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• Paul Postma hero in St. John’s IceCaps 3-2...
  WORCESTER, Mass. — Paul Postma snapped a shot past Harry Sateri to give the St. John’s IceCaps a 3-2 overtime victory over the Worcester Sharks ...
• Two overdue hunters found safe on Newfoundland...
  THE CANADIAN PRESS LEWISPORTE, N.L. — A couple of missing hunters were found safe today in northern Newfoundland. RCMP in Lewisporte say the two ...
• XL Foods beef recall expanded to include dozens of...
  THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — As anticipated, more cuts of beef have been added to the recall list of products from the huge XL Foods meat packing ...
• Labrador experiences mild earthquake
  HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador was hit with a 4.4 magnitude earthquake Sunday morning.A seismologist with Natural ...
• Human remains found stuffed in hockey bag floating...
  MARION BRIDGE, N.S. — Police in Nova Scotia are investigating the discovery of a body found stuffed inside a hockey bag and floating on a river ...
• Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson released on bail in...
  FRANKFURT, Germany — The Canadian founder of an anti-whaling group who was arrested in Germany on an international warrant has been released on ...
• Doukhobors forced into residential schools want...
  THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER — It was between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. and Elsie Erickson’s mother had just begun lighting the stove when four RCMP ...
• Snail-paced dial-up Internet still a reality for...
  TORONTO — The next time you get frustrated because a website refuses to load instantly, or a streaming video has to buffer for a few seconds, ...
• Prince Charles recalls his military service at CFB...
  THE CANADIAN PRESSCFB GAGETOWN, N.B. — Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have kicked off their Canadian tour at the same New Brunswick military ...
• Gills onions and Compliments salads recalled in...
  THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced recalls of Gills brand Fresh Diced Red Onions and Compliments brand ...
• Canadians mark Earth Day with dozens of events...
  THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO — It’s Earth Day today and dozens of events are planned across Canada to mark the event.They include an Earth Day fair ...
• Survey says: Santa’s a woman
  Toronto — Santa is a woman, according to BMO’s 2011 Holiday Spending Outlook. BMO says 80 per cent of households polled said the female head of ...
• U.S. delay could kill Keystone XL oil pipeline:...
  A U.S. decision to delay the Keystone XL oil pipeline could wind up killing it, Canada’s finance minister warned Friday, as the line’s sponsor ...
• Canadian soldier among 13 NATO dead in Kabul suicide...
  OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier is among the dead after a Taliban suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into an armoured NATO bus that was travelling ...
• Dirty, sexy money
  Ottawa — Canada’s new plastic money may give you a little more bang for your buck. New documents show a focus group mistook a strand of DNA on ...
• Commercial fishing licences going online: DFO
  The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is changing the way commercial fishermen can apply for and renew their licences. DFO spokeswoman ...
• Expected lifespan shorter for aboriginals: StatsCan
  A new study on expected lifespans in Canada shows aboriginal men and women may live substantially shorter lives than other Canadians.The ...
• BlackBerry Blues
  BlackBerry services returned to normal Thursday after four days of global outages, but the maker of the popular smartphone faces a new set of ...
• First female premier ever elected says she never set...
  OTTAWA — If Prime Minister Stephen Harper ever holds a premiers’ meeting, the family photo will look a lot different than it did in Catherine ...
• Opposition or bust: NDP in N.L. aiming high to oust...
  Lorraine Michael, the diminutive but fiery former nun who leads the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democrats, paused when asked what success will ...
• Military orders examination of Bell Island shipwrecks
  The military has ordered a detailed survey of two Second World War shipwrecks off Newfoundland for fear recreational divers might accidentally ...
• Newfoundland Liberals distant third, Tories leading...
  A new opinion poll has found that the Newfoundland and Labrador Tories hold a strong lead over their rivals while the Opposition Liberals are in ...
• Shoppers Drug Mart names new CEO
  Domenic Pilla, the head of a major health services company, has been handed the top job at Shoppers’ Drug Mart just as Canada’s largest pharmacy ...
• Ottawa gives tobacco manufacturers deadline for...
  OTTAWA — Ottawa has finally approved bold new labelling for cigarette packages, telling tobacco manufacturers they have until March to ...
• Group wants election dates moved
  OTTAWA — An advocacy group is urging four provinces to push their fixed election dates back to the end of October.Democracy Watch says Ontario, ...
• Jack Tobin sentenced to three years in prison
  OTTAWA — A judge has sentenced Jack Tobin to three years in prison and a seven-year driving ban for his role in the death of a close friend last ...
• Jack Layton's state funeral to be aired at city hall
  TORONTO — Thousands of people are expected to turn out this afternoon for Jack Layton’s state funeral at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. About 1,700 ...
• Jack Tobin to be sentenced Aug. 31
  The son of former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin will be sentenced Aug. 31 for impaired driving causing death. The date was set as Jack Tobin’s ...
• Murderer on the lam
  Kamloops, B.C. — The RCMP has issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a 76-year-old convicted murderer who violated his parole while living in ...
• Jack Layton has new cancer, takes temporary leave as...
  TORONTO — Jack Layton has been diagnosed with another form of cancer and is taking a temporary leave of absence as leader of the federal New ...