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  1. A doll is shown trapped in a drop-side crib in this undated handout photo from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, made available on Monday Nov. 23, 2009. More than 2.1 million Canadian-made drop-side cribs have been recalled in Canada and the United States after more than 100 cases of injuries, including four deaths were reported, the said Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, CPSC
    B.C.-based company voluntarily recalls 2.1 million drop-side cribs The Canadian Press - Mon Nov 23, 10:27 PM Sent 448 times

    VANCOUVER, B.C. - More than 2.1 million Canadian-made drop-side cribs have been recalled in Canada and the United States after more than 100 cases of injuries, including four deaths were reported, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Monday.

  2. A Calgary family concerned about their children's homework load has signed a contract with their school to eliminate the problem altogether.
    Calgary family negotiates homework ban CBC - Wed Nov 18, 7:48 PM Sent 288 times

    A Calgary family concerned about their children's homework load has signed a contract with their school to eliminate the problem altogether.

  3. The French family from Young's Point waits for H1N1 vaccinations, administered by Peterborough Health Unit, held at a branch of Royal Canadian Legion in rural Lakefield Ontario, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
    Canada stops use of one batch of flu vaccine Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 12:55 PM Sent 233 times

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Some Canadian provinces have stopped using a particular batch of the H1N1 flu vaccine after six people experienced severe allergic reactions, the country's health agency said on Monday.

  4. Depressed woman loses benefits over Facebook photos CBC - Thu Nov 19, 12:37 PM Sent 165 times

    A Quebec woman on long-term sick leave is fighting to have her benefits reinstated after her employer's insurance company cut them, she says, because of photos posted on Facebook.

  5. From the collection of Wall Street executive, William H. Gross, this 1851 Canadian 12 Pence denomination postage stamp, shown in this handout photo, sold for a record $260,000 (US) in a public auction conducted by Spink Shreves Galleries in New York City on Thursday, November 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Spink Shreves Galleries
    Canadian stamp sells for more than a quarter of a million at New York auction The Canadian Press - Thu Nov 19, 11:09 PM Sent 111 times

    NEW YORK - A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.

  6. People are silhouetted as they wait in line to check their luggage at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
    Toddler who died after fall at Pearson airport wiggled out of mom's arms: police The Canadian Press - Mon Nov 23, 7:05 PM Sent 110 times

    MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A family embarking on a vacation has been left devastated after a toddler wiggled out of his mother's arms and suffered a fatal, 15-metre fall at Pearson International Airport, police said Monday.

  7. Belgium's Rom Houben uses his touchscreen to communicate during an interview at the service center 't Weyerke in Zolder, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Yves Logghe)
    Belgian man, thought to be in a stupor for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to cry out The Canadian Press - Mon Nov 23, 5:37 PM Sent 101 times

    BRUSSELS, Belgium - For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.

  8. Movie theatre popcorn salt, fat get thumbs down CBC - Thu Nov 19, 4:35 PM Sent 96 times

    Eating a large bag of popcorn at some Canadian movie theatres is like eating almost a quarter of a kilogram of potato chips, a paper suggests.

  9. Haydain Neale, of Jacksoul, waves after winning for best R&B/Soul Recording at the 2001 Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., March 4, 2001. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Harris)
    Jacksoul frontman Haydain Neale dies of lung cancer at age 39 The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 24, 1:39 AM Sent 96 times

    TORONTO - Jacksoul frontman Haydain Neale was remembered as an "amazing individual" and a "joyful presence" as stunned colleagues learned of his death from cancer on Monday.

  10. In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Antonio Calanni, file)
    Vatican researcher says faint writing on Shroud of Turin proves its authenticity The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 20, 5:31 PM Sent 84 times

    ROME - A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

  11. A doll is shown trapped in a drop-side crib in this undated handout photo from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, made available on Monday Nov. 23, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, CPSC
    CEO of company that produced recalled cribs says products safe, recall voluntary The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 24, 10:29 PM Sent 71 times

    VANCOUVER, B.C. - The head of a British Columbia crib manufacturing company behind a massive recall says his products are safe - if used properly.

  12. Mother lost grip in child's airport fall: police CBC - Mon Nov 23, 11:06 PM Sent 70 times

    A 15-month-old Winnipeg-born boy died Sunday night after wriggling out of his mother's arms and falling about 15 metres at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.

  13. An employee works on a sample analysis on May 2009 in a high-security lab at the CHU Pellegrin in Bordeaux, south western France. The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway. Photo:Nicolas Tucat/AFP
    Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO AFP - Fri Nov 20, 3:00 PM Sent 65 times

    GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.

  14. Toronto police and animal control officers have finally removed a wayward deer that wandered into the downtown core.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Megan Leach
    Police remove deer after it wanders into downtown Toronto The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 24, 12:38 PM Sent 64 times

    TORONTO - Toronto police had to use a Taser this morning to subdue a deer that had wandered into the downtown core.

  15. A patron eating popcorn at a US movie theater. Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of America's biggest cinema chains has found mind-boggling calorie counts that may surprise consumers who think of the snack as a relatively healthy treat. Photo:Denis Charlet/AFP
    Cinema popcorn is nutritional horror show: US study AFP - Thu Nov 19, 2:37 PM Sent 53 times

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Forget Freddy Krueger or flesh-eating zombies: the real villain of a night at the movies could be lurking in a bag of popcorn or drinks carton, according to a new US study.

  16. National Councillor Doris Fiala receives a vaccination during a H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination session for members of the national parliament, during the winter parliament session in Bern, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer
    WHO probing spread of drug-resistant swine flu Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 7:19 AM Sent 29 times

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into reports in Britain of the likely spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday.

  17. Shoppers run into a Walmart store on 'Black Friday' in Oakland, California, November 28, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White
    Retailers launch deep discounts to lure in shoppers in stagnant holiday season The Canadian Press - Thu Nov 19, 12:49 PM Sent 29 times

    TORONTO - Canadian retailers are getting ready for the holiday season with rock-bottom prices and major promotional campaigns in hopes that shoppers will open their wallets and seize the opportunity to save.