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South and North Korea clash at sea

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:27:27 -0800

Navy ships from South and North Korea exchanged fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, South Korean military officers said.

Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes inductees

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:24:37 -0800

When three former Detroit Red Wings are being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, you'd expect a lot of love to be directed towards Hockeytown.

Canadian Forces battling post-traumatic stress among Afghanistan vets

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:19:44 -0800

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Vimy Ridge. Dieppe. Normandy. Rwanda. Bosnia. Afghanistan. Canadian troops have witnessed some of the most tragic events of our times, as peacekeepers and as soldiers at war.

Conservatives win 2 byelections, 1 at Bloc's expense

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:15:28 -0800

The Conservatives scored two federal byelection wins Monday, upsetting the Bloc Qu�b�cois in eastern Quebec and cruising to an easy victory in Nova Scotia.

China: Nine executed over Xinjiang riots

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:57:04 -0800

Chinese authorities have executed nine people in connection with the ethnic riots in Xinjiang earlier this year, regional reports say.

Woman runs up $21,000 bill to break up

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:09:42 -0800

A Winnipeg woman who ran up $21,000 on her former boyfriend's credit card claims she was only trying to show him she wasn't marriage material.

Ex-T.O. gang member voice of migrants held in Indonesia

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:47:59 -0800

In Indonesia, a group of more than 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers has been waiting in limbo, after Indonesian authorities detained their wooden boat last month.

Lawrence Solomon: Top environmental group downplays global warming threat

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:21:44 -0800

One of the world�s top environmental organizations, the UN-affiliated International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has publicly stated that global warming is being overhyped.

Three Air Force members killed to receive Sacrifice Medal posthumously

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:37:57 -0800

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Micha�lle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will present the first 46 Sacrifice Medals to members of the Canadian Forces and to a Canadian diplomat today.

Students use art to honour fallen Canadian soldiers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:35:34 -0800

Fort Langley, British Columbia � What began as a portraiture project for a Remembrance Day exhibit and assembly has given the national memorial day a completely new meaning for students at Langley Fine Arts School.

Sicko chased out of community

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:51 -0800

A man who abused and nearly bludgeoned to death a seven-year-old girl is being targeted unfairly by the community, says a close female friend.

TV series examines pivotal role of Canada during Battle of the Atlantic

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:21:19 -0800

In an effort to tell the remarkable story of Canada�s pivotal role in the Battle of the Atlantic, a four-part television series called �Convoy� was jointly produced by companies in Canada and the UK, airing during Veterans� Week.

Royals wrap up B.C. visit at CFB Esquimalt

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:19:19 -0800

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will wrap up their four-day visit to the West Coast at the Esquimalt Canadian Forces base west of Victoria on Monday morning.

In Netherlands, where remembrance happens in May, Nov. 11 barely registers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:15:41 -0800

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Canadian veterans accustomed to getting a hero's welcome every spring when the Netherlands marks the anniversary of its liberation might well be disappointed if they expected to get a similar reception on Remembrance Day.

Vandals damage Fredericton cenotaph

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:13:00 -0800

Members of Fredericton's Royal Canadian Legion are asking vandals who destroyed part of the city's cenotaph to turn themselves in as the organization prepares for Remembrance Day.

Canadian flu shots for pregnant women not OK'd yet

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:10:57 -0800

The made-in-Canada swine flu vaccine that's intended for pregnant women won't be going into arms anytime soon because Ottawa hasn't approved it yet, Ontario health officials said Monday.

1,000 attend funeral of drowned Manitoba athlete

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:08:57 -0800

More than 1,000 people filled a church Monday to say goodbye to a young Manitoba woman who drowned in a North Dakota pond while stargazing with two university softball teammates.

Nunavut teen rescued from ice floe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:06:53 -0800

A 17-year-old boy has been rescued from an ice floe on the frigid waters of Hudson Bay, near the Nunavut community of Coral Harbour.

Gov. Gen. presents new Sacrifice Medals

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:03:07 -0800

Gov. Gen. Micha�lle Jean has presented new medals to Canadians killed or wounded while serving with military missions.

Hassan tried to contact al-Qaeda

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:53:27 -0800