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Ontario, CanadaTaliban direct assaults growing more rare: Canada
11 months agoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan are launching fewer direct attacks on Canadian troops because they suffer heavy casualties from such operations, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
Ready to quit Afghanistan, Canada PM tells Bush
11 months agoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, reinforcing an ultimatum over Afghanistan, told U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday that Ottawa would withdraw its military mission next year unless NATO sent in more troops, officials said.
NATO says it will meet Canada's Afghanistan demands
11 months agoAlliance spokesman says the defence organization will find the additional troops for southern Afghanistan that Ottawa is demanding
Canada threatens to pull soldiers from Afghanistan
11 months agoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan early next year unless NATO sends in significant reinforcements, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as foot-dragging by allies.
Mounties say will restrict use of Tasers
12 months agoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's national police force, criticized for excessive use of Tasers, said on Friday that, from now on, officers would only fire the electric stun guns at suspects who are combative or resisting arrest.