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Teens stranded at Frog Pond after thin ice gives way

Police and fire are warning the public to stay off HRM lakes and ponds after three teens had to be rescued from Frog Pond, where they'd ventured too far out on thin ice.

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RCMP open HRM detachments in show of gratitude

RCMP who patrol the outlying areas of HRM are hosting a series of open houses in appreciation of public support during recent debates over the future of policing in HRM.

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Police release sketch of sex assault suspect

Halifax Regional Police is asking the public for help identifying a man who attacked two women in the south end last month.

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Tourist-driven businesses worry about Loonie parity

A new report suggests the Loonie will rise above parity with the US Dollar this summer and that has some local businesses worried.

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National 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Warm dry winter may lead to difficult summer, top climatologist says

A senior climatologist with Environment Canada says the balmy winter conditions seen across the country have left him shaking his head and worrying about what's in store for the summer. David Phillips says this winter was the warmest on record in 63 years, with average temperatures in December t

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MPs accuse Transport Canada of inaction over Toyota safety concerns

OTTAWA - MPs grilled Transport Canada officials today about what they knew of safety problems with Toyota vehicles - and when they knew it. But many MPs came away unsatisfied with the responses, saying they want to put the spotlight on Toyota officials themselves next week. The transport comm

National 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Cda hoped Afghan Army would take over prisoner watch in 2006: documents

OTTAWA - NATO allies lobbied Afghan's president for a separate legal framework to handle prisoners captured around Kandahar in late 2006 but those efforts "went nowhere," say internal memos. The records outline an early strategy of the Canadian government as it faced pressure from the Internatio

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World 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi denounces election laws that keep her out of race

YANGON, Myanmar - Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she is surprised but undaunted at the military government's new election laws that will bar her from running for office or even voting in polls to be held this year. The Nobel peace laureate described the laws as "repress

World 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Religious hatred, politics and poverty weave tapestry of violence across central Nigeria

JOS, Nigeria - Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria's fertile central belt, buying each other's goods in mixed neighbourhoods and cultivating each other's farms across a sun-baked plateau. But growing religious hatred, political and ethnic rivalries, and increasing

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Bomb planted outside store kills 4, wounds 21 in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said officials. The attack, which also wounded 21 people, occurred on the outskirts of Peshawar, a city near the Afghan border

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Sports 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Everybody gunning for SFU at CIS women's basketball championships

HAMILTON, Ont. - "How do we beat Simon Fraser?" That's the question seven of the eight teams in this year's CIS women's basketball championships must be asking themselves in preparation for this weekend's tournament. The Simon Fraser Clan is the top-ranked team in Canada and the defending cha

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Canadian Guay wins final super-G race and World Cup title in the event

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Canadian Erik Guay produced a daring run to win the final race of the season Thursday and claim a World Cup title in the super-G. Guay, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., became the first Canadian to win a crystal globe since Toronto's Steve Podborski in 1982. Guay wen

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Alberto Contador of Spain wins fourth stage of Paris-Nice to take overall lead

MENDE, France - Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race and took the overall lead from Jens Voigt. The 172-kilometre stage Thursday from Maurs to Mende ended in a Category 1 climb. The Spaniard left the field behind with his trademark acceler

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Business 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Crescent Point posts fourth-quarter loss on hedging losses

CALGARY - Crescent Point Energy Corp. (TSX:CPG), an oil and gas producer, reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4 million compared to a profit of $361 million in the same quarter of 2008, its results affected by losses this year and gains in the last due to its hedging program. The loss amounted to

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TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond to retire in June

TORONTO - TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond plans to retire at the end of June. The bank says Drummond will be succeeded by Craig Alexander, who is currently TD's deputy chief economist. Drummond will assist in the transition of Alexander into the role, and will continue to work as an adviser

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Kinross takeover offer values Underworld Resources at $139.2 million

TORONTO - Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) is offering to pay a premium to buy the rest of Underworld Resources Inc. (TSXV:UW) in a stock-and-cash deal that values the junior mining company at $139.2 million. Kinross, which is one of Canada's largest gold producers, already owns 8.5 per cent of Underw

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Entertainment 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Author assumes guise of kid in letters punking the famous, infamous in new book

WASHINGTON - Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds. Secretaries of state, touched by the 10-year-old's handwritten letters on grade-school notepaper, wrote back advising him how to settle a treehouse dispute with his sister. A prominent lawyer told him how

Entertainment 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Michael 'Big Mike' Lynche draws tears from Kara, raves on 'American Idol'

LOS ANGELES - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work." Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Wednesday and emer

Entertainment 11 Mar, 2010 0 0

Museum explores why media saw Elvis as nothin' but a hound dog

WASHINGTON - A spark that helped ignite Elvis Presley's fame more than 50 years ago was lit by the newspaper editors and critics who hated him. They detested his voice and thought his moves were unfit for family publications, all while teenagers went wild. It's that shocking style and clash with