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  • July 2008

    • A Weekend for 2 Nations to Celebrate

      New York Times  |  Jul 3, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      A Weekend for 2 Nations to Celebrate

      (Newser) - Tomorrow is Independence Day, but north of the border today marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the first settlement of New France and one of the oldest cities in Canada. David Hackett Fischer, a historian writing in the New York Times , uses the occasion to explore a different vision of North America, one predicated not on freedom, but on diversity and exchange. More »

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      Canada  • history  • independence  • Native Americans  • Thomas Jefferson  • Quebec  • Samuel de Champlain

    • Rendition Victim Loses US Torture Appeal

      Reuters  |  Jul 1, 08 7:56 AM CDT

      Rendition Victim Loses US Torture Appeal

      (Newser) - A Canadian software engineer has lost an appeal against the US for his torture in Syria on a technicality, Reuters reports. Syrian-born Maher Arar, whose story inspired the Hollywood movie Rendition , was forced off a flight in New York in 2002 and shipped to Syria, where he says he was tortured for more than a year. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • Canada  • torture  • Syria  • rendition

  • June 2008

    • Mysterious Human Feet Baffle Police

      Newsweek  |  Jun 25, 08 7:56 AM CDT

      Mysterious Human Feet Baffle Police

      (Newser) - Police are struggling to explain a string of washed up human feet found on beaches along one 125-mile stretch of British Columbia. So far five of the grisly, sneaker-clad appendages have been found, and all are right feet. “It’s a mystery,” said one Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. “We’ve certainly heard lots of theories - from the media mostly.” More »

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      Canada  • missing person  • DNA evidence  • mystery  • British Columbia  • feet  • severed feet  • unsolved mystery

    • Sixth Foot to Wash Ashore Is a Hoax

      Globe and Mail  |  Jun 19, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      Sixth Foot to Wash Ashore Is a Hoax

      (Newser) - The latest severed foot to wash ashore in Canada is a hoax, the Toronto Globe and Mail reports. The sneaker found this week near Vancouver actually contained an animal paw stuffed into a sock, authorities say. An official described the prank as “reprehensible and very disrespectful to the families of missing persons.” That leaves at five the number of feet that have washed up in the last year, fueling fears of a serial killer in British Columbia. More »

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      Canada  • missing person  • hoax  • British Columbia  • severed feet  • RCMP

    • Sixth Foot Washes Ashore in Canada

      Associated Press  |  Jun 19, 08 10:48 AM CDT

      Sixth Foot Washes Ashore in Canada

      (Newser) - Yet another severed foot—the sixth in a year and second this week—washed ashore yesterday in Canada on an island near Vancouver. Like all but one of the others, it was a sneaker-clad right foot. "It's very unusual," said a police spokeswoman. "To my knowledge, we have not encountered anything like this." So far, investigators are stumped. More »

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      Canada  • Vancouver  • feet  • severed feet

    • Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      American  |  Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      (Newser) - A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American : How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic benefits? The wariness, Sands notes, extends back to colonial days. More »

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      business  • Canada  • Stephen Harper  • aerospace  • foreign investment  • free trade  • Defense Industry  • protectionism

    • 5th Severed Foot Steps Up Canadian Probe

      Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      5th Severed Foot Steps Up Canadian Probe

      (Newser) - Yet another severed foot—the fifth in a year—has washed ashore in British Columbia, causing authorities to take a fresh look at evidence. This is the first sneaker-clad left foot to be found so far. "We're certainly not discounting the possibility that this may be linked to the other recovered feet, but it's very speculative to even entertain that right now," said a local police spokeswoman. "This might take a long time. This is not CSI. " More »

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      Canada  • shoes  • feet  • severed feet

    • Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

      Globe and Mail  |  Jun 12, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

      (Newser) - Canada formally apologized to its indigenous peoples yesterday for forcing children to attend government-run schools where they were often sexually and physically abused. Prime Minister Stephen Harper read the apology in Parliament, calling the forced assimilation a "sad chapter" in the nation's history that damaged several generations, the Globe and Mail reports. "I am sorry Canada tried to erase your identity and your culture." More »

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      Canada  • sexual abuse  • Stephen Harper  • compensation  • physical abuse  • House of Commons

    • Destroying Key Records Was Standard at Gitmo

      Globe and Mail  |  Jun 9, 08 9:30 AM CDT

      Destroying Key Records Was Standard at Gitmo

      (Newser) - Guantanamo Bay interrogators were urged to destroy notes from interviews with detainees, including Canadian Omar Khadr, documents suggest. Minimizing interrogation records “can minimize certain legal issues,” reads a Guantanamo operational manual for intelligence teams shown to Khadr’s lawyers. The case against Khadr is thought to be based largely on information from the interrogations, the Globe and Mail reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Guantanamo Bay  • Canada  • Guantanamo prisoners  • terror suspects  • terror trial  • Omar Khadr

    • Canada Sings the Blues: Beloved Hockey Theme Iced

      Globe and Mail  |  Jun 7, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      Canada Sings the Blues: Beloved Hockey Theme Iced

      (Newser) - Hockey Night in Canada is changing its theme song, and if that doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, you’re probably not Canadian. The 40-year-old ditty has become almost a second national anthem for the hockey-obsessed nation. But thanks to a legal challenge from composer Dolores Claman, the state-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced a contest to find the new theme. More »

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      NHL  • hockey  • Canada  • song

  • May 2008

    • Canadians Bully Burmese Junta With... Panties?

      Sify.com  |  May 28, 08 10:59 AM CDT

      Canadians Bully Burmese Junta With... Panties?

      (Newser) - When international pressure fails, try… underwear? Canadian women think they can change the Myanmar junta’s ways by mailing a steady stream of panties to the Myanmar embassy in Ottawa, Sify reports. The military dictators apparently harbor a superstitious fear that touching a woman’s undergarment will “rob them of their power,” according to Panties for Peace!, the organization coordinating the movement. More »

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      Burma  • Canada  • protests  • Myanmar  • military junta  • superstition  • underwear

    • Severed Feet Stump Cops in Canada

      Globe and Mail  |  May 25, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Severed Feet Stump Cops in Canada

      (Newser) - A fourth foot in a sneaker has washed up on a Canadian shore, leaving investigators more puzzled than ever. Each of the three previous right feet have been in sneakers and have washed up on different islands near Vancouver over the last 10 months, reports the Globe and Mail. The feet don't appear to have been "forcibly removed," said an investigator. "They may be connected. We're exploring every scenario." More »

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      crime  • Canada  • feet  • severed feet  • sneakers

    • Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

      BBC  |  May 24, 08 6:24 AM CDT

      Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

      (Newser) - A Canadian expedition has found a major new network of cracks, more than 10 miles long