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Temporary homeless shelter renewed for 4 years
CBC.ca - Mon Oct 6, 8:53 PM
A woman who lives next to a northwest Calgary homeless shelter wants the word "temporary" eliminated from the facility's description after city council on Monday extended its permit for another four years.
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Palin abused power Alaska 'Troopergate' probe finds
AFP - Fri Oct 10, 9:23 PM

JUNEAU, Alaska (AFP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her position as Alaska's governor by pressuring officials to sack her former brother-in-law from the state police force, a long-awaited report said.
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September employment unexpectedly soars
Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 7:12 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian employment unexpectedly soared by 107,000 jobs in September, according to Statistics Canada data on Friday that will give the ruling Conservatives powerful ammunition before next Tuesday's federal election.
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Canada to buy up to $25 billion in insured mortgages
Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 9:46 AM

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada plans to buy up to C$25 billion in insured mortgages in a bid to help cushion the blow from the global financial crisis and address the "scarcity" of private sector lending, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.
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Loonie down almost 2 cents, lowest level since April 2007
CBC.ca - Thu Oct 9, 2:55 PM
The loonie is still on a losing streak - it's down 1.85 cents on fears that Canada will be swept away in possible global recession, and is at its lowest level since April 2007.
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Gates opposes Kosovo partition on landmark visit
AFP - Tue Oct 7, 1:18 PM

PRISTINA (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates underscored Washington's opposition to any partition of Kosovo following its declaration of independence as he made a landmark visit to Pristina on Tuesday.
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Lawsuit filed against Canadian ticket broker over Beijing Olympics
The Canadian Press - Wed Oct 8, 7:09 PM
VANCOUVER - A Canadian tour operator is being sued by a group of Americans for breaking a deal to provide tickets to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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French army chief rules out military victory in Afghanistan
AFP - Wed Oct 8, 2:50 PM

PARIS (AFP) - The head of the French military General Jean-Louis Georgelin on Wednesday backed comments by a senior British military officer's view that the war in Afghanistan was unwinnable.
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Jean Charest planning to hold meeting with other premiers on the economy
The Canadian Press - Wed Oct 8, 5:09 PM
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Jean Charest says he's working on putting together a meeting with his provincial counterparts to discuss the current economic climate.
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Veteran president leads in landmark Maldives election
AFP - Thu Oct 9, 12:31 AM

MALE (AFP) - The veteran leader of the Maldives has taken the lead in the islands' first democratic election but is short of the majority needed to avoid a tough run-off, preliminary results showed Thursday.
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