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Canadian government set to appeal Abdullah Khadr extradition stay
TORONTO, Ont. – A Canadian citizen’s four-year fight to stave off extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on terrorism-related charges, is poised to become even longer. The federal government has decided to appeal a court ruling that stayed extradition proceedings against Abdullah Khadr on the grounds U.S. authorities had been complicit in
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Study shows kids are not getting the right dose of medicine
According to a new study, parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines. The study, from the University of Sydney in Australia, found that 61 per cent of parents and caregivers either overdose their children with liquid medicine or give them too little. The Australian researchers also found that children
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New reports offer conflicting views on risk of deflating housing bubble
TORONTO – Home prices that continue to inflate even as sales and construction activity fall sparked conflicting views in two new reports Tuesday over whether the Canadian housing market has become a precarious bubble that could burst at any time. The reports place renewed emphasis on questions that have been simmering since Canada’s housing market
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Some phone customers to get cash rebates or better Internet in small communities
GATINEAU, QUE. — Big-city dwellers in the five biggest provinces will get cash back from their phone companies within the next six months. And because of a new decision by the federal telecom regulator, 287 rural and remote communities will finally get access to broadband Internet service. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has
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New MS treatment gets no support from top scientists
A controversial and unproven treatment for Multiple Sclerosis isn’t getting the thumbs up from top Canadian and American scientists. A group of leading researchers isn’t sold on a claim by Italian doctor Paolo Zamboni that blocked neck veins are linked with MS. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research held a news conference today to
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Hurricane Earl will likely impact East Coast, Canadian Hurricane Centre says
HALIFAX – Canadian weather forecasters say hurricane Earl will likely affect weather in Atlantic Canada this weekend, but it’s too early to predict its impact. Earl was a powerful Category 4 storm early today — meaning it was packing winds in excess of 209 kilometres per hour. It was heading toward the U.S. coast after
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Economy grows by two per cent in Q2
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of two per cent in the second quarter after expanding by 5.8 per cent in Q1, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Growth in the real gross domestic product slowed to 0.5 per cent in the second quarter from 1.4 in the first. Statistics Canada reports
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Canadian soldier Cpl. Brian Pinksen dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A Canadian soldier who sustained serious injuries in an IED blast last week while on patrol in Afghanistan died Monday at a hospital in Germany with family members at his bedside, military officials say.
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India’s BlackBerry ban averted
India said it won’t ban BlackBerry services for at least 60 days, easing up on the threat levelled over access to encrypted data.
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Human foot found on West Coast beach
VANCOUVER – A human foot has washed up on another West Coast beach, but this time in Washington state. Police Det. Ed Wallace said the right foot was found by a tourist on Whidbey Island on Friday morning. “Based on the size, we’re estimating it belongs to either a female or a juvenile,” Wallace said
