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Every other Wednesday at the Royal Canadian Legion in a rural south Ottawa community, Canadian Armed Forces veterans meet over coffee to discuss their experiences in the military. The setting is meant to reflect a military mess hall, which organizers say fosters a sense of camaraderie among those who attend the biweekly “Buddy Check Coffee” […]

Supporters of the project — including Ottawa Tourism, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Glebe BIA — see the $419-million redevelopment project as worthy investment. But not everyone is buying it. Source link

Humanitarian teams in Sudan’s North Darfur region are facing insecurity and depleted supplies, as a United Nations agency says civilians are at risk of “an even greater catastrophe” if calls for more funding and access to aid are not met. Source link

Thieves broke into the national museum in the Syrian capital and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday. Source link

Hundreds of thousands of households are without power Tuesday morning across Quebec after a first night of relentless snowfall brought as much as 35 centimeters of snow to parts of the province. Some school boards are asking that students stay at home. Source link

Alberta’s premier likes to fulfil her party members’ policy wishes. But do these ones coming to convention go too far? Source link

Pakistan’s interior minister says a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police vehicle outside the gate of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, killing 12 people and wounding 27. Source link