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![Mudslide sweeps through Canadian town](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mudslide sweeps through Canadian town
A mudslide has destroyed about a dozen buildings in the fruit-growing region of southern British Columbia.
![Breakthrough sheds light on autism mystery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Breakthrough sheds light on autism mystery
Scientists have discovered the first significant link between autism and DNA.
![Canada: Skiing in the footsteps of giants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Canada: Skiing in the footsteps of giants
Whistler offers an Olympic challenge, says Sarah Ivey.
!['Gigantic crater' swallows Canadian house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Gigantic crater' swallows Canadian house
Two children are among the people missing after the land beneath their house gave way, causing it to partially collapse.
![Maori TV fraudster: It's Kiwi injustice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Maori TV fraudster: It's Kiwi injustice
The man who faked his CV to become the first boss of Maori TV says his sentence was harsh compared with what has since happened to a public servant who falsified her CV.
![Close-up view of political storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Close-up view of political storm
John Key found himself on the fringes of a political scandal in Ottawa yesterday, involving allegations of cocaine use and blackmail.
![Welfare review to consider unemployment insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Welfare review to consider unemployment insurance
The govt-appointed Welfare Working Group will consider unemployment insurance among options for reforming the social security system.
![NZ ranked fourth in global economic freedom rankings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NZ ranked fourth in global economic freedom rankings
NZ is the fourth most economically free country in the world according to a US think tank and the Wall Street Journal.
![Michael Hill International lifts 9-month same store sales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Michael Hill International lifts 9-month same store sales
Good sales growth continued in the March quarter in both New Zealand and Australia, although conditions continued to be difficult for the Canadian business, chairman Michael Hill said today.
![Paralympics: Skier turns bold prediction into gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Paralympics: Skier turns bold prediction into gold
Those who were at the New Zealand skiing awards night in July will remember Adam Hall's acceptance speech after winning the athlete of the year honour.
![Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pain-killing secrets of the opium poppy revealed
Scientists have identified the genes of the opium poppy responsible for the production of the painkillers codeine and morphine.
![Olympics: Hosts smiling - at last](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Olympics: Hosts smiling - at last
Canada's crushing ice hockey victory over the Russians has given the host country something to smile about, after a frustrating first week.