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Dalai Lama opens 'peace summit' in Vancouver

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:04:00 +0000

VANCOUVER — Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama opened a two-day "peace summit" here Sunday, urging an audience of some 1,200 people to nurture a spirit of "warm-heartedness" to help foster world peace.

Canadian PM seeks majority government

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was revealed Thursday to be hoping for a majority government in a speech last week, after major opposition the Liberal Party threatened to defeat his minority Conservative government.

Canada ruling Conservatives tied with rivals-poll

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Canada's governing Conservatives are tied with the main opposition Liberals in public opinion, and neither party would have a clear chance of victory if an election were held now, according to a weekly poll released on Thursday.

Liberals Try to Topple Canadian Government

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:07:00 +0000

OTTAWA — Canada moved closer to its second federal election in less than a year on Tuesday, after the opposition leader Michael Ignatieff announced that his Liberal Party would no longer support Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative government.

Thousands flee western Canadian wildfires

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Emergency crews made slow progress Sunday to contain wildfires that have forced thousands of residents of a western Canadian community to flee their homes.

Sri Lanka deports Canadian MP

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:58:00 +0000

Sri Lanka on Wednesday deported a Canadian MP it views as sympathetic to the Tamil Tiger separatists, the latest foreign official it has sent out of the country at the end of a 25-year war.

Pope expresses sorrow for suffering of Canadian aboriginal students

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a step toward reconciling a long-standing historical injustice, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his sorrow for the suffering of Canadian aboriginal children over decades in church-run residential schools.

Gordon Brown in retreat after Gurkha manoeuvres

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Gordon Brown was struggling to maintain his authority over Labour MPs last night after suffering a shock Commons defeat on restricting the right of former Gurkhas to settle in Britain.

Libya and Britain 'sign extradition deal'

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:00 +0000

TRIPOLI (AFP) — Libya and Britain on Wednesday signed a judicial cooperation agreement, a Libyan official said, after Tripoli indicated it would seek the extradition of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet.

Press release war in Seattle City Hall over utility-rate freeze

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:47:00 +0000

Several politicians at Seattle City Hall are vying for credit for staving off utility rate increases in 2009.

Humpback Whale Visits New York Harbor

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:35:00 +0000

A humpback whale was spotted for several hours Thursday in New York Harbor near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the Coast Guard said.

Michael Phelps dives into New York City club scene

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:35:00 +0000

Tsk, tsk, Michael Phelps. Partying your face off in public is not the way to reclaim your good-guy image.

Another Blow to the Self-Regard of New York

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:35:00 +0000

In the past six months, many New Yorkers have had to learn to swallow their pride. Instead of entertaining bidding wars for their homes, they’re ready to throw in the All-Clad pans and the family dog for an offer. Instead of bragging about their trailblazing governor, they’ve watching his career implode. And instead of living at the center of the financial world, they’re living at what seems to have been proven the center of financial incompetence.

Facebook in New York City?

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:35:00 +0000

Now that investment banks are nearly extinct, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants tech companies to fill the void.

Seattle to Unveil New Cruise Terminal

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:38:00 +0000

Seattle’s new cruise facility, recently named Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, will open April 24. The facility is located at Pier 91, 15 minutes from Seattle’s downtown core.

Dangling power lines trap Seattle crash victim

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:38:00 +0000

A driver who crashed into a power pole in south Seattle was trapped upside down and couldn't be rescued until a crew turned off the electricity in dangling wires.

Seattle officials want closed-door budget meetings

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:38:00 +0000

Members of the Seattle City Council will discuss mid-year cuts to the city's general fund in a series of closed-door meetings with the mayor's staff, budget committee chairwoman Jean Godden said.

2 horse racing incidents draw criticism

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:21:00 +0000

The incidents that triggered investigations into trainer Jeff Mullins for illegally administering a race-day medication in a security barn at Aqueduct and owner-breeder Ernie Paragallo for the treatment of horses at his farm are "very troubling," an industry official said Wednesday.

Seattle Times reporter wins Pulliam national writing award

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:42:00 +0000

A Seattle Times story was selected for this year's Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Writing Award. The story, by reporter Maureen O'Hagan, was titled "Aging father agonizes over the fate of his son," and was part of the series, "A Lifetime of Care," that explored the issue of elderly parents caring for their disabled-adult children.

Seattle Basketball Broadcasting Icon Switches To Soccer

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:42:00 +0000

The former NBA Seattle Supersonics announcer, a veteran broadcaster of 20+ years of experience, shares his insights with Goal.com’s John Zielonka on his approach, challenges and preparation required to broadcast “The Beautiful Game.”