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The search continued Thursday for a porn actor suspected of dismembering his acquaintance, posting the video of the incident online and mailing the severed limbs to different locations in Ottawa, including to a political party's headquarters, according to a source with direct knowledge of the investigation.

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Body parts found in suspicious packageupdated: Thu May 31 2012 02:42:00

Police in Canada look for a connection between discoveries of body parts. CTV has the story.

Suspect identified in Canada body parts case, police sayupdated: Wed May 30 2012 15:37:00

Authorities say they've identified a suspect in connection with the discovery of a man's torso in Montreal, which is thought to be linked to the finding of a human hand and foot that were separately mailed from Montreal to Otawa.

Foot mailed to Canada's Conservatives; human remains found in Montreal updated: Wed May 30 2012 07:05:00

Canadian police say they're looking for possible connections between the discovery of severed body parts in two cities, including what appears to be a human foot mailed to the headquarters of the ruling Conservative Party.

Panetta: Polls won't change Afghan strategyupdated: Tue Mar 27 2012 19:31:00

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Tuesday polls would not change the strategy in Afghanistan, underscoring the fact that he realizes the American people have tired of war.

NATO deaths impact withdrawal?updated: Tue Mar 27 2012 19:31:00

P.J. Crowley, fmr. assistant U.S. Sec. of State, and Zahir Tanin, Afghan Amb. to U.S. discuss NATO soldiers killed.

New clues in planking origins mysteryupdated: Thu Jul 14 2011 11:37:00

Planking is a summertime sensation around the world, but new evidence emerged this week indicating the comedic practice is at least two decades old.

May: 'Planking' prank ends in tragedyupdated: Thu Jul 14 2011 11:37:00

An Internet craze proves deadly as Network Ten's Travis McNamara explains.

People.com: Kate Middleton in Canada: Ravishing in Redupdated: Sat Jul 09 2011 11:49:00

The Duchess of Cambridge pays a final tribute to her North American hosts in a red coatdress and maple leaf brooch

People.com: Kate's Canada Looks: Cream of the Cropupdated: Tue Jul 05 2011 18:31:00

The Duchess of Cambridge sticks to a signature color during her Canadian tour, which do you prefer?

People.com: Prince William & Kate Plant a Tree to Symbolize Loveupdated: Mon Jul 04 2011 08:49:00

The couple met with newlyweds and reached out to cancer patients at the ceremony

British royals head to Montrealupdated: Sun Jul 03 2011 20:29:00

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wave goodbye to Ottawa as they board a plane headed to Montreal.

Prince William and Catherine wind down fourth day of Canadian tourupdated: Sun Jul 03 2011 20:29:00

Prince William and his wife Catherine touched down in Prince Edward Island Sunday, winding down the fourth day of their Canadian tour.

Royal couple greeted by protesters in Montrealupdated: Sun Jul 03 2011 07:05:00

Prince William and his wife Catherine arrived in Montreal Saturday evening to a small group of demonstrators who opposed the newlywed couple's tour of Canada and the British monarchy they represent.

British royals plant tree on Canada tourupdated: Sun Jul 03 2011 07:05:00

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kick off their third day in Canada by planting a tree.

People.com: Prince William and Catherine Celebrate Canada Day with Massive Crowdsupdated: Sat Jul 02 2011 14:49:00

Hundreds of thousands congregate in Ottawa to see the royal newlyweds

People.com: Kate Wears Issa for First Night Out in Canadaupdated: Fri Jul 01 2011 15:56:00

The royal couple were casual for a barbecue with Canadian youth in Ottawa

People.com: Prince William, Kate Release New Official Image for Canada Tripupdated: Fri Jun 24 2011 18:32:00

The newlyweds don matching suits in a new official portrait released a week before their trip

Canada expels 5 Libyan diplomatsupdated: Tue May 17 2011 22:13:00

Five Libyan diplomats have been expelled from Canada after the department of foreign affairs determined that their behavior was "inappropriate."

15 of the world's most bike-friendly citiesupdated: Fri May 06 2011 08:23:00

Grab a helmet and check out these 15 cities where drivers use all five fingers when they wave at you.

Pilot who flew Queen found guilty of murder, sexual assaultupdated: Mon Oct 18 2010 16:51:00

A Canadian air force colonel and pilot who was entrusted with flying Queen Elizabeth across Canada has pleaded guilty to charges of murder, rape and dozens of sexually motivated break-ins.

Canadian terrorists chargedupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 15:51:00

Canadian officials say terrorists planned to construct and use IEDs as part of terror plot in Ottawa.

Canadian domestic terror investigation snares fourth suspectupdated: Fri Aug 27 2010 15:51:00

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said authorities Friday took a fourth person into custody in their ongoing investigation into domestic terrorism.

Third suspect arrested in alleged Canadian home-grown terror cellupdated: Thu Aug 26 2010 22:21:00

Three men suspected of being part of a homegrown Canadian terror group participating in terrorist activities are in custody, Canadian law enforcement officials said Thursday.

How to win salary negotiationsupdated: Thu Aug 26 2010 13:30:00

While some employment opportunities state in black and white what wage an applicant can expect if hired, other positions are grayer in terms of salary.

Canadians report 2 terrorism-related arrestsupdated: Wed Aug 25 2010 19:52:00

Authorities in Ottawa, Canada, have made two terrorism-related arrests, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday.

Quake shakes southern Canadaupdated: Wed Jun 23 2010 18:52:00

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Wednesday in southern Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Witnesses describe Canada's quakeupdated: Wed Jun 23 2010 18:52:00

An earthquake rocks buildings and sends people fleeing into the streets in areas of Canada. CTV reports.

SI.com: 2010 NHL quarterfinals playoffs scheduleupdated: Mon Apr 19 2010 15:37:00

No. 1 Washington vs. No. 8 Montreal (Series tied 1-1)

SI.com: Canucks ownership dispute settled in top courtupdated: Thu Jul 16 2009 12:08:00

OTTAWA (AP) -- The owner of the Vancouver Canucks scored a victory in Canada's top court regarding his hold on the team.

Fortune: When the jobs are hiddenupdated: Mon Mar 30 2009 12:31:00

David Perry, a longtime headhunter, says you're wasting your time if you're looking for job postings online. And he should know: he's often the guy on the other side helping companies lure new talent. Perry, who's based in Ottawa, says that in the last 22 years he has accomplished 996 searches totaling $172 million in salary. And the bottom line in today's economy, he says, is you have to tap the "hidden job market."

SI.com: Michael Farber: Roy's future plus draft tankingupdated: Wed Mar 18 2009 12:43:00

The natives are restless in Colorado. Avalanche coach Tony Granato, Take 2, appears to be on the hot seat. The team is foundering. Pepsi Center sellouts in what had been one of the most robust American markets are ancient history. So where can a suddenly struggling franchise turn?

Canadians intercepted Russian bombers before Obama visitupdated: Fri Feb 27 2009 19:10:00

One day before U.S. President Barack Obama's Canadian visit last week, Canadian fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers near Canadian air space, the defense minister said Friday.

SI.com: Yzerman to head Team Canada for 2010 Gamesupdated: Fri Oct 17 2008 14:52:00

Steve Yzerman will be appointed executive director of Canada's hockey team for the 2010 Vancouver Games. The Detroit Red Wings executive replaces Wayne Gretzky, who held the job for the past two Olympics.

Time.com: Canada Election: Harper Pledges Cooperationupdated: Wed Oct 15 2008 06:20:00

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority

People.com: Barenaked Ladies Singer Miraculously Survives Plane Crashupdated: Mon Aug 25 2008 14:52:00

The musician is "really lucky" to walk away from the wreck in rural Canada

Time.com: Canada's PM Apologizes to Nativesupdated: Wed Jun 11 2008 18:00:00

Prime Minister Stephen Harper publicly apologized to native Canadians on Wednesday for the longtime government policy of taking aboriginal children away from their families and cultures

How to avoid hidden hotel chargesupdated: Mon Jun 02 2008 11:20:00

Shortly after its opening in 2006, I decided to visit the Lodge at Woodloch, a destination spa deep in the Poconos. Upon my arrival from New York, I discovered the property had no cellular service, so I made several calls home from my room phone, expecting to fork over little more than a dollar. Imagine my surprise when my hotel bill revealed a $7.38 charge for each time I picked up the receiver, despite having never actually reached anyone.

Fake blood?updated: Mon Apr 28 2008 19:29:00

CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen talks about the possibility of fake blood going mainstream.

Blood substitutes tied to higher risk of heart attack, deathupdated: Mon Apr 28 2008 19:29:00

A government researcher said Monday that experimental blood substitutes are linked to an increased risk of heart attack and death, and suggested that studies on people should be halted.

Fortune: Canada's oil boomtownupdated: Wed Apr 09 2008 06:36:00

Two-bedroom apartments at $3,200 a month sparking bidding wars. Cash deposits of $6,000 made on the spot. Manhattan? Dubai? Think again. While the rest of North America is mired in housing pain, the market is scorching in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Divorce ceremonies for healing ... maybe a toasterupdated: Tue Mar 18 2008 09:27:00

Charlotte Eulette of Montclair, New Jersey, ceremoniously reclaimed her maiden name and slipped a ring from her mother on her newly bare wedding ring finger.

Ottawa: Iran expels Canadian ambassadorupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 23:42:00

Iran has expelled Canada's ambassador, Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier said Monday in a statement.

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: On Isner, tennis coaches and night playupdated: Sun Sep 02 2007 06:44:00

Is John Isner good for tennis? I remember when Mark Philippoussis came around and he had the huge serve but he also had bombs on his forehand. Isner, in my opinion, only has a serve. If you look at his last 10 matches or so, there are a lot of sets that were won at 7-6 indicating that this guy can only hold serve and that is it. What are your thoughts on the rest of his game? -- Mark, Ottawa

Canadian soldier dies of gunshot wounds in Afghanistanupdated: Wed Aug 29 2007 02:20:00

A Canadian soldier based in the Afghan capital, Kabul, died of a gunshot wound Wednesday after he was found injured in his room, the defense ministry said.

Time.com: Ohio Gov Wants Disaster Declarationupdated: Mon Aug 27 2007 11:00:00

Gov. Ted Strickland surveyed the heavily flooded village of Ottawa and urged the federal government to declare a major disaster in north-central Ohio

SI.com: Arash Markazi: 'Farm kid' Moen emerging for Ducksupdated: Sat Jun 02 2007 03:15:00

There aren't many layers to Travis Moen, Anaheim's blossoming 25-year-old left-winger. Just ask any one of his teammates to describe him and the response is usually the same.

SI.com: The Stylish Senator Emeryupdated: Tue May 22 2007 11:58:00

The obvious question for Ottawa Senators goaltender Ray Emery: Does cockroach taste like chicken?

SI.com: Just dessertsupdated: Sat May 19 2007 19:54:00

There is rough justice, frontier justice and administrative justice in the National Hockey League; but in a sport where the only stanzas are the ones that last 20 minutes, there was finally poetic justice.

SI.com: Keepers of the carpetupdated: Fri May 18 2007 12:47:00

OTTAWA - Among the myriad jobs of Erin the Intern, the most noticeable one is guardian of the logo.

SI.com: Chaos in the Creaseupdated: Tue May 15 2007 11:08:00

Tomas Holmstrom positioned himself in front of the Anaheim net last Friday on a third-period Detroit Red Wings power play. NHL coaches like to call this an example of "traffic," but when the double-parked player is Holmstrom, he creates something more insidious than mere gridlock. He plants his skates millimeters outside the blue-tinted 44-square-foot area that delineates the crease and refuses to budge, raising hockey hell, obstructing the goaltender's view, tying up defensemen, tipping pucks and generally being a miserable cuss.

SI.com: His Body As Evidence updated: Tue May 08 2007 11:41:00

Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza, who used to play as if he were saving his 6'3", 213-pound body to donate it to science, dropped to one knee and took a Patrik Elias shot in the chest with six minutes to go in Game 3 against the New Jersey Devils last week. Although the shot block was widely reported, the press might as well have said that a pig had been spotted flying over Parliament in Canada's capital. Indeed when Chris Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun asked Senators players if they had actually seen the block, forward Chris Kelly replied, "No. Like the Loch Ness Monster, you hear about it but you never see it."

SI.com: Not the same old Sensupdated: Fri Apr 20 2007 11:54:00

The Ottawa Senators are like your troubled teenagers who are heading off to college. You never thought they'd make it, but they have. This doesn't mean they'll land the big job or even figure out how to do their own laundry. Getting through the next phase of life (or next round of the playoffs) will be another challenge, but it is time to forget about past transgressions and failures and pat them on the back for graduating and moving on.

SI.com: Getting His Feet Wetupdated: Tue Apr 17 2007 11:02:00

"People talk to you a great deal about your education, but some good, sacred memory, preserved from childhood, is perhaps the best education." -- Alyosha, in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov

SI.com: Growing painsupdated: Sun Apr 15 2007 22:07:00

If Sidney Crosby is the face of the NHL, then Evgeni Malkin is about to be the NHL face that appears on a milk carton.

SI.com: Business as unusualupdated: Mon Mar 05 2007 12:34:00

Now that the dust has settled after last week's trading frenzy, consider the business aspects that arose at the deadline:

SI.com: Rounding out the rostersupdated: Fri Jan 12 2007 11:14:00

Earlier this week, the NHL announced the 12 players who were voted in by the fans to start at the 42nd All-Star Game, to be held Jan. 24 in Dallas. The rest of the roster, selected by the league's hockey operations department, will be announced on Saturday afternoon.

SI.com: Less is moreupdated: Mon Jan 08 2007 14:56:00

There may yet be a change in the way the NHL schedules games next season, but divisional realignment looks less likely than it did when the much-needed concept first was floated before Christmas.

SI.com: An improbable careerupdated: Fri Jan 05 2007 17:29:00

This week the calendar flipped from 2006 to 2007 and in Hockeytown they turned the page on an era neither the city nor the NHL is likely to witness again.

SI.com: High octaneupdated: Mon Jan 01 2007 17:14:00

Note: All statistics are through Sunday.

CNN Future Summit forumupdated: Wed Aug 09 2006 09:47:00

Advances in the construction of metamaterials will allow us to build composites with properties unlike anything offered by nature, creating the prospect of invisibility technologies. What are the practical and ethical considerations we need to consider in developing such materials?

Your e-mails: Tips in battle of the bulgeupdated: Thu Apr 06 2006 10:50:00

CNN.com asked users to share their success stories in their fight against fat as well as thoughts and tips to getting fit. Here is a sampling from the responses, some of which have been edited:

Fortune: Biorefinery Breakthroughupdated: Wed Feb 08 2006 01:56:00

A guy driving a forklift spears a bale of straw the size of a stack of mattresses. Then he stuffs it into a whirring shredder that reduces the 1,000-pound rectangle of dry oat stems to a fluffy, fi...

International team to review Iraqi electionsupdated: Thu Dec 29 2005 13:42:00

An international team will review the work of Iraqi election officials, the International Mission for Iraqi Elections said Thursday.

Business 2.0: Whole Fuelsupdated: Thu Dec 01 2005 00:01:00

The days of filling your pickup with unleaded while munching shrink-wrapped beef jerky may be numbered if Ottawa-based Topia Energy has its way. In September the company, Canada's largest producer ...

showbuzzupdated: Fri Nov 18 2005 14:22:00

Angus Young, lead guitarist of AC/DC, tops Maxim's list of the "25 greatest short dudes of all time," standing tall at 5 feet 2 inches.

Get involved: Canadaupdated: Mon Nov 14 2005 05:46:00

Send us your tips, words, photos and videos to thescene@cnn.com, or text "SCENE" plus your comments to +44 7786 20 40 60. Remember to include your name and the city/country where you live.

Bird flu may kill 150m, warns U.N.updated: Fri Sep 30 2005 09:13:00

A global influenza pandemic could come at any time and claim anywhere between 5 million and 150 million lives, depending on steps the world takes now to control the bird flu in Asia, the United Nations said.

Canada crash recorders being examinedupdated: Wed Aug 03 2005 09:48:00

Canada's Transportation Safety Board recovered the flight data and voice recorders -- the so-called "black boxes" -- of Air France Flight 358 Wednesday. The plane crashed Tuesday after landing at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

CNNMoney: Britney Spears' pregnancy test sellsupdated: Thu May 12 2005 06:24:00

The Internet casino noted for its unusual eBay purchases acquired Britney Spears' alleged pregnancy test for $5,001, according to a statement Thursday.

Money Magazine: Procrasti-Nationupdated: Fri Apr 01 2005 00:01:00

Do you put off doing your taxes even though Uncle Sam owes you a nice, fat refund? If so, you're hardly alone. About 10% of us leave this patriotic chore until the last possible day. Some end up jo...

Sailor dies after sub rescueupdated: Wed Oct 06 2004 20:10:00

One of three sailors injured in a fire that disabled a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland has died, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.

Rescue mission for crippled subupdated: Tue Oct 05 2004 18:09:00

Britain has launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense has said.

Mass seal hunt sparks outrageupdated: Mon Apr 12 2004 07:47:00

Canada is once again at the center of an environmental row as it begins the largest seal hunt in more than half a century.

Hearing set for Canadian accused of terror linkupdated: Fri Apr 02 2004 16:40:00

A Canadian man being held in Ottawa on suspicion of links to a terrorist group in Britain will have a bail hearing Wednesday, a judge ruled Friday.

Fresh arrest in UK terrorism probeupdated: Thu Apr 01 2004 05:44:00

A ninth man has been arrested in southeast England as part of a major anti-terrorist operation this week in which police seized half a ton of explosives material.

Canadian police charge man under anti-terrorism actupdated: Wed Mar 31 2004 01:44:00

Launching raids on two sites in Ottawa, officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested and charged a man with terrorism-related crimes spanning the Atlantic Ocean, according to a statement from the RCMP.

Where the travel deals are in 2004updated: Tue Jan 06 2004 09:15:00

Got the travel bug but need a bargain? Read this:

Fortune: JDS Is No Optical Illusion It came out of nowhere and its CEO is a mystery man. Yet JDS might one day be the Intel updated: Mon Sep 04 2000 00:01:00

I was looking for JDS Uniphase--arguably the hottest company on the planet--and I was lost. All I could see were farms, and not very prosperous-looking farms either. Then in the distance I saw two ...

Fortune: FORTUNE Magazine contents page NOVEMBER 14, 1994 VOL. 130, NO. 10 updated: Mon Nov 14 1994 00:01:00

MANAGING/COVER STORY 52 WHY COMPANIES FAIL Every corporate disaster tells its own awful story. Yet most debacles are the result of the people at the top making one (or more) of six big mistakes -- ...

Fortune: The World Economy in charts There's new life in the global economy, and it's going to get better.updated: Mon Jul 25 1994 00:01:00

LIKE RECESSIONS, recoveries can be contagious. America's economic momentum is finally spreading to the rest of the developed world, with factories from Ottawa to Osaka beginning to buzz. These econ...

Fortune: FORTUNE Magazine contents page AUTUMN/WINTER 1993 VOLUME 128, NO. 13 updated: Mon Nov 22 1993 00:01:00

6 MEET THE NEW CONSUMER Why customers today can demand exactly what they want, at a price that will make you weep.

Fortune: FORTUNE Magazine contents page AUGUST 23, 1993 VOL. 128, NO. 4 updated: Mon Aug 23 1993 00:01:00

MANAGING/COVER STORY 40 REENGINEERING: THE HOT NEW MANAGING TOOL The radical redesign of business processes is powerful -- and all the fad. Done well, it delivers extraordinary gains in speed, prod...

Fortune: FORTUNE Magazine contents page MAY 17, 1993 VOL. 127, NO. 10 updated: Mon May 17 1993 00:01:00

MANAGING/COVER STORY 38 HOW WE WILL WORK IN THE YEAR 2000 The world of business is changing fundamentally. Cynics will deride the result as a freelance economy, but others will discover in it a new...

Fortune: THE HOCKEY PUCK AS GLOBALIZERupdated: Mon Jan 14 1991 00:01:00

The free-trade pact between Canada and the U.S. doesn't mention hockey pucks. But there they were when the National Hockey League chose Ottawa, Canada, and Tampa, Florida, as sites for new teams. P...

Fortune: THE REICHMANNS' RARE MISSTEP The billionaire real estate developers, who control Campeau Corp., are trying to save it. At stake:updated: Mon Jan 29 1990 00:01:00

SOMETIMES the people you get into business with can drag you into trouble. This happens even to supposedly smart operators. Take the involvement of the Reichmann brothers, who run the giant Olympia...

Fortune: CAMPEAU IS ON A SHOPPER'S HIGH When the eccentric Canadian developer decided to get into U.S. retailing, he didn't fool around. updated: Mon Aug 15 1988 00:01:00

ECCENTRIC MAY BE too tame a word for the man who owns your local Bloomingdale's, Jordan Marsh, or Burdines. The proud proprietor of 382 department stores in all, the largest such U.S. empire, Rober...

Fortune: A YANKEE'S GUIDE TO CANADA The business traveler heading north can find world-class hotels and plenty of good restaurants.updated: Mon Jan 06 1986 00:01:00

Canada's plans to liberalize trade regulations and attract more foreign investment have a growing number of U.S. executives wondering when they'll be packing for a trip north. Many also wonder what...

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