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Hudec optimistic about Olympic prospects
Red Deer :: Canada | about 8 hours ago
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Downhill skier Jan Hudec knew instantly he had blown out his left knee as he was sliding toward the netting on the 2009 world championships course at Val d'Isère, France. Unfortunately, he recalls now with a laugh, he didn't fall violently enough to get...
Tags: Jan Hudec, world championship, Alpine Canada, Kent Kobelka, world cup, Lake Louise, Canadian, Canada, Red Deer, allnews, Hudec
Robert Graham's New CD!
Robert Graham, the amazing Canadian musician, has released his debut album Storm in a Teacup! Check it out here: http://www.robertgraham.org/
Canadian soldiers push deeper into insurgent territory in Kandahar
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | 2 days ago
Credibility The military announced Saturday that Canadian troops had moved into the northern limits of Nakhonay, a town of around 2,000 people in the heart of the volatile Panjwaii district. Continued Below This marked a new phase of an operation dubbed Hydra,...
Tags: Canadian, Afghanistan, Kandahar, Panjwaye District, Taliban, International Security Assistance Force, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Operation Medusa, War in Afghanistan, War Conflict, Cities along the Silk Road, Afghan National Army, Military of Afghanistan
Walkom: Only the losers need to fear war-crime laws
Toronto :: Canada | 2 days ago
Credibility In a 2004 photo, Canadian troops round up detainees, who were then turned over to Kabul city police. The Canadian government is under fire for its policy regarding the handling of detainees. I n its handling of Afghan prisoners, the Canadian government...
Tags: Canada, Canadian, political crimes, Richard Colvin, Stephen Harper, Toronto, Peter MacKay, War crime, Taliban, Crime against humanity, Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandal, Human rights abuses, Gordon O'Connor, Torture, War Conflict, Politics, Law Crime
Arar-case lawyer sees torture déjà vu
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 2 days ago
Credibility In light of the human rights record of Afghanistan, you would expect that officials would check it out," says Paul Cavalluzzo. Afghanistan's widely criticized record on human rights should have been enough for Canadian officials to suspect detainees in...
Tags: Paul Cavalluzzo, human rights, Afghanistan, Arar, rights records, Syrian, Mr. Colvin, Canadian, Richard Colvin, Kabul, War in Afghanistan, Franco Pillarella, Abdullah Almalki, Public inquiries, Maher Arar, Human rights abuses, Politics
Time for truth about torture | Colin Horgan
Kandahar :: Afghanistan | 2 days ago
Credibility Time for truth about torture After a whistleblower revealed Canadian complicity in the torture of Afghan prisoners, a full public inquiry is vital One man has Canada in an uproar. Former second-in-command at the Canadian embassy in Kabul, Richard Colvin...
Tags: Richard Colvin, Afghanistan, Canadian, Kandahar, Human rights abuses, War in Afghanistan, Taliban, War Conflict, Military history of Canada, Canada's role in the invasion of Afghanistan, Peter MacKay, Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandal, Human rights in Afghanistan, Politics, Public inquiries, Maher Arar, Stephen Harper, Glyn Berry, Colvin, Gordon O'Connor
Adrenaline junkies embrace perilous specialties among Canadian troops
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 3 days ago
Credibility There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs. In war-wracked Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers risk life and limb on a daily basis.
Tags: Dave Solaux, adrenaline junkies, Canadian, Afghanistan, canadian troops, canadian soldiers, Kabul, Taliban, War in Afghanistan, War Conflict, Bombs, Explosives, Improvised explosive device
Low prices, weak dollar attracts international investors into US housing market
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Canadian investor Arthur Wong is buying condos in Las Vegas and Phoenix like a shopper at Costco: In bulk, with slashed prices...Real Estate Fund, has bought 60 condos at heavy discounts from developers in financial trouble. Wong paid about $62,500 each...
Tags: Las Vegas, foreigners investor, estate agents, South Florida, Canadian, Marco Bordoni, U.S. Southwest, Canada, Condo hotel, Real estate broker, National Association of Realtors, Real estate, Business Finance
Coast guard searches for adventurer feared lost at sea
Halifax :: Canada | 3 days ago
Credibility Last updated on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 2:49PM EST A solo sailor from Halifax who has written books about his around-the-world adventures is lost at sea. The U.S. and Canadian coast guards are searching for Hubert Marcoux , a 67-year-old adventurer and...
Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Bermuda, Hubert Marcoux, Coast guard, Halifax, Canadian, Canada, Sailing, Marcoux, Sailboat, Storm, Sail, Bermuda Triangle, Personal flotation device, Human Interest
Guilty plea over drug haul
Canadian :: TX :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Victoria worth up to $330 million has pleaded guilty to charges that carry a maximum life sentence. Authorities found cocaine, ice and ecstasy in a shipping container at Swanston Dock in June last year marked as hair salon equipment, foot spas and pediatric...
Tags: Ken Quyen Van Tang, Canadian, Emily Dickinson, Law Crime
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