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Flames let one slip away against Wings

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CBC – The Calgary Flames’ playoff hopes took a hit on Monday, as they fell 2-1 in a heartbreaker against the team they’re chasing in the standings, the Detroit Red Wings.

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Disabled in B.C. struggling: advocate

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As the Paralympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler showcase the extraordinary skills and support for some athletes with disabilities, the reality for many disabled in B.C. stands in stark contrast.CBC – As the Paralympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler showcase the extraordinary skills and support for some athletes with disabilities, the reality for many disabled in B.C. stands in stark contrast.

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Flames let one slip away against Wings

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CBC – The Calgary Flames’ playoff hopes took a huge hit on Monday, as they fell 2-1 in a heartbreaker against a team they’re chasing in the standings, the Detroit Red Wings.

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Hollies, Genesis enter Rock Hall of Fame in NYC cer ...

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English progressive rockers turned 1980s pop stars Genesis have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by two other acts that thrived in second lives — ABBA and The Hollies.

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Ontario teen charged with two murders

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An 18-year-old man made a second court appearance Monday afternoon, days after he was charged with the murder of an Eastern Ontario mother and daughter, as well as the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend.

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B.C. cocaine bust drives up price: expert

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A Simon Fraser University criminologist says a major drug bust on Vancouver Island involving more than a tonne of cocaine will drive up the street price of the illicit substance.CBC – A Simon Fraser University criminologist says a major drug bust on Vancouver Island involving more than a tonne of cocaine will drive up the street price of the illicit substance.

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Guergis appears on Parliament Hill after P.E.I. inc ...

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Junior cabinet minister Helena Guergis made her first public appearance on Parliament Hill after she reportedly lost her temper and called P.E.I. a "hellhole," but only one opposition MP brought up the issue.

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Montreal cops pelted with projectiles at annual ant ...

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The Canadian Press – MONTREAL – Montreal police arrested dozens of protesters who launched beer bottles at riot cops and tossed firecrackers at officers’ horses during the city’s annual anti-police march on Monday.

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‘Shaken up’ workers return after car-de ...

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An Edmonton car dealership has reopened three days after it became the scene of a horrific shooting involving a suspended employee that left two people dead and a third fighting for his life in hospital.

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Dying Ottawa man fears wife’s deportation

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A terminally ill Ottawa man is appealing to the federal government to allow his Costa Rica-born wife to remain in Canada and care for their Canadian-born son, who has brain cancer.

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Toyota casts doubt on driver’s account of run ...

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Toyota is casting doubt on a California man’s claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying Monday that his report is inconsistent with findings of the company’s preliminary investigation.

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Urban chicken advocate wants coops in Ottawa

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CBC – An Ottawa woman is petitioning the city to change a bylaw banning backyard chicken coops.

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Canada-wide warrant issued for Toronto man

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CBC – Toronto police have issued a Canada-wide second-degree murder warrant for a 28-year-old man charged in a homicide in the city’s east end on Saturday.

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RCMP probe deadly weekend avalanche in B.C.

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RCMP investigators continue to probe the scene of a weekend avalanche in Revelstoke, B.C., which left two Alberta men dead and authorities scrambling to confirm that all survivors had been accounted for.

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Ottawa convent deserves heritage status: committee

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CBC – Ottawa’s heritage advisory committee is recommending special designation for the former convent on Richmond Road in the city’s Westboro neighbourhood.

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Quebec union boss lashes out at media

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The construction wing of the Quebec Federation of Labour says it won't let its reputation be tarnished by the news media or politicians.CBC – The construction wing of the Quebec Federation of Labour says it won’t let its reputation be tarnished by the news media or politicians.

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Drug expert refutes accused LRT killer’s clai ...

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A drug expert testified Monday that it's unlikely a Calgary man accused of killing a woman near an LRT station mistook the victim for his mother because the effects of the drug he smoked earlier would have worn off by then.CBC – A drug expert testified Monday that it’s unlikely a Calgary man accused of killing a woman near an LRT station mistook the victim for his mother because the effects of the drug he smoked earlier would have worn off by then.

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Wildrose exec crosses over from Tories

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CBC – The new executive director for the Wildrose Alliance Party is a veteran organizer for the provincial Conservatives who says his former party has stopped listening.

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Drowned snowmobiler recovered from river

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CBC – An RCMP search recovers the body of a snowmobiler who drowned when his sled hit open water on the Churchill River near Stanley Mission, Sask.

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Loonie could near parity with U.S. dollar this week

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With the loonie hitting a 20-month high last week, experts expect the Canadian dollar to near parity with the U.S. greenback by later this week.