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at 15:00 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Budget watchdog says budget measures insufficient to balance budget

OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget watchdog Kevin Page says the federal government's most recent plan to balance the budget is still about $10 billion short.

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at 14:57 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

BC safety agency hands out record fines to employers over workplace safety

VANCOUVER, B.C. - WorksafeBC handed out a record $4.4 million in fines last year, eclipsing a 2007 record that the safety agency was hoping it wouldn't see again.

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at 14:52 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Vancouver welcomes winter just in time for start of Paralympic Games

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Paralympic Games may have fewer athletes, a leaner lineup of competitions and a smaller budget but they will have one thing the Olympics were sorely lacking: Winter.

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at 14:50 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Former head of powerful construction union facing fraud and forgery charges

MONTREAL - The former head of a powerful construction union in Quebec is being sought on fraud and forgery charges.

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at 14:46 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Nunavut man guilty of 1st-degree murder in shooting of northern Mountie

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Jury members broke into tears Thursday after finding a Nunavut man guilty of first-degree murder for shooting a Mountie in the head while the officer sat in his police truck.

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at 14:14 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

New legislation to extend status could mean thousands of 'new' Indians

OTTAWA - New legislation to extend formal Indian status to the grandchildren of aboriginal women who married non-natives could add as many as 45,000 people to the Indian registry.

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at 14:13 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Marine security trumps privacy as union loses legal bid against screening

OTTAWA - Longshoremen have lost a legal bid to contest marine security regulations they call an unwarranted invasion of their privacy.

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at 14:13 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

MPs accuse Transport Canada of inaction over Toyota safety concerns

OTTAWA - Transport Canada came under fire Thursday over the way it handled Toyota's safety concerns after revealing authorities had received 17 acceleration-related complaints without taking steps to protect drivers.

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at 14:11 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Quebec cabinet minister Bechard out of hospital after cancer treatment

QUEBEC - Quebec cabinet minister Claude Bechard is out of hospital after suffering a recurrence of pancreatic cancer in January.

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at 13:17 on March 11, 2010, EDT.

Warm dry winter may lead to difficult summer, top climatologist says

A senior climatologist with Environment Canada says the balmy winter conditions seen across the country have left him shaking his head and worrying about what's in store for the summer.

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