World
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Phoenix Supply to cut gas prices22 February 2012, 11:14 pm
Phoenix Supply announces an 8.5% reduction in its prices for households and small businesses....
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Probe into gender abortion claims22 February 2012, 11:09 pm
The Department of Health launches an inquiry into claims that doctors agreed to carry out abortions on the grounds of the sex of unborn babies....
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Tributes to killed Syria reporter22 February 2012, 11:04 pm
'Heroic face of journalism': Papers mourn Marie Colvin...
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Car bomb kills eight in Baghdad22 February 2012, 10:59 pm
A car bomb kills at least eight people and injures another 24 in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say....
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Putin supporters plan mass rally22 February 2012, 10:26 pm
Thousands of Putin supporters are to rally in Moscow to show Russia's PM has popular support ahead of presidential elections, despite protests....
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Buenos Aires train crash kills 4922 February 2012, 10:10 pm
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires kills at least 49 people and leaves more than 600 injured, officials say....
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Man due in court over two murders22 February 2012, 10:01 pm
A 47-year-old man is due in court charged with the murders of a retired teacher and a vicar....
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Santorum in spotlight in Arizona22 February 2012, 9:42 pm
Rick Santorum comes under fire from rival US Republican candidates in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries....
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Arroyo pleads not guilty to fraud22 February 2012, 9:13 pm
Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo pleads not guilty to electoral fraud before a court in Manila....
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Yen falls to seven-month low22 February 2012, 8:58 pm
The Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters....
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UVA player guilty of 2nd-degree murder22 February 2012, 10:27 pm
A jury convicted former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love.
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49 killed in Argentina train crash22 February 2012, 10:13 pm
At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station today, state media said.
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Obama signs payroll tax deal into law22 February 2012, 8:39 pm
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the agreement passed by Congress last week to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while preventing a cut in payments to Medicare doctors.
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Deaths, global meeting put mounting pressure on Syria22 February 2012, 7:48 pm
As dozens die, including two Western journalists, world leaders on Friday will look to increase pressure against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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New inquest into baby's 'dingo' death22 February 2012, 7:34 pm
In a dusty campsite in central Australia more than 30 years ago, a mother's cries of "a dingo's got my baby" set the stage for one of the country's most intriguing murder mysteries.
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Police: Student shot, another in custody22 February 2012, 6:46 pm
One student was wounded and another was in custody Wednesday after a shooting at an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said.
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Hitman hired to kill random fur-wearer?22 February 2012, 6:40 pm
A self-proclaimed animal rights activist in Ohio has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting his or her throat.
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Arrests made in death of Ala. 3rd-grader22 February 2012, 5:27 pm
The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday.
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National Cathedral fix to top $20M22 February 2012, 5:22 pm
While stone carvers chisel new pieces to repair damage inflicted on the Washington National Cathedral by an earthquake last August, fundraisers say the cathedral's restoration fund is $18 million short of the repair cost.
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Opinion: Court to end affirmative action?22 February 2012, 2:32 pm
Abigail Thernstrom says it will be surprising if the Justices are comfortable with declaring affirmative action policy unconstitutional.
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Alleged B.C. rave rape victim seeks witnesses22 February 2012, 10:14 pm
A young woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a notorious Pitt Meadows, B.C., rave is urging witnesses to come forward....
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Mountie who had sex with superior fights to keep job22 February 2012, 10:14 pm
An RCMP officer who had an on-going affair with her boss — including having sex in a police car — shouldn't lose her job while her superior simply loses 10 days pay, her lawyer told an RCMP panel....
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Alberta doctors bullied by bosses, panel finds22 February 2012, 9:58 pm
Patients wait too long in emergency rooms and doctors dare not advocate for patients if they want to keep their jobs, according to a report on Alberta's healthcare system....
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Santorum, Romney spar in Republican debate22 February 2012, 9:43 pm
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum swapped accusations about spending and taxes Wednesday
night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Graham James apologizes to sex-abuse victims22 February 2012, 9:34 pm
Graham James, the former junior hockey coach and convicted sexual abuser whose victims included ex-NHLers Theoren Fleury and Sheldon Kennedy, has told a courtroom: "For my behaviour, I am deeply sorry.… Parents expected sons to be safe; not all were."...
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Online surveillance bill setup costs estimated at $80M22 February 2012, 8:12 pm
It's going to cost at least $80 million to implement the government's lawful access bill to force internet and telecommunications service providers to collect customer information in case police need it for an investigation, CBC News has learned....
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Air Canada ground staff reject contract deal22 February 2012, 7:03 pm
Air Canada's baggage handlers, ground crews and maintenance workers rejected a tentative deal signed earlier this month with Canada's biggest airline, shortly after its dispatchers ratified a new contract.
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Severed hand in dumpster spurs murder charge22 February 2012, 6:32 pm
A 38-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide that came to light after a severed hand was found inside a Winnipeg dumpster....
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Garbage blamed as 145 bears shot in Alberta's north22 February 2012, 6:06 pm
Questions are being raised about garbage management after 145 black bears were shot by wildlife officers in northern Alberta's oilsands region last year....
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Argentina train crash kills 49, injures hundreds22 February 2012, 2:16 pm
A packed train slams into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters....
