The groom, a Muslim engineer, told the court her virginity had been the decisive factor in his selection of a wife. According to reports, she had felt forced to lie about being a virgin, making that claim in "self-defence." Many...
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Correspondents at Camp David, Maryland October 20, 2008 US President George W. Bush announced plans yesterday to host a summit of world leaders to discuss the global response to the financial crisis, saying the international community had to work together....
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The financial crisis is definitely going to be the backdrop of the discussions," one official said. Officials said they expect the leaders to adopt "a clear path forward" toward a deal that would deepen economic integration between Canada and the...
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ADQ Leader Mario Dumont, right, speaks to his candidates Gérard Deltel, front, Sylvain Légaré and Renée-Claude Lizotte while campaigning in Quebec City Tuesday...Lepage for accusing his talk show of treating him unfairly. (Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press) ADQ Leader Mario Dumont said...
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As if to underscore his main message for an election he is expected to call today, Quebec Premier Jean Charest's government released a fiscal update that casts his team as sound economic managers in troubled times. Finance Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget...
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8 PM EDT Wal-Mart Canada Corp. said Thursday its has shut down a second unionized location in Quebec, citing cost increases caused by an "unrealistic" new labour contract. The move drew accusations from the union that Wal-Mart has breached the...
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Quebecers will likely be heading back to the polls this fall. CBC's French-language television news service RDI is reporting several highly placed government sources have confirmed Quebec Premier Jean Charest will call a provincial election next week, once the U.S....
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Quebec residents will experience their sixth election campaign in five years, now that Premier Jean Charest has called a provincial vote for Dec...While the opposition described his actions as a cynical ploy, Charest, who led a minority government, wasted no...
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The Quebec government has postponed the release of its economic update until next week, further fuelling speculation Premier Jean Charest will call a snap election before year's end. Quebec Finance Minister Monique Jérôme-Forget said her financial update will be presented...
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Well, the Conservatives are not the Liberals. A Conservative majority or even minority government in Canada tends to be the exception rather than the rule even though it is difficult to think of the Libs as the Natural Governing Party...
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