Federal contractor racks up hefty bills
Federal contract workers charged the government $5,266 to install six potlights and $1,000 to replace a light switch.
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Federal contractor racks up hefty bills
Bill Gates no longer world’s richest man
Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on Earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of world billionaires.
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Bill Gates no longer world’s richest man
Jean thanks Dominican Republic for Haiti help
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean thanks the people of Haiti’s neighbour, the Dominican Republic, for their help in the aftermath of January’s earthquake.
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Liberals feared Abu Ghraib-type detainee scandal: source
The Liberal government of 2005 feared Canada’s detention of Afghan prisoners would spark a controversy similar to Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, according to a current government official who spoke with CBC News.
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N.L. lab head quits after drug error fiasco
Dr. Nash Denic has resigned as head of laboratory services at Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority after a drug-testing fiasco in which lab officials are accused of reacting to the problem too slowly.
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N.L. lab head quits after drug error fiasco
Hockey Canada finds Crosby’s missing gear
The mystery surrounding Sidney Crosby’s missing stick and glove from the Olympic gold-medal game on Feb. 28 has been solved, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.
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Grieving shop owner quits after break-in
The owner of a convenience store in western P.E.I.
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Grieving shop owner quits after break-in
Quebec to ban religion in public daycares
Quebec will ban religious instruction in provincially funded daycare centres, Family Minister Tony Tomassi said Wednesday.
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Quebec to ban religion in public daycares
Alberta petroleum rights sale could be record
Oil and gas companies were poised to spend hundreds of millions of dollars Wednesday on what is shaping up to be one of the biggest land sales in Alberta’s history, in part in anticipation that the province plans to reduce its royalty take.
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Alberta petroleum rights sale could be record
Catholic Church begins abuse probes in Germany
Catholic authorities in Germany have announced two major abuse investigations - one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI’s brother and another into what everyone, including the Pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.
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Catholic Church begins abuse probes in Germany


