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• We’re No. 1
  Toronto — Beer is still the drink of choice for many Canadians who consume alcoholic beverages, in volume and dollar value.Statistics Canada ...
• Wandering polar bear captured
  St. Anthony — A polar bear that had been wandering around this small community has been captured and removed. The bear was seen walking the ...
• Prices to rise at Tim Hortons, other chains
  TORONTO — As increased prices percolate through the menu at Canada’s largest coffee and doughnut chain, Canadians should brace themselves for ...
• Roman Catholic election staff concerned advance...
  OTTAWA — Canadian Catholic bishops are expressing concern that advance polling days for the May 2 federal election fall over the Easter ...
• Canadian funnyman Majumder not sure about fate of...
  TORONTO — Canadian actor-comedian Shaun Majumder says ABC hasn’t made a decision on the fate of his police drama, “Detroit 1-8-7,” which is in ...
• Harper stalls on Lower Churchill
  ST. JOHN’S — The prime minister stopped short of announcing federal support for the $6.2-billion Lower Churchill power project today as he made ...
• Parties use pocketbook promises to retrench in...
  OTTAWA — Help for small business. A boost to post-secondary students. A kick in the shins to the big banks. It was a day of ideological ...
• Arcade Fire big winners; Neil Young gets artist of...
  Toronto — Arcade Fire won a leading four trophies — including album of the year — while rock legend Neil Young claimed the prize for artist of ...
• Harper government topples on contempt motion,...
  Ottawa — The federal Conservative government has been brought down on a historic vote in Parliament, setting the stage for a May election.MPs ...
• Winnipeg software company develops application to...
  WINNIPEG — Just driven over a pothole big enough to swallow small animals? There’s an app for that. A Winnipeg company has developed a smartphone ...
• Harper government set to fall within hours on...
  OTTAWA — The Harper government is set to fall within hours — in the face of a historic confidence motion citing it for contempt of Parliament. ...
• Opposition blasts federal budget
  Ottawa — It’s a federal budget that looks and reads like an election campaign platform, and that’s what it appears destined to become within ...
• Young players shining in Ottawa
  OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are rebuilding and it’s two projects that are playing a big part in the retooling right now.When the season began ...
• ‘He’s in the battle’
  TORONTO — Teddy Purcell is starting to use his size to his advantage, and he’s finding himself on the scoresheet as a result.The 25-year-old ...
• Families of Cougar Flight 491 crash victims want...
  Families of the victims of a tragic helicopter crash off Newfoundland are putting pressure on Ottawa to act in the aftermath of a report into the ...
• Finger laceration hazard: Ariens Sno-Tek Snow...
  TORONTO — Regulatory authorities in Canada and the United States, together with the manufacturer, are recalling a snowblower because the ...
• Sniglar crib, Summer Infant video monitor subject to...
  TORONTO — Health Canada distributed recall notices Thursday for several baby-related items, including a crib, video baby monitors and some ...
• Poll shows humans love their dogs
  Toronto — It’s a dog’s life, and it’s getting better all the time.Nearly half of Canadian dog owners refer to themselves as their pet’s mom or ...
• Sears Canada warns of potential safety problems with...
  TORONTO — Sears Canada Inc. says it has been advised by Dorel Distribution Canada of a potential safety matter relating to certain Cosco, Safety ...
• RCMP siege of Bay Bulls home pricey for force:...
  A weeklong police standoff at a home in Newfoundland late last year cost more than $400,000 before the Mounties lost their man.An estimate ...
• Arcade Fire wins album of the year
  Los Angeles — Like an icy wind off the St. Lawrence, Arcade Fire froze a wild 53rd Grammy Awards gala dead in its tracks Sunday.After losing out ...
• Families of fallen Canadian soldiers pay respects to...
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Families of fallen Canadian soldiers are in Afghanistan paying respects to their lost loved ones at Kandahar ...
• TMX Group, London Stock Exchange to merge
  TORONTO — The sky-high market values of major stock exchange operators may have come as a surprise to Canadians before they learned of a merger ...
• Anxious families await Transportation Safety Board...
  Capt. Matthew Davis was a doting father and a helicopter pilot living his dream when Cougar Flight 491 slammed into the icy waters off ...
• Investigator says problem flagged before fatal N.L....
  Halifax — A Canadian investigator who red flagged main gearbox problems months before a Sikorsky helicopter crashed off Newfoundland says he’ll ...
• Flying with scissors now OK: Transport Canada
  Ottawa — Small scissors and tools, such as eyeglasses screwdrivers, are now OK aboard planes.There’s a six-centimetre limit for these items and ...
• Severe weather for groundhog day; but Shubenacadie...
  The first of North America’s furry forecasters to pop out of his burrow this Groundhog Day did not see his shadow, a harbinger of an early ...
• No ordinary day
  Great Big Sea has been nominated for a Juno.The St. John’s-based band is up for group of the year, against Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Down ...
• Libya’s Gadhafi threatened to nationalize...
  OTTAWA — A newly leaked U.S. diplomatic note says Libya threatened to nationalize Petro-Canada’s operations in the North African country over a ...
• Update: Jack Tobin makes brief court appearance
  Toronto — The son of former Newfoundland premier and federal cabinet minister Brian Tobin has made his first court appearance since he was ...