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A motion filed in Quebec Superior Court in Montreal on Nov. 8 accused the Canadian company Anvil Mining Limited of providing logistical support to the Congolese military during a 2004 conflict that left more than 70 civilians dead. The families of victims and survivors of the dispute in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

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Two civilians and two marines were left dead following the artillery attack of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong on Nov. 23. The attack comes at a difficult time as regional tensions have been escalating across the Korean peninsula. Having claimed civilian life, the artillery attack on South Korean territory represents the most aggressive form…

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“They make it seem like a great opportunity to escape,” said Helen Ramirez, Wilfrid Laurier University professor of women’s studies, on the methods used to lure women into the sex trade. According to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), an estimate of 700,000 people a year are trafficked for sex and other industries.…

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MADRID, Spain On Nov. 17, at the international conference entitled “Last Frontiers of Transplant Operation” in Madrid, doctors announced that they are currently in preparation for the first double leg transplant on a patient who lost both his legs in an accident and is physically unable to use prosthetic limbs. The doctor, Pedro Cavadas, will…

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The two countries that account for more than 95 per cent of the world’s nuclear weapons are in the midst of signing a nuclear arms treaty. However, some United States Republican lawmakers prove skeptical of the agreement and are hesitant to pass the legislation. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (the START program) would leave…

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“The public debate that was being had about the mission in Afghanistan in … 2006 is almost the same of what the status of the public debate on Afghanistan is today. It’s terrible,” said University of New Brunswick deputy director of the Gregg Centre Lee Windsor in regards to his book Kandahar Tour: Turning Point…

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“Its government exists only in name, not in substance,” said Patricia Adams of Probe International in regards to Haiti, as she addressed a small gathering at the University of Waterloo at a conference held by the Institute for Liberal Studies on Nov. 19. “Though Haiti occupies a seat at the United Nations, it doesn’t deserve…

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Some people don’t take much pride in their show, they just follow the status quo. I’m all about trying to have one of the craziest shows ever.” —Kardinal Offishall, Canadian hip-hop artist “And my response to it is that you should come back with love.” —Diva Divine, co-host of the Rainbow Centre’s Drag Domination show…

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5 years And now, the Vanier The Golden Hawks dismantled the Acadia Axmen 31 – 10 to win the Uteck Bowl. The win marked the first time in a decade that an OUA team would go on to compete in the Vanier Cup. With 12 veterans making up the team’s key players, it would be…

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Theft Under $5000: Location: Residence Date: Nov. 8, 2010 @ 4:45 p.m. A male student reported the theft of his laptop computer from his room over the weekend (November 5-7, 2010). His room had been left secure on his departure and was still secure upon his return, however his laptop was missing. The matter is…

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