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High tides cause flooding in B.C.

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Heavy flooding in the Cowichan Valley led to evacuation notices affecting hundreds.

Wife of former leader Stephane Dion lambastes Liberal party on Facebook

MONTREAL - The outspoken wife of former Liberal leader Stephane Dion has some scathing criticism for the party and current leader Michael Ignatieff. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 3:36 PM | 0

Parti Quebecois debate language, immigration, identity at weekend meeting

MONTREAL - Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois says the separatist provincial party will be tabling a bill next week that will seek to better define the values of Quebecers. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 2:36 PM | 0
Some Vancouver Island residents returning home after flood, but more heavy rain expected

Some Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding have been allowed back, but officials warn more rainfall is on the way. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 3:34 PM | 0
Police make fourth arrest in home-invasion death of Brampton man

TORONTO - A fourth person has been arrested in the home-invasion murder of a Brampton man earlier this month. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 1:20 PM | 0
Damage estimate in the millions as Sask. concrete business goes up in flames

SASKATOON - Damage is likely in the millions after an overnight fire consumed a concrete business in a Saskatoon industrial park. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 1:18 PM | 0

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Court win for lesbian U.S. army deserter

OTTAWA -- A lesbian soldier who deserted the U.S. army won a key court victory Friday when a judge ordered the refugee board to reconsider her failed asylum claim and take into account compelling evidence that she was persecuted and that her sexual orientation could mean stiffer punishment for going AWOL. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
High tides cause flooding in B.C.

DUNCAN, B.C. -- Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, an hour's drive north of Victoria. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Mum victims of firebombs stymie police

MONTREAL -- Who's been firebombing all those Italian cafés in Montreal? PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Stimulus spending temporary: Flaherty

TORONTO -- Emphasizing government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Desire for happiness grows with age, study reveals

Parents who've ever wondered how a teen with an iPhone in one hand and the world in the other can be so miserable now have their answer: Adolescents sometimes intentionally seek to feel unhappy. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0