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Mexico beating victim Sheila Nabb out of hospital in Calgary - National Post (blog)
The 37-year-old office manager was released from Foothills Medical Centre and is “currently being cared for by her family, with the help of some very close and great friends,” said a family member, who asked not to be named.
Liberal justice critic calls on Bahrain to drop charges against Canadian as ... - National Post (blog)
“This is just one way of expressing our protest,” said one, who declined to give his name out of concern for his own safety. He said they were ignoring calls by Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the leading Shi'ite opposition party Wefaq, not to throw petrol ...
Jays don't plan to move Double-A team to Ottawa, GM says - National Post (blog)
But a source close to the Ottawa negotiations scoffed at speculation that the Jays might move their Triple-A team to New Hampshire and their Double-A team to Ottawa. “That's not going to happen,” the source said, pointing out that New Hampshire is ...
Thomas Mulcair may have violated internal NDP donation rule - National Post (blog)
An official with the party, speaking on background, said all New Democrat candidates in a general election sign the form and almost all those who win comply with the requirement by giving the maximum allowable contribution. The vast majority of new NDP ...
Paul Russell: A 'beauty queen-wife' whose face launched 1000 keystrokes - National Post (blog)
“Having some familiarity with the Miss World Canada Pageant — I was a judge — I can assure you that it is not as big a deal as the title suggests,” stated a reader who asked to remain anonymous. “In any event, a beauty queen-wife is never reason ...
Sexual assault allegations against local legend Howie Triano leaves Niagara ... - National Post (blog)
And, for now, the questions surrounding a beloved former high school principal accused of a horrible crime remain unanswered. “If the charges against him are true, then get him out of here,” one north end resident, who declined to give his name, said. ...
Unrest in Kazakhstan on 20th anniversary of independence shows rare hint of ... - National Post (blog)
She declined to give her name. “Where's the order they're talking about, if they themselves are doing this?” she said. A middle-aged man stood beside her on the steps outside the three-storey police building. He said a desperate search for his missing ...
Stephen Harper's chiefly practical approach to First Nations' issues - National Post (blog)
“He thinks, 'If I give you money, then you should be able to stand up tall and say, this is how I spent it,'” said the former official, who asked not to be named. “It's not anti-Indian. It's common sense.” In fact, in his seven-page letter to the ...
Crumbling Pakistan relations could hinder US Afghanistan withdrawl - National Post (blog)
A Western official and an Afghan security official who requested anonymity said NATO troops were responding to fire from across the border. It's possible both explanations are correct: that a retaliatory attack by NATO troops took a tragic, ...
Blatter sees fall of FIFA executives over ISL scandal - National Post (blog)
In 2010, FIFA said two senior officials repaid kickbacks then worth US$5-million on condition of anonymity. It has since blocked the court in Zug from releasing documents. British broadcaster BBC has named the officials as Teixeira and his former ...
Alaskan militia member tried to enter Yukon with pistol and 'hoard' of bomb ... - National Post (blog)
At initial court hearings, she has refused to give her name and demanded to appear before a grand jury. Her colleagues in the Alaskan militia community remain baffled about why Ms. Morgan decided to show up at a Canadian border crossing with a carload ...
Tasha Kheiriddin: Still doubt there's corruption in Quebec? - National Post (blog)
Not all the job actions were voluntary: As one unhappy worker, who refused to give his name, told La Presse, “We're not closing up; they are closing us down.” By “they,” he meant union goons. Worse yet, as reported in Le Devoir, workers have been ...
Marching forward - National Post (blog)
One Canadian diplomat, speaking off the record, says Canada might have been wiser to focus on military operations, forgoing aid altogether. “It's a matter of where we should be at this point,” he says. “Our aspirations were all valid, and the ways we ...
Anger, disappointment follow Obama's Palestine remarks - National Post (blog)
Frustration always breeds anger,” said one Palestinian official who asked not to be named, giving a private assessment of public feeling. Recently, signs advertising US financial support for Palestinian West Bank development projects have been ...
Ontario Liberals film NDP SUV driving close to city cyclists, call it ... - National Post (blog)
“It's just proof of how desperate they're getting,” said the spokesperson who asked that his name not be used. He said Ms. Horwath sent a letter to Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty requesting two more debates before the Oct. 6 election, including one in ...
Lorne Gunter: Wikileaks' 15 minutes of fame are over - National Post (blog)
... one another's character flaws and editing skills and pump up their own egos, while demonstrating no regard to real-world consequences, particularly for the safety of good people who talked to the State dept. or CIA on the condition of anonymity. ...
News Corp mulling future without James Murdoch - National Post (blog)
“Even if he did step out of the spotlight for a while, that wouldn't necessarily mean he wouldn't come back when things are quieter,” said another source who asked not to be named because of a relationship with the family. Murdoch's children have moved ...
Canada, natives locked in uneasy dance over self-governance - National Post (blog)
For one Mohawk resident of Akwesasne who lives on the American side and asked not to be named, it is less about a push for a separate Iroquois nation-state and “more about how people view themselves.” “It's really hard to consider yourself Canadian or ...
Body of Bay Street financier recovered from lake - National Post (blog)
“We know he's missing,” said a close associate of Mr. Griffiths who asked not to be named. “We're very concerned.” Mr. Griffiths, who co-founded independent securities firm Griffiths, McBurney Partners (GMP) in 1995, owned a cottage he had rebuilt with ...
'We're in a war with the fire department' - National Post (blog)
A paramedic speaking on condition of anonymity says the fire service is “almost invariably” first on scene at medical calls, thanks its superior resources. He compares the fire department's role in medical calls to that of a lifeguard: “They do first ...
US 'within reach' of crippling al Qaeda: Panetta - National Post (blog)
A senior US defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, warned that al Qaeda leaders including bin Laden had long considered setting up safehaven in parts of Afghanistan if the pressure in Pakistan grew too great — a potential threat that ...
Winnipeg's NHL return a boon for the secondary market - National Post (blog)
The broker wouldn't give his name, but said his company, ajtickets2002, operates out of Richmond, with offices in New Jersey and New York. He's offering on eBay to transfer his four seats to the winning bidder as soon as it's legally possible. ...
'Respect' at heart of paid duty policing: officer - National Post (blog)
The young officer who declined to give his name was skeptical. He urged the critics to spend a day in his shoes. “I get people telling me to F- off,” he said as he directed pedestrians around a backhoe loader. “Especially in the downtown area, ...
Liberal supporters get tires slashed, 'L' scratched on cars - National Post (blog)
Another woman, who lives on Soudan Avenue and asked not to be named, was likewise reliving the brake-line vandalism of 2008 after learning midday Friday that two of her tires had been slashed. “It seems to be connected to the lawn sign I have for Ms. ...
Photos of the Day, April 22, 2011 - National Post (blog)
The official, speaking on April 21, 2011 on condition of anonymity, declined to disclose the cost of the non-lethal, short-range surveillance aircraft, which are manufactured by the US-based AeroVironment Inc. A farmer ties plastic bags to birch trees ...