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• Scope of surprise bird flu outbreak still unknown
• RCMP charge Montreal boy, 15, with terror-related charges
• 15-year-old accused of aiding terrorist group appears in Montreal court
• EU vote puts Canadian tar sands label back on the agenda
• Canada charges 15-year-old with terrorism-related offences

Scope of surprise bird flu outbreak still unknown Posted: 03 Dec 2014 04:44 PM PST The latest Canadian outbreak of avian flu appears to have caught animal-health authorities by surprise. Two more farms in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, just east of Vancouver, were quarantined Wednesday, bringing the number of poultry operations being investigated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to four, said chief veterinarian Dr. Harpreet Kochhar. Chief B.C. Medical Officer Dr. Perry Kendall said there's no evidence of people being infected by the virus, though health officials are prepared to isolate and treat anyone who might show symptoms.

RCMP charge Montreal boy, 15, with terror-related charges Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:34 PM PST MONTREAL - A 15-year-old Montreal boy appeared in court Wednesday to face terrorism-related charges.

15-year-old accused of aiding terrorist group appears in Montreal court Posted: 03 Dec 2014 08:43 PM PST The RCMP in Quebec said late Wednesday that a 15-year-old is facing charges under 83.181 of the Criminal Code — which involves leaving or attempting to leave Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group.

EU vote puts Canadian tar sands label back on the agenda Posted: 03 Dec 2014 08:24 AM PST By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved a small step back toward a plan to stigmatize Canada's tar sands as highly polluting on Wednesday, despite years of Ottawa's lobbying the EU bloc as part of its export drive. European Parliament lawmakers put the plans back on the agenda by voting against the EU executive's proposal to abandon the scheme. The veto vote was passed at committee level, meaning it still has to get through a full session of the European Parliament in the coming weeks in order to force the European Commission to come up with a new proposal. ...

Canada charges 15-year-old with terrorism-related offences Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:04 PM PST MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canadian police charged a 15-year-old youth with terrorism-related offences on Wednesday, alleging that the teenager had committed a robbery "for the benefit, or at the direction, of a terrorist group." The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) did not name the teenager, who they say had allegedly planned to leave Canada to join "terrorist activity abroad." He appeared in a Montreal court on Wednesday. ...

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