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No appeal for soldier convicted of shooting wounded Taliban fighter

The Canadian military will not appeal the sentence handed to former captain Robert Semrau in his unprecedented court martial.

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Baby Abduction

 
 
A young American woman charged after a bizarre child abduction in Toronto that saw a baby go missing from a casting call for several hours was denied bail Saturday.
 
 
 

Teen Deportation

 
 
An 18-year-old refugee claimant who says his life could be at risk if he's sent back to Mexico was to be deported Saturday - amid what his lawyer called an unusually high degree of secrecy.
 
 
 
 
 

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Canada's first gold medallist at the 2010 Games and first ever on Canadian soil Alexandre Bilodeau.

A modest wish list for 2011

You gave us the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, which were a rousing success for...


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Calgary city police are investigating the first murder of the year after two people were shot and one was killed just after midnight on January 1, 2011.

Deadly start to new year in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton

The new year got off to a deadly start in at least three major Canadian cities, leaving police in Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto on Saturday investigating the first three homicides of 2011.

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Who to watch on Parliament Hill in 2011

Most of the 308 people who fill seats in the House of Commons toil under the public radar and always will, hovering in the shadows of high-profile cabinet ministers and party leaders.


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Atlantic Canada sees spike in fire deaths

Atlantic Canada saw an “appalling” increase in the number of people killed by residential fires last year, says the Canadian Red Cross.

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Ontario ticket-holder wins $50M jackpot

Someone in Ontario should be starting the newyear feeling like a million bucks - actually, 50 million of them.


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Man arrested following violent death of puppy in Victoria motel

A 24-year-old Victoria man has been arrested after a three-month puppy was beaten to death in a downtown motel suite early Saturday morning.

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