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Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 16, 2012. Toussaint Kluiters/Pool/Reuters

Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 16, 2012. (Toussaint Kluiters/Pool/Reuters)

Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic's genocide trial gets under way

Ailing 70-year-old faces 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

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Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney speaks with the media in the Foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, ON Tuesday May 1, 2012.
The Immigrant Answer
Canada ready to open its doors to more immigrants, Kenney says

Minister puts emphasis on bringing down new Canadians’ unemployment rate and demonstrating that immigrants are filling job shortages

The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, on her maiden voyage to New York City. Five days into her journey, the ship struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,500 people.
Titanic Centennial
Take an interactive tour of the Titanic

Explore the massive ship and learn who survived and who died aboard the fated vessel.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty arrives before the finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, August 19, 2011.
Interactive
So you wanna be finance minister? Try balancing Ottawa's books

Think you know what it takes to balance a budget? Test your skill

Blackened tree trunks are all that remain after a wildfire swept through the area near Kenora, Ont.
Weather
Hot enough for you? Canadians brace for heat, wind and drought

More than two-thirds of the country is expected to be warmer than normal, from Nunavut in the North to cottage country in Ontario to the rugged Nova Scotia coast

Much of the work announced by Premier Christy Clark was included in plans presented to the B.C. Legislature six weeks ago,
TRADE MISSION
Staff sought flowers, wine for Clark in India, documents show

Upgrades routinely arranged for Premier and others on trade mission to India and China

Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney speaks in the House of Commons on Feb. 7, 2012.
Discussion
What would you ask Immigration Minister Jason Kenney?

Have a question for the Citizenship and Immigration minister? Now's your chance

A Shell refinery is seend near Sarnia, Ont., in 2005.
Ottawa Notebook
Ethical Oil challenges Harper, Mulcair to back reversal of Ontario pipeline

Calling it a ‘no-brainer,’ lobby group launches campaign touting job-creation potential of existing Enbridge proposal

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Breaking Caste

Inside an extraordinary school that gives India's Dalit girls a chance at a better life

Quebec gets ready to play hardball with student protesters

New Education Minister begins fresh talks with student leaders as Premier rallies support for a stronger enforcement of court injunctions to open schools

Two Canadian groups welcome Prince Charles as patron

Royal Conservatory of Music and Earth Rangers are ‘both involved in areas that touch on the Prince’s key interests’

N.S., PEI premiers voice anxiety over EI reform

Atlantic Canada’s dependence on seasonal industries has to be taken into account, Ghiz says

U.S. pressures India to alienate strategic partner Iran

India agrees to vote against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency, but doesn’t like the policy or believe that it works

Rains could dampen path to war for old enemies Sudan and South Sudan

Lingering disputes over borders, oil and other issues threaten to shatter fragile peace and reignite decades-long conflict

B.C. civil servants authorize strike to back up wage demands

Workers looking to regain ground lost under wage freezes imposed more than two years ago

Two men charged over Tamil migrant ship that carried 492 people to Canada

Pair alleged to have orchestrated MV Sun Sea’s entry to Canada, carrying 492 people seeking refugee status

B.C. mushroom farm inquiry comes to close amid tears from victims’ families

Coroner’s jury will now decide what should be done to prevent similar accidents from happening in future

Taxi driver charged with murder after skateboarder killed

Two men are described as decent and friendly, but a meeting of the two resulted in death

Tanenbaum to make bid for Toronto casino

Joining players such as Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, Tanenbaum plans to join forces with an experienced company

Judge acquits G20 activist Byron Sonne of bomb-making charges

Chemicals found in Sonne's home were legal and were not used to produce explosives, judge finds

‘I’m in it to win it,’ transgendered contestant of Miss Universe Canada says

Jenna Talackova says her goal to win the crown in this weekend’s competition is a fight for equality

Racy ‘Bridget’ campaign aims to reduce traffic on Halifax bridges

Dark-haired star of public-awareness campaign aimed at reducing gridlock on commuter bridges

Human remains found in Halifax identified

Police say remains found on a Nova Scotia trail are those of man missing since 2004

Mill closings prompt Nova Scotia power company to seek higher rates

NS Power cites shutdowns at two largest customers in application for second increase in a year

Vigil marks 20th anniversary of deadly Westray mine explosion in N.S.

26 men died in the underground explosion

Quebec law would bar minors from tanning in salons

Proposed legislation intended to curb rise of deadly skin cancer

Quebec assures students it won't adopt special law to force settlement

"We cannot say that the impasse has been overcome. The Minister told us the decision will be taken by the cabinet (on Wednesday)," said Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the spokesperson for the more militant student-union coalition known as CLASSE.

Charest should not back down

The student demonstrators are trying to intimidate the government

Riot cops, protesters clash as authorities work to open blocked Quebec school

The provincial riot squad fired chemical irritants at about 100 protesters who refused to move while blocking the entrance of a junior college north of Montreal

Left wings touched in deathly mid-air plane collision over Saskatchewan, investigators say

A transport official says a mid-air collision that killed five people in Saskatchewan occurred when the left wings of the two small planes came into contact.

Witness describes mid-air plane crash over Saskatchewan

A witness to a mid-air collision in Saskatchewan that took the lives of five people saw one of the planes nose-diving before it disappeared behind hills and trees.

Transportation Safety Board on scene, seeking witnesses in Saskatchewan plane crash

Transportation Safety Board seek eye witnesses to accidents over remote farmland

Latest death raises more questions about Ornge’s ability to respond

Judy Dearman died in Ottawa after waiting eight hours for air ambulance service

Hudak seeks to unlock the power of Ontario pension funds

Why the PC Leader’s proposal to partially privatizing Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation makes sense

Stafford’s family gets the last word as Rafferty awaits sentencing

Convicted killer gets an automatic life sentence, where judge is likely to take the vicious nature of the killing into account

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