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Atlantis astronaut embarking on 1st career spacewalk awaits word on birth of daughter

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 3:44 PM | 0

Medical device company ART reaches restructuring proposal after review

MONTREAL - Medical device company ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (TSX:ARA) said Friday it has signed a deal to be acquired by Dorsky Worldwide Corp. and restructure the company under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 8:14 PM | 0
Scientists stunned by quick restart of European Big Bang machine after year of repairs

GENEVA - Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. CP ONLINE | 21/11/2009 11:40 AM | 0
Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again

ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 4:34 PM | 0
Consumers trade up for less on latest electronics as prices come down

MONTREAL - Prices for the latest gadgets and TVs haven't fallen dramatically, but enough to allow consumers to trade up at lower prices, says the research firm NPD Group Canada. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 6:14 PM | 0
Two bidders vie for Nortel's optical networking business in auction

TORONTO - Some of Nortel Networks' most-prized assets were on the auction block Friday as two technology giants put their best bids forward in hopes of gaining control. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 5:44 PM | 0