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BP CEO planning exit: reports: Tony Hayward, the embattled chief executive of BP, is on the verge of quitting the company, according to British media reports.
American killed in ambush: Taliban: The Taliban now claims to have abducted one U.S. Navy serviceman and killed another after an ambush in Afghanistan's Logar province.
19 deaths spell end for Love Parade: German officials raise the death toll to 19 in a stampede at the huge Love Parade techno music festval, with a further 342 people injured.

Dying waterways need federal help: minister: P.E.I. environment minister Richard Brown wants federal help on a detailed analysis of oxygen-starved waterways.
Nain house fire kills 2 kids, man: Two children, aged two and four, and a 50-year-old man are dead after fire destroyed their home in the northern Labrador town of Nain.
Amherstburg tornado confirmed: Environment Canada now confirms that a tornado touched down in Amherstburg Friday night.

Clement to face MPs on census: A parliamentary committee has invited Industry Minister Tony Clement and the former head of Statistics Canada to a meeting to discuss the plan to scrap the mandatory long-form census.
Federal deficit hits $4.4B so far: The federal government spent $4.4 billion more than it brought in during the first two months of the current fiscal year, according to the Finance Department.
Conrad Black must remain in U.S.: The judge overseeing Conrad Black's bail hearing in Chicago has decided the former media baron cannot return to Canada just yet.

PM, Aglukkaq slammed on AIDS at world meeting: Canada isn't doing enough to fight AIDS at home or around the world, the Canadian head of the International AIDS Society said Friday.
'Child abuse' to use medicine maliciously: MD: Giving children medications for the wrong reasons is an unrecognized form of child abuse, a U.S. doctor says.
Lethal fungal infection hits U.S. Northwest: A formerly tropical fungus is behind at least 15 deaths in the U.S. Pacific Northwest over six years, health officials say.

19 deaths spell end for Love Parade: German officials raise the death toll to 19 in a stampede at the huge Love Parade techno music festval, with a further 342 people injured.
Downey, Jackson cast in all-star Avengers movie: The cast of the much-anticipated all-star The Avengers superhero movie has been unveiled.
Regina bookstore casualty of online trend: Online bookselling and e-books are being blamed for the closure of a long-running Regina bookstore.

India unveils $35 computer: It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 US touchscreen tablet computer aimed for production by 2011.
China's Three Gorges Dam water at record high: Record-high water levels at China's massive Three Gorges Dam have called into question Beijing's claims that the world's largest hydroelectric project has capacity to withstand a massive flood.
New sponge species found off St. John's: Marine scientists exploring the ocean floor hundreds of kilometres east of St. John's say they've found new species of sponges and previously unidentified corals.

Conrad Black must remain in U.S.: The judge overseeing Conrad Black's bail hearing in Chicago has decided the former media baron cannot return to Canada just yet.
Harry Winston moves to up Diavik stake: Harry Winston Diamond Corp. will increase its stake in Canada's largest diamond mine to 40 per cent in a deal that CEO Robert Gannicott says will allow the company to fund the growth of its retail jewelry business.
Inflation rate falls to 1%: Canada's inflation rate dropped to the lowest level in eight months in June, as gas, footwear and clothing prices pushed the annual rate down to 1.0 per cent.

Firm offering debt relief fined, shut down: A joint Canada - US investigation has led to the dismantling of a business that promised consumers on both sides of the border quick relief of debts at astronomical fees.
World's most expensive beer sells out in a day: It's billed as the most shocking, strongest and most expensive beer in the world, and if you want a bottle it's too late.
Cyanide antidote kits seized: The main supplier of cyanide antidote kits for hospitals and industries in the U.S. and Canada has had $39,000 worth of the kits seized by U.S. marshals in a dispute with the Food and Drug Administration.

Jordanian police arrest activist who covered herself in lettuce to promote vegetarianism
Sun Valley, Idaho, police dog back to work after suspension for attacking small schnauzer
Man donning Darth Vader mask and toting gun uses 'Force' to rob bank on NY's Long Island

Contador wins Tour de France, Hesjedal 7th: Spain's Alberto Contador has won his third Tour de France, heralding the arrival of a new cycling superstar, as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finished the race for the last time.
Jays go for the daily double against Detroit: It's been a tough couple of weeks for the Detroit Tigers. It could get even worse with two games Sunday.
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