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Israeli troops board aid ship bound for GazaTimes Online - - 1 hour ago Israeli naval forces boarded an Irish-owned ship bound for Gaza today, just five days after killing nine passengers in a bloody raid on a previous aid convoy. Israeli forces board Gaza aid ship the Rachel Corrie Telegraph.co.uk Vancouver teacher arrested for possession of child pornographyVancouver Sun - 3 hours ago A St. George's School teacher is facing four charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, police said. Christopher Charles Ingvaldson, 40, of Vancouver was arrested Friday morning after an intensive two-week investigation by the Vancouver ... Teacher facing child-porn charges Globe and Mail Defending a killer's rights is difficult, but we must do itEdmonton Journal - - 57 minutes ago Vincent Weiguang Li, the man who killed Tim McLean aboard a Greyhound bus in Manitoba, is escorted by sheriff officers on his way to a court appearance in Portage la Prairie on August 5, 2008. Swan's knee-jerk intervention shows he's not doing his job Winnipeg Free Press |
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Afghan government must talk to insurgents, says peace jirga
The Guardian - 21 hours ago
Delegates at Afghanistan's peace jirga brought the three-day gathering to a close today with calls for ceasefires and prisoner releases, and for the Afghan government and insurgents to start talking to each other.
Peace talks call for ceasefire, but with little hope Montreal Gazette
David Frum: Turkey wins, Hamas loses from flotilla fiasco
National Post - - 16 minutes ago
There are winners from the Gaza flotilla and losers. In human terms, the losses begin with the battered and injured IDF soldiers who boarded the Mavi Marmara.
Divided loyalties BBC News
Bangladeshi housing-block fire kills more than 100
BBC News - 6 hours ago
A blaze in a densely populated part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has killed more than 116 people. It began when an electrical transformer exploded, setting on fire shops and housing, including a five-storey residential block, where a wedding party ...
Bangladesh mourns 117 killed in massive fire The Associated Press
Hospital blaze claims 114 Toronto Sun
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Stephen Harper rebuffs talk of Afghan role after 2011
Toronto Star - - 6 hours ago
PARIS—Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday closed the door on suggestions from opposition MPs that Canada should continue to have a military presence in Afghanistan past the pullout date of July 2011.
Who leads the Liberals? Globe and Mail
Brian, we hardly knew ye
Montreal Gazette - - 2 hours ago
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney shuffles through papers while testifying as German-Canadian arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber looks on at the Oliphant Commission in Ottawa May ...
Is the shine coming off Stephen Harper's summit spotlight?
Toronto Star - - 6 hours ago
Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses a news conference at the end of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy on July 10, 2009. OTTAWA - By rights, the twin glow of the G8/G20 summits should have been a shining moment on the world stage for Prime Minister ...
In Europe, all quiet on the abortion front Globe and Mail
Canada wins key fight against bank tax
Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago
G20 finance ministers approve a plan that allows countries to manage the issue as they see fit. Busan, South Korea - Globe and Mail Update Published on Saturday, Jun. 05, 2010 7:58AM EDT Last updated on Saturday, Jun. 05, 2010 8:31AM EDT Canada has won ...
G20 shifts from stimulus to austerity Times Online
G-20 Seeks To End Uncertainty With New Pledge On Bank Reforms Wall Street Journal
BC loses 10000 jobs in May, bucking national trend
Vancouver Sun - 1 hour ago
The British Columbia economy was the odd province out as Statistics Canada reported job numbers on Friday, shedding 10000 mostly part-time jobs in May.
Capital region keeps adding jobs Ottawa Citizen
Canada's economy still ahead of pack Winnipeg Free Press
Building permits jump in Alberta
Calgary Herald - - 6 hours ago
The value of building permits in Alberta soared to more than $1 billion in April, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency said Friday that building permits totalling $1.1 billion in the ...
Building permits up 100 per cent StarPhoenix
Building permits rise Ottawa Citizen
Dolphin learns to use an iPad to communicate with mankind
DigitalJournal.com - - 4 hours ago
Last week, a young bottle-nose dolphin named Merlin became the first of his species to join the growing number of enthusiasts using the Apple iPad when he was able to successfully recognize and touch pictures on the screen to match ...
iPad to help humans speak with dolphins msnbc.com
BlackBerry Curve 9300 Details Leaked
Teleclick.ca - Jun 3, 2010
Research In Motion is planning to launch a next-generation version of its BlackBerry Curve smartphone, according to a leak on the popular BlackBerry fan site, CrackBerry.
BlackBerry Curve 9300 leaks out… soon to replace 8500 series MobileSyrup.com
Saab 9-5 review
Telegraph.co.uk - - 8 hours ago
The Saab 9-5 is the new new big saloon from the stable of the new owner Spyker, giving us the first evidence of life after General Motors.
New Compact Saab Coming Soon Nitrobahn
Bieber fever to heat up Edmonton tweens
Edmonton Journal - - 6 hours ago
He may have trouble using revolving doors, but urban-pop pipsqueak Justin Bieber is a pro at circumventing the globe. After touring through Europe, Australia, and most of North America, ...
Lotto jackpot hits $50 million
Toronto Sun - 18 hours ago
By QMI Agency Another huge jackpot is up for grabs in Canada with the Lotto Max reaching $50 million for the third time since the game launched in September.
Friday's lotteries Calgary Herald
Review: Vancouver show proves there are two sides to every Nickelback
Vancouver Sun - - 13 hours ago
Cue the blinding barrage of pyrotechnics and crank this review as loud as you can, because it's going to rock your pleather pants right into next week.
An explosive, booze-soaked Nickelback night Globe and Mail
Flyers work wonders out of blunders
Vancouver Sun - - 2 hours ago
Captain Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers and teammate Chris Pronger celebrate a Game 4 goal against Chicago. Both players were big stars in their win on Friday in Philadelphia.
Flyers should hold off in the swagger department Boston Herald
Pettitte looks for milestone against homer happy Jays
CBC.ca - 1 hour ago
AP Andy Pettitte has won 199 games since coming to the Yankees from the Houston Astros. (Getty Images file) On a team synonymous with winning, Andy Pettitte can reach an impressive milestone.
Birds of a feather National Post
Lakers team work coolly plotted out by "Zen Master" Jackson
Reuters Canada - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Professorial in demeanor and as laidback as a Californian surfer in his approach, Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson has always instilled a great sense of calmness and confidence in his teams.
Lakers won't stand pat against Celtics in Game 2 Los Angeles Times
2 European reports criticize WHO's H1N1 pandemic guidelines as tainted
Washington Post - - 6 hours ago
European criticism of the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic intensified Friday with the release of two reports that accused the agency of exaggerating the threat posed by the virus and failing to disclose possible ...
NB expands flu shot program CBC.ca
B.C. pot shop fears crackdown after Quebec raids
Vancouver Sun - - 4 hours ago
Plainclothes police officers stand outside the Culture 420 compassion club in the Montreal suburb of Lachine. As a new medical marijuana dispensary is set to open next week in Vancouver's West End ...
Clear the air around pot laws Montreal Gazette
HIV-positive man charged with aggravated assault
Vancouver Sun - 4 hours ago
A 28-year-old North Vancouver man has been charged with aggravated assault for having unprotected sex with a sexual partner without telling her that he is HIV positive.
Plane makes landing on northern highway
Ottawa Citizen - 4 hours ago
A twin-engined plane landed on a highway near Thompson, Man., after one of its engines failed Friday. The Gillam Air Service plane, which had five passengers, was 22 kilometres northwest of Thompson, heading to Gillam, Man.
Pilot lands troubled plane on highway Winnipeg Free Press
Plane makes emergency stop in north Winnipeg Sun
Sisters mourn 'gentle' teen
Vancouver Sun - - 18 minutes ago
Victoria police officer searches a storage yard on Westbourne Place for evidence in fatal stabbing. Fifteen-year-old Justin Wendland's sisters say their brother had taken a part-time ...
Video: School responds to student death
/A\ News Vancouver Island
/A\ News Vancouver Island
Man confesses he killed 15-year-old Victoria boy Vancouverite
BP manages to catch some leaking crude oil
Vancouver Sun - 2 hours ago
The ongoing effort by BP to capture oil from a ruptured deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico yielded early results Friday as the company was able to siphon some of the leaking crude into tankers on the water's surface.
Video: Obama to Gulf Coast: 'I'm Thinking About You'
The Associated Press
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Oil 'battle line' extends to Florida National Post