RCMP search property in McCann missing persons case

RCMP were searching a rural property southwest of Nojack, Alta., on Friday in connection to the disappearance of Lyle and Marie McCann.

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• Vader named a suspect in disappearance of Alberta senior
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GG to celebrate Mexico’s independence

Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean is headed to Mexico City to celebrate the country’s independence.

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'Massive activities' from Canadian troops coming in Afghanistan: Lieutenant-General

Describing the efforts of his soldiers in Kandahar this summer as "good, but not good enough," the commander of Canadian troops overseas said "massive activities" are coming to win over key districts in the troubled Afghan province.

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Ceremonies in New York, Washington mark 9/11 anniversary

A series of solemn ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon and a crash site in Pennsylvania got underway Saturday marking an unusually tense ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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• Obama makes plea for religious tolerance
• Families of victims fear politics around anniversary
• U.S. pastor puts Qur'an-burning on hold, Muslim world seethes
• Topic: September 11 anniversary
• America `not at war' with the Muslim faith, Obama says.

Muted Eid celebrations in Pakistan amid flood fallout

Pakistani Muslims took part in low-key celebrations on Saturday for the Eid al-Fitr festival, as millions still languished without shelter after the nation’s worst-ever floods.

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Emergency workers continue search after California inferno

California firefighters voiced hope Friday that the death toll from a horrific inferno would not rise above four, as attention turned to what had ignited the devastating explosion.

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• Gallery: The San Bruno Explosion
• 'Hell on earth' after gas blast, blaze flatten San Francisco suburb

Iran halts release of female U.S. hiker

Iran has cancelled Saturday’s planned release of Sarah Shourd, one of three US hikers accused of spying and illegally entering the country, saying none will be freed until the case is resolved.

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• Iran cancels release of detained American: Report
• Iran says to free U.S. detainee Shourd
• Probe on detained U.S. hikers to end soon: Iran
• Mothers ask Iran to free U.S. hikers as humanitarian gesture

Igor strengthens in Atlantic, expected to become hurricane

Tropical Storm Igor strengthened in the Atlantic Ocean Saturday and was expected to grow into a hurricane later in the day, but posed no immediate threat to land or energy interests.

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