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McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision
4:14PM CT
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.
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Gates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruption
2:38PM CT
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
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Canada faces allegations of torture complicity
Nov 19 2009 5:36PM CT
TORONTO (AP) - Canada's defense minister on Thursday attacked the credibility of a senior Canadian diplomat who alleged that government officials ignored evidence that prisoners handed over to Afghanistan's intelligence service a few years ago were tortured.
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Canada Supreme Court hears media appeal
Nov 16 2009 6:12PM CT
OTTAWA (AP) - News blackouts unjustifiably prevented the public from learning why charges were dropped or suspended for some terror suspects, media lawyers told Canada's Supreme Court on Monday.
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Cat's demise prompts rumors of Thatcher death
Nov 13 2009 7:28PM CT
TORONTO (AP) - When Canada's transport minister decided to name his cat Thatcher, he likely never thought it would cause quite the stir it did during a gala dinner earlier this week.
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Canada Supreme Court hears Gitmo case
Nov 13 2009 5:47PM CT
OTTAWA (AP) - Canada's federal government is urging the country's top court to overturn a judicial order that obligates the government to seek the repatriation of the youngest detainee held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.
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Linden MacIntyre wins Canadian literature award
Nov 11 2009 12:53AM CT
TORONTO (AP) - Linden MacIntyre, an investigative journalist who wrote a novel about sexual abuse by Catholic priests, has won Canada's richest and glitziest literary award.
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Outrage over vaccine for Afghan detainees
Nov 10 2009 11:09PM CT
TORONTO (AP) - Canadian military officials in Afghanistan said detainees are being offered swine flu vaccinations — a decision the federal health minister on Tuesday denounced as "outrageous" at a time there is a shortage of the vaccine in Canada.
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