07/05/2008
Consortium Rescues Bell Canada Takeover (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A private equity and pension fund consortium said it salvaged a record $52 billion deal for Bell Canada on Friday by postponing its closing date and canceling dividend payments.
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07/05/2008
Canada Board Told to Rethink Okla. GI's Asylum Bid (Fox News)
Canada's Federal Court finds Immigration and Refugee Board made mistakes in denying Joshua Key's claim for asylum after serving in Iraq and then crossing into Canada with his family while on leave.
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07/06/2008
Canada stays undefeated at U19 lacrosse championships with win over Iroquois (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Canada remained undefeated at the under-19 world field lacrosse championships on Saturday with a 15-12 win over the Iroquois Nationals.
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07/06/2008
Charles Aznavour receives Order of Canada honours in Quebec City (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
QUEBEC - Iconic entertainer Charles Aznavour called the harmony of Canada's French and English cultures "impressive" Saturday, following his appointment as an honorary officer of the Order of Canada.
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07/05/2008
Canada to rehear US Army deserter's asylum bid (AP via Yahoo! News)
A court ordered Canada's refugee board Friday to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter's failed bid for asylum in a ruling that could affect scores of other American soldiers who have refused to fight in Iraq.
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07/05/2008
Canada's top soldier doesn't believe Taliban making a comeback (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
CALGARY - Increased insurgent activity in Afghanistan over the past month isn't a sign the Taliban is regaining its strength, Canada's top soldier said Saturday.
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07/05/2008
Canada to rehear U.S. soldier's refugee claim (MSNBC)
A court ordered Canada's refugee board to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter's failed bid for asylum in a ruling that could affect many U.S. soldiers who have refused to fight in Iraq.
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07/06/2008
Dalembert headlines Canada's team for Olympic qualifier (TSN)
TORONTO - Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat's Joel Anthony headline Canada's 12-man basketball roster for the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.
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07/05/2008
Aznavour handed Order of Canada honours in Quebec City Saturday (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
QUEBEC CITY - Legendary singer Charles Aznavour has been invested as an honorary officer of the Order of Canada.
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07/05/2008
Largest mosque in Canada opens in Calgary to policital fan-fare (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
CALGARY - Calgary's Ahmadiyya community, an offshoot movement of Islam persecuted in some countries, was to officially open what is believed to be Canada's newest and largest mosque Saturday.
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