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Globe and Mail employees vote 97 per cent in favour of strike

Obama to Iran's leaders: Stop 'unjust' actions

Iran police clash with protesters

Iran's Mousavi says ready for "martyrdom"

NY Times Reporter Held by Taliban Escapes

Fierce clashes reported in Tehran

Obama Pushes Financial Reforms

Iraq declares victory as U.S. troops leave cities

Iran state TV says clerics cancel rally

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009

Western premiers cite auto bailout to argue for better EI system

Toronto gets $416M from province for streetcars but still awaits federal cash

Ottawa appoints experts to isotope panel

CBC's Newman retires after distinguished career

Mounties discussed Tasing Dziekanski

Canada's top soldier praises Pakistan

Iran's Khamenei demands halt to election protests

Vast crowd gathers for Khamenei sermon in Tehran

Iran leader 'backs Ahmadinejad'

As Standoff Deepens, Iran’s Leader Urges Return to Faith

Khamenei appeals for calm in Iran

Judge to review Cheney interview in CIA leak case 

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009

Tories relent on return of Canadian stuck in Sudan

Agriculture committee calls for public inquiry into listeriosis crisis

Inflation dips to 0.1 per cent in May

Panel of Clerics Offers Talks With Iranian Opposition

Report: NKorea plans to fire long-range missile toward Hawaii in early July

World Bank raises China forecast

Rights groups call for international probe into wartime abuses in Sri Lanka

U.S. drones hit Waziristan targets: Pakistan officials

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton breaks her elbow

Lady Thatcher to undergo surgery

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009

Iran accuses of U.S. 'intolerable' meddling

Williams has 'no regrets' about on-air blow up

PM says co-operation with Grits 'good news'

Obama - New Financial Rules Will Keep 'Worst Traits in Check'

Federal government rolls out $1B aid plan for pulp and paper producers

Tories shuffle senior bureaucrats

Iran intensifies crackdown on reformists

Mousavi calls day of mourning for Iran dead

U.N. Atomic Energy Chief Says Iran Wants Bomb Technology

Iran's Revolutionary Guards issue warning to media

NKorea vows 'thousand-fold' military retaliation vs U.S., allies if provoked

UK jobless total at 2.26 million

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009

PM, Ignatieff hold 'productive' talks

Carter urges Hamas to accept conditions for ending Western boycott

NATO boss says Afghan strategy was flawed: report 

Stimulus on track to create or save 190,000 jobs, says Flaherty

We have a plan' to return to surplus: Flaherty

Health Canada to spend $6M seeking medical isotope alternatives

Carter says Gaza Palestinians treated like animals

Iran clamps down on foreign media

Agreement reached on $10B Hibernia South project: Williams

Iran 'to hold election recount'

Israelis liked PM speech, but peace still far: poll 

Son of North Korea’s Kim visits China as heir: media

Hu: China to loan regional group $10 billion

GM Says Reaches Deal to Sell Saab

MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009

Seven killed during Iran protest

At meeting with Berlusconi, Obama says Italy will take 3 Guantanamo detainees

Obama says Israeli PM’s speech opens door for Pals, Arabs to restart peace

PM/Ignatieff willing to meet

Bill Clinton says Netanyahu peace terms are just the beginning

Harper willing to talk with Ignatieff on EI, stimulus demands

Facing election showdown, Harper agrees to talk

Harper stands ground on EI

Judge rules Dziekanski inquiry can find misconduct

No need to revamp ethics law, Mulroney probe told

Ignatieff demands EI fix now

EU ready to help settle Guantanamo ex-detainees 

Ottawa appoints special adviser for isotope crisis

Mousavi rally draws tens of thousands in Tehran

Seven foreign hostages 'found dead' in Yemen

Brown says Britain will examine Iraq war errors

Europe, US call Netanyahu speech step towards peace

Iran supreme leader orders probe of vote fraud 

IMF says worst not over

Coalition allies embrace Netanyahu's endorsement of Palestinian state

Iran Bans Opposition Rally as Critics Are Detained

Abbas aide urges world shun Netanyahu over speech

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2009

Canadian soldier killed trying to defuse explosive device in Afghanistan

Ignatieff set to announce if Liberals will try to defeat Harper over economy  

Israeli Premier Endorses Palestinian State, With Caveats

CIA head says Cheney almost wishing US be attacked 

Pakistan orders offensive against Taliban chief

Liberals say all options open for confidence vote

Gilles Duceppe maintient qu'il votera contre les crédits budgétaires

Protect civilians, Karzai tells new NATO commander

Yemen says arrests Saudi financer of al Qaeda

Mousavi seeks to overturn Iran election result

Ahmadinejad says election 'real and free'

Iranian reformists said arrested after poll clashes

U.S. drone kills 3 in Pakistan; bomb kills 7

Foreigners kidnapped in Yemen

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009

Flaherty sees U.S. deficit as biggest threat to recovery

U.S. will look at ways to alleviate Buy American concerns: Clinton

Les «victoires feront avancer la souveraineté» prédit Marois

Both Sides Claim Victory in Iran Presidential Vote

Suicide attack on NATO fuel tankers kills 8 Afghans, wounds 21 in the south

UK soldier dies in Afghan blast

North Korea says it will 'weaponize' its plutonium

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009

Harper defends Obama on American television

PM Harper tells Fox News Canada not willing to take Gitmo detainees

White House spokesman will not rule out bringing Guantanamo detainees to US

US 'kept Bermuda deal from UK'

CanWest newspapers seeking worker concessions: union

Ignatieff to say Monday if he'll force election

U.N. Security Council Adopts Stiffer Curbs on North Korea

Allies must reduce number of civilian deaths: Gates

Chinese Muslims trigger public backlash in Palau

Iraq Sunni leader assassinated

Anti-Taliban cleric killed in Pakistan blast

NATO mortar rounds kill 2 Afghan civilians, wound 5 in east

UK soldier dies in Afghan blast

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009

Tories call AECL '$30 billion sinkhole,' no more cash for new reactor

Not up to Canada to criticize Karzai's warlord appointment: Day

Charest says political 'pyromaniacs' in control of Parti Quebecois

Row erupts over Guantanamo deal

Colombian president clashes with NDP, Bloc MPs

Colombian president clashes with NDP, Bloc MPs

U.S. frees youngest Guantanamo detainee: lawyer

Ignatieff to take a day to decide whether to support economic update

Harper delivers rosy economic update

Recession easing, PM says

WHO declares first 21st century flu pandemic

4 Chinese Muslims freed from Guantanamo to Bermuda

Afghans urge Europeans to share burden with U.S.

Al Qaeda says short of food, arms in Afghanistan

NATO allies expect Afghanistan progress: Gates

China demands US return Uighurs

Fighting in northern Afghanistan kills 12 insurgents, 1 Afghan soldier

Officials: Clashes in Pakistan tribal area kill 23

Pakistan targets Taliban in new combat zone, kill scores

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009

B.C. premier names new cabinet

Don't judge Mulroney too harshly, lawyer urges inquiry head

Marois rejects idea of provoking crisis to help Quebec sovereignty 

Ottawa unveils carbon market plan

Harper to release economic progress report Thursday

Police: At least 2 shot inside Holocaust Museum

Teary Raitt says she's sorry

Rae's ejection from Sri Lanka 'unacceptable': Foreign Affairs

Charest met Marois au défi de désavouer Parizeau

Charest met Marois au défi de désavouer Parizeau

Marois will 'provoke a crisis,' Charest says

Ottawa spends $65 million to help Atlantic lobster fishermen with low prices

Mulroney story full of 'half-truths,' Schreiber's lawyer says in closing arguments

N Korea draft resolution 'agreed'

Fiat Completes Acquisition of Chrysler Assets

Canada's trade balance slips to deficit

Bob Rae denied entry into Sri Lanka

Car bomb rips through south Iraq market, 32 killed

Japan sets 'weak' climate target

TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009

N.S. voters elect 1st NDP government

Supreme Court clears path for Chrysler sale

GM extends shutdowns; Oshawa plant to be affected

U.S. judge approves Chrysler motion to cut dealers

Raitt refuses to apologize for calling isotope crisis ‘sexy’

Defence Department under fire over $3B plane contract

Minister orders Mint to call in Mounties

PM defends Raitt, dismisses fury over isotopes comments as 'cheap politics'

Judge to rule on Chrysler dealers later Tuesday

Deadly Bomb Attack Reported at Luxury Hotel in Pakistan

PM ‘has confidence' in Raitt

Taxpayers still on hook despite AECL privatization: report

Curse hurled at T.O. made out of frustration: PMO

Raitt should resign over isotope tape, says Liberal critic

Minister, eHealth board safe despite outcry: McGuinty

World Bank heads cautions Canada against Buy American retaliation

'An unfortunate choice of wording,' PM's spokesman says of Raitt recording

Treasury Lets 10 Big Banks Start to Repay Bailout Money

Justice Dept.: 1st Gitmo detainee arrives in US

Fiat "won't walk" after court delays Chrysler deal

Blast near U.S. convoy wounds 49 Afghans: officials

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009

PQ plan to gradually achieve Quebec sovereignty would hurt province: Charest

Baird facing allegations he made appointments to cover up Raitt allegations

Mounties aim to block inquiry from finding misconduct

Canada to launch intense lobbying effort in Congress over Buy America

Supreme Court Delays Sale of Chrysler to Fiat

Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan

Retaliation against U.S. protectionism 'dangerous:' Flaherty  

Court weighs blocking Raitt story

North Korea jails U.S. journalists for 12 years

Obama wants "immediate" Mideast talks: Mitchell

'Militants die' in Israel-Gaza clash

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009

Lebanese ruling coalition claims poll victory

Longest-serving African leader 'dead'

Mayors ask for extension on stimulus projects

Head of eHealth Ontario resigns amid contracts scandal

Battles, ambushes kill nearly 30 militants and policemen in Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton says Obama can handle that 3 o'clock call

British minister warns Labour dissidents against dumping Brown

Clinton Says North Korea May Go Back Onto Terrorist List

Pakistanis avenge mosque blast, attack Taliban

Supreme Court Asked to Block Chrysler Deal

SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2009

Canadian mayors pass resolution to shut out U.S. bidders from local contracts

MPs' secret meetings loosen rules for cash and benefits

Référendums sectoriels: une «menace Marois sur l'économie» selon Charest

UN chief calls for war-crimes investigation in Sri Lanka

Brazil crews find bodies from Air France flight

Two pro-Taliban clerics killed in Pakistan shootout

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2009

Tories to repeal 'faint hope' parole clause

Iran running 5,000 centrifuges, U.N. oversight harder

U.S. jobless rate hits 26-year high

Jobless rate climbs to 8.4%

U.S. to impose financial sanctions on North Korea: report

Gordon Brown Begins Reshuffle of British Cabinet

Spanish newspaper publishes Berlusconi photo (photos here)

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009

Court orders Ottawa to let Abdelrazik return to Canada

Bank of Canada holds rates, but cautions on C$ rise

Bin Laden wants long war against infidels

PM's spokesman says Raitt has taken responsibility

Air France jet was flying too slowly: report

Obama Calls for Alliances With Muslims

Text - Obama’s Speech in Cairo

Video of Obama’s speech in Cairo

3 foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan

North Korea puts two U.S. journalists on trial

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009

OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years

Long-time bureaucrat Fadden named top spy

La loi 101 ne sera pas appliquée aux entreprises fédérales du Québec

Harper to Ignatieff: Don't send Canadians back to the polls

Canadian dollar plunges more than two cents

PM refuses to let Raitt quit

Support for EI fix, but not election: Poll

Canadians don't want Flaherty to resign over deficit

Oliphant wants Schreiber's extradition delayed

Guilty plea in federal sponsorship scandal

Feds pick up AECL documents left behind at CTV

Obama arrives in Riyadh, gets blast from bin Laden

British Minister Quits, Dealing New Blow to Brown

10 security guards killed in Afghan bomb blasts

Wreckage of Air France Jet Is Found

TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009

Al-Qaeda deputy denounces Obama

Nominee for Afghan Post Stresses Civilian Safety

Bleak economy makes it easier to get EI, so no need for threshold change: Finley

TD questions Ottawa's surplus forecast

McGuinty says he can't understand Harper's refusal to talk pension reform

Suicide bomber kills six Afghan civilians

Charles invited to D-Day events

Ban denies U.N. covered up death toll in Sri Lanka

Pakistan releases 'top militant'

North Korean leader Kim's youngest son named as successor, reports say

 

   

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