![]() EcoWorld.com | Royals right at home Toronto Sun Four adorable animal hats. Two kitschy Santa music boxes. A jug of fresh Ontario apple cider. One blue lollipop and a spoonful of monkey crunch ice cream. The Duchess of Cornwall had a grand old time at the Royal Agricultural Winter ... DiManno: DiManno-a-mano with flush royal Unglamorous, ordinary women find a welcome icon in Camilla Why I'm an unabashed royals-booster |
![]() Washington Post | Shock, sadness grip tight-knit Fort Hood community The Associated Press FORT HOOD, Texas — A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting ... Obama Reminds Nation of Military's Diversity Fort Hood's polite psychiatrist and religious lightning rod Obama praises army base heroism |
![]() News1130 | Exiting Afghanistan: Sort, scrap and sell Globe and Mail The Canadian military must sort out what it wants to donate to the Afghans and what it will scrap or sell to allies. Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters Ottawa — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Nov. 06, 2009 10:35PM EST Last updated on ... Afghanistan 'drawdown' begins Canadian brigadier-general says progress in Afghanistan will be slow No plans for Afghanistan after 2011, top general affirms |
![]() CBC.ca | Tired Tories soldier on Edmonton Sun Premier Ed Stelmach addresses an evening rally at the Capri Hotel in Red Deer yesterday during the Alberta PC party convention taking place this weekend. (Jordan Verlage, Sun Media) RED DEER -- You would never think most Albertans don't ... 'Steady eddie' urges unity A Stelmach victory may be Alberta Tories' loss Ed rallies party with call to keep faith, him |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Clouds gather over climate talks The Gazette (Montreal) Emissions Targets. Chances of reaching a treaty at next month's UN conference in Copenhagen appear more remote than ever as the gap in demands between rich and poor countries continues to widen Activists demonstrate on the final day of talks in ... Climate talks end in division and pessimism World leaders hope for climate deal Daunting task ahead for Copenhagen after Barcelona talks on climate change |
![]() guardian.co.uk | Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall The Associated Press Germany dominoes BERLIN (AP) — Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades. ... Why the Berlin Wall came tumbling down Why we celebrate the fall of the Wall Between the lies, a wall |
![]() Globe and Mail | BC judge given broad powers to probe collapse of salmon stock Globe and Mail A veteran Supreme Court of British Columbia justice with an interest in sustainable development and the environment has been given sweeping powers by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to investigate a catastrophic collapse of salmon stocks in the Fraser ... BC Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen to head up salmon inquiry Tories name Justice Bruce Cohen as Fraser River sockeye inquiry head The salmon crisis |
![]() CBC.ca | Ruling gives Crown stronger shield against lawsuits Globe and Mail From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009 3:03AM EST Crown attorneys are breathing easy today after a Supreme Court of Canada ruling made it exceedingly difficult to sue them ... Prosecutor 'relieved' at decision Prosecutor not malicious in pressing satanic sex-abuse case: Supreme Court Ruling in 'satanist' case gives prosecutors more leeway |
![]() Globe and Mail | With a small glitch, Remembrance Day moves online CTV.ca Every year, the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ottawa organizes a week of activities to jog peoples' memories in the days leading up to Nov. 11. A persistent dilemma for the department, which is responsible for ... Museum cancels some Nov. 11 programs during strike A tribute to heroes Strike won't affect Nov. 11: officials |
![]() Sky News | Afghans die in 'Nato air strike' BBC News At least eight members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in a Nato air strike, the Afghan defence ministry says. The incident occurred in north-western Badghis province on Friday, as Afghan and US forces searched for two missing American ... Ministry: NATO airstrike kills Afghan soldiers Obama adviser urges caution on extra Afghan troops Friendly-Fire May Have Injured 25 NATO Troops in Afghanistan |