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Calgary Stampeder fans can kiss the Grey Cup good-bye following a come-from-behind 27-17 win by the Saskatchewan Roughriders Nov. 22. The win means that the stampeders, who won the cup last year, will not be one of the teams competing in Calgary Nov. 29 for the Grey Cup -- the symbol of Canadian Football League supremacy. Instead, the Western Conference Roughriders will play the Eastern Conference Montreal Alouettes in the 97th Grey Cup final in Calgary's McMahon Stadium.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper wouldn't take questions from reporters in
Toronto Nov. 21 after urging journalists during a speech to "shine light into dark
corners" of government affairs. During an ethnic media awards dinner in Markham, Ont.
he said that freedom for Canadians goes hand-in-hand with journalistic freedom, The
Canadian Press reported. But then he was whisked away after his speech and
award-presentations without taking questions from reporters. Since Harper came to power, CP reported, "the schedule for
cabinet meetings became shrouded in mystery, requests for routine information can take
days or sometimes ignored altogether and delays in processing freedom-of-information
requests has grown markedly."
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Canadian officials have halted the transfer of prisoners to Afghanistan's intelligence service "more than one time," because of the possibility of torture, Canada's chief of defence staff said Nov. 22. But the CBC reported that Gen. Walter Natynczyk declined to offer details at the end of the three-day Halifax International Security Forum, saying additional information was expected as more witnesses speak before a special House of Commons committee. A few days earlier, Richard Colvin, a former Canadian diplomat in Afghanistan, said he had repeatedly warned that all of the prisoners Canada handed over to Afghan authorities in 2006-07 were likely tortured. |
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It
could be months before the residents of a women's shelter operated by the Anglican diocese
of Ottawa can return to their converted church building following a fire Nov. 8 that
claimed the life of one of the women and left 19 others homeless. Judith Werner, 61, died
when the blaze broke out in her second floor room at the Cornerstone/Le Pilier women's
shelter. The other residents were moved to an emergency shelter operated by the diocese.
"Our friends all across the Ottawa region and beyond have reached out to help us in
so many ways," said Cornerstone's director Sue Garvey. "We have been surrounded
and held up by love." Damage from the fire, still under investigation, was estimated
at $200,000.
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Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are to attend a remembrance service at Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Victoria Nov. 8 as part of their visit to Canada from Nov. 2 to 12. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will also dedicate a stained glass window to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the consecration of the cathedral and the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of British Columbia.
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Bishop John Chapman of the Diocese of Ottawa (Anglican) has given his permission for one parish to begin blessing same-sex couples who have been civilly married and where at least one party is baptized.The church, St. John the Evangelist in downtown Ottawa, will use the Anglican Church of Canada's rite of blessing for civil marriages instead of a new rite as offered by at least two other Canadian dioceses. The Bishop said he wants to embrace a liturgical process that will not discriminate between members of the Church on the basis of sexual orientation. |
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Saskatoon-born
Olympic speedskating champion Catriona Le May Doan helped kick off the official launch of
the 106-day, 2010, torch relay by joining with triathlete Simon Whitfield to hold
the Olympic flame aloft at British Columbia’s provincial legislature on Oct. 30. They
were the first of 12,000 runners who are to carry the Olympic flame across Canada in
the lead up to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
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