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Courteney Cox Arquette seeks to drop married name after divorce from David Arquette final
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Courteney Cox Arquette is seeking to legally drop her husband’s name once the former couple’s divorce is finalized.
Cougar mauls terrier on southern Vancouver Island; dog left critical
VICTORIA – A small dog was mauled by a cougar on southern Vancouver Island Tuesday.
Australia announces the creation of the world’s largest network of marine reserves
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia announced on Thursday the creation of the world’s largest network of marine reserves covering 3.1 million square kilometres (1.2 million square miles) of ocean including the entire Coral Sea.
Moody’s drives Cyprus deeper into junk status with 2-notch downgrade over Greek euro exit fear
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Moody’s credit ratings agency drove Cyprus deeper into junk status with a two-notch downgrade to Ba3 over an increased likelihood that debt-crushed Greece will leave the eurozone.
Geithner urges European leaders to quickly provide details on their financial rescue plans
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday urged European leaders to provide more details as soon as possible on their plans to resolve the continent’s debt crisis.
Actress Lucy Lawless pleads guilty to trespass after protest aboard oil ship in New Zealand
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Actress Lucy Lawless has pleaded guilty to trespass after she and other activists protested aboard an oil-drilling ship docked in New Zealand.
Survey says Canada is tops for women, other numbers suggest a different story
TORONTO – A new survey suggests Canada’s reputation for women’s equality shines brightly in the global gender equity community, but scholars at home argue the glow quickly fades in the shadow of cold, hard facts.
Mystery man in Saskatchewan time capsule photograph identified by granddaughter
REGINA – The mystery of the man in the century-old photograph has been solved in Saskatchewan.
No Canadian content means less Canadian viewers for 2012 Stanley Cup
TORONTO – As expected, the lack of Canadian content in the 2012 Stanley Cup final meant a ratings hit for CBC.
Trial witness: Stephen Baldwin threatened to leak ‘personal information’ about Kevin Costner
NEW ORLEANS – A trial witness says Stephen Baldwin threatened to feed personal information about Kevin Costner to The New York Times if the two actors couldn’t resolve their dispute over millions of dollars in BP money after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Former anti-corruption boss: Quebec gov’t didn’t give us a computer or office
MONTREAL – The man initially tasked by the Quebec government to probe corruption in the province wasn’t given a budget or even a computer and was relegated to “squatting” for office space.
US Anti-Doping Agency charges cycling star Lance Armstrong with drug use
AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is bringing doping charges against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, threatening to strip his victories in the storied cycling race.
Canada’s federal government unanimous in support of Munich tribute at Games
OTTAWA – The federal government has unanimously supported an international movement to honour the 11 Israelis slain at the 1972 Olympics.
Most veterans expected to sit as Alouettes, Bombers meet in CFL pre-season
MONTREAL – Neither starting quarterbacks will be on the field when the Montreal Alouettes play host to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the first CFL pre-season game for both teams at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday night.
Former auditor general among independent experts to oversee F-35 reset
OTTAWA – A former auditor general is one of two independent panellists appointed to oversee the redesign of Canada’s troubled plan to buy the F-35 stealth fighter.