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Autumn Kelly and fiancée Peter Phillips will tie the knot this weekend in a 15th-century chapel.
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Polar bears face different degrees of risk
By Mia Rabson OTTAWA - Canada must consider that different groupings of polar bears face vastly different threats as it decides whether or not to list the species as a threatened, the World Wildlife Federation says. <Continued> -
Formal date set to issue apology to survivors
By Mia Rabson OTTAWA -- Canada will issue the long-awaited apology for the legacy of residential schools in the House of Commons on June 11. <Continued> -
No Taser, no tragedy, victim's mother insists
By Neal Hall VANCOUVER -- The mother of a Polish immigrant who died after being shot with a Taser by Vancouver RCMP told a public inquiry Thursday that her son would still be alive if they didn't use the controversial weapon on him. <Continued> -
Landmark ruling on juvenile justice?
By Bruce Cheadle OTTAWA -- When a 17-year-old on probation beats an 18-year-old adversary to death, does he have a constitutional right to be treated as a young offender? <Continued> -
Canada gets own version of Victoria Cross
OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean will unveil Canada's own version of the Victoria Cross today. <Continued> -
Low vitamin D, high cancer risk: study
By Sheryl Ubelacker TORONTO -- Women who are deficient in vitamin D when diagnosed with breast cancer may have a poorer prognosis compared to those with optimal amounts of the sunshine nutrient in their blood, a Canadian study suggests. <Continued> -
Bride just a 'sweetheart' from Quebec
By Andy Blatchford MONTREAL -- Those who know Autumn Kelly say she's the product of a commoner's upbringing in the heart of Canadian suburbia. <Continued> -
Plan B no longer needs druggist consultation
By Linda Nguyen OTTAWA -- The emergency contraceptive pill Plan B will now be sold on the front shelves of Canadian pharmacies without any medical consultation after a landmark decision came down Thursday to make the drug more accessible. <Continued>
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