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Oil falls below US$106 in Asia (Business)	2/22/2012 11:25 PM
Oil slid from a nine-month high to below US$106 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies grew more than expected last week, suggesting demand remains sluggish. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 38 cents to $105.90 per barrel midday Singapore time in electr...
China to get Disney films through YOU (Entertainment)	2/22/2012 11:23 PM
Beauty and the Beast is heading to China. YOU On Demand, a major distributor of pay-per-view content in China, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with Disney Media Distribution to distribute films in the country. Many Disney films would be available through its pay-per-view and subscrip...
Rockets trip up Oil Kings to open trip (Sports)	2/22/2012 10:46 PM
The Kelowna Rockets got some semblance of revenge as they opened up a four game Central Division road trip Wednesday night in Edmonton. The Rockets, who watched as the Oil Kings scored five second period goals in a 6-3 win in Kelowna a week ago, turned the tables Wednesday scoring three strai...
Alleged rave sex assault victim talks (Canada)	2/22/2012 10:21 PM
A teen who police had said was drugged and repeatedly raped at a rave party two years ago says she's devastated sex assault charges have been stayed. The teen cannot be identified by court order, but she appeared at a news conference with her father Wednesday, a day after the Crown ma...
MacKay calls for closer military ties (Canada)	2/22/2012 9:42 PM
The defence minister says there's a greater need for stronger partnership between Canada and the U.S. in uncertain economic and political times. But at the same time, NATO's global partnership is in need of reform to function effectively in a complex security situation, Peter ...
Don't be a twit about twitter (Canada)	2/22/2012 9:38 PM
Twitter co-founder Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone has a message for those followers who stare at the stream of tweets on the social networking site for hours on end, don't do it. "To me, that sounds unhealthy," Stone told a Montreal business luncheon...
HBO's portrayal of Palin criticized (World)	2/22/2012 9:36 PM
Current and former aides to Sarah Palin lashed out Wednesday at HBO's "Game Change," describing the upcoming film's depictions of her on the 2008 campaign trail as "sick" and inaccurate. None of the aides said they have yet seen the movie, w...
Cdn on death row given little hope (Canada)	2/22/2012 9:31 PM
With the clock ticking down toward a decision on whether he lives or dies, the only Canadian on death row in the United States is expressing regret and sadness for the crimes he committed and the situation he finds himself in. But Ronald Smith is also angry at the Canadian government for its ...
Mountie and the missing cocaine (B.C.)	2/22/2012 9:18 PM
A Mountie in Nanaimo, B.C., is under investigation after $10,000 cash and some cocaine disappeared from an exhibit locker in the RCMP detachment. Supt. Norm McPhail says the money and drugs were seized during a drug investigation and were stored in a temporary exhibit locker. They were di...

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