at 18:25 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Bob Rae promotes Liberals in Quebec as NDP membership rises in province

MONTREAL - A day after the NDP released record-breaking party membership totals for Quebec, Bob Rae was working Wednesday to revive Liberal party support in a province it dominated through most of Canada's history.

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at 18:20 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Ex-Quebec justice minister says well-off convicts should pay for prison stay

OTTAWA - Former Quebec justice minister Marc Bellemare has one way of helping the state save money: make well-to-do criminals pay for their stay behind bars.

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at 18:12 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Canadian on death row 'bothered' by lack of support he's received from Ottawa

DEER LODGE, Mont. - With the clock ticking down toward a decision on whether he lives or dies, the only Canadian on death row in the United States is expressing regret and sadness for the crimes he committed and the situation he finds himself in.

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at 18:10 on February 22, 2012, EST.

'America's Most Wanted' fugitive nabbed in Montreal after decade on lam

MONTREAL - A convicted child molester who has been on the run from U.S. authorities for a decade, and was featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted," has been captured in Canada.

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at 18:00 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Trade unions less powerful but still influential in NDP leadership race

OTTAWA - Trade unions remain a force to contend with in the NDP leadership contest, even though they've been stripped of their financial clout and voting heft.

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at 17:51 on February 22, 2012, EST.

At start of trial, judge says there's 'no mystery' about who killed 13-year-old

BRAMPTON, Ont. - There is "no mystery" about who killed a 13-year-old girl found stuffed in a garbage bag with 37 knife wounds and 27 blunt-force injuries, an Ontario judge said Wednesday as the trial began.

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