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  Slain journalist's son accuses gov't of empty words, nothing else, against Iran

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 50

  MONTREAL - The son of slain Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi has penned a stinging letter to the prime minister criticizing the government's handling of the seven-year-old case. Stephan Hashemi accuses the government of...

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  Fatal parking-garage collapse in Montreal was avoidable, coroner says

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 47

  MONTREAL - A coroner says a Montreal parking garage that collapsed and killed a man was poorly built and badly maintained. Coroner Catherine Rudel-Tessier has concluded the 2008 accident was avoidable. She says the multi-storey garage was...

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  Iraqi refugees vote in their homeland's election, with Sunnis hoping for strong turnout

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 42

  DAMASCUS, Syria - Iraqis living abroad began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday, a constituency Iraq's Sunni Arab minority hope will boost their showing. Thousands stood in lines at polling stations in...

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  Housing industry says fed budget ignores calls for home affordability

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 18

  TORONTO - Canadian homebuilders and real estate brokers say the stay-the-course federal budget ignores measures that would make new houses more affordable as real estate prices continue to rise. This year's budget did not include any...

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  Fed budget unveils plan to expand reach of credit unions, incorporate federally

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 17

  TORONTO - Credit unions are applauding the federal government's plan to introduce legislation that will make it easier for the co-operative financial institutions to operate nationally. In his federal budget, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said...

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  Toronto-based Gripped Publishing Inc. launches Canadian Cycling Magazine

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 16

  TORONTO - Toronto-based Gripped Publishing Inc. has launched a new homegrown magazine dedicated to covering cycling. Canadian Cycling Magazine is billed as the first Canadian cycling publication with a commercial newsstand presence. The...

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  Cruz learns from loss, ready for WEC close-up as he fights Bowles for title

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 14

  Dominick (The Dominator) Cruz has never forgotten his debut in World Extreme Cagefighting. It was March 2007 and Cruz was "freshly 21 years old," fighting in Las Vegas in the biggest show of his life. "And I said 'Wow, that's Tito Ortiz and...

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  Troicki beats Isner to give Serbia 1-0 lead over United States in Davis Cup

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 12

  Viktor Troicki beat John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4 in the opening singles to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup first-round tie on Friday. Isner, making his cup debut, hit 21 aces but Troicki converted his...

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  Paris Review finds new editor in Lorin Stein of Farrar, Straus&Giroux

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 10

  NEW YORK - The Paris Review will soon have a new editor: Lorin Stein, who has worked with such authors as Denis Johnson, Jonathan Franzen and Richard Price. The 37-year-old Stein will take over in April from Philip Gourevitch, who announced...

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  BBM Canada: 'Olympic Men's Hockey gold medal game' top TV program for the week of Feb. 22-28

  March 5th, 2010 - 14 h 09

  TORONTO - Here are the top 10 television programs in Canada, with viewer numbers, for the week of Feb. 22-28: 1 "Olympic Men's Hockey Gold Medal Game" - (CTV, Sunday) - 16,639,0000 2 "Olympic Closing Ceremony" - (CTV, Sunday) - 14,323,0000...

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