Wednesday, July 16, 2008

News stories: U.S., euro-zone inflation rates hit multi-year highs in June; etc.

Mourners crowd into chapel to remember fallen medic
More than 300 people crowded inside a chapel at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick on Wednesday to pay their final respects to a Canadian medic who was killed in Afghanistan.



U.S., euro-zone inflation rates hit multi-year highs in June

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Hezbollah hands over bodies of Israeli soldiers in prisoner swap

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Peter Armstrong reports for CBC-TV (Runs: 2:59)
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CBC's Nahlah Ayed reports on the celebrations that will mark the return of the Hezbollah prisoners (Runs: 2:48)
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In wake of botched breast cancer tests, pathologists issue new guidelines
The Canadian Association of Pathologists released new guidelines for testing Wednesday, a plan that calls for pathology test results to be verified by an external, independent laboratory.



Stephen Hawking considering offer to work in Canada: report
One of the world's most famous physicists is considering moving to Canada for part of the year to work at Waterloo, Ont.'s Perimeter Institute, according to a published report.



Vancouver blackout sparks demands for investigation, compensation
The Mayor of Vancouver is calling for an investigation into the debilitating power outage that shut down nearly a quarter of the downtown business district, as the blackout stretches into its third day.



Zimbabwe's inflation rate a punishing 2.2 million per cent



Montrealers mistaken for robbers awarded $60,000 in discrimination case



Job Cuts 2008
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Barenaked Ladies singer faces drug charge in N.Y.

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The lead singer of the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies has been charged with drug possession in upstate New York.

Steven Page, lead singer of Barenaked Ladies, has reportedly been arrested on drug charges in New York.Steven Page, lead singer of Barenaked Ladies, has reportedly been arrested on drug charges in New York. (CBC)

Steven Page, along with two women, were arrested after police allegedly found cocaine and marijuana in a Fayetteville, N.Y., apartment, according to a Syracuse-area radio station's website, 9WSYR.com.

Page and one of the women were apparently arrested Friday at about 2 a.m. after police discovered a car with an open door in the driveway of a home. While they were investigating the vehicle, officers observed a man and a woman sitting at a kitchen table with a white capsule inside an apartment.


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