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Gainey resigns as Canadiens GM

Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey.

Bob Gainey has stepped down as Montreal Canadiens general manager in favour of Pierre Gauthier, who will take over as executive vice-president and general manager.

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Wing commander Col. Russell Williams (left), 46, was arrested Sunday and is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two Ontario women Marie France Comeau (centre), 38 and Jessica Lloyd, 27.

Commander faces murder charges in Ont. deaths

In a shocking turn, the commander of a Canadian Forces Base Trenton has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two...

Friends, relatives and nuns attend the funeral of 80-year-old Estelle Lauzon in Montreal in 2007. Martin Rondeau, the man who killed Lauzon, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Montreal man who killed nun found not guilty by reason of insanity

A man who killed an 80-year-old nun in 2007 has been found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity.

McGill reconsiders restrictions on research tied to military

Advances in medicine, behavioural psychology, pharmaceuticals, prosthetics. Computers, digital imaging, satellites in space and global...

A tearful Nicolo Rizzuto watches as the casket bearing his grandson, Nick Rizzuto Jr., is removed from Notre Dame de la défense in Little Italy in Montreal on Jan. 2, 2010. Rizzuto Jr., son of jailed Mafia 'godfather' Vito Rizzuto, was shot dead in N.D.G. on Dec. 28, 2009.

Reputed mobster faces fresh tax-evasion charges

Nicolo Rizzuto might have thought he left his troubles behind him in 2008 when he walked away from a conviction in Project Colisée...

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams had a heart surgery in the United States, sparking political debate about Canada's health care system.

Newfoundland premier Williams out of ICU, recovering well from heart surgery

Premier Danny Williams, who had heart surgery at a U.S. hospital last week, is recovering very well from the operation, a spokeswoman...

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham speaks with reporters after signing a roughly $5 billion deal between NB Power and Hydro-Quebec on Oct. 29, 2009 in Fredericton, NB.

N.B. minister resigns over power deal

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham is downplaying the significance of the resignation of senior cabinet minister Stuart Jamieson, ...

From left: Montreal police say Vincent Lamoureux, 20, and Hugo Pereira, 22, were last seen at the Diable Vert bar on St. Denis St. on Feb. 3, 2010. Anyone with information is asked to call 514-393-1133.

Families baffled after Montreal men go missing

Early last Wednesday, Laval residents Vincent Lamoureux, 20, and Hugo Pereira, 22, sent text messages to each other and to someone...

Paramedic Jimmy Craig, is a coffee enthusiast, who has been banned for life after complaining three times to a Tim Hortons store owner about decaf coffee he says tasted burnt.

Patron makes a double-double take over Tim Hortons ban

A coffee enthusiast has been banned for life after complaining three times to a Tim Hortons store owner about decaf coffee he says...

Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician for Michael Jackson, speaks in a video posted on YouTube by his attorneys Aug. 18, 2009.

Jackson doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter

Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the sudden death of the pop star last year from...

Women strain to see the front of the line for German government food kits being handed out under Canadian military protection in Leogane Haiti, south of Port-au-Prince, Monday Feb. 01, 2010.

Government matches Canadians' $113M for Haiti

Canadians have donated "an astounding" $113 million to the Haiti Relief Fund, a sum that will be matched by the federal government...

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The draw for seasonal campsites is just over two weeks away

Campsite lottery deadline looming

Seasonal camping program draw to be held later this month

A man walks at the national mall wearing ski in Washington, DC, on Feb. 7, 2010. Hundreds of emergency crews battled on February 7, to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the U.S. east coast before a new storm hits, aided by some welcome winter sun.

Bracing for new storm, battered U.S. east coast digs out

Record snowfall leaves tens of thousands of people without power, paralyzes transportation

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The OPP have confirmed Russell Williams, 46, the wing commander of CFB Trenton (R), has been charged with the first-degree murders of both Jessica Lloyd of Belleville (L) and Marie Comeau of Brighton. (C)

Base commander faces two homicide charges in Ont. deaths

Ontario police have charged the senior officer at CFB Trenton with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Lloyd and a second...

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Astronaut returns to pick up degree in person

Robert Thirsk is coming home to the University of Calgary -- this time in the flesh.

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Iraqi security forces search the bags of Muslim Shiite pilgrims as the pass through Baghdad on their way to the holy city of Karbala to mark the Shiite mourning day of Arbaeen. Feb. 1, 2010.

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Dressed to kill

Despite the traditional perception of women as the fairer sex, they have taken part in terrorist attacks as far back as the 19th century

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