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House takes step toward repeal of gun registry
3 hours agoOTTAWA –A long-running effort by the Conservatives to kill the long-gun registry has passed an important hurdle in the House of Commons, with a majority voting for the first time in 14 years to study a bill to repeal it.House votes in principle to kill gun registry CTV British Columbia
Energized GOP Looking to Avoid Intraparty Feud
WASHINGTON - Republicans emerged from Tuesday's elections energized by victories in Virginia and New Jersey, but their leaders immediately began maneuvering to avoid a prolonged battle with conservative activists over what the partyCharles and Camilla make the rounds in Toronto
Prince Charles and Camilla arrive in Toronto at Pearson International and are greeted by Dalton McGuinty and his wife as they walk from the aircraft.Prince Charles meets with Ontario business leaders Calgary Herald19 hours agoThe Associated Press -35 minutes agoKabul's British Cemetery honours war dead
55 minutes agoKABUL - Wreaths of red paper poppies -- the symbol of remembrance -- lie against the high southern wall of the British Cemetery in Kabul, a layer of fine dust covering their curled-up leaves in the midday sun.
Iran police clash with protesters
41 minutes agoSecurity forces have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition supporters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, witnesses and state media say.
Hague: 'No referendum on Lisbon'
47 minutes agoShadow Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed that the Conservatives will not hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty, now that it has been ratified by all nations.
Mortar shells found near BC school
Josh Wingrove10 minutes agoGlobe and Mail Update Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 9:44PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 11:17PM EST The Department of National Defence has been called in to deal with a pair of unexploded munitions shells found near a Burnaby,BC high school, nearby residences evacuated after mortar shells found The Canadian Press
TTC jacks fare to $3
Don Peat4 hours agoCouncillor Adam Giambrone, who chairs the TTC board of commissioners, speaks to reporters Wednesday during an announcement at One King West Hotel.
Ontario student will sue police, university for violent arrest: Lawyer
A student whose arrest at the University of Western Ontario was caught on tape and sparked allegations of police brutality intends to sue the school and police, his lawyer said Wednesday.Arrested UWO student in hospital London Free Press
GM May Save an Opel Plant
General Motors Co. executives, rushing to update a restructuring plan for Opel and Vauxhall, are confident they can still win financial backing from Germany despite the rift created when the
New Brunswick government says utility sale will save money on reactor refit
3 hours agoFREDERICTON - New Brunswick's energy minister says the proposed sale of NB Power assets to Hydro-Quebec would save taxpayers at least $275 million on the refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant.NB Power potentially selling assets to Hydro-Quebec Brunswickian
CORRECT: WestJet 3Q Net Drops 46%, But Signs Of Bottom Seen
Wall Street Journal6 hours ago("=UPDATE: WestJet 3Q Net Drops 46%, But Signs Of Bottom Seen," published at 1:55 pm EST, incorrectly reported in paragraph 8 that WestJet reported earnings on Thursday.19 hours agoFrom Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 7:26AM EST BCE Inc.'s Bell Canada will flip the switch on a $1-billion broadband wireless network today it says will give people
University of Alberta physicist solves mystery of supernova 11000 years ago
Bill Graveland4 hours agoEDMONTON - It took a decade, but two scientists have solved the mystery behind a chunk of radioactive rock the size of a small city that has been floating in space.Samsung Omnia II is official Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games handset
Coolest Gadgets6 hours agoThe 2010 Olympic Winter Games that will be held in Vancouver, Canada, has received its official cellphone in the form of the Samsung Omnia II.Album of the week: Weezer's Raditude
4 hours agoRivers Cuomo (C) of rock band Weezer performs at the Roxy Theatre on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, as part of a recent promotion involving Yahoo and the Guitar Hero video game, in this undated publicity photograph.Image credit: n/c Entertainment WeeklyCanadian b'casters take carriage fight public
TORONTO -- Rarely has Canadian industry negotiations been fought out with such a public war of words. Canadian broadcasters, looking to get domestic cable and satellite TV operators to compensate them for local TV station signals,Inside Hana's Suitcase
NOW TorontoSusan G. ColeWhen Fumiko Ishioka, head of the Tokyo Holocaust Museum, receives a suitcase from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, she searches for its origins and finds the owner's brother, George Brady, who was shipped to Auschwitz with Hana,Larry Weinstein & George Brady Eye Weekly
Matsui's 6 RBIs give Yankees 7-3 lead in Game 6
Ronald Blum35 minutes agoNEW YORK - Hideki Matsui tied the World Series record with six RBIs on a home run, single and double that each drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees led the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 after six innings in Game 6 on Wednesday night as they neared
Raptors unconvincing, but still successful
Mike Cassese/Reuters Detroit Pistons forward Ben Gordon works to the basket against Toronto's Jose Calderon during the first half of their game in Toronto on Wednesday night.
OHL suspends Otters player for entire season over hit
By Sunaya Sapurji Junior hockey Kitchener Rangers players comfort each other after teammate Ben Fanelli was seriously injured by a hit in the second period of the a game between the Rangers and Erie Otters.OHL suspends Liambas for season Waterloo RecordCampbell's Cuts: Branch sets bar for hockey establishment The Hockey News
On H1N1, Canada is a jurisdictional mishmash
3 hours agoFour-year-old Rowan Watchmaker looks on as her mother is injected with the H1N1 flu vaccine at a clinic in Ottawa. Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 8:00PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.Flu outrunning vaccine, experts say Washington Post
Health staffer fired for Flames' flu shot clinic
3 hours agoAlberta Health Minister Ron Liepert speaks to reporters at the provincial legislature on Wednesday. (CBC) A staff member has been fired after an Alberta Health Services probe into why some members of the Calgary Flames and their families received the
Doctor defends vaccination of hockey players
Victoria - From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 10:15PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 10:19PM EST British Columbia's top health official says an Abbotsford doctor who vaccinated professional hockey playersAbbotsford pro hockey team queue-jumps for H1N1 vaccine Vancouver SunHaggling Over Abortion Compromise in Health Bill
WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders struggled Wednesday to strike a deal that would restrict the use of federal money to pay for abortions under sweeping health care legislation headed for debate on the House
Man accused of double murder denies charges
The Toronto-area man accused of killing his wife and another woman more than two years ago testified on Wednesday that he had nothing to do with their deaths.BC man charged in 22-year-old Edmonton homicide case
7 hours agoEDMONTON - Police have charged a British Columbia man with the homicide of Edmonton senior, Lillian Berube, 22 years ago. Berube, 83, a widow who lived alone in her bungalow near 90th Street and 116th Avenue, was attacked the evening of Aug.BC man charged with murder in death of Edmonton senior 22 years ago The Canadian Press
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