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at 22:25 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Bob Rae promotes Liberals in Quebec as NDP membership rises in province

MONTREAL - A day after the NDP released record-breaking party membership totals for Quebec, Bob Rae was working Wednesday to revive Liberal party support in a province it dominated through most of Canada's history.

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at 22:15 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Canadian on death row 'bothered' by lack of support he's received from Ottawa

DEER LODGE, Mont. - With the clock ticking down toward a decision on whether he lives or dies, the only Canadian on death row in the United States is expressing regret and sadness for the crimes he committed and the situation he finds himself in.

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at 22:05 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Twitter co-founder Stone says it's unhealthy to stare at tweets all day

MONTREAL - Twitter co-founder Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone has a message for those followers who stare at the stream of tweets on the social networking site for hours on end — don't do it.

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at 21:55 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Police chief's gun under seat of car; pistol found during search for riot gear

VICTORIA - Victoria's police chief has been reprimanded after he admitted to leaving his gun under the seat of his car, making an already bad situation worse.

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at 21:46 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Alleged BC rave sex assault victim says she's 'devastated' after charges stayed

PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - A young woman whose life was upended after graphic photos depicting her alleged rape at a British Columbia rave party were spread over the Internet two years ago says she's devastated and repulsed that a sex assault charge in the case has been stayed.

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at 21:33 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Former Manitoba man was victim of fatal beating at concert in B.C.

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A former Manitoba man has been identified as the person was suffered a fatal beating at a music concert in Dawson Creek, B.C., on Valentine's Day.

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at 21:10 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Global security, economics require closer military co-operation: MacKay

STANFORD, Calif. - The defence minister says there's a greater need for stronger partnership between Canada and the U.S. in uncertain economic and political times.

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at 20:18 on February 22, 2012, EST.

B.C. Mountie under investigation after $10,000, cocaine disappears

NANAIMO, B.C. - A Mountie in Nanaimo, B.C., is under investigation after $10,000 cash and some cocaine disappeared from an exhibit locker in the RCMP detachment.

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at 20:01 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Wide gap in restitution claims for Canadian man convicted in credit card scheme

FARGO, N.D. - Attorneys for a Canadian man convicted in what investigators said was one of the largest credit card schemes in U.S. history tediously denied Wednesday that he owes nearly $750,000 in restitution by challenging dozens of his alleged victims one-by-one in court.

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at 19:37 on February 22, 2012, EST.

B.C. remains committed to green targets despite carbon tax review, say Liberals

VICTORIA - British Columbia remains committed to its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets, even though the Liberal government's groundbreaking carbon tax is about to be put on hold pending a year-long review, Environment Minister Terry Lake said Wednesday.

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at 19:20 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Mountie who had police-car sex with her superior shouldn't lose her job; lawyer

VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer who had an on-going affair with her boss — including having sex in a police car —shouldn't lose her job while her superior simply loses 10 days pay, her lawyer told an RCMP panel.

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at 19:10 on February 22, 2012, EST.

'America's Most Wanted' fugitive nabbed in Montreal after decade on lam

MONTREAL - A convicted child molester who has been on the run from U.S. authorities for a decade, and was featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted," has been captured in Canada.

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