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Who was the 7 billionth baby? And should anyone celebrate?

Lisa LaFlamme

Lisa LaFlamme, Chief Anchor and Senior Editor | CTV News

Monday Oct. 31, 2011 8:06 PM ET

Father of Nargis, a symbolic 7 billionth baby, looks at his daughter at the Community Health Center in Mall, about 45 kilometers from Lucknow, India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. (AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh)

In a country with so much space, where most of us only feel crowded when we ride an elevator, it's hard to imagine we have 7 billion people living on our planet.

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Blog from Thailand: Bangkok's slow-moving disaster

Beijing Bureau Chief Ben O'Hara-Byrne

Ben O'Hara-Byrne | CTV News

Monday Oct. 31, 2011 6:55 PM ET

A Thai woman wades through floodwaters in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011.  (AP / Sakchai Lalit)

We hitched a ride on a rescue boat through an area just flooded. To understand the sheer force of this slow-moving disaster, imagine there had been just a few inches of water here for days, then in hours, it turned into a lake. Many here expected some flooding but not this.

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Trending Report - Monday, Oct. 31 @13:30ET

Phil Hahn

Phil Hahn, Social Media Producer | CTV News

Monday Oct. 31, 2011 1:32 PM ET

truck chase

Selection of top online keywords, hashtags, and top stories on CTVNews.ca as of 1:30pm on CTVNews.ca

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Twitter Tips, a Zombified Producer and What's Trending

Phil Hahn

Phil Hahn, Social Media Producer | CTV News

Thursday Oct. 27, 2011 2:13 PM ET

Maurice Cacho, before and after

Twitter pitfalls to avoid, how to Zombify yourself, and Trending this afternoon on CTVNews.ca.

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Toughness, perseverance pay off for Derek Miller

Seamus O'Regan

Seamus O'Regan | CTV News

Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011 1:19 PM ET

(Derek Miller, photo by Nadya Kwandibens)

He's a double-Juno winner, he's recorded with Willie Nelson, he's performed at the closing Olympic ceremony in Vancouver. But it's likely you've never heard of him. His name is Derek Miller, and Seamus O'Regan had a chance to interview him for tonight's 'Canadian Originals' segment on CTV National News.

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There are aging rockers, and then there are aging rockers

Lisa LaFlamme

Lisa LaFlamme, Chief Anchor and Senior Editor | CTV News

Monday Oct. 24, 2011 10:31 PM ET

Musician Mick Jagger poses during a photo call for the film 'Stones in Exile', at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (AP / Joel Ryan)

So we all know performers who are advanced in years but are still rocking the mic every now and again. But when you're rockin' the charts and YouTube well into your 80s, there's gotta be something in the water!

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CTVNews.ca Trending Report for October 24, 2011

Phil Hahn

Phil Hahn, Social Media Producer | CTV News

Monday Oct. 24, 2011 2:47 PM ET

Trending this afternoon on CTVNews.ca. Selection of Top online keywords, top emerging stories, most read stories of the day so far and notable Retweets and @ Mentions on Twitter.

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Thoughts as a century-old hometown plant is set to close

Lisa LaFlamme

Lisa LaFlamme, Chief Anchor and Senior Editor | CTV News

Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011 7:59 PM ET

Maple Leaf Foods announced they will be shutting down Kitchener operations by 2014. October 19, 2011

Stunning news this afternoon that Maple Leaf Foods is closing about 10 of its plants. Kitchener, Ont. is my hometown and I can tell you, closing Schneider's meat-processing plant has shocked the city.

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