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HALIFAX, Canada: Despite fierce public pressure to end the war in Afghanistan eight years on, politicians and experts on Saturday decried calls for setting an exit date they say would embolden the Taliban.

After four days of scanning the Atlantic, U.S. and Canadian authorities have scaled back their search for a solo sailor from Nova Scotia who was caught in a violent storm as he sailed to Bermuda.

International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West at a new security forum that wrapped up Sunday.

George Timmons missing. George Timmons, 62, has been missing since Sept. 1. A Peterborough man missing close to three months has been located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac of Madison Violet recieve the award for vocal group of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards at the Dominion Chalmers United Church in Ottawa, Ont., Nov.

U.S. Senator John McCain says military exit dates and exit strategies in Afghanistan should not even be discussed until NATO gets the upper hand in its fight against Taliban militants.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." "I enjoyed the book and she and I are dear friends.

Home : Canada : Search for missing N.S. sailor stretches to Bermuda The Canadian Press Date: Saturday Nov.

Halifax singer/songwriter Joel Plaskett led a big night for East Coast musicians at the fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday.

The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Losing the look of Halifax Historian notes threat to heritage By BRUCE ERSKINE Business Reporter Fri.

Top brass from Europe and the Americas, including U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, gather this week in Canada to discuss the future of NATO, the war in Afghanistan and other pressing security matters.

The U.S. Coast Guard says aircraft crews are searching for a Canadian boater who is overdue for arrival in Bermuda.

A small, high-powered fire boat that capsized in Halifax harbour last fall, dumping several firefighters into the water, had limited stability and it took only a small amount of force to tip it over, the Transportation Safety Board says in a report released Wednesday.

Nineteen-year-old Ariana Gillis was thrilled when she learned she'd been nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, because she ``never thought that that would happen.'' But as excited as she was to be considered, the Vineland, Ont., native - who's up for young performer of the year - now says she'd rather see the award go to Taylor Mitchell, the ...

A West Tennessee man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada says he'll feel like a real Olympian.

Atlantic Canada stands to lose hundreds of thousands of workers over the next several decades as it contends with a shrinking population, a new study prepared for a Halifax-based think-tank has found.

Jazz Air said Friday it continues fighting for access to Toronto's downtown airport, but Air Canada 's a regional feeder airline could not point to any progress in its legal action.

HALIFAXa 'A Porter Airlines flight out of Halifax was forced to turn back today after the crew reported the pilot was losing consciousness.

A father slashed 10 years off his age and his son claimed to be older so they could both fight in the First World War.