World News
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2008
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| Jan.17 |
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Indictment: Canadian planned U.S. attacks Mohammed Mansour Jabarah, 25, has pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to kill Americans and conspiracy to use WMD
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| Jan.29 |
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NATO's Afghan mission 'in jeopardy' Canadian forces will remain beyond Feb. 2009 only if another NATO nation sends an additional 1,000 combat troops to Kandahar province
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| Mar.13 |
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Parlament extends Afghan mission House of Commons voted to extend the country's mission in Afghanistan until 2011, with the stipulation that NATO send reinforcements
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| Apr.18 |
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Canada acts against BPA chemical Canada said a ubiquitous chemical found in hard plastic water bottles, DVDs, CDs, is potentially harmful and may ban its use in baby bottles
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| May.3 |
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Flyers win playoffs over Canadiens Upshall scored with 3:04 remaining in the third period and Philadelphia advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 6-4 win over Montrea...
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| May.9 |
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Quarantined train to be rolling soon A Canadian train quarantined after a passenger died Thursday will soon be on its way again, Ontario's top medical officer told reporters
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| May.18 |
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Russia beat Canada for world gold Russia have won the ice hockey World Championship, dethroning the hosts 5-4 in a dramatic final. Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner in the overtime
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| May.23 |
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Vast cracks appear in ice Dramatic evidence of the break-up of the ice-cap has emerged from research during an expedition by the Canadian military
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| May.26 |
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Foreign minister resigns| Maxime Bernier has come under fire after it was reported that his ex-girlfriend had previous relationships with men who had ties with organized crime | |
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| Jun.8 |
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Pole profits from Hamilton's calamity BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica claimed his first victory in F1 and moved to the top of the drivers' championship
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| Jun.19 |
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Mystery surrounds severed feet Map of British Columbia Canada Investigators are pursuing a variety of theories in their quest to unravel the mystery of 6 human feet that have washed up on the shores
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| Jul.23 |
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Simon shocks Federer at Rogers Cup Top-ranked was knocked out of the cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match
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| Jul.27 |
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Nadal romps to Rogers Cup win Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer 6-3, 6-2 to win the Rogers Cup, his fifth straight tournament victory
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| Jul.30 |
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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk Map of Ellesmere Island Canada Arctic| A large, nearly 20 sq km, chunk of an Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast | |
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| Aug.5 |
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'Please kill me,' suspect in beheading says Map of PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE Manitoba Canada A Chinese immigrant accused of stabbing, beheading and cannibalizing a man on a Greyhound bus pleaded in court for someone to 'please kill me,'
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| Aug.10 |
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Massive explosions at propane facility Map of Toronto Canada| Explosions just before 4 a.m. caused the closure of Highway 401. At least 18 people are reported injured, one missing | |
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| Aug.11 |
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Police shooting sparks riot Map of Montreal Canada A riot broke out and an officer was wounded in a neighborhood where a young man had been shot and killed by police
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| Aug.27 |
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Russia faces fresh condemnation 7 of the world's leading industrialised nations have jointly condemned the decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions
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| Aug.28 |
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5.8 quake strikes off Canadian coast Map of Vancouver Island Canada The temblor's epicenter was about 95 miles west-southwest of Port Hardy, British Columbia
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| Sep.3 |
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Major ice-shelf loss for Canada Map of Ellesmere Island Canada| The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year. The 50 sq km Markham shelf, has completely broken off | |
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Federal election| to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament | |
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