The Royal Navy's unique airborne surveillance and control helicopters, known as 'Baggers', have recently deployed to Helmand for the first time, where they are detecting, following and intercepting insurgent activity.
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Ottawa, ON - The Canadian Forces (CF) Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force (C-IED TF) launched classified and non-classified websites September 1. The sites will provide soldiers and the general public with timely and relevant information on counter-improvised explosive devices (C-IEDs).
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Retail sales in current dollars fell 0.6% to $34.2 billion in July. Most of the decline reflected lower prices at gasoline stations.
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Canadian women gave birth to 367,864 babies in Canada in 2007, up 13,247 or 3.7% from 2006 and the fastest annual increase since 1989.
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This year’s general debate seeks to deal with the mounting global crises and is being held under the theme: "Effective responses to global crises; strengthening multilateralism and dialogue among civilisations for international peace, security and development".
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Four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa will benefit from Canada's $30 million contribution to the World Food Programme: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Somalia.
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Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will contribute $30 million to the World Food Programme to those affected by the drought in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.
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Poor 2009 crop prospects in the Horn of Africa following below-average rains, combined with conflict and displacement are aggravating an already serious food insecurity situation in the region, FAO said today.
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WASHINGTON - The fight in Afghanistan must be narrowed to its original intent of stamping out al-Qaeda and hunting down Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said today.
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LOS ANGELES - Universal Detection Technology a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced yesterday that it has signed a distribution agreement with M.D. Peled Consulting & Engineering Services (Israel) Ltd, an Israeli supplier of security technology systems.
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