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1 in 5 Canadian teens not pursuing education: StatsCan
As youth across the country return to school, a Statistics Canada report released today suggests one in five Canadian teenagers were not pursuing a formal education in 2008 and some provinces were more successful in integrating youth with less education into the labour force.

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Loonie sinks ahead of expected rate hike
The Canadian dollar fell for the first time in three sessions on Tuesday as investors fretted over the health of the European banking system, sending oil prices lower and the U.S. dollar to its biggest gains in more than three weeks.

Police on the scene in the school field adjacent to Clarence Sansom Junior High. A girl as young as 12 was attacked, and possibly raped, in the schoolyard just before the supper hour Monday as a group of youths looked on and took photos.

SCHOOLYARD CRIME

Police say a boy, 16, and a girl, 12, involved in a public sex incident at a Calgary schoolyard met each other online.

An undated handout photo of Sonia Varaschin, 42, reported missing in Orangeville, Ontario.

NURSE KILLED

An autopsy confirms human remains found in rural Ontario are those of nurse Sonia Varaschin.

Members of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia hold placards during a protest in front of U.S. embassy in Jakarta September 4.

BURNING CONTROVERSY

There are growing calls to stop a Florida church from burning copies of the Quran on September 11.

DAWNA FRIESEN

Emmy award-winning journalist Dawna Friesen is Global National's new anchor and executive editor.

HOARDING HAZARDS

When does a hoarder's right to personal space put the public at risk? Crystal Goomansingh reports.

VIRAL VIDEO

An Alabama man's statement to a rapist in a TV news report strikes a chord with some musicians. Mike Armstrong reports.

Global National's Eric Sorensen on location in Ocean City, Maryland.

DAMAGE ALREADY DONE

Hurricane Earl missed one Maryland city, but as Eric Sorensen explains, the impact was definitely felt.

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Take a trip down memory lane as the Global National vault unleashes some newscasts from the past.

EVERYDAY HERO

Meet ordinary Canadians making an extraordinary difference and nominate your Everyday Hero.

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