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Riot police holding line north of G20 security zone
A large contingent of riot police have faced off against an apparent splinter group of G20 demonstrators in downtown Toronto, as thousands march through the city's core in protest of this weekend's high-level summit.
Via Rail optimistic strike can be averted
With a strike deadline looming this weekend, Via Rail is expressing hope about the chances of hammering out a new deal with the union representing more than 2,000 of its workers.
Canada pays off its share of Haiti's debt
Prime Minister Harper will announce later today that Canada has paid off its share of Haiti's debt to the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development
Court martial for Semrau heads back to Canada
The witnesses have all spoken and the court martial of Capt. Robert Semrau, who allegedly executed an injured Taliban fighter two years ago, is headed back to Canada for its final chapter.
Details of Cold War intelligence pact published
LONDON — Details of the sweeping intelligence sharing pact struck between the United States and Britain at the dawn of the Cold War were made public for the first time Friday, laying bare the details of an unprecedented espionage arrangement.
German TanDEM-X satellite returns first images
Germany's new radar satellite, TanDEM-X, has returned its first images. The spacecraft was launched from Kazakhstan on Monday on a mission to make the most precise 3D map of the Earth's surface.
Snowbirds celebrate Canadian Naval Centennial
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team paid tribute to the Canadian Naval Centennial on June 12, 2010, flying over the beautiful shores of Esquimalt Lagoon with a show for the sailors, military families and citizens of Victoria, B.C.
For excellence in aviation
The Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame inducted its four newest members on June 10, 2010, in a ceremony in Richmond, B.C.
Plan ensures Army can meet Canada's defence objectives
Ottawa, Ontario — The Army has completed plans to ensure that vehicle fleets returning from Afghanistan in 2011 can be reconstituted and re-deployed as soon as the Government of Canada asks the land force to carry out another mission
Soldiers squander disability payouts
OTTAWA — Canada’s top soldier says he’s concerned some younger vets are blowing their disability awards on trucks and sports cars instead of saving money, and he hopes Veterans Affairs will offers soldiers different payments options if they are wounded.
Naval manoeuvres end today in Halifax
It cost $2 million, involved international warships, fighter jets, submarines and naval officers, and covered an area eight times the size of Nova Scotia.
New Papua tribe discovered
JAKARTA - A tribe of hunter gatherers living in trees in the remote forests of Indonesia's easternmost Papua region has been discovered for the first time by the country's census, an official said on Thursday.
Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 112 years
MILWAUKEE — A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold fresh waters.
Partial lunar eclipse to dominate sky
LOS ANGELES — Attention skygazers: A portion of the moon will cross into the Earth's shadow Saturday during a partial lunar eclipse visible in the western United States and Canada, the Pacific and eastern Asia.
Divided Koreas remember start of Korean War
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas commemorated the 60th anniversary Friday of the outbreak of the Korean War, promoting vastly different views of the origins of the conflict that still divides their peninsula.
Bear shot dead in West Vancouver
Police officers have shot and killed a black bear in West Vancouver after it broke into homes in the neighbourhood and stole food from their refrigerators.
Canucks wheel and deal for Ballard on NHL Draft day
The Vancouver Canucks sent their first-round pick to the Florida Panthers for defenceman Keith Ballard and prospect Victor Oreskovich. Steve Bernier and Michael Grabner are also headed to Florida as part of the deal.
Stalin statue torn down in Georgia
Authorities in Georgia on Friday tore down a monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in his birthplace of Gori to make way for a memorial to the fallen in the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.
Syncrude guilty in Alberta duck deaths
Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,600 ducks in one of its northern Alberta tailings ponds.
Rand Paul Pitches Electric Underground Border Fence
Border fence proposals are a dime a dozen among Republican candidates, but Rand Paul's is different: it's underground, and it's electrified. "My plans include an underground electric fence, with helicopter stations to respond quickly to breaches of the bo
Pakistan watches Google, other sites for blasphemyPakistan will start monitoring seven major websites, including Google, Yahoo and Amazon, for sacrilegious content, while blocking 17 other, lesser-known sites it deems offensive to Muslims, an official said Friday.
Anti-whaling boss on Interpol wanted list, Japan saysThe Canadian leader of a U.S.-based anti-whaling organization is now on an international wanted list for allegedly masterminding the group's disruption of Japanese whale hunts in the Antarctic Ocean, Japan's coast guard said Friday.
Dutch may use 'decoy Jews' to fight racismReports of increased anti-Semitism and a secret video showing Jews harassed on the street in Amsterdam have prompted Dutch authorities to consider using "decoy Jews" -- undercover officers wearing yarmulkes -- to combat hate crimes.
Porn to get .xxx domainOn Friday, the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] approved the creation of a new top level domain [TLD] that could only be used for two things. The web address suffix dot-xxx (instead of say, dot-com or dot-net), is c
Almost a whole Olympic teamIt’ll be two turkeys short of a feast. Chris Pronger is one. Martin Brodeur is the other. ‘Canada Celebrates’ without them Monday.
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