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Canadian held in West Africa released: A Montreal cameraman and American filmmaker detained in the West African country of Mauritania have been released on bail.
Australia flooding could continue for week: Flood-ravaged communities in the eastern Australian state of Queensland could be under water for more than a week, state officials say.
AUDIO: A New York thank you to Gander: David Common reports on a group of Canadians getting a heartfelt thank you in New York this week. It all goes back to Sept. 11, 2001, when dozens of commercial aircraft were forced to land in Gander, N.L.

B.C. snowboarder suffocates in head-first fall: A 32-year-old woman apparently died of suffocation while snowboarding on a mountain in southeastern B.C., police say.
3 die as SUV plunges into Alta. reservoir: Three people were killed Thursday when an SUV plunged into an icy reservoir in southwestern Alberta.
Tobins stay away from accident victim's funeral: Hundreds of people attend the Ottawa funeral of Alex Zolpis, the young man killed in a vehicle accident in a Byward Market parking garage on Christmas Eve.

New tobacco warnings bigger, more graphic: The federal government has introduced new rules that will force tobacco companies to include larger and more graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages.
Canadians not singled out for visa fees: U.A.E.: The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Ottawa says charges levied against Canadians to enter the U.A.E. are no different than the fees paid by citizens of other countries who need visas.
Dunderdale shoots for N.L. Tory nod: Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador takes a twist as Kathy Dunderdale, who became interim premier almost four weeks ago, says she wants the job for good.

New tobacco warnings bigger, more graphic: The federal government has introduced new rules that will force tobacco companies to include larger and more graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages.
Medical 'demons' remain after 100 years: The past 100 years in medicine have shown incredible progress against some diseases, but infections like tuberculosis and issues of poverty remain, a medical journal says.
Drunk minors flood ER at New Year's: Visits to emergency departments for underage drinking are likely to spike on New Year's Day, U.S. research suggests.

Annie Lennox on Queen's OBE list: Annie Lennox, the Scottish singer who fronted the Eurythmics, is being honoured by Queen Elizabeth as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Canadian held in West Africa released: A Montreal cameraman and American filmmaker detained in the West African country of Mauritania have been released on bail.
R2-D2 creator Grant McCune dies: Grant McCune, a special effects artist who earned an Oscar for his work on the 1977 film Star Wars, has died. He was 67.

Lab flooded with last-minute Kodachrome orders: Notice to any photographer hanging on to their old rolls of exposed but undeveloped Kodachrome film: Act fast! Thursday is the last day to get it developed before the iconic film passes into history. The last lab in the world that can process the film says it's received hundreds of rolls in the last few days.
Gulf beaches oil cleanup nears end: Oil from the BP spill in April will continue to wash up on the shore along the Gulf Coast for months, even years, experts say.
AUDIO: The making of a 'living Earth' simulator: As It Happens talks to U.K. professor Steven Bishop, who is part of a team that is building a "living Earth" simulator, which will map out various processes on Earth, from weather patterns to traffic flows.

Recession left lasting damage: report: The recent economic crisis could limit Canada's growth unless governments get rid of barriers to foreign ownership and policies that hinder the elderly from working, according to a new report.
RIM disputes report of India BlackBerry deal: BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Inc. disputes a report saying the company has offered to install a "network data analysis system" in India to allow government security agencies to intercept decoded messages.
Skype blames software glitch for outage: Last week's service outage that left millions of Skype users unable to log on to the internet calling service was caused by a software glitch, the company says.

Gasoline price hikes continue: The average price of a litre of gas in Canada rose by a cent on Thursday to bring the national average to nearly $1.12 per litre.
Phone deregulation fails consumers: report: A report detailing the effects of deregulation in the telecommunications industry finds Canada's three largest telephone companies have benefited at the expense of consumers.
New tobacco warnings bigger, more graphic: The federal government has introduced new rules that will force tobacco companies to include larger and more graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages.

Leading Croatia daily publishes only good news for a day
Iran's president to auction off his 33-year-old Peugeot, donate cash to youth housing
Lyin' king: club declares one-liner about psychic girlfriend best lie of 2010

Stamkos torches Habs with 4-point night: Steven Stamkos had two goals and two assists, rookie goalie Cedrick Desjardins won in his NHL debut and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night. Stamkos punctuated his performance with a spin-o-rama goal on a penalty shot in the third period.
Leafs fall flat against Blue Jackets: R.J. Umberger scored the game-winner on a third-period power-play as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Thursday. Umberger's winner, and 11th of the season, came at 3:34 of the third. With Joey Crabb off for holding, Umberger tipped a Rick Nash wrist shot for the winner.
Canada advances to Spengler Cup final: Canada is off to the Spengler Cup final. Mark Bell and Jean-Pierre Vigier scored second-period goals to lead Canada to a convincing 4-0 semifinal win over HC Davos on Thursday in Switzerland. The victory was sweet redemption for the Canadians, who lost 3-2 to the host team in the preliminary round.