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RCAF helicopter evacuates sick crew member from cargo ship off B.C.
VANCOUVER – Search and rescue teams from the Royal Canadian Air Force have evacuated a sick crew member from a cargo ship off British Columbia.

UPDATE 1-Rugby-All Blacks load up with big guns for Wales test
* McCaw and Carter back to face Wales * Thomson not considered after IRB appeal (Adds detail, quote) Nov 22 (Reuters) – New Zealand have brought captain Richie McCaw and flyhalf Dan Carter back into a full strength side for Saturday’s test against Six Nations champions Wales in Cardiff. Openside flanker McCaw was rested for last week’s 42-10 win over Italy while Carter started the match on the bench, but both were restored to the starting line-up along with fullback Israel Dagg and prop Owen Franks. …

Pakistani Shi'ites receive death threat text messages
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Shi’ites, targeted in three explosions which killed 16 people on Wednesday, are now receiving death threat text messages on cellphones ahead of a key event in their religious calendar that has been tainted by violence in the past. “Kill, Kill, Shi’ites,” say the text warnings to members of the minority sect. Hardline Sunni militant groups linked to al Qaeda have in recent months stepped up attacks against Pakistan’s Shi’ites, whom they regard as non-Muslims. …

Dozens hurt after bus, transport truck collide on B.C. highway
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – More than two dozen people are being treated for injuries following a nasty crash on a highway that connects British Columbia’s coast and Interior.

Rugby-All Blacks team to play Wales
Nov 22 (Reuters) – New Zealand coach Steve Hansen named the following team on Thursday for Saturday’s test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium: Team: 15-Israel Dagg, 14-Cory Jane, 13-Conrad Smith, 12-Ma’a Nonu, 11-Julian Savea, 10-Dan Carter, 9-Aaron Smith, 8-Kieran Read, 7-Richie McCaw (captain), 6-Liam Messam, 5-Sam Whitelock, 4-Luke Romano, 3-Owen Franks, 2-Andrew Hore, 1-Tony Woodcock Replacements: 16-Dane Coles, 17-Wyatt Crockett, 18-Charlie Faumuina, 19-Brodie Retallick, 20-Victor Vito, 21-Piri Weepu, 22-Aaron Cruden, 23-Ben Smith (Editing by John O’Brien)

China's forgotten children: 5 underclass runaways die while seeking warmth in garbage bin
BEIJING, China – On the day China unveiled its new leadership in Beijing with promises of a better life for all, five runaway boys died in a garbage bin where they had sought shelter and warmth on a cold, damp night in the south.

Canada's housing affordability rises in third quarter
TORONTO (Reuters) – Falling home prices and an uptick in household income made Canadian home ownership slightly more affordable in the third quarter, but the longer-term trend is largely unchanged, according to a report by RBC Economics released on Thursday. RBC, Canada’s largest bank and a huge mortgage lender, measured affordability as the percentage of monthly pre-tax income for a household needed to cover the typical costs of owning a home, including mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes. By that measure, the cost of owning a home edged down by 1.0 percentage point to 42. …

Suicide bomber kills 23 people in Pakistan
A state rescue official says a suicide bomber has attacked a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan’s capital, killing 23 people.