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at 18:41 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

B.C. orders public inquiry into Pickton case

VICTORIA - The B.C. government has ordered a full public inquiry into the flawed police investigation that allowed serial killer Robert Pickton to continue hunting sex workers from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

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at 17:51 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Harper opens door to federal funds going to build pro sports arenas

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has flung the doors open to the possibility of federal funding for professional sports stadiums across the country, saying if his government sends money to Quebec City it will do the same for others.

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at 17:49 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Tell Sun Sea migrants what they need to do to get out of detention: lawyer

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - A lawyer for some of the nearly 500 Tamil migrants who arrived in British Columbia last month says Canadian officials aren't making it clear what the migrants can do to earn their freedom.

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at 17:19 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Navy medic faces sex-assault charges after recruitment centre incidents

OTTAWA - A navy medic who was performing medical examinations for a military recruitment centre has been charged with sexual assault and numerous other counts under the National Defence Act.

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at 17:13 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Discovery of discarded game meat, bear paws has B.C. park staff scratching heads

UCLUELET, B.C. - The RCMP and federal wildlife officials are investigating the bizarre discovery of a large pile of fish, shellfish, game meat and bear paws in a national park on Vancouver Island.

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at 16:58 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Former Canadian spy chief to serve as special envoy on migrant smuggling

OTTAWA - The federal government is dispatching a former spy chief to Asia as a special envoy on human smuggling to help prevent more migrant ships from arriving on Canadian shores.

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at 15:57 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Afghan spies OK; torture no way, Canadian officer tells prisoner inquiry

OTTAWA - A senior Canadian army officer is defending Afghanistan's notorious intelligence service as a "highly thought-of organization.''

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at 14:42 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Man lied 19 times at Air India trial, convicted of bomb making, jurors told

VANCOUVER - A convicted bomb maker lied 19 times during his testimony at the Air India trial of two men charged with mass murder, says a Crown lawyer.

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at 14:08 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Former Oilers captain Jason Smith charged with domestic assault, confinement

CALGARY - Former Edmonton Oilers captain Jason Smith faces charges of domestic assault and confinement after an incident in Calgary earlier this summer.

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at 14:03 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Man behind Manitoba judge's sex scandal ordered to give up his computers

WINNIPEG - A man who alleges he was pressured to have kinky sex with a Manitoba judge has been ordered to give up his computers.

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