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Tamiflu resistant H1N1 from Hong Kong more worrying than earlier findings

TORONTO - All cases of Tamiflu resistance are not created equal. So while the first three instances of swine flu infection with Tamiflu-resistant viruses were reported in the past week, it was Number ...

RCMP say 6th bomb targeting B.C. pipeline caused small sour gas leak

VANCOUVER, B.C. - RCMP say EnCana's natural gas pipeline in northeastern B.C. has been targeted by a sixth bombing attack, the second in three days. The Mounties confirm a bomb went off between 2 a...

Ignatieff blasts Harper's attack ads in Stampede stump-style speech

CALGARY - Conservative attack ads that suggest Bloc Quebecois members are soft on pedophiles comprise a dirty tactic unworthy of Canadian politics, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff charged Saturday. ...

Man killed after Ontario police fire shots at driver who fled checkpoint

BROCKVILLE, Ont. - A man who police say fled an impaired driving checkpoint in eastern Ontario on Friday night was shot and killed by police. The province's Special Investigations Unit says provinc...

Federal website changes undermine Iraq resisters: critics

OTTAWA - The Harper government is denying claims that it stripped a section on Vietnam from a federal website to boost its case for deporting Iraq war resisters. Text on how both draft dodgers and ...

BBQ held to mark fifth anniversary of Regina girl who vanished from her home

REGINA - The posters of a little Saskatchewan girl who disappeared from her home five years ago might be fading, but there's still hope that Tamra Keepness will be found. A barbecue will be held in...

Slain soldier's comrades offer condolences to grieving family members

EDMONTON - The comrades of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan are in mourning and offering their condolences to his family. Cpl. Nick Bulger's entire unit - 3rd Battalion of the Prin...

Life after General Motors: communities in crisis rebuild for a bright future

MONTREAL - The resurrection of the Chevrolet Camaro remains a sore point for many former General Motors workers near Montreal, but Quebec's last automotive town has discovered it's better off in some ...

Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam, experts say recession a factor

TORONTO - Fraud artists are finding it easier amid a battered economy to entrap marks with dubious offers once easily dismissed as scams, and are snaring a growing number of victims to the tune of mil...

Winnipeg fighting to avoid what could be the city's worst year for mosquitoes

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg is stepping up measures to avoid what could be the city's worst year ever for mosquitoes. The city says the spring flood coupled with a recent deluge of rain have created ideal ...

Dmx Catches A Break

Rapper DMX may catch a break in his aggravated assault case. Allhiphop.com reports that a judge may dismiss the charges against the rapper when he
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