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  1. E. coli warning issued for ground beef CBC - Sat May 3, 11:34 AM Sent 154 times

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising people not to eat certain ground beef products because they may be contaminated with a potentially harmful strain of E. coli bacteria.

  2. Much a-dough about nothing: Tim Hortons red-faced over free Timbit firing The Canadian Press - Thu May 8, 4:02 PM Sent 154 times

    LONDON, Ont. - After being fired for giving away a Timbit to a baby and hastily reinstated when the doughy dilemma hit the media, single mom Nicole Lilliman said Thursday she'll collect her much-needed Tim Hortons paycheque until she can find work elsewhere.

  3. The World's Weirdest CEO Macleans.ca - Mon Apr 28, 12:00 AM Sent 114 times

    Dov Charney's antics helped build a retail empire. Now they may be destroying it.

  4. Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child The Canadian Press - Fri May 9, 11:30 AM Sent 98 times

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Mother's Day is a bigger deal to Michelle Duggar than most Moms.

  5. Passengers unload from VIA Train # 2 at Toronto's Union Station after being quarantined near Timmins, ON. THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. Moczulski
    Full-scale health scare triggered on train after woman dies, others fall ill The Canadian Press - Fri May 9, 7:54 PM Sent 79 times

    FOLEYET, Ont. - The confluence of a mysterious death on a cross-Canada train trip and reports of illnesses among several passengers triggered a full-scale health scare Friday, leaving hundreds of passengers quarantined and a tiny northern Ontario hamlet transfixed as emergency teams descended on their community.

  6. Study pegs mom's market value at nearly US$117,000 a year The Canadian Press - Thu May 8, 6:13 PM Sent 62 times

    BOSTON - If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly US$117,000 a year.

  7. Auditor General Sheila Fraser responds to reporters questions regarding her report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson
    Thousands of illegals elude border agency, federal watchdog says The Canadian Press - Tue May 6, 5:28 PM Sent 48 times

    OTTAWA - Canada's border agency doesn't know the whereabouts of 41,000 people ordered to leave the country, makes flawed decisions about when to lock up suspected illegals and keeps poor tabs on spending when it does usher them out of Canada, says the federal auditor general.

  8. Playboy's 2008 Playmate of the Year Canadian Jayde Nicole, of Port Perry, Ont., poses for photographers during the Playmate of the Year luncheon at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 8, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Sayles
    Canadian selected Playboy's Playmate of the year for 2008 The Canadian Press - Thu May 8, 8:57 PM Sent 36 times

    LOS ANGELES - Another Canadian has become a big name at the Playboy Mansion.

  9. One of the underground rooms in the Fritzl family house in Amstetten. Josef Fritzl -- the Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years -- insisted Wednesday he is 'no monster', as residents of his town staged a rally in support of the victims. Photo:/AFP
    Incest father says 'I'm no monster' AFP - Wed May 7, 12:50 PM Sent 31 times

    AMSTETTEN, Austria (AFP) - An Austrian accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years insisted Wednesday he is "no monster", as residents of his town staged a rally in support of the victims.

  10. Canada's Eric Staal loses control of the puck as he is tripped during the third period of their 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship game against Germany in Halifax, May 10, 2008. REUTERS/Paul Darrow (CANADA)
    Leafs fire coach Paul Maurice after another disappointing season The Canadian Press - Wed May 7, 7:53 PM Sent 28 times

    TORONTO - The face-lift has begun for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

  11. Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and made her bear seven children, said he locked her up to protect her from outside vices, he has said. Photo:/AFP
    Austrian locked up daughter to 'protect' her: report AFP - Thu May 8, 7:56 AM Sent 23 times

    VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and made her bear seven children, said he locked her up to protect her from outside vices, in comments published Thursday.

  12. The sister-in-law of Austria's accused 'horror father' Josef Fritzl said in an exclusive television interview with the Associated Press Sunday May 4, 2008 he served 18 months in prison for a 1967 rape conviction. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/APTN
    Austrian wife clueless of daughter's captivity and her abuse The Canadian Press - Sun May 4, 4:44 PM Sent 18 times

    AMSTETTEN, Austria - The wife of an Austrian man accused of holding their daughter captive for 24 years fought to keep the troubled family together but never knew their child was in a soundproofed cellar beneath the apartment, the wife's sister said.

  13. Age rears its head in 'Sex and the City,' 40 and even maybe (gasp) 50 The Canadian Press - Tue May 6, 5:12 PM Sent 17 times

    NEW YORK - Early on in the new "Sex and the City" film - and don't worry, we're not spoiling the plot here - Carrie and longtime love Mr. Big are in bed together. A passionate interlude? Nah, they're just reading. Except they both need glasses, and there's only one pair.

  14. A chilly spring is being credited for a massive parade of icebergs off Newfoundland, making for what experts say will be a stunning season for onlookers.
    Record-setting iceberg season predicted off Newfoundland CBC - Sat May 10, 5:39 AM Sent 16 times

    A chilly spring is being credited for a massive parade of icebergs off Newfoundland, making for what experts say will be a stunning season for onlookers.