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Saturday May 18, 2013

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Up to 60 injured in Virginia parade crash

DAMASCUS, Va. - Emergency official: 50 to 60 injured in Va. parade crash, 3 flown by helicopter; no fatalities.

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Saturday May 18, 2013

Spectator killed during Jeep demonstration at Edmonton Food Bank fundraiser

EDMONTON - A spectator has been killed after a Jeep demonstration at an Edmonton fundraising event went disastrously wrong.

Saturday May 18, 2013

Up to 60 people injured when car drives into Va. parade; medical emergency possible cause

DAMASCUS, Va. - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town.

Saturday May 18, 2013

Military search effort for missing New Brunswick fishermen called off

TABUSINTAC NEW BRUNSWICK, - Military efforts to find two missing crew members of a fishing vessel off New Brunswick's northeast coast have been called off, about 10 hours after the boat issued a distress call.

Saturday May 18, 2013

Pope Francis leads pep rally for the faithful, embraces Pakistani speaker

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians...

Saturday May 18, 2013

Officials survey damage from Conn. train collision, call it 'frankly amazing' that no one died

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.

Saturday May 18, 2013

South Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.

Saturday May 18, 2013

Father and two children fighting for lives after Montreal area house fire

STE-THERESE, Que. - A father and his two boys, ages 10 and seven, were fighting for their lives Saturday after an early morning fire at a home north of Montreal.

Saturday May 18, 2013

Federal financial agency ignores dollar limit on hospitality spending

OTTAWA - A federal agency that ensures banks and other financial institutions follow the rules has itself broken the rules on hospitality spending.

Saturday May 18, 2013

Rescuers spot bodies, say chances of finding survivors declining at collapsed Indonesian mine

TIMIKA, Indonesia - Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies Saturday but weren't able to immediately retrieve them because of falling debris, a company official said.

Saturday May 18, 2013

B.C. Liberal party poll pegged election result where media polls failed

OTTAWA - British Columbia's stunning election upset has turned on its head one of the strongest arguments pollsters have always used against banning or restricting public opinion surveys during campaigns.

Saturday May 18, 2013

IRS targeted tea party but ignored most influential political groups

WASHINGTON - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

World News >>

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Up to 60 injured in Virginia parade crash

Spectator killed during Jeep demonstration at Edmonton Food Bank fundraiser

Up to 60 people injured when car drives into Va. parade; medical emergency possible cause

Military search effort for missing New Brunswick fishermen called off

Pope Francis leads pep rally for the faithful, embraces Pakistani speaker

Officials survey damage from Conn. train collision, call it 'frankly amazing' that no one died

South Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters

Father and two children fighting for lives after Montreal area house fire

Federal financial agency ignores dollar limit on hospitality spending

Rescuers spot bodies, say chances of finding survivors declining at collapsed Indonesian mine

B.C. Liberal party poll pegged election result where media polls failed

IRS targeted tea party but ignored most influential political groups

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