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Toronto police arrest man involved in hospital patient robbery

Toronto Police have confirmed they have arrested a 29 year old man in connection with a jewelry theft from a dying woman's room in Toronto East General Hospital

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Bulk of seniors taking at least five drugs, sometimes 10, 15: study

TORONTO - The majority of Canadian seniors are taking multiple types of drugs and in some cases the intake is fairly substantial, a new report suggests. Just under two-thirds of people 65 and older are taking five or more prescription drugs on an ongoing basis. Twenty per cent are taking 10 or m

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Marjah wrested from the Taliban, but residents say militants remain potent force

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan - In the capital of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Taliban roam the streets freely. Barely a kilometre outside Lashkar Gah, they wield more control than the government, according to residents. Last month 10,000 U.S., NATO and Afghan forces wrested control of Marjah, a H

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Myanmar says it freed jailed American because of friendship with United States

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling military junta decided to release a naturalized American citizen from prison because of its friendship with the U.S. government, state media said Friday. Nyi Nyi Aung, a pro-democracy activist originally from Myanmar, was freed Thursday, a month after a court s

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A mad dash to the Internet cafe: Iraq's vote tally marked by disorder and claims of fraud

BAGHDAD - Dozens of Iraqi journalists waited hours for results in Iraq's election. What they finally got was a single CD containing all the information and instructions to make copies themselves, prompting a mad dash to the nearest Internet cafe where they paid $1.20 each to find out who was ahead

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Luongo makes 32 saves as Canucks redeem themselves with victory over San Jose

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Roberto Luongo didn't have to worry about getting pulled this time. The Vancouver goaltender made 32 saves as the Canucks edged the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Thursday night. Luongo redeemed himself after he was pulled in the second period of an embarrassing one-sided loss to th

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SCORECARD:

Here are the sports results from Thursday. NHL Pittsburgh 3 Boston 0 St. Louis 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 4 Washington 3 (OT) Atlanta 6 Ottawa 3 Toronto 2 New Jersey 1 (Shootout) Buffalo 6 Tampa Bay 2 Phoenix 4 Florida 3 (Shootout) Nashville 5 Minnesota 0 Philadelp

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NHL Roundup: Thursday's action on the ice

The Boston Bruins wasted no time avenging their fallen teammate, but once that was done they seemed to have little energy left for a playoff race they are in danger of losing. Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves for Pittsburgh's first shutout of the season and the Penguins won 3-0 as the Bruins got

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Reports say Google, Sony and Intel collaborating on porject known as Google TV

TORONTO - Reports say Google, Sony, and Intel are collaborating on a project known as Google TV. Sources say it would funnel search, video, Twitter, and other Web applications through set-top boxes and into TV sets. Google TV is believed to be a means of making the Web as accessible on a TV a

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Samsung sees strong 2010, aims for double-digit sales growth as economy expands

SEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Electronics predicted a strong 2010 as economic expansion in advanced and large developing economies gains speed and said it is aiming for double-digit sales growth from last year's record high. The world's largest manufacturer of flat screen televisions and second-b

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China calls on U.S. to cool 'emotionalization' on currency, warns of yuan rise

BEIJING - China stepped up resistance Friday to U.S. pressure over currency, calling on Washington to cool its "politicization and emotionalization" of the issue and warning a further rise in its yuan could drive exporters out of business. Beijing is trying to head off pressure from U.S. lawmake

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Fess Parker, idol of baby boomers as Davy Crockett, dies in California at 85

LOS ANGELES - Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85. Family spokeswoman Sao Anash said Parker, who was also TV's Daniel Boone and later a major California winemaker and develop

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Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie among writers to be featured at literature event in NYC

NEW YORK - Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Sherman Alexie will be among the writers featured at the sixth annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature in New York City. Readings and discussions will be held from April 26 to May 2. Others expected to attend include authors Richa

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Music producer files $30M lawsuit against Grammy Award-winning singer Lady Gaga in NYC court

NEW YORK - A songwriter and music producer says in a New York City lawsuit pop star Lady Gaga squeezed him out of her lucrative career after he co-wrote some of her songs, came up with her stage name and helped get her record deal. Rob Fusari filed a $30 million lawsuit Wednesday against the Gra

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