Thousands of aboriginal people with diabetes suffer unnecessary foot amputations because the federal government won't pay for them to have proper shoes, says the head of a Manitoba medical outreach program.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The NATO commander in Afghanistan on Tuesday predicted a surge of US troops will reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents within a year and ensure their ultimate defeat.
Chris Bosh had 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-88 on Tuesday night.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Five North Korean artists have been banned from entering Australia for an exhibition of their work, the government said Wednesday, drawing accusations of censorship from the arts community.
TORONTO - The Sundance Channel is coming to Canada.

SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia said Wednesday he was trying to highlight the plight of those less fortunate when he was kidnapped.
Two Bathurst men were taken to hospital in critical condition after a highway accident that started with the loss of a wheel in the northern New Brunswick city Monday.

JERUSALEM (AFP) - The Israeli parliament was set to vote Wednesday on a bill requiring a referendum to approve a pullout from annexed east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as part of any peace deal, officials said.
BOISE, Idaho - It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare.

STERLING, Conn. - A holy cow in Connecticut, perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine?
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