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 ATLANTIC  (last updated 7:41 PM)CP ATLANTIC RSS Feed
Report singles out health costs as key challenge in balancing finances in N.S. 20/11/09 7:41 PM
Proposed deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec leaves Atlantic premiers divided 20/11/09 7:33 PM
N.S. legal society considers if mayor’s remarks about judge went too far 20/11/09 7:31 PM
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N.L. health officials review role of swine flu in six deaths 20/11/09 5:21 PM
One dead in fiery crash between SUV, Defence Department bus near Halifax 20/11/09 1:29 PM
Nova Scotia expands H1N1 vaccination clinics to include general public 20/11/09 1:28 PM
N.L. wildlife officials say Innu hunting for caribou in closed area 20/11/09 8:17 AM
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 BUSINESS  (last updated 8:45 PM)CP BUSINESS RSS Feed
As interest rates fall back near zero, there aren’t many happy returns 20/11/09 8:45 PM
Judge reserves decision on whether Scotiabank overtime suit can move forward 20/11/09 8:45 PM
AbitibiBowater juggles to avoid large tax bills from $250-million loan 20/11/09 8:16 PM
Transat beefs up France operations by teaming with travel agency network 20/11/09 8:15 PM
Hershey may make $17 billion bid for Cadbury, topping Kraft, Journal reports 20/11/09 8:15 PM
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Brookfield increases long-term contract for power generation in Ont. 20/11/09 8:12 PM
Recession catches up to businesses as more join the line to bankruptcy 20/11/09 7:25 PM
Saputo, Kraft appeal court ruling upholding federal cheese regulations 20/11/09 7:24 PM
Oil edges down toward US$76 amid economic uncertainty, rising U.S. dollar 20/11/09 6:50 PM
CF gets three directors on Terra board, complicating hostile Agrium bid 20/11/09 6:49 PM
Economic concerns, rising U.S. currency push stock markets, crude oil lower 20/11/09 6:48 PM
Ontex Resources to acquire Roxmark Mines in all-stock transaction 20/11/09 6:12 PM
Senate panel will take up Bernanke’s nomination to second Fed term on December 3 20/11/09 5:41 PM
Weak demand and rising crude prices lead to another refinery closing; 550 workers let go 20/11/09 4:59 PM
MacDonald Dettwiler signs $200 million communications deal with Russians 20/11/09 4:06 PM
Ontario Power Generation says Q3 profit underpinned by investment returns 20/11/09 12:18 PM
Japanese government warns that falling prices, high joblessness could drag on recovery 20/11/09 11:56 AM
Angle Energy offers to acquire Stonefire Energy in $75 million all-cash deal 20/11/09 11:02 AM
Leader Energy Services net loss narrows in third quarter, revenues down 20/11/09 8:50 AM
European markets push higher ahead of Trichet 20/11/09 8:10 AM
Oil hovers below $78 in Asia as investors look at US dollar, economy 20/11/09 5:53 AM
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 CARS  (last updated 6:23 PM)CP CARS RSS Feed
US: Fuel efficiency for new cars and trucks up slightly in 2008 model year 20/11/09 6:23 PM
General Motors expects a plan for its European operations by mid December 20/11/09 1:52 PM
German carmaker Volkswagen to buy some assets of German contract carmaker Karmann 20/11/09 9:58 AM
Volkswagen supervisory board moves closer to Porsche merger, approves contracts 20/11/09 5:56 AM
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 CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY  (last updated 8:43 PM)CP CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY RSS Feed
Consumers trade up for less on latest electronics as prices come down 20/11/09 8:43 PM
Sony plans online service to be up next year, connect gadgets, build brand loyalty 20/11/09 8:46 AM
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 ENTERTAINMENT  (last updated 7:20 PM)CP ENTERTAINMENT RSS Feed
’Big Brother’ winner accused of trying to sell painkillers renews bail request 20/11/09 7:20 PM
Eminem’s ’Relapse 2,’ originally scheduled for 2009, pushed back to next year 20/11/09 6:44 PM
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Police: Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va.; star wasn’t aboard 20/11/09 6:09 PM
Britney Spears’ ex-boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, sentenced to 45 days in jail 20/11/09 6:08 PM
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Books about civil war, Great Depression win Cdn Children’s Literature Awards 20/11/09 5:36 PM
Jiri Jelinek joins National Ballet as principal dancer in January 20/11/09 5:35 PM
Wesley Snipes appeals tax convictions, prison sentence to federal court 20/11/09 4:51 PM
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Palin’s book tour to include stop at Fort Hood 20/11/09 12:06 PM
Banned Chinese director brings gay romance film to Hong Kong 20/11/09 12:03 PM
Paris auction of designer Yves Saint Laurent’s belongings, artistic and prosaic, wraps up 20/11/09 10:52 AM
Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely 20/11/09 9:51 AM
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Rainy weather in Toronto doesn’t deter Twilight fans at Canadian red carpet premiere 20/11/09 3:55 AM
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 FAMILY  (last updated 8:05 PM)CP FAMILY RSS Feed
Safe Kids Canada asks public for support for helmets on the slopes 20/11/09 8:05 PM
Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice 20/11/09 7:47 PM
Fashion and beauty news bites 20/11/09 7:38 PM
British man found not guilty of strangling his wife of 40 years during nightmare over intruder 20/11/09 12:46 PM
Native New Yorker Irina Shabayeva wins ’Project Runway’ with a New York moment 20/11/09 11:06 AM
Christian leaders issue declaration on abortion, marriage, religious freedom 20/11/09 9:44 AM
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New mom Heidi Klum returns to the runway at Victoria’s Secret show 20/11/09 2:33 AM
20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes 20/11/09 2:07 AM
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 NATIONAL  (last updated 9:02 PM)CP NATIONAL RSS Feed
Underage Alta. girl given drugs, forced into prostitution, allege RCMP 20/11/09 9:02 PM
B.C. RCMP officer charged with assault after handcuffed prisoner slapped 20/11/09 9:00 PM
Saskatoon police say missing 18-year-old found unharmed in Regina 20/11/09 9:00 PM
Gilles-Andre Gosselin pleads guilty in sponsorship scandal 20/11/09 8:41 PM
Flaherty says government will undertake no new spending in next year’s budget 20/11/09 7:58 PM
Canada in talks with U.S. officials to take over security for diplomats: MacKay 20/11/09 7:50 PM
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Kamloops gang leader already in jail sentenced to five more years 20/11/09 7:47 PM
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Heritage minister says arts groups shouldn’t rely on one source for funding 20/11/09 6:04 PM
Artists, NDP ask Ontario gov’t to extend film tax credits to live performances 20/11/09 5:36 PM
Federal Court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from U.S. army 20/11/09 5:24 PM
Woman who sexually assaulted her son gets conditional sentence and $3,500 fine 20/11/09 5:21 PM
Canadians seem pleased with additions to immigrants’ handbook: poll 20/11/09 4:30 PM
Canada announces funding to help children in developing countries 20/11/09 2:39 PM
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Personal bankruptcies jumped 43.3 per cent in September, compared to year earlier 20/11/09 11:08 AM
B.C. university student takes top award at global entrepreneur competition 20/11/09 4:22 AM
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 SPORTS  (last updated 8:40 PM)CP SPORTS RSS Feed
Canada’s Mellisa Hollingsworth wins World Cup skeleton race in Lake Placid 20/11/09 8:40 PM
Former WBA light middleweight champ Alcine takes on tough French opponent Canclaux 20/11/09 8:03 PM
Laval-Queen’s unfamiliar opponents heading into the Mitchell Bowl 20/11/09 8:02 PM
Vancouver Olympic officials have no power to include female ski jumpers: court 20/11/09 7:55 PM
Sacramento Kings owners decide to cease owning city’s WNBA franchise 20/11/09 7:07 PM
FIFA, French federation rule out replay of France-Ireland qualifier 20/11/09 7:06 PM
Canada’s athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu 20/11/09 6:30 PM
Long way from track, suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield holds large auction 20/11/09 6:01 PM
Dube, Davison third after short program at HomeSense Skate Canada International 20/11/09 4:57 PM
Jockeys asked to contribute mount fee to help injured Canadian with expenses 20/11/09 4:23 PM
Rush’s Neil Peart recording another version of ’The Hockey Theme’ for TSN 20/11/09 4:23 PM
IAAF still in talks over future of gender-tested South African runner 20/11/09 4:21 PM
FIFA rules out replay of France-Ireland qualifier; Henry embarrassed 20/11/09 1:41 PM
Canadian Mariah Madigan wins silver medal at women’s trampoline event 20/11/09 1:18 PM
Lee Westwood takes 2-shot lead halfway through Dubai World Championship 20/11/09 11:18 AM
F1 Williams sells minority stake to Austrian group 20/11/09 8:15 AM
Caroline Ouellette’s hat trick leads Canada to 6-1 win in Midget Series 20/11/09 3:46 AM
Kris Versteeg scores twice as Blackhawks hammer Calgary Flames 7-1 20/11/09 3:39 AM
Thursday’s action on the boards 20/11/09 3:10 AM
Negotiations close to beginning for potential Pacquiao-Mayweather megafight 20/11/09 2:40 AM
Thursday’s NHL roundup 20/11/09 2:39 AM
SCORECARD: 20/11/09 2:26 AM
Ricky Williams scores 3 TDs in fill-in role, Dolphins reach .500 with 24-17 win over Panthers 20/11/09 2:12 AM
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 TRAVEL  (last updated 8:37 PM)CP TRAVEL RSS Feed
Tourism website includes Toronto museum addition on ugly buildings list 20/11/09 8:37 PM
Tour of Obama’s NYC visits Columbia, Harlem, where he studied, lived and worked 20/11/09 8:40 AM
Gabrielle Roy’s family home in Winnipeg named a national historic site 20/11/09 8:39 AM
Coast Salish art and culture is focus of Royal BC Museum exhibition 20/11/09 8:38 AM
Duncan a pleasant surprise to visitors in Vancouver Island’s Cowichan region 20/11/09 8:38 AM
Holiday displays include tree made of feathers, Obamas’ first tree event 20/11/09 8:37 AM
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 WORLD  (last updated 8:47 PM)CP WORLD RSS Feed
Suburban Denver billboard links Obama with jihadists 20/11/09 8:47 PM
Retired State Department worker and wife plead guilty to plotting to spy for Cuba 20/11/09 8:23 PM
UN children’s convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids 20/11/09 8:21 PM
Attorney seeks psychiatric care for US teen facing murder charge in death of 9-year-old girl 20/11/09 8:18 PM
UN committee targets Iran’s human rights violations and crackdown on election opponents 20/11/09 7:49 PM
Teen pleads guilty in murder of Border Patrol agent shot 8 times, including 4 shots to head 20/11/09 7:43 PM
Independent scientists say program can extend life of nation’s nuclear weapons for decades 20/11/09 7:38 PM
Resort island Saipan reeling after gunman opens fire; 2 children among dead 20/11/09 7:37 PM
Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer’s fingers, found again 20/11/09 7:03 PM
Vatican researcher says faint writing on Shroud of Turin proves its authenticity 20/11/09 7:02 PM
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates are losing patience, could kill them within a week 20/11/09 6:57 PM
Floods batter UK’s Lake District, policeman dies, hundreds rescued; Ireland also hard hit 20/11/09 6:53 PM
US diocese: Pedophile priests should receive retirement benefits despite sexual abuse 20/11/09 6:25 PM
Adrenaline junkies embrace perilous specialties among Canadian troops 20/11/09 5:36 PM
Moderate Democrat commits on crucial health care vote as Senate Democrats move forward 20/11/09 4:36 PM
Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint; suspected US missile strike kills 8 militants 20/11/09 4:35 PM
Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water 20/11/09 4:33 PM
Ethics committee admonishes US senator with a letter but recommends no stronger punishment 20/11/09 4:03 PM
’Rompuy-pumpy’ and Cathy Who?: Critics underwhelmed by EU’s choice for new top jobs 20/11/09 4:02 PM
Italian prosecutor: US student ’harboured hatred’ for Briton; killed her in sex game 20/11/09 4:00 PM
Diplomats from 6 world powers urge Iran to accept UN nuclear plan 20/11/09 3:58 PM
Nelson Mandela, wife Graca Machel share world children’s rights prize 20/11/09 3:19 PM
Palestinians to set new date for elections after president accepts delay of January voting 20/11/09 2:03 PM
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth, 1 crewman about to become father for 2nd time 20/11/09 1:36 PM
Representative of Iraqi Shiite spiritual leader urges parties to break election law impasse 20/11/09 12:51 PM
Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics 20/11/09 10:56 AM
16 killed in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan; lawmaker escapes assassination near Kabul 20/11/09 10:50 AM
Former NBA star Jayson Williams expected to plead guilty in 2002 shooting death 20/11/09 5:28 AM
US ambassador criticizes negative coverage of Obama’s China visit by US media 20/11/09 5:23 AM
French foreign minister tours Afghan village, meets tribal leaders to discuss aid 20/11/09 4:41 AM
Mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead in southern Nepal despite protests 20/11/09 3:37 AM
Train derails in eastern India after Maoist rebels blow up track, killing 1 passenger 20/11/09 2:32 AM
Diarrhea and pneumonia are biggest child killers, but world is focused on AIDS and malaria 20/11/09 2:04 AM
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