
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure the US public in the wake of a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, saying the response to the tragedy displayed "the best of America."
The Olympic torch made its first appearance in Alberta Friday as it wound its way through the northern part of the province.
QUEBEC - The disintegration of the once-mighty Action democratique du Quebec gathered speed with the sudden resignation Friday of one-third of what remains of its rump of a caucus.

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will spend four days in B.C. starting Friday as part of their 11-day cross-Canada tour, and with rain in the forecast, they will likely get a real West Coast experience.
LONDON - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Afghanistan's government on Friday to take action against corruption, saying he would not risk more British lives there unless it reforms.

TORONTO - Canadians are becoming less and less ambivalent about the prospect of the H1N1 vaccine, and a majority of people either plan to roll up their sleeve or have done so already, a new poll suggests.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has defended U.S. government moves to impose a $10 (C6.73) fee for tourists entering the United States.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canada and its international allies in Afghanistan must do a better job of developing local police officers and curbing corruption if their counter-insurgency strategy is to succeed, the senior Canadian police official in the country said Friday.
After a night-long session of the legislature, the provincial government has passed legislation forcing B.C.'s striking ambulance paramedics back to work.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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