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            CTV.caCBC.caThe Canadian Press
            Defence Minister Peter MacKay fields questions after meeting with U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:35 PM
            Detainee treatment a concern 'for some time': MacKay
            The treatment of detainees at the hands of their Afghan captors has been a concern "for some time," and Ottawa wants to help that government improve its human rights record, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
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            Predator deported by Canada Border Services Agency
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:05 PM
            Predator deported by Canada Border Services Agency
            CALGARY — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has deported a violent sex offender who served his entire sentence for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.
            Under a Federal Court ruling, a lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada will have another chance to plead her case for refugee status.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:03 PM
            Refugee board to reconsider case of U.S. army deserter
            OTTAWA — A lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada must have another chance to plead her case for refugee status, the Federal Court ruled Friday.
            A vial of the H1N1 vaccine at a Montreal clinic (Nov. 20, 2009)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 3:53 PM
            N.L. health officials probe role of H1N1 flu in 6 deaths
            ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reviewing the role that H1N1 may have played in six deaths in the province.
            Cameron Hinojosa studies homework and works on resumes at his home Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in Fresno, Calif. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
            Last Updated: November 21 2009, 7:10 AM
            Marks go up after school bans homework
            No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks. At least not because kids didn't do their homework -- because there isn't any at one Ontario school.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:07 PM
            Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty
            Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
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            Last Updated: November 21 2009, 2:12 AM
            CAW, Johnson Controls reach tentative deal
            After a successful late-night bargaining session, the Canadian Auto Workers Union and management at Johnson Controls have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labour deal.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:04 PM
            Toronto's ROM crystal on ugliest buildings list
            A conspicuous addition to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has made it onto a tourism website's annual list of the "World's Top 10 Ugly Buildings."
            Defence Minister Peter MacKay says the Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington. (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 10:06 PM
            Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony
            The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.
            Bethany Smith said Friday that the ruling is a "great relief." (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:47 PM
            Lesbian U.S. deserter's case must be reviewed: court
            The Federal Court says the refugee board must reassess the case of a lesbian soldier who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada, saying the board made mistakes in rejecting her bid to seek refugee status.
            The social networking site Facebook login webpage is seen on a computer screen in Ottawa in this August 27, 2009 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:06 PM
            Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty for no jail time
            VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. teenager intends to plead guilty to posting a hit list on Facebook targeting 117 of his peers and teachers because it's a charge the Crown could prove, his lawyer said Friday.
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            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 8:23 PM
            300 homes evacuated, schools closed after heavy rain, high tide flood Duncan, BC
            DUNCAN, B.C. - Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, an hour's drive north of Victoria.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:48 PM
            Vehicle that caused fiery, fatal crash near Alberta logging town was stolen
            HINTON, Alta. - Joel Chell sat in stunned horror, watching in his rear-view mirror as a stolen minivan that had just whizzed by him on the wrong side of an Alberta highway blew apart after slamming head-on into a pickup truck on the road behind him.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:31 PM
            Underage Alta. girl given drugs, forced into prostitution, allege RCMP
            RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:30 PM
            B.C. RCMP officer charged with assault after handcuffed prisoner slapped
            QUESNEL, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Quesnel, B.C., is facing an assault charge after a prisoner was slapped in the face.
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            A wind surfer takes advantage of the storm surge and high winds of Hurricane Bill at Horseshoe Bay Beach on the south coast of Bermuda, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009.(AP Photo/The Royal Gazette, Mark Tatem)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:02 PM
            Bermudan officials search for missing Nova Scotia sailor
            HALIFAX — U.S. and Canadian aircraft are searching an area near Bermuda for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia.
            A television cameraman films Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore as he speaks with the media following Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct.7, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:29 PM
            Arts groups told to diversify funding sources
            MONTREAL — Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore said Friday.
            This Google Map shows the location of Halifax, and Dartmouth, N.S.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:35 PM
            One killed in crash involving Navy bus, SUV in N.S.
            The driver of an SUV involved in a fiery crash with a National Defence Navy bus near Halifax, N.S. has died, police have confirmed.
            A Mohawk Warrior flag flies in front of the Canadian border crossing station as they block the Seaway Bridge in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne on Cornwall Island, Ont., Monday, June 1, 2009. The Mohawks are protesting the arming of Canada Customs guards with guns. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:48 AM
            Internal report warned of violence at border crossing
            CORNWALL, Ont. — An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on Mohawk land outside the eastern Ontario community of Cornwall.
            One of the world`s rarest stamps, a mint condition 1851 Canadian 12 pence denomination postage stamp depicting a young Queen Victoria. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spink Shreves Galleries)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:59 AM
            Canadian stamp sells for more than US$250K
            NEW YORK — A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.
            Steve Sullivan, right, tours the Centre d`Expertise Marie Vincent Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:06 AM
            Ombudsman advocates national child sex abuse strategy
            MONTREAL — Canada should take a page from the Americans and expand its network of kid-friendly, one-stop shops for treating sexually abused children, says the federal watchdog for crime victims.
            An outdoor cafe in Old Montreal, Wednesday, August 7, 2002 in Montreal. (CP PHOTO/Paul Chiasson)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:34 PM
            Who's been torching cafes in Montreal?
            MONTREAL — Who's been firebombing all those Italian coffee shops in Montreal?
            As many as three dozen elementary school students are being treated for cuts and bruises after an accident in Calgary on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (Larry MacDougal / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:16 AM
            Two drivers charged in Calgary school bus collision
            CALGARY — The driver of a school bus carrying three dozen children that collided with a minivan before running into a tree in northwest Calgary has been charged with driving carelessly and crossing over the centre line of the road.
            Jim Pattison, Managing Director, CEO and chairman, Jim Pattison Group, celebrates the Grand Opening of Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls, Thursday, April 13, 2006. (CCNMATTHEWS / Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:32 PM
            Rich Canadians got even richer last year
            It appears the global economic slowdown hasn't hurt Canada's wealthiest families.
            New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham, left, and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams together during a tour of the Churchill Falls power station in Labrador Friday Nov. 20, 2009. (Kevin Bissett / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 6:51 PM
            N.B. premier to talk power with Danny Williams
            New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct "misinformation" from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams about the proposed sale of NB Power when the two men meet face to face in Labrador.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:20 PM
            Money, drugs sought in kidnappings
            Toronto police are looking for five people in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:57 PM
            Tweet about premier a 'lapse in judgment'
            A strategist for the Wildrose Alliance Party has apologized to the premier's office for sending out messages on his Twitter account that made fun of the way Premier Ed Stelmach speaks.
            The crash occurred along this stretch of Highway 16 outside Hinton, Alta. (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:25 PM
            Minivan in fatal Alberta crash was stolen
            One of the vehicles in a fiery double-fatal crash that occurred after an Alberta RCMP chase was stolen, according to the provincial agency investigating the incident.
            Residents rescue a car from the flooded streets. (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:38 PM
            Flooding forces Vancouver Island evacuations
            Flood waters on the Cowichan River and Koksilah River have forced the evacuation of about 300 to 400 homes in the Cowichan Valley and Duncan area of southeast Vancouver Island, officials have confirmed.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:53 PM
            Bell quietly drops system access fee
            The system access fee is virtually extinct with Bell Canada quietly axing the charge, matching prior moves by rivals Rogers and Telus.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:09 PM
            Patient deer rescued from Yukon river
            Conservation officers outside Whitehorse lassoed a deer out of the Takhini River in a dramatic rescue effort Thursday night.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:26 PM
            Rochette holds Skate Canada lead
            Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette achieved a personal best in the short program on Friday to take the lead at the HomeSense Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ont.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:11 PM
            Language debate, daycares don't mix: workers
            The Parti Québécois' desire to amend Quebec's language law and restrict access to English daycares is "ridiculous" and "concerning," says early childhood educators and parents with toddlers.
            Robert Knipstrom was face down and handcuffed for more than an hour before he had cardiac arrest, a coroner`s inquest was told. (CBC)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:32 PM
            Death linked to 'excited delirium': coroner
            The death of a man who was stunned with a Taser several times during his arrest two year ago in Chilliwack was not the fault of police actions, a coroner's inquest has determined.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 3:36 PM
            Teachers, Paul Gross win Canadian history awards
            Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presented awards on Friday to seven Canadian history teachers as well as to actor Paul Gross and to writer Ian McKay for their efforts in promoting Canadian history.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:29 PM
            Saskatoon police say missing 18-year-old found unharmed in Regina
            SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say a missing 18-year old woman has been found unharmed in Regina.
            Gilles-Andre Gosselin, former owner of Gosselin Relations Publique Inc., answers a question during his testimony before the Gomery commission in this March 15, 2005 file photo in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:10 PM
            Gilles-Andre Gosselin pleads guilty in sponsorship scandal
            OTTAWA - Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276.
            Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to a luncheon meeting of the combined Canadian and Empire Clubs in Toronto on Friday November 20, 2009. Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn`t plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year`s budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:28 PM
            Flaherty says government will undertake no new spending in next year's budget
            TORONTO - Emphasizing that government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget.
            Ski jumping athletes, from left, Meaghan Reid, of Calgary, Alta., Lindsey Van, of Park City, Utah, Karla Keck, of Oconomowoc, Wisc., and Jessica Jerome, of Park City, Utah, pose for a photograph outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:25 PM
            Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court
            VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:20 PM
            Student interviews bring no new leads in case of missing Toronto girl: police
            TORONTO - Police say they have no new leads after interviewing almost all of the students at the high school attended by a missing 18-year-old Toronto girl.
            Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates field questions after a meeting at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Friday Nov. 20, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:20 PM
            Canada in talks with U.S. officials to take over security for diplomats: MacKay
            HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has opened talks with other nations asking them to provide a security force for diplomats and development workers when the Canadian army withdraws from Kandahar in 2011.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:16 PM
            Kamloops gang leader already in jail sentenced to five more years
            KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Kamloops gang leader who's already in jail has been sentenced to five more years behind bars for another crime.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:13 PM
            Calgary police chief says new law that lets EMS share info with cops is necessary
            CALGARY - Calgary's police chief says a proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to share information related to crimes with police is necessary.
            Debbie Rijvers from The Netherlands is seen in front of a painting of a young girl with red hair during the "Redhead Day," in Breda, Netherlands, Sunday Sept. 7, 2008. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ Ermindo Armino)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 5:57 PM
            Hugs, not harassment: Facebook groups slam day of violence against redheads
            TORONTO - Have no fear, redheads - it appears this Nov. 20, you were more likely to be hugged than harassed, consoled rather than kicked.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 5:02 PM
            Search underway near Bermuda after solo N.S. sailor fails to reach destination
            HALIFAX, N.S. - U.S. and Canadian aircraft continued searching an expanse of ocean off Bermuda on Friday for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia.
            The front of the Cafe Bar Aviano in Montreal, is shown on Friday, Nov., 20, 2009. The cafe is one five Italian bars & cafes have been hit by Molotov cocktails in less than a month.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 5:01 PM
            Who's been torching Montreal's Italian cafes? Police stumped, victims mute
            MONTREAL - Who's been firebombing all those Italian cafes in Montreal?
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:59 PM
            Canada's athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu
            Canada's top female biathlete wanted vaccination for the swine flu before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it.
            Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Tuesday November 17, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:33 PM
            Heritage minister says arts groups shouldn't rely on one source for funding
            MONTREAL - Arts groups need to diversify their sources of funding to ensure they remain financially viable, Heritage Minister James Moore said Friday.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:05 PM
            Artists, NDP ask Ontario gov't to extend film tax credits to live performances
            TORONTO - Ontario should extend film tax credits to live shows such as dance, theatre and the opera to create more jobs and boost the live performance industry, just as New Orleans did in the wake of hurricane Katrina, artists and New Democrats said Friday.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 3:53 PM
            Federal Court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from U.S. army
            OTTAWA - A lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada must have another chance to plead her case for refugee status, the Federal Court ruled Friday.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 3:50 PM
            Woman who sexually assaulted her son gets conditional sentence and $3,500 fine
            QUEBEC - A 55-year-old woman was given a sentence without any jail time, and was ordered to pay several thousand dollars, for sexually assaulting her teenage son.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:59 PM
            Canadians seem pleased with additions to immigrants' handbook: poll
            OTTAWA - A new immigration handbook that adds sections on military history, legendary inventors and some of the darker aspects of Canada's past seems to be a hit with the public, a poll suggests.
            Chairman of the Board of Saputo Lino Saputo addresses the company`s AGM in Laval, Que., Wednesday July 6, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS Graham Hughes
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:05 PM
            Saputo, Kraft appeal court ruling upholding federal cheese regulations
            MONTREAL - Saputo (TSX:SAP) and Kraft have appealed a Federal Court ruling that upheld new federal cheese regulations.
            Children play soccer in Kumasi, Ghana. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rebecca Blackwell)
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:08 PM
            Canada announces funding to help children in developing countries
            TORONTO - International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda has announced funding for three projects to help children in developing countries.
            Atlantic premiers (from left), Nova Scotia`s Darrell Dexter, P.E.I.`s Robert Ghiz, New Brunswick`s Shawn Graham and Newfoundland`s Danny Williams pose. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:59 PM
            Proposed deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec leaves Atlantic premiers divided
            CHURCHILL FALLS, N.L. - Atlantic Canada's premiers emerged from a meeting Friday in Labrador divided over the proposed sale of New Brunswick's 89-year-old public power utility company to Hydro-Quebec.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:37 AM
            Personal bankruptcies jumped 43.3 per cent in September, compared to year earlier
            OTTAWA - A federal regulator says bankruptcies in September jumped 43.3 per cent from the same month a year earlier.
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 2:51 AM
            B.C. university student takes top award at global entrepreneur competition
            VANCOUVER, B.C. - A British Columbia student who founded one of the world's largest Internet song lyric websites has taken the top prize at a global entrepreneur contest.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 11:30 PM
            Leaked report says gov't overstating the need for new power lines in Alberta
            EDMONTON - A political battle is reaching a peak in Alberta over whether the province needs billions of dollars worth of new power lines that will be paid for by consumers.
            From the collection of Wall Street executive, William H. Gross, this 1851 Canadian 12 Pence denomination postage stamp, shown in this handout photo, sold for a record $260,000 (US) in a public auction conducted by Spink Shreves Galleries in New York City on Thursday, November 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spink Shreves Galleries
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 11:09 PM
            Canadian stamp sells for more than a quarter of a million at New York auction
            NEW YORK - A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 11:01 PM
            Ont. hunter who shot and killed woman hiker is acquitted of manslaughter
            BARRIE, Ont. - An Ontario judge found a hunter not guilty of manslaughter Thursday in the shooting death of a hiker, and said governments should act to prevent such tragedies in the future.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 10:48 PM
            Health units go high tech to keep swelling flu lines as short as possible
            TORONTO - Public health units all over Ontario have put on their creative thinking caps and come up with some very high tech, innovative ways to try to shorten lineups for the H1N1 vaccine.
            Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Wednesday November 4, 2009. Kenney often sends several messages a day to his more than 1,500 followers on micro-blogging service Twitter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:53 PM
            Nearly a third of the members of Parliament are on Twitter bandwagon
            OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are scrambling to climb aboard the Twitter bandwagon - and getting elbowed by controversial, satirical and even phoney postings.
            Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Milliken is seen during an interview with The Canadian Press in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:35 PM
            Speaker slaps Tory wrists over hyper-partisan flyers
            OTTAWA - Conservatives received a slap on the wrist Thursday for misrepresenting an opponent in one of many ultra-partisan flyers the party's MPs have been mailing - at taxpayers' expense - across the country.
            A Mohawk puts up a Warrior flag in front of the Canadian border crossing station as they block the Seaway International Bridge in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne on Cornwall Island, Ont., Monday, June 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:34 PM
            Internal border report warned of violence if guards armed on Mohawk land
            CORNWALL, Ont. - An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on Mohawk land outside the eastern Ontario community of Cornwall.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 8:02 PM
            Officials investigating one lot of flu vaccine due to allergy concerns
            The provinces are being asked to hold back a batch of swine flu vaccine that appears to be causing higher rates of severe allergic reactions.
            OxyContin tablets are seen in this July 19, 2001, file photo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Toby Talbot, File)
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:51 PM
            Ont. looking to impose new rules to restrict OxyContin, other painkillers
            TORONTO - Ontario may have new rules before the end of the year to restrict how the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin is prescribed and dispensed, as well as other narcotics and controlled substances, government officials said.
            Emrah Bulatci leaves court after making his first court appearance, in Yellowknife, NWT, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, on charges of killing RCMP Cnst. Christopher John Worden, in Hay River. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:40 PM
            Alberta man guilty of first-degree murder in shooting of RCMP constable
            YELLOWKNIFE - The bereaved widow of a slain RCMP officer shouted at the man who pumped several shots into her husband as she read a victim impact statement Thursday during a sentencing hearing at the conclusion of a dramatic murder trial.
            Intelligence officer and ex-diplomat Richard Colvin arrives to testify at a commons special committee on Afghanistan hearing witnesses on transfer of Afghan detainees on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Wednesday November 18, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:37 PM
            Colvin groomed in hot-spots around the world by Liberals and Conservatives
            OTTAWA - The man who is now the target of so much Conservative scorn was thought suitably intrepid to be assigned by his government masters to some of the hottest counter-insurgencies over the past 15 years.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:10 PM
            Health spending to hit $183B this year, up $10B from 2008: report
            TORONTO - Canada's total health-care bill this year is predicted to reach $183 billion - or almost $5,500 for each man, woman and child in the country, says a report released Thursday.
            Last Updated: November 19 2009, 7:07 PM
            Parti Quebecois wants to restrict access to English daycares
            QUEBEC - The Parti Quebecois wants to amend Quebec's language law to restrict access to English daycares.
            Dr. Paolo Zamboni at his research lab at the University of Ferrara
            Last Updated: November 20 2009, 5:59 PM
            W5 investigates intriguing new theory about MS
            A group of doctors in Italy is investigating a fascinating new treatment for multiple sclerosis, based on a theory that, if proven true, could radically alter the lives of patients.
            W5 investigates: Why some Canadian doctors are misdiagnosing a crippling disease caused by a shape-shifting superbug -- until it`s too late.
            Last Updated: November 14 2009, 6:56 PM
            W5: Why are crippling Lyme disease cases being misdiagnosed?
            David Leggett used to love the outdoors. He was a healthy, active, family man who enjoyed camping trips with his wife and two daughters. His job as a high school principal came with a long summer vacation -- the perfect time to enjoy Canada's vast stretches of wilderness.
            W5 investigates: A period of mourning turns into a nightmare for families in a small Northern Ontario town after the local funeral home mixes up the remains of their loved ones.
            Last Updated: November 14 2009, 6:57 PM
            W5 investigates: Mattawa's funeral home horror
            Suffering from cancer and with not long to live, Shirley Condie of Mattawa, Ont., planned her funeral the way some people plan for a wedding.
            Experts call it parental alienation, when in the midst of a divorce, one parent tries to turn a child against the other parent. It`s a mind-warping tactic for the child.
            Last Updated: November 7 2009, 6:58 PM
            W5 investigates: Children on the frontlines of divorce
            The world of divorce is scary for any child. Even when spouses split amicably children can be forced to balance their love and time between two parents.
            Bell Island, the site of German U-boat attacks, was the only North American location to be directly attacked by German Forces during WWII.
            Last Updated: November 7 2009, 6:56 PM
            W5: The fight to preserve desecrated war graves
            High atop the cliffs, overlooking Conception Bay, Newfoundland stand the guns. Pointed out to sea, silent and watchful, recalling a dangerous time.
            Ian Bush, Kevin St Arnaud and Robert Dziekanski were killed by RCMP officers in B.C. Despite reports of contradicting statements, the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch cleared the constables of criminal charges, leaving families wondering if the force is beyond justice.
            Last Updated: October 31 2009, 7:00 PM
            W5 investigates: When the RCMP pulls the trigger
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            Every year over 30,000 new immigrants get married, become permanent residents and move to Canada. While most of those marriages are legitimate, some people will go to any length to make Canada their home.
            Last Updated: October 24 2009, 9:10 PM
            Broken Vows: Marrying for immigration, not love
            On CTV's W5, Victor Malarek tells the story of Canadians victimized by spouses from foreign countries who marry for immigration, not love.
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            Last Updated: October 24 2009, 6:57 PM
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            On a warm Alberta summer's night in 2004, Ted Bosse received the news that would change his and his wife Teresa's lives forever. The all terrain vehicle their son Chris had been riding flipped, leaving him lying critically injured on the road.
            Trail of a Sex Tourist: Canada`s limited success in pursuing pedophiles
            Last Updated: March 7 2009, 6:56 PM
            Trail of a Sex Tourist: Canada's limited success in pursuing pedophiles
            Canadians travelling abroad to have sex with children is an abhorrent and shocking offence, punishable under Canada's Criminal Code. But are some Canadians getting away with this crime?
            Stamp Out the Crime: When your mail is the target of thieves
            Last Updated: February 28 2009, 7:00 PM
            Stamp Out the Crime: When your mail is the target of thieves
            Canada's postal system is a gold mine of financial and personal information. Through it passes cash, cheques, gifts and documents that mail thieves can use to steal identities like bank and credit card statements, government documents and pre-approved credit applications.

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