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Cement truck driver who killed five up for full parole

CALGARY - A Cochrane, Alberta man convicted of killing five people when he smashed his cement truck into the back of their car more than five years ago is expected to be granted full parole today at his final hearing before the National Parole Board.

Giant pandas from China to make their debut at Toronto Zoo today

TORONTO - A pair of giant pandas on loan from China will make their debut at the Toronto Zoo for some invitation-only visitors today, before they go on public display tomorrow.

Sample of items in massive Gretzky collection offered in online auction

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Here are a few of the items from Shawn Chaulk's remarkable collection of game-used Wayne Gretzky memorabilia:

Ace Gretzky collector advises focus your interest, watch your spending

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - There's a powerful lure to the memorabilia that connect sports lovers to their favourite game, but ace collector Shawn Chaulk has a few words of warning.

Duffy bailout by Harper's chief of staff prompts allegations of coverup by PMO

OTTAWA - Less than a week after the Conservatives hailed Sen. Mike Duffy's "leadership" in repaying $90,000 in improper housing expenses, it turns out the office of an entirely different leader made the bill go away.

Quebec inquiry sifts through town likened to a crime syndicate

MONTREAL - It has been likened to a criminal organization and, now, the inner workings of Laval city hall are about to be exposed at Quebec's corruption inquiry.

Pollsters scramble to explain how polls could be so wrong in three provinces

OTTAWA - Canada's pollsters have struck out and are now scrambling to explain how their predictions in three consecutive provincial elections turned out to be so wildly wrong.

Billion-year-old underground water could hold clues to early life on Earth, Mars

TORONTO - Deep underground within the Canadian Shield, scientists are probing for life - yes, life.

Clark says Liberal win not a surprise for her despite pollsters' predictions

VANCOUVER - The day after a stunning provincial election victory, triumphant Liberal Premier Christy Clark told a packed room of reporters she wasn't surprised her party defied early predictions to beat the NDP in British Columbia.

From spaceman to 'old' man: Astronaut Hadfield grapples with effects of gravity

MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is having a hard time getting around on terra firma after spending five months floating around the International Space Station.

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