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London, Ont - Montreal, Toronto or Windsor could be the target of terrorist attacks, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci warned. The train bombs in Madrid that killed 201 people are a reminder that "no one is immune from these attacks and everyone should be vigilant and stand on guard," Cellucci said in a speech to the University of Western Ontario on Wednesday. Cellucci said the U.S needs a strong Canadian military to help defend North America. "We are doing everything in our power to prevent the next attack. We cannot defend ourselves without Canada's help." Calgary - Alberta is on the verge of becoming Canada's only province to completely eliminate its long-term debt, Premier Ralph Klein says. A provincial budget due next week could lay out a plan to put the province completely in the black in the next fiscal year. Alberta's accumulated debt peaked at $23 billion in 1992, the same year Klein became premier. The province has been chipping away at it for the past decade, aided by booming oil and gas revenues. The debt now stands at $3.7 billion. Ottawa - Alfonso Gagliano said Thursday that he has been the innocent victim of the scandal in which $100 million was misdirected in a federal sponsorship program. "I feel that I am the one who has paid the greatest price for this scandal thus far."
