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McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a…

Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation

TORONTO (AP) — A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee…

Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and…

Canada faces allegations of torture complicity

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's defense minister on Thursday attacked the credibility of a senior Canadian diplomat who alleged that government…

Diplomat: Canada handed over Afghans for torture

TORONTO (AP) — Top-ranking Canadian officials ignored evidence that prisoners handed over to Afghanistan's intelligence service a few…

Magnitude 6.6 quake off Canada's pacific coast

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Seismologists say a earthquake struck off Canada's pacific coast province of British Columbia.

Canada Supreme Court hears media appeal

OTTAWA (AP) — News blackouts unjustifiably prevented the public from learning why charges were dropped or suspended for some terror…

Cat's demise prompts rumors of Thatcher death

TORONTO (AP) — When Canada's transport minister decided to name his cat Thatcher, he likely never thought it would cause quite the stir…

Canada Supreme Court hears Gitmo case

OTTAWA (AP) — Canada's federal government is urging the country's top court to overturn a judicial order that obligates the government…

Linden MacIntyre wins Canadian literature award

TORONTO (AP) — Linden MacIntyre, an investigative journalist who wrote a novel about sexual abuse by Catholic priests, has won Canada's…

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