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Another gold, more records for Canada at world juniors

Photo by TOM HANSON The Canadian Press

Story by THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA � Canada continues to raise the bar at the world junior hockey championship.

A record-setting tournament ended in golden fashion on Monday night as Canada beat Sweden 5-1 to capture the event for a fifth straight year.

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Police identify young N.L. woman killed in crash on N.S. highway

By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Tue. Jan 6 - 10:24 AM

AULD'S COVE � Police have released the name of a young university student killed Monday in a two-vehicle collision in Auld's Cove.

Robyn Marie Peddle of Portugal Cove, N.L., died at the scene on Highway 104.

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Dartmouth man charged in parking lot shooting

By OUR STAFF
Tue. Jan 6 - 11:06 AM

Kevin Gordon Steven has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Cole Harbour on Saturday.

The 23-year-old is expected to appear in Dartmouth provincial court today to face charges which also include various weapons-related offences and breaching probation.

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Gaza civilian toll mounts

Ottawa 'deeply concerned' about Canadians in war zone
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSERThe Associated Press
Tue. Jan 6 - 11:04 AM

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip � Israel�s expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza�s Hamas rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and the wounded who filled hospital corridors.

Diplomats and European leaders raced around the region in search of a ceasefire, but with Palestinian rocket fire continuing, Israel said it won�t stop its crippling 10-day assault until �peace and tranquillity� are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of fire.

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Unbridled enthusiasm

Riding club�s horses rounded up after downtown gallop
By PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG Staff Reporter
Tue. Jan 6 - 6:02 AM

Hold your horses, Jack and Jill.

It was a sight for the storybooks Monday as two of Halifax�s cherished equines trotted up Citadel Hill on a brief run to freedom.

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Annapolis Royal zapped as NSP assessment plummets

Tiny town loses 28% of annual income
By GORDON DELANEY Valley Bureau
Tue. Jan 6 - 5:14 AM

Could Annapolis Royal be sold to the highest bidder?

Selling the town � lock, stock and barrel � on eBay is one of the options put forth as the small town of 499 residents faces a huge financial crisis.

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Travolta family returns to U.S. with remains of teenage son

By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Tue. Jan 6 - 10:40 AM

FREEPORT, Bahamas � Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston are back in Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son.

A Bahamian parliament member and family friend says the couple left the island chain Monday night after receiving an urn with Jett Travolta's ashes.

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