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A busload of Ira-nians were abducted by gunmen while on a pilgrimage in Syria Saturday, Iranian media reported, the latest in a string of kidnappings of visitors from the Islamic Republic, a country allied to President Bashar al-Assad.

Cut in service has created 'a nightmare,' says society that assists newcomers

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to renew the call for recognition as a non-member state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Saturday.

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Standing in front of a restored aircraft from 1940, David Stillman turns to admire his handiwork. "It was a pile of junk," he said with a laugh. Aviation enthusiasts gathered Saturday to celebrate Canada's aircraft history at the B.C.

A man is facing seven fraud-related counts in connection with a door-to-door pressure-washing operation.

ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY MARS PROBE HEADS FOR SELF-GUIDED DESCENT TO PLANET SURFACE The robotic laboratory dubbed Curiosity streaks into the thin Martian atmosphere on Sunday night, charged with its own sevenminute final approach.

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Woman paddling 19 kilometres to raise environmental awareness

West Shore RCMP dismantled a small grow-op in Thetis Park on Friday. CRD bylaw officers received a tip from a resident about a grow-op of five plants about 50 metres off the trail near Phelps and Treanor avenues, said Cpl. Mike Holmes.