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Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, looks on as Gen. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defence staff, answers a question at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Afghan prison transfers halted more than once over safety concerns, general says

The Canadian Press - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago

HALIFAX, N.S. - An Afghan agency, at one time entrusted to monitor Canadian-captured insurgents in Kandahar, says it has documented nearly 400 cases of torture across the war-ravaged country.

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Parti Quebecois leader says crackdown on use of English in Montreal necessary The Canadian Press - 26 minutes ago
MONTREAL - Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois is promising to crackdown on what her party calls the erosion of French language in Montreal, a move she says will serve to preserve a relative linguistic peace in the province.
Woman faces charges after high-speed chase with a child in the front seat The Canadian Press - 28 minutes ago
WINNIPEGOSIS, Man. - A 37-year-old woman in northwestern Manitoba is facing a long list of charges after a high-speed police chase that ended when the tires on her vehicle were flattened by two spike belts.
18-year-old from northern Alberta reserve killed while walking on dark highway The Canadian Press - 28 minutes ago
VALLEYVIEW, Alta. - An 18-year-old woman who was walking in the middle of a northern Alberta highway in the dark was struck be two vehicles and died Saturday evening.
Three victims' names released after crash south of Calgary kills four women The Canadian Press - 29 minutes ago
NANTON, Alta. - Police have released the names of three teen women killed in a two vehicle crash south of Calgary Saturday afternoon, but have yet to reveal the name of a fourth woman who died in the wreck.
Toronto transit halts sales of tokens in wake of pending fare increase The Canadian Press - 30 minutes ago
TORONTO - The Toronto Transit Commission will be halting sales of tokens Monday as it tries to prevent hoarding in the wake of a January fare increase.