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Feds play stimulus card as jobless numbers rise

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Ministers trumpet government funding on Friday blitz.

Experts say don't fall for swine flu 'cures' or myths, stick with flu shot

TORONTO - Pop a vitamin, ban doctors' neckties, vacuum away swine flu germs and smoke an e-cigarette to ward off H1N1. CP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 11:16 AM | 0

Explosions and fire tear through battery recycling plant in Trail, B.C.

TRAIL, B.C. - Fire crews battled through the night late Saturday to contain a blaze at a battery recycling and electronics waste plant and nearby recycling company south of Trail, B.C. CP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 11:15 AM | 0
Fallen soldier's parents proud to get his medal, but say it's also bittersweet

REGINA - Ben Walsh knows that not all battles are fought in the theatre of war and victory can sometimes be bittersweet. CP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 10:12 AM | 0
Hundreds brainstorm on making economy green at Toronto conference

TORONTO - How to stimulate Ontario's economy while protecting the environment at the same time was the focus of the Good Green Jobs for All conference in Toronto on Saturday. CP ONLINE | 8/11/2009 9:39 AM | 0
Olympic torch lights up Saskatchewan and Manitoba on day 9 of cross-Canada run

THOMPSON, Man. - A child's rendition of O Canada in Cree and a spirited torch handoff by 20 exuberant runners highlighted day nine of the cross-Canada torch relay. CP ONLINE | 7/11/2009 10:58 PM | 0

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Feds play stimulus card as jobless numbers rise

OTTAWA -- Federal cabinet ministers blitzed the country with economic stimulus announcements Friday in the face of dismal employment numbers that leave the Harper government far short of its job-creation targets. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 1
Voluntary salt cutback urged

OTTAWA -- Health Canada's working group on sodium has determined laws aimed at reducing the amount of salt in prepared foods would be too cumbersome, complex and expensive to implement, and will instead recommend voluntary reductions, Canada's top medical journal reported Friday. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Tough fight ahead for bill

A MANITOBA MPs bill to scrap the long-gun registry faces a tough road ahead, say supporters and opponents. ONLINE | 6/11/2009 8:46 AM | 2
Excited crowd greets royals in Ontario

HAMILTON, Ont. -- The whereabouts of a coral necklace that adorned the neck of the Duchess of Cornwall's great-great grandmother, and is said to ward off evil spirits, aren't known, but the royal couple are sure of one thing. PRINT | 6/11/2009 1:00 AM | 1
Google takes new steps to protect user privacy

Google Inc. on Thursday launched new privacy controls so users can see the reams of personal information the Internet giant is storing about them and insist the data are deleted if they want. PRINT | 6/11/2009 1:00 AM | 1