Omar Khadr could be repatriated to Canada as part of a plea deal that would allow the Obama administration to avoid the international notoriety of a Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial of a child soldier.

"We can confirm that there is a potential deal in the works," said Nate Whitling, one of Mr. Khadr's Canadian lawyers. He declined to discuss specifics.

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