Canadian government seeks clemency for Alberta native on Montana’s death row for 1983 slayings
Canada seeks clemency for man on Mont. death row Russia, Canada make competing claims to Arctic resources
Russia, Canada in rivalry over Arctic resources Tamil organization says migrant boat had burial at sea
Tamil group: Man died on migrant ship VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A man died and was buried at sea last month as hundreds of ethnic Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka spent a grueling several months at sea in a cramped, rusting cargo ship, officials said Sunday. Canada says Tamil migrants in fairly good condition after arriving in renovated ship
Canada: Tamil migrants in good condition VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka spent a grueling three months at sea in a cramped, ramshackle cargo ship but arrived in fairly good condition, Canadian officials said Saturday. Lawyer fears hundreds of Tamils from Sri Lanka seeking asylum in Canada may be traumatized
Tamils seeking asylum in Canada may be traumatized Hundreds of Tamils from Sri Lanka seek asylum in Canada; government fears some are terrorists
Tamils cram on ship, seeking asylum in Canada Tamil migrant ship docks off Canada’s West coast
Tamil migrant ship docks in Canada VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A rusting cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey. Migrant ship that could be carrying Tamil Tigers nears Canada, will be intercepted
Tamil migrant ship nears Canada TORONTO — Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they will intercept a ship of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka before it reaches the coast because the passengers may include people Canada considers terrorists. Canada briefed on migrant ship headed its way that could be carrying Tamil Tigers
Canada briefed about migrant ship TORONTO — Canada’s top security official said Monday he was getting regular briefings on a ship of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka that could be carrying terrorists. Iroquois lacrosse team’s passport position goes beyond sport, touches on deeper debate
Iroquois passport dispute raises sovereignty issue Iroquois lacrosse team defaults on 1st tourney game, still trying to get OK to enter England
Iroquois lacrosse team defaults on 1st UK game UK won’t let Iroquois lacrosse team go to England for tourney without US or Canadian passports
UK won’t let Iroquois lacrosse team go to tourney US clears Iroquois lacrosse team to go to UK, but team still has no visas, can’t board plane
US clears Iroquois lacrosse team for travel to UK Canada to appeal federal court ruling regarding Guantanamo detainee
Canada to appeal court ruling over US detainee Team: Passport dispute may keep Iroquois from championship of lacrosse, a sport they invented
US rule could keep Iroquois from lacrosse tourney Ontario ombudsman to probe G-20 security rule easing restrictions on police searches
Ontario ombudsman to probe G-20 security rule Academic appointed as Canada’s new representative of the Queen
Academic named Canada’s new governor general Queen Elizabeth arrives at UN with appeal for peace and unity
Queen arrives at UN with peace message UNITED NATIONS — Queen Elizabeth II has arrived at the United Nations where she’s expected to appeal for world unity and peace. Tensions flare as Montana’s delegation questions governor’s deal to protect border from mining
Tensions flare over Mont. governor’s Canadian deal SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: Sarkozy left in the dark; soccer alleviates ‘exhausting’ summit
Obama, Japanese PM talk North Korea, oil spill and green tea ice cream in first meeting
Obama cites ‘obsession’ with Afghanistan withdrawal timeline, says he’s focused on succeeding
Obama says attacks on Supreme Court nominee Kagan have been ‘pretty thin gruel’
Obama says G-20 accords prove nations could bridge differencesmore images SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: Chopper broken, Obama invites British PM Cameron into his for a lift more images Obama, British leader say they have right strategy for Afghanistan war, in critical period more images G8 turns screw on North Korea, Iran and IsraelHUNTSVILLE - The leaders of the world’s eight most powerful developed states turned the screw on North Korea, Iran and Israel Saturday as they concluded a two-day meeting in Canada. Top 8 industrial democracies slam North Korea, Iran, but in terms not as strong as some hoped more images Police say the protests at Canadian summits have been tamer than at previous summits
Police: protests have been tame so far TORONTO — Police say the protests at the global summits in Canada this weekend have been tame so far compared to those at previous summits. World leaders moving to discussions of nuclear threats posed by Iran and North Korea
G8 pledges $7.3 bn for poor countriesHUNTSVILLE - World leaders and donor groups have pledged $7.3 billion in aid by 2015 to reduce child mortality and save women in poor countries from dying in childbirth, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday. Britain welcomes US financial regulation breakthrough but sticks by own austerity plans
Japan says alleged North Korean sinking of SKorean warship threat to Asia
Japan calls NKorea a threat to Asia TORONTO — Japan is calling North Korea a threat to Asia and urging world leaders to issue a strong condemnation over an international finding the North sank a South Korean warship. Football fever grips G-8 leadersHUNTSVILLE - Football fever gripped European members of the Group of Eight (G-8) most powerful developed nations Friday as they met for a summit in Canada. G8 summit begins
World leaders agree to disagree on best economic strategy to focus on other issues at summit
Leaders differ on how to nurture a global recovery Australia’s new prime minister tells Obama Australian commitment to Afghanistan remains firm
Canadian PM issues unqualified apology to kin of Air India victimsTORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday issued an unqualified apology to the relatives of the victims of the Air India plane bombing of 1985. Ottawa police charge 3 men in bank firebombing ahead of G-8 and G-20 summits
3 men charged in bank firebombing OTTAWA — Ottawa police have charged three men in the firebombing of a bank last month in the Canadian capital. Air India explosion report a ‘damning indictment’: Canadian PMTORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has described a federal report inquiring into the 1985 terrorist attack on the Air India plane “Kanishka” as a “damning indictment of many things that occurred before and after the tragedy”. Chicago celebrates Blackhawks’ first Stanley Cup win since 1961 with parade through city
Chicago celebrates Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup win Canada’s Supreme Court upholds right of defendants to seek ban on reporting of proceedings
Supreme Court upholds right to publication bans Fakelakegate: Canada accused of not living up to its claim of fiscal prudence for summits
Canada derided for plan to build costly fake lake US Border Patrol asking people to text message any suspicious activity along Canada border
Border Patrol seeks text on suspicious activity Canada spends nearly $2 million on fake lake inside G-20 and G-8 media center
Canada builds fake lake for G-8 TORONTO — Canada’s Conservative government is coming under heavy criticism from opposition parties for spending nearly $2 million for a fake lake inside the media center for this month’s G-8 and G-20 summits. |
