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From Wikipedia: Freedom of speech is often regarded as an integral concept in modern liberal democracies, where it is understood to outlaw censorship. Free speech is also supported by international human rights proclamations, notably under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human...

A poem appearing on the opinion page of today's Al-Hayat Al-Jadida gives insight into the Palestinian Authority worldview. The blaming of Arab Muslims for Islamic terrorism, from Bin Laden to Al-Zarqawi in Iraq, is described as a fantasy invented by "occupation forces" to "justify war and...

The separation of church and state is an important issue in many different societies. Should the government actively support and endorse any particular religions or religion generally? Should the government suppress religion in public so as to prevent sectarian strife? Or should the government...

OTTAWA -- An international group that tracks global graft says Canadians believe political parties are the most corrupt institution in the country. The dubious distinction was awarded to Canada by Transparency International. The Berlin-based group made the determination in its latest global...

MONTREAL -- Marc-André Boire-Dubé, 21, was sentenced to four years in prison, Tuesday, after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a two-year-old baby in November 2002. The man, who was dating the child's mother, was babysitting when the assault happened in Pointe-aux-Trembles. The Crown...

Can this friendship be fixed? Should it be?Canada is less important to the U.S. than it was five years ago. JOHN IBBITSON asks, should we be worried? By JOHN IBBITSON Monday, December 26, 2005 Page A5 Every day, 37,000 trucks cross the Canada-U.S. border. So when Paul Martin trashes George...

The campaign group Iraq Body Count has been recording the number of civilians reported to have been killed during the Iraq war and subsequent military presence. On 1 January 2006 it put the total number of civilian dead at 26,045 to 29,585 and the number of police dead at 1,709. Iraq Body...

The US space agency, Nasa has delayed the launch of its New Horizons mission to Pluto until Thursday, following a power cut at a key operations centre. The lift-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but high winds forced Nasa to scrub that attempt. Now a...

Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeepers have pulled out of a camp in western Ivory Coast after clashing with supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo. Four people are reported to have been killed after a UN base in Guiglo, 300km (187 miles) from Abidjan, was attacked. After three days of...

The Peace Arch stands on the international boundary between Blaine, Washington, and Douglas, British Columbia. The Arch was constructed to commemorate the centennial (1814-1914) of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war of 1812 between the...

TORONTO - A Conservative government would add the Tamil Tigers to Canada's list of outlawed terrorist groups, deputy leader and public safety critic Peter MacKay said yesterday. "The short answer is yes," he said when asked by the National Post if the Tamil Tigers would be listed if the...

...Canadians don't support involvement in Afghan offensive TORONTO (CP) - As Canadian troops prepare to do battle with insurgents in the mountains of southern Afghanistan, NDP Leader Jack Layton says the public is not in favour of going on the offensive in that war-torn country. He pledged...

A new poll finds that more than half of Canadians think a Conservative majority government would be a good thing for the country and surprisingly one-in-four traditional Liberals supporters feel the same way. The poll, which was conducted for CTV and The Globe and Mail by the Strategic Counsel...

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho - Northwest loggers are worried British Columbia may be forced to harvest as much as 21 million acres of forests to stop the mountain pine beetle, flooding the market and driving down timber prices. The infected forests in British Columbia make up an area roughly 40 percent...

Canada can always be relied on to do well, but, asks the prestigious Economist Magazine of London, can it be relied on to do better? The Hamilton Spectator (Jan 16, 2006) Measured by almost any standard you care to think of, Canada is a success story. Apart from being physically beautiful...

For so many years, historians and casual observers alike have observed the events of World War II through faded black and white images. What most people do not know is the fact that quite a large portion of the WWII was shot using color film! However, it wasn't until recently that a lot of the...