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Two million register for London Olympics tickets

 
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Two million people have registered an interest for tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games, despite the prices being higher than initially promised, the head of the organising committee said Saturday.
 
 
 
 

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7.3 quake triggers Pacific tsunami on disaster anniversary

 
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the western Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, triggering a small tsunami exactly six years after giant waves killed 220,000 people around the Indian Ocean.
 
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Airport Christmas for Europe's stranded travellers

Hundreds of travellers trapped by icy weather spent Christmas Day queuing for flights in Europe on Saturday after sleeping on camp beds overnight in Paris and Brussels airports.


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Brian Tobin with his wife, Jodean, and son, Jack, on the red carpet at Hope Live held Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre.

Deadly impaired driving charges laid against Brian Tobin's son

The son of former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin was released on a $100,000 bond Christmas morning after he was arrested in a deadly drunk-driving stunt.


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Police at the scene of an alleged shooting near 3932 Rundlehorn Drive N.E. in Calgary, Alberta Thursday, December 9, 2010.

Three vehicles exchange gunfire in Calgary's northeast

Police are investigating after shots were fired this evening in Calgary's northeast community of Rundle.


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At least 80 native chiefs and band councillors made more money...


 
Last year, 92.1 per cent of Canadians over age 12 considered themselves satisfied or very satisfied with their lives, the study, conducted by the Canadian Centre for the Study of Living Standards found. That was up from 91.4 per cent in 2008.

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Canadians are a stubbornly happy bunch, according to a new study...


 

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