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01 - (APEC) LIMA, Peru. x--24s. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Peru for
(Broadcast News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) 01 - (APEC)
LIMA, Peru. x--24s. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in Peru for this weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit. In the Peruvian capital of Lima, Canadian Press reporter Steve Rennie has a rundown of the itinerary.
(``...APEC leaders.'') (double outcue) (SOURCE:The Canadian Press) (445a)
TAG: Senior Canadian government officials say the A-P-E-C leaders are expected to follow up on last weekend's G-20 meeting in Washington, hosted by U-S President Bush.
02 - (APEC)
LIMA, Peru. x--14s. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is defending Canada's decision to sign a free trade deal with Colombia. The South American nation has a spotty human rights record, but Harper says this deal has provisions to keep the country in check.
(``...have been answered.'') (SOURCE:The Canadian Press) (445a)
TAG: Harper made his remarks in Lima, Peru, where he's attending this weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit.
03 - (Afghan-Cda-Assault)
OTTAWA (Murray Brewster) 36s. The Canadian army will conduct a formal review of whether its soldiers were ordered to turn a blind eye to the sexual abuse of boys by Afghan security forces in Kandahar. (WA) (SOURCE:The Canadian Press) (445a)
04 - (Afghan-Cda-Assault)
OTTAWA. x--15s. The Canadian army will conduct a formal review of whether its soldiers were ordered to turn a blind eye to the sexual abuse of boys by Afghan security forces in Kandahar. Afghanistan's ambassador in Ottawa, Omar Samad, welcomed the investigation, but stresses the government of President Hamid Karzai is expecting to work along side the Canadian military. He says any criminal activity would be dealt with by his country's justice system.
(``...such issues.'') (SOURCE:The Canadian Press) (445a)
TAG: David Statham, a retired senior staff officer at National Defence headquarters, said inquiry boards are not assembled over minor allegations or rumours.
05 - (Afghan-Ministers)
CORNWALLIS, N.S. x--14s. Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he's ``very happy'' the United States is planning to send more troops to Afghanistan. MacKay joined other defence ministers of nations with troops in southern Afghanistan for informal talks yesterday in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. MacKay says the additional deployment of U-S troops should be viewed as reinforcement, not a replacement.
(``...share the burden.'') (SOURCE:The Canadian Press) (445a)
TAG: Canada has committed to maintaining a military presence in the war-torn country until the end of 2011.
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