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Colwood bylaw officers will soon wear an extra layer of protection while enforcing municipal regulations.

Prominent Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny said on Saturday the jail sentence handed to a man protesting against President Vladimir Putin highlighted the government's harsh approach to dissent.

China announced on Saturday that it is effectively turning the corner on the economy and likely to meet its growth target for the year, more good news for Communist Party policy-makers meeting in Beijing to anoint new leaders for the next decade.

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Coming up with a concept for a "model" neighbourhood is one of the goals of an exercise taking place around the region.

Meetings in the Philippines hope to boost trade with that country

A Qualicum Beach man is facing two charges of attempted murder after someone fired a number of shots at a residence, injuring a young man. The shooting occurred early Saturday in north Qualicum Beach, said Cpl. Jesse Foreman of Oceanside RCMP.

Pope Benedict on Saturday started a new Vatican department to promote the study and use of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church and beyond.

On this day of Remembrance, we reflect on the Korean War, often called Canada's forgotten war.

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