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Morgentaler receives Order of Canada as a few demonstrators protest in Quebec City
The Canadian Press - Fri Oct 10, 12:26 PM
QUEBEC - Abortion rights activist Henry Morgentaler was awarded the Order of Canada on Friday as a few protesters voiced their opposition outside the Citadel in Quebec City.
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Loonie falls 2.4 cents in early trading despite good economic news
The Canadian Press - Fri Oct 10, 10:50 AM
TORONTO - Dropping oil prices and economic instability knocked the stuffing out of the loonie Friday, dragging down the currency to one of its biggest daily losses ever.
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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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Ex-president Carter slams Bush on market crisis
Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 7:53 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday the "atrocious economic policies" of the Bush administration had caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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Sex a 'hassle,' says 105-year-old virgin
AFP - Fri Oct 10, 6:42 AM
LONDON (AFP) - A woman who celebrated her 105th birthday this week said the secret to long life was celibacy, adding that she imagined sex was a "lot of hassle."
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Tories, Greens complain over 'Shun Lunn' campaign
The Canadian Press - Fri Oct 10, 6:24 PM
VICTORIA - Politics can indeed make for strange bedfellows.
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Britney Spears asks "What the hell was I thinking?"
Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 9:13 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears plans to set the record straight about her personal and professional woes in a documentary to be aired shortly before the release of her new album "Circus" in December.
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Tories spark storm over botched Dion interview
The Canadian Press - Thu Oct 9, 10:09 PMOTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his campaign team are seizing on a botched English-language interview given by Stephane Dion, claiming it proves the Liberal leader has no plan to cope with the country's economic problems.