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  1. A Calgary family concerned about their children's homework load has signed a contract with their school to eliminate the problem altogether.
    Calgary family negotiates homework ban CBC - Wed Nov 18, 7:48 PM Sent 274 times

    A Calgary family concerned about their children's homework load has signed a contract with their school to eliminate the problem altogether.

  2. Michael Moore said Canadians have to stand on guard against creating two Canadas - one for the rich and one for the poor - when it comes to health care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
    Michael Moore warns Canadians to stand on guard against creating two Canadas The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 12:29 PM Sent 127 times

    TORONTO - Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore says Canadians have to stand on guard against creating two Canadas - one for the rich and one for the poor.

  3. Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq laughs as she shakes hands with Chief Public Health Officer David Butler-Jones following a news conference on October 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
    Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 1:32 PM Sent 107 times

    OTTAWA - The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.

  4. From the collection of Wall Street executive, William H. Gross, this 1851 Canadian 12 Pence denomination postage stamp, shown in this handout photo, sold for a record $260,000 (US) in a public auction conducted by Spink Shreves Galleries in New York City on Thursday, November 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spink Shreves Galleries
    Canadian stamp sells for more than a quarter of a million at New York auction The Canadian Press - Thu Nov 19, 11:09 PM Sent 102 times

    NEW YORK - A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.

  5. Ex-student off hook for $50K in loans CBC - Thu Nov 19, 3:22 PM Sent 93 times

    A Nova Scotia court has ruled that a former university student does not have to pay back tens of thousands of dollars he borrowed from a bank.

  6. Corruption watchdog rules Somalia still worst; followed by Afghanistan, Myanmar The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 8:05 AM Sent 86 times

    BERLIN - An international watchdog says Canada is tied for eighth place in a survey that examined levels of corruption in 180 countries.

  7. US President Barack Obama (L) bows as he shakes hands with Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and as Empress Michiko (R) looks on upon Obama's arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on November 14. News photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan's emperor have incensed critics here, who said the US leader should stand tall when representing America overseas. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP
    Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow AFP - Mon Nov 16, 11:25 AM Sent 79 times

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - News photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan's emperor have incensed critics here, who said the US leader should stand tall when representing America overseas.

  8. Canadians can now decide whether the Kindle is worth the hype and $300+ price The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 6:53 PM Sent 74 times

    TORONTO - Canadians can finally discover for themselves whether Amazon's Kindle ebook reader is worth all the hype and the more than $300 it will cost to have one shipped north.

  9. A patron eating popcorn at a US movie theater. Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of America's biggest cinema chains has found mind-boggling calorie counts that may surprise consumers who think of the snack as a relatively healthy treat. Photo:Denis Charlet/AFP
    Cinema popcorn is nutritional horror show: US study AFP - Thu Nov 19, 2:37 PM Sent 53 times

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Forget Freddy Krueger or flesh-eating zombies: the real villain of a night at the movies could be lurking in a bag of popcorn or drinks carton, according to a new US study.

  10. Ampoules of swine flu (H1N1) vaccine are shown in this file photo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charles Krupa
    Hundreds of doses of H1N1 vaccine discarded in Canada due to 24-hour shelf life The Canadian Press - Sun Nov 15, 12:19 PM Sent 52 times

    HALIFAX, N.S. - Some health authorities across the country have tossed out hundreds of doses of the swine flu vaccine because of miscalculations over how many of the time-sensitive dosages are needed at community clinics.

  11. Moose becomes the first victim of new, armed border guard policy The Canadian Press - Sat Nov 14, 2:02 PM Sent 40 times

    OTTAWA - Canada's newly armed border guards have claimed their first victim: a hapless moose.

  12. Shoppers pick up wide screen television sets at a Walmart store in Oakland, California, in this November 28, 2008 file photo. California regulators on Wednesday gave final approval to the nation's first mandatory energy curbs on television sets, a growing but often-overlooked power drain that accounts for 10 percent of home electric bills in the state. REUTERS/Kimberly White/Files (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY)
    Retailers launch deep discounts to lure in shoppers in stagnant holiday season The Canadian Press - Thu Nov 19, 12:49 PM Sent 29 times

    TORONTO - Canadian retailers are getting ready for the holiday season with rock-bottom prices and major promotional campaigns in hopes that shoppers will open their wallets and seize the opportunity to save.

  13. A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck the Queen Charlotte basin, off British Columbia's north coast. The United States Geological Survey reports the quake was centred about 260 kilometres southwest of Prince Rupert, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Vokey
    Mayor feels couch move as 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits B.C.'s north coast The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 17, 10:05 PM Sent 29 times

    PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A significant earthquake jolted British Columbia's north coast early Tuesday, rattling furniture and nerves but not triggering a tsunami.

  14. Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 9:26 AM Sent 24 times

    LIMA, Peru - Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

  15. View of the Oxford American College dictionary taken in Washington. The New Oxford American Dictionary named 'unfriend' -- as in deleting someone as a friend on a social network such as Facebook -- its word of the year on Monday. Oxford University Press USA, in a blog post, said 'unfriend,' a verb, had bested netbook, sexting, paywall, birther and death panel for the honor. Photo:Nicholas Kamm/AFP
    'Unfriend' is New Oxford American word of the year AFP - Mon Nov 16, 5:10 PM Sent 23 times

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The New Oxford American Dictionary named "unfriend" -- as in deleting someone as a friend on a social network such as Facebook -- its word of the year on Monday.

  16. Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia could soon be part of a unique group of protected lands known for its night skies.
    Dark skies to be preserved at Kejimkujik CBC - Fri Nov 13, 9:47 PM Sent 21 times

    Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia could soon be part of a unique group of protected lands known for its night skies.

  17. Ex-student returns overdue books to US school library after 51 years, gives $1,000 for fines The Canadian Press - Sun Nov 15, 11:29 AM Sent 21 times

    PHOENIX - A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the Arizona school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.

  18. A gaggle of geese are seen in the flood waters, on the main street of Cockermouth, England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Scott Heppell)
    Floods batter UK's Lake District, policeman dies, hundreds rescued; Ireland also hard hit The Canadian Press - 41 minutes ago Sent 20 times

    Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.