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Prisoner X detained in Israel after suspected Mossad agent allegedly passed secrets to Australian intelligence agentsBen-ZygiernationalpostwiresMartin Philbey/AFP/Getty Images Russia demands right to investigate death of three-year-old boy it claims was killed by his adoptive U.S. motherRUSSIAnationalpostwires More than one-third of Canadians say Senate should be abolished: pollSenate 20110113postmedianews ‘The sickening of society’: New psychiatric disorder could label people who worry about their physical health as mentally illWorriedpostmedianewsChristopher Pike / Postmedia News files Fort McMurray could cut school week down to just four daysTeacher Jolene MacNeil in her classroom at St. Gabriel School, Fort McMurray in 2006. Fort McMurray may go to a four day school week.jengerson Less snow but more giant blizzards: A possible future for North America’s weatherPeter BloomassociatedpressnpGene J. Puskar / The Associated PressRobert F. Bukaty / The Associated Press FilesRichard Drew / The Associated Press FilesThe Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley / The Associated Press FilesWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Paul Kapteyn / The Associated Press FilesGene J. Puskar / The Associated Press FilesCharles Krupa / The Associated Press Files Belarus guard gets two-year prison sentence for failing to protect nation from teddy bearsSwedish Tomas Mazetti, left, and Hannah Frey, right, show a teddy bear on a parachute as they pose for a photo in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. The slogan on the paper fixed to the bear reads "We support the Belarusian struggle for free speech". Mazetti and Frey intruded Belarus' airspace with a Swedish light plane and dropped in hundreds of such teddy bears decked out in parachutes and slogans supporting human rights. Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has sacked the nation's air defense chief and the head of the Border Guards service after this action.associatedpressnp Alleged Mafia middleman ‘Mr. Sidewalk’ takes stand at Quebec inquiryA photo taken in Montreal, Wednesday, September 26, 2012, from an RCMP surveillance video presented as evidence at the Charbonneau commission, an inquiry looking into corruption and collusion in Quebec's construction industry, allegedly shows Nick Rizzuto Sr., right, exchanging tens of thousands of dollars with Nicolo Milioto, left, former head of Mivela Construction Inc. Also at the table is alleged mafiosa Rocco Sollecitocanadianpressnp Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela two months after cancer surgery in CubaHandout picture released by the Venezuelan presidential press office on February 15, 2013, of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez surrounded by his daughters at hospital in Havana, one of the first images published since his last hospitalization.associatedpressnp ‘Wide search underway’ for five fishermen lost at sea off coast of Nova Scotia after being blasted by hurricane-force windsThe Miss Ally, the fishing vessel based in Nova Scotia with a crew of five is believed to have sunk, search and rescue is ongoing to find the crew.tristinhopperNA0219-NOVA-SCOTIA-BOATCpl Halina Folfas, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, NS ‘We have to count on other cases being discovered’: Germany vows tighter controls, stiffer penalties as horse meat scandal widensButcher Norbert Hansel presents his wiener sausages made from horse meat at his sales car at a market in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. German federal and state agriculture ministers meet in Berlin to discuss the horse meat scandal.associatedpressnp ‘Our password was not “whopper” or anything!’: Burger King’s twitter gets hacked by group pretending to be McDonaldsScreen Shot 2013-02-18 at 12.44.01 PMnationalpoststaffScreen Shot 2013-02-18 at 12.46.27 PMScreen Shot 2013-02-18 at 12.56.45 PMScreen Shot 2013-02-18 at 12.59.48 PMScreen Shot 2013-02-18 at 1.22.03 PM British couple on round-the-world cycling adventure killed in Thailand after being struck by truckIn this undated family photo supplied Monday Feb. 18, 2013, showing British couple Peter Root and Mary Thompson, both 34, who were killed in Thailand Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013, in a road accident during their round-the-world cycling odyssey.associatedpressnp Meteor rush: Space rock could fetch ’40 times the price of gold’ as Russian scientists find first fragmentsA handout photo taken on February 18, 2013, and provided by Urals Federal University shows pieces of porous black rock, reportedly fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia's Ural Mountains, as scientists work with them the university’s lab in Yekaterinburg.nationalpostwiresAFP PHOTO /GETTY/ CHELYABINSK REGION POLICE DEPARTMENTALEXANDER KHLOPOTOV/AFP/Getty Images ‘We still belong to Canada:’ English language activists protest Marois’ tightening of Quebec’s language lawsmarois rally editcanadianpressnpDave Sidaway, The Gazette ‘It was obviously a policy not to report them’: New research finds at least 3,000 confirmed Indian residential school deathsA tin marker, likely issued by the Dept. of Indian Affairs, marks the resting place of a student from the St Joseph's Indian residential school in Chapleau, Ont., photographed on Aug. 12, 2012. New research has found at least 3,000 children are now known to have died during attendance at Canada's disgraced Indian residential schools.canadianpressnpTHE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Peter Savinkoff Forces brace for cuts to anti-gang squads and aboriginal police as federal fund expiresVic Toewscanadianpressnp Strong winds, snow pounds Atlantic Canada as thousands lose powerThis NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Feb. 18, 2013 at 1:45 a.m. EST shows a low pressure system over the Canadian Maritimes with associated cold front stretching across the western Atlantic Ocean. Farther west, a low pressure system moves across the Northern Plains with snow. Fair weather across much of the eastern United States.canadianpressnp Slain girlfriend’s mom asks ‘Why did he do this?’ as police reportedly find steroids at Oscar Pistorius’ homeSAFRICA-SPORT-CRIME-POLICEassociatedpressnpCourtesy of Stimulii / The Associated PressTyler Anderson/National Post Toronto police help save baby 90 minutes after newborn declared dead following outdoor sidewalk birthThe baby was revived 90 minutes after being declared dead at the Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto, seen above.canadianpressnp
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N.S. town awaits word on fate of 5 missing fishermen At least 3,000 deaths linked to Indian residential schools: new research Meteor fragments recovered from ice-covered Russian lake Germany vows tighter controls as horsemeat scandal widens Hall Findlay says 'class' comment not personal attack on Trudeau Airbus A320 flight makes emergency landing in China Hospital launches investigation after baby declared dead, shows vital signs Mindy McCready shot late boyfriend's dog before killing herself: sheriff Alleged Mafia middleman 'Mr. Sidewalk' takes stand at Quebec inquiry Family of Oscar Pistorius's slain girlfriend wants answers in murder case
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Man who slapped toddler on flight, told mother to 'shut that n----- baby up' loses his job Country singer Mindy McCready dies at 37 in apparent suicide Police across Canada brace for cuts to federal program Taylor Swift sued over $2.5 million Capital Hoedown payout Photos: Top images from around the globe West Vancouver mansion is Canada's most expensive listing at $38 million Pope blesses faithful at St. Peter's Square for first time since resignation announcement Trudeau defends experience, wealth as attacks turn personal Three dead after Victoria, B.C. fire City of broken glass: Russian region labours to replace acres of windows smashed in meteor fall Spillover from the Syrian war and the Arab Spring threaten Jordan — the West’s last Arab friend outside the Persian Gulf Why 'Illegals' are huge power bloc in U.S. Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan resigns over letter to judge NDP says Sen. Wallin may have billed taxpayers for partisan travel Harper brushes off calls for inquiry into violence against aboriginal women
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Venezuela's Chavez makes surprise return from Cuba Time to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC, U.N. inquiry says Draghi dismisses talk of currency war, but watching euro At least 13 wounded in South African mine fight: police UAE signs $1.4 billion defense contracts, including drones Workers and police clash at airport during Iberia strike Egypt court rejects election law, may delay poll Scandals seen boosting Italy's anti-establishment party before vote Pakistan hands management of strategic Gwadar port to China Islamist group claims kidnap of foreigners in Nigeria
Vancouver Sun
Burnaby complex gutted in fire was plagued by false alarms, electrical problems Donald Trump eyes a Vancouver presence on site of nixed Ritz-Carlton project Canada to meet Italy at UBC in Davis Cup action B.C. judge upholds ruling against Kelowna nightclub that allowed gang clothing inside Police investigating after woman's body found in Abbotsford Evidence of alcohol found on party bus on which B.C. teen died: RCMP West Vancouver mansion is Canada's most expensive listing at $38 million UBC researchers use cyclotron to study heart arrhythmia Photos: Ostentatious West Van palace lists for $38 million North Delta teen's killer makes court appearance Second Officer handed off navigation in clear weather before B.C. ferry crashed: trial Pete McMartin: Welcome aboard? Or not. Delta man wages crusade against racist, offensive comments on Craigslist Pat Bell says heart issue won't stop him from working on temporary workers file Moderate rise in B.C. prices, sales in January, real estate association says Super-sized fitness (Updated) Residents face loss of possessions, beloved pets as Burnaby fire destroys 35 suites Chinese New Year parade slithers through Vancouver to kick off Year of the Snake Photos: Vancouver’s Chinese New Year parade Metro Vancouver's beer-based building boom
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Quebec open to oil pipeline project De Courcy questioned on language policy Variable parking-meter rates in the works? Advocates concerned as “ethnic” becomes “cultural” Talk of moving statue spurs debate over public art Police brace for cuts to federal program Blizzard socks it to Gaspé, Maritimes Off-Island a gold mine for photo radar fines Quebec moves to improve cancer services Analysis: CAQ, QS closer than may appear Truckers protest on Highway 15 near Boisbriand Rallying against Bill 14 CEGEP teachers will be at summit after all Peggy Curran: Collister a weaver of yarns Earth’s only hope against meteors? McGill Engineering building reopens Hockey greats turn out to remember journalist Garneau 2 youths to be charged in elderly couple's abduction Quebec municipalities offer paving crash course Faulty asphalt ends up on city streets

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Taliban warns Canada: leave or be targeted

Scott Deveau, Linda Nguyen Calgary Herald 08/18/2008
Taliban warns Canada: leave or be targeted

The Taliban issued a dire warning to Canada on Sunday: if it does not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, insurgents will continue to target Canadians in the country, as they did earlier this week in an ambush on female aid workers outside Kabul.

Canadian senators forecast military deployment past 2011

STEVEN CHASE The Globe and Mail 06/12/2008
Canadian senators forecast military deployment past 2011

OTTAWA — There is little likelihood Canadian soldiers will leave Afghanistan by the 2011 deadline Parliament has set for withdrawal, Conservatives and Liberals on the Senate's national security and defence committee said yesterday.




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