CHARMAINE NORONHA

Associated Press
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In family horror, some Canadians see culture clash

On a summer morning in 2009, in canal locks east of Toronto, police made a grisly discovery: In a submerged Nissan car were the bodies of three teenage sisters and a 52-year-old woman.

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Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf

Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this summer, one nearly disappearing altogether, Canadian scientists say in new research.

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Sino-Forest executives ordered to resign

The Ontario securities regulator Friday ordered senior executives at Sino-Forest Corp. to resign and cease trading of the company's shares on allegations of fraud.

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RIM launches BBM Music

Research in Motion launched a new service Thursday that allows BlackBerry users to share music with friends.

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'Dabangg' dominates Bollywood awards with 9 prizes

"Dabangg," a tale about a corrupt police officer, dominated the 12th International Indian Film Academy awards, snagging nine prizes including best picture at the star-studded event in Toronto — held on North American soil for the first time.

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Bollywood stars kick off film academy events

Some of Bollywood's biggest stars gathered in Toronto on Thursday to kick off the 12th International Indian Film Academy weekend — held for the first time on North American soil.

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HuffPo launches Canadian site

Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the popular news hub The Huffington Post, is expanding to Canada in the first of several planned openings abroad, the media mogul said Friday.

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Missing Al-Jazeera reporter a driven journalist

Dorothy Parvaz called her fiance on April 28 and told him something he didn't want to hear: She was going to Syria to report on the uprising and the government's ruthless efforts to quash it.

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Canadian Bishop pleads guilty in child porn case

A Canadian Roman Catholic bishop pleaded guilty Wednesday to importing child pornography, prompting the Vatican to say it, too, would impose disciplinary measures.

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Barrick agrees to buy Equinox, outbids rival

Mining company Barrick Gold Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy Equinox Minerals Ltd. for about $7.7 billion (7.3 billion Canadian dollars) in cash, topping a rival's offer earlier this month.

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Arcade Fire win best album at Canada's Junos

Canadian indie band Arcade Fire followed their huge victories at the Grammys and Brit awards by capturing four Juno awards including album of the year for "The Suburbs" and group of the year at the Canadian music awards ceremony Sunday night.

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Canadian election campaign kicks off

Canada's latest election campaign kicked off Saturday with Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging voters to give his Conservatives an outright majority to stave off a "reckless" left-of-center coalition government that would pose a danger to the economy.

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Chinese asylum seeker freed from Canadian custody

A young Chinese asylum seeker who boarded a flight from Hong Kong to Canada disguised as an elderly white man has been released from Canadian custody after more than three months in detention, his lawyer said Friday.

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Randy Quaid pursues refugee claim in Canada

Actor Randy Quaid says a group of Hollywood bankers, lawyers and executives is out to ruin him as he continues to seek refugee status in Canada following his arrest on U.S. warrants.

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PotashCorp to review BHP hostile takeover bid

Canadian fertilizer producer Potash Corp. said Friday its board of directors will review the $38.5 billion hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton Ltd., shortly after BHP formally launched its offer.

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Canada imposes tougher sanctions against Iran

Canada has imposed new unilateral sanctions against Iran, joining an international campaign to force Tehran to drop its nuclear program.

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Canada to appeal court ruling over US detainee

The Canadian government said Monday it will appeal a federal court ruling that ordered it to remedy its failure to protect the rights of a Canadian detainee held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.

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Ontario ombudsman to probe G-20 security rule

Ontario's ombudsman is launching an investigation into a controversial security regulation imposed during last month's G-20 summit in Toronto.

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Academic named Canada's new governor general

The Canadian government has appointed a new representative of the Queen to replace current Governor General Michaelle Jean.

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Toronto police questioned after summit arrests

Civil liberties groups called for an investigation of police conduct Tuesday following the arrest of 900 people during the massive and sometimes violent protests at the global economic summits over the weekend.

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Probe into plane that skidded off runway

The Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating what caused a United Express plane on its way into Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to skid off a runway Wednesday afternoon.

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Air India inquiry report released

A Canadian public inquiry concluded Thursday that authorities should have known an Air India flight in 1985 was a likely terrorist target.

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GM of Canada to invest $224M in Ontario plant

General Motors of Canada said Tuesday that it will invest $233 million to build a new line of fuel-efficient transmissions in southern Ontario.

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Canada grants honorary citizenship to the Aga Khan

Canada has granted honorary Canadian citizenship upon the Aga Khan, a billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader of 20 million Muslims worldwide.

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Calderon lobbies Canada to drop visa requirement

Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged the Canadian government on Thursday to reconsider its controversial visa requirement for Mexicans traveling to Canada, a rule that has caused friction between the North American Free Trade partners.

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