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Dion makes final pitch
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper and Stephane Dion are painting Tuesday’s federal vote as a polarized contest...

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» Student 'teed off' at missing chance to mark his X


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Polling station confusion could dissuade voters
Some voters may face a longer trip to the polling booth when they set out to cast ballots in Tuesday...

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» Man killed when car, motorcycle collide


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Giant gourds get Cook’d
‘‘This one’s for Uncle Leo!" Anthony Cook yelled those words to the crowd just before taking his c...

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» MD: Caffeinated gum not for kids








Harper: Tory victory not guaranteed




CORNWALL, P.E.I. — Stephen Harper's final coast-to-coast sprint began with a humble Thanksgiving message aimed at getting out the Conservative vote.

While his Tories appear to have a comfortable edge heading into Tuesday's election, Harper told a partisan crowd in Prince Edward Island that victory is far from certain.

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World stock markets soar after last week's rout




HONG KONG — Global stock markets rebounded strongly on Monday after last week's historic sell-off as governments from Europe to Australia and the U.S. intensified efforts to ease a financial crisis that threatened to throw the world into recession.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index, which tumbled more than 7 per cent Friday, soared 1,434.33 points, or 9.69 per cent, to finish at 16,231.20.


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British banks to get $63 billion infusion from government




LONDON — The British government said Monday it would provide up to $63 billion to boost the balance sheets of three of Britain's largest banks but demanded in return the departure of some of the country's top bankers.

``The action we are taking today is unprecedented but essential to all of us,'' British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said at a press conference.


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U.S. may buy into selected banks



WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told international leaders Sunday that isolationism and protectionism could worsen the spreading financial crisis.

With a new trading week dawning, legislators urged quick action by the government on measures to make direct purchases of bank stock to help unlock lending.


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Computer’s wisecracks hard to tell from human humour



READING, England — Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading.

Typing away at split-screen terminals, a dozen volunteers carried out two conversations at once: one with a chat program, the other with a human.


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PM’s unforced errors dashed hopes for majority

IN THE final days of the campaign, Stephen Harper suggested to Peter Mansbridge that he’d settle for a second minority mandate if a majority wasn’t on. He sounded like a man counting the wages of his own folly.

By almost any measure, Harper and the Conservatives should have won a majority in the election to be decided tomorrow. Harper is by far the most capable of the party leaders, his party had the biggest war chest and the advantages of office, and the Liberals were divided.

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A love that survived the Holocaust
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — In the beginning, there was a boy, a girl and an apple. He was a teenager in a death camp in Nazi-controlled Germany. She was a bit younger, living free in the village, her family posing as Christians. Their eyes met t...

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Couric’s career rebounds
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Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says that American Paul Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize ``for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.'' The award, known as the Nobel Memorial Prize in E...

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