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More than 50 academics, authors, and other prominent figures sign a letter opposing a statue of the explorer HM Stanley in his home town.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suspends controversial plans to build a new motorway through a forest outside Moscow.

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The federal Opposition Liberals say they will table a private member’s bill to reinstate the mandatory long-form census when Parliament returns next month.

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A man who has stalked a Regina woman for more than 30 years is due in court Thursday to fight a court order banishing him from the city.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday that the federal government is creating the first marine protected area in the Arctic.

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A plane that crashed into a heavily forested mountainside in B.C.’s southern Interior last week, killing the four men aboard, may have nosedived into the ground, say officials.

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Strathclyde Police is to cut 600 civilian staff and 200 police posts in a bid to reduce its budget deficit.

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A Las Vegas casino agrees to pay a $250,000 (£162,127) fine for allowing a high-stakes gambler to dance on a card table during a game.

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A Las Vegas casino agrees to pay a $250,000 (£162,127) fine for allowing a high-stakes gambler to dance on a card table during a game.

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Fees paid to fundraising companies by UK charities for recruiting new donors often effectively wipe out the amount a person gives, a Newsnight investigation finds.

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