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Food, music and parade highlight Natal Day weekend events

The Natal Day weekend features plenty of events around HRM for the whole family to enjoy.

Pilot, passenger and homes still in one piece after plane crash near Truro

A single engine plane went down in a subdivision in the community of Valley, N.S. crashing just metres from a row of houses.

Local 30 Jul, 2010 0 0

Natal Day means some closures, hour reductions

Some businesses are open but on reduced hours for Natal Day and there are changes to transit routes and garbage collection to bear in mind.

Local 30 Jul, 2010 0 0

N.S. gas prices remain unchanged

Contrary to expectations, gas prices didn't change overnight.

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National 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Some Rwandans in Canada put hope in election, others doubt fairness of vote

TORONTO - John Rukumbura will travel more than 450 kilometres next week just to cast a single vote in the Rwandan elections, in the hopes that it will contribute to democracy in his homeland. Preparations are in full gear for Rwandans inside and outside the country to contribute to the nation's demo

National 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Brandt Meat Packers issues recall on meats, closes Mississauga plant temporarily

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. are warning the public not to consume certain Brandt ready-to-eat cooked meat products. The company says the nationally-distributed products may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria and are being voluntar

National 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Aboriginal women still fighting for rights 25 years after law enacted

COLD LAKE, Alta. - They were born and raised on the Cold Lake Indian reserve in northeastern Alberta, as were their parents and grandparents. But the women — who are status Indians — are not allowed to live there, nor may they vote for chief or council. Why? Because they married non-aboriginal men.

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World 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Informant says Wikileaks suspect had civilian help, claims analyst Manning lacked expertise

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A key figure in the government's investigation of thousands of leaked secret war records says the suspected culprit had help. Adrian Lamo is the computer hacker who turned in Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning. Lamo says someone told him that he helped Manning set up encrypt

World 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

UNESCO adds Hawaii marine park, Sri Lanka highlands to World Heritage list

BRASILIA, Brazil - An ocean preserve in Hawaii and Sri Lanka's central highlands are the latest additions to UNESCO's World Heritage List. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization cites Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument for its significance to native Hawaiian culture. A st

World 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Montana paintball course closed after odour attracts unwanted guests: bears

BILLINGS, Mont. - A newly opened paintball course in Montana had to shut down after odour from disintegrated paintballs was luring possibly dangerous guests: bears. Big Sky Marketing Director Dax Schieffer says the resort tried to find an environmentally friendly paintball. But it turned out that th

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Sports 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Allegri: Beckham will not return for third loan spell with AC Milan from MLS

LONDON - AC Milan coach Massimo Allegri says David Beckham will not return for a third spell at the Italian club. Beckham watched Milan draw 1-1 at Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on Saturday but Allegri says that does not mean the one-time England captain will rejoin his former teammates on the fi

Sports 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Dodgers, Cubs finalizing trade to bring left-hander Ted Lilly to Los Angeles

SAN FRANCISCO - Infielder Blake DeWitt says he's been traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs in a deal that would bring left-hander Ted Lilly to Los Angeles. Neither side made a formal announcement Saturday, with just under two hours until the trade deadline, and all of the details of the swap we

Sports 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Tseng has four-shot lead on Hull after three rounds of Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, United Kingdom - Yani Tseng of Taiwan has shot her third successive 68 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale. Tseng eagled the par-5 18th hole to finish the third round with the same four-stroke cushion she had at the start of Saturd

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Business 30 Jul, 2010 0 0

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (11,713.43 down 15.21 points): Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK). Miner. Up 31 cents, or 2.44 per cent, at $13 on 9,883,900 shares. The metals and mining sector le

Business 30 Jul, 2010 0 0

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals second-quarter loss widens to US$14.1 million

VANCOUVER - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:ANP) reported Friday a second-quarter loss of US$14.1 million, deeper than its year-ago loss of $11.9 million as royalties from its Taxus coronary stent stake continued to dwindle but core product sales improved. The drug and medical device developer a

Business 30 Jul, 2010 1 0

Oil below $78 a barrel in Europe as global stocks drop ahead of Q2 US GDP report

LONDON - Oil prices fell below US$78 a barrel Friday as investors worried about the state of the U.S. economic recovery ahead key growth data due later in the day. Benchmark crude for September delivery was down 56 cents to $77.80 a barrel by mid-afternoon European time in electronic trading on the

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Entertainment 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Crowd on VIP alert in upstate NY village as Chelsea Clinton prepares to wed longtime boyfriend

RHINEBECK, N.Y. - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village for the Saturday evening nuptials. The crowd began forming midmorning after w

Entertainment 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

Kevin Costner remembers Canadian actor Maury Chaykin for 'eccentric' performance

EDMONTON - Actor-director Kevin Costner is remembering his late "Dances With Wolves" co-star Maury Chaykin as "a really, really wonderful actor." Costner won Oscars for producing and directing the movie about a U.S. army lieutenant who comes to live with a group of Lakota Indians during the Civil Wa

Entertainment 31 Jul, 2010 0 0

'Jersey Shore's' Snooki charged with disorderly conduct in NJ beach town home to MTV show

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based. Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd says Polizzi was arrested at around 3:25 p.m. Friday and charged with disorderly conduct after other beachgo