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Thousands to attend funeral for OPP Constable Vu Pham

Flags are flying at half mast in Wingham this morning as thousands of officers from across the country are expected for the funeral of OPP Constable Vu Pham.

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Damage significant following fire at a Guelph home

No injuries, but damage is extensive following an early morning fire in Guelph.

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A move is afoot to give pedestrians more right-of-way

The region’s manager of transportation engineering, wants to see the province give pedestrians more rights.

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Population growth slows in region

Waterloo Region's population grew by 3,100 people last year, but that was well short of projections by planners.

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Police officers arrive by the bus load for funeral of Ontario Const. Vu Pham

WINGHAM, Ont. - Police officers are arriving by the bus load for a slain officer's funeral in Wingham, Ont. Provincial police Const. Vu Pham was shot and killed Monday after pulling over a pickup truck on a rural southwestern Ontario road. In the funeral program Pham's wife Heather says her husb

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Finance Minister Flaherty calls modest jobs growth in Canada ?encouraging?

TORONTO - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty calls the latest Canadian job numbers encouraging. Flaherty says the country's economy remains fragile, but calls the modest improvement in the unemployment rate a sign conditions are moving in the right direction. That rate fell to 8.2 per cent in Febr

National 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

N.L. premier calls offshore chopper crash sad day in province's history

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams says it's a sad day in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador as people mark the first anniversary of a horrific helicopter crash. Seventeen people died when Cougar Flight 491 slammed into the ocean off the province's east coast on March 12, 2009. In a

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Iraqi PM's bloc, winning in 3 of 7 provinces reported, lays groundwork to form new government

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signalling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland. But the outcome from the key

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Suicide bombs kill 43, wound 100 in Pakistan's Lahore, signal potential new wave of violence

LAHORE, Pakistan - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants

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Tropical Storm Hubert kills 10, affects 32,000 in Madagascar, disaster officials say

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 10 people have died and 32,000 have been affected by Tropical Storm Hubert. The storm hit the southeast coast of the Indian Ocean island nation on Wednesday. Madagascar's National Office for Disaster Preparedness said Friday

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Jeff King leads Iditarod into Ruby, followed by Lance Mackey and Hugh Neff

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Tracking information shows four-time winner Jeff King of Denali Park is the first musher into Ruby early Friday in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Ruby is the first checkpoint on the Yukon River and the next 200 kilometres of the route follow the river. King is followed

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Serwa heads 1-2-3 for Canada in women's World Cup ski cross race in Switzerland

GRINDELWALD, Switzerland - Canadian women swept the podium Friday at a freestyle skiing World Cup ski cross race while fellow Canadian Chris Del Bosco took bronze in the men's event. Kelsey Serwa of Kelowna, B.C., beat Olympic champion Ashleigh McIvor of Whistler, B.C., with Winnipeg's Danielle

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Rosberg leads Bahrain practice for Mercedes; Schumacher 3rd as F1's title favourites stay top

SAKHIR, Bahrain - Nico Rosberg was fastest in Friday's practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with teammate Michael Schumacher finishing third to put Mercedes at the front of the Formula One grid. Rosberg set a quickest time of one minute 55.409 seconds to lead Lewis Hamilton of McL

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Business 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

Stella-Jones reports drop in fourth-quarter profit

MONTREAL - Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX:SJ) said Friday that weaker fourth-quarter sales led to a dip in profits during the period but did not prevent the company from booking increases in both revenue and net earnings for the 2009 fiscal year. The Montreal-based maker of railway ties and utility poll

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Toronto stock market little changed; Canadian dollar surges following jobs data

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was little changed Friday morning at the end of a lacklustre week. The S&P/TSX composite index gained 8.9 points to 11,988.6, finding support from base metals but held back by the tech sector. The base metals sector maintained a gain of 0.76 per cent as May

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Catalyst Paper reports $35.8 million loss in Q4, sales at $294.3 million

RICHMOND, B.C. - Catalyst Paper (TSX:CTL) has reported a $35.8-million loss in the fourth quarter as the recession continues to impact sales at the pulp and paper company. The Vancouver-area firm said results were worth nine cents per share in the period ended Dec. 31. That compared to a profit

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Entertainment 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' nabs 5 trophies at Game Developer Choice Awards

SAN FRANCISCO - "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards. The high-octane PlayStation 3 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog won five trophies at the Game Developers Conference ceremony Thursday, including game of the year. "Uncharted 2," which c

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Custom furniture Michael Jackson planned to use during London tour up for sale

LOS ANGELES - The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his London home are going on the auction block. Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions says a gilded red velvet sofa that seats nine, a leopard-print chair trimmed with ostrich feathers and a pair of velvet armchai

Entertainment 12 Mar, 2010 0 0

Review: Nerd lands babe without explanation in 'She's Out of My League'

Remember the hoo-ha over whether Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl made a believable couple in Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up"? The makers of "She's Out of My League" sure do. They've built an entire comedy from the premise, pairing string-bean Apatow alum Jay Baruchel with gorgeous newcomer Alice Eve a