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MONTREAL - Maine's governor is worried about the proposed mega sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec and is eager to voice his concerns to Quebec Premier Jean Charest.

HALIFAX, N.S. - Canada's top military commander says the transfer of prisoners to Afghan authorities has been halted more than once due to safety concerns.

OTTAWA - Rankin Inlet Mayor John Hickes has become a voice for discontent about federal stimulus money in the North.

OTTAWA - Canada's top Mountie says he expects the coming report on the deadly 1985 Air India bombing to be highly critical of the RCMP.

OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff isn't a Tim Horton's kind of guy - and that suits his new chief of staff just fine.

EDMONTON - Alberta and British Columbia are looking to add more international sparkle to Canada's Rocky Mountain parks.

HALIFAX, N.S. - A test to certify the model of helicopter involved in a fatal crash off Newfoundland showed it would remain airborne for "around 10 minutes" - about one third of the time required - if oil leaked from its gearbox, aviation regulators say.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Steve and Heather Boey have always felt safe in their Vancouver-area home, having an RCMP officer living nearby.

TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged journalists to "shine light into dark corners" of government affairs during a speech late Saturday, but wouldn't take questions from reporters covering the event.

HAMILTON, Ont. - The Superior Court judge who first tried to order aboriginal protesters to vacate a former housing development in southern Ontario in 2006 has died.

EDMONTON - An environmental group says a promise from the Alberta government for action on water management over the next decade is too little too late.

Hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents are returning home after being forced out by floods, but not everyone is allowed to stay.

MONTREAL - It's been a year and a week since I've written in my blog. Ah! The president's been lazy. But now, there's something I need to do. The Liberal party is in a free fall, and it won't recover. Like all the liberal parties in Europe, it will become a poor little thing at the mercy of ephemeral coalitions. For having refused the historic coalition that could have placed it at the head of the left, it will be punished by history. Well, I was convinced the moment Paul Martin treated Jean Chretien so cavalierly. That moment signalled the death of our party. If the elites of Toronto had been more alert, humble and realistic, Stephane was ready to take all the time and the hits to rebuild that party. But they couldn't accept 26 per cent, now we're at 23 per cent.

MONTREAL - The outspoken wife of former Liberal leader Stephane Dion has written a scathing letter in which she questions Michael Ignatieff's ability to lead the party out its current woes.

MONTREAL - The Parti Quebecois stayed clear of discussing referendums and instead attempted to position itself as the true enforcer of Quebec interests to kick-off a weekend meeting in Montreal on Saturday.

TORONTO - Wait times for the H1N1 vaccine varied widely Saturday as Ontario health units strove to meet demand on the first weekend of the shot's availability to the general public.

WINNIPEG - No one is having to battle long lineups at weekend swine flu vaccination clinics in Winnipeg.

OTTAWA - The Canadian Wheat Board, apparently for no reason, shared "sensitive information" about farmers with companies that handle grain, says a newly released document.

TORONTO - They are the stories of Canadians' misery, hardship and misfortune. But we're not talking about the daily news headlines.

NANTON, Alta. - Four people were killed on a stretch of divided highway south of Calgary Saturday after a vehicle crossed the centre median and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle.

OTTAWA - A Canadian warship has begun anti-piracy duties off the coast of east Africa.

HALIFAX, N.S. - Whether Canadian troops stay or leave Afghanistan could largely depend on the eloquence of U.S. President Barack Obama and his ability to rally western nations, says former chief of defence staff Rick Hillier.

HALIFAX, N.S. - The bishop appointed to oversee a Nova Scotia diocese tainted by sex abuse allegations and child pornography charges says he recognizes it will take time to bring people back to the embattled church.

TORONTO - A fourth person has been arrested in the home-invasion murder of a Brampton man earlier this month.

SASKATOON - Damage is likely in the millions after an overnight fire consumed a concrete business in a Saskatoon industrial park.

CALGARY - Residents of about 25 apartment units in northeast Calgary had to leave their homes after two explosive devices detonated in a parking lot between two buildings.

FROG LAKE, Alta. - RCMP in Alberta say after a lengthy investigation, they've busted an alleged "chop shop" on the Frog Lake First Nation, east of Edmonton.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers are pushing deeper into insurgent-controlled areas southwest of Kandahar city as their commander awaits an expected NATO request that Canada take on greater responsibilities.