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Haiti political 'crisis' hurts cholera fight: UN head Audio
Haiti is facing a "political crisis" after Sunday's election that could hurt efforts to control the spreading cholera epidemic, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
U.S. regrets leak of documents: Clinton Video
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her government "deeply regrets" the disclosure of information intended to be confidential in hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. State Department documents released by website WikiLeaks.
Israel, West behind Tehran bombings: Iran
Iran's president accuses Israel and the West of staging bomb attacks that killed a nuclear scientist and wounded another on Monday.

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CSIS ex-chief slams courts, Canadians: WikiLeaks Video
A U.S. official reported that former CSIS director Jim Judd said Canadians and their courts had an "Alice in Wonderland" worldview, according to a memo released by WikiLeaks.
Winnipeg North goes Liberal, CBC projects
The CBC News decision desk projects that Liberal Kevin Lamoureux will win the Winnipeg North byelection, snatching the riding from the NDP.
Handling of young Afghan detainees defended
Canada's foreign affairs minister refuses to disclose whether Canadian soldiers transferred children suspected of working with the Taliban to an Afghan security unit accused of torture.

Politics »

Winnipeg North goes Liberal, CBC projects
The CBC News decision desk projects that Liberal Kevin Lamoureux will win the Winnipeg North byelection, snatching the riding from the NDP.
CSIS ex-chief slams courts, Canadians: WikiLeaks Video
A U.S. official reported that former CSIS director Jim Judd said Canadians and their courts had an "Alice in Wonderland" worldview, according to a memo released by WikiLeaks.
Handling of young Afghan detainees defended
Canada's foreign affairs minister refuses to disclose whether Canadian soldiers transferred children suspected of working with the Taliban to an Afghan security unit accused of torture.

Health »

Children's eating disorders jump in U.S. Video
Eating disorders are sending more U.S. children to hospital and pediatricians should be on the lookout for patients suspected of having a problem, according to a new report.
New blood thinner raises safety flag
A new blood thinner is easier to use to prevent clotting and strokes, but a pharmacist cautions it may pose serious heart risks for some patients.
Ottawa sets new lead limits Video
The federal government has set new limits on the amount of lead allowed in consumer products, particularly those directed at small children who are more vulnerable to the effects of the heavy metal.

Arts & Entertainment »

Actor Leslie Nielsen dies Video
Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen has died at age 84 in a Florida hospital from complications from pneumonia.
Undocumented Picasso trove appears in France Video
A lawyer for the administrator of Pablo Picasso's estate says a retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 previously unknown works by the artist.
VIDEO: Sugar Sammy's 'ethnical' comedy
Montreal's rising standup star Sugar Sammy discusses ethnic-based comedy and his new CBC-TV special, Ethnical Difficulties.

Technology & Science »

Moguls erode internet's openness: critic
A decline in innovation is allowing big companies to transform the internet from something open and accessible to something they control, one technology critic says.
U.S. regrets leak of documents: Clinton Video
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said her government "deeply regrets" the disclosure of information intended to be confidential in hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. State Department documents released by website WikiLeaks.
Species-at-risk report card shows little progress
The latest report card on Canada's endangered species shows just four of 32 wildlife species assessed are less at risk today than they were 10 years ago.

Money »

Markets slip on European debt worries
Most shares head lower and the euro falls as traders worry about the European debt crisis.
Look beyond tax hikes to fund medicare: study
It's time to think beyond the proverbial let's-raise-income-taxes box and consider a combination of other strategies for filling health-care coffers, a group of Ontario doctors and academics say.
Saputo searches for Listeria source in Que. plant
Canadian cheese giant Saputo is continuing to investigate the cause of a Listeria bacteria contamination that prompted the company to voluntarily recall several lots of cheese from an unidentified Quebec plant.

Consumer Life »

Ottawa sets new lead limits Video
The federal government has set new limits on the amount of lead allowed in consumer products, particularly those directed at small children who are more vulnerable to the effects of the heavy metal.
Cyber Monday sales could top $1B
If early indications are a guide, online retailers will have a jolly holiday season, as U.S. Thanksgiving and Black Friday produced record sales, with the trend rolling on into Cyber Monday.
B.C. biotech firm develops non-browning apple
A B.C. biotechnology company asks the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after it's sliced.

Sports »

Oilers knock off Senators
Andrew Cogliano and Gilbert Brule scored third-period goals, Martin Gerber made 21 saves and the Edmonton Oilers knocked off the Ottawa Senators 4-1 at Scotiabank Place.
Flames' Kiprusoff stymies Wild
Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames shut out the Minnesota Wild 3-0 Monday night.
Did Canadian women draw Group of Death?
The consensus among the 150 media members from around the world who gathered in Frankfurt on Monday for the Women's World Cup draw was that Canada landed in the Group of Death. But head coach Carolina Morace isn't buying it.

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