready for release before the federal election next Tuesday.

Time: 8:46 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 88
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/10/07/afghanistan-report.html

Child poverty in Canada at same level as 1989: report Child poverty in Canada is at the same level as it was in 1989the year Parliament pledged to eliminate the problem by 2000says a quality-of-life report card released Tuesday.

Time: 8:44 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 69
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081007/Child_pov

Ontario to make it easier to apologize for mistakes with new bill It will soon be easier to say you're sorry in Ontario.

Time: 6:36 PM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 68
Poster: snookums

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/081006/K100604AU.html

Canada heading for recession, say economists Time: 9:42 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 75
Poster: stemmer

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/10/06/recession.html

For-profit clinics double-billing: report The federal government has failed to enforce the Canada Health Act's requirements for equal access to hospital careinstead allowing more for-profit medical clinics over the last five yearsthe Canadian Health Coalition said in a report released Monday.

Time: 9:16 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 17
Poster: snookums

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/10/06/for-profit-clinics.html

TSX, global markets tumble in growing crisis Time: 7:26 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 48
Poster: stemmer

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=97e55267-aabe-4d80-98d

Belugas both beautiful and tasty for Canada's Inuit Beluga whale tastes best with soy saucesays Tocasie Burkemanager of Inuktitut affairs in Nunavut.

Time: 12:51 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 64
Poster: Hyack

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=ff0e0fd5-04a5-45

Penny costs more than a cent to make, documents show Canada's venerable penny now costs more than a cent to makeaccording to secret documents obtained by Canwest News Service.

Time: 12:45 AM on Monday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 99
Poster: Hyack

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=06924296-902d-4d0

Protesters rally for Omar Khadr's return to Canada Shouting "Omar inHarper Out,close to a hundred protesters rallied outside Toronto's U.Sconsulate Sunday to demand that Canada bring Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr home.

Time: 9:43 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 65
Poster: tritium

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/512279

Abducted Edmonton Girl Found 100km away Time: 6:07 PM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 79
Poster: Toner

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=05d2697a-2678

Neighbours terrified by daylight homicide in Hobbema EDMONTON -A woman called Hobbema RCMP Saturday afternoon saying people were being shot atThen the line went dead

Time: 10:11 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 142
Poster: Hyack

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b02a09fc-8f85-48

Vancouver Island gets its first big fall storm Thousands of homes lost power on Vancouver Island yesterday in winds and rains that kept Hydro crews hopping.

Time: 10:01 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 51
Poster: Hyack

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=7a45926

1 million take in Toronto's Nuit Blanche Organizers estimate a million people took in Toronto's third annual all-night arts extravaganzaNuit Blancheas the city's streetsbuildings and public spaces were turned into art galleries for one night only

Time: 9:30 AM on Sunday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 52
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/10/05/nuit-blanche-sunday.

Man struck by car, then dragged 6km by bus Police are trying to identify the body of a man who was hit by a car and then dragged for six kilometres under a bus along two B.Chighways on Friday night

Time: 3:33 PM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 98
Poster: Hyack

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081004/BC_Man_Dragg

RCMP call second attack in Edson, Alta. a hoax A reported attack on a woman in EdsonAlbertajust days after 14-year-old Emily Stauffer was murdereddidn't actually happensay the RCMP.

Time: 11:56 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 124
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081004/edson_hoa

Starving kittens, puppies abandoned in Glace Bay People in Glace Bay were shocked this week by three incidents of puppies and kittens being left to die in cardboard boxes.

Time: 11:43 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 67
Poster: snookums

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2008/10/04/animals-abandone

Pictou County moose fell from chopper It turns out the moose that died Thursday was dropped from a helicopter.

Time: 11:42 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 110
Poster: snookums

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2008/10/03/moose-pictou-cho

Olympic site traffic spikes as tickets go on sale Interest in tickets for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler appeared to be strong on Fridaythe first day they're up for sale.

Time: 9:31 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 133
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081003/Olympic_G

New charges filed in 1975 murder of Canadian SIOUX FALLSS.D-U.Sprosecutors filed a new complaint Friday against a Canadian man less than two hours after a judge dismissed the indictment in the slaying of an indigenous Canadian woman 32 years ago

Time: 9:17 AM on Saturday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 55
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081003/aborigina

Official and unofficial 2010 Olympic tickets hit the web As tickets for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games officially went on sale Thursday nightthe Vancouver organizing committee says its legal team is looking into a Winnipeg travel company allegedly selling tickets to the Games that it does not have

Time: 9:40 PM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 135
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/10/03/bc-olympic-

Alberta risking $4.7B: auditor The Alberta government's $4.7-billion strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is short on crucial detailscontains wrong figures and misleading phrasesand could cost taxpayers billions of dollars without any guarantee of resultssays the provin

Time: 8:52 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 89
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=5a8235cb-d547-4

London, Ont., parents sue school over son's skull fracture The parents of a LondonOnt.boy who needed brain surgery after a schoolyard incident have launched a lawsuit claiming negligence on the part of school officialsCBC News has learned.

Time: 8:32 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 75
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/10/03/trudell-lawsuit.html

Someone caved my ride tonight: Thieves busy as Elton wows St. John's While pop superstar Elton John entertained a capacity crowd at a downtown StJohn's arenathieves were rocking to their own tune nearby.

Time: 8:20 AM on Friday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 94
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/10/03/elton-

Bear bites tourist in Whistler, bruin shot dead An Australian tourist was bitten by a black bear after a crowd gathered in Whistler Village to snap pictures

Time: 8:46 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 202
Poster: Hyack

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=9343b310-f977-481

Final spin: Sam the Record Man sign to be lit once more before removal The iconic Sam the Record Man sign in downtown Toronto will be turned on one last time for the city's overnight Nuit Blanche festival.

Time: 8:40 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/10/02/sam-record-sign.html

P.E.I. writes cheque for immigrant protester A Chinese immigrant who protested at a P.E.Igovernment office Wednesdaysaying the province owed him money under the provincial nominee programwas handed a cheque Thursday morning.

Time: 8:33 AM on Thursday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 83
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2008/10/02/pe-immi

Massive fire destroys Surrey condo complex A massive blaze burned down a condominium building under construction and caused extensive damage to another at a real estate development site in SurreyB.C.on Wednesday afternoon.

Time: 9:56 PM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 49
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/10/01/bc-surrey-s

Naked robbery suspect dies after RCMP use Taser A suspected bank robber is dead after being subdued by a police taser gun in LangleyB.C.Tuesday.

Time: 8:45 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 74
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080930/BC_tasere

B.C. black bear pops in for fast food It can be hard to resist popping into a fast food restaurant for a quick bite to eatincluding it seemsfor at least one black bear in B.C.

Time: 8:27 AM on Wednesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 76
Poster: tritium

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/10/01/bc-081001-b

Another woman attacked on path in Edson, Alta. EDSONAlta-RCMP were hunting for a suspect after a woman was attacked Tuesday on a walking path in EdsonAlta.only days after a 14-year-old girl was killed on a nearby trail

Time: 6:05 PM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 81
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080930/Edson_att

Do-not-call list will boost direct mail, marketers say Starting TuesdayCanadians will be able to register their phone numbers on a national do-not-call listbut they may find telemarketing calls replaced by junk mail and spam.

Time: 8:50 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 157
Poster: WDHIII

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/29/call-list.html?ref=rss

Website, phone lines for do-not-call list overwhelmed So many people are trying to register their phone numbers on the federal do-not-call listthe website has crashed and the phone lines have a constant busy tone.

Time: 8:05 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 103
Poster: snookums

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/30/do-not-call.html

Paul Gross war epic to screen for Canadian troops in Kandahar Canadian troops in Afghanistan are getting a special advance screening of Paul Gross's epic First World War filmPasschendaele.

Time: 6:53 AM on Tuesday
Topic: Misc CDN
Hits: 71
Poster: Hyack

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/09/30/passchendaele-afghani