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Mounir al-Motassadeq, terrorism supporter from Hamburg [Germany], was given the maximum of 15 years in prison for his participation in the attacks of September 11. He was indicted of aiding and abetting murder in 246 cases.

A Louisiana state senator has praised a Canadian search and rescue team. Senator Walter Boasso said a Vancouver-based team reached St. Bernard parish five days before the U.S. army got there. "Fabulous, fabulous guys," Boasso said. "They started rolling with us and got in boats to save people ... We've got Canadian flags flying everywhere." RELATED STORY: 20,000 Canadian cots sent for hurricane reliefThe suburb of 68,000 people was initially ignored by U.S. authorities who were scrambling to get aid to New Orleans. Boasso said floodwater in his parish is still 2.4 metres deep in some places. He said residents...

VANCOUVER (CP) -- The body of an American hiker was found Tuesday on Grouse Mountain, almost two weeks after he went missing at the popular tourist spot. Const. John MacAdam of North Vancouver RCMP said the body of David Koch was found in a gully on the mountain, which is about a 15-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. "I can confirm his body was found on the mountain," he said. "Definitely, it looks like an accident." George Zilahi of Vancouver's North Shore Search and Rescue said the steep area in which Koch was found was one frequented by expert hikers. Searchers...

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada remains on top of the hockey world after defeating Finland 3-2 in the World Cup of Hockey final on Tuesday. Shane Doan's goal only 34 seconds into the third period stood as the winner as Team Canada hoisted the plastic-wrapped World Cup trophy before a partisan crowd of 19,370 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. "That was pretty special," Doan said. "It's something I'm never going to forget. "It was incredible, this whole experience has been incredible. It's a dream to score that goal." The win reaffirmed Canada's status as the preeminent hockey power, mirroring gold-medal...

VANCOUVER (CP) -- A U.S. trade body has agreed to comply with a NAFTA panel ruling concluding Canadian softwood lumber imports are no threat to the U.S. industry. In a response to the panel decision earlier this month, the U.S. International Trade Commission said it would conclude that "the U.S. softwood lumber industry is not threatened with material injury" by the Canadian imports. But the commission made it clear in a statement Friday it wasn't happy about doing so. "We disagree with the (NAFTA) panel's view that there is no substantial evidence to support a finding of threat of material...