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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.

Alberta art college reinstates teacher fired after chicken slaughter

CALGARY - The Alberta College of Art and Design has reinstated an instructor fired after one of his students beheaded a chicken.

Student voters elect third consecutive NDP government in provincial mock election

VANCOUVER - Public opinion pollsters in British Columbia may have predicted the wrong election.

Councillors, Oilers agree to split final $30M to green light new arena

EDMONTON - The on-again-off-again deal to build a new rink for the Edmonton Oilers is on - again.

Canada officially declares Taliban and Haqqani network as terrorists

OTTAWA - More than a decade after going to war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Canadian government has officially declared them a terrorist group.

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