Kabul - A Canadian soldier was killed by Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while 10 insurgents were killed or wounded and up to two dozen more captured elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday.

Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts died of wounds sustained in combat in Zherai district of southern Kandahar province on Saturday, the Canadian defence ministry said in a statement.

More than 2,500 Canadian soldiers are stationed in Kandahar province, purported to be the main headquarters of Taliban leader Mullah Omar. The Canadian soldiers are part of more than 50,000 NATO-led troops from 40 countries.

Toronto, Aug. 4 : Sikhs based in the British Columbian town of Surrey have rejected Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apology Sunday for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident in which hundreds of Indians seeking a better life in Canada were turned away.

Harper’s address to a crowd of about 8,000 people, a majority of whom were East Indians, was greeted with anger and jeers. As soon as he left the stage, several Sikhs rushed to the podium to denounce the apology.

According to the Globe and Mail, they demanded that the apology be made on the floor of the House of Commons.

London, Aug. 2: Anglican leaders from Africa say the actions of American and Canadian churches in electing an openly gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions suggests the promotion of a "new form of colonisation" in the developing world, leaving the former open to ridicule back at home.

They also claimed that the latter’s modernising moves have led to "sexual licence".

"While there is a desire to end the spiral of chaos around this issue, there appears to be no desire to be so decisive at this stage that anyone would want to walk away," the critics said.

Ottawa, Aug. 2: To accommodate India's entry into the international nuclear club so that it can trade openly in nuclear fuel and technology, Canada has changed its policy on nuclear non-proliferation.

According to a Globe and Mail report, India's emergence as an economic power is one reason for Canada overlooking its concerns about making it an exception to the world's non-proliferation rules.

Vancouver - A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 aircraft was damaged in mid-air when it descended towards Vancouver airport in western Canada, news reports said Tuesday.

According to initial reports, an external air-conditioning vent on the underside of the plane broke and damaged other parts of the aircraft, the Canadian TV station CBC said.

The plane, however, landed without problems, its 363 passengers were unharmed.

The plane was en route from New York to Hong Kong via Vancouver, reports said.

Ontario, July 28 : Canadian Foreign Minister David Emerson today condemned the series of bombings that have occurred in India over the last two days.

“Canada strongly condemns the recent terrorist bombings in the Indian cities of Bangalore and Ahmedabad, which occurred near markets and hospitals,” said Emerson.