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1» Peshdary gets bail as RCMP probe alleged plot
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:44:57 EDT

Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail.


2» Hurricane Earl weakens off U.S. East Coast
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:27:27 EDT

Earl has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane but it is expected to remain a strong storm as it moves away from North Carolina toward southeastern New England.


3» Ont. terror suspect linked to Pakistan: police
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:52:45 EDT

Police believe one of three Ontario men charged in connection with an alleged terrorism plot travelled to Pakistan seeking terrorist training, sources have told CBC News.


4» OPP seek bloody clothing in Orangeville case
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:44:48 EDT

People in the Orangeville, Ont., area who may have encountered someone with "unexplained blood" on their footwear or clothing earlier this week have been asked to call police as they continue to investigate the disappearance of a local nurse


5» Jail cell sex video under lock and key: RCMP
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:17:22 EDT

A video recording of two women having sex in the Kamloops RCMP drunk tank is not going to turn up on YouTube anytime soon, if the RCMP have their way.


6» Pakistan suicide bombing kills 43
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:48:48 EDT

A suicide bombing at a Shia procession in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta kills at least 43 people.


7» MacKay hails military families at scholarship awards
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:37:30 EDT

Defence Minister Peter MacKay hailed Canadian Forces members and their families as the "best Canadians" as he helped hand out scholarships to eight sons and daughters of those killed in service.


8» Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:05:50 EDT

Chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Israeli-Canadian study of stress hormone levels in hair.


9» Rockies fossils yield 8 new species
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:50:06 EDT

A surprise fossil field at a glacier in B.C.'s Kootenay National Park contains at least eight new species that lived 505 million years ago.


10» U.A.E. calls BlackBerry a spy tool
      Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:13:19 EDT

Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smartphone maker.