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Montreal - Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean, who likely won't be back in space until 2005, says a manned mission to Mars isn't impossible. "We basically need the starter with a starter gun who says 'Go, let's do it,' " MacLean said in an interview. "We have the capability to go, there are some technologies we need to improve before we actually try to go (to Mars), but we definitely can do it with what we have now." MacLean said NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and others involved in space missions are trying to get technology in place to get a manned mission to the Red Planet. Toronto - More than two months after Cecilia Zhang's disappearance, police said Tuesday they still have no suspects and no motive in the crime and made another request for the public's help in the case. The nine-year-old girl was snatched from her Toronto home on Oct. 20. Trois-Rivieres, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating after the mascot of a drinking-and-driving awareness program was allegedly roughed up at a police Christmas party. The mascot of Operation Nez rouge (Operation Red Nose) was attending a party organized by the Trois-Rivieres municipal police department on Dec. 13 when the alleged assault occurred. Nez rouge, which has been around for several years, offers party-goers lifts homes during the festive season.
