Company defends race-based hiring
A staffing company that supplies workers to the federal government is defending a job posting that seeks candidates based on race, saying it is what the feds want. Full Story

Feds continue race-based hiring

Teen raped at B.C. rave breaks silence
“Sickening” and “repulsive” is how a teenaged victim described the alleged rave gang rape she suffered in Pitt Meadows two years ago. Full Story

Rave rape charge dropped

US judge rules against contraception law
A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional. Full Story

Obama compromises on contraceptives

Lacrosse player guilty in ex-girlfriend's death
A jury on Wednesday found former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, and recommended he serve 25 years in prison. Full Story

Buenos Aires train crash kills 49
A packed commuter train crashed at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday’s morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina’s worst rail disaster in three decades. Full Story

Buenos Aires train crash

Santorum at centre stage in crucial Arizona debate
Rick Santorum finally got his chance at centre stage in a debate of Republican U.S. presidential candidates on Wednesday that represented the best chance to address large numbers of voters before a pivotal period in the 2012 campaign. Full Story

Virginia passes revised abortion ultrasound requirement
Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions that dropped a mandatory internal scan, after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure. Full Story

Gay spouse given health benefits in U.S. court case
A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled that part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and said a federal government worker should be allowed to enroll her same-sex spouse in her health insurance coverage. Full Story

		Black market for meds difficult to stop: RCMP The RCMP says it is difficult to crack down on the black market for addictive prescription drugs rampantly funnelled into Canada's remote First Nations communities. Full Story

DNA links accused to 1983 murder scene
Three crime-scene DNA samples have been linked to the man accused of killing and sexually assaulting a retired hairdresser 28 years ago in Petrolia, Ont. Full Story
Anti-oilsands directive unlikely to pass
European diplomats have shrugged off a possible Canadian complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the E.U. classifies oilsands-derived fuel as "dirty." Full Story

Changes would take away automatic citizenship
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the government is considering citizenship law changes to prevent so-called anchor babies from automatically becoming citizens. Full Story

		Rise in identity fraud tied to smartphone use Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13 percent over 2010, according to a report released on Wednesday by the research firm Javelin Strategy & Research. Daily Feature