Thursday 11th March, 2010
After Indians, now Canadian assaulted in Australia
Canada News.NetAfter a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia, it was the turn of a wheelchair-bound Canadian man who was beaten by Australian teenagers in Sydney Tuesday, reports here said.
Indian-origin ex-MP's acquittal for cocaine sparks outrage in Canada
Canada News.NetAn Indian-origin former MP in Canada is in the eye of a political storm after his acquittal by a court on cocaine possession and drunken driving charges.
Networks Fight To Televise Inquest Into Er Death
The Globe and MailT elevision networks will be in court on Friday in a bid to televise the upcoming inquest into the death of a man who died while waiting in a hospital emergency room in Winnipeg.Brian Sinclair, a 45-y...
Rcmp Call Off Disciplinary Hearing After Fatal Shooting
The Globe and MailN o discipline will be imposed on an RCMP officer who fatally shot a Nova Scotia man in his own home because the force neglected to start a review of the constable's actions within its legally require...
Baby Isaiah Dies In Parents’ Arms
The Globe and MailLittle Isaiah May has been give more time to live so lawyers and medical experts can review whether he should remain hooked up to a hospital ventilator at Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
Ny, Nj Jets Hit Canada Geese After Takeoff On Consecutive Days; Both Planes Land Safely
Star TribuneROCHESTER, N.Y. - Aviation officials say bird strikes forced emergency landings by two passenger jets shortly after takeoff on consecutive days at Northeastern airports. Officials say a US Airways j...
Secure Runway Systems Announces Letter Of Intent For Ontario Gold Property
Market WireSRWY ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent dated March 10, 2010 with International Explorers and Prospectors Inc. and Explorers Alliance Corp., which are both private co...
Media Advisory: Infrastructure Canada
Market WireJohn Baird, Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister; and Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Centre, will make an impo...
Canadians Are Invited To Make Poppies Bloom From Sea To Sea As Nation Pays Tribute To All Who Served In First World War
Market WireThese will be the only tools needed by Canadians who want to take part in a national project to honour the approximately 640,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served in the First World War. On "Vi...
Vt. Utilities Enter Deal With Quebec
Miami HeraldMONTPELIER, Vt. -- Two Vermont utilities signed an agreement Thursday on a 26-year deal to buy power from Canadian provincial utility Hydro-Quebec, replacing contracts that expire beginning in 2012.T...
Canada To Face Sweden In Junior Page Playoff
CBC NewsRachel Homan, seen at the Canadian junior championships, is still in the title hunt at the world tournament in Flims, Switzerland despite a loss on Thursday.
Toronto Doctor Charged With Sexual Assault
CBC NewsToronto police have charged a North York General Hospital doctor with sexual assault alleged to have occurred between August 2007 and February 2010. George Doodnaught, 61, of Toronto, has been charge...
3 Charged In Ottawa Home Invasion
CBC NewsOttawa police have charged two adults and a teenager in connection with a Wednesday afternoon home invasion on Carillon Street. Investigators allege three people forced their way into the east-end ho...
More Food Tampering At Calgary Grocery Store
CBC NewsMore metal objects have been found in cheese and bread in a southwest Calgary Co-op store. Staff found the objects in a few packaged deli cheese items and a package of flatbread in the Oakridge Centr...
Guilty Verdict In Shooting Death Of Broncos' Williams
CBC NewsA Denver man was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on Thursday. A jury returned the verdict after deliberating for a day and a half following an 11-d...
Goal-line Technology Was Too Costly: Blatter
CBC NewsThe introduction of goal-line technology was rejected because it was too costly and wasn’t universally applicable, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday. The FIFA-dominated International Footba...
Knee Discomfort Forces Giles To Retire
CBC NewsBrian Giles says the pain in his arthritic right knee is getting worse, and the 39-year-old outfielder informed the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday he will retire. Giles is a career .291 hitter with ...
Siemens To Shut Hamilton Plant
CBC NewsSiemens AG plans to phase out production at a gas-turbine manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ont., the company announced Thursday. The plant, established in 1896 as the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, ...
First Nations University Won't Get Money
CBC NewsA delegation from First Nations University of Canada has been told Ottawa won't restore $7 million in annual funding to the struggling Saskatchewan-based institution. That was the word Thursday after...
N.b. Finances Not Sustainable: Ag
CBC NewsNew Brunswick's auditor general is warning the province's financial position is not sustainable because of the series of massive deficits racked up in the previous two years. Auditor General Mike Fer...
Red Bulls Sign Ex-tfc Goalkeeper Sutton
CBC NewsAfter being out of work for nine months, Canadian goalkeeper Greg Sutton has landed back on his feet in Major League Soccer. The New York Red Bulls announced Thursday that they have signed Sutton. Fi...
Toronto Doctor Charged With Sexual Assault
CBC NewsToronto police have charged a North York General Hospital doctor with sexual assault alleged to have occurred between August 2007 and February 2010. George Doodnaught, 61, of Toronto, has been charge...
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