Federer overcomes slow start to beat Verdasco

LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer started slowly put finished like an express train Sunday as he beat Fernando Verdasco 4-6 7-5 6-1 in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals. Spaniard Verdasco deservedly won his first... more

• Murray defeats Del Potro in Tour Finals opener
• Cowboys edge Redskins to maintain lead in NFC East
• Colts remain unbeaten after win over Ravens

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Smash "Twilight" sequel enters record books

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Twilight" sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a... more

• "Twilight" sequel smashes box office forecasts
• "Twilight" sequel sets new opening-day record
• Singer Robbie Williams to court investors: report

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2010 street cleanup takes shape

VICTORIA – New measures to enforce order on the streets are moving through the B.C. legislature as the government gets ready to host the world and its news media at the 2010 Olympics. Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman is... more

• Need to submit bid for Island crisis line
• Shooting on Highway 16
• Still some roadways not yet reopened after flooding  

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Tories, Liberals slip as NDP surges: poll

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Liberals both lost ground in a poll published on Friday as the left-leaning New Democrats enjoyed a surprising surge in public support. Backing for the second-largest opposition party in Parliament, known... more

• Canada to have vaccine soon for half population
• Canada will stay the course on stimulus: Flaherty
• TD Bank hit with lawsuit in Florida Ponzi case

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Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday. The pair, a man and a woman who have diplomatic status in Russia, were... more

• Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
• Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
• New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles

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• Two worlds
• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp
• The Den Report, Lions sign three
• Everything I like is bad for me
• The Den Report, Stopping the presses on Printers; Ebell released
• The Den Report, Lions stomped 48-10 by Stamps
• The Den Report, Week 4
• The Den Report, Lions maul Esks 40-22

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