TORONTO – Defender Doneil Henry and midfielder Samuel Piette, who have both spent time with the full national team, will lead the Canada under-20 squad at the CONCACAF championship in Puebla, Mexico, later this month.
B.C. government questions Northern Gateway experts on oil spill plan
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Questions about an oil-spill plan during a worst-case scenario involving a proposed pipeline are at the centre of federal review hearings in Prince Rupert, B.C.
Iran's 'show' of force: Loud but not so clear
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- In years past, keeping track of Iran's claims of military and technological advances was relatively easy: Wait until early February and watch the parades and announcements in the buildup to celebrations marking the Islamic Revolution. Now, with the strategic stakes ever higher, Iranian officials are boasting louder, pressing harder and leaving questions about how much is real. Terrorists with Western links a growing threat
They are called "homegrown terrorists," Western citizens highly prized by Islamic militant groups because they can move across borders and carry out attacks easier than people from Middle East or South Asian nations. Iran president visits Egypt in warming of ties
CAIRO (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discussed the crisis in Syria with his Egyptian counterpart Tuesday in the first visit by an Iranian leader to Cairo in more than three decades, marking a historic departure from years of frigid ties between the regional heavyweights. Bangladesh Islamist gets life for 1971 war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – A war crimes tribunal sentenced a senior leader of Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party to life in prison on Tuesday, the second verdict in trials that have reopened the wounds of Bangladesh's 1971 independence war and sparked violent unrest. At least three people were killed in violent protests after Abdul Quader Mollah, 64, was found guilty of charges including murder, rape, torture and arson during Bangladesh's war to break away from Pakistan. … Police say man from Lethbridge, Alta., wanted to disappear, set up hoax
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Police say a southern Alberta man’s disappearance last week was a hoax.
Canadian National Rail plans C$1.9 billion in capital spending
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian National Railway Co said on Tuesday it would invest C$1.9 billion ($1.9 billion) in 2013 to upgrade its rail system, improve service and expand its business. CN Rail will spend C$1 billion on track infrastructure and C$700 million to expand its business to meet customer needs. It will spend about C$200 million on acquisitions, including locomotives and intermodal equipment. The company expects to take delivery of 40 new and 37 second-hand locomotives over the next 24 months. (Reporting by Solarina Ho; Editing by Frank McGurty)
Employers must accommodate staff's child-care requests, federal court rules
TORONTO – Canada’s federal court has ruled that employers must try to accommodate the family obligations of their staff.
Sports Illustrated shoots on 7 continents for swimsuit issue, gets Travel Channel special
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Few would think about swimming in Antarctica, but Sports Illustrated took its models there for its annual swimsuit issue -- shooting on all seven continents for the first time.
Allowing Russian cruise ship to drift in Atlantic irresponsible, Opposition says
OTTAWA – The federal Opposition says it is irresponsible of Canada to abandon a derelict Russian cruise ship that’s now drifting in the North Atlantic.
SI shoots on 7 continents for swimsuit issue
NEW YORK (AP) -- Few would think about swimming in Antarctica, but Sports Illustrated took its models there for its annual swimsuit issue -- shooting on all seven continents for the first time.
Wife ruined British minister's career over affair, court hears
(Advisory: Note strong language in paragraph 20) LONDON (Reuters) – The wife of a Briti sh cabinet minister plotted with newspapers to wreck his career because she wanted revenge after he left her for another woman, a London court heard on Tuesday. Vicky Pryce, 60, went on trial for perverting the course of justice over a 2003 incident in which she took the penalty for a speeding offence committed by her then husband, Liberal Democrat politician Chris Huhne, to allow him to avoid a driving ban. … Algerian border forces get shoot-on-sight orders
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- A high-ranking Algerian security official says troops guarding the country’s border with Mali have been given shoot-on-sight orders against anyone who attempts to illegally cross the frontier.
Manitoba's children's advocate critical of how foster girl's case handled
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s children’s advocate says social workers who checked on a little girl three months before she was beaten to death shouldn’t have closed her file without seeing her.
'Secret ledger' at heart of Spanish corruption scandal given to authorities
Spanish authorities are stepping up their investigation into a high-level corruption scandal that is shaking the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy - and threatening Europe's already fragile credibility that it will be able to drag itself out of years of economic and political crisis.
In Paris, first arrest of Islamist suspects since start of Mali war
French police arrested four suspected Islamist militants near Paris today as part of an investigation into the recruitment of volunteers by Al Qaeda insurgents in Mali, French interior minister Manuel Valls said.
Wife ruined Huhne's career over affair, court hears
(Note strong language in paragraph 20) LONDON (Reuters) – The wife of a British cabinet minister plotted with newspapers to wreck his career because she wanted revenge after he left her for another woman, a London court heard on Tuesday. Vicky Pryce, 60, went on trial for perverting the course of justice over a 2003 incident in which she took the penalty for a speeding offence committed by her then husband, Liberal Democrat politician Chris Huhne, to allow him to avoid a driving ban. … Ahmadinejad visits Cairo: How sect tempers Islamist ties between Egypt, Iran
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo today in the first visit of an Iranian leader to Egypt since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Bighorn sheep named Bam Bam for its penchant for butting vehicles at Wyoming park dies
LANDER, Wyo. – A bighorn sheep named Bam Bam because of his habit of butting vehicles at a Wyoming park has died with his horns, likely of natural causes.
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