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Hébert: What if Stephen Harper had his elected Senate?

Toronto Star - Chantal Hébert - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Prime Minister Stephen Harper favours an elected Senate with limited terms for senators. Shortly after the minority Conservative government was elected in 2006, he was widely criticized for appointing Montrealer Michael Fortier to the Senate to make ...

Colonel's arrest reopens cold cases

Toronto Star - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Col. Russell Williams is charged in murders of Jessica Lloyd, 27, top left, and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37. Cruiser, right, is seen at his Ottawa home Feb. 9, 2010.

Giambrone plans to remain in mayoral race

Globe and Mail - ‎18 minutes ago‎
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 4:42AM EST TTC chair Adam Giambrone plans to stay in the mayor's race with the "full support" of his long-time girlfriend, ...

Nuclear Iran must be stopped, Israel says

Globe and Mail - Patrick Martin - ‎17 minutes ago‎
JERUSALEM - From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 4:42AM EST Despite Iran's denials that its move to step up enrichment of uranium has anything to do with building a ...

Ukraine's PM vows fight

Montreal Gazette - Peter O'Neil - ‎2 hours ago‎
By PETER O'NEIL, Canwest News ServiceFebruary 10, 2010 3:03 AM A defiant Yulia Tymoshenko, brushing aside the conclusion of election observers that Sunday's presidential vote was fair, will challenge Viktor Yanukovych's narrow victory in court, ...

Sri Lankan Gen Sarath Fonseka's arrest to be challenged

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Sri Lankan opposition parties have said they will mount a legal challenge to the detention of defeated presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka.

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$4.7-BILLION / In a season of restraint, Alberta opts to spend

Globe and Mail - Nathan Vanderklippe - ‎17 minutes ago‎
EDMONTON - From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 4:41AM EST Faced with plunging revenues from its struggling mainstay, the oil and gas sector, the Alberta government ...

Bc Throne speech offers tax breaks

National Post - ‎44 minutes ago‎
New tax breaks for families, additional preschool options and less expensive housing were among the plans introduced by the BC government in yesterday's Throne Speech.

Censored report incident 'isolated'

Montreal Gazette - Mike De Souza - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Harper government says an investigation of a Conservative operative who allegedly interfered with the release of a censored report is an "isolated" incident.

Toyota starts fixing Priuses recalled in Japan

The Associated Press - Yuri Kageyama - ‎40 minutes ago‎
TOKYO - Prius owners in Japan are rushing to dealers for repairs a day after Toyota's president announced a global recall for a glitch in the car's antilock brake system.

FOREX-Euro slips, investors brace for EU summit

Reuters - Naomi Tajitsu, Ruth Pitchford - ‎44 minutes ago‎
LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The euro slipped on Wednesday, relinquishing some gains made the previous day as the market braced for a European Union summit, speculating that member countries may help Greece tackle its fiscal problems.

'Buy American' deal too late: Easter

CBC.ca - ‎17 hours ago‎
PEI MP Wayne Easter says the new trade deal between the Canadian and US governments on an American economic stimulus package comes too late.

Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station

The Associated Press - Marcia Dunn - ‎1 hour ago‎
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.

Google Street View expands across Canada

CBC.ca - ‎15 hours ago‎
The blue areas of this map represent where Google Street View is now available. Thin lines indicate where only highway views can be seen.

Facebook under fire again over redesign

The Guardian - ‎Feb 8, 2010‎
On Friday, the social network began to roll out new changes to the homepage of some 80m users, while the rest of the 320m users will follow in the next few days, according to the website Inside Facebook.

Two Mounties charged with assault after run-in with Hells Angels

The Province - John Colebourn, Katie Mercer - ‎3 hours ago‎
Two out-of-province Mounties have been charged with assault after getting into a dust-up with Hells Angels members outside of a Kelowna nightclub in August.

Lee Daniels thankful for Norman Jewison's push

Toronto Star - David Cooper - ‎24 minutes ago‎
Lee Daniels, left, Norman Jewison and Clement Virgo on the red carpet at the Isabel Bader Theatre Feb. 9, 2010. By Linda Barnard Movies Writer Caught up in the pre-Oscar whirlwind, Best Director nominee Lee Daniels said he made time to be in Toronto ...

We're romantic -- sort of -- Amazon survey finds

Winnipeg Free Press - Melissa Martin - ‎38 minutes ago‎
GOOD (or lukewarm) news for you lovers in Winnipeg: We are a (sort of) romantic town, kind of.On Tuesday, online retailer Amazon.ca released its list of the top 20 most romantic spots in Canada.

Olympic relay paints one small town red

Vancouver Sun - Shelley Fralic - ‎43 minutes ago‎
With the Olympic flame riding at the bow, the paddlewheeler MV Native brings the torch down the Fraser River in New Westminster. When you live in a small town, like I do, you know what brings a ...

Cyprus Mountain looks good - in parts

Toronto Star - ‎28 minutes ago‎
A quick glance at Cypress Mountain reveals the white lushness of a primed-and-ready Olympic freestyle skiing and snowboard run. A second glance, though, shows the brown on the fringes - the exposed mud, the places where any snow has been picked up and ...

Senators do just enough to get back to winning

National Post - ‎47 minutes ago‎
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have probably played well enough this season to justify standing pat at the trade deadline. Last night, they met their opposite, a Calgary Flames team that has already blown up nearly one-third of its roster.

MDs plan for isotope shortages

Hamilton Spectator - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Local physicians are developing contingency plans to deal with further shortages of isotopes when a reactor in the Netherlands closes down for repairs later this month.

Antidepressant interferes with breast-cancer drug

CBC.ca - ‎11 hours ago‎
Women who take the antidepressant Paxil along with the breast cancer drug tamoxifen may increase their risk of dying from the disease, Canadian doctors say.

New rules could reduce CT scans for children

Hamilton Spectator - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Researchers from pediatric institutions across Canada have developed a set of rules to help doctors decide if a child with a minor head injury should receive a CT scan.

TTC union head wants a more constructive dialogue

Globe and Mail - Kelly Grant - ‎16 minutes ago‎
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 4:43AM EST The head of the TTC workers' union wants customers to attend civilized "town halls" on fixing the transit agency, ...

Feds to appeal BC ruling

Montreal Gazette - ‎2 hours ago‎
The federal government plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a BC ruling that allowed a safe-injection site to remain open, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said yesterday.

Lack of policy creates confusion: judge

Winnipeg Free Press - Kevin Rollason, Bruce Owen - ‎38 minutes ago‎
THE family of Brian Sinclair has had to fight for the province to pay for the family's lawyer at an inquest because the provincial government has ignored repeated recommendations to put a policy in place.
Judge backs Sinclairs Winnipeg Sun
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