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Manitoba braces for cut into Assiniboine dike to divert building flood pressure
The Armed Forces have been called in to fight a flood in Manitoba for the first time since 1997's flood of the century. The Portage Diversion channel is getting an emergency upgrade. And, most dramatically...
Canada is expected to "scale back" financial assistance to Afghanistan as it draws down troop levels and winds up the combat mission in that country, according to a confidential cable from the U.S. Embassy released by WikiLeaks.
Dead child
The body of a child found Tuesday on the shore of Riviere-des-Mille-Iles in Terrebonne, Que., is that of Adam Benhamama, who had been missing since April 3.
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Tories need to free their inner conservative
As a staunch ideological conservative, I should be content. Everything seems to ...
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B.C. in for wild ride with young, charismatic premier
For Christy Clark, it was a win for the ages — and a win against the odds.
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CLIMATE CHANGE FLOODING?
Experts divided on whether climate change played role in Quebec flooding.
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Fatal black bear attacks mostly likely work of predatory males, study finds
North Americans killed by black bears over the last century overwhelmingly encountered a predatory male hunting for food rather than a female protecting her cubs, according to a new study from the University of Calgary.
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Movie-making murderer Twitchell to appeal conviction
Mark Twitchell, the Edmonton filmmaker convicted of first-degree murder in a sensational case that centred around the line between movie violence and real life, is appealing his conviction.
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No new mortgage rule changes: Flaherty
There has already been "some softening" in the Canadian real-estate market so there is no need for further tightening of mortgage rules.
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Manitoba couple escape without injury as sinkhole gobbles truck
A couple got the scare of their lives when a large puddle that concealed a sink hole swallowed their Ford Ranger, completely submerging the truck.
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Liberals consider delayed leadership race in wake of unprecedented election defeat
The federal Liberals could stretch out their next leadership race until the summer of 2013.
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An adoptive grandma eagerly steps forward
Newspaper journalists have grown accustomed to direct electronic feedback from the public. The letters page was the original avenue for readers to lambaste or praise editorial content, accountably, but people now seem to favour cosily anonymous web comments and personal e-mail messages. Our inboxes fill up with nice and nasty and everything in between. The smug ones point out our spelling mistakes, grammatical bads. Some tell us in all-caps that we suck and deserve to be fired. Exclamation marks are used generously.