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at 13:59 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Car dealers plead for government help

OTTAWA - Canada's 3,500 car dealers are at risk from the financial crisis and are asking Ottawa to help out despite a record year of sales.

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at 14:08 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Rae presses Ottawa to join the U.S. in helping ailing auto sector

TORONTO - Canada must press Washington to help the sinking auto industry while extracting promises from the sector that it will become sustainable and competitive, federal Liberal leadership hopeful Bob Rae said Friday.

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at 14:06 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Defence ministers confident Afghan elections can proceed despite violence

CORNWALLIS, N.S. - Defence ministers with troops in Afghanistan's restive southern flank say they're confident coming elections in the country can proceed despite a rising tide of violence.

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at 10:59 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

N.B. government pressed to compensate wrongfully convicted man

FREDERICTON - The wife of a dying Ontario man who was wrongfully convicted of a murder in New Brunswick 33 years ago is accusing the New Brunswick government of waiting for him to die before addressing the issue of compensation.

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at 9:56 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

PQ Leader Marois gets reporters out of bed for morning walk

MONTREAL - They may never write stories about her health again.

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at 7:36 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Headline inflation rate eases to 2.6 per cent as gasoline prices recede

OTTAWA - Sharply falling energy prices took the steam out of inflation last month, cutting the overall rise in Canadians' cost of living to 2.6 per cent, down from 3.4 per cent in September.

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at 12:40 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Case of man charged with murder in Greyhound bus beheading moves to Winnipeg

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - The man accused of beheading a fellow Greyhound bus passenger is having his case moved to Winnipeg from Portage la Prairie.

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at 14:12 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Olympic torch relay for 2010 is journey through Canada's past and present

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Olympic flame will shine on every corner of Canada during an historic torch relay that will serve as the national rallying cry for the 2010 Winter Games.

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at 12:39 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Attracting foreign students becomes Charest campaign pledge

MONTREAL - Premier Jean Charest wants to attract and keep more foreign students in Quebec.

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at 14:07 on November 21, 2008, EDT.

Wife says accused prof is innocent in Paris blast

OTTAWA - The wife of a university professor accused in a 1980 Paris terrorist bombing says she is confident her husband had nothing to do with the attack.

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