N.S. stores reopen after Boxing Day break

CBC News - It may be a day late for some shoppers, but the Boxing Day sales came Wednesday in much of Nova Scotia, as stores reopened for the first time after Christmas. While millions of shoppers in the rest of the country hit the stores on Dec. 26, many
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Bursts hit Christmas water supply
BBC UK - There was a third burst on Boxing Day in the Rifford Road area. Emergency water tankers and bowsers were brought in and the supply there was restored on Wednesday afternoon. In a statement, the company said: "South West Water would like to
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Fifth Boxing Day Test century for Hayden
News.com.au - However if it left a bitter taste during celebrations on Monday, it was surely gone yesterday when the Australian opener enjoyed another Yuletide feast at the MCG by scoring his fifth Boxing Day Test century in the past six years. Hayden might have
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Man dies in Boxing Day hit and run
Belfast Telegraph - Ulster's roads claimed yet another victim after a man died in a hit and run incident in Co Antrim. The man, aged in his 60s, had been cycling along the Castle Road in Randalstown at around 3.15pm yesterday when he was struck by a white Audi car. The
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British shoppers take advantage of Boxing Day discounts
Earthtimes - LONDON: Shoppers were out in full force on Boxing Day availing of post-Christmas discounts announced by major retailers. Some stores had slashed prices by as much as 70 per cent and the shoppers had formed queues at these outlets even before daybreak
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Boxing Day football photos
BBC News - Tottenham 2-1 Aston Villa: Jermain Defoe lets rip a right-footer to score his fifth league goal of the season A delighted Defoe sneaks a second goal to secure the points for Spurs although Gareth Barry scores late on for Villa
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300,000 at Boxing Day Fox Hunts in Britain
New York Times - LONDON, Dec. 26 (AP) More than 300,000 people thronged the British countryside on Tuesday for the annual Boxing Day fox hunts, organizers said, two years after Parliament passed a law banning traditional fox hunting in which dogs chase and kill
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Shoppers Out In Force For Sales
Guardian Unlimited - Selfridges in London were also anticipating record trading after closing on Tuesday up on last year's Boxing Day sales figures. A spokesman said: "It is going very well. Yesterday we closed the day 14% up on last year which was our best year ever in
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Hunts hail Boxing Day turn-out
BBC News - Across the UK, hunt organisers said their meetings had been well attended. Some 2,000 people turned out to see the Beaufort Hunt in Gloucestershire, said organisers. The Beaufort has in the past been attended by members of the Royal Family. The South
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