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Crown wants 12-year term for Cdn sex tourist who abused in Colombia, Cambodia
VANCOUVER - A Canadian sex tourist who admitted to having sex with girls ranging in age from eight to 14 told police he was "guilty of loving women too much."
The prosecutor in the case told a B.C. Supreme Court that Kenneth Klassen should serve at least 12 years in prison for his crimes.
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Online gambling in Ontario? Experts say it's a sure bet
TORONTO - Now that British Columbia is cashing in on Internet gambling, experts say it's a sure bet that Ontario will follow suit.
B.C.'s recent foray into online betting could be the excuse Canada's most populous province needs to expand its gambling operations to help slay a $20-billion deficit.
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Bubbly beer blasts Vernon, B.C., brewery; gives new meaning to heady brew
VERNON, B.C. - This cream beer was no milquetoast.
The Okanagan Springs brewery in Vernon, B.C., is cleaning up after its latest batch of cream beer became a cream bomb, blowing apart the fermenting vat.
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University student whose violent arrest posted on YouTube sues police, school
LONDON, Ont. - A man whose violent arrest at the University of Western Ontario was posted on YouTube is suing the London Police Services Board, the school and officers who made the arrest.
The lawsuit filed by Irnes Zeljkovic, who was a student at the university, is asking for damages totalling $750,000.
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Taliban using terror, brutality to keep Afghan population under their control
PANJWAII, Afghanistan - Beheadings, assassinations, mutilations _ there's plenty of evidence that the Taliban are escalating their campaign of terror against the Afghan people this summer.
"The Taliban have certainly stepped up their game in the last little while," said Canadian Brig.-Gen. Craig King, director of future plans for Regional Command South.
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Survivors of B.C. ferry sinking reluctantly settle class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - Dozens of passengers who fled a sinking passenger ferry off British Columbia's coast have reluctantly agreed to a legal settlement that will see many walk away with just $500 so they can put that traumatic night behind them, says their lawyer.
James Hanson was asking a B.C. Supreme Court judge Thursday to approve a class-action settlement with BC Ferries that will see about $141,000 split between more than 40 people who escaped the Queen of the North after it struck an island in March 2006.
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Haiti pranksters say more stunts targeting the French are on the horizon
MONTREAL - A group of Canadians who pranked the French government expressed satisfaction with their successful Internet stunt — and vowed to deliver additional ones.
In their first public appearance since triggering an international media stir with a fake video and news release, they promised Thursday that more pranks were on the way.
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Salmonella illnesses involving headcheese reported in B.C. and Ontario
OTTAWA - Federal health officials are issuing a warning about a salmonella outbreak involving headcheese that has sickened 18 people in B.C. and Ontario.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says people shouldn't eat Freybe brand headcheese produced by G. Brandt Meat Packers in Mississauga, Ont.
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Fraud charge withdrawn against Jaffer associate at centre of Guergis affair
NEWMARKET, Ont. - A Toronto businessman at the centre of a scandal that saw Helena Guergis turfed from the Conservative caucus had criminal charges against him withdrawn Thursday.
Nazim Gillani was facing a fraud charge and a charge of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in a matter unrelated to Guergis and her husband, former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer.
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Natives build blockade in Quebec to halt federal official from entering reserve
MONTREAL - A group of native activists crowded onto a Quebec road to block a federal election official from entering their reserve Thursday.
The demonstrators say they were exercising their democratic right by keeping Ottawa away from their traditional election process.
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University of Western Ontario astronomer finds largest molecules known in space
PASADENA, Calif. - A team led by an astronomer from the University of Western Ontario has discovered the largest known molecules to exist in space.
Using NASA'a Spitzer telescope, Western's Jan Cami led a team of astronomers in the discovery of soccer-ball shaped molecules called "buckyballs."
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StatsCan credibility, independence feared damaged in census scrap
OTTAWA - Some of the world's top statisticians were gathered in Geneva just over a year ago, listening intently as Statistics Canada officials offered tips on maintaining their independence.
StatsCan was clearly the world's gold standard.
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Inmates at Manitoba prison cause disturbance over double bunking
WINNIPEG - A brief riot at Stony Mountain prison north of Winnipeg was quickly quelled Thursday by officers from the institution's emergency response team.
Chris McLauchlan, spokesman for the medium-security federal prison, said about 20 inmates in one unit refused to be locked up in their cells at 2:45 p.m.
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Chretien offers political show for visiting Ignatieff, starting with a handshake
SHAWINIGAN, Que. - Michael Ignatieff got a quick lesson on the fundamentals of Canadian politics from an old master Thursday — starting with an authentic Shawinigan handshake.
The Liberal leader was greeted during a stop in Shawinigan, Que., by the town's most famous resident: Jean Chretien.
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Changing attitudes: Medics getting more respect in Afghan National Army
PANJWAII, Afghanistan - With their military mission to Afghanistan ending in a year, Canadian mentors are training Afghan medics to teach their soldiers about combat first aid.
Afghanistan has traditionally put warriors on a pedestal while the position of healer hasn't been high on the wish list of soldiers in the Afghan National Army.
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Ontario environment watchdog to issue special report on controversial eco fees
TORONTO - Another Ontario watchdog is jumping into the debate over the province's controversial eco fees.
Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller will issue a special report next Tuesday in response to the fee flap that forced the government to drop the levy earlier this week.
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Box comes with a bang: war grenade found in keepsakes from relative
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A grenade found in a box of keepsakes caused a bit of a stir in a northwestern Alberta city.
Grande Prairie RCMP say they were called to an RV park by a person who found the explosive device in possessions from a relative.
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2 inmates dead, 6 injured in fiery violence at prison north of Quebec City
MONTREAL - A decision by eight inmates to stay put as a fiery jailhouse skirmish erupted around them proved deadly at a provincial detention centre in suburban Quebec City.
Once the flames were extinguished, two were found dead and the other six were rushed to hospital.
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Guergis wants face time with PM Harper after RCMP find no grounds for charges
TORONTO - Helena Guergis is looking for some face time with her former boss, Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
One day after the RCMP said there were no grounds to lay criminal charges against the former cabinet minister or her husband Rahim Jaffer, Guergis spoke out.
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N.L. offshore oil regulator changes tack, says spill plans censored in error
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Oil spill response plans for Newfoundland were mistakenly censored as overstretched managers grappled with the Gulf of Mexico disaster, says the head of the board that regulates offshore activity in the province.
"Basically we're just correcting an error," Max Ruelokke, head of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, said Thursday of a move to release oil spill plans "in the interest of the public's right to know."
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