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  • Tamil Tiger or member of media?

    A terrorism expert claims a group of Tamils are gathered in Thailand waiting for a ship to collect them and bring them to Canada.The Canadian Press - MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Was he a member of a Tamil Tigers delegation that travelled to a dozen countries to raise money for humanitarian aid?


  • Afghan officer boasts of torture to Canadians

    U.S. Army personnel work on a Chinook transport chopper in Kandahar's NATO airfield May 2, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisThe Canadian Press - OTTAWA - A member of Afghanistan's notorious intelligence service boasted to Canadian military officers in the spring of last year that his organization was able to "torture" or "beat" prisoners during the course of its investigations, say federal documents.


  • No sign, no cash: feds demand glory

    The Economic Action Plan trail sign on McNabs Island in Nova Scotia is shown in a handout photo. Millions in taxpayers' stimulus cash doled out by the Harper government was conditional upon project managers putting up federal promotional signs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Friends of McNabs IslandThe Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Millions of dollars in taxpayer stimulus cash doled out by the Harper government was conditional upon project managers putting up federal promotional signs, The Canadian Press has learned.


  • 'National' funeral to be held for Béchard

    CBC - Quebec cabinet minister Claude Béchard, who died Tuesday after a public battle with cancer, will be given a national funeral, Premier Jean Charest announces.

  • Pelosi to get an earful on oilsands

    Approximately a dozen protesters gather on Parliament Hill to demonstrate against the Alberta oil sands in Ottawa, Wednesday September 8, 2010. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful lawmakers in the United States, has come to Canada's capital to chat about the oilsands with premiers and federal officials.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian WyldThe Canadian Press - OTTAWA - One of the most powerful lawmakers in the United States is going to hear about the Alberta oilsands from both supporters and detractors.



 
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  • Britney Spears accused of sexual harassment

    Britney Spears accepts the award for Best Pop Video for 'Piece of Me' at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles September 7, 2008. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former bodyguard for Britney Spears filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the pop star of repeatedly parading herself around in the nude and having sex in front of him.


  • "Glee" star Morrison eyes debut album in February

    Cast member Matthew Morrison poses at the premiere of the second season of the television series 'Glee' at Paramount studios in Los Angeles September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "Glee" star Matthew Morrison hopes to release his debut album in February, as he fits recording in between filming episodes of the show's second season.


  • Campy hockey musical 'Score' opens TIFF

    FILE--Farley, the teenaged hockey star played by actor Noah Reid, is hoisted by teammates in this scene from Score: A Hockey Musical. Pairing unabashedly sappy songs with a story that revolves around Canada's beloved winter pastime is a risk, admits Noah Reid, star of “Score: A Hockey Musical”. But the 23-year-old triple threat - he acts, he sings, he skates - says the patriotic passion that infuses the feel-good romp has just the right tone to kick off the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Mongrel MediaThe Canadian Press - TORONTO - Newcomers Noah Reid and Allie MacDonald had no idea what they were in for when they signed on to play crooning teens in the Canadian comedy "Score: A Hockey Musical."


  • Costume designer dies during film shoot

    Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Dennison, who designed costumes for such films as "Eat Pray Love," "The Book of Eli" and "The Spirit," died September 2 from a brain aneurysm during a film shoot in Pittsburgh. He was 58.

  • Vanity Fair reporter speaks out about Palin story

    The Canadian Press - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The controversy over a Vanity Fair article about Sarah Palin continued Wednesday with the reporter disputing a conservative activist's claim that she tried to prevent him from mistaking her child for Palin's.

 
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