Canada signalled intentions to claim the North Pole and surrounding Arctic waters while announcing the filing of a UN application seeking to vastly expand its Atlantic sea boundary.

Neil Lennon made five changes to his Celtic side for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against bottom side Dundee at Parkhead.

Kelvin Wilson is hoping to be let off the hook when he appears at Hampden today to answer the charge of violent conduct following Celtic’s game against Dundee at Dens Park last week.

Celtic defender Kelvin Wilson faces a two-match ban after being issued with a notice of complaint for an alleged elbow on Dundee striker John Baird.

Smart finishes from Georgios Samaras and Gary Hooper sent Celtic seven points clear at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with victory at Dundee last night.

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Canada is shutting its embassy in Tehran and severing diplomatic relations with Iran, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has said.

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A man killed in a videotaped attack that was discovered after body parts were mailed to Canada's top political parties was a Chinese student, police have said.

IN one of their deadliest attacks yet, Syrian army defectors killed at least 27 government soldiers and police in clashes in the south, activists said. The escalating political unrest yesterday prompted Canada to become the latest country to urge its citizens to leave Syria.

Canada formally recognised the Libyan rebels as the legitimate government of the country.