Headlines from the Associated Press

Concrete slab falls from building, kills Canadian

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:56:06 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) -- Investigators are trying to determine what caused a chunk of concrete to come crashing down from the side of a Montreal hotel, killing a woman as she ate at a sushi restaurant....

Canadian opposition to Afghan mission mounts

By CHARMAINE NORONHA — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:32:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) -- As the death toll of Canadian soldiers and their NATO allies mounts in Afghanistan, so does the growing opposition to Canada's mission there....

Canadian tornado kills 2 US men

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:29:38 GMT

EAR FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- Two Oklahoma men were killed and one remains missing after a tornado ripped through a tourist resort in northwestern Ontario, a meteorologist said Friday....

US soldier makes case to remain in Canada

By CHARMAINE NORONHA — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:54:15 GMT

TORONTO (AP) -- The first woman soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war on Wednesday appealed the findings of a report that led to her deportation order....

Canadian isotope reactor to remain idle

By CHARMAINE NORONHA — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:45:10 GMT

TORONTO (AP) -- A Canadian nuclear reactor that produces much of the world's radioactive isotopes will be shut down until late this year, the company that owns the reactor said Wednesday....