Premiers and provinces weigh in on federal campaign
Premiers from Ontario Alberta New Brunswick and British Columbia join the election fray. McGuinty faced backlash after breaking a tax freeze pledge while Klein Landry Lord Campbell and Harper allies shape party dynamics. Provinces exert political weight and caution is advised.
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Stephen Harper
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Gordon Campbell
Canada plans 75 percent cut in overseas deployments by fall
Canadian defence chief Gen Ray Henault announced overseas forces will be reduced to about 1,200 by fall from 4,500 last year, with troop cuts in Afghanistan and Bosnia and the withdrawal of ships from the Persian Gulf. He said the move aims to renew the force for future international commitments and may include a provincial reconstruction team in smaller cities next year.
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Canada
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Mothers press for gun registry as election debate heats up
In Toronto four mothers and a sister of gun violence victims urged protection of the national gun registry. They oppose harsher punishment for gun owners and cite Jasmine Vanscoy, a 14 year old killed by a young offender, as a reason to keep registration despite Conservative vows to scrap it.
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Toronto
Karen Vanscoy
Jasmine
Stephen Harper
Vanscoy
Priscilla de Villiers
Iran road crash toll and vehicles blamed in 2002 record
The report cites Nouraei noting casualties were lower than expected with nearby equipment lacking to douse fires. Images show buses burned and a long vehicle on its side near Tehran, part of one of the world’s deadliest road periods. More than 400,000 travelers died in Iran's roads in 2002 due to unsafe vehicles and weak traffic enforcement.
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Nouraei
Islamic Republic
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Tehran
Internet warning urges updates as browser flaw spreads
Alfred Huger from Symantec warns of spamming and broad Internet attacks exploiting a flaw. US-CERT says any trusted site could host malicious code. Microsoft urges latest security updates and high IE security settings, while experts suggest using Mozilla or Opera or disabling Javascript to avoid exposure. The Mac version of Internet Explorer is unaffected. Net-Microsoft bulletin link provided.
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Internet Information Server
Alfred Huger
Symantec Corp
U.S
Stephen Toulouse
Opera
Microsoft Bulletin
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