Anti-nuclear activists are criticizing the Canadian government for saying no to full-scale nuclear disarmament and instead supporting a treaty to ban bomb-making materials.

Anti-nuclear campaigners who want Canada to push for a global ban on nuclear weapons are concerned that Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion is showing a definite lack of enthusiasm towards that goal.

An 85-year-old nun and two fellow Catholic peace activists who have served two years in prison for vandalizing a uranium storage bunker could be released in the next few days, their attorneys said.