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NATIONAL NEWS
Let them eat seal: Parliament puts seal meat on the menu OTTAWA - Forget the Winter Olympics, nothing unites Canada's parliamentarians like some bacon-wrapped seal loin. MPs and senators from across the partisan spectrum enjoyed a special luncheon Wednesday, brought together by a menu that featured Canada's best known furry sea mammal.

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SPORTS NEWS
Erik Guay of Canada wins final super-G race and World Cup title in the event GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Erik Guay of Canada produced a daring run to win the final super-G race of the season Thursday and claim the World Cup title in that event. Coming off a super-G win on Sunday in Kvitfjell, Norway, Guay went into the race in third place but his blistering run down the Kandahar course gave him the title.

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BUSINESS NEWS
Stock markets head for weak open as Chinese inflation data raises growth worries TORONTO - North American stock markets appeared headed for a flat open amid fresh worries that China will have to slow economic growth in order to control inflation. China's inflation rate jumped to 2.7 per cent in February over a year earlier from 1.5 per cent in January.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
'Lost Boys' star Haim remembered as bright 'firecracker' who struggled with drugs TORONTO - In the 1980s, Corey Haim became a teen pin-up favourite, a baby-faced idol with an infectious grin and a "firecracker" personality. But as he shot to stardom with a string of hit films including the 1987 vampire smash "The Lost Boys," the promising Toronto-born actor fell into a debilitating battle with drugs and alcohol that he later blamed for ruining his career and destroying his health.

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HEALTHDAY
Severe Injuries From ATV Accidents on the Rise (HealthDay News) - Two new studies report a high rate of severe injuries - including amputations, spinal injuries and even death - among children who ride all-terrain vehicles. "A spine injury is such a devastating injury for a young person," said Dr. Jeffrey R. Sawyer, an assistant professor of orthopaedics with the Campbell Clinic at the University of Tennessee, and a co-author on both papers.

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