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- Chilean miners return to site for service
- About a dozen of the miners rescued in Chile returned to the San Jose mine Sunday for a private ecumenical service with friends and family more »
- Ottawa spends $274M to keep CF-18s flying
- The federal government has awarded a $273.8-million contract to Harris Canada in Calgary to help keep the Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft flying until 2020. more »
- Col. Williams set for day in court
- Col. Russell Williams is scheduled to appear in court Monday and is expected to plead guilty to 88 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. more »
- French motorists rush to fill gas tanks
- Gas stations across France are reported to be running out of fuel as strikes at refineries and oil depots threaten to cause widespread shortages. more »
- U.K. spending plan calls for deep cuts
- British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says cabinet ministers in the centre-right coalition government have reached an agreement on deep spending cuts. more »
- Health-care finance debate coming
- The federal government is preparing for a national conversation on how to pay for and reform health care, The Canadian Press reported Sunday. more »
- Director Mike Leigh cancels Israel trip
- British filmmaker Mike Leigh has cancelled his trip to Israel to protest against the country's new requirement of a loyalty oath. more »
- Canada targets human smuggling
- Ottawa is working closely with Thailand and other so-called transit countries to prevent human smugglers from sending boatloads of migrants to Canada, government officials say. more »
- Gunmen kill 25 in Karachi
- Gunmen have killed at least 25 people in Karachi in the past 24 hours, raising tensions in Pakistan's largest city as voters cast ballots to replace a provincial legislator slain in August. more »
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- Chilean miners return to site for service
- About a dozen of the miners rescued in Chile returned to the San Jose mine Sunday for a private ecumenical service with friends and family
- Chilean miners ask media to back off
- Some of the 33 miners rescued from a Chilean mine are remaining tight-lipped about their ordeal and are asking that the media back off.
- Gunmen kill 25 in Karachi
- Gunmen have killed at least 25 people in Karachi in the past 24 hours, raising tensions in Pakistan's largest city as voters cast ballots to replace a provincial legislator slain in August.
Canada »
- Montreal's Brother Andr now a saint
- Brother Andr, the monk who founded Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory, has been officially recognized as a Roman Catholic saint in a ceremony at the Vatican.
- Col. Williams set for day in court
- Col. Russell Williams is scheduled to appear in court Monday and is expected to plead guilty to 88 charges, including two counts of first-degree murder.
- Ottawa spends $274M to keep CF-18s flying
- The federal government has awarded a $273.8-million contract to Harris Canada in Calgary to help keep the Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft flying until 2020.
Politics »
- War Measures Act slammed on anniversary
- Canada would never have gone on to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council if the War Measures Act had been publicized around the world 40 years ago, former Quebec premier Bernard Landry said Saturday.
- Ottawa spends $274M to keep CF-18s flying
- The federal government has awarded a $273.8-million contract to Harris Canada in Calgary to help keep the Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft flying until 2020.
- Health-care finance debate coming
- The federal government is preparing for a national conversation on how to pay for and reform health care, The Canadian Press reported Sunday.
Health »
- Affordable health care goal of McGill study
- Montreal's McGill University will play a leading role in a worldwide study to examine how to rein in out-of-control health costs and get better results for patients.
- Veterans with Lou Gehrig's to get support
- The federal government is boosting support for veterans who have Lou Gehrig's disease.
- Health-care finance debate coming
- The federal government is preparing for a national conversation on how to pay for and reform health care, The Canadian Press reported Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment »
- Director Mike Leigh cancels Israel trip
- British filmmaker Mike Leigh has cancelled his trip to Israel to protest against the country's new requirement of a loyalty oath.
- June Cleaver actress Barbara Billingsley dies
- Barbara Billingsley, who gained the title supermom for her gentle portrayal of June Cleaver, the warm, supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys in Leave It to Beaver, has died. She was 94.
- Future Pink Floyd concerts possible: drummer
- Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason says the legendary band is open to doing charity concerts after reuniting in 2005 for Live 8.
Technology & Science »
- Golden Rice may be a golden opportunity
- Golden Rice produces beta-carotene, which the human body processes into Vitamin A. Deficiency of the vitamin is a major cause of blindness and death in developing countries.
- T. rex was a cannibal
- The most feared of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, appears to have been cannibalistic, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada.
- Ottawa spends $274M to keep CF-18s flying
- The federal government has awarded a $273.8-million contract to Harris Canada in Calgary to help keep the Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft flying until 2020.
Money »
- U.K. spending plan calls for deep cuts
- British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says cabinet ministers in the centre-right coalition government have reached an agreement on deep spending cuts.
- Ottawa spends $274M to keep CF-18s flying
- The federal government has awarded a $273.8-million contract to Harris Canada in Calgary to help keep the Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter aircraft flying until 2020.
- Kill BHP bid for PotashCorp: Jarislowsky
- One of the biggest shareholders of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan called Friday for Ottawa to reject BHP Billiton's $38.6-billion US takeover proposal for the Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant.
Consumer Life »
- World consumer protection body needed: PIAC
- The Public Interest Advocacy Centre is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to support the formation of a worldwide financial consumer protection task force.
- Golden Rice may be a golden opportunity
- Golden Rice produces beta-carotene, which the human body processes into Vitamin A. Deficiency of the vitamin is a major cause of blindness and death in developing countries.
- Stem cell vet treatment performed in Ont.
- A seven-year-old black Newfoundland dog has become the first canine in Canada to receive a stem cell operation performed entirely in a veterinary office.
Sports »
- Canucks down Hurricanes
- Cory Schneider made 32 saves for his first NHL win in almost two years Sunday night as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1.
- Als defence smothers battling Bombers
- The Montreal Alouettes sacked Winnipeg quarterbacks four times and forced a quartet of turnovers on the way to a 22-19 victory over the Blue Bombers in CFL action.
- Oswalt, Rollins get Phillies even
- Roy Oswalt pitched eight dominant innings, Jimmy Rollins drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 Sunday night to even the NL championship series at one game apiece.
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