Michael Langan, the teenager who died after police zapped him with a Taser, may have been a high-school dropout who wandered the streets of Winnipeg's inner-city core, but he didn't deserve to die like that, his father says.
A man accused in the kidnapping of two Banff women had his first court appearance on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Four US soldiers have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the deaths of several detainees in Iraq in early 2007, the US Army said Wednesday.
The victims of a firebombing in Edmonton earlier this month received a surprise in the mail: A note of apology from those who lobbed a Molotov cocktail at their home.

MANILA (Reuters) - A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after part of its undercarriage blew off, triggering a loss in cabin pressure during a flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne.
MONTREAL - Following his son's example, disgraced formed advertising executive Jean Lafleur has filed for bankruptcy, threatening to leave Ottawa on the hook for more than $7 million.
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's U.S.-backed president entered into defense pact with the left-of-center government of Brazil on Saturday, marking a step in regional cooperation aimed at fighting cocaine-funded Marxist rebels.

The Quebec family of two soldiers killed in a traffic accident this week have spoken out publicly for the first time about the tragedy.
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan last week have been freed after their employers apparently paid a ransom, police said on Monday.
OTTAWA - The federal government is introducing new labelling requirements for food allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites in pre-packaged foods.
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