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Kelowna boy robbed, but stranger comes to aid An 11-year-old Kelowna boy received a new bike from a local shop owner who was moved to help when he heard the boy became the victim of a crime. Pat Rosen, the owner of Kelowna Cycle, remembered his own fear when he was robbed when he was 12.7/12/2011 6:02 AM
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This Website will go 'Dark' on Wednesday (Txt only - no link) - It's been a fun 5 1/2 years. But the one-man band that has been pentictontoday.com and okasimtoday.com is done playing. Thanks to all who read us, and thanks to all who helped us. Real life and my family and friends await. Cheers! Alan7/11/2011 5:02 PM
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Police ID burglar from pit bull left at crime scene Rule number one when becoming a burglar: Don't leave anything at the scene that would easily identify you. Especially if it's your dog. An alleged Centralia burglar learned that rule the hard way and is now sitting in the Lewis County Jail as a result.7/11/2011 2:53 PM
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Rover is over as Britons give their pets human names Rover is over and lassie is passé as British people shun traditional pet names in favour of ones usually given to humans. Britons are rejecting traditional pet names in favour of those normally given to children, according to research.7/11/2011 6:12 AM
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Skating mom helps son with autism soar "Fiend Club," Lyra Stephens' roller derby persona, is a dark, fierce competitor, circling the rink fighting for the Deadutantes in bouts all over the South. She's the captain of the team in the only derby league in Montgomery, Ala., the River Region Rollergirls.7/10/2011 9:39 AM
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In Defence of Dogs by John Bradshaw, a book review If you were a dog just over 100 years ago, life would have been simple. You would likely have been gainfully employed, perhaps hunting, herding or guarding. Most dogs today are never expected to work.7/9/2011 1:54 PM
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Meet the girl who stole Kate's heart She captured the heart of Royalty and the attention of the world, but it all started with a letter. Diamond Marshall, age 6, wrote to an impossibly hard-to-reach dignitary thousands of kilometres away. Her goal was simple, she wanted to meet a princess. 7/8/2011 11:27 AM
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Peeping Tom jailed for secretly taping 260 women A Maryland man has been jailed after breaking into homes and secretly recording videos of hundreds of unsuspecting nude women. Prosecutors say Charles Novak, 35, had 2,282 video clips of 260 different women. 7/8/2011 6:05 AM
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Calgary: Royals will return to 'beautiful country' Prince William delivered his final speech, assuring Canadians he and Catherine will be back to experience more of "this beautiful country." "Canada has far surpassed all that we were promised. Our promise to Canada is that we shall return," William said.7/8/2011 6:03 AM
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Pamplona: 1 gored, 6 others hurt in running of the bulls An Australian man was gored in the leg and six other people were injured Friday as daredevils ran with fighting bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. The man had waved his arms at the 1,200-pound bull, then slipped and fell and was attacked.7/8/2011 5:50 AM
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Couple invite gorilla into family home A French couple has gone ape over their adoptive daughter, an 80-kilogram gorilla named Digit. Zookeepers Pierre and Eliane Thivillon, who live near Lyon, France, decided to parent Digit after her mother rejected her.7/7/2011 12:14 PM
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Casey Anthony to be released from jail next week (Video) Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Anthony to four years in jail, one year for each of her four convictions of lying to police, but with credit for the approximately three years already served and good behavior, her release date was set for next Wednesday, July 13.7/7/2011 10:59 AM
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Changing face of America's youth The United States is walking a path to greater diversity. And younger people are leading the way. For the first time the majority of young people in two states, California and New Mexico, now identify as Hispanic, according to census data released this year.7/7/2011 6:39 AM
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Woman charged giving elderly US man poisoned smoothie Authorities say a woman accused of giving an elderly Utah man a peach smoothie spiked with antifreeze has been charged with attempted murder. Police say 33-year-old Selena Irene York was arrested Tuesday in Oregon.7/6/2011 12:35 PM
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Slave Lake residents greet royal couple The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were greeted by hundreds of cheering people Wednesday as they toured fire-ravaged Slave Lake. Sheila Haugen and her teenage daughter, Abby, got up at 2 a.m. to make the four-hour drive from their home in B.C.7/6/2011 12:29 PM
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Toronto school board defends hosting Muslim prayer sessions The board came under fire this week when a Hindu group that regularly criticizes Islam raised objections to Friday Muslim prayer sessions, which have been held inside a cafeteria at Valley Park Middle School in Flemingdon Park for about three years.7/6/2011 7:32 AM
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Juror: Anthony verdict was right one (Video) An alternate juror in the Casey Anthony trial on Wednesday defended the not guilty verdict in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Russell Huekler told NBC that the prosecution had failed to prove the murder charge beyond a reasonable doubt.7/6/2011 5:59 AM
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Teen takes parents to court for right to swim, see American Olympian girlfriend A 17-year-old has won a court case allowing him to take part in swim meets after his parents tried to stop him competing in order to end his relationship with an American Olympic gold medallist who is seven years older.7/6/2011 5:48 AM
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Toronto: Hindus protest Muslim prayers at public school Hindus from across Toronto plan to protest outside a North York middle school until a controversial Friday prayer session for 400 Muslim students is stopped. The Canadian Hindu Advocacy is one of a number of Toronto-area groups who are opposed.7/5/2011 11:45 AM
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105-pound woman takes first female title at hot dog-eating contest Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas, weighing in at 105 pounds, jawed through 40 dogs and buns in 10 minutes, claiming the first women's division title and the first pink Pepto Bismol belt. She was a couple of meals ahead of 2nd-place Juliet Lee's 29.5.7/5/2011 5:37 AM
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Princess Charlene of Monaco 'tried to flee three times' The couple's glittering religious wedding drew crowds of thousands to the Mediterranean principality on Saturday and the guest list included a host of heads of state, European royals and stars of the fashion and sports world. 7/4/2011 12:13 PM
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'Awesome' Facebook announcement coming Wednesday We're sure it's a coincidence that we got this e-mail while we were setting up our Google+ profiles. Just days after the search giant rolled out its new networking platform, Facebook announced Friday that it will hold a news event next Wednesday.7/4/2011 7:03 AM
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California megachurch Crystal Cathedral votes founder Schuller off board of directors The Rev. Robert H. Schuller has been voted off the board of Crystal Cathedral Ministries, the church he founded more than 50 years ago. The church has a plan in which it will be sold to a real estate group for $47 million, then leased back for services.7/3/2011 8:25 PM
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Toronto Pride parade draws more than 1 million revellers, but not the mayor More than one million people jammed the streets of downtown Toronto on Sunday, sporting rainbow-striped outfits, corsets and glitter for the country's largest gay rights parade. "Canadians know how to rock," said Andres Fagundez, from New York City.7/3/2011 4:59 PM
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Falun Gong activist reflects on her struggle for freedom in Canada When prison guards in drab colours first came at her with a syringe and stuck it in one of her veins, Tian Jin had few options but to resist. Her blood was drawn for reasons she didn't understand. Her little sister's blood was also taken.7/3/2011 11:31 AM
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Parents expect yet another bailout from their adult child Dear Liz: My parents never developed good behaviors when it came to money. They didn't save, budget or make good spending decisions. Recently they've fallen on hard times. My mother is on disability, and my father is unable to get a salaried job. 7/3/2011 7:05 AM
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Women's World Cup isn't lacking fireworks Major international soccer tournaments always produce all sorts of interesting sideshows and, one week into the Women's World Cup in Germany, the same is holding true. Take, for instance, the brouhaha over Nigeria Coach Eucharia Uche's stance on gay players. 7/3/2011 7:00 AM
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Get naked! American nudists celebrate summer au naturel As Americans across the country take off for the holiday weekend, a select group will be going even farther. They'll be taking it all off. National Nude Recreation Week kicks off with a metaphorical bang July 4.7/3/2011 6:39 AM
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Are Canadians happy? We say we are Yes, Canada's innovation is weak, productivity is poor, carbon emissions are growing, governments are in deficit, debt levels are too high, poverty is too entrenched for too many, health care is costly, blah, blah, blah. Fact is, we're lucky to live in Canada.7/3/2011 6:35 AM
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China: Woman catches toddler who fell 10 stories A two-year-old girl who fell out of the window of her 10th-floor home in East China's Zhejiang province on Saturday was miraculously saved by a young mother who just happened to be walking by the building at the time.7/3/2011 5:57 AM
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Kitsap, Washington 'sexpresso' stands may get X rating Business is booming for so-called "sexpresso" stands in Kitsap County, where they're busting out all over. Five have opened in the past year - with baristas baring plenty of skin. And now the county is considering new regulations.7/3/2011 5:37 AM
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Seattle pays $11,000 to owners of electrocuted dog Seattle has agreed to pay $11,000 to the owners of a dog electrocuted last year on a utility cover. Lisa McKibbin had been walking the dog when it stepped on a metal sidewalk plate conducting 90 volts, went into convulsions and died.7/3/2011 5:31 AM
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Finns win wife-carrying contest again A Finnish pair have won the country's annual wife-carrying competition for the third year in a row, organizers said Saturday. This year 47 couples from 10 different countries took part, with Israel, Russia and the United States represented.7/2/2011 8:43 PM
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Coney Island July 4th hot dog contest adds women's pig out This year's Fourth of July race to stuff your face with hotdogs has a feminine side. "Serena Williams didn't have to beat Roger Federer to win the Wimbledon title, and we don't think Sonya Thomas (pictured) should have to beat Joey Chestnut," said MC George Shea.7/2/2011 6:05 PM
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Cheers drown out jeers for Will and Kate in Montreal The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Montreal on Saturday to a slightly cooler reception than they experienced in the nation's capital, where every appearance had drawn thousands of adoring fans. 7/2/2011 5:36 PM
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Craving a juicy burger? Blame it on your Genes That diamond ring you've always wanted? Chalk it up to evolution. Same for your desire for a Ferrari, pornography, even a juicy burger. In fact, a Concordia University professor says all of our consumer habits can be traced back to Darwin. 7/2/2011 10:29 AM
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Vancouver: Cannabis Day celebration happening today Vancouverites are celebrating more than one annual event in the downtown core today. It's not only Canada's 144th birthday, but also the 13th annual Cannabis Day celebration, happening all day in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery.7/2/2011 6:26 AM
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Toronto Woman accused of beating streetcar passenger with child charged Police have laid charges after a woman was accused of beating a fellow TTC passenger using a 3-year-old child as a weapon. Police said a woman got into an altercation with another passenger, then picked up the child and started hitting the other passenger with the child.7/2/2011 6:02 AM
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'Put your damn phone down' say social media gurus You want horror stories about modern digital technology and its effect on society? Teenagers who sleep with their phones. The girl who texts in the shower. The constant emailing and posting of Facebook updates during breakfast and dinner.7/2/2011 5:28 AM
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Top 10 ways to spot a Canadian We Canadians are not nearly as nice as we used to be. Any car-honking, digit-brandishing drive through downtown Toronto or Montreal (or Vancouver) in rush hour will attest to that. So how can you spot a Canadian these days? 7/1/2011 12:05 PM
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25 take citizenship oath as Duke and Duchess look on Twenty five new Canadians took their oath of citizenship in front of Will and Kate at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau on Canada Day, and there were a few protocol faux pas. As Will and Kate arrived, children stood on their chairs.7/1/2011 11:39 AM
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Judge releases Strauss-Kahn as sex-assault case weakens In a stunning turnaround, a Manhattan judge ordered the release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn this morning after the Manhattan DA said it had uncovered serious questions about the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who accused the former IMF chief of rape. 7/1/2011 10:44 AM
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Google sees 'insane' demand for invites to its Google+ social network The search giant rolled Google+ out to a small cadre of users on Tuesday, much as it did when it launched its Gmail email service, but what was intended as a "limited" launch turned into a frenzy for invitations. 7/1/2011 5:17 AM
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn case 'on verge of collapse' amid doubts over maid Prosecutors have serious concerns about the credibility of the 32-year-old maid who accused Mr Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her. They believe she has lied about their encounter, has links to a drug dealer and received strange payments to her bank account.7/1/2011 5:14 AM
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Our Birthday Friday: Canada towers from afar Sometimes, the qualities that make us a fine and honourable nation, a country of virtue, reveal themselves in the most benighted of places, where the word "Canada'' is uttered with such envy, like a prayer.6/30/2011 4:56 PM
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When Lucky died: A grief observed, on social media There's a reason the expression goes "You look like your dog just died." Losing a dog is a sadness so profound that it's useless to explain to anyone who hasn't been through it. In fact, finding others who understand is probably the only way to get through it. 6/30/2011 12:21 PM
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Italy: Ex-showgirl, now politician, denies running Berlusconi 'brothel' A former showgirl turned local politician for Silvio Berlusconi's ruling party denied being a "brothel manager" for the Italian prime minister. A prosecutor accused Nicole Minetti of procuring young women for the 74-year-old Berlusconi.6/30/2011 12:06 PM
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Rutland: Strippers save lounge A Rutland business is baring it all in an effort to attract business back to the corner of Rutland Road and Highway 33. The Cadillac Lounge has added exotic dancers to its lineup, and that˜s creating both customers and opposition.6/30/2011 8:36 AM
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How Google+ compares to Facebook With Tuesday's debut of Google+, a new social network, comparisons to Facebook are inevitable, and immediate. CNN.com has yet to demo the service, which lets users gather and organize contacts through such Google products as Gmail and Picasa.6/30/2011 8:33 AM
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Video games and kids: How young is too young? I was visiting my nephews, again. Within seconds of seeing me fiddle with my iPhone, my older nephew, Jack, who is 8, asked me, again, if my iPhone had any videogames on it. "Uh, no, sorry Jack," was my reply, letting a white lie skip through my teeth.6/30/2011 8:21 AM
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