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Canada to thank U.A.E. despite eviction from airbaseEven though the United Arab Emirates evicted Canada from an airbase used to supply troops in Afghanistan there will be a Camp Mirage closing ceremony to thank the U.A.E., Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Wednesday.
No Khadr return deal in place: CannonThe Canadian government has not committed to repatriating Omar Khadr as part of the Guantanamo Bay prisoner's plea deal with U.S. authorities, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says
Volcano eruptions in east Siberia spread ashTwo volcanoes erupted Thursday on Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, tossing massive ash clouds kilometres into the air, forcing flights to divert and blanketing one town with thick ash.
Are these cops above the law?Ontario's criminal justice system heavily favours police and gives officers breaks at every turn � from the SIU, which hardly ever charges officers, to prosecutors, juries and judges.
Where civilians causing similar damage are typically prosecuted, cop
N. Korea demands S. Korea resume large-scale food aidSEOUL, South Korea � North Korea demanded that South Korea resume large-scale food aid and joint economic projects in return for regular reunions of family members separated by the Korean War more than a half century ago, South Korea's Red Cross said Wedn
Report: Russia seeks to limit new NATO membersMOSCOW � Russia is demanding that a new cooperation agreement with NATO limit the number of troops that can be based in new member states in Central Europe, a leading Russian newspaper reported Wednesday.
Indonesia tsunami death toll hits 272At least 272 people are dead and more than 400 are missing after a tsunami swept through a string of remote Indonesian islands, a local official says.
Tailings ponds duck death toll risesOilsands giant Syncrude says 350 birds have now died after landing on the Mildred Lake tailings pond Monday night while Suncor said the grim tally on their ponds rose to 40 ducks.
Veterans to get HST refund on poppiesVeterans will receive a full refund for paying the harmonized sales tax on poppies for their annual Remembrance Day fundraising campaign, a government source said Wednesday.
Indonesia tsunami kills 154; help on the wayPlanes and helicopters delivering rescuers, medicine and other supplies landed for the first time Wednesday on remote Indonesian islands that were pounded by a 3-metre tsunami, sweeping away villages and killing at least 154 people.
Woman to be deported without kidsA Toronto mom will have to leave her children behind in the custody of child care workers when she's deported to Jamaica next Tuesday.
Breathalyzer inaccuracy erases convictionA B.C. judge has overturned a man's driving ban, citing a discrepancy in the accuracy of police breathalyzers at a time when the province is cracking down on drinking and driving.
New electronic passports unveiledThe federal government rolled out some details of its new 10-year electronic passport on Tuesday, saying that Canadians who know about the new document seem to like it.
Kids escape serious injury in school bus rolloverTwo children were treated in hospital for minor injuries after their school bus overturned in rural south Ottawa Tuesday morning. The bus, carrying 15 children ranging in age from five to 10 years old, rolled on Copeland Road, near Munster Road, just befo
Yellowknife geothermal proposal heats upGeothermal heat from a former Yellowknife gold mine could soon be heating dozens of buildings in the downtown, if city council goes ahead with a $60-million renewable energy plan that's in the works.
N.S. extends drinking and driving suspensionsNova Scotia now has tougher penalties for people caught driving after they drink, even if they're not legally drunk under the Criminal Code. Starting Tuesday, drivers who have a blood-alcohol level between 0.05 and 0.08 � under the legal limit � will lose
Montreal has $77 million surplusAfter months of warnings about financial hard times and new austerity measures, the city of Montreal has confirmed it has an unexpected budget surplus of $77 million.
No charges in deaths of 3 Que. cyclistsNo charges will be laid against a Quebec driver who struck and killed three cyclists with his pickup truck in May. The accident happened on a relatively straight stretch of highway in Rougemont east of Montreal just before 10 a.m.
Early date for Chinese human fossilsModern humans could have reached East Asia much earlier than believed, according to new evidence. An international team analysed fossil teeth and part of a jaw unearthed in southern China in 2007.
Whitehorse witnesses last flight for Hercules aircraftAfter traveling the equivalent of six times to the moon, a CC-130E Hercules aircraft spent its final flying hours carrying out search and rescue (SAR) training north of the 60th parallel during the annual Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX), which took pla
Khadr 'highly dangerous,' psychiatrist tells courtOmar Khadr is an angry and "highly dangerous" terrorist who shows no remorse for the killing of a U.S. soldier and other crimes, a psychiatrist speaking on behalf of prosecutors told a Guantanamo Bay court Tuesday.
HST referendum questions in the worksBritish Columbia voters could see a first draft of the referendum question on the harmonized sales tax by mid-November, says Attorney General Mike de Jong. The province's chief electoral officer is currently drafting the final version of the question, whi
Ontario spared brunt of massive U.S. stormThe wrath of a huge, "unseasonably intense storm" that tore through the U.S Midwest on Tuesday has spared Ontario. Earlier in the day, a tornado watch was issued for the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent areas, while a severe thunderstorm watch was in effect
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