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at 13:36 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Mountie who had affair with superior officer wants new hearing ordered:lawyer

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The lawyer for a Mountie who had a sexual relationship with her superior officer wants a panel's decision stayed and a new hearing ordered.

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at 13:36 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Halifax mayor won't seek re-election amid controversy surrounding friend's will

HALIFAX - Halifax's mayor says he won't seek re-election amid questions about his handling of a friend's will.

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at 13:25 on February 22, 2012, EST.

At start of trial, judge says there's 'no mystery' about who killed 13-year-old

BRAMPTON, Ont. - A jury in Brampton, Ont., is hearing on the first day of a murder trial that there's "no mystery" about who killed a 13-year-old girl, leaving her with 37 knife wounds and 27 blunt-force injuries.

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at 13:05 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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at 10:30 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Fire breaks out on military aircraft, all nine crew evacuate safely

OTTAWA - Nine members of the Canadian Forces were safely evacuated after their military aircraft caught fire Tuesday at a base in the U.S.

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at 04:00 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Mandatory-minimums for drug crimes don't work, say U.S. law officials

VANCOUVER - An attorney who helped U.S. politicians write mandatory-minimum sentencing laws during the 1980s has a warning for Canadian parliamentarians.

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