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1» Murder charge laid in deadly police shootout
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:53 EST

Ontario Provincial Police have charged former township leader Fred Preston with first-degree murder in death of a constable who was killed in a shootout on a rural road in southwestern Ontario.


2» Liberals feared Abu Ghraib-type detainee scandal: source
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:11 EST

The Liberal government of 2005 feared Canada's detention of Afghan prisoners would spark a controversy similar to Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, according to a current government official who spoke with CBC News.


3» Bill Gates no longer world's richest man
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:48:44 EST

Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on Earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of world billionaires.


4» Federal contractor racks up hefty bills
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:03:11 EST

Federal contract workers charged the government $5,266 to install six potlights and $1,000 to replace a light switch.


5» Passengers held up flight to watch hockey
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:21 EST

Travellers the world over know the pains of flight delays due to fog, weather, late pilots or just plain busy airports. But how about a delay due to a hockey game?


6» Canadian wheelchair user beaten in Australia
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:45:32 EST

A 35-year-old Canadian who uses a wheelchair has been beaten in Sydney, Australia, and is in hospital in serious condition, according to police reports.


7» Villanueva mother breaks down at inquest
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:13 EST

The mother of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva breaks down during the coroner's inquest into her son's shooting by Montreal police.


8» 9/11 image on poster 'bad taste': Sask. NDP
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:38 EST

Saskatchewan's opposition New Democratic Party is slamming an advertisement distributed in a government-held constituency announcing a fundraising dinner that includes an image of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in flames and refers to a pig roast.


9» Indian status coming for thousands of Canadians
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:11 EST

More than 45,000 Canadians could be recognized as status Indians under changes the federal government plans to make to the Indian Act, CBC News has learned.


10» 'Jihad Jane' accused in plot to kill cartoonist
      Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:25:50 EST

The self-dubbed "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say.