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Asteroid probe returns to Earth Sunday
Hayabusa � the Japanese probe launched seven years ago to try to capture the first samples from an asteroid � is on its way home and is due to land Sunday in South Australia.
Sex workers say 'ahoy' as sailors drop anchor in VictoriaTalk of a mass of sailors in port evokes images of young men on the prowl after too much time at sea. Fair or not, it's an image that put the arrival of so many sailors on the radar of sex workers and sexual-health professionals alike.
Canada condemns suicide bombing in Arghandab
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bombing that killed at least 40 people attending a wedding in southern Afghanistan is an example of the callous disdain the Taliban holds for human life, Canada's foreign affairs minister said Thursday.
Horrific details emerge in case against Holloway suspect
Police moved Joran van der Sloot to a cell at the prosecutor�s office on Thursday as officials prepared to file charges following what they called a remarkably complete confession in the beating and strangling death of a 21-year-old woman.
Hull left in tears
CHICAGO -- It wasn't until decades later, after his son Brett won it all, that Bobby Hull finally got to drink out of a Stanley Cup. At a golf event, not after a clincher. And his shoulders were so bad he couldn't lift it.
A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world�s heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.
Bear feeding raises alarm in Jasper park
Jasper National Park officials are cracking down on visitors who are feeding its black bears and grizzlies because the wild animals can become aggressive and attack humans. Six incidents of bear feeding have been reported since the Victoria Day weekend, o

On Monday, June 7 The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, recognized 12 Canadian Forces members for their contributions to the military, as part of the CF Recognition Program.

The Government of Canada has committed to investing tens of billions of dollars to renew its fleet of ships through a long-term strategy that will create jobs in high-tech industries throughout Canada, and provide much-needed ships for the Canadian Navy a
Woman riding bike chased down by bear
ORILLIA, Ont. - It was a moment of panic. Kathy Black knows she shouldn't have taken off on her bicycle when she saw a black bear come out of the woods in Ramara, northeast of Toronto, on Tuesday night. But out of pure adrenaline, she just started pedalli
Teen blamed for own death in Capilano fall
RCMP say a California teenager who plunged to his death from a lookout platform at the Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver had climbed over other railings at the tourist attraction before his deadly fall.
But it was my mom!
That's among the top 10 excuses police have heard in the five months since B.C. enacted a ban on hand-held cellphones while at the wheel.
N.L. lighthouse sites contaminated
Dozens of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador that the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has deemed surplus are either confirmed or believed to be contaminated.
Gay guys really are thinner, study saysIn a famous episode of �Seinfeld,� Jerry complains that people constantly assume he's gay because he�s single, obsessively neat � and thin. As it turns out, at least part of that punchline may be anchored in fact.
Edmonton muffles motorcycles
Edmonton has passed a bylaw to muffle motorcycles, making it illegal to drive a bike that is louder than 96 decibels.
Council voted Wednesday to make it illegal for a motorcycle to be louder than 92 decibels while idling and 96 decibels while in motion
BP memo shows spill plan faults
Document refers to walruses, links to defunct websites and cites expert who died in 2005.
Professor Peter Lutz is listed in BP's 2009 response plan for a Gulf of Mexico oil spill as a national wildlife expert. He died in 2005.
Under the heading "sensi
Commission outlines salmon stocks inquiry
A federal commission examining the collapse of sockeye salmon stocks in B.C.'s Fraser River will focus on everything from the organizational structure at the Fisheries Department to the possible effects of salmon farming.
Trial hears N.S. woman suffocated in 'disturbing' killing
Evidence will show that a 20-year-old Nova Scotia woman -- who had been out on one of her first dates -- suffered multiple stab wounds and died from suffocation after having duct tape wrapped around her head, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Autism linked to wide array of rare gene changes
The largest ever attempt to compare the DNA of individuals with autism to people without the condition shows a substantial number of rare genetic changes are involved in the development of the disease.
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