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Mistrial declared in John Edwards case
The campaign fraud trial of disgraced former U.S. senator John Edwards ended on Thursday with an acquittal on one of six counts and a mistrial declared on the remaining charges. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
CP trains could be running by Friday
Striking Canadian Pacific Railway workers could be back at their jobs by Friday afternoon, after legislation to force them back passed the Senate and received royal assent. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
How manhunts work
A nation-wide manhunt, like the one being undertaken to find suspected killer Luka Rocco Magnotta, is a highly co-ordinated exercise that isn’t quite as gritty or dramatic as it may seem in TV police shows. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Last chance to see transit of Venus across sun
If you happen to glance at the sun in the early evening next Tuesday and notice a black dot moving across it, fear not, that’s not dust in your eye or an early sign of glaucoma — it’s Venus. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
New duty-free limits will challenge Canadian retailers
Cross-border shoppers may welcome increased duty-free limits that kick in Friday, but those changes will magnify problems Canadian retailers are having with the noticeable price gaps between Canada and the U.S. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Owner defends ‘gore’ site connected to Luka Magnotta
The owner of a website that showcases grisly videos says that his site should be praised for helping identify Luka Rocco Magnotta, who is alleged to be in a video believed to be depicting the stabbing and dismemberment of a man. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Diamond Jubilee: Your photos of royal encounters
The CBC Community team asked you to submit your best photos of the Queen’s visits to Canada, or visits by any member of the Royal Family. The result was tremendous! CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Ontario calls joint inquest in aboriginal student deaths
Ontario’s chief coroner will hold a joint inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations teenagers from remote reserves who were living in Thunder Bay to attend high school. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Charest ‘disappointed’ as Quebec student talks hit impasse
The Quebec government has pulled out of talks with student leaders meant to end the province’s tuition crisis, with students saying the government is reluctant to lose face. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Body-parts suspect believed to be in France
Police in France are searching for a Canadian porn actor suspected of murder and sending dismembered body parts in the mail. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
