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    'Couch surfing' death leads to charges

    A Quebec man is expected to face a third charge in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man after a road stunt involving a sled-mounted couch went wrong over the weekend. More...
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    The Road to Censorship Through SOPA and PIPA

    The Road to Censorship Through SOPA and PIPA "Blackout Wednesday" may be a glimpse into the future of our internet experience, or lack thereof. Google's logo was hidden by a black rectangle, Wikipedia was "offline" for the whole day and numerous sites have links to information about SOPA and...
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    Langley man guilty in B.C. road rage death

    A Langley, B.C., man involved in a deadly road rage incident has been found guilty of three charges, including criminal negligence causing death. More...
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    Canada lags in use of road tolls

    Many drivers view road tolls as a nuisance, but in countries like Sweden and Great Britain, they are used to ease congestion, reduce the carbon imprint, fund public transit and generally create a more comfortable commute for all travellers. More...
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    Canadians willing to pay road tolls, poll suggests

    Half of Canadians surveyed in an online poll conducted exclusively for CBC News said they would be willing to pay road tolls if it would improve their commute. More...
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    2 men stab each other at Bedford bar

    Two men were taken to hospital with stab wounds inflicted by each other Sunday afternoon. Police responded to Dr. Sharp's Route 2 Road House on the Bedford Highway to a complaint of a fight underway at about 2 p.m. When police arrived, they learned two men in their twenties had been fighting...
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    Weekend road closures, delays expected

    A busy weekend of International Indian Film Academy events means drivers heading into downtown Toronto will face a number of road closures and transit diversions.
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    3 vehicle fires on Dartmouth street

    Police are investigating three suspicious vehicle fires on Dartmouth's Prince Albert Road. Halifax Regional Police said the fires were reported at about 4:45 a.m. Friday. All three burning vehicles were on the 300 block of Prince Albert Road. Two were at an autobody repair shop and the other...
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    Man dies after Mississauga fight

    A man was killed after an early morning fight near a restaurant in Mississauga. Peel Police were called to the Tasty Bite restaurant, on Torbram Road near Derry Road East, at around 2 a.m. Monday. Homicide detectives are investigating, but no arrests have been made. Torbram Road was closed...
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    Marlins ready to hit the road after 1-10 homestand

    MIAMI – Most teams don't get too excited about traveling to Philadelphia to play the Phillies, who have the best record in the major leagues. But after a 1-10 homestand, which concluded Monday night with a 12-9 loss to Arizona, the Florida Marlins are ready to hit the road. "It's sad to say...
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    Man hit by car, then assaulted

    A 32-year-old man is recovering from what police say was a deliberate act to strike him with a car while he was walking along a rural road. "The victim was struck by the suspect vehicle as he was walking along the road and it is not believed that road or weather conditions contributed to the...
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    12 Iranian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan

    Armed assailants kidnapped 12 Iranian engineers building a road in western Afghanistan, said Iranian and Afghan officials Monday. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said the Iranian engineers were working for a construction company in the western Farah Province and the incident...
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    35 safe after school bus crash

    All 35 students aboard a school bus that crashed into a ditch Thursday afternoon at Sussex Corner, N.B., got out safely, police say. The accident occurred just before 4 p.m. AT on Post Road, RCMP Sgt. Bruce Reid said. The bus ended up in a ditch near an outdoor rink. Reid said the road was...
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    Toddler killed in Queensway crash

    A 2½-year-old boy has died after the car he was travelling in collided with a transport truck on the Queensway Thursday night. The collision between a small four-door car and the truck happened in the westbound lanes of Highway 417 near the Innes Road interchange at about 11:35 p.m. Paramedics...
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    Quebec roads close with snow, ice storm

    Blowing snow and icy roads caused several accidents and injuries all over Quebec Monday afternoon. Transport authorities closed roads in major urban centres because of poor visibility caused by wet snow and mild temperatures. A man in his 50s died when his car slid off the road near Val-Alain...
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    Mundare body considered homicide

    RCMP are now treating the death of an Edmonton man as a homicide. The body of 53-year-old Ronald Hillinger was found last week on the side of a road 10 kilometres south of Mundare. Police are not releasing the cause of death. Police are asking to speak with anyone who may have been in the...
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    Body found near Mundare, Alta.

    RCMP are investigating the discovery of a frozen body on the side of a road, 10 kilometres south of Mundare. The man's body was found at 7:30 a.m. Monday by a person passing through the area on Township Road 522. The autopsy has been delayed until the body has thawed. Investigators say it's...
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    Classic cars destroyed in fire

    DICKSON, Tenn. – A former tractor dealership most recently used as a restaurant in Dickson County was destroyed after it caught fire Wednesday morning. The call at the building, located just to the east of Dickson on Highway 70E, went out at about 5:30 a.m. and fire departments from several...
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    DOT Workers Find Dynamite Under Bridge

    ATLANTA -- A group of Dept. of Transportation workers stumbled upon several sticks of dynamite near a bridge in northwest Atlanta, police confirmed. The dynamite was discovered during a routine bridge inspection near the intersection of Hollywood Road and Hightower Road in northwest Atlanta...
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    Dog catches salmon swimming across road

    A dog named Honey fishes for salmon trying to cross the road in the flood waters of the Skokomish River. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/11/04/vo.dog.gets.fish.kiro
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