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Doherty from Mamas and Papas dies
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| Jan.22 |
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Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings| In videotaped interviews accused serial killer Robert William Pickton allegedly acknowledges slaying 49 women | | |
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| Apr.8 |
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NATO troops killed| 6 Canadian soldiers died when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an explosive device | |
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| Apr.11 |
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NATO allies to discuss Afghan shortfalls
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| Apr.12 |
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U.S. to boost Afghan training force
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| Apr.18 |
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Blackberry says system restored
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| Apr.30 |
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China denies torturing Canadian
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| May.13 |
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Canadians lift world hockey championship Nash scored twice as Canada lifted the hockey championship title for the 24th time with a 4-2 defeat of Finland
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| May.19 |
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Sens surge to first-ever Cup finals
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| Jun.6 |
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Ducks hammer Senators to claim Stanley The 14-year-old Ducks captured their first Stanley Cup with a 6-2 victory over Ottawa, ending the series in 5 games
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| Jul.4 |
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Canadians killed in Afghan attack The NATO's 6 soldiers killed in a roadside bombing in Kandahar province. They were all in the same vehicle
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| Jul.12 |
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Rio Tinto launches $38B bid for Alcan Rio Tinto has agreed to buy Canadian aluminum company, in a move that creates the world's biggest aluminum company
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| Aug.9 |
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Canadian PM vows to defend Arctic Stephen Harper has begun a 3-day trip to the Arctic in an effort to assert sovereignty over the region after Russia staked a claim to the North...
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| Aug.10 |
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Canada to build two military Arctic bases| As the race to back up claims over the resources of the Arctic heats up, Canada has said it will build new military bases in its far north | |
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| Aug.12 |
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Djokovic upsets Federer
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| Aug.21 |
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Bush: 'Frustration' with Iraqi leaders President Bush acknowledged a mood of 'frustration' hanging over fractious, paralyzed government
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| Aug.24 |
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Wheat prices reach record level Wheat prices have hit record highs on global commodity markets. Bad weather in key grain growing areas such as Canada
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| Aug.26 |
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Balloon fire kills mother, daughter The bodies of a mother and her daughter were retrieved after a hot-air balloon fire in South Surrey, British Columbia
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| Sep.14 |
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Ice loss opens Northwest Passage The most direct route that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceanse has opened up fully for the first time since records began
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| Oct.16 |
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Global hunt for child-sex suspect Thai police named a suspected paedophile as Christopher Paul Neil, a 32-year-old Canadian. He allegedly appears in 200 images abusing young boy
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Agenda may spark election A snap election could be called if opposition parties reject the minority Conservative government's annual 'throne speech'
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| Oct.18 |
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Police arrest pedophilia suspect| Christopher Paul Neil, a teacher from Canada suspected of sexually abusing young boys in photographs posted on the Internet, has been arrested | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Police: 3 boys identify suspect The case against a suspected Christopher Paul Neil is based on information from three boys in who say they were abused
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| Nov.15 |
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Stun gun death on video
Video footage has been released showing the last moments of an immigrant who died after being stunned with a Taser by police
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| Nov.27 |
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Supreme Court reopens Kazemi case The Court has ordered a new investigation into the death of the Iranian-Canadian photojournalist, while in custody in 2003
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| Dec.3 |
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Iran 'expels Canadian ambassador' Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Bernier: Canada regrets the decision of the government of Iran to order our ambassador to leave
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| Dec.9 |
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Pig farmer found guilty of killing 6 women
Map of British Columbia Canada| Robert 'Willie' Pickton accused of being Canada's worst serial killer was found guilty of 6 2nd-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence | | |
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| Dec.11 |
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Pig farm killer jailed Robert Pickton, feared to be one of Canada's most prolific killers, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 6 women
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| Dec.17 |
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N America snowstorm tightens grip A snos that caused major disruption in eastern Canada and the north-eastern US still has Canada's Atlantic provinces in its grip
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| Dec.24 |
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Jazz legend Oscar Peterson dies
Map of Toronto Canada Jazz pianist and composer has died of kidney failure at his home in Toronto, at the age of 82