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MERIDA, Mexico - The federal government has agreed to what's being billed as an unprecedented commitment to wilderness conservation in North America.

OTTAWA - The Mounties have arrested a 37-year-old Rwandan man in southern Ontario and charged him with war crimes related to the 1994 genocide in his home country.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Prince Charles laughed at the antics of Olympic mascots as he and his wife Camilla stood for a photo opportunity with the 2010 Olympic characters in Vancouver.

Coach Kieran Crowley and the Canadian rugby team head off to the Far East on Sunday with five new caps in tow and a handful of overseas professionals slated to arrive a day later.

OTTAWA - A two-year probe of the restaurant industry in Canada has uncovered at least $40 million in "phantom" cash sales so far, says the Canada Revenue Agency.

MONTREAL - Quebec's health minister has criticized preferential access to H1N1 vaccines that have been brought to light across the province.

FREDERICTON - A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout in 2011.

JELAWAR, Afghanistan - There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.

SASKATOON - A private funeral for a soldier who strongly supported Canada's role in Afghanistan is to be held Saturday in his hometown of Saskatoon.

TORONTO - There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot prize in Friday's Lotto Max draw - and it was sold somewhere in Manitoba.

OTTAWA - The exodus continues from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's inner circle.

There was excitement and anticipation among Canadian athletes and sports officials following Friday's announcement that Toronto had been awarded the 2015 Pan Am Games.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Vancouver Aquarium is offering Canadians a whale of an opportunity.

SASKATOON - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled a Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor did not act maliciously when he pressed a controversial satanic sex-abuse case against two foster parent families.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Fraser Valley prison for women is in lock down after an altercation between two women.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - RCMP have laid charges against a central Alberta man in the death of a teenager who was killed by a device used to scare off bears in the wild.

TORONTO - After years of disappointments, Toronto has finally won a major international sporting event, beating two South American cities to host the 2015 Pan Am Games.

SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan radiologist whose work has sparked a review of 70,000 exams is not competent, says the group responsible for overseeing doctors in the province.

MONTREAL - Montreal police say the slaying of a federal corrections employee last month was an entirely random act that had nothing to do with her prison-related job.

CALGARY - Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt is brushing aside accusations about expenses she claimed while serving as president of the Toronto Port Authority.

YELLOWKNIFE - A jury has heard the man accused of killing an RCMP officer tell his girlfriend during a recorded conversation that somebody should "take care" of a cab driver who was a potential witness in the case.

CALGARY - Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt says a national round table will look at how to advance the uptake of clean energy in Canada.

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SASKATOON - Canada's premiers say the rollout of the swine flu vaccine could have been better handled across the country.

MONTREAL - What has been touted as Canada's largest construction project came under fire from aboriginal groups on Friday, who called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to protect their treaty rights in the face of a Quebec government plan to develop the province's north.

TORONTO - Ontario hospitals that are allowing their board members to jump the queue for the swine flu vaccine must stop the practice immediately, Health Minister Deb Matthews warned Friday.

CALGARY - Alberta's health board says a second person has been fired for helping set up a private clinic for Calgary Flames players and their families to get the H1N1 flu vaccine.

OTTAWA - Canadian soldiers reacted with horror, dismay and sympathy Friday to the shooting rampage that claimed 13 lives at a U.S. Army base with deep ties to the Canadian military.