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MDA nets Hubble repair deal
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| Feb.8 |
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Chretien defends use of funds
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| Feb.16 |
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NHL cancel season| The NHL canceled the remainder of the season after last-ditch offers were rejected on the final day of negotiations | |
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| Feb.17 |
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Gretzky fears bleak future for NHL
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| Feb.25 |
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Anglican rift deepens over gays
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| Mar.11 |
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Airline strands hundreds
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| Mar.16 |
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Two cleared of Air India bombing A Canadian judge has cleared two Sikh militants of involvement in the 1985. Probe call after the verdict
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| Apr.19 |
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Pressure builds on government
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| Apr.21 |
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PM apologizes for corruption scandal
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| May.14 |
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Canada holds off Russia
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| May.19 |
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PM wins no-confidence vote
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| May.24 |
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Government retained Parliament control
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| Jun.12 |
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Raikkonen wins Grand Prix
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| Jun.16 |
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Child dies as hostage crisis ends A standoff at an international school has ended with the deaths of a Canadian boy and two gunmen
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| Jun.19 |
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Hundreds evacuated from Calgary flood Flooding forced the evacuation of about 1,500 people and swamped or cut off hundreds of homes
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| Jun.28 |
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Same-sex marriage approved| Parliament approved legislation to allow same sex-marriages, despite fierce opposition from conservative politicians | |
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| Jul.14 |
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U.S. lifts Canada mad cow ban A federal appeals court has overturned the ban on imports of the cattle, throwing out a lower court's ruling
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| Jul.20 |
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Canada legalizes gay marriage Canada is becoming the world's fourth nation to grant full legal rights to same-sex couples
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| Aug.2 |
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All survive Air France jet crash and fire| A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames | | |
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| Aug.3 |
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Toronto jet 'black boxes' found Flight data and voice recorders from the Air France jet that burst into flames have been found
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| Aug.7 |
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Veteran newsreader Peter Jennings dies Canadian-born, who read the news to Americans in 5 separate decades, has died at the age of 67
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| Aug.23 |
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Canada hints at trade war with U.S. 2 ministers warning of tariffs on U.S. products in retaliation for Washington's policies against Canadian lumber
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| Oct.2 |
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21 elderly tourists die on lake The Ethan Allen, a boat in NY state, has capsized and sunk. The majority of the 47 passengers were Canadians
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| Oct.6 |
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Legionnaire's disease killed 16 The spread of the illness that killed 16 elderly people at a Toronto nursing home has been contained
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| Nov.25 |
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Native cash deal outlined $4.3bn program to fight poverty in native communities was unveiled at the end of an 2-day summit
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| Nov.26 |
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$4.3bn deal to fight native poverty A landmark deal with Indian and northern Inuit communities is to help lift them from the poverty
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| Nov.27 |
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Canada, UK confirm Iraq kidnapping 4 Western aid workers in Iraq, including 2 from Canada and 1 from Britain, have been kidnapped
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Montreal climate summit to begin The first United Nations climate conference since the Kyoto agreement came into force
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| Nov.28 |
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Government thrown out| Prime Minister Martin's government has been ousted in a no-confidence vote. 3 opposition parties were united | | |
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| Dec.3 |
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Thousands rally against U.S. climate stand Thousands of environmentalists marched in Montreal to urge to do more to curb global warming
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| Dec.7 |
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UN climate talks enter key phase Environment ministers in Montreal are trying to break a deadlock over climate change policy
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| Dec.9 |
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UN poised for new climate talks Delegates have agreed on talks to cut greenhouse gases after 2012 but it is unclear if the US is included
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| Dec.10 |
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US 'close to climate agreement' The United States are edging towards an agreement with other countries over further talks
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Deal reached at climate conference| More than 150 nations agreed to launch formal talks on reductions in greenhouse gases, excluding the US | |