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Search underway near Bermuda after solo N.S. sailor fails to reach destination

HALIFAX, N.S. - U.S. and Canadian aircraft are searching an area near Bermuda for a missing solo sailor from Nova Scotia.

• N.L. health officials review role of swine flu in six deaths
• N.S. Barristers' Society hearing grapples with lawyers' free speech rights
• One dead in fiery crash between SUV, Defence Department bus near Halifax

Artists, NDP ask Ontario gov't to extend film tax credits to live performances

TORONTO - Ontario should extend film tax credits to live shows such as dance, theatre and the opera to create more jobs and boost the live performance industry, just as New Orleans did in the wake of hurricane Katrina, artists and New Democrats said Friday.

• Studio estimates 'New Moon' sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M
• Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert, others preparing for American Music Awards
• Banned Chinese director brings gay romance film to Hong Kong

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• Local Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping: court
• Sacramento Kings owners decide to cease owning city's WNBA franchise
• Canada's Hollingsworth wins World Cup skeleton race at Lake Placid

4 people in a hospital test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster

ATLANTA - Four patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

• Weight gain guide for Cdn pregnant women revised based on US recommendations
• Former smoker, 61, to speak out after winning $300 million US verdict against Philip Morris
• As price of child vaccines drop, millions of lives saved from preventable diseases