Quebec toddler charms with snowboarding skills

Dec 31, 2012 | 2:00CBC News Montreal at 11 Saltimbanco wraps Video CBC News Montreal at 11 Saltimbanco wraps Dec 31, 2012 | 2:00The Cirque du Soleil's longest-running show takes its final bow. Dec 31, 2012 | 9:58CBC News Montreal at 11 CBC News:...

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German magazine mistakenly publishes ex-U.S. president's obit

Germany's respected news weekly Der Spiegel mistakenly published an obituary Sunday for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, hours after a family spokesman said the 88-year-old was recovering from illness. Bush was hospitalized in Houston, Tex.,...

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Quebec toddler charms with snowboarding skills

Dec 30, 2012 | 0:31Video Police investigate STM bus hit Video Video Police investigate STM bus hit Dec 30, 2012 | 0:31Man in a wheelchair survives hit by STM bus Dec 29, 2012 | 27:52CBC News: Montreal at 6:00 CBC News: Montreal - December 29, 2012...

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German magazine mistakenly publishes ex-U.S. president's obit

Germany's respected news weekly Der Spiegel mistakenly published an obituary Sunday for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, hours after a family spokesman said the 88-year-old was recovering from illness. Bush was hospitalized in Houston, Tex.,...

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Visit your aged parents often, China orders children

Visit your parents. That's an order. So says China, whose national legislature on Friday amended its law on the elderly to require that adult children visit their aged parents "often" — or risk being sued by them. The amendment does not specify how...

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New Year's possum drop gets go-ahead, minus live one

A New Year's Eve possum drop that attracts thousands of people to a tiny western North Carolina town will go on this year, with one big change: it won't involve a live possum. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Thursday that Brasstown, N.C., will have...

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Visit your aged parents often, China orders children

Visit your parents. That's an order. So says China, whose national legislature on Friday amended its law on the elderly to require that adult children visit their aged parents "often" — or risk being sued by them. The amendment does not specify how...

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Starbucks cups ask for unity on U.S. 'fiscal cliff' talks

The world's biggest coffee chain is asking employees at cafes in the Washington, D.C. area to scribble the words "Come Together" on cups for drink orders. CEO Howard Schultz says the words are intended as a message to lawmakers about the damage being...

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Man laments lack of skaters at free ice rink he built

The Calgary man who created a giant outdoor rink on his property for free public skating says he's just missing one thing to make his winter scene complete — skaters. Last month, CBC News reported that Norm Price had transformed his property into a...

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$50M Lotto Max winner a Thornhill, Ont., grandma

It will be a very happy holiday indeed for a woman from Thornhill, Ont. Susan Flam won the $50-million Lotto Max draw from Dec. 21. The homemaker and fundraiser said she discovered she had won when she stopped into check her ticket as she bought some...

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'Moose Sex Project' aims for love corridor between N.S., N.B.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has launched a fundraising program in the Maritimes over Christmas to help moose find their way to some cross-border love. The program, dubbed "The Moose Sex Project," is aiming to raise $35,000 to buy a narrow strip...

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Shopping the stores, but buying online

Traditional stores are getting sick and tired of providing the showrooms for online retailers and not getting the sale. It's called "showrooming" and it's costing retailers dearly. In a competitive retail landscape, some customers come into a store...

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$50M Lotto Max winner a Thornhill, Ont., grandma

It will be a very happy holiday indeed for a woman from Thornhill, Ont. Susan Flam won the $50-million Lotto Max draw from Dec. 21. The homemaker and fundraiser said she discovered she had won when she stopped into check her ticket as she bought some...

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A double-double dose of generosity

The coffee ran hot and so did the good will at one Tim Hortons drive-thru in Friday afternoon. In total, 228 customers in a row paid it forward, meaning they picked up the bill on the next person in line. Troy Thompson, who manages the restaurant,...

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World fails to end after Mayan calendar runs out

CBC News Community team, from left to right: Andrew Yates, Andrea Lee-Greenberg, Lauren O'Neil, John Bowman If you're part of the CBC News community, you're likely to meet one of us: we're the folks working to produce and promote your stories. Read...

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World fails to end after Mayan calendar runs out

CBC News Community team, from left to right: Andrew Yates, Andrea Lee-Greenberg, Lauren O'Neil, John Bowman If you're part of the CBC News community, you're likely to meet one of us: we're the folks working to produce and promote your stories. Read...

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Study suggests hands evolved to fight

A study from the University of Utah on Wednesday suggested that the size and shape of human hands evolved not only to manipulate tools, but also so that men could form fists and fight. The study explored two facets of the fist — one, that it causes...

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World fails to end after Mayan calendar runs out

CBC News Community team, from left to right: Andrew Yates, Andrea Lee-Greenberg, Lauren O'Neil, John Bowman If you're part of the CBC News community, you're likely to meet one of us: we're the folks working to produce and promote your stories. Read...

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Child-snatching eagle video created as student project

Three students in 3D animation are sure to get a perfect grade after a video depicting an eagle snatching a toddler in a Montreal park went viral and generated discussions around the world. Normand Archambault, Loïc Mireault and Félix Marquis-Poulin,...

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Lobster pinches on menus despite record-low prices

People in Atlantic Canada can scoop up a lobster for as little as three dollars a pound these days, but restaurants aren't serving the same deals. The region is seeing a glut of lobster this year, sparking roadside sellers to offer their product for...

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Ontario man says he's cracked WW II carrier pigeon code

An Ontario man says he has solved something that's stumped even Britain's top spy agency. He says he's cracked the code of a secret message dating back to the Second World War that was attached to the skeletal remains of a war-time carrier pigeon. Before...

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Man changes last name to HeadsetsDotCom for $45,000 dollars

CBC News Community team, from left to right: Andrew Yates, Andrea Lee-Greenberg, Lauren O'Neil, John Bowman If you're part of the CBC News community, you're likely to meet one of us: we're the folks working to produce and promote your stories. Read...

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Windsor's outdoor patios to remain open through January

In what could be seen as another sign that winter hasn't really arrived yet in Windsor, the city will allow outdoor sidewalk cafés to stay open until the end of January. Coun. Fulvio Valentinis said council extended the deadline while staff work on...

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How to keep your Christmas tree alive longer over the holidays

By Flannery Dean, CBC News Posted: Dec 18, 2012 7:28 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 18, 2012 9:52 AM ET   Nothing makes it feel like the holidays quite like the scent of a natural Christmas tree. For those who love the evergreen smell but can't...

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Court date set for Ikea monkey battle

The owner of Darwin the Ikea monkey will be in court next week seeking to have the animal returned to her. Yasmin Nakhuda says she's been devastated ever since her pet was taken away and will appear in Ontario Superior Court on Thursday, Dec. 20, hoping...

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Australian wins worker's compensation over sex mishap

An Australian court has ruled that a bureaucrat who was injured while having sex on a business trip is eligible for worker's compensation benefits. The Full Bench of the Federal Court ruled Dec. 13 in favour of the woman, who cannot be identified for...

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Hobbit author university course in high demand

The first-ever course on Hobbit author J.R.R. Tolkien at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., was so popular, the university is thinking of expanding it. The course was taught for the first time this fall as part of the university's celebration...

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Court date set for Ikea monkey battle

The owner of Darwin the Ikea monkey will be in court next week seeking to have the animal returned to her. Yasmin Nakhuda says she's been devastated ever since her pet was taken away and will appear in Ontario Superior Court on Thursday, Dec. 20, hoping...

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The top 12 internet characters of 2012

[View the story "The top 12 internet characters of 2012" on Storify] We took a look through some of our most popular stories over the past year and pulled out 12 of the internet-famous characters our audience responded to most. Storified by CBC News...

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No, dogs don't have to be bilingual in Montreal

A fictitious story about a controversial Montreal bylaw proposal requiring dogs to be comfortable in the country's two official languages has rippled through the realms of social media and fooled even some seasoned news sites. The story, a deadpan parody...

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The top 12 internet characters of 2012

[View the story "The top 12 internet characters of 2012" on Storify] We took a look through some of our most popular stories over the past year and pulled out 12 of the internet-famous characters our audience responded to most. Storified by CBC News...

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'Death Star' petition to prompt White House response

An online petition on a White House website to secure resources and funding to build a Star Wars-like "Death Star" by 2016 has gathered 26,447 signatures and will spark a response from the Obama administration. The government website We the People was...

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McCartney fronts Nirvana at Sandy benefit concert

Rock legend Paul McCartney was among the headliners in New York City at a benefit concert for superstorm Sandy, fronting a reunion of the surviving members of the grunge band Nirvana. The former Beatle and Wings superstar was joined on stage at Madison...

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Votes from internet pranksters lift Kim Jong-un to win Time's Person of the Year

[View the story "4Chan votes Kim Jong-Un to top of Time's Person of the Year poll" on Storify] Storified by CBC News Community · Mon, Dec 03 2012 18:08:26 Nyheter24 It's been a good week for North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un through the lens of...

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Fans react to Paul McCartney joining Nirvana for Sandy benefit concert

CBC News Community team, from left to right: Andrew Yates, Andrea Lee-Greenberg, Lauren O'Neil, John Bowman If you're part of the CBC News community, you're likely to meet one of us: we're the folks working to produce and promote your stories. Read...

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New Brunswick chases man for $264 from 1997

A Minto man is upset that the New Brunswick government wants him to recover $264 in social assistance overpayments dating back to 1997. Ron Powers received a letter recently saying the province's Department of Social Development's recovery unit discovered...

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Smart car parking tale gets rough ride with readers

A Halifax driver who thought her Smart car was a ticket to free parking downtown is getting dinged online. Margot Melanson used to park her micro-car in front of Province House, near her work. She could squeeze into a spot between two vehicles at the...

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