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British forces hand over responsibility for Basra

Britain formally handed over security control of the southeastern province of Basra to Iraqi forces on Sunday.

December 16, 2007 | 5:25 PM EST

Turkey bombs Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq, military chief says

Turkey said dozens of its warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets as deep as 110 kilometres inside northern Iraq for three hours on Sunday.

December 17, 2007 | 12:23 AM EST

Dozens of insurgents killed in Afghan operation, officials say

Forty-one insurgents were killed in what Canadian forces are hailing as a successful military operation in the volatile Zhari district of southern Afghanistan.

December 16, 2007 | 7:24 PM EST

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Blizzard that walloped Ont., Que., heads to Eastern Canada

A massive blizzard that slammed into Ontario and Quebec, dumping mounds of snow, disrupting air travel and causing treacherous driving conditions, was expected to hit the Atlantic provinces next.

December 16, 2007 | 10:54 PM EST

Ontario reactor restarts; isotope shipments expected within days

An Ontario nuclear reactor resumed operations Sunday and new supplies of medical isotopes will be ready for distribution within days to ease a worldwide shortage, the Atomic Energy of Canada says.

December 16, 2007 | 5:45 PM EST

Mourners upset at decision to cancel public funeral for slain Ont. girl

A teenage girl whose father has been charged in her death was buried quietly on Saturday morning in Mississauga, Ont., shocking dozens of mourners who showed up for her funeral hours later, only to find out it had been cancelled.

December 15, 2007 | 9:22 PM EST

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Ontario reactor restarts; isotope shipments expected within days

An Ontario nuclear reactor resumed operations Sunday and new supplies of medical isotopes will be ready for distribution within days to ease a worldwide shortage, the Atomic Energy of Canada says.

December 16, 2007 | 5:45 PM EST

At-home sleep apnea tests sanctioned by U.S. sleep authority

Portable tests to diagnose sleep apnea have been approved for home use by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

December 14, 2007 | 4:28 PM EST

New sterilization technique for women to be reviewed by FDA

An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending approval of a new method of sterilization for women.

December 14, 2007 | 10:46 AM EST

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Arts & Entertainment»

Chris de Burgh to perform in Iran, report says

Irish singer Chris de Burgh could become the first Western artist to perform in Iran since 1979 Islamic Revolution if reports of a 2008 concert are true.

December 16, 2007 | 4:00 PM EST

U.S. screenwriters guild to negotiate with individual companies

The union representing striking Hollywood writers says it will try and negotiate with individual production companies in order to end the impasse since talks broke off Dec. 7 with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

December 16, 2007 | 11:58 AM EST

Easy rock singer Dan Fogelberg dies at 56

Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits Leader of the Band and Same Old Lang Syne helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.

December 16, 2007 | 11:01 PM EST

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Technology & Science »

Barosaurus is star attraction of new dinosaur galleries

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton is now on display after being tucked away and forgotten in the basement of the Royal Ontario Museum for 45 years.

December 15, 2007 | 2:29 PM EST

RIM goes it alone with new BlackBerry store

Research In Motion has joined a growing list of cellphone makers that are striking out on their own by selling handsets independently of big service providers, with its first BlackBerry-branded store.

December 14, 2007 | 4:55 PM EST

UV light makes fluorescent felines glow

South Korean scientists have cloned cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet rays.

December 14, 2007 | 9:46 AM EST

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Money »

BCE denies talks are afoot to reprice takeover

BCE issued a denial on Friday that it is in talks to renegotiate the terms of its sale to a group led by the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

December 14, 2007 | 4:22 PM EST

Montreal Exchange denies insider trading by officials

The Montreal Exchange has denied that its president and a board member improperly engaged in insider trading leading up to its takeover by the TSX Group.

December 14, 2007 | 4:15 PM EST

RIM goes it alone with new BlackBerry store

Research In Motion has joined a growing list of cellphone makers that are striking out on their own by selling handsets independently of big service providers, with its first BlackBerry-branded store.

December 14, 2007 | 4:55 PM EST

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Consumer Life »

Toy buses, trucks recalled in Canada for unsafe lead levels

Health Canada on Friday warned consumers about two toys being recalled from the marketplace for unsafe lead levels.

December 14, 2007 | 3:50 PM EST

Cruel letters from Santa prompt Canada Post to take action

Canada Post's volunteer Santas will have to start making lists of the children they write to after at least 13 children in the Ottawa region received letters from "The North Pole" containing demeaning and insulting language.

December 14, 2007 | 9:46 PM EST

Toyota recalls 15,600 Tundra trucks in U.S.

Toyota is recalling 15,600 Tundra four-by-four pickup trucks to repair a propeller shaft, the Japanese automaker said Friday.

December 14, 2007 | 2:56 PM EST

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Sports »

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Top line lifts Flames over Blues

Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla combined with linemates Kristian Huselius and Daymond Langkow for five goals and 12 points in a 5-3 victory over the Blues in St. Louis on Sunday night.

December 16, 2007 | 10:55 PM EST

B.C.'s Brydon 2nd in super-G

Canadian Emily Brydon came agonizingly close to winning Sunday's women's World Cup super-G race in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

December 16, 2007 | 11:15 AM EST

Sharks down Ducks in shootout

Joe Thornton beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere with a shot high to the stick side to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 shootout win over Anaheim Sunday night and spoil defenceman Scott Niedermayer's return to the Ducks.

December 16, 2007 | 11:41 PM EST

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Diversions »

Suspected Wisconsin drunk driver goes through car wash, but no clean getaway

Bride, groom skydive in Pennsylvania to celebrate getting hitched

Dozens pose naked for photo shoot along St. John's, N.L., waterfront

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