Word: canadas
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...most people who are not members of gun clubs; members must store their weapons at the club. Australian handgun owners must undergo a background check before getting a license, which is granted mostly to business owners or gun clubs for target shooting. Gun deaths have gone down in Canada since tight controls were put in force...
...space-station plan, it turned out, would contain the once radical notion of asking the Russians to join the project, which also includes Japan, Canada, Italy and the European Space Agency. The formal invitation went to Moscow last week. And the revamping of NASA fell to agency administrator Daniel Goldin, the ex-chief of the space division at TRW and one of only two Bush appointees to survive the change of Administrations. Goldin's brusque style has made him few friends either inside or outside the agency, but being liked is not the point. Admits Goldin...
...three six-packs a week, they've now drunk and displayed more than 260 different beers from all over the world including Canada, Germany, and England. They were sampling their first African beer when Weisman arrived...
Such antics are also a reminder that Americans and Canadians are separated by more than a 5,527-mile border. The sniping is aimed at Canada's attempts to halt local dissemination of U.S. press reports about one of the most shocking sets of murders in Canadian history: the brutal torture and slaughter of two teenage girls allegedly by an attractive, seemingly perfect young couple. To ensure a fair trial for defendant Paul Teale, 29, who is also charged with 50 sexual assaults, a Canadian court has banned detailed reporting on the murder cases and on the earlier trial...
...Post story broke the reticence of other U.S. news organizations -- and the war began. When the New York Times carried a story last week, 600 copies were turned away at the border. (This TIME story will not appear in Canada.) U.S. TV networks and affiliates also got in on the act. While Canada's cable operators blocked access to their 7.5 million subscribers, nothing could be done to prevent news reports from being beamed down to dishes from satellites...