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Heroes among the horror at army base

U.S. Army soldiers attend a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, in honor of the fallen from the mass shootings on Fort Hood Army Post.

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U.S. Army soldiers attend a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Friday, in honor of the fallen from the mass shootings on Fort Hood Army Post.

Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu, isolated without regular flights

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 7/11/2009 5:06 AM | 0

  1. Obama to meet leaders of Myanmar, other Southeast Asian nations in Singapore

    MANILA, Philippines - President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, next month in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 7/11/2009 4:10 AM | 0

  2. Canadian brigadier-general says progress in Afghanistan will be slow

    FREDERICTON - A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout for 2011. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 7/11/2009 5:40 AM | 0

  3. Intelligence officials say 11 militants killed in overnight battles in Taliban strongholds

    PARACHINAR, Pakistan - Pakistani soldiers killed at least 11 militants during overnight gunbattles in three Taliban strongholds, intelligence officials said Saturday. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 7/11/2009 3:46 AM | 0

  4. British Treasury chief urges world officials to reach agreement on climate change costs

    British Treasury chief Alistair Darling has urged the world's top finance officials to reach an agreement on bearing the cost of fighting climate change before a UN summit on global warming next month. The Canadian PressCP ONLINE | 7/11/2009 3:40 AM | 0


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  1. Are Zimbabwe gems 'blood diamonds?'

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Investigators for the world's diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  2. World leaders urged to attend Copenhagen conference

    BARCELONA, Spain -- After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators say a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  3. Heroes among the horror at army base

    FORT HOOD, Texas -- From the first frantic 911 call that a shooter was rampaging through the Readiness Processing Center on this sprawling army base, it took police officer Kimberly Munley just four minutes to get there. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  4. Switching to low-tar a mistake?

    SMOKERS who want to quit and think a good first step is to switch to light or low-tar cigarettes might be making a mistake. A study has found that those smokers instead have about a 50 per cent lower chance of giving up smoking. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  5. Older people need to talk comfortably with their MD

    CHANGING physicians can be wrenching for older patients. My mother never got over it when her longtime doctor retired. The "new" doctor took care of Mom for more than 15 years, but she would still tell him what she thought he wanted to hear. Ironically, the frailer Mom grew, the less forthright she became. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

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  7. It's been a Bad Week for...

    Leona Aglukkaq Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  8. What makes them drive like that? DNA?

    SANTA ANA, Calif. -- We might never be able to feel sympathy for the speeding driver who swerves into our lane, barely missing the bumper, only to cut back into his original lane a quarter-mile later. But new research may at least help us understand him. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

  9. Casting the first stone

    BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Under Islamic law, or Shariah, the religious police have administered public canings for such things as gambling, prostitution and illicit affairs. But under a new Islamic criminal code that goes into effect this month, the Shariah police will be wielding a new and more potent threat: death by stoning for adulterers. Winnipeg Free PressPRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

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