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Toronto man making his mark with safecracking skills
Toronto's Scott Gray has picked up the kind of skills that you often see used in a heist movie. He's a certified master safecracker, an expertise that he has developed through years of working as a safe and vault technician. Gray said his preferred strategy is beginning with the dial on the door. "The saying that I like to say is: 'The easiest way in is the easiest way ...
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MPs and senators side income provokes ethics debate
The debate over Justin Trudeau's speaking fees has raised questions about what MPs and senators should be allowed to earn on top of their parliamentary incomes. "It's certainly not legally wrong. But as we are re-examining our democratic institutions, should we, in fact, be putting in place higher ethical expectations?" says Penny Collenette, a law professor at the ...
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Robert Pattinson Moving to Canada Focused on Music After Kristen Stewart Split
Cast members Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart pose at the premiere of the movie "Twilight" at the Mann Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17, 2008. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and opens in the U.S. on November ...
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CANADA STOCKS-Fed optimism Tim Hortons lift TSX to 1-week high
* TSX rises 78.56 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,367.46 * Nine of 10 main sectors advance * Tim Hortons up 4 percent after investor exerts pressure * Gold-mining shares slip with price of bullion By John Tilak TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its ...
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Victim identified in Yonge Sheppard shooting
Toronto police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred last weekend near Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue.Byron Linares, 27, died of a single gunshot wound. Toronto police have ruled the death as a homicide. They are investigating the case for a motive and looking for suspects.Police were alerted to the incident when they received a 911 call to attend an apartment on the ...
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Lawyer for accused drink-thrower responds to Mayor Ford’s comments
Toronto Councillor Doug Ford, left, speaks with his brother, Mayor Rob Ford during the first portion of the the afternoon council meeting at City Hall on June 13, 2013. (Peter Power/The Globe and ...
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Canada Deploys 900 Military Personnel to Afghanistan
Ottawa, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Canada started sending 900 soldiers to Afghanistan to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to train and advise the Army and Police of that Asian country, occupied by NATO since 2001. Major Craig Butl confirmed to journalists that a first batch of 100 troops left yesterday, another 350 will leave for Afghanistan this week and the rest will do it in the next ...
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New Canada-Indiana Intermodal Service to Offer Matchback Options
west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to Indianapolis. INRD is building a more than $2 million intermodal ramp and container yard at its Senate Avenue Intermodal Terminal to complement the service.The matchback process will include finding export loads to fill import containers that would otherwise go back to the port empty. Midwest Commodities, which specializes in loading containers ...
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Hundreds attend Toronto memorial for crew killed in Ornge crash
TORONTO -- Hundreds of mourners gathered at a memorial service Tuesday for the two pilots and two paramedics who died late last month in an air ambulance crash. Capt. Don Filliter, First Officer Jacques Dupuy, and flight paramedics Dustin Dagenais and Chris Snowball were killed when an Ornge helicopter crashed after takeoff from Moosonee, Ont. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Health Minister Deb ...
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Wind Concerns Ontario requests investigation of noise complaints health problems by Chief Medical Officer of Health
June 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Wind Concerns Ontario has sent a letter to Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, demanding that the province investigate the hundreds of complaints about the noise and vibration produced by wind power projects, and follow up on reports of ill health. WCO says that the government has a duty to investigate under the Health Protection ...
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Tory MP bows to Elections Canada in fight over expenses
Shelly Glover was one of three Conservative MPs who had been fighting Elections Canada in court over their 2011 election spending. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...
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Chrysler agrees to recall 3 million Jeep SUVs in U.S. Canada
Chrysler at first staunchly refused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's request to recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee, above, and Liberty SUV models because it did not agree with its assessment that the position of the fuel tank made the vehicles susceptible to catching fire in a collision. It eventually bowed to customer pressure and agreed to the recall. (Carlos ...
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Somali community claims police brutality in Dixon raids
Outraged Somali-Canadian community members are accusing Toronto police and tactical squads of racial profiling and unnecessary abuse of innocent residents during last week's Project Traveller raids in the city's west end. "These innocent victims include senior citizens, children, single mothers and youth who were forced to live through the traumatic experience through no fault of ...
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Ottawa’s cold wet spring ‘the definition of misery’ says Canada’s weatherman
OTTAWA -- We are Les Misrables this spring -- cold and wet and wearing fall clothes.In fact, the only reason we haven't challenged a record for rainfall in the past 30 days is that Environment Canada only measures records for individual calendar months.Early May was warm and sunny. But since then it's a mess."Let's just say we're selling raincoats," said Melanie ...
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Toronto artist wins commission to design War of 1812 monument for Parliament Hill
OTTAWA -- Toronto artist Adrienne Alison has been chosen to design the War of 1812 Monument to be located prominently on Parliament Hill, the National Capital Commission has announced."The War of 1812 was an incredibly important turning point in Canada's history," said Alison. "As a sculptor, it is a great honour to be selected to create this monument for Parliament Hill so ...
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List of worst Ontario roads released
Dufferin St. in Toronto was voted the worst road in Ontario in the CAA's 2013 survey. (QMI Agency files) For the second consecutive year, Dufferin St. has made the top of Canadian Automobile Association's list of worst roads for 2013. The annual list was released Tuesday and revealed four Toronto roads as among the most difficult to drive in Ontario, including Finch Ave. W., Bayview ...
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Sarah Silverman Aziz Ansari Headline JFL42 Festival in Toronto
sitcom. Just For Laughs also booked Silverman and Ansari to bring their one-person shows to Toronto for the Sept. 19 - 28 run of JFL42, which will feature in all 42 comics performing. Silverman is also hosting a Just For Laughs gala in Montreal in July. ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends higher on U.S. data Fed hopes
TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a one-week high on Tuesday as positive economic data and hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its supportive monetary policy spurred gains in almost every major sector. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 78.56 points, or 0.64 percent, at 12,367.46. Nine of the 10 main ...
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How about this Canada quiz eh
Spectators wave flags as Canada and the US play during the second half of their friendly women's soccer match in Toronto, June 2, 2013. (Mark ...
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Corruption drugs profanity Mayors pull lid off boring Canada
Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who was allegedly caught on video smoking crack cocaine, has been joined by Montreal's interim mayor, charged with corruption, fraud, and ...
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Canada raises liability for offshore oil spills to $1-billion
The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the $1-billion cap - up from $30-million in the Atlantic and $40-million in the Arctic - is part of the government's ...
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Secretary General Meets with Minister of Defense of Canada
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the Canadian Minister of National Defense, Peter MacKay, met today at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization to analyze regional issues and strengthen cooperation in areas of security and defense covered by the OAS.At the meeting, the Secretary General Insulza summarized the progress ...
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More funds needed to revamp St. Lawrence building
Coun. Pam McConnell supports moving ahead with the planned revitalization of the St. Lawrence Market North building, despite the rising costs that are now expected to exceed $90 million. ...
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Vancouver man was Asian crime gang member and should be kicked out of Canada federal government
This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ...
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‘Tragic and negative consequences’ Western Canada premiers agree to put bullying on national agenda
WINNIPEG -- Canada's western premiers say bullying is a serious issue and all provinces and territories need to find ways to tackle the new dimension that the Internet brings to the torment. Following a brief meeting of Canada's western leaders in Winnipeg, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said they are putting bullying on the agenda when the country's premiers meet in Ontario next ...
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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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