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Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout in Iraq in this undated handout photo.

Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 7:39 PM ET

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout freed

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout has been freed in Somalia after 15 months in captivity, along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan. More   25     7

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Former chief of the defence staff Gen. Rick Hillier, left to right, Lieut.-Gen. Michel Gauthier and Major Gen. David Fraser appear as witnesses at a commons special committee on Afghanistan, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Hillier says torture allegations 'ludicrous'

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This photo shows part of a drop-side crib manufactured by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Richmond, B.C. (Rachel Calderon / CTV)

Class-action suits filed against crib manufacturer

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to commit to greenhouse emission cuts

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The accelerator pedal, right, in a 2010 Toyota Avalon is seen on the show room floor of Bobby Rahal Toyota in Mechanicsburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP / Carolyn Kaster)

Toyota to replace 3.8M gas pedals in the U.S.

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This photo shows part of a drop-side crib manufactured by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Richmond, B.C. (Rachel Calderon / CTV)

Class-action suits filed against crib manufacturer

Class-action lawsuits have been filed across Canada on behalf of consumers who bought drop-side cribs now subject to a massive North American recall.

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Journalists and journalism students light candles in honour of at least 18 massacred journalists during a rally Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 at Manila's Quezon city in the Philippines. (AP / Bullit Marquez)

Five more bodies uncovered in Philippines massacre

Investigators in the Philippines recovered 11 more bodies on Wednesday -- victims of what is believed to be the country's worst political violence on record.

Entertainment Headlines

Adam Lambert appears on the U.S. television morning program 'The Early Show' in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP / Charles Sykes)

Lambert admits he got carried away but won't say sorry

While some are hailing Adam Lambert's sexually charged American Music Awards performance as groundbreaking and others are dismissing it as vulgar, the singer admits he got carried away but will not apologize for his act.

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Mark Fam, the senior manager with Deloitte National Health Services, speaks on CTV's Canada AM, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.

More Canadians open to private health care, survey finds

A new survey suggests Canadians are becoming more open to the idea of expanding private clinics to allow everyone quicker access to health care.

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Former U.S. vice president Al Gore speaks on Canada AM, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.

Gas from tarsands 'dirtiest' alternative, Gore says

Gasoline made from Alberta's tarsands is "the dirtiest possible alternative" for producing fuel, says former U.S. vice president Al Gore, and only serves to increase the amount of pollution in the atmosphere when the world is trying to control emissions.

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Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs considers U.S. Senate run

Former CNN anchor and vocal immigration critic Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey as "an intermediary step" that could lead to a run for the White House.

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Daymond Langkow opened the scoring and assisted on Nigel Dawes' game-winner Wednesday night as the Calgary Flames beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1. The Flames had lost four of their previous five games at home and are just 7-5-0 at the Pengrowth Saddledome on the season. 

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This Special Committee is starting to look and sound exactly like the Mulrony committee, very partisan, very expensive, with no concrete results other than the grandstanding. A great waste of time and resources. Everyone trying to score brownie points in front of the media to improve their election standings.

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