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Brian Rutherford, whose brother Colin was taken hostage during a vacation to Afghanistan in November 2010, told CBC News his family hopes to get in touch with his captors to find a solution.
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Colin Rutherford, who was taken hostage while on vacation in Afghanistan in 2010, has been released from captivity, according to a statement released by Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion.
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Amerine told a U.S. Senate hearing Thursday that during his efforts, he obtained details about Colin Rutherford of Toronto; U.S. citizen Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle of Ottawa; and U.S. citizen Warren Weinstein.
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Justin Trudeau's comments about Colin Rutherford offered a hint at the condition of the man who was abruptly set free in Afghanistan earlier this week.
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