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Fatherhood not a mere matter of biology, court rules
Man ordered to pay child support to his former wife despite a DNA test proving the children aren't his
By KIRK MAKIN
-- A Toronto man is on the hook to pay child support, notwithstanding a DNA test that proved he is not the biological father of his ex-wife's twins, an Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled. FULL STORY 
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Judge is urged to consider anti-corruption laws
Justice Department's suggestion is the first time it has linked Schreiber payments to Mulroney to a potential crime
By GREG MCARTHUR
-- The public inquiry investigating the cash payments Karlheinz Schreiber handed to former prime minister Brian Mulroney should consider Canada's Criminal Code when determining whether the payments were appropriate, the Justice Department urged yesterday. FULL STORY
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Only in Canada: Two frozen cities face off over ice
Winnipeg's River Trail skating path is longer, but Ottawa's Rideau Skateway has floodlights, warm-up shacks and Beaver Tail pastries
By PATRICK WHITE
WINNIPEG -- Work with what you got, they say. And in Winnipeg, they ''got'' ice. Acres of it. That's why, for the second year in a row, Winnipeg is breaking Guinness records and jabbing its mittened thumb in Ottawa's eye by scraping out the world's longest skating trail. FULL STORY
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Polygamy charges in Bountiful
After 20 years of debate and several investigations, police believe they have finally collected sufficient evidence to obtain convictions against religious leaders Winston Blackmore and James Oler
By ROBERT MATAS
VANCOUVER -- In a legal showdown over Canada's polygamy law that has been 20 years in the making, B.C. Attorney-General Wally Oppal announced charges yesterday against religious leader Winston Blackmore, who has openly talked about having married several young brides, and a rival leader in the religious sect. FULL STORY
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Harper pushes to gain control of Senate
PM changes course, backs down on confidence votes
By GLORIA GALLOWAY AND JANE TABER
OTTAWA -- Facing an emboldened opposition and the possibility of defeat, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making a significant switch in tactics, dropping his reliance on confidence votes and moving even further toward stacking the Senate with Tories. FULL STORY
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Cost estimates rise for 911 upgrade
By GRANT ROBERTSON
-- Canada's cellphone industry believes a government-mandated upgrade of the country's 911 system, which dispatchers expect will save lives by helping to locate wireless calls, may cost more than expected. FULL STORY
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