Monthly Archives: April 2010

Coast Guard: Oil Leaking From Gulf Blast Site

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard discovered Saturday that oil is leaking from the damaged well that fed a massive rig that exploded this week off Louisiana’s coast, while bad weather halted efforts to clean up the mess that threatens … Continue reading

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Hyperfast missile to hit anywhere in an hour

HAUNTED by the memory of a lost opportunity to kill Osama Bin Laden before he attacked the World Trade Center in New York, US military planners have won President Barack Obama’s support for a new generation of high-speed weapons that … Continue reading

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Forged in the fire of Afghanistan

The maiden mission of the Afghan war for Canada’s elite JTF2 commandos almost killed them. Over Pakistan, returning from a daring raid on an enemy compound, six of the members of the secretive team narrowly avoided a crash when their … Continue reading

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Global Domino Effect

While the volcanic ash cloud covering parts of Europe continues to wreak havoc for airlines – costing the industry more than $1 billion as of Monday – grounding most of the continent’s air travel for several days has had a … Continue reading

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Canadian traditions matter

We are reluctant to jump on politicians who execute “flip-flops”: Generally speaking, if a politician proposes a foolish policy, and then has the good sense to reverse himself, that should be applauded. And on this score, we were happy to … Continue reading

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World Apr. 25th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Mississippi tornado leaves 10 dead amid destruction Storms in the US state of Mississippi have left at least 10 people, including children, dead. [...] #2 — BBC | South Korean warship sunk by ‘close-range explosion’ Last … Continue reading

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Canada Apr. 25th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CBC | RCMP ready for beefed-up Afghan role: chief Canadian combat troops are slated to leave Afghanistan next summer, but RCMP Commissioner William Elliott said Saturday he expects his personnel will have to stay behind to undertake the … Continue reading

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Shopping with guns in the grocery aisle

NEW BERLIN, Wis. – There’s some bother near the broccoli. Anxiety spilled on aisle four. But the concern is not from customers, who seem fairly oblivious to two armed people moving through their supermarket on this Sunday afternoon. The tension … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update Apr. 24th, 2010 (26)

Canada #1 — CBC | P.E.I. knocks big chunk off deficit P.E.I. Finance Minister Wes Sheridan is relying on improved economic conditions to take nearly $30 million off the provincial budget deficit in the coming year. [...] #2 — CBC … Continue reading

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Free All The SEALs From Travesty

Military Justice: The first of three Navy SEALs charged with abusing a captured jihadist has been cleared. Why has this administration taken the word of terrorists and let American heroes twist in the wind? The acquittal of Petty Officer 1st … Continue reading

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Surette: The real Guergis scandal (1)

THINK about this. A troublesome junior minister gets kicked out of cabinet. Her mischief-prone husband, an ex-MP, has been bragging about his government connections to business associates, although no deals have apparently come of it. In other words, a run-of-the-mill … Continue reading

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