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Tributes paid to Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin

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Tributes are pouring in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin who has been killed during an attack in Homs in Syria.
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US fugitive Steven Dyer caught in Montreal

Montreal Gazette -
A US fugitive regularly featured on the America's Most Wanted television show has been arrested in Montreal. Canada Border Services Agency officials arrested Steven Dyer, convicted in Arizona on a dozen counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, ...

Most Canadians plan to work past age 65: poll

CityNews -
Most Canadians say they plan to work past the traditional retirement age of 65, a new survey has found. According to Sun Life Financial's annual Canadian Unretirement Index released Wednesday, people are living longer, taking on extra debt, ...

Adele's middle finger and five other notable bird-flippings on TV

National Post -
On Tuesday night, awards season darling Adele flipped the bird in the direction of the audience at the 2012 BRIT awards. While she was quick to clear up that she was expressing her frustration with the “suits” who were cutting her speech short not her ...

Sony PlayStation Vita Launches With New PS Store Apps

PC Magazine -
By Will Greenwald While the Sony PlayStation Vita had a soft launch last week with the limited, First Edition bundle ($350 for a 3G Vita, a carrying case, and a 4GB memory card), Sony's new gaming handheld officially launches today, and with that ...

Rihanna and Chris Brown extol sex and violence in song

Vancouver Sun -
Los Angeles Times While the music media world was wringing its hands about Chris Brown's appearing on Rihanna's remix of “Birthday Cake,” the two former - or current, no one really knows - lovers were hatching not just one song but two.

Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'

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A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with at least 600 more injured, officials say.

Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests |

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By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi | KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, ...

Eight more bodies from Costa Concordia wreck found

BBC News -
Search teams have found eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January. The body of a girl of five is among those believed to have been found.

World leaders seek 'second chance' for Somalia at London talks on fragile ...

Washington Post -
LONDON - Somalia's fragile leadership, its neighbors and international allies are meeting in London in the hope of speeding the troubled east African nation's progress toward a stable government and containing the threat from Islamic militants who some ...

Diplomatic tension high as nuclear watchdog quits Iran after atomic talks fail

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By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA/TEHRAN - The UN nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.

Victims face Graham James at sentencing hearing

CBC.ca -
Former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy says it felt weird seeing his former junior coach and sexual abuser Graham James after 14 years. James and Kennedy passed each other in the hall outside a Winnipeg courtroom Wednesday morning.

Man charged in dumpster homicide

CBC.ca -
A 38-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide that came to light after a severed hand was found inside a downtown Winnipeg dumpster.

NDP leadership candidate meets with local supporters

Stratford Gazette -
Federal NDP leadership candidate Paul Dewar's campaign push through southern Ontario last week included a stop at Foster's in downtown Stratford.

Transit war heightens hostilities on Toronto's quarrelsome council

National Post -
Toronto's city government is in a mess. A big mess. A mega-mess. Think of your favourite term for describing the biggest mess you can imagine.

Greece Cut to Default Cusp as Fitch Takes First Ratings Step

BusinessWeek -
(Updates with Fitch analyst comment in eighth paragraph. For more on euro crisis, click on EXT4 .) Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Greece's downgrade by Fitch Ratings is the first in a series of ratings cuts that the nation can expect after it negotiated the ...

Securities regulators facing more legal battles, appeals

Globe and Mail -
The country's securities regulators, as they pursue cases against fraudsters and other rule violators, are also facing a growing number of protracted legal battles and appeals.

Rogers profit tops forecasts but wireless lags

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Rogers Communications, Canada's biggest wireless telecoms company, said on Wednesday that cost-cutting and growth in its cable and media businesses pushed it to a stronger than expected quarterly profit despite lagging core wireless ...

Sears Canada profit falls on lower sales

Montreal Gazette -
TORONTO - Sears Canada Inc. reported a more than 50 per cent drop in quarterly earnings on Wednesday as sales tumbled. The department store chain, majority-owned by Sears Holdings Corp.

Microsoft targets Motorola Mobility, claims patent abuse

CNET -
by Don Reisinger February 22, 2012 5:45 AM PST The software giant says Motorola is attempting to use essential patents "to kill video on the Web.

Finally a use for PlayBook: Tab bodged into Windows, PS3 remote

Register -
By Bill Ray • Get more from this author The updated OS pushed out to PlayBooks yesterday can turn a BlackBerry handset into a remote control for Windows 7, or even Android, thanks to the wonders of Bluetooth.

Writing prize taps Trudeau, Macdonald biographies

CBC.ca -
Biographies of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and one of the most controversial, Pierre Trudeau, are vying for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

'Goon' to premiere in Toronto

CityNews -
The Canadian movie Goon will hold its Toronto premiere on Wednesday night with the stars, writers and director expected to attend.

Police investigate after dozens of trees felled in North Vancouver park

Vancouver Sun -
Police have launched a criminal investigation after someone cut down as many as 35 mature trees in Capilano River Regional Park, possibly to improve a view.

Feschuk: Maple Leafs badly in need of an upgrade

Toronto Star -
By Dave Feschuk Sports Columnist Related Maple Leafs Internet trade rumour of the day Maple Leafs Winter Classic uniforms designed by you Click here to design the Toronto Maple Leafs' Winter Classic uniform Mats Sundin memories Vote for the best Leafs ...

Ovechkin to be game-time decision as Caps visit Sens on TSN

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(Sports Network) - After missing practice yesterday, star forward Alex Ovechkin is a game-time decision for Washington tonight when the Capitals visit the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.

Detroit Pistons (11-23) at Toronto Raptors (9-23), 7 pm (ET)

MiamiHerald.com -
By Sports Network The Toronto Raptors try to go into the All-Star break on a high note this evening when they welcome the Detroit Pistons to Air Canada Centre.

Meteor's fireball lights up Prairie skies

CBC.ca -
Calgary astronomy expert Don Hladiuk captured video of a 100-kilogram meteor that lit up the night sky over Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Matt Gurney: We can be nice to Flippy without declaring dolphins legally human

National Post -
On a recent trip down south, I saw dolphins in a tank, performing tricks for life-jacketed tourists. In exchange for a few fish, they'd smack a ball with their tail, jump through hoops or “kiss” the tourists by bumping them in the face with their ...

Heart Attack Signs Women Should Know

ABC News -
Tami Kimet thought she was coming down with the flu, but the 35-year-old mother of two was actually having a massive heart attack.

Saskatchewan joins push to stop funding OxyContin

CTV.ca -
TORONTO - Saskatchewan has joined Ontario and the Atlantic provinces in taking steps to stop funding the painkiller OxyContin, and a new version of the drug, OxyNeo.

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