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Ottawa plans no-fly list by 2007: The Conservative government announced on Friday plans to streamline guidelines by 2007 for a no-fly list to bolster aircraft security. more »

Crafty revellers delight in creating Halloween: Store-bought costumes may be decreasing in price but many holiday enthusiasts are still insisting on crafting their own creations. They say Halloween is a time for the do-it-yourself movement to take centre stage. more »
Sask. government to lower PST to 5%: Flush with cash and an election on the horizon, the Saskatchewan government is lowering its provincial sales tax to five per cent from seven per cent. more »
E. coli spinach outbreak over, U.S. officials say: U.S. health officials say it's safe to assume the tainted E. coli spinach outbreak is over given that a month has passed without any new incidents of illness. more »
Supreme court says pharmacist kickback probe must go on: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the Quebec Order of Pharmacists can pursue its investigation into allegations that some of its members received kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. more »
CDs are dead: recording company CEO: A top recording industry executive on Friday said the music CD is dead and that recording labels must become more innovative if they hope to sell the discs in the future. more »
Bad sign in P.E.I. environmental group's fight against pesticide use: Members of the P.E.I. Environmental Health Co-op are upset Charlottetown workers have been removing yard signs raising the ill effects of pesticides as a municipal election issue. more »
Canada Post to review 800,000 rural mailboxes: Canada Post will assess more than 800,000 rural mailboxes across the country to determine whether they meet new safety standards established by the Crown corporation. more »
Growing cellphone-only crowd not yet a problem for pollsters: The cellphone-only crowd is not yet large enough and their views not different enough to affect the accuracy of traditional political polling, a new study suggests. Not yet, anyway. more »
Science exorcises spooky myths: Physicist Costas Efthimiou uses scientific approach to exorcise myths about vampires, ghosts and zombies. more »
Ontario's watchdog to probe lottery corporation: Ontario's watchdog is launching an independent investigation into how the province's lottery corporation protects the public from theft and fraud. more »
Sony laptop battery injures user: A Sony-made battery in a Fujitsu laptop overheated and gave off sparks, injuring the user, as a Fujitsu worker was visiting to retrieve the laptop as part of the company's recall of Sony batteries, a Fujitsu spokesman said Friday. more »

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