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Serial carjacker gets life term for fatal crash

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:02:23 EDT

A serial carjacker gets a life sentence for his role in a young woman's death. [CBC]

RCMP to close labs in Halifax, Winnipeg, Regina

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:17:18 EDT

The RCMP is closing forensic laboratories in Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina and consolidating them with three others [CBC]

Ottawa moves to limit foreign investment reviews

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:18:11 EDT

MPs Pierre Poilievre, Dan Harris and Geoff Regan discuss new rules introduced by the Conservative government that make it easier for foreign interests to buy up Canadian companies [CBC]

No party for Facebook IPO birthday

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:07:13 EDT

There is no celebration as Facebook marks its first week as a publicly traded company. Claims tied to the social network's botched IPO on the Nasdaq are likely to exceed more than $100 million according to four big Wall Street market players, further damaging Nasdaq's reputation. [Reuters News]

Suicide bombing hit Yemen.

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:02:18 EDT

A suicide bomber targets a Houthi protest march, hours before another kills 12 in a school in northern Yemen. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. [Reuters News]

Aylmer triple stabbing leads to first-degree murder charges

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:04:23 EDT

The estranged partner of a young mother who was stabbed to death along with her parents at their home in Aylmer, Que., has been charged with first-degree murder Friday [CBC]

Industrial area of Goose Bay evacuated as fire burns

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:02:18 EDT

A forest fire has forced some people to leave their homes in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. [CBC]

Madonna lands in Israel, Keira Knightley gets engaged

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:22:19 EDT

The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Madonna arrives in Israel, Keira Knightley gets engaged, and Robert Pattinson debuts film in Cannes. [Reuters News]

Return of the King in Thailand

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:02:17 EDT

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej makes his first trip outside the capital after being hospitalised for 3 years with various medical issues. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) [Reuters News]

Paul Martin, Scotty Bowman among Order of Canada recipients

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:33:12 EDT

Former prime minister Paul Martin is the newest Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest honour. [CBC]

Is Men in Black III As Terrible As the Last One

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:16 EDT

Find out if the alien action blockbuster starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin is worth seeing, from Newsweek/The Daily Beast's Ramin Setoodeh and Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers. [The Daily Beast]

Outcry in Pakistan over supply routes

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:12:12 EDT

Pakistanis demand their government never re-open NATO supply lines in Afghanistan, as the U.S. puts pressure on Islamabad. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). [Reuters News]

Vatican Bank president ousted

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:57:11 EDT

The Vatican Bank's president is ousted by the board of directors who blame him for a drop in standards of governance. Sunita Rappai reports. [Reuters News]

U.S. assault ship docks in Hong Kong

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:12 EDT

The U.S. assault ship U.S.S. Makin Island docks in Hong Kong amid growing tensions in the South China Sea. Sarah Sheffer reports. [Reuters News]

New mom among dead in Aylmer triple stabbing

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:44 EDT

Police are questioning one suspect in a triple homicide investigation in the Gatineau, Que., suburb of Aylmer. [CBC]

French president visits Afghanistan

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:02:34 EDT

French President Francios Hollande makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to discuss the withdrawal of French troops. Sarah Sheffer reports. [Reuters News]

Turkey car bomb kills at least two

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:57:13 EDT

At least two people have been killed after a suspected suicide bomber blew up a car by a police station in central Turkey. Lily Grimes reports. [Reuters News]

Libyan PM visits Fletcher memorial

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:52:12 EDT

Libya's interim prime minister lays a wreath at a memorial to Yvonne Fletcher, the British policewoman shot outside Libya's London embassy in 1984. Sunita Rappai reports. [Reuters News]

Wind and lightning threaten to worsen northern Ontario fires

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:02:17 EDT

Shifting winds are expected to increase the size of wildfires near the communities of Timmins and Kirkland Lake in northern Ontario [CBC]

Egyptians divided over presidential poll

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:12:12 EDT

First round poll results show either an Islamist or former Mubarak military man will make it to the presidential run off. Sunita Rappai reports. [Reuters News]

S Korean soldiers remains repatriated

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:17:18 EDT

The remains of South Koreans who died in the 1950-53 Korean War return home after nearly 60 years. Lily Grimes reports. [Reuters News]

Mexican volcano rumbles on

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:17:12 EDT

Mexico's famed Popocatepetl volcano continues to spew ash and gas onto nearby towns and villages. Sarah Sheffer reports. [Reuters News]

NZ wreck officers jailed

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:17:11 EDT

The captain and navigation officer of a ship that ran aground on a reef off New Zealand are starting jail terms. [Reuters News]

Boys eyes removed with spoon

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:22:12 EDT

Mexican police arrest seven people after the eyes of a five-year-old boy were allegedly removed with a spoon during a satanic ritual. [Reuters News]

Reclaiming the dead on Mt. Everest

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:47:24 EDT

Overcrowding on Everest has many experienced climbers expressing concern over safety [CBC]

Man held in 1979 murder case

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:32:11 EDT

Police in New York arrest a man who has allegedly confessed to the murder of a six-year-old boy more than three decades ago. [Reuters News]

Double-lung recipient Helène Campbell dances for joy

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:48:11 EDT

Helène Campbell leads her doctors and her mother in a dance during her news conference in Toronto [CBC]

Brotherhood claims Egypt poll lead

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:47:18 EDT

The Muslim Brotherhood claimed an early lead as vote counting began in Egypt's first free presidential election. [Reuters News]

Quebec faces mounting pressure amid student crisis

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:17:11 EDT

The pressure is mounting on Quebec to resolve the student crisis and end nightly protests across the province that have netted hundreds of arrests in recent days [CBC]

Blind Chinese activist Chen gives interview

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:02:13 EDT

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng urges China to prosecute those who abused him and his family. Deborah Gembara reports [Reuters News]