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One-billion-year-old water saltier than seawater
University of Toronto scientists have found pockets of water that had been sitting 2.4 kilometres underneath the Earth's surface for more than a billion years. Earth sciences professor Barbara Sherwood, who admitted that she had tasted it from time to time, revealed that the water has the consistency of maple syrup and is much saltier than seawater, News.com.au reported. She told the LA ...
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Canadian high school seniors at risk of chronic disease study
18-year-old Mark Begin smokes a cigarette while his friend April Donovan, left, looks on in downtown Ottawa on Monday June 14, 2004. A new survey says 17.8 per cent of Canadians smoke, compared to 24.3 per cent who smoked 10 years ago. It's the second time in as many days that a federal study suggests a drop in youth smoking. (Tobin ...
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Canada’s women’s soccer team loses to Germany in friendly
Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan, left, and Germany's Dzsenifer Marozsan challenge for the ball during the international friendly women's soccer match between Germany and Canada in Paderborn, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Martin ...
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Five reasons to pay attention to Canadas new open data portal
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a news conference after a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, ...
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Theft of design data of F-35 jet Canada is considering is helping adversaries Pentagon
An F-35 fighter jet prepares for landing with its lift fan cover deployed over Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., in this undated handout file image. Lockheed Martin, the U.S. manufacturer of the stealth fighter, has signed a deal with a leading Canadian maker of flight simulators in anticipation of the federal government choosing to stick with the controversial program. (Lockheed ...
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NHU Canada College Partner on B.A. in Child Development
The National Hispanic University and Canada College are partnering up to offer a four-year degree aimed at early childhood professionals who want to strengthen their knowledge and skills while working in the ...
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Kate Gosselin loves repetitive days of cleaning and organizing
Cleaning , organizing, working ...& about to make lunch.We are loving the lazy repetitive days of summer," Gosselin shared yesterday. One can imagine that she loves that her children are relaxing and hanging out in the hot weather, as she tries to organize her home. She has been cleaning and organizing the home, especially since the children have brought home many of their projects from ...
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‘RHONJ’ star Melissa Gorga keeping Joe Gorga happy by having sex
"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Gorga may have gotten a role on the show because her husband is Teresa Giudice's brother, but she is taking full advantage of the platform. She has released several singles and she is now about to release her first book. Her first book, "Love Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and ...
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‘RHOOC’ star Brooks Ayers slams Lauri Peterson’s story about his sex life
Brooks Ayers surprised Vicki Gunvalson at Lydia McLaughlin's salsa party as she wasn't expecting him to show up. She had planned to go to dinner with him the following day to work on their issues. While at the ...
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‘Teen Mom’ star Farrah Abraham hopes to fail her drug test
Farrah Abraham may have made some questionable choices in her life and she has a hard time taking responsibility for them. Even though she was charged for driving under the influence, she kept denying that she was actually driving. She has since sold her sex tape to make lots of money and she has done several appearances with people from the adult entertainment industry. Now, she is hoping to ...
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Coaches Discuss Bruins Hawks Stanley Cup Game 4
There is no question Chicago will have to fix a couple of things if they are to even the series tonight in Boston. If they do not, they head home and face elimination in game five. Every game in a seven game series is important but none more so than the pivot game that is game four. Why so? The outcome of game four determines the shape the series takes. It is either over, Vancouver's fate ...
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B.C. RCMP investigating after teen girl assault at huge grad party
KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating the sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party last night involving as many as 1,000 high schools graduates. Police say the 17-year-old girl became separated from her friends, was approached by a male she didn't know, and was taken into a wooded area where the male sexually assaulted her. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the ...
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Bank of Canada will raise interest rate in July 2014 BMO economist
TORONTO -- The Bank of Canada is likely to start raising its benchmark interest rate in July 2014, a full year before the U.S. Federal Reserve, BMO's chief economist Douglas Porter said Wednesday.Porter predicts the overnight rate will go up by half a percentage point, which could put upward pressure on the Canadian dollar until the U.S. raises its interest rates the following ...
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Detroit Red Wings announce plans for new arena
The Detroit Red Wings and city officials have announced a $650 million US plan for a new arena for the NHL team in Detroit's downtown entertainment and sports district. Plans for the 18,000-seat arena were announced Wednesday at a meeting of economic development officials to approve the deal. Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch has long said he wanted a replacement for the 32-year-old Joe Louis ...
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Loblaw testing smaller discount grocery store format in Calgary
Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas.Loblaw Cos. Ltd. said it opened the new 10,000-square foot store a few weeks ago on Elbow Drive S.W..The location, named The Box by No Frills, offers "hard discounts and an everyday low price" on groceries and other merchandise, Sarah Davis, Loblaw's chief ...
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Jonathan Hefney holds no grudges against Blue Bombers
Jonathan Hefney holds no grudges against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The veteran defensive back is now with the Calgary Stampeders after being released by the Bombers following four seasons with the CFL club. "That's a good organization . . . they gave me the opportunity to play football and I'll never take that back," Hefney told reporters after joining the Stampeders. ...
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Mayor Ford sees final nail in the coffin of bag ban
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he took part in a public works and infrastructure vote on Wednesday in hopes of seeing the final nail in the coffin of a previously proposed plastic bag ban. (Jae C. Hong/Associated ...
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Twin lions in Barrhaven park a ‘monument’ to Chinese-Canada relations
OTTAWA -- Two Chinese guardian lion sculptures were "awoken" Wednesday morning in a Barrhaven park as a symbol of the neighbourhood's large Chinese community, and Ottawa's close ties to the Asian country.The two, 2,000-kilogram white marble statues stand at the entrance of the recently renamed Water Dragon Park on Chapman Mills Drive. They were met by about 100 people from ...
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Positives for Canadian soccer team in friendly loss
Isabelle Linden (back) of Germany and Canada's Melissa Busque, right, battle for the ball during a women's friendly at Benteler Arena in Paderborn, Germany on Wednesday. (Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty ...
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Justin Smith gets 2-year extension from 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive end Justin Smith to a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2015 season. General manager Trent Baalke said in a statement Wednesday that "this contract allows Justin to finish his career as a 49er!" The 33-year-old Smith was sidelined the final 2 games of the regular season, ending his streak of 185 ...
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14-year-old girl missing in Moncton
(RCMP) Codiac RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl from Moncton who may be a runaway. Hayleigh Brubacher left her home on June 11 and was in contact with a family member on June 14, but police have been unable to establish her whereabouts since that time. "The RCMP is attempting to locate her to ensure she is safe," Const. Damien Thriault ...
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RCMP probe arson at Moncton’s Old Cosmo nightclub
The Moncton Fire Department and Codiac Regional RCMP are investigating a case of arson at the Old Cosmo nightclub in the city's downtown. Fire crews responded to the fire at 125 Westmorland St. at 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Firefighters spent an hour at the scene, putting out the blaze. Officials say the building's sprinkler system prevented the flames from spreading, but there was ...
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City councillor wonders if former Montreal mayor was set up
City councillor Susan Clarke says she's asking herself if Michael Applebaum was set up, as the former mayor faces a total of14 charges including fraud and conspiracy. Clarke told CBC's Daybreak that she has known Applebaum since he was 19. "I know his parents. I've seen the way he was brought up. I've seen the way he treats his family," she said. "And in my ...
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Stolen cross-Canada bike returned to B.C. senior
A stolen bicycle has been returned to the Burnaby, B.C. man who previously rode it 4,700 kilometres across Canada to visit relatives in Ontario. Cor Dyskstra, 85, was devastated when the orange Apollo 10-speed was stolen from the wall of his garage, where he had it mounted to remind him of the epic journeys he undertook in the early ...
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End of Alberta policy separating seniors from family lauded
Alberta families with elderly relatives in need of care are feeling relief after the province ended an unpopular policy that allowed seniors in care to be housed outside of their community. "It really stressed a person out quite a bit because you're forever wondering what's going on," said Brenda Lee Raketti, whose parents were sent from Hinton to a Whitecourt centre almost ...
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Canada's Battle of the Museums?
Canada is set to have two air and space museums as the long-established Canada Aviation Museum expands its interests into the realm of space, and changes its name to one which seems to directly challenge another aviation museum, but closer examination suggests something else.
Canada has a rich and distinguished history in aviation, it was one of the leading countries in developing the then ambiguous and dangerous aviation industry and contributed in giving the world such iconic planes as the famous De Havilland range of aircraft, and played a major role in the development of aircraft through the Second World War and into the 1960’s. Read more
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