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Mexican soldiers kill 25 in cartel raid
Mexican soldiers kill at least 25 suspected drug cartel members in a raid and gun battle in a Mexican state near the U.S. border that has become one of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the country's drug war.

Hurricane Earl weakens near North Carolina
Hurricane Earl is losing strength but is still lashing parts of the North Carolina coast with heavy rain and strong winds.

Earl may cancel Marine Atlantic crossings
The Crown corporation that provides the ferry service linking southern Newfoundland with Nova Scotia is expected to decide Friday whether to cancel weekend sailings because of Hurricane Earl.

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Hurricane Earl weakens near North Carolina
Hurricane Earl is losing strength but is still lashing parts of the North Carolina coast with heavy rain and strong winds.

Ont. terror suspect linked to Pakistan: police
Police believe one of three Ontario men charged in connection with an alleged terrorism plot travelled to Pakistan seeking terrorist training, sources have told CBC News.

Bag at Miami airport triggers evacuation
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said.

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Hurricane Earl weakens near North Carolina
Hurricane Earl is losing strength but is still lashing parts of the North Carolina coast with heavy rain and strong winds.

Bag at Miami airport triggers evacuation
A passenger was detained and four of Miami International Airport's six concourses were evacuated after a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag, authorities said.

Philippine bus hostage probe opens
The Philippine president took control of the national police Friday as disgraced senior officials acknowledged that serious lapses had led to the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists who were taken hostage on a hijacked bus last week.

Health Stories

OxyContin worries misplaced: pain experts
Ontario's new strategy to restrict inappropriate use of opioid painkillers like OxyContin could discourage doctors from prescribing them when needed, pain experts say.

Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks
Chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Israeli-Canadian study of stress hormone levels in hair.

600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop
Personal information about more than 600 patients of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is contained in a laptop stolen from Burnaby General Hospital.

Consumer Life

Marijuana gateway risk overblown: study
Long-held fears that the use of marijuana will lead to harder drugs are overblown, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.

Kitchen survey shows health risks
A study from California's Los Angeles County found only 61 per cent of home kitchens would get an A or B if put through the rigours of a restaurant inspection.

Toshiba notebook computers recalled
A risk of overheating and burns has led to the recall of 41,000 Toshiba notebook computers sold between August 2009 and August 2010.

Technology & Science

Hadfield named space station commander
Col. Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station during a mission launching late in 2012.

RIM should open up user data: UN agency
The head of the United Nations telecommunications agency has urged BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to allow law enforcement agencies access to customer data.

Financial News

PotashCorp takeover bid to get review
Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd says the province has commissioned an independent review of any takeover of PotashCorp.

Fuel tanker aground in Northwest Passage
A fuel tanker carrying more than nine million litres of diesel fuel has run aground in the Northwest Passage, the Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed.