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The Rev. Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, says the organization is "trying to play the role that's expected of us." He made the comment, quoted by the Associated Press, following the closing of the recent 10-day meeting of the council in Port Alegre, Brazil. At its meeting, the WCC denounced published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed and criticized the use of military force to battle terrorism. |
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A bird in the hand -- especially if it's in the hand of a photographer -- is worth two in the bush. This chicadee, along with several others, used the hand of Art Babych as a bird feeder for several minutes following a heavy snowfall in Ottawa Feb. 24.
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The retirement in December of Supreme Court Justice John Major (photo) paves the way for the first appointment to the top court by the new Conservative government of Stephen Harper. Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Federal Court of Appeal has been nominated to fill the vacant seat and is to be the first appointee to face an all-party review before being formally named to the court. |