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1» Harper to raise Syria crisis on China trip
      Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:16:31 EST

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will raise the crisis in Syria on his trip to China, a top Canadian government official says, a day after China joined Russia in vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.


2» Syrian troops accused of shelling homes, hospital
      Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:00:27 EST

Activists say Syrian troops are heavily shelling neighbourhoods in the restive central city of Homs, including a makeshift hospital where casualties were reported.


3» Giants win Super Bowl XLVI
      Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:07:57 EST

Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title.


4» Iran vows to attack any country used in military strike
      Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:07:46 EST

Iran has vowed to retaliate against any country whose territory is used by 'enemies' of the Islamic state to launch a military strike against its soil.


5» Byelection called for Jack Layton's riding
      Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:36:41 EST

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called a byelection for March 12 in Toronto-Danforth riding of the late NDP leader Jack Layton, who died last August from cancer.


6» Romanian government resigns over economy
      Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:47:07 EST

The prime minister of Romania says he and his government will resign immediately to protect the stability of the country.


7» Philippines quake leaves at least 13 dead
      Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:02:07 EST

A strong earthquake in the central Philippines has killed at least five people with at least 29 people still missing.


8» Toronto, union reach tentative contract
      Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:29:23 EST

The City of Toronto and the union representing 6,000 of its outside workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to avert a work stoppage.


9» Stores pull CAT boots to support Electro-Motive workers
      Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:12:00 EST

Mark's Work Wearhouse has pulled Caterpillar-brand boots off the shelves of its London, Ont.,-area stores in support of hundreds of local Electro-Motive workers who are losing their jobs.


10» Weather causes U.K. travel chaos
      Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:57:13 EST

London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest travel hub, cancelled half its daily flights on Sunday as European countries coped with an unusually heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures.