Maritimes brace for Hurricane Earl
Hurricane Earl continued its northward track Thursday, sparking watches and warnings along the North American east coast. Full Story

	Hurricane Earl has Atlantic Canada braced
	Enormous Earl closing in on East Coast
	Twitter updates on Hurricane Earl
	Earl takes aim at North Carolina coast

Trapped miners tell dirty jokes
Contact between 33 Chilean miners trapped for weeks underground and the outside world took an irreverent twist Thursday, as the men passed dirty jokes to the surface -- and the Pope sent down blessed rosaries. Full Story

25 dead in Mexican drug shootout
At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico Thursday, the army said in a press release. Full Story

Police prepare for ‘the worst’ in missing woman case
Police hunting clues to Orangeville nurse Sonia Varaschin's disappearance fear she may be dead, a lead OPP detective said Thursday. Full Story

	Map: Mystery in Orangeville Photos from the scene
	Missing woman victim of 'foul play'
	Missing woman's bloodied car found

$3,200 cognac hits Canadian market
Celebrated French cognac distiller Courvoisier will make 50 bottles of new $3,200 luxury liquor available to Canadian consumers. Full Story

Blair feared the worst for Princess Diana
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has spoken candidly about Princess Diana's death in a new TV interview, revealing he was "worried for her" when she started dating multi-millionaire playboy Dodi Fayed after splitting from Prince Charles. Full Story

	Blair memoir reveals Iraq 'nightmare'
	Excerpts from Tony Blair's 'A Journey'

$115M lawsuit launched against G20 police
Two Torontonians are launching a $115-million class-action lawsuit against police on behalf of everyone detained during the G20 protests in July. Full Story

Montreal man arrested for G20 damage

Laid-off man, wife celebrate $10M lotto win
For Elizabeth and Micheal Kennedy, their $10 million Lotto Max win could not have come at a better time. Full Story

		Gulf oil platform explodes An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Full Story Where it happened

Fuel tanker runs aground in Arctic
A ship carrying 9,000 cubic metres of diesel has run aground in the Arctic. Full Story
Toronto teacher faces sex charges
A high school English teacher is charged with sexual exploitation of one of his female students, Toronto Police say. Full Story

Body of Canadian soldier arrives home
Cpl. Brian Pinksen, the latest Canadian soldier to become a casualty of the war in Afghanistan, was repatriated to Canada Thursday. Full Story

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