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Canada in talks with U.S. officials to take over security for diplomats: MacKay

HALIFAX, N.S. - Defence Minister Peter MacKay has opened talks with other nations asking them to provide a security force for diplomats and development workers when the Canadian army withdraws from Kandahar in 2011. 20 November 18:21

Court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian U.S. soldier who deserted

OTTAWA - A lesbian who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada must have another chance to plead her case for refugee status, the Federal Court ruled Friday. 20 November 15:53

No new spending in next year's budget: Flaherty

TORONTO - Emphasizing that 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. 20 November 18:31

Bankruptcies jump in September

OTTAWA - After withstanding recessionary headwinds for most the past year, Canadian businesses are now succumbing to the same economic malaise that has already sent tens of thousands of individual Canadians to the bankruptcy office. 20 November 17:55

VANOC has no power to includ women's ski jumping: Court

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver Olympic organizers have no power to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Olympics, says British Columbia's highest court. 20 November 18:25

'Rompuy-pumpy' and Cathy Who?: Critics underwhelmed by EU's new hires

LONDON - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. 20 November 14:32

Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again

ROME - Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. 20 November 17:33

Torture whistleblower groomed in hotspots around the world

OTTAWA - The man who is now the target of so much Conservative scorn was thought suitably intrepid to be assigned by his government masters to some of the hottest counter-insurgencies over the past 15 years. 19 November

Calgary Transit officers say they were 'set up' on YouTube video

Calgary Transit peace officers may have been “set up” after a video of an incident involving an altercation was posted to You Tube, according to an official. 20 November

KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said. 20 November

LONDON - There will be no rematch. 20 November 17:36

YELLOWKNIFE - The bereaved widow of a slain RCMP officer shouted at the man who pumped several shots into her husband as she read a victim impact statement Thursday during a sentencing hearing at the conclusion of a dramatic murder trial. 19 November

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing a voluntary code of conduct for credit-and debit-card companies that he says will "level the playing field" for consumers and small businesses alike. 19 November

OTTAWA - The man who is now the target of so much Conservative scorn was thought suitably intrepid to be assigned by his government masters to some of the hottest counter-insurgencies over the past 15 years. 19 November

RED DEER, Alta. - A man in central Alberta is accused of providing illegal drugs to an underage girl and forcing her into prostitution. 20 November 19:31

SASKATOON - Saskatoon police say a missing 18-year old woman has been found unharmed in Regina. 20 November 19:29

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. 20 November 19:17

OTTAWA - Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276. 20 November 19:10

WASHINGTON - A retired State Department worker and his wife, accused of a decadeslong plot to spy for Cuba, pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him in jail for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom after six years. 20 November 18:52

NEW DELHI - Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. 20 November 18:51

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbour should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said. 20 November 18:47

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