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Earthquake rattles residents in Ontario Quebec
Buildings were evacuated and people were shaken from sleep on Friday morning after an earthquake struck near the nation's capital. Earthquakes Canada reports a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit near Shawville, Quebec - about an hour's drive from Ottawa - shortly after 9:45 a.m. The agency also reports a 4.2 magnitude aftershock struck less than 10 minutes later. It might not have ...
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UPDATE 3-Toronto mayor denies smoking crack cocaine
Fri May 17, 2013 6:01pm EDT (Adds Gawker campaign to buy video, details on Ford approval rating) By Julie Gordon and Cameron French TORONTO May 17 (Reuters) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a target of criticism for his often unconventional conduct, on Friday denied media allegations that he had been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. "Absolutely not true," Ford told reporters gathered ...
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Subaru Canada 2014 Forester aces tough new test to earn 2013 TSP+
Redesigned Subaru Forester aces tough new crash test from IIHS and achieves TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation for safety performance. Subaru Forester is the only small SUV to earn overall rating of ...
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Cheaper gas pushes inflation lower
Gasoline prices were 6.0 per cent lower in April than they were a year ago, the largest drop-off since October 2009, Statistics Canada says. (Brian ...
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Wood Buffalo officials on the hunt for employees in Toronto and Halifax
EDMONTON - The short-staffed Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is wooing job-seekers in Toronto and Halifax with the promise of making a difference in a young, fast-growing frontier community.Representatives from Wood Buffalo, including Fort McMurray, on Friday wrapped up a four-day recruiting excursion to the two eastern cities. They were seeking to fill about 100 vacancies in a ...
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Service Canada office closes for hours after earthquake
OTTAWA -- A Service Canada location in Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre closed for several hours Friday after an earthquake shook the National Capital Region.Spokesmen for Human Resources and Skills Development Canada were not immediately available to say why the office was closed.No notice was posted at the office, but an alert on the Service Canada website said the location was temporarily ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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US Canada pledge millions to fight drug trafficking other crime in eastern Caribbean
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - The U.S. government has pledged $23 million to help improve security and fight drug trafficking and other crimes in the eastern Caribbean region. The narcotics affairs director of the U.S. Embassy in Barbados says the money will go toward the Regional Security System, a co-operative of police forces across the eastern Caribbean. Kurt van der Walde says the money will be ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises as gold miners lone sore spot
* TSX rises 105.45 points, or 0.84 percent, at 12,613.05 * Nine of 10 main sectors advance; materials lag * Decent U.S. data, possible end to easing aids confidence * RBC biggest positive influence, up almost 2 percent * Fed warns BMO on anti-money laundering; stock up By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as robust economic data helped drive ...
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Five things to do in Toronto this week meet the pandas the Punjabi International Film Festival and more
"Mommy, why does the loud Saturday-night television man with the funny collars always yell at me to keep my stick on the ice and to keep my head up?" The city-wide Doors Open event doesn't happen until next weekend, but the country's national broadcaster is getting the jump on things with a family-friendly open house of tours, talks and interactive situations involving Don ...
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Stand-up comic Rebecca Kohler on comedians ‘We’re the island of misfit toys’
On Thursday, Rebecca Kohler and Nile Sguin will each perform headlining sets at the LOT Stand-Up Comedy Club. We spoke to the Toronto-based Ms. Kohler about gender-based heckling, cut-throat competition and casino cat ...
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Ex-OLG chief Godfrey maintains Toronto deserves higher cut of casino revenue
Paul Godfrey takes questions from the media after he was dismissed from his post as Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. chairman, in Toronto on May 16, 2013. (Michelle Siu For The Globe and ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends week on high note as banks energy stocks sing
TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The main Canadian stock index ended higher on Friday as strong performances from some heavyweight banking and energy stocks minimized the damage from gold miners stung by bullion's continued decline. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 105.45 points, or 0.84 percent, at 12,613.05. It gained 0.2 percent for the ...
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Turtle flown 250 miles for emergency medical treatment
A turtle that was hit by a car in Canada was airlifted nearly 250 miles for medical treatment, officials said. The snapping turtle was hit by the car in Sarnia in southwestern Ontario last Saturday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The local Heaven's Wildlife Rescue was unable to provide the medical care the turtle needed so the animal rescue contacted Windsor pilot Rick Woodall, ...
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Canada 5.2 quake Earthquake felt in Ontario
Canada 5.2 quake: Canada's government agency that monitors earthquakes said the quake it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles northeast of Shawville, ...
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Swedish Defenseman Banned for Hit on Canadas Staal
(Reuters) - Sweden's Alexander Edler was suspended for the rest of the ice hockey world championships on Friday for a knee-on-knee hit that injured Canada captain Eric Staal. Edler collided with Staal in the first period of Thursday's quarter-final in Stockholm, leaving the Canadian forward on the ice in visible pain and clutching his right knee. Staal, captain of the National Hockey ...
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Agriculture minister says Canada will toughen testing food safety-rules for meat plants
Canada's food watchdog is planning to impose tougher rules to deal with the threat of E. coli in slaughterhouses.Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will strengthen E. coli testing in federally inspected establishments that use raw beef. Testing will increase between April and October - considered barbecue ...
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5.2-magnitude earthquake felt in Ontario
TORONTO -; A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Ottawa rattled buildings Friday in Ontario and Quebec and was felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont ...
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Diane-35s benefit as acne drug outweigh risks Health Canada finds
The benefits of Diane-35, an acne drug that is prescribed as birth control, outweigh its risks, Health Canada says. In Canada, Diane-35 is approved for temporary treatment of severe acne -- with associated symptoms of high levels of male hormone, including seborrhea (oily skin) and mild hirsutism (excessive body hair) -- in women who are unresponsive to other available ...
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Delano Coombs shooting can be solved with DNA match police say
Toronto police say they now have a description and DNA of the suspect involved in the murder of Brampton resident Delano Coombs. Coombs, 27, was found shot in a laneway at 4020 Dundas Street West on May 10, 2012. Police say he died of his injuries a short time later. After talking to witnesses and further investigation, police say they are now looking for a black male, around 20 years old, ...
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Ottawa felt as far away as Toronto
OTTAWA -- A long, rumbling earthquake that shook much of Eastern Ontario and West Quebec was a magnitude 5.1 event centred near Shawville, Que., according to early information.A second, smaller rumble followed about 10 minutes later.The location is 21 kilometres northeast of Shawville, based on the preliminary information.Automatic seismic equipment said the earthquake happened at 9:43 a.m. ...
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Tommy revival stirs emotions for Pete Townshend
nonetheless stirs up difficult memories from his working-class, post-war upbringing. The rock legend travelled to Stratford, Ont. this week to preview the revival by friend, Tony-winning stage creator and former festival artistic director Des McAnuff. "They're an extraordinary company. They certainly know how to rock. The technology is great. The show looks great. I'm in a sense ...
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Canada Prepares to Target U.S. Goods in Meat-Label Spat
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Canada will put forward a list of U.S. products it wants to target in retaliation for U.S. country-of-origin meat labels if last-minute changes to U.S. label regulations don't prove satisfactory, Canadian officials said on ...
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U.S. corn making much of Canada’s ethanol
Canada’s ethanol mandate is being met in a large part by a torrent of U.S. corn ethanol flooding across the border.? The five percent federal mandate requires 2.2 billion litres of ethanol to be blended into the fuel supply annually.? Canadian fuel blenders imported 893 million litres of U.S. ethanol in 2012, according to the U.S. Renewable Fuels Association. That’s enough foreign ...
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Canada buzzing over alleged video of mayor smoking crack
Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto, waves the pan american flag during the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games at the Omnilife Stadium on October 30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Dennis Grombkowski, Getty ...
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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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