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• Finding mental health staff for remote military posts a problem: DND documents
• John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee
• Calgary fans grateful for penalty that saves Grey Cup win for Stamps
• Canada's Jean chosen to lead organization of Francophone states
• Canada says citizen may have been captured in Syria

Finding mental health staff for remote military posts a problem: DND documents Posted: 30 Nov 2014 01:39 PM PST OTTAWA - National Defence's pool of candidates for vacant mental health positions dried up quickly last spring when civilian recruits were told they would have to relocate to far-flung military outposts.

John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee Posted: 30 Nov 2014 09:02 PM PST Toronto mayor-elect John Tory has tapped longtime councillor Denzel Minnan-Wong to be deputy mayor, CBC News has learned.

Calgary fans grateful for penalty that saves Grey Cup win for Stamps Posted: 30 Nov 2014 08:34 PM PST VANCOUVER - There was a very brief moment Sunday evening when Calgary Stampeders fan Clint Noble thought the Grey Cup was slipping through his team's fingers.

Canada's Jean chosen to lead organization of Francophone states Posted: 30 Nov 2014 06:50 AM PST DAKAR (Reuters) - Canadian candidate Michaelle Jean, a former governor general of Canada, was chosen as the next head of the international organization of Francophone nations (OIF) at a summit in Senegal on Sunday, the OIF said in a statement. The 57-year-old Jean, who came to Canada in her childhood as a refugee from her native Haiti, will take over the reins of the organization in January, becoming the first woman to lead it. She is currently the chancellor of the University of Ottawa. (Reporting by Bate Felix and Elizabeth Pinneau; Editing by Daniel Flynn)

Canada says citizen may have been captured in Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2014 11:38 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is trying to confirm reports that a Canadian citizen has been captured in Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday. "Canada is pursuing all appropriate channels" to seek further information and is in touch with local authorities, the spokesman said in a statement. Israeli media reports, including Haaretz newspaper quoting a website associated with Islamic State, said a Canadian-Israeli woman, Gil Rosenberg, has been captured. The reports cited jihadist websites and have not been confirmed by Israeli officials. ...

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