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7Mar/10Off

Polls close in Iraq, dozens die in insurgent attacks

Violence erupted as Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday, with insurgents bombing a polling station and throwing grenades at voters in an effort to intimidate those participating in the country's election. After the polls closed, the death count stood at 36.
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7Mar/10Off

CSIS had role in Afghan prison interrogations: docs

Officers of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service have played a crucial and long-standing role as interrogators of a vast swath of captured Taliban fighters, The Canadian Press has learned.
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7Mar/10Off

Flaherty’s late-night flight raises questions

The finance minister's office says Jim Flaherty flew on a government jet for a photo-op at a Tim Horton's in London, Ont., but the plane wasn't a Challenger jet that ministers normally use when commercial flights are not available.
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7Mar/10Off

Two killed in collisions west of Morinville

Two people have been killed following two serious collisions on Highway 44 Sunday morning, one which involved a highway maintenance employee who was hit while directing traffic away from the initial collision.
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7Mar/10Off

Alberta man’s death sentence upheld in U.S.

An appeals court panel in Montana has upheld the death sentence imposed on a Canadian man 28 years ago.
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7Mar/10Off

Chilean community holds fundraising concert

Members of the local Chilean community took part in an evening of food and music to help raise money for earthquake relief efforts in Chile.
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7Mar/10Off

RCMP lay murder charges after elderly man found dead

A 38-year-old Peace River man has been charged with the second degree murder of an elderly man who was found dead by RCMP officers on a rural property west of Edmonton Friday morning.
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7Mar/10Off

Red Deer man to face death sentence in Montana

A Red Deer man who is on death row in Montana for a crime committed 28 years ago will face his death sentence; he had been fighting the sentence, but an American appeals court has upheld the initial ruling.
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7Mar/10Off

2 die in crashes on Hwy. 44

Morinville RCMP say two people died in collisions on Highway 44 northwest of Edmonton - including a road maintenance worker who was directing traffic after the first crash.
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7Mar/10Off

Fox Drive closed until next week

Motorists who rely on Fox Drive will have to find an alternative route for the next week, the corridor will be closed until next Sunday while crews work on the bridge demolition.
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