CHARMAINE NORONHA

Associated Press Writer
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Canada close to nuclear deal with India

Canada has concluded negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India to sell nuclear technology and materials to the energy-starved South Asian nation, Canada's prime minister said Saturday.

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Canada high court rules for Wal-Mart in union case

The Supreme Court of Canada said Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was entitled to close a store in Quebec in 2005, seven months after workers voted to become the first Walmart store in North America to unionize.

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CAW confident in Chrysler future after meeting

The Canadian Auto Workers president says the union is confident Chrysler Corp. will excel after discussing the company's future during a lengthy meeting.

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Obama health reform turns spotlight on Canada

From screaming babies to frail seniors, Canadian-born or recent immigrants, the patients flow continuously through the waiting room of Dr. Kamini Kambli's clinic. Most have made their appointments that day. None will receive a bill.

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Watchdog: Facebook violates Canadian privacy law

Canada's privacy commissioner accused Facebook on Thursday of breaching Canadian law by keeping users' personal information indefinitely after members close their accounts.

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US soldier makes case to remain in Canada

The first woman soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war on Wednesday appealed the findings of a report that led to her deportation order.

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Canadian isotope reactor to remain idle

A Canadian nuclear reactor that produces much of the world's radioactive isotopes will be shut down until late this year, the company that owns the reactor said Wednesday.

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Canada finance minister says unemployment to rise

Canada's finance minister said Friday that the country's economic recovery will likely be modest and job losses will mount into 2010 even after growth has begun.

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Canada allows return of terror suspect from Sudan

Canada said Thursday it would comply with a court order to repatriate a Canadian man with suspected links to al-Qaida who has been stranded in Sudan for six years and sleeping in the foyer of the Canadian embassy for one.

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Stronach: man behind the auto parts giant Magna

Frank Stronach, the Canadian owner of auto parts maker Magna International Inc., once referred to himself as "king" at one of his shareholder meetings. He's now added another property to his business empire: General Motors Corp.'s Opel unit.

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CAW votes to accept cost-cutting deal with GM

Canadian Auto Workers members voted 86 percent in favor of a cost-cutting deal with General Motors Canada as the automaker bids to qualify for more government loans and assure its future in Canada.

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British explorers cut short trek to North Pole

British explorers in northern Canada to measure the thickness of floating Arctic sea ice ended their expedition short of reaching the North Pole due to an early summer ice melt, the team said Thursday.

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Canadian farm culls 500 swine flu-infected pigs

Canadian officials said Saturday that almost 500 hogs quarantined on an Alberta farm after they were diagnosed with swine flu have been culled because of overcrowding.

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Canadian accused of trying to export nuke parts

A Canadian man has been charged with trying to export nuclear technology to Iran, his native country, police said Friday.

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Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers

A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday.

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Canadian mom fighting murder conviction gets bail

A woman fighting her murder conviction in the death of her 2-year-old son — claiming a disgraced pathologist made errors in her case — was freed on bail Thursday after 14 years in prison.

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Canadians free dolphins trapped by ice

Fishermen and a teenage boy from an eastern Canadian town rescued three exhausted dolphins that had been trapped behind drifting pack ice for nearly a week, the wife of the town's mayor said Friday.

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Canadian automakers to request more aid money

The Canadian subsidiaries of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC are expected to request more aid when they release their restructuring plans later this week, Ontario's provincial premier said Wednesday.

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US Marine who committed suicide served in Iraq

A U.S. Marine who fatally shot himself after sneaking into Canada had served two terms in Iraq, officials said Saturday.

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Canada plans to fast-track skilled immigrants

Canada's government said Friday that it plans to fast-track the immigration process for skilled workers in high-demand occupations, drawing criticism from the country's opposition leaders that the new rules are unfair.

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Teens protest Ontario's proposed driving rules

Canadian officials proposed tougher restrictions on teen drivers in Ontario, including a prohibition on new motorists 19 and younger from driving with more than one teenage friend, prompting thousands of young drivers to protest online.

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Canada confirms citizen kidnapped in Pakistan

Canada's government confirmed on Friday that a Canadian woman was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this week and said officials were working with Pakistani authorities to seek her release.

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Canada faulted in Syrian torture of Arab-Canadians

Canadian officials indirectly contributed to the torture of three Arab-Canadian men by sharing intelligence information with Syria and wrongly linking them to al-Qaida, a federal inquiry concluded Tuesday.

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Canada says BPA toxic, to ban baby bottles with it

Canada declared a chemical widely used in food packaging a toxic substance on Saturday and will now move to ban plastic baby bottles containing bisphenol A.

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Lawsuit demands Canada bring back Gitmo detainee

Lawyers for a Canadian citizen held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay went to court Friday seeking to force Canada's prime minister to bring him home before he can be put on trial there.

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