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News: Canada

We have started to collect the most important news related to Canada in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Canada: news

Pakistan minister in death probe

Monday, June 11th 2007, 17:09
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Police investigate a cabinet minister in connection with the death of a Canadian woman in Pakistan.
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Hamilton takes maiden F1 victory

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 18:48
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix, taking his maiden victory in only his sixth race.
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Ice hockey: Ducks' Stanley win

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 6:24
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
related places: Ottawa

The Anaheim Ducks win their first-ever Stanley Cup with a 6-2 victory over Ottawa, taking the series 4-1.
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Canada bars Winnie Mandela visit

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 3:49

Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela is refused entry to Canada, where she was to attend arts event.
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Guantanamo charges dropped

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 7:19
related countries: United States United States

A US judge drops charges against two Guantanamo Bay inmates, in a setback for efforts to try terror suspects.
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Canada native death inquiry

Friday, June 1st 2007, 10:04

Official racism and cultural insensitivity contributed to the 1995 killing of a Canadian native protester, a report says.
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Canada police hunt school killer

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 9:56
related places: Toronto

Canadian police are hunting the killer of a teenager shot dead at a Toronto school, a crime that shocks the city.
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Science team lands on Ice Island

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 8:27

Researchers plant a tracking beacon on a two-billion-tonne block of ice floating off Canada's Arctic coast.
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Canada in Afghan detainee deal

Friday, May 4th 2007, 8:10
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul, Ottawa

Canada signs a new deal with Afghanistan to give Ottawa unrestricted access to prisoners handed to Kabul.
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Canada 'warned' of Air India plot

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 1:44

Canadian police were warned of a plot to blow up an airliner months before the 1985 Air India attack, an inquiry hears.
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Canada lowers climate goal

Friday, April 27th 2007, 21:53

Canada unveils its strategy on climate change, but acknowledges it will not meet its Kyoto targets.
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Canadian charged at Guantanamo

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 22:12
related countries: United States United States

The US military charges a Canadian detainee at Guantanamo Bay with murder and aiding terrorism.
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Canadian row over Afghan 'abuse'

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 9:01
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A row breaks out in Canada over reports that prisoners handed by its troops to Afghan forces were tortured.
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Egyptian jailed for Israel spying

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 9:49
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Israel Israel
related places: Cairo

A court in Cairo sentences an Egyptian-Canadian man to 15 years in prison for spying for Israel.
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Canada raises Kyoto alarm

Friday, April 20th 2007, 19:46

Canada could see a recession if it were to meet its Kyoto target for reducing emissions, Canada's environment minister has warned.
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Canada angry at Uighur sentence

Friday, April 20th 2007, 4:23
related countries: China China

Canada condemns Chinese authorities for sentencing a Canadian Uighur rights activist to life imprisonment.
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Ice traps Canadian seal hunters

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 8:40

Canadian coastguards try to rescue boats carrying seal hunters trapped by pack ice off the eastern coast.
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Afghan bomb kills Canada troops

Thursday, April 12th 2007, 8:49
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Two Canadian soldiers serving in southern Afghanistan are killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle.
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Canadian's terror appeal denied

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 20:36

Canada's Supreme Court denies a terror suspect the right to appeal against anti-terror legislation.
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Cricket: NZ overwhelm Canada

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 21:30
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

Lou Vincent hits a ton and Brendon McCullum smashes the fastest World Cup fifty as New Zealand beat Canada by 114 runs.
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Cricket: England beat Canada

Sunday, March 18th 2007, 21:18
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England, with no Andrew Flintoff, beat World Cup minnows Canada by 51 runs in St Lucia.
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Live Cricket: England v Canada

Sunday, March 18th 2007, 21:09
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Canada, chasing 280 to beat England in their Group C match in St Lucia, are running out of steam.
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Falling ice shuts Toronto roads

Monday, March 5th 2007, 20:12
related places: Toronto

Police shut several streets in the Canadian city of Toronto after huge slabs of ice are reported falling off skyscrapers.
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'Mossad' trial resumes in Cairo

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 12:23
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Israel Israel
related places: Cairo

The trial has resumed in Cairo of an Egyptian-Canadian dual national accused of spying for Israel.
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Canada rejects anti-terror laws

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 9:32

Canada's parliament votes against renewing anti-terror measures brought in after the 9/11 attacks.
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Canada court rejects terror law

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 20:22

Canada's Supreme Court rejects a law allowing the detention and deportation of foreign-born terror suspects.
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Nato convoy targeted in Kandahar

Monday, February 19th 2007, 15:55
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

A Canadian army convoy is targeted as insurgents launch their heaviest attack on the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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Nosebleed triggers embassy alert

Monday, February 19th 2007, 12:02
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

An alert at a Paris embassy, after an employee suffered a nosebleed on opening a suspicious package, is over.
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Canada vote reignites Kyoto row

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 2:39

The Canadian parliament votes for a motion to force a reluctant government to meet its Kyoto targets.
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Canadians debate Afghan pullout

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 9:32
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A Canadian Senate committee says the government should consider withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan.
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Canada vows $1.3bn green fund

Monday, February 12th 2007, 18:59

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a new $1.3bn fund to combat climate change.
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India aluminium firm buys Novelis

Monday, February 12th 2007, 7:27
related countries: United States United States

India's largest aluminium producer, Hindalco, agrees to buy its US-Canadian rival Novelis for $5.9bn.
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Farmer 'planned more murders'

Tuesday, February 6th 2007, 22:29

A Canadian pig farmer accused of killing 26 women wanted to kill as many as 75, an undercover officer tells a court.
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