Quebec Cabinet minister Bechard dies

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Claude Bechard, the agriculture and intergovernmental affairs minister for Quebec, died of cancer Tuesday, provincial Premier Jean Charest said. Becha...

Cross-border kidnappings down

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Cross-border kidnappings by Mexican drug gangs in Southern California have dropped sharply this year, authorities say. The FBI reports there have been...

Report: Canadians well-educated

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More than 90 percent of Canadian young adults have finished high school and more than half are college or university graduates, a new report says. The...

Chicago's Mayor Daley won't run

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Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley shocked political observers Tuesday by saying he will not seek re-election to a seventh term. Daley, 68, son o...

Agents arrest illegal boat immigrants

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Border agents arrested 20 illegal immigrants attempting to enter the United States by boat on a Southern California beach, authorities said. The occup...