11.03.2010

Wounded in gunfight, alleged killer of OPP officer dies in hospital

WINGHAM, Ont. - The retired logger and avid hunter accused of gunning down an Ontario Provincial Police officer earlier this week died Thursday from wounds he received in a gunfight with police, as the officer's family prepared to lay him to rest with full police honours.

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11.03.2010

Victoria war vets win reprieve from B.C. government eviction

VICTORIA, B.C. - The Liberal government has backed away from plans to turf a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion from its home in a government building near the B.C. legislature.

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11.03.2010

Toronto anesthesiologist charged with sexual assault of three patients

TORONTO - Allegations that a Toronto doctor sexually assaulted three female patients while they were under anesthetic had police making an appeal Thursday for other potential victims to come forward.

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12.03.2010

Starving sea lion pups wash up on California beaches, experts blame El Nino ocean currents

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centres.

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12.03.2010

Yemen arrests US man in al-Qaida sweep, hospital shootout; ex-classmate says he turned radical

BUENA, N.J. - He was raised in the state of New Jersey, where he was on the school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

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12.03.2010

Settlement could pay $657M to WTC rescuers, recovery workers who sued over 9/11 illnesses

NEW YORK - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.

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