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Passengers rescued from Canadian-owned ship in Antarctic: All passengers and crew members aboard a Canadian-owned cruise ship were rescued Friday after the vessel struck ice in Antarctic waters near Argentina.
Lebanon declares state of emergency as political crisis looms: Lebanese President Emile Lahoud declared a state of emergency and gave control of the country to the army on Friday night, less than four hours before his term was set to expire.
Howard seeks 5th term in Saturday's Australian elections: Polls suggest Australian Prime Minister John Howard's re-election is in doubt, despite a sound economy and near record-low unemployment rates under his leadership.
Harper alone on climate change at Commonwealth summit: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is facing heavy political pressure to agree to binding targets for greenhouse gas emissions as Commonwealth summit delegates in Uganda attempt to form a strong, united front in the fight against climate change.
Philippines, Vietnam brace for dual typhoons: Almost half a million people fled coastal villages in Vietnam and the Philippines on Friday as two separate typhoons roared towards the southeast Asian countries.
Saudis to attend U.S.-sponsored Mideast summit: Saudi Arabia will attend next week's Middle East summit in Maryland, fulfilling a key U.S. goal to show strong Arab support for reviving stalled peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
Trains roll again as French strike eases: Traffic on French trains, subways and buses started returning to normal Friday after striking transport workers ended a nine-day walkout over President Nicolas Sarkozy's reforms.
Pakistan denounces Commonwealth suspension as 'unreasonable': Pakistan's Foreign Ministry is denouncing the Commonwealth's suspension of its membership as "unreasonable and unjustified."
At least 13 lawyers killed as blasts hit 3 Indian cities: A series of near-simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complexes Friday in three north Indian cities, with blasts in Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad killing at least 13 lawyers and injuring dozens more, officials said.
Bromide poisoning sickens 400 in Angola, WHO suspects: Nearly 400 people, most of them children, have become ill in Angola in what medical investigators suspect is an outbreak of bromide poisoning, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

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Canada Headlines

Flaherty mulls budget help for manufacturers: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday he may be preparing some relief for the country's hard-hit manufacturing sector in the next federal budget.
Man jolted with Taser needed help, widow says: The Nova Scotia man who died the day after he was shocked with a Taser should have been medicated for his mental illness, his wife says.
$620M for Quebec manufacturers hit by loonie rise: Quebec's Liberal government has announced a $620 million aid package for the province's bruised manufacturing sector.
Proposed traffic law calls for cellphone ban: The Nova Scotia government has introduced a sweeping road safety bill that would outlaw the use of handheld cellphones while driving and allow police to use photo radar on a trial basis.
Quebec police look into rookie butt-slapping ritual: A time-honoured Quebec police rookie initiation rite that starts with booze and ends with a firm slap on the derrière is the focus of a criminal investigation following hazing complaints.
Couple ties knot at Tim's: When Adam Paoletic popped the question he picked his bride-to-be's favourite spot — a Tim Hortons coffee shop. They ended up marrying there as well, feasting on doughnuts and cradling mugs of coffee.
25,000 abused women, kids turned away from Alberta shelters: The Alberta government insists it's not ignoring the plight of abused women and children, after a report showed record numbers were turned away from shelters last year due to inadequate funding.
NDP MP's election expenses investigated: The 2006 election expenses of New Brunswick MP Yvon Godin are being investigated by Elections Canada.
Just 6% of Canadians feel schools deserve an A: survey: While Canadians believe strongly in public education, a report Friday revealed only six per cent feel their schools would score an A, while the proportion of Canadians who feel confident in the system has slipped dramatically from numbers gathered in 1984.
Manitoba to recognize Ukrainian famine: The Manitoba government will recognize the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s by setting aside a day in late November.

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Health Headlines

FDA mulls psych warning for 2 flu drugs: U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff have recommended new warnings about psychiatric side effects seen in some patients taking flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, according to documents released Friday.
Growing up poor means more illness, shorter lifespan: Quebec report: Children raised in poverty are more likely to get sick, and in adulthood die at a younger age, than those raised in more affluent surroundings, suggests a report released Thursday.
Mental health association wants training for emergency responders: The Canadian Mental Health Association is trying to start a training program for emergency responders in New Brunswick so they can better respond to calls involving mentally ill people.
Doctors, not judges, should control patient care: appeal: In a case that could set a precedent for end-of-life decisions, the Calgary Health Region is fighting a court order that went against doctors' diagnosis that a comatose patient could not be saved.
Food watchdog recalls more frozen beef burgers: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Ontario-based Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd. are expanding an earlier recall of frozen beef burgers for possible E. coli contamination to include more products.
Bromide poisoning sickens 400 in Angola, WHO suspects: Nearly 400 people, most of them children, have become ill in Angola in what medical investigators suspect is an outbreak of bromide poisoning, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
Beijing to provide condoms in hotel rooms after HIV surge: Beijing's health bureau has ordered hotels to stock condoms in every room in response to a spike in new HIV infections in the Chinese capital.
Montreal doctor exploring link between football and ALS: A researcher in Montreal is exploring a possible link between the sport of football and the deadly Lou Gehrig's disease.
Thalidomide resurfaces as treatment for multiple myeloma: A derivative of thalidomide may prolong life in people with a type of bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma — if taken with a steroid — a new study finds.
Fever kills 164 in Sudan: WHO: The World Health Organization says that an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in Sudan has killed 164 people.

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Arts & Entertainment Headlines

J.K. Rowling named year's top entertainer by U.S. magazine: J.K. Rowling's magical Midas touch has landed her on the cover of Entertainment Weekly as the magazine's entertainer of the year.
Pullman books under review by 2 more Catholic boards: Two other Toronto-area Catholic boards of education are studying copies of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy after the Halton District Catholic School Board removed the children's books from its library shelves.
Broadcasting watchdog keeps ears perked for changes in CBC Radio: CBC Radio is "a national treasure" and audiences across the country will be listening carefully for any changes following the announcement of CBC's integration plans, a Canadian broadcasting watchdog said on Friday.
Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre names new artistic director: Del Surjik, former artistic director of Pi Theatre in Vancouver, has been named the new artistic director of Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre.
Canadian's concert film tells story of Iceland's Sigur Ros: A Canadian-born animator who was nominated for an Oscar for his co-direction of Lilo & Stitch, has moved into live movie-making with a concert film for one of the world's most enigmatic bands.
N.J. orchestra flips its rare strings for $20M US: Four years after it bought a collection of rare stringed instruments, including pieces by master craftsmen Stradivari and Guarneri, a New Jersey orchestra has decided to resell them, with a catch.
Piracy suit launched by Hollywood set to go to Chinese court: A new lawsuit over film piracy, one of several launched in the past two years by Hollywood studios, is set to go to court in China on Nov. 29.
Alluring Elizabeth I portrait fetches more than $5M: An early portrait of Queen Elizabeth I that experts believe was commissioned to advertise the monarch to potential suitors sold for more than $5 million in London on Thursday.
February trial set for 80s star Boy George: Former Culture Club frontman Boy George drew a large crowd in London on Thursday, having to wade through a media scrum to make his court appearance on a false imprisonment charge.
McGuinty steps up for Confederation Centre: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty pledged $200,000 a year for Charlottetown's Confederation Centre of the Arts on Thursday.

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Technology & Science Headlines

San Fran oil spill hurts Canadian sea duck population: An oil spill in San Francisco Bay two weeks ago killed and oiled thousands of birds, with a Canadian sea duck among the largest casualties.
2006 a record year for greenhouse gases: UN: Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit new heights in 2006, the United Nation's weather agency said in a report released Friday.
Online Chinese youth caught in web, survey suggests: Chinese youth on the internet are more likely to use it to expand their social circles and increase self-expression — and to feel addicted to it — than American young people, a study released Friday suggests.
Web surfers more open with sites they trust: People are more likely to give away personal information online if they feel the site is trustworthy, new research from the United Kingdom's Privacy and Self-Disclosure Online project suggests.
Hurricane intensity scale creator Herbert Saffir dies: Herbert Saffir, an engineer who created the five-category system used to describe hurricane strength and warn millions of an approaching storm's danger, has died. He was 90.
Rival software provides online bridge to Office: The online productivity suite wars are heating up again with the introduction of Indian software company InstaColl's new software earlier this week.
One Laptop Per Child extends donation program: A promotion in which a customer buying a $188 computer in the U.S. and Canada automatically donates a second one to a child in a developing country was extended until year's end, organizers said Thursday.
Proposed traffic law calls for cellphone ban: The Nova Scotia government has introduced a sweeping road safety bill that would outlaw the use of handheld cellphones while driving and allow police to use photo radar on a trial basis.
Canada, U.S. stymied on tuna conservation: Canadian and U.S. officials are worried tuna could be listed as an endangered species by 2010 if catches aren't limited soon, but they are getting no support from other countries.
Parasite found in every Ontario bee sample: Researchers have found a parasite in every Ontario bee sample they analyzed in part of an effort to prevent a recurrence of the disaster that wiped out a third of the province's honeybee colonies last winter.

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Money Headlines

U.S. cash registers ring on 'Black Friday': U.S. stores ushered in the start of the holiday shopping season Friday with midnight openings and a blitz of door busters.
Federal surplus keeps on growing: The federal budget surplus rose by $700 million in September as the treasury continued to bring in more money than it paid out.
ATB Financial takes $79.6M in credit crunch charges: ATB Financial — an Alberta Crown corporation — revealed Friday that its second-quarter profits plunged by 91 per cent because of a $79.6 million charge for writedowns related to the credit crunch.
$620M for Quebec manufacturers hit by loonie rise: Quebec's Liberal government has announced a $620 million aid package for the province's bruised manufacturing sector.
Flaherty mulls budget help for manufacturers: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday he may be preparing some relief for the country's hard-hit manufacturing sector in the next federal budget.
Men motivated by earning more than colleagues, study finds: The size of their paycheques isn't the sole motivation for men who also consider besting their colleagues as a key measure of the reward, according to a new study published in the journal Science.
RIM adopts internal share-sale plan: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Friday said it is changing the way directors, executives and employees can unload their stock in the firm.
Peerless Energy agrees to friendly takeover by Petrobank: Shares in Peerless Energy Inc. were mixed on Friday, a day after the company agreed to a friendly takeover worth about $334 million by Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.
Proposed refinery's review won't be expanded: Baird: The federal government has rejected calls for a more comprehensive review of Irving Oil's proposed second refinery in New Brunswick.
Beer promotion goes flat with N.L. minor hockey groups: A promotion with Labatt Breweries isn't going down well with people who run minor hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Consumer Life Headlines

FDA mulls psych warning for 2 flu drugs: U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff have recommended new warnings about psychiatric side effects seen in some patients taking flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, according to documents released Friday.
Men motivated by earning more than colleagues, study finds: The size of their paycheques isn't the sole motivation for men who also consider besting their colleagues as a key measure of the reward, according to a new study published in the journal Science.
Resist temptation to spend on 'Buy Nothing Day,' May says: Friday is an important day for many North American environment groups as they are marking 'Buy Nothing Day,' to signify the need to cut back on excess consumption.
Couple ties knot at Tim's: When Adam Paoletic popped the question he picked his bride-to-be's favourite spot — a Tim Hortons coffee shop. They ended up marrying there as well, feasting on doughnuts and cradling mugs of coffee.
Police make arrest in taxi scam: Toronto police have arrested a taxi driver who allegedly stole debit or credit card information from passengers and then emptied their bank accounts.
Web surfers more open with sites they trust: People are more likely to give away personal information online if they feel the site is trustworthy, new research from the United Kingdom's Privacy and Self-Disclosure Online project suggests.
U.S. cash registers ring on 'Black Friday': U.S. stores ushered in the start of the holiday shopping season Friday with midnight openings and a blitz of door busters.
Proposed traffic law calls for cellphone ban: The Nova Scotia government has introduced a sweeping road safety bill that would outlaw the use of handheld cellphones while driving and allow police to use photo radar on a trial basis.
Food watchdog recalls more frozen beef burgers: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Ontario-based Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd. are expanding an earlier recall of frozen beef burgers for possible E. coli contamination to include more products.
2 charged in Ottawa dirty money scam: Two men have been charged after an Ottawa store clerk complained about an alleged scam involving stacks of blackened currency supposedly worth $3.5 million.

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Sports Headlines

Canadiens seek revenge in Buffalo: The Montreal Canadiens will try to avenge their loss exactly one week ago when they return to Buffalo to begin a home-and-home with the resurgent Sabres on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET).
Former Jays pitcher Kennedy dies at 28: Major-league pitcher Joe Kennedy, who finished last season with the Toronto Blue Jays, died early Friday morning. He was 28.
Canada's Hudec fastest in downhill training: Calgary's Jan Hudec skied the fastest time and led three Canadians in the top 15 Friday in the final training run for this weekend's opening World Cup downhill race in Lake Louise, Alta.
CFL boss sees NFL coming to Toronto: All signs point to the NFL coming to Toronto, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said Friday during his Grey Cup week address.
Alfredsson to miss game with groin injury: Ottawa Senators captain and leading scorer Daniel Alfredsson will miss at least one game due to a groin injury.
Leafs aim for better effort against Stars: The Leafs hope to turn around their recent struggles Friday night when they face a red-hot Dallas Stars squad in the Lone Star State.
Streaking Canucks roll into St. Louis: The Vancouver Canucks look to extend their eight-game unbeaten run when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Friday (8:30 p.m. ET).
Kim leads, Rochette 5th after short at Cup of Russia: Yu-Na Kim of South Korea sat in first place after the women's short program at the Cup of Russia figure skating meet Friday in Moscow.
Track and field body erases Marion Jones results: All of Marion Jones's results dating to September 2000, including her Olympic and world championship titles, were annulled Friday because she won them while taking banned steroids.
Coyotes let Aebischer go to Switzerland: Veteran goalie David Aebischer is bound for the Swiss Elite League after the Phoenix Coyotes agreed Friday to loan the Fribourg, Switzerland native to HC Lugano.