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Bolivia to vote on president's rule
Morales agrees to confidence referendum amid growing calls for provincial autonomy.
Al Jazeera – May 9, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Morales agrees to confidence referendum amid growing calls for provincial autonomy.
Al Jazeera – May 9, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Donations pour in to Canadian relief agencies for cyclone victims
Canadian relief agencies say Canadians are opening their pocketbooks to support relief efforts for the hundreds of thousands of victims of cyclone-ravaged Burma.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 6:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Canadian relief agencies say Canadians are opening their pocketbooks to support relief efforts for the hundreds of thousands of victims of cyclone-ravaged Burma.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 6:36 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Vick ordered to pay Royal Bank of Canada $2.4 million
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 6:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 6:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
'None of my business': PM on Bernier's ex-girlfriend
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has dismissed reports alleging that Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier's ex-girlfriend had ties to Quebec biker gangs, accusing opposition leaders of being "gossipy old busybodies."
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 5:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has dismissed reports alleging that Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier's ex-girlfriend had ties to Quebec biker gangs, accusing opposition leaders of being "gossipy old busybodies."
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 5:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
US police beating 'inappropriate'
Philadelphia mayor condemns officers shown striking suspects in video footage.
Al Jazeera – May 8, 2008 5:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Philadelphia mayor condemns officers shown striking suspects in video footage.
Al Jazeera – May 8, 2008 5:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Calgary extends condolences as friends remember fallen soldier
The City of Calgary hopes to be able to honour the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan at his memorial service, the mayor said Thursday as friends of Cpl. Michael Starker continued to mourn his death.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 5:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The City of Calgary hopes to be able to honour the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan at his memorial service, the mayor said Thursday as friends of Cpl. Michael Starker continued to mourn his death.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 5:17 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of night-hunting convictions
The Supreme Court said Thursday it won't hear an appeal by three New Brunswick aboriginal men convicted of hunting at night with a light.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 4:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Supreme Court said Thursday it won't hear an appeal by three New Brunswick aboriginal men convicted of hunting at night with a light.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 4:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Argentine farmers in fresh protests
Farmers announce suspension of grains shipments but fall short of calling strike.
Al Jazeera – May 8, 2008 4:10 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Farmers announce suspension of grains shipments but fall short of calling strike.
Al Jazeera – May 8, 2008 4:10 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Couple injured in Egyptian bus crash head back to B.C.
A pair of Surrey newlyweds injured in a bus crash in Egypt should be back in B.C. on Thursday evening, the woman's father said.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 3:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A pair of Surrey newlyweds injured in a bus crash in Egypt should be back in B.C. on Thursday evening, the woman's father said.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 3:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Record prices set for paintings by Leger, Munch
Record sale prices were set for works by French Cubist Fernand Leger and Norwegian painter Edvard Munch at an auction of Impressionist and modern art in New York on Wednesday.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Record sale prices were set for works by French Cubist Fernand Leger and Norwegian painter Edvard Munch at an auction of Impressionist and modern art in New York on Wednesday.
CBC.ca – May 8, 2008 2:35 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
