If you are going to talk about it, read about it first -  * CBC Headline News: RCMP say they have looked for abandoned vehicles and canvassed area hotels and there is no one that they know of left unaccounted for following a deadly B.C. avalanche.  Link to Article: B.C. avalanche missing accounted for: RCMP  - 14 Mar 2010 at 10:51pm   * CBC Headline News: Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections.  Link to Article: Iraqi PM ahead in partial vote counts  - 14 Mar 2010 at 2:26pm   * CBC Headline News: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is expected to announce a federal emergency response plan on Monday in Ottawa, four months after being criticized by the auditor general for not having one.  Link to Article: Public Safety minister to unveil emergency plan  - 14 Mar 2010 at 8:44pm   * CBC Headline News: Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Bangkok on Sunday, demanding the Thai government dissolve parliament and call new elections.  Link to Article: Thai protesters want new elections  - 14 Mar 2010 at 12:14pm   * CBC Headline News: The alleged gunman in an apparent murder-suicide at an Edmonton car dealership on Friday was convicted of killing a teenager in the 1970's.  Link to Article: Alleged Edmonton shooter killed teen in '74  - 14 Mar 2010 at 7:27pm   * CBC Headline News: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital.  Link to Article: Strong earthquake rattles Japan  - 14 Mar 2010 at 8:53am   * CBC Headline News: A series of shootings left 24 people dead Saturday in a Pacific coast state plagued by drug gang violence. Nearly half died in one shootout between soldiers and armed men.  Link to Article: Mexico drug violence kills 24  - 13 Mar 2010 at 9:32pm   * CBC Headline News: Researchers at the University of Calgary say they have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make compounds used to produce codeine and morphine.  Link to Article: Opium poppy secrets unlocked  - 14 Mar 2010 at 4:15pm   * CBC Headline News: An ancient wooden coffin stolen from Egypt 126 years ago has finally returned home after being confiscated in the U.S. in 2008.  Link to Article: 3,000-year-old coffin back in Egypt  - 14 Mar 2010 at 1:52pm   * CBC Headline News: Colette Bourgonje captured Canada's first Paralympic medal on Sunday, then Viviane Forest and Josh Dueck added to the country's medal haul shortly after.  Link to Article: Bourgonje, Forest, Dueck pick up Paralympic medals  - 14 Mar 2010 at 8:09pm   * CBC Headline News: The earthquakes that have wrecked havoc in Chile over the past two weeks have provided an unexpected boost for the wood-processing industry in Quebec.  Link to Article: Chile quake a boost for Quebec lumber  - 14 Mar 2010 at 4:32pm   * CBC Headline News: Mercedes Nicoll of Whistler, B.C., ended a podium drought of nearly five years Sunday, winnning the bronze medal in halfpipe at a World Cup snowboard stop in Italy.  Link to Article: Canadian Nicoll takes halfpipe bronze  - 14 Mar 2010 at 4:42pm   * CBC Headline News: The Canadian women's team pursuit grabbed the gold medal at a long-track speedskating World Cup event Sunday, clinching the season title, while Christine Nesbitt of London, Ont., won the season title in the 1,000 metres despite finishing seventh in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.  Link to Article: Canadian women skate to World Cup titles  - 14 Mar 2010 at 4:32pm   * CBC Headline News: While sponsorships for the Paralympics have been pouring in as the Games are held on Canadian soil for the first time, organizers say athletes still need more funding to rise to the top.  Link to Article: Paralympic sponsorship up, but not enough  - 13 Mar 2010 at 6:27pm   * CBC Headline News: Pole vault world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva came up short at a second straight major meet, but track and field's world indoor championships ended on a high note when France's Tamgho leaped 58 feet, 8 3/4 inches on his last attempt to beat Cuba's Yoandris Betanzos.  Link to Article: Triple jump record falls at world indoors  - 14 Mar 2010 at 2:03pm