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NDP Leader Jack Layton says he's prepared to sit down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reach a compromise on saving the mandatory long-form censusincluding the elimination of the "bogus" threat of jail time for Canadians who refuse to fill out the survey. More

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The lawyer of a man charged under what has become known as the "G20 five-metre rule," only to find out later there was no record of the charge ever being filed, says he is waiting for an explanation. More

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Canadians should consume only half the sodium they're now taking in from salted foods and drinks, according to new federal guidelines. More

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian special forces detained a man on Thursday who had taken control of an aircraft on a domestic flight to Moscow's Domodedovo airport, ITAR-TASS news agency cited a police spokesman as saying. More

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Goldman Sachs has warned its employees it will soon be screening their emails and text messages for swear words and acronyms (even words that contain *** won't fly.) More

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Technology can prolong the lives of the terminally ill -- but at what cost? Surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande examines the difficulties for medical professionals and families who must decide when to stop medical intervention and focus on improving a patient's last days. More

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People who ate the equivalent of one big steak a day gained four more pounds over five years than those who ate less meat. That's according to a new analysis of a major European diet study. More

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A mother bear and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing one person and injuring two others during a late-night attack in Montana near Yellowstone National Park. One of the survivors said Thursday that the bear's jaws let loose only when she played dead. Officials have said the mothe More

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The ISAF is highly critical of the leak of thousands of classified documents on the Afghan conflict. More

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Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the Aldi discount supermarket chain Aldi, died this week, but the business model he helped create is here to stay, and its success has already spread far beyond the grocery sector. More

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Ukraine is set for some serious belt-tightening after agreeing to strict budget targets set by the International Monetary Fund. The country is fixing relations with the fund after past problems. More

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USDA Employee Forced Out of Job over Doctored Video Will Likely Sue for Defamation More

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His group may not have an ark, but Jack Rudloe's mission is essentially the same: Save as many sea creatures as he can More

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EXCLUSIVE: At least 22 Afghan soldiers who vanished from Lackland Air Force Base are living comfortably in Canada, thanks to a covert network that helped them get thereBody of 2nd Sailor Found in AfghanistanFULL COVERAGE: Afghanistan More

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Facebook has begun the rollout of a new feature, Facebook Questions, which will allow users to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community. More

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CBC News has learned Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont. More

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This week's cover is disturbing, but the reality it shows in Afghanistan is something from which we cannot turn away More

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Barring a last-minute deal, an eight-member House panel will hear the details of the ethics charges filed against the powerful New York Democrat and former head of the House Ways And Means Committee. More

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Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and refinancing the most attractive in decades for those who can get loans. Freddie Mac says the average rate for 30-year fixed loans this week was 4.54 percent, down from 4.56 last week. That's t More

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With a clear majority vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to make access to water a basic human right. More

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