By Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Lawrence Cannon will become Canada’s new foreign minister in a sweeping cabinet shuffle that will see a slew of ministries switch hands, The Canadian Press has learned.
That top diplomatic portfolio will be among about a dozen changes announced in a ceremony Thursday that will also see Jason Kenney [...]

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LUSAKA (AFP) - Zambians voted Thursday in a tight presidential election as opposition leader Michael Sata accused police of scheming with poll officials to “rig” the result and warned again he would not accept defeat.
Sata was locked in a neck-and-neck race against acting President Rupiah Banda, in a contest to replace president Levy Mwanawasa who [...]

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