Department Of Foreign Affairs: Moammar Gadhafi

Peter Downard Dept: Cynthia Vanier was freed from prison Friday morning, said her Toronto lawyer, Peter Downard, who could not give the reasons for her release. Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs did not respond to questions, citing the Privacy Act, according to Vancouver Sun. "We've been waiting for 18 months for it," he said. "I can safely say we've got our fingers crossed we'll see her in the next two days." After 18 months behind bars in Mexico, a Canadian woman accused of trying to help the son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been released, and her parents hope to be reunited with their daughter in the next two days. Reached in Brampton, Ont., Vanier's father, John MacDonald, called it "a big day for us." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.