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Nursing mothers pack clothing store in breastfeeding protest
The Canadian Press - 1 hour ago
VANCOUVER - About 100 women with their babies packed into the H&M clothing store in downtown Vancouver protesting attempts by store staff to force a nursing mom from the public view.
Breastfeeding moms crowd Vancouver clothing store in protest Vancouver Sun
Breastfeeding mother alleges WestJet harassment CBC.ca
National Post - Globe and Mail - CTV.ca - CTV British Columbia
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BBC News
Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
The Associated Press - 37 minutes ago
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A US military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to ...
Video: Bin Laden Driver Seeks Leniency From Gitmo Jury AssociatedPress
Bin Laden driver gets 66 months - but will never be released Times Online
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Radio Australia
Opponents reach deal to impeach Musharraf
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Lawyers rally in Karachi in support of judges dismissed by Pervez Musharraf in November 2007. Photograph: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, is facing the prospect of being thrown out of office after the country's fragile ...
Video: Pakistan moves to impeach its president - 07 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglish
Musharraf Impeachment Bid May Prompt Army Move to Avoid Crisis Bloomberg
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ABC News
Georgia pounds breakaway capital
Reuters UK - 33 minutes ago
By Margarita Antidze MEGVREKISI, Georgia (Reuters) - Georgia pounded the capital of its breakaway South Ossetia province with heavy weapons on Thursday after a ceasefire broke down within hours and separatists said they were under siege.
Video: Georgia announces ceasefire RussiaToday
US, Russia making S. Ossetia peace effort Reuters
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CBC.ca
Canada should press China on human rights, says former minister
Canada.com - 52 minutes ago
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson should use his trip to the Olympic Games to pressure the Chinese government to respect human rights and release those imprisoned for their political beliefs, says former justice minister Irwin Cotler.
Protesters rally one day before opening ceremonies CTV.ca
Cotler blasts China's human rights record CBC.ca
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The Canadian Press
MacKay announces new helicopters, surveillance drones for Afghan ...
The Canadian Press - 1 hour ago
OTTAWA - Canadian troops battling Taliban militants in Afghanistan will finally get the helicopter support they've sought since 2006 in a complicated arrangement involving a commercial contractor and the US Army.
Canadian military acquiring new helicopters, drones CBC.ca
MacKay announces air support for Afghan mission Globe and Mail
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Canada.com
'I love you,' man accused of abducting girl tells wife in Ont. court
Canada.com - 4 hours ago
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - A man charged with abducting and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl mouthed the words "I love you" to his wife as he made his first court appearance in Peterborough, Ont.
Stanley Tippett's wife struggles with allegations of abduction ... National Post
Tippett kept in jail for bail Newsdurhamregion.com
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CTV.ca
PETA ad slammed
Winnipeg Sun - 17 hours ago
By ROB NAY, SUN MEDIA An animal rights group attempted to purchase an ad in a Sun Media-owned newspaper which compares the beheading of Tim McLean Jr.
PETA compares bus decapitation to animal slaughters National Post
PETA ad compares Greyhound bus attack to slaughtering animals CBC.ca
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Canada.com
Police kill third bear in a week in Vancouver suburb
National Post - 2 hours ago
COQUITLAM, BC -- RCMP officers shot and killed a 180-kilogram bear in the backyard of a home in Coquitlam, BC, on Thursday. It is the third time in a week an aggressive black bear has been shot in the city, located 15 kilometres from Vancouver.
Bear shot in Metro Vancouver after entering home; 2nd in two days The Canadian Press
Third bear shot in BC city in a week Canada.com
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National Post
Controversial US church group stopped at border
National Post - 42 minutes ago
Pastor Fred Phelps, head of Westboro Baptist Church, his wife, Margie M., and daughter Margie J., picket outside a Baltimore courthouse on Wednesday.
'Hated' church group to protest Tim McLean funeral CTV.ca
'God is punishing Canada' Winnipeg Sun
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National Post
Magazine publisher Levant wins Danish cartoon dispute
National Post - 3 hours ago
Ted Rhodes/Canwest News ServiceEzra Levant, publisher of the now-defunct Western Standard magazine. After a year-long investigation, the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission has rejected a complaint by the Edmonton Council of Muslim ...
Human rights panel dismisses complaint against Ezra Levant CBC.ca
Human rights protest shelved Calgary Herald
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Jobless Wal-Mart employees get day in Supreme Court
Globe and Mail - 9 hours ago
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear appeals from a number of workers who lost their jobs when Wal-mart Canada closed its unionized store in Saguenay, Que.
SCOC agrees to hear Wal-Mart union case Canada.com
Jonquiere Wal-Mart employees to get their day in court CJAD
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AlaskaReport
Helicopter crash victims' names released
The Province - 3 hours ago
Prince Rupert RCMP have released the names of the four men who died when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into the Kitsault River Wednesday.
BC helicopter crash victims all from the West Canada.com
Police identify four victims in northern BC helicopter crash The Canadian Press
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Liberals accuse Harper of authoritarian tactics
The Canadian Press - 3 hours ago
OTTAWA - The Liberals say Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using the tactics of an authoritarian government in his defamation lawsuit against the party.
Will the federal Liberals take it to the public? Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Conservatives’ Great Election Kickback Scheme Westmount Examiner
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USA Today
Texas executes Honduran man for 2001 murder
Reuters - 28 minutes ago
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas executed a Honduran man on Thursday for a 2001 murder, the second foreigner the state put to death this week.
Video: Inside Story- José Medellín's execution- 06 Aug 08- part 2 AlJazeeraEnglish
Illegal immigrant from Honduras facing execution International Herald Tribune
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CTV.ca
Naive accused had no idea of mentor's 'jihadi fantasy' to attack ...
The Canadian Press - 3 hours ago
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A terrifying terrorist plot to attack Canadian targets was an unrealistic "jihadi fantasy" that was deliberately hidden from a young man on trial for his role in the alleged conspiracy, an Ontario court heard Thursday.
Scheme a 'delusion' for Toronto 18 terror suspect: final defence National Post
Lawyer: defendant unaware of Canada terror plot The Associated Press
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CTV.ca
Relatives of slain girl curse at murder suspect
CTV.ca - 6 hours ago
Family and friends of a slain seven-year-old Toronto girl shouted and swore at the second person charged with the child's murder during a court appearance on Thursday.
Two face charges in girl's killing Edmonton Sun
Guardian's boyfriend charged in girl's death Globe and Mail
Toronto Sun - Canada.com - Hamilton Spectator - CityNews
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World Sikh News
Harper 'apologizes' for Komagata Maru incident
The Asian Pacific Post - 4 hours ago
Before a crowd of 8000 last Sunday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper lamented over the Komagata Maru incident, when 376 immigrants from India were effectively kept prisoner on board the Japanese steamer for two months before being turned away.
Formal apology unwarranted Calgary Herald
We should apologize only for real injustices Ottawa Citizen
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Globe and Mail
Close shave for Kenk
Toronto Sun - 15 hours ago
By MARC KILCHLING, SUN MEDIA With his wild, long hair trimmed and the signature beard gone, he managed to walk right past a horde of photographers and video cameras with no one noticing.
Accused in bicycle thefts groomed for court Globe and Mail
Bicycles here to stay - until they get stolen Independent Plus
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Crash victim remembered as patient, 'big-hearted'
Globe and Mail - 17 hours ago
Mark McLean, one of the four Seaspan employees killed in a fiery float-plane crash on Vancouver Island, was Ms. McMurran's stepfather and had been a presence in her life for the past 10 years, she said.
Second plane crash survivor named Vancouver Sun
Squamish man among crash survivors The Province
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