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Canada

Japan's royal couple head to Canada, Hawaii

Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, will arrive in Ottawa on Friday, for the royal couple's first-ever visit to Canada together.

State funeral to be held today for LeBlanc

A state funeral will be held Friday for Romeo LeBlanc, a man who came from humble beginnings to become the country's first Acadian governor general.

Ford tops Canadian car and light truck sales

Ford is claiming top spot in Canadian auto and light truck sales for the first time in decades.

Police name 4 family members found dead in car

Police have released the names of the four Montreal family members who were found dead in their car, which apparently plunged into the Rideau Canal, earlier this week.

World

U.S. Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns

U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest military operation here since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001.

South Korea: North Korea may fire more missiles

South Korea shrugged off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles saying Friday they were part of routine military exercises and warning more launches are likely in coming days.

17 dead after missiles hit Taliban training facility

U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication centre Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others, intelligence officials said.

Cleric says some British Embassy staff will see trial

A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election.

Portugal

27 cases of swine flu

The Portuguese minister of health has announced that there are four new cases of swine flu in Portugal, bringing the number to 27. The last seven were confirmed in the past 24 hours, but the minister said everyone is well.

2009-07-03