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Tories dismiss torture allegations

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Peter MacKay said Thursday there's no evidence to support Richard Colvin's allegations the Canadian military was warned prisoners who were turned over to Afghanistan's intelligence service would be tortured.

Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty for no jail time

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. teenager intends to plead guilty to posting a hit list on Facebook targeting 117 of his peers and teachers because it's a charge the Crown could prove, his lawyer said Friday. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 10:08 PM | 0

B.C. RCMP officer charged with assault after handcuffed prisoner slapped

QUESNEL, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Quesnel, B.C., is facing an assault charge after a prisoner was slapped in the face. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 6:32 PM | 0
Toronto museum an eyesore, says tourist website

TORONTO — A tourism website has named the Royal Ontario Museum's Crystal one of the world's Top 10 ugliest buildings. ONLINE | 20/11/2009 10:59 PM | 0
Saskatoon police say missing 18-year-old found unharmed in Regina

SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say a missing 18-year old woman has been found unharmed in Regina. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 6:30 PM | 0
Student interviews bring no new leads in case of missing Toronto girl: police

TORONTO - Police say they have no new leads after interviewing almost all of the students at the high school attended by a missing 18-year-old Toronto girl. CP ONLINE | 20/11/2009 5:22 PM | 0

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High tides cause flooding in B.C.

DUNCAN, B.C. -- Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, an hour's drive north of Victoria. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Mum victims of firebombs stymie police

MONTREAL -- Who's been firebombing all those Italian cafés in Montreal? PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Stimulus spending temporary: Flaherty

TORONTO -- Emphasizing government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Court win for lesbian U.S. army deserter

OTTAWA -- A lesbian soldier who deserted the U.S. army won a key court victory Friday when a judge ordered the refugee board to reconsider her failed asylum claim and take into account compelling evidence that she was persecuted and that her sexual orientation could mean stiffer punishment for going AWOL. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0
Desire for happiness grows with age, study reveals

Parents who've ever wondered how a teen with an iPhone in one hand and the world in the other can be so miserable now have their answer: Adolescents sometimes intentionally seek to feel unhappy. PRINT | 21/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0