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at 12:55 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Hockey Star Lemuieux, former PM Campbell among Order of Canada honorees

OTTAWA - Retired hockey star Mario Lemieux and former prime minister Kim Campbell are getting the Order of Canada today.

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at 11:53 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Man charged in alleged torture of roommate to under psychiatric assessment

CALGARY - A judge has ordered a 30-day psychiatric assessment for a Calgary man charged in a disturbing case of alleged torture involving his former roommate.

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at 10:01 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Bail for man caught by surveillance in terrorism investigation

OTTAWA - A man arrested in connection with a terror probe, but never charged, has been granted bail on unrelated assault allegations.

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at 05:00 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Judge says inmate can have thesaurus, compares prison to Humpty Dumpty

VANCOUVER - An inmate at a B.C. prison has won the right to buy a thesaurus after wardens at the facility denied his request by claiming the reference book wasn't educational.

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at 18:55 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Man at centre of judge's sex scandal ordered to return photos, emails

WINNIPEG - Two days after shocking Manitoba's legal world with claims that he was pressured to have kinky sex with a lawyer-turned-judge, Alexander Chapman was hit with a court order forcing him to return explicit photographs of the jurist.

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at 16:52 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Ex-justice minister Bellemare files lawsuit against former boss: Jean Charest

QUEBEC - Ex-Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare has launched a $900,000 countersuit against his former boss: Premier Jean Charest.

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at 16:34 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Terry Fox 30th anniversary fundraising initiative includes Olympians

TORONTO - Betty Fox says the spirit of her son lives on in so many people who are the unsung heroes of the Terry Fox Run.

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at 16:34 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Arrival of East Coast hurricane season revives worries over dikes, seawalls

HALIFAX - The hurricane season is reviving fears about deteriorating dikes and seawalls that some East Coast residents rely on to shield them from the Bay of Fundy's immense tides.

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at 16:16 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Canada's shadowy war ends when troops leave Kandahar in 2011, overseas commander

OTTAWA - The shadowy war fought in Afghanistan by Canada's ultra-secret, elite special forces will come to end next year when the army ceases combat operations in Kandahar.

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at 14:28 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Body of Cpl. Brian Pinksen arrives at CFB Trenton for repatriation ceremony

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - A military plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die during the Afghan mission arrived this afternoon at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario.

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