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Quebec cheese retailers reeling in the wake of Listeria recall

MONTREAL - The Quebec government, concerned about the rising number of Listeria cases in the province, widened its recall of cheese products Saturday and ordered an additional eight cheeses pulled fro...

B.C attorney general talks to Virk family as Ellard case faces 4th trial

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s attorney general said Saturday he sympathizes with the family of Reena Virk as the woman twice convicted of killing her faces the possibility of a fourth trial. Kelly Ellard has ...

Fallen young soldiers' bodies return to Canada from Afghanistan

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - Family members, dignitaries and members of the Canadian military lined the tarmac at CFB Trenton, Ont., on Saturday night to pay tribute to three young soldiers killed in a brazen ...

Bodies of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan return to Canadian soil

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The remains of three young soldiers killed in Afghanistan have returned home to Canadian soil. Dignitaries and family members line the tarmac at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario f...

Maritime farmers face floods, harvest frustration as Hanna brings unwanted rain

HALIFAX - Maritime farmers were fearful of yet more flooding and further delays in taking in an already rain-soaked crop as tropical storm Hanna raced up the east coast towards their fields on Saturda...

Research suggests refinery emissions much higher than industry estimates

EDMONTON - A recently published report suggests that Canadian refineries are underestimating emissions of greenhouse gases and cancer-causing chemicals. The study, which used a new method to track ...

CAW marks end of era: Ken Lewenza replaces Buzz Hargrove as president

TORONTO - Canada's largest private sector union celebrated the end of an era on Saturday as its members said goodbye to longstanding president Buzz Hargrove and unanimously elected Ken Lewenza as his ...

Harper sets terms for listeriosis investigation on eve of election call

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced terms of reference for an investigation into the recent listeriosis outbreak. The announcement comes a day before the start of a federal electio...

MacKay announces millions in military upgrades for Halifax, B.C.

HALIFAX - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has announced a series of projects worth more than $76 million to upgrade military facilities on both coasts. The priciest project - estimated at about $47 m...

Remnants of Hanna expected to deliver wet punch to Maritime provinces

HALIFAX - Tropical storm Hanna was racing up the east coast of the United States on Saturday, making its way toward the Maritimes and threatening to drench a region already saturated from a summer of ...

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Singer/songwriter Gavin Degraw grew up playing music at home with piano studies beginning at eight and later playing in cover bands with his older brother in upstate New York. After a brief stint studying music at the prestigious Berklee School of Music, Degraw, who had been writing his own
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