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CBCAlerts

  1. New Jersey Devils eliminate the New York Rangers 3-2 in OT . Devils will face LA Kings in Stanley Cup Final #nhl about 9 hours ago via CBCNewsTicker
  2. Police charge Chaktee Ramsurrum in Gatineau murders . Estranged wife, in-laws were murdered Thursday. #Quebec about 17 hours ago via CBCNewsTicker
  3. RCMP closing 3 of its 6 forensic laboratories: CBC News . Regina, Winnipeg, Halifax labs to close. #cdnpoli about 18 hours ago via CBCNewsTicker
  4. DFAIT to end 'Buffalo shuffle' for visas, shut consulate . N.Y. office one of oldest, largest. bit.ly/KLmknM about 20 hours ago via CBCNewsTicker
  5. Canadarm2 captures Dragon space capsule at space station . #Dragon is 1st commercial capsule to visit #ISS about 21 hours ago via CBCNewsTicker
  6. N.J. man arrested in 1979 disappearance of NYC boy . Police say man told investigators he suffocated the boy. 4:16 PM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  7. Gatineau, Que. police make arrest after bodies discovered . Police are interviewing man in custody. bit.ly/JqDDOd 3:27 PM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  8. Forest fire smoke puts Timmins, Ont. under emergency . Forest fire burning nearby is 27,000 hectares in size. 1:27 PM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  9. TD joins Royal Bank in lowering 5-yr fixed mortgage rate . Rate drops a tenth of a percentage point to 5.34 per cent. 1:04 PM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  10. Double-lung recipient Hélène Campbell dances for joy at news conference. Watch the video here: bit.ly/JfLitU 11:24 AM May 24th via web
  11. Ottawa transplant woman says eternally grateful to donor . Helene Campbell spoke at news conf. bit.ly/Ld7pVL 10:00 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  12. Frequent EI users required to broaden job search: Finley . May also have to accept lower wages. #cdnpoli 7:39 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  13. Fewer Canadians dying from preventable deaths: study . Credits more effective health care, disease prevention. 7:16 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  14. 176 Quebec City student protesters each fined \$494 . Marchers blocked street with 'sit-in.' bit.ly/KhjuHK 6:49 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  15. #Montreal police say 518 people arrested during protests . 170 also arrested in Quebec City demo. bit.ly/KhjuHK 5:56 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  16. Suspect in custody in 1979 disappearance of NYC boy . Comes a month after new efforts in #EtanPatz case. 4:49 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  17. Economy trumps crime as top priority: #Nanos poll . Food, product safety was 3rd. bit.ly/Li6HDe #cdnpoli 3:32 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  18. #Baird to speak at U.S. event sponsored by anti-gay church . D.C. event marking religious freedom. bit.ly/KNqMFW 3:13 AM May 24th via CBCNewsTicker
  19. Fire prompts evacuation of First Nation near Timmins, Ont. . Smoke forces about 194 residents from Mattagami First Nation 5:46 PM May 23rd via CBCNewsTicker
  20. Prince Charles tells PM Harper that trip to Canada has been 'marvellous.' The two met privately in Regina. bit.ly/Jd5gW4 4:48 PM May 23rd via web
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