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1 hr ago | The Victoria Star

Fallen soldier's parents proud to get his medal, but say it's also bittersweet

Ben Walsh knows that not all battles are fought in the theatre of war and victory can sometimes be bittersweet.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News

5 hrs ago | WBT-AM Charlotte

Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

Chinese Prime minister Wen Jiabao talks at a session of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt''s Sharm el Sheik Resort Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Canada, Wen Jiabao, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

10 hrs ago | Gulf Times

Czech PM turns down nomination for EU post

Caretaker Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer has indirectly turned down an offer by two major Czech political parties to become the Czech Republic 's nominee for the European Commission.

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Related Topix: Czech Republic, Europe, World News, Canada, Mirek Topolanek

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Victoria Star

At least four Toronto hospitals offered H1N1 vaccine to board members

Members of at least four hospital boards in Toronto have been offered the swine flu vaccine that's intended for priority groups only, and while one doctor said Friday he now regrets that decision another said it's the right thing to do.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Nursing, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Canada

CBC

Protesters rally outside Alberta Tory meeting

Premier Ed Stelmach speaks Friday in Red Deer at the annual meeting of Alberta Tories.

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Regina Leader Post

Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister Huyghebaert apologizes for heckling Opposition member

After two days of tumult in the legislature, Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister Yogi Huyghebaert apologized for a heckle that implied police would be coming for an Opposition member.

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Related Topix: Canada

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Opposition MPs could thwart Ontario's move to HST

Ontario's plan to adopt the controversial Harmonized Sales Tax could hit a roadblock on Parliament Hill.

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Coast Reporter

Premiers say H1N1 vaccine plan could be better, but there are unique challenges

Canada's premiers say the rollout of the swine flu vaccine could have been better handled across the country.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Canada

CKNW News Talk 980

Prince Charles gets warm greeting in Victoria from wet, but enthusiastic crowd

Prince Charles joked about his age Friday as he tried to recall how many times he has visited British Columbia.

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Related Topix: World News, Prince Charles, Canada, North America

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Penticton Herald

Aboriginals plead with Ottawa to halt Quebec northern development plan

Quebec aboriginals have threatened to derail a showpiece plan by Premier Jean Charest's government to develop the province's north, and they're pleading for help from the federal government.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Stephen Harper

National Post

Toronto wins 2015 Pan Am games

By Allison Hanes, National Post Toronto has won the 2015 Pan Am Games, on the first ballot.

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Related Topix: Canada

National Post

Royal visit: Prince Charles talks social responsibility with business leaders

Prince Charles met with some of Canada's leading business leaders Wednesday afternoon to discuss the social responsibility of corporations, a significant theme to his 11-day visit to Canada.

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Related Topix: World News, Prince Charles, Canada,

Regina Leader Post

Positive poll for premier

Premier Brad Wall and his Saskatchewan Party government have an added reason to toast the second anniversary tomorrow of the election victory that brought them to power.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Canada, Barack Obama

People's Daily

Chinese vice premier's three-nation tour in South Pacific fruitful

The vice foreign minister on Thursday hailed Vice Premier Li Keqiang 's official visit to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea as "very fruitful," calling it a major diplomatic activity of China with the South Pacific region.

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Related Topix: Canada, Li Keqiang, Papua New Guinea, Oceania, World News, Kevin Rudd

The Guardian

Opposition leader renews calls for premier to fire former deputy

Conservative MLA Jim Bagnall looks on as Opposition Leader Olive Crane questions Auditor General Colin Younker at a meeting of the public accounts committee in Charlottetown Thursday.

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Related Topix: Canada

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Coast Reporter

Parti Quebecois wants province to take over its portion of gun registry

If Canada won't get serious about gun control, Quebec should. The opposition Parti Quebecois wants the province to take over responsibility for its portion of the federal long gun registry.

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National Post

Alberta Tories' support lowest in 16 years: poll

On the eve of Premier Ed Stelmach's leadership review, a new poll shows the governing Tories have sunk to their lowest popular support in 16 years, slipped to second place in Calgary and are barely fending off the Wildrose Alliance as the preferred party among decided Alberta voters.

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NationMultimedia.com - Politics

Appointing Thaksin 'an insult' to Thai justice system

Thailand recalled its ambassador to Phnom Penh yesterday to protest against the appointment of convicted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra as economic adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his government.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia, Hun Sen, Canada, Norodom Sihamoni

Toronto Sun

Charles, Camilla land in Toronto

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, landed in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon to begin the Ontario leg of their Canadian tour.

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Related Topix: World News, Prince Charles, Canada, North America,

C-Health

Ontario will run out of swine flu vaccine by end of week, says minister

Ontario will run out of the regular swine flu vaccine by the end of the week, forcing many immunization clinics to close and preventing priority groups from receiving the flu shot, Health Minister Deb Matthews said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Stephen Harper,