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- Injured soldiers to get improved benefits
- The federal government is set to announce greater financial support for some of Canada's wounded soldiers. more »
- Papal threat suspects freed
- Six men arrested in an alleged plot against Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Britain have been released. more »
- BP well's final seal expected soon
- Crews pumped cement into BP's blown-out oil well thousands of metres below the sea bottom Saturday, working to finally seal the runaway well. more »
- Afghans vote amid attacks
- Taliban militants unleashed rockets and bomb blasts across Afghanistan in a bid to disrupt the parliamentary election Saturday. more »
- Blind woman sues feds over online access
- A blind woman in Toronto is suing the federal government because she is unable to apply for a government job online. more »
- Oilsands 'acceptably clean': U.S. senator
- A U.S. senator is rejecting the 'dirty oil' tag pegged on Alberta's oilsands, saying that label should instead be applied to some oil sources in the Mideast. more »
- 2,000 guns seized in Toronto safety program
- Toronto police have seized more than 2,000 guns since they launched their temporary Safe City Project in March 2009, and they are now ready to make it a permanent program. more »
- Gatineau police probe 2 cases of hit and run
- Gatineau police are investigating two cases of hit and run that occurred Friday night and early Saturday morning. more »
- Sask. tanker truck collision kills woman
- A 54-year-old woman died in what police are calling a "near-head-on" collision between a car and a semi-trailer truck hauling ammonia. more »
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- Afghans vote amid attacks
- Taliban militants unleashed rockets and bomb blasts across Afghanistan in a bid to disrupt the parliamentary election Saturday.
- Papal threat suspects freed
- Six men arrested in an alleged plot against Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Britain have been released.
- BP well's final seal expected soon
- Crews pumped cement into BP's blown-out oil well thousands of metres below the sea bottom Saturday, working to finally seal the runaway well.
Canada »
- Air India bomb maker guilty of perjury
- The only man convicted in the Air India bombings was found guilty of committing perjury during the trial of Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudaman Singh Malik.
- Injured soldiers to get improved benefits
- The federal government is set to announce greater financial support for some of Canada's wounded soldiers.
- Alta. flood victims await disaster relief
- Some flood victims in Medicine Hat, Alta., are still living in tents and RVs as they wait for disaster relief funds from the province.
Politics »
- Injured soldiers to get improved benefits
- The federal government is set to announce greater financial support for some of Canada's wounded soldiers.
- Blind woman sues feds over online access
- A blind woman in Toronto is suing the federal government because she is unable to apply for a government job online.
- Gun registry will be scrapped someday: PM
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal long-gun registry will someday be scrapped, regardless of what happens to a Tory backbencher's bill on the issue when Parliament returns next week.
Health »
- Don't pay for joint supplements, insurers told
- Doctors should be discouraged from prescribing two popular supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin, for osteoarthritic hips and knees, researchers conclude.
- Rheumatoid arthritis IV drug risks severe reaction
- An elderly patient died from a severe allergic reaction after taking an intravenous medication for rheumatoid arthritis called Actemra, Health Canada says.
- Brain region linked to introspection
- People who seem particularly introspective tend to have a part of their brain that is larger, researchers have found.
Arts & Entertainment »
- Picasso print sets auction record
- Pablo Picasso's print, La Minotauromachie, has set a record for a single print sold at an auction by fetching $2 million Cdn.
- Kidman returning to Broadway in Williams drama
- Nicole Kidman will head to Broadway to star in Sweet Bird of Youth in the fall of 2011, more than a decade after her debut there.
- Italian minister blasts Tarantino for elitism
- Italy's culture minister has lambasted director Quentin Tarantino for the prizes he handed out at the Venice Film Festival, calling the American "elitist and snobbish."
Technology & Science »
- Astronomers stream lunar views on internet
- Astronomers in Ottawa and around the world turned their telescopes toward the moon Saturday and streamed their images live on the internet.
- Serengeti road imperils vast herds: scientists
- A proposed roadway through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park will lead to the collapse of an ecosystem celebrated for its vast herds of wildebeest and zebra, scientists warn.
- Prentice to review oilsands pollution monitoring
- Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice is promising to review the pollution monitoring system for the Athabasca River in light of news that Alberta oilsands pollutants are damaging fish.
Money »
- SEC cracks down on 'window dressing'
- U.S. regulators vote in favour of rule changes that will make it tougher for companies to try and hide or temporarily conceal their debt levels on the balance sheet.
- Economy's recovery slowing: OECD
- The global economy is off to a weaker than expected start in the second half of the year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says.
- U.S. net worth 23% below pre-recession level
- U.S. households' net worth the value of assets like homes and investments, minus debts like mortgages and credit cards fell 2.7 per cent last quarter, or $1.5 trillion US, the Federal Reserve says.
Consumer Life »
- Prentice to review oilsands pollution monitoring
- Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice is promising to review the pollution monitoring system for the Athabasca River in light of news that Alberta oilsands pollutants are damaging fish.
- Warren named U.S. consumer protection boss
- President Barack Obama has appointed Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren to oversee the creation of a new consumer protection bureau with vast powers to enforce regulations covering mortgages, credit cards and other financial products.
- Oldest Plymouth comes home
- A car believed to be the oldest Plymouth has returned home to the city known as Canada's Automotive Capital.
Sports »
- De Rosario salvages win for TFC in Houston
- When all looked lost for the Toronto FC in Houston, Dwayne De Rosario lifted his club to a 2-1 win over the Dynamo and kept their slim playoff hopes alive in the process.
- Bautista homer leads Jays over Boston
- Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 49th homer, extending his own club record set one night earlier, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Saturday night in Boston.
- Pereira to carry Canadian flag in Delhi
- Field hockey veteran Ken Pereira will carry Canada's flag into his fourth Commonwealth Games next month in New Delhi, India.
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