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Earl strengthens to Category 4 storm: Hurricane Earl has strengthened again to a Category 4 hurricane as it continues its path toward the U.S. East Coast.
Discovery Channel hostage-taker shot dead: A hostage-taking at the Discovery Channel network headquarters near Washington, D.C., ended after four hours Wednesday when police shot and killed the gunman.
Obama tells Mideast leaders to 'seize opportunity': U.S President Barack Obama called the resumption of direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders 'a moment of opportunity that must be seized.'

Manitoba judge in scandal steps aside: A Manitoba family court judge currently embroiled in a scandal over nude photos of her that appeared online has requested to be temporarily relieved of her duties as a sitting justice of Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench.
Manitoba judge, husband, law firm face lawsuits: A Winnipeg judge, her lawyer husband and a law firm are being sued for a total of $67 million by a man who claims he was pressured to have sex with the lawyer's wife.
Early 911 call ignored in LaFortune torture case: Months before assault victim Dustin LaFortune showed up at a Regina hospital disfigured and emaciated, someone in Calgary made a seven-minute 911 call related to the case that was never acted on, officials confirm.

PM's priorities 'prisons and planes': Ignatieff: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff hit out at the Conservative government Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being out of touch with what Canadians want.
CF-18 contract extended for Que. firm: The federal government has contracted Quebec-based L-3 Communications MAS to maintain its fleet of CF-18 fighter jets for up to another decade.
PM brushes off Liberal claims he abandoned Que.: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dismissing Liberal claims he's given up on Quebec with his infrequent appearances in the province.

Health minister rejects MS therapy trial: The Canadian government will not fund a clinical trial of the so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis at this time, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says.
Mental activity may slow, then speed up dementia: Mental activity such as crossword puzzles, reading or listening to the radio may slow the decline of cognitive skills initially, but speed up dementia later in old age, according to new research.
TB test could revolutionize care: WHO: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has tuberculosis and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it, scientists have found.

B.C. adds $7M to Arts Council budget: B.C. Culture Minister Kevin Krueger has suddenly found another $7 million for the B.C. Arts Council, which awards grants to artists and cultural institutions.
Lepage's Das Rheingold in Met's new HD season: New York's Metropolitan Opera plans to bring 12 of its operas to cinema screens in 2010-11, including a production of Das Rheingold by Canada's Robert Lepage.
Bollywood plans Jesus biopic: The life of Jesus, which has seen film adaptations by directors from Cecil B. DeMille to Mel Gibson, is now to get the Bollywood treatment.

New bee species found in downtown Toronto: Bees found in downtown Toronto and the Okanagan desert are among 19 new species discovered by a university graduate student while he was working on his PhD.
Apple adds social networking to iTunes: Apple is adding social networking functions to iTunes with a feature called Ping that will let users see what their friends and celebrities are listening to.
Alberta firm helps probe water in star: Astronomers are closer to figuring out how water ended up in an aging carbon star, thanks to a new space telescope and some help from an Alberta company.

North American markets higher on economic data: North American markets closed sharply higher Wednesday after the release of strong manufacturing data from the U.S. and China.
Lehman collapse defended by ex-chair Fuld: Former Lehman Brothers chairman Richard Fuld tells U.S. lawmakers that the collapsed investment bank took reasonable risks and did all it could to protect itself.
Auto sales flat in Canada, stall in US: Canadian automakers Wednesday reported increased sales in August, in stark contrast to mostly flagging results in the U.S.

Organic strawberries tops in taste, nutrition: The most comprehensive study of its kind into the quality of organic food and soil has concluded organically grown strawberries are more flavourful and nutritious.
CBC fights Bell, Shaw over local TV: CBC-TV and companies that provide direct to home (DTH) satellite TV services are heading for a showdown at the CRTC over the provision of local television services in several Canadian markets.
World food prices highest in 2 years: International food prices have risen to their highest level in two years, fuelled in part by a drought in Russia that lifted the cost of wheat, a UN agency said Wednesday.

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Insurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did it

Price quiets Jays' bats for 16th win: David Price pitched eight sterling innings for his sixth career win over the Blue Jays and Evan Longoria continued his season-long dominance of Toronto, knocking in the winning run for a 2-1 decision on Wednesday night.
NHL, NHLPA agree to extension on Kovalchuk ruling: The NHL and the NHLPA have agreed to extend the deadline by which the league must rule on the contract terms reached by the New Jersey Devils and winger Ilya Kovalchuk to Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
Belarusian Azarenka collapses at U.S. Open: The U.S. Open tennis tournament suffered an upset Wednesday when No. 10 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus collapsed in New York.