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Suicide bombers attack Afghan police compoundAt least three suicide bombers attacked a police training centre Monday in southern Afghanistan's largest city, but the assailants were killed before they could inflict any casualties, officials said.
Iranian speedboats versus Israeli nukesIran is ready for it's speedboat navy to take on the Israeli fleet.
"Iran's navy forces are ready to escort the peace flotilla to Gaza with all their powers and capabilities," said Ali Shirazi of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Parliament could shut down early, fall election likelyGovernment and opposition MPs are targeting an early adjournment for Parliament's summer recess, with a leading pollster and one of the most politically savvy NDP MPs saying a fall election call is likely, possibly before the scheduled return in September
Chrysler recalls nearly 600,000 vehiclesAs many as 284,831 Chrysler Town and Country minivans and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans for model years 2008 and 2009 could develop a problem in the electrical system that could cause a short circuit in the latch for the sliding door, which could cause a f
Forgotten hero saved day for Canada in 1813As Canada prepares to mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812, a historian is urging long-overdue recognition for a "virtually unknown" hero whose stunning exploits during the "pivotal" Battle of Stoney Creek, he says, should rank Sgt. Alexander Fraser a
N. Korea threatens S. Korea for hauling it to UNSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Sunday to retaliate against South Korea for taking it to the UN Security Council over the deadly sinking of a warship, calling the action an "intolerable provocation."
Regrouped Blackhawks deliver Game 5 victoryThe way Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger minimized the Chicago Blackhawks top line in the first four games of the Stanley Cup final, it was a shocking turn of events to see him struggle in Game 5.
U.S.�s $13 Trillion Debt Poised to Overtake GDPPresident Barack Obama is poised to increase the U.S. debt to a level that exceeds the value of the nation�s annual economic output, a step toward what Bill Gross called a �debt super cycle.�
Thomas apologizes for saying Jews don't belong in IsraelWhite House correspondent, 89, issues statement apologizing for anti-Jewish statements that provoked storm in US, saying her comments that Jews should 'get the hell out' of Israel 'do not reflect belief in need for mutual respect and tolerance'
Iran's navy offers to escort Gaza shipsIran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.
Protesters call for boycott of Israeli productsMembers of the Palestine Solidarity Network were joined by handful of other protesters calling on the public to boycott Israeli-made products; the push coming after Israeli commandos boarded another ship delivering aid to Gaza Saturday.
CTV Edmonton honoured for Rink of DreamsThe Western Association of Broadcaster recognized CTV Edmonton at their annual awards ceremony Saturday night; awarding the station with a gold medal for the Rink of Dreams project.
AHS apologizes to cancer patient waiting for treatmentEven though Ann Reynar will continue to wait for chemotherapy at the Cross Cancer Institute to treat her stage four colon cancer; she says she feels a little better now that Alberta Health Services finally apologized for the situation.
Two men stabbed in downtown VancouverPolice say a fight broke out in a parking lot in the 700-block of Pacific Boulevard at around 1 a.m., shortly after the ship docked. A 27-year-old Abbotsford man and a 28-year-old Victoria man were stabbed multiple times.
5 killed in heavy storms sweeping through U.S. MidwestTornadoes and thunderstorms swept through the Midwest overnight, destroying dozens of homes and upending school buses and police cars in one miles-long trail of destruction in Ohio, and ripping off siding on a nuclear plant in Michigan. At least five peop
Bill to crack down on 'crooked' immigration firmsImmigration Minister Jason Kenney will table legislation this week aimed at cracking down on what he calls "unscrupulous" immigration consultants who prey on those who seek a better life in Canada.
The Chinese fighter jet is based on the Soviet T10K training aircraft, which China received from Ukraine. Chinese engineers found it very difficult to solve the problem of folding wings of deck-based fighter jets. Now the problem has been solved.
US high school ends 'Beat the Jew' gameSeven seniors at a Southern California high school are facing disciplinary action for participating in a game called Beat the Jew, in which losers were subjected to "incineration" or "enslavement", a school administrator says.
Lead didn't kill Beethoven, researchers concludeWas it lead that snuffed out one of the greatest musical minds the Western world has ever known?
While that's been an ongoing theory since Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, a new study dismisses the idea.
RCMP, local police deliver mixed messages on securityWith at least $1.1 billion of taxpayers' money being spent and intense scrutiny expected into security operations at the upcoming G20 summit in Toronto, Canadian police forces may have more problems controlling public opinion than unruly protesters.
Gulf spill bird washers hard at workVENICE, La. – About 25 brown pelicans shivered and tried to clean their oil-soaked feathers on Saturday in a pen at a Louisiana bird rehabilitation center, as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill’s impact on wildlife worsened.
Six of the nine activists killed in Monday’s raid on an aid convoy were shot by a single Israeli commando who is now being considered for a medal of valour.
For RCN veterans, centennial comes with mixed emotionsSo clear are Ted Paxton's memories of his wartime service in the Royal Canadian Navy that he can still feel the heaving seas of the North Atlantic and see the ghostly faces of dead sailors, floating on the surface in their lifevests, in the aftermath of a
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