Canada will pull out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change,
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Canada will become the first country to formally withdraw from Kyoto,
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The news came as little surprise,
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"As we've said, Kyoto for Canada is in the past ...
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He gave no details on when exactly Ottawa would pull out,
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