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U.S., Canada ink pilot truck program
The U.S. and Canadian security chiefs signed a memorandum for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck cargo pre-inspection pilot project, officials said.
Canadian inmates said the public safety minister's ban of pizza-party drives will prevent thousands of dollars from going to local businesses and charities.
Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says prison authorities will make all decisions on the future of longtime Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr.
Omar Khadr, captured as a teenager in Afghanistan, was transferred to Canadian custody Saturday from Guantanamo Bay, officials said.
The youngest captive at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turned 26 Wednesday, and awaits extradition to Canada, his lawyers said.
Canada opposes torture but will use information obtained through its use if it helps ward off a threat to national security, officials say.
Alleged 9/11 plotters' hearing after Ramadan
The next round of hearings for accused conspirators in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States will be after Ramadan, a judge ruled.
Canada's Conservative government postponed plans Tuesday to electronically eavesdrop on conversations at airports based on ethics and rights concerns.
The Canadian government is increasing room and board fees it charges federal prison inmates, the national public safety minister said Wednesday.
Canada to close 177-year-old penitentiary
Two Canadian federal prisons will be closing within two years, including one that was built 177 years ago, the public safety minister announced Thursday.
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Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson