Monthly Archives: September 2009

Wasting Time (1)

President Obama has let Iran know that it faces an arsenal of sanctions if it fails to completely disclose the nature of its nuclear program and ambitions.  But with three rounds of U.N. sanctions already in place — and Iran’s … Continue reading

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Police dip into victims' cash (1)

A police officer received $10,000 as compensation because he can no longer enjoy gardening, visiting flea markets and collecting carnival glass. Another officer was awarded $1,000 after a suspect bit his arm but not hard enough to break the skin. … Continue reading

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Province pushes for legal whip over doctors

The provincial government is quietly pushing forward legislation giving it the power to appoint a supervisor over the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario when it feels doctors are failing to police themselves. The proposed change, which would apply … Continue reading

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Coderre strikes again

While this week’s resignation of the federal Liberals’ chief Quebec organizer kicked Michael Ignatieff where it hurts when he least needed more pain, polls suggest the Grit leader has no one to fear more than the Canadian electorate. Liberal MP … Continue reading

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World Sept. 29th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | Japan prices continue record fall Japan’s core consumer prices dropped 2.4% in August year-on-year, the fourth successive month of record falls. [...] #2 — BBC | Philippine flood death toll rises The Philippines government says 240 people are … Continue reading

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Liberals look at Ignatieff and see Turner on sedatives (3)

Sagging in the polls with a outbreak of internecine bickering and a senior resignation in the party’s Quebec flank, the real Liberal crisis of non-confidence seems targeted more at their party leader than the government they aim to defeat this … Continue reading

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Canada Sept. 29th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Mohamud gave contradictory statements in Kenya: Ottawa The federal government filed court documents Monday claiming a Canadian woman, stranded in Kenya for three months and now suing Ottawa, gave contradictory statements that led consular officials to … Continue reading

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Coderre steps down as Liberal Que. lieutenant (4)

Denis Coderre has resigned as Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff’s Quebec lieutenant and defence critic, over a disagreement about the political comeback of one of the Quebec MP’s main rivals. Coderre told a Montreal news conference on Monday that he will … Continue reading

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Victim's family wants soldier jailed, dismissed

HALIFAX — Family members of a corporal who was shot and killed by his tentmate in Afghanistan say they hope a judge will sentence the young soldier to military prison and dismiss him from the army. Cpl. Matthew Wilcox was … Continue reading

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Top soldier lambastes local Afghans

A trip by Canada’s top soldier in Afghanistan to the model community where troops are implementing a long-term security strategy turned into a lesson on the limits of Canadian tolerance. As General Jonathan Vance was driving this morning into the … Continue reading

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India raises nuclear stakes

India can now build nuclear weapons with the same destructive power as those in the arsenals of the world’s major nuclear powers, according to New Delhi’s senior atomic officials. They said India had built weapons with yields of up to … Continue reading

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