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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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Protesters wearing face masks depicting, from left to right, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper,  Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso take part in a protest on...
Protesters wearing face masks depicting, from left to right, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this July 16, 2009 file photo, a Facebook user logs into their account in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Facebook on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean...
FILE - In this July 16, 2009 file photo, a Facebook user logs into their account in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Facebook on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder...   (Associated Press)
This undated handout photo provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shows a drop-side crib by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada.  More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada are being recalled following reports of four infant suffocations. The CPSC said the recall involves 1....
This undated handout photo provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, shows a drop-side crib by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada. More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., right, answers a question at a press availability after a session on Afghanistan at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. Rick Hillier, left, former chief of Canada's defence staff, listens.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
U.S. Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., right, answers a question at a press availability after a session on Afghanistan at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday Nov....   (Associated Press)
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks to the Foreign Policy Association on the evolution of the international monetary system Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks to the Foreign Policy Association on the evolution of the international monetary system Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney gestures while speaking on the evolution of the international monetary system Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney gestures while speaking on the evolution of the international monetary system Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to the Foreign Policy Association on the evolution of the international monetary system Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009  in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to the Foreign Policy Association on the evolution of the international monetary system Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
The forecast for noon, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 a storm system in the East will produce rain and thunderstorms as it lifts through the Upper Great Lakes into Canada. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific Storm will advance toward the Northwest, bringing significant precipitation to the coastal areas. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
The forecast for noon, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 a storm system in the East will produce rain and thunderstorms as it lifts through the Upper Great Lakes into Canada. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific Storm will...   (Associated Press)
A storm system in the East will produce rain and thunderstorms as it lifts through the Upper Great Lakes into Canada Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific Storm will advance toward the Northwest, bringing significant precipitation to the coastal areas. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
A storm system in the East will produce rain and thunderstorms as it lifts through the Upper Great Lakes into Canada Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific Storm will advance toward the Northwest,...   (Associated Press)
David Oelerich stands by some of the Santa suits he rents to Santa's around New England and Canada at his
David Oelerich stands by some of the Santa suits he rents to Santa's around New England and Canada at his "Costumes of Nashua" shop in Hudson, N.H., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Ernest Berger, president of...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 fiile photo, people wait in line to get vaccinated for swine flu at Metro Hall in Toronto, Canada. Long seen as a sleepy, low-profit niche in the drug industry, this year investment in partnerships and other deals to develop and manufacture in vaccines...
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 fiile photo, people wait in line to get vaccinated for swine flu at Metro Hall in Toronto, Canada. Long seen as a sleepy, low-profit niche in the drug industry, this year...   (Associated Press)
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, second left, and his wife Laureen Ann Harper, left,are given a gift of a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial  in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, second left, and his wife Laureen Ann Harper, left,are given a gift of a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009....   (Associated Press)
In this August 2005 photo released by the National Sunflower Association a sunflower farm is seen in Carrington, N.D.  Sunflower crops could set records in the nation's top two producing states this year, helping to blunt a drop in nationwide production and ensure a healthy supply for processors in...
In this August 2005 photo released by the National Sunflower Association a sunflower farm is seen in Carrington, N.D. Sunflower crops could set records in the nation's top two producing states this year,...   (Associated Press)
In this August 2005 photo released by the National Sunflower Association a sunflower farm is seen in Carrington, N.D.  Sunflower crops could set records in the nation's top two producing states this year, helping to blunt a drop in nationwide production and ensure a healthy supply for processors in...
In this August 2005 photo released by the National Sunflower Association a sunflower farm is seen in Carrington, N.D. Sunflower crops could set records in the nation's top two producing states this year,...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper gestures during a function in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Harper arrived in India Monday on his first state visit, part of an effort to boost trade and tourism between the two countries. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper gestures during a function in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Harper arrived in India Monday on his first state visit, part of an effort to boost trade and...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a speech during a function in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Harper arrived in India Monday on his first state visit, part of an effort to boost trade and tourism between the two countries. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a speech during a function in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Harper arrived in India Monday on his first state visit, part of an effort to boost...   (Associated Press)
Members of the 8th Canadian Hussars carry the remains of Gladys Winifred Fowler followed by her niece Jane Fowler Morse and nephew John Fowler in Hammondvale, N.B. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Fowler died in 1917 and was returned to Canada after her coffin was discovered in a crypt...
Members of the 8th Canadian Hussars carry the remains of Gladys Winifred Fowler followed by her niece Jane Fowler Morse and nephew John Fowler in Hammondvale, N.B. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Fowler died...   (Associated Press)
FILE -  Oct. 6 1950 b/w file photo of 10 year old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan (left) and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train
FILE - Oct. 6 1950 b/w file photo of 10 year old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan (left) and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train "Rangitoto" as they leave...   (Associated Press)
FILE -  Oct. 6 1950 b/w file photo of 10 year old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan (left) and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train
FILE - Oct. 6 1950 b/w file photo of 10 year old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan (left) and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train "Rangitoto" as they leave...   (Associated Press)
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong makes the Leaders Declaration at the APEC Leaders Summit in Singapore, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Also pictured from left, China's President Hu Jintao and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong makes the Leaders Declaration at the APEC Leaders Summit in Singapore, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Also pictured from left, China's President Hu Jintao and Canada's...   (Associated Press)
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Canada's Daniel Nestor, left, and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic react during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Canada's Daniel Nestor, left, and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic react during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak at the O2 Arena...   (Associated Press)
Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak, left, and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak react during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak, left, and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak react during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic at the O2 Arena...   (Associated Press)
Czech Republuc's Frantisek Cermak, left, and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak celebrate after winning  their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Czech Republuc's Frantisek Cermak, left, and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak celebrate after winning their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic at...   (Associated Press)
Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak, back, and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak return a ball during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic at the O2 Arena in London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Czech Republic's Frantisek Cermak, back, and Slovakia's Michal Mertinak return a ball during their ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic at the...   (Associated Press)
Jeffrey Buttle, left, a former Canadian Olympic figure skater, puts on a pair of Olympic mittens he was presented by British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, right, during a ceremony prior to the opening of a covered outdoor skating rink at Robson Square in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, Nov....
Jeffrey Buttle, left, a former Canadian Olympic figure skater, puts on a pair of Olympic mittens he was presented by British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, right, during a ceremony prior to the opening...   (Associated Press)
Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy perform in the closing gala at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy perform in the closing gala at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The...   (Associated Press)
Ladies silver medalist Alissa Czisny, of the United States, performs in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Ladies silver medalist Alissa Czisny, of the United States, performs in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The...   (Associated Press)
Men's gold medalist Jeremy Abbott, of the United States, performs in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Men's gold medalist Jeremy Abbott, of the United States, performs in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The...   (Associated Press)
Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy perform in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy perform in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Joannie Rochette performs in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Canada's Joannie Rochette performs in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)   (Associated Press)
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009,  in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform in the closing gala of the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform in the closing gala at the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009,  in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform in the closing gala at the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul...   (Associated Press)
Men's silver medalist Daisuke Takahashi, of Japan, performs in the closing gala at the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Men's silver medalist Daisuke Takahashi, of Japan, performs in the closing gala at the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,...   (Associated Press)
Patrick Chan performs in the closing gala at the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Patrick Chan performs in the closing gala at the Skate Canada figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)   (Associated Press)
Ice dance gold medalists Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, centre, show off their medals with silver medalists Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat, left, from France and bronze medalists Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Canada during victory ceremonies at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday,...
Ice dance gold medalists Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, centre, show off their medals with silver medalists Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat, left, from France and bronze medalists Kaitlyn...   (Associated Press)
Ice dance gold medallists Canada's Tessa Virtue from London, Ont. and Scott Moir from Ilderton, Ont. smile from the podium during victory ceremonies at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Ice dance gold medallists Canada's Tessa Virtue from London, Ont. and Scott Moir from Ilderton, Ont. smile from the podium during victory ceremonies at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ont. perform their free dance to win the bronze medal in the ice dance competition at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ont. perform their free dance to win the bronze medal in the ice dance competition at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ont. perform their free dance to win the bronze medal in the ice dance competition at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ont. perform their free dance to win the bronze medal in the ice dance competition at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition...   (Associated Press)
Ice dance gold medallists Canada's Tessa Virtue from London, Ont. and Scott Moir from Ilderton, Ont. watch as compatriots Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ont. receive their bronze medal from International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov....
Ice dance gold medallists Canada's Tessa Virtue from London, Ont. and Scott Moir from Ilderton, Ont. watch as compatriots Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ont. receive their bronze medal...   (Associated Press)
Canada's Tessa Virtue from London, Ont. and Scott Moir from Ilderton, Ont.  perform their free dance to win the gold medal in the ice dance competition at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure skating competition Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
Canada's Tessa Virtue from London, Ont. and Scott Moir from Ilderton, Ont. perform their free dance to win the gold medal in the ice dance competition at the Home Sense Skate Canada International figure...   (Associated Press)
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  • Detainee torture reports reached Foreign Affairs

    CBC | 11/25/2009 12:03:23 PM

    Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin, who last week gave explosive testimony about the possible torture of detainees captured by the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, sent reports about the issue to the office of the minister of foreign affairs. More »

  • ID fraud raids include daycares

    CBC | 11/25/2009 11:54:55 AM

    Hundreds of police officers have raided locations in the greater Montreal region and Ontario - including at least three daycares - as part of a major crackdown on international fraud. More »

  • All-kindergarten school considered in Toronto

    CBC | 11/25/2009 11:19:42 AM

    The Toronto District School Board is exploring the idea of creating an all-kindergarten school in order to alleviate overcrowding at an East York elementary school. More »

  • Escaped prisoner prompts Ontario-wide search

    CBC | 11/25/2009 11:14:42 AM

    Authorities are conducting an Ontario-wide search for a prisoner on the lam after his brazen escape outside a Hamilton hospital with the help of two masked, armed men. More »

  • Bankrupt Humber Valley Resort finds a buyer

    CBC - Newfoundland | 11/25/2009 11:09:19 AM

    A buyer has been found for a resort on Newfoundland's west coast that went bankrupt nearly a year ago, but the trustees for Humber Valley Resort Corp. won't identify the purchaser until the deal is finalized. More »

  • Offshore safety trainers often out of the loop

    CBC | 11/25/2009 10:22:27 AM

    The people who train offshore workers to escape from a possible chopper crash say they are often not informed when changes are made to helicopters and their operations. More »

  • Offshore safety trainers often out of the loop

    CBC - Newfoundland | 11/25/2009 10:22:27 AM

    The people who train offshore workers to escape from a possible chopper crash say they are often not informed when changes are made to helicopters and their operations. More »

  • Canadian astronaut eager to return to Earth

    CBC | 11/25/2009 10:21:03 AM

    Bob Thirsk, the Canadian astronaut with the longest time in space, is eagerly anticipating seeing his family again. More »

  • N.B. monument graffiti includes swastika

    CBC | 11/25/2009 10:15:27 AM

    A Riverview monument built to remember victims of violence has been targeted by vandals and covered in swastikas and racist slogans. More »

  • 2 fires overnight in Montreal

    CBC | 11/25/2009 9:44:46 AM

    Two people were injured and several more are homeless after a pair of fires - one of them suspicious - ravaged two Montreal buildings Tuesday night. More »

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