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Friday March 12, 2010
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Tube Talk: Emmitt Smith's history
A look at the evening's prime-time television schedule featuring "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Supernanny."
May family's statement on Baby Isaiah
EDMONTON _ A brain-injured baby whose parents dropped a court battle to keep him on life support has died in their arms. Rebecka and Isaac May had been seeking to consult with medical experts to review whether their son, Isaiah, should be unhooked from the medical equipment that was keeping him alive.
Hundreds attend visitation for Const. Vu Pham
WINGHAM, Ont. - A steady stream of people came to a funeral home in southwestern Ontario to pay their respects to the family of Const. Vu Pham. The provincial police officer was shot and killed Monday after pulling over a pickup truck in a rural area.
Battling the bottle
TORONTO _ The battle over bottled water is brewing. Thursday is Canada's first "Bottled Water Free Day," organized to raise awareness of drinking tap water in reusable containers instead of buying pre-packed H2O.
St-Pierre will answer trash talk with fists
MONTREAL _ UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is ready to answer Dan Hardy's trash talk with his fists. Hardy has been nipping at St-Pierre for months, calling him "boring." The two will battle for the welterweight title at UFC 111 on March 27.
Canadians repair key Kandahar bridge
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan _ Canadian soldiers are repairing a key bridge on the road between Kandahar city and Pakistan after it was badly damaged by a suicide bomber's blast earlier this month.
New at the box office
A look at the latest films opening at the box office including "Remember Me" and "Green Zone."
Ontario dominating Brier
HALIFAX _ Ontario's Glenn Howard has a ticket to the Brier playoffs with a perfect 9-and-0 record. Howard says his rink can't relax yet because they still play the Northwest Territories and Alberta in the final day of round-robin play Thursday.
Cherry predicts Parlympic sledge hockey win
VANCOUVER _ Canada's best-known hockey commentator says this country's gold-medal good luck will continue through the upcoming Paralympics. Speaking at a Paralympic luncheon in Vancouver on Wednesday, Don Cherry said he's certain the Canadian sledge hockey team will win the gold medal.
Thursday's Tube Talk: Madonna on "The Marriage Ref"
A look at the evening's prime-time television schedule featuring Madonna weighing in on marital woes on "The Marriage Ref."
Michaelle Jean visits orphanage
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic _ Governor General Michaelle Jean visited an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. The orphanage had taken in 50 Haitian children who were treated in Dominican hospitals following the quake.
NHL GMs: new head shot rule
BOCA RATON, Fla. _ NHL general managers have agreed on a rule to penalize blindside hits to the head. The penalty is subject to approval from the competition committee. Don Cherry also weighed in and says he supports the measure.
"Remember Me" star gushes about Robert Pattinson
TORONTO _ Emilie de Ravin chats about her new film "Remember Me," and says her co-star, Robert Pattinson of "Twilight" fame is playing a part that takes him well beyond his teen repertoire.
Parliament serves seal
OTTAWA _ MPs and senators broke bread Wednesday at a special luncheon on Parliament Hill, united by a menu featuring seal meat. It's the first time seal has been served in the 100-year history of the parliamentary restaurant.
Alta. premier given duck photos
EDMONTON _ A Greenpeace activist marched up the steps of the Alberta legislature in a bid to present Premier Ed Stelmach with pictures of ducks struggling in an Alberta oilsands tailings pond. Stelmach initially said he hadn't seen images of the ducks, but then recanted and said he'd seen photos close to the time of the 2008 incident.
Gov. Gen. awards for visual artists
MONTREAL _ Eight artists have been presented with Governor General Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Among them is B.C. sculptor Robert Davidson, who has gained renown for his masks and totems.
Awards for gov't waste
OTTAWA _ Expensing the video game "Dance Dance Revolution" and racking up a cellphone bill of over $30,000 were two examples of government waste in the spotlight Wednesday. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation handed out their annual Terry Awards which highlight what they see as wasteful government spending.
Corey Haim dies
Canadian actorCorey Haim, known best for his role in the 1987 hit "The Lost Boys" has died. He was 38. It's unknown how the former teen hearthrob died, but an autopsy is scheduled.
Wednesday's Tube Talk: Cathy Jones on "Republic of Doyle"
A look at the evening's prime-time television schedule featuring Cathy Jones on "Republic of Doyle."
Wheelchair-bound Canadian beaten in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia _ A 35-year-old Canadian man who uses a wheelchair is in a Sydney, Australia hospital after being badly beaten by two teenagers.
Haitian homecoming: Jean returns to ancestral home
JACMEL, Haiti _ Governor General Michaelle Jean has wound up her emotional two-day trip to Haiti by visiting some of the places she loved as a child. At every available opportunity, she was spreading optimism, insisting that progress remains possible in Haiti.
Former MP pleads guilty to careless driving
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. _ Former Edmonton Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer plead guilty to careless driving on Tuesday, but charges of cocaine possession and drunk driving against him were withdrawn. He was arrested near Toronto in September, after he was pulled over for speeding and failed a breath test.
New Music Tuesday:Gorillaz and Ludacris
A look at the latest music releases, which include albums by Gorillaz, Ludacris and rare recordings from Jimi Hendrix.
Canada's growing diversity
Statistics Canada suggests the face of this country will continue to be dramatically altered over the next three decades. New data projects that by the year 2031 about one-third of Canada's population will be a visible minority.
Recent immigrant adjusts to Canada
TORONTO _ StatsCan predicts that one third of Canada's population will be a visible minority by the year 2031. The largest minority group is projected to be South Asian, and Shelly Rudhra is a recent immigrant who is part of that group.
Tuesday's Tube Talk: new project on "Sarah's House"
A look at the evening's prime-time television schedule featuring "Lost" on CTV and "Sarah's House" on HGTV.
Governor General comforts Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ Governor General Michaelle Jean is in Haiti this week in an emotional visit to her homeland following January's devastating earthquake. Jean says she wanted to let the Haitian people know they are not alone.
Ontario's five-year plan
TORONTO _ The Ontario government laid out the five-year plan to bring the province back in the black in its speech from the throne Monday. The Liberal government promised to not cut programs indiscriminately as it tries to eliminate the record $24.7-billion deficit.
CSIS in Afghanistan: opposition demands inquiry
OTTAWA _ The Opposition says the revelation that Canada's spy agency interrogated captured Taliban fighters is yet further reason for a full public inquiry into the Afghan detainee affair. Those calls came in response to a report by The Canadian Press that shed light on the activities of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service working in Afghanistan.
Up close with a giant colon
TORONTO _ People across the province are able to take a stroll through a "giant colon" as it visits cities to educate people about preventing colon cancer.
