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Fertilizer-bomb fears spur search for man with missing fingers
The RCMP anti-terrorist unit has taken over the investigation into a mystery man who recently bought about 1,500 kilograms of fertilizer � an amount they say is enough to make a bomb. Police say the man, who is about 50 years old and white, walks with
Mail-eating dog glues own jaws shut
A Jack Russell named Toby had to be sedated by a vet and have his teeth cleaned when his jaws were glued together after he chewed an envelope from his owners' mail.
B.C.'s ancient reefs slated for protected status
A group of rare, glass sponge reefs off B.C.'s north coast have been selected for potential designation as marine protected areas, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea announced on Tuesday.
B.C.'s living glass sponge reefs in Hecate Strait and Queen
Man sues Dofasco for not blocking out the sun
Mr. Black was playing third base in a men�s slo-pitch recreational game in Hamilton on May 19, 2004, when the batter hit a line drive right at him during the eighth inning. Mr. Black, a long-time player, lost sight of the ball in the setting sun.
Huge seas 'once existed on Mars'
US scientists have found further evidence that huge seas existed long ago on Mars. A geological mapping project found sedimentary deposits in a region called Hellas Planitia which suggest a large sea once stood there.
Mystery gray whale sighted again off Spain coast
A mysterious gray whale sighted off the coast of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea has been seen again off the north east coast of Spain. The second sighting, made 23 days and 3000km after the first, has continued to perplex whale experts.
Canada's Walk of Fame unveils honourees
Olympian Clara Hughes, filmmaker Sarah Polley and author Farley Mowat are among the latest batch of prominent Canadians to be inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame.
Vancouver OK's more chicken coops
Vancouver city council amended an animal control bylaw Tuesday, making it legal to keep chickens on many more residential properties.
976 lighthouses declared surplus
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has declared 976 lighthouses across Canada surplus property, raising fears about the future of some of the country's most iconic landmarks.
Liberal, NDP insiders talk merger
Senior insiders with the federal Liberals and New Democrats have been holding secret talks about the possibility of merging their parties to form a new entity to take on the Harper Conservatives, CBC News has learned.
18 year old has cosmetic surgery 
AUSTRALIAN women as young as 18 are taking overseas cosmetic-surgery holidays to "reclaim" their youth.
Single mother Ambah Young, 18, will head to Malaysia in a fortnight to have a tummy tuck, a boob job and a "designer" vagina procedure.
Cellphones pour into prisons
A CBC News investigation has found a growing number of the devices are winding up in the hands of inmates who use them to stay in touch with the outside world � even to direct criminal empires and plot escapes from inside prison.
Over the last two ye
David Beckham signs with Yahoo! as global football ambassador
This summer, Yahoo!'s more than 600 million global users will have even more reason to visit (sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/) as global football star David Beckham will be featured exclusively as part of the company's unrivalled sports coverage.
U.S. lawmakers crack down on prepaid cellphones
Alarmed by the use of hard-to-track prepaid cellphones by terror suspects, two U.S. senators have introduced legislation requiring consumers to produce identification before buying such phones.
Harper says artificial lake cost $57,000, not $2M
It's not a "fake lake" that cost $2 million, it's a "fake lake" that's part of a $2-million "marketing pavilion" partially aimed at foreign journalists, Prime Minister Stephen Harper clarified Tuesday.
Likud survives no-confidence voteThe Likud and Kadima blasted each other throughout the day on Monday, leading up to the latter�s no-confidence motion in the Knesset plenum, which was resoundingly defeated by a vote of 59-25.
Gladiator graveyard discovered in northern England
LONDON � Dozens of headless skeletons excavated from a northern English building site appear to be the remains of Roman gladiators, one of whom had bites from a lion, tiger, bear or other large animal, archaeologists said Monday.
Fallen soldiers honoured with 'Route of Heroes'
A portion of the Don Valley Parkway and a trail of downtown Toronto streets leading to the Ontario coroner's office have been designated as a "Route of Heroes" to honour Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
Lacrosse association loses charity status
The Canadian Lacrosse Association has been stripped of its charity status by the Canada Revenue Agency. The CRA accuses the association of participating in a tax shelter scheme involving $60.7 million in donation receipts.
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Afghan withdrawal plans 'clear': Natynczyk
Canada's top soldier says the military has been given "very clear" instructions on the planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan next year. Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of defence staff, also wouldn't speculate during a news conference in Ott
Humpback whales form lasting friendships
Female humpback whales appear to form lasting friendships, with pairs searching out each other every summer in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a finding scientists say shows they are more social than previously thought.
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