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MacKay says U.S. may provide six helicopters Updated Tue. Mar. 4 2008 4:58 PM ET The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- Canada is in the final stages of high-level talks with the United States to acquire six battlefield helicopters for operations in Afghanistan, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay. "We're not quite there yet, but I'm confident we'll have something very soon,'' MacKay said in an interview with The Canadian Press. Supplying air transport to get soldiers off the bomb-strewn highways...