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1st funeral held in Tucson shootings: An overflow crowd filled a church in Tucson, Ariz., for the funeral of a nine-year-old girl killed in a shooting rampage last weekend.
Brazil mudslide death toll passes 450: Walls of earth and water swept away homes in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, wiping out families and leaving survivors scrambling to reach trapped neighbours.
Conrad Black re-sentencing date set: A judge in Chicago has set June 24 as the date for former media tycoon Conrad Black's re-sentencing if the U.S. Supreme Court turns down his appeal.

Tories take 7-point lead over Liberals: poll: The federal Conservatives have opened up a seven-point lead on their Liberal rivals amid increased speculation Canadians will head to the polls in the spring, a new EKOS survey suggests.
Harkat challenges security certificates: Mohamad Harket is challenging the constitutionality of Canada's national security certificate system one month after a court declared him a danger to the country.
Yukon teen says she didn't mean to kill mom's ex: A Whitehorse teenager has testified in court that she did not mean to kill her mother's live-in ex-boyfriend in 2009.

PM targets party subsidies: Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicates he will make the elimination of taxpayer subsidies to political parties a campaign pledge in the next federal election.
Sask. woman guilty of census refusal: A Saskatoon woman who refused to fill out a long-form census has been found guilty of violating Canada's census law.
Tories take 7-point lead over Liberals: poll: The federal Conservatives have opened up a seven-point lead on their Liberal rivals amid increased speculation Canadians will head to the polls in the spring, a new EKOS survey suggests.

DNA tests don't cause undue anxiety: study: A U.S. study shows that DNA tests don't cause additional anxiety or cause people to seek a better lifestyle.
Vicodin pain reliever dose to be cut in U.S.: Federal health regulators in the U.S. are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year.
Antibiotics effective for kids' ear infections: Parents of babies and toddlers suffering from painful ear infections are often told to wait before antibiotics can be prescribed, but new research shows the treatment can ease symptoms faster in some cases.

Arcade Fire to play Grammys: Montreal's Arcade Fire will perform at this year's Grammy Awards in February.
Review: The Green Hornet: This comical makeover of the vintage superhero is a mind-numbing mess.
Vancouver mulls downtown 'cultural hub': Vancouver City Council is considering creating a new 'cultural hub' in the downtown core, on the same site where the city's art gallery wants to relocate.

B.C. salmon deaths may be linked to virus: A pattern predicting which sockeye salmon will likely die on their way to spawn in B.C.'s Fraser River basin possibly linked to a viral infection has been uncovered by B.C. researchers.
NASA names replacement for Giffords's husband: NASA has named a backup commander to replace Capt. Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of wounded U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on the April mission of the space shuttle Endeavour if necessary.
Video games may cut cancer risk: B.C. researcher: A University of Victoria researcher is using a major award to look into whether some video games can reduce cancer risk through more active living.

Target buys Zellers leases for $1.8B: U.S. retailer Target said Thursday it is buying the store leases of Canadian discount retail chain Zellers from the U.S. investor who owns the Hudson's Bay Co. assets for $1.8 billion.
Conrad Black re-sentencing date set: A judge in Chicago has set June 24 as the date for former media tycoon Conrad Black's re-sentencing if the U.S. Supreme Court turns down his appeal.
Intel profit masks PC market weakness: Intel Corp. notched a huge boost in net income in the fourth quarter at a time of soul-searching in the personal computer industry.

Future Shop checks some customers' credit: Future Shop, one of Canada's biggest electronics chains, is making credit checks on some customers without specifically getting permission to do so, a move that upsets a consumer group.
RCMP say business was 'illegal lottery': Thirteen people involved in an Ontario-based network-marketing business have been charged in connection to an alleged pyramid scheme that illegally "recycled" funds between investors, the RCMP said Thursday.
Microsoft fights Apple's claim on 'app store': Microsoft has taken the next step in challenging Apple's attempt to trademark the term "app store."

2 lottery winners in Saskatchewan are doing their $1M happy dances
On a roll: Intrepid wheelchair user cruising on side of Connecticut highway draws stares
US man with warrants gives false name during traffic stop - of guy who was also wanted

Wolski, Lundqvist lead Rangers past Canucks: Wojtek Wolski scored his first goal as a Ranger, Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves and New York beat Vancouver 1-0 to end the Canucks' 17-game unbeaten streak in regulation time.
Coyotes end Leafs' 4-game win streak: Shane Doan scored the first of four third-period goals in the Phoenix Coyotes' 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
Whitecaps select Salgado No. 1 in MLS draft: Looking to bolster a thin roster bereft of attacking talent, the Vancouver Whitecaps selected U.S. Under-20 forward Omar Salgado with the No. 1 pick in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft in Baltimore.