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Calgary's Jewish community welcomes guilty plea connected to hate crimes

A hate crimes case that saw several sites in Calgary being spray painted with anti-Semitic slogans has reportedly ended with a guilty plea.

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Car collides with train near Edmonton

A female driver is in hospital after her car collided with a train north of Edmonton.

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Calgary Transit launches safety campaign

Back to school doesn't just mean the hallways will be packed, it also means thousands of extra passengers will be riding on busses or C-Trains.

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Few campsites left for long weekend

You may not be able to gather around the campfire if you haven't already booked your site for the long weekend.

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Judge says inmate can have thesaurus, compares prison to Humpty Dumpty

VANCOUVER - An inmate at a B.C. prison has won the right to buy a thesaurus after wardens at the facility denied his request by claiming the reference book wasn't educational. Ken MacKay, who is serving a life sentence at the prison in Agassiz, east of Vancouver, submitted a request to purchase an O

National 3 Sep, 2010 0 0

Expanded weather warnings issued ahead of hurricane Earl

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre has extended tropical storm watches to Cape Breton and Iles de Madelaine as hurricane Earl approaches. The centre's latest tracking places the Category 2 storm about 135 kilometres east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It says Earl's maximum sustain

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Expanded weather warnings issued ahead of hurricane Earl

HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre has now extended tropical storm watches to Cape Breton and Iles de Madelaine as hurricane Earl approaches. The centre's latest tracking places the Category 2 storm about 135 kilometres east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It says Earl's maximum sus

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World 3 Sep, 2010 0 0

Ex-UK deputy leader demands police reveal whether he was targeted in phone-tapping scandal

LONDON - Britain's former deputy prime minister is demanding that police reveal whether he was targeted in a phone-tapping scam carried out by a tabloid. A News of The World journalist has already been jailed over an eavesdropping campaign targeting royalty, celebrities and other public figures. But

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6 US army post office personnel quarantined after handling suspicious package in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey - The U.S. Embassy in Turkey says six U.S. army post office personnel have been quarantined after handling a package containing a powdery substance at Istanbul's main airport. U.S. Embassy Spokeswoman Deborah Guido says Friday the six were quarantined pending laboratory results to det

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After 17 years, fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir appears in British court to face 66 counts of theft

LONDON - A businessman who fled Britain 17 years ago has arrived at London's Central Criminal Court to face 66 counts of theft. Asil Nadir waved to photographers Friday as he arrived for his first court appearance. Nadir returned voluntarily from Northern Cyprus last week, proclaiming his innocence

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Sports 3 Sep, 2010 0 0

Barkley throws 5 TDs to lead No. 14 USC over Hawaii 49-36

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Finally, some good news for Southern California football. Matt Barkley and Ronald Johnson connected on three touchdowns to make Lane Kiffin a winner in his first game as Southern California coach. No. 14 USC beat Hawaii 49-36 on Thursday night to start the post-Pete Carroll era. B

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Baseball Roundup: A look at Thursday's games

The Colorado Rockies hammered Philadelphia's pitchers for 20 hits. Chase Utley made sure the Phillies still won. Utley drove in six runs and hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run seventh inning Thursday night as the Phillies overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Rockies 12-11 in a makeup of a May rai

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Miami's Langford doesn't find missing diamond earring on practice fields

ARLINGTON, Texas - The search for the 2.5-carat diamond earring lost by Miami's Kendall Langford came up empty. "I never found it," Langford said following the Dolphins' 27-25 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday night. Langford, a defensive end, said he forgot to take his earrings off before practice an

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Business 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Dell ends bidding contest over data-storage maker 3Par, will not match HP

SEATTLE - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay US$33 per share for 3Par, or about $2.07 billion. Dell's decision came barely an hour after 3Par announced it had received De

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3G Capital to acquire Burger King for $24 per share, or US$3.26 billion

CHICAGO - Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC), America's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion. Its shares soared to an 18-month high. Thursday's $24-per-share tender offer comes af

Business 1 Sep, 2010 0 0

Growth in U.S., Chinese industrial sectors eases fears of new recession

WASHINGTON - Manufacturing is growing in the United States and abroad, easing fears that the world economy might be on the verge of a second recession. The U.S. sector expanded for a 13th straight month in August, coinciding with gains in Chinese manufacturing and auto sales. The news gave Wall Stre

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Entertainment 3 Sep, 2010 0 0

A tale of two cousins: Jane Urquhart releases new novel, 'Sanctuary Line'

TORONTO - Jane Urquhart always wanted to write a book about the bond between cousins. Growing up with brothers, the author says she formed close ties with her gang of young female relatives. "It's like a sibling relationship in some sense, but on the other hand, it's also like a friendship," Urquhar

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Hotel workers launch strike at Toronto's Hyatt Regency

TORONTO - Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency, home of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, have started a one-day walkout. Their union, UNITE HERE, says the walkout began after talks with the hotel owner ran past a midnight deadline without a new agreement. The union says picketing is to

Entertainment 2 Sep, 2010 0 0

Funk band War tells PepsiCo they can't be friends

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use their song "Why Can't We Be Friends" in a new commercial. Even if PepsiCo and its advertising agen