Lebanon defeats Canada 81-71 at basketball world championships

Fadi El Khatib , known to his countrymen as “The Tiger, scored 31 points and Rony Fahed added 17 as Lebanon beat Canada 81-71 (more…)

Bomb Explodes at Canadian Forces recruitment center

A bomb exploded at a Canadian Armed Forces recruiting office in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, early Friday, causing extensive damage. The newspaper La Presse in Montreal later received a faxed message from a group calling itself Résistance Internationaliste, claiming responsibility for the explosion. The message denounced Canada’s military role in Afghanistan (more…)

World condemnation of Israel’s violation of international law

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s deadly military attack on an aid convoy Monday, expressing “regret”. Most countries immediately condemned the attack. (more…)

Canadian fighters escort aircraft in response to a bomb threat

Two Canadian fighter jets on Saturday escorted a Cathay Pacific Airways flight into Vancouver International Airport in response to a bomb threat on the plane, authorities said.

“A security issue raised on the ground in Vancouver meant extra security for the aircraft inbound to the airport and upon arrival,” Gus Whitcomb, a spokesman for Cathay Pacific, said in a statement. “We are not aware of any issues arising on board the aircraft itself.” (more…)

Obama administration urges Supreme Court to reject Arar’s appeal

The U.S. government is urging the Supreme Court to reject an appeal from Canada’s Maher Arar, who wants to sue Washington for sending him to Syria where he was tortured.

The Ottawa engineer was the victim of what’s known as “extraordinary rendition” _ a much-maligned American policy of knowingly sending terrorism suspects to other countries that practise torture. (more…)

UN: Thousands fled Iran since June election

The United Nations says more than 4,200 Iranians world-wide have sought refugee status since Iran’s controversial June presidential vote and bloody street violence.
After sometimes spending weeks hiding in and hopping between safe houses, Iranians have turned up in countries as far away as Australia, Canada and Sweden. They typically seek refugee status.
“What good can a lawyer do in Iran if she is in jail?” says Nikahang Kousar, an Iranian political cartoonist in Toronto who formed an “underground railroad” of sorts to advise and assist other Iranians trying to leave Iran. Source: WSJ