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Swedes eliminate Czechs in OT at worlds
Mattias Weinhandl scored from a scramble in the crease to give Sweden a 3-2 overtime victory over the Czech Republic in a quarter-final thriller at the world hockey championships at Quebec City on Wednesday afternoon.
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Roy leads Canada to easy win over Norway
Paced by Derek Roy's hat trick, Canada overwhelmed Norway 8-2 in the quarter-finals of the world hockey championship on Wednesday afternoon in Halifax.
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Quebec adds new nature reserves
Ecologists in Quebec are welcoming a new provincial decree that creates 23 protected nature reserves containing more than 18,000 kilometres of land.
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Chinese-Canadians reach out to quake victims
Chinese-Canadians are beginning to organize local aid and donations for the victims of Monday's massive earthquake in Sichaun province while a Toronto Liberal MP wants the federal government to commit $10 million to relief efforts.
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Quebec police identify charred body found in car
Longueuil police have identified human remains found in the trunk of a burning vehicle last week as those of Yvon Leblanc.
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Quebec police divers recover plane wreck 50 years after crash
A small amphibious plane has been raised to the surface of Lac Simon for the first time since it crashed half a century ago.
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Quebec man charged with luring for internet liaison with young teen
A Quebec man faces several criminal charges for allegedly luring a 13-year-old into a sexual liaison via the internet.
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Quebec reforms would shrink school boards, add accountability
The Liberal government says new school board legislation will make the administrative bodies more accessible and more accountable to parents.
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La vieille capitale gets tough with illegal hotels
Quebec City is cracking down on a flourishing underground hotel industry.
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Sealers will be charged for hunt violations: DFO
Four sealers are facing a total of 17 charges of breaking the rules of the seal hunt during 2007, CBC News has learned.
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Jury chosen in Laval officer murder trial
A jury has been selected for Basil Parasiris' murder trial in the shooting death of a Laval police officer.
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Quebec seeks aboriginal wind farms
Hydro-Québec will hand out 500 MW of wind power contracts to aboriginal promoters and outlying community developers, the government said.
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Unions take EI surplus fight to Supreme Court
Labour unions appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to argue the federal government has been improperly spending billions of surplus dollars in the unemployment insurance fund.
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Highway 20 traffic on Montreal's West Island blocked by fallen load
Sections of the westbound side of Highway 20 on Montreal's West Island were shut to afternoon rush-hour traffic Tuesday because of a major accident.
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Heavy pot smoking could raise risk of heart attack, stroke
Heavy, long-term pot smoking might raise the risk of developing a stroke or heart attack, a new study found.
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Truth and reconciliation panel on residential schools complete
The federal government has named the two final members of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which is to begin its work June 1.
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Lone detainee Almrei costs taxpayers $2M annually at Kingston facility
It is costing Canadian taxpayers about $2 million a year to house the only prisoner at a special federal facility for foreign nationals who pose an alleged security risk to Canada, federal documents show.
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Quebec psychiatrists deplore prison conditions
A group of Quebec psychiatrists who treat prisoners are threatening to boycott provincial jails if the province doesn't improve what they call "inhuman" infirmary conditions.
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Montrealers to study genetic factors in autism
The Montreal Children's Hospital is taking part in a major international study on autism.
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Fire engulfs 5 east-end Montreal buildings
A five-alarm fire broke out just before 5 a.m. ET on the balcony of a triplex apartment building on Jeanne d'Arc Street.
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