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Michigan senators seek answers on Ontario nuclear storage project
Michigan senators approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Ontario power officials to answer questions before proceeding with a controversial nuclear waste storage project. For the past decade, Ontario Power Generation has been carrying out plans for a deep geologic repository - a massive underground storage vault for low- to medium-level nuclear waste - in the municipality of Kincardine. ...
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Toronto Financial Services Alliance Welcomes Results of Ontarios Open for Business Initiative
Toronto Financial Services Alliance, as the report on the dialogue with the financial services sector under the government's Business Sector Strategy was made public today. Tasked with finding quick solutions to five priority issues identified by the sector, the Ontario government has acted on three already and committed to seek ways to address two other complex ...
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Retail Council of Canada supports the announcement of CFIAs Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan
May 17th announcement which unveiled the Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan. "Food safety is the number one priority for RCC's grocery members and they expend considerable effort and resources ensuring that the products they sell to their customers are safe," ...
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Making Ontario and Quebec Stronger Together Why national energy projects that supply eastern Canadian refineries with western Canadian oil are critical for Ontario and Quebec’s economic future
May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Ladies and gentlemen . . . hello. Allow me to begin by presenting the Fdration des chambres de commerce du Qubec (FCCQ), an organization that many of you are probably not familiar with. The FCCQ is both a federation of chambers of commerce AND a province-wide board of trade. With a network of 150 chambers of commerce and 1,200 companies, we represent more than ...
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New youth environmental leadership program comes to Ontario
May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Wildlands League, a chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), is pleased to announce the Ontario launch of Get Outside, a highly successful youth leadership program started in British Columbia for youth ages 14-18. "Get Outside Ontario is a collaborative project that brings youth into nature," ...
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Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with men
Health Canada will allow men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man in the last five years, a change in policy that will go into effect in the coming weeks. "If a man has not had sex with another man within the last five years and meets all the other eligibility criteria to be a blood donor, he will be able to donate blood," Dana Devine, who is vice-president of ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX edges up as Fed talk buoys golds drags banks
* TSX rises 10.07 points, or 0.08 percent, at 12,752.50 * Seven of 10 main sectors decline * Gold shares add more than 2 percent By John Tilak TORONTO, May 22 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index climbed on Wednesday, led by gold miners, after a day of choppy trading as optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep its easy money policy in place for now was tempered by fears of a ...
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An irreverence for classics plays well in Berlin. Why not in Canada
Thomas Ostermeier, artistic director of Berlin's famed Schaubuhne theatre company, has made a name for himself internationally over the past decade with his productions of Henrik Ibsen's plays.But what does the German director really think of the 19th-century Norwegian playwright who penned such classics ...
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Brother defends Toronto mayor against crack-smoking allegations
By Julie Gordon TORONTO | Wed May 22, 2013 4:36pm EDT TORONTO May 22 (Reuters) - Toronto's scandal-hit mayor, Rob Ford, stayed away from city hall on Wednesday but his older brother, a fellow city politician, issued a fierce defense of Ford, who was allegedly caught on a cellphone video smoking crack cocaine. "Rob is telling me these stories are untrue, that these accusations ...
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Health Canada policy change is no change.
May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Announced this morning, Health Canada's changes to its blood screening policy, reducing the deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM) from indefinite to five years, will have little impact on the majority of people discriminated against by the policy. "This change fails to end the discrimination against queer and trans men inherent in this ...
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Dog dog goose Border collies shoo Canada geese away from Central Experimental Farm
Border Control Bird Dogs are home-raised pure bred Border Collies. The dogs have an instinct to herd, not retrieve. Using their eye and hazing skills the geese perceive them as a predator and are encouraged to move away from the Central Experimental ...
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Rob Ford fired as Don Bosco Eagles head coach
The Toronto Catholic District School Board said Wednesday it is dumping Mayor Rob Ford from his position as head coach of the Don Bosco Eagles senior football team. The TCDSB did not give a clear reason for its decision in a statement released on its website other than to say it is "pursuing a different direction" and thanked Ford for his commitment to the team. However a spokesman ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother calls on media to stop ‘harassment’ over alleged crack video
TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford still isn't saying much about allegations that a cellphone video appears to show him smoking crack cocaine, but Doug Ford says his brother has told him the reports are untrue and he believes him.Doug Ford insisted at a news conference today that Rob Ford has already addressed the allegations by calling them "ridiculous."He also called on the media ...
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Police to charge second man with murder in Tim Bosma case
Police have made a second arrest in the Tim Bosma murder case.Mark Smich, 25, of Oakville, Ont., was arrested Wednesday morning, Superintendent Dan Kinsella said at a press conference broadcast from Hamilton Police Service's Central Station.He will be charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killing of 32-year-old Ancaster resident Tim ...
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Canadas Ryan Gosling misses his Cannes film premiere – which got booed
Only God Forgives: Ryan Gosling plays Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld who sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death. ...
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Toronto mayors brother delivers defense of Ford
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford enters a council meeting about casino proposals at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, a close ally of Ford, said Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. Holyday is urging Ford to address the video. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, ...
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Europe faces decade of stagnation if no reforms Bank of Canada chief
MONTREAL--Europe faces a "decade of stagnation" if it does not move on momentous reforms to put its fiscal house back in order, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney warned ...
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French-Asian consortium announces winning of Canada natural gas project
PARIS--A consortium comprising French, South Korean and Chinese companies has won a contract for a liquefied natural gas project in Canada, the French partner Technip said on ...
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Government of Canada invests in safety at Moosonee Airport
, and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced funding for an important safety improvement project at the Moosonee ...
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Canadas soccer team looking to add American-born Rachel Quon
Rising American star Rachel Quon has been asked to join the Canadian women's soccer team for a friendly against the United States in June. Coach John Herdman says she has a family connection that allows her to play for Canada and has accepted the invitation, although FIFA must still grant final approval. Quon is a defender with the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer ...
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Hamilton police arrested suspect Mark Smich of Oakville in Tim Bosma slaying
Supt. Dan Kinsella of Hamilton police announced that a second suspect, Mark Smich, 25, of Oakville, has been arrested in the death of Timothy Bosma and will be charged with first degree murder. Police continue to search for a third suspect. Hamilton police Const. Debbie McGreal said the Bosma family has been informed of the second arrest. He was arrested on foot today near Dorval Dr. and ...
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TTC will temporarily close Pape station to speed renovations
The Toronto Transit Commission announced on Tuesday that it will temporarily close the Pape subway station next month to help speed up renovations that are more than 18 months behind schedule. Commuters at Pape have been dealing with construction at the stop for over three years now. A web poll recently conducted by the TTC found 52 per cent of riders supported temporarily closing the station. ...
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Toronto mayors drug scandal lights up late-night TV
Satirical news program "The Daily Show" took aim at Toronto's gaffe-prone mayor Tuesday night. Host Jon Stewart poked fun at the alleged video showing Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine and looked back at his other ...
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Photos Nearly 200-year-old heritage home in Ontario - $1.899 million
This elegant heritage home was built circa 1820 and is located on a prime property is south-east Oakville, just a short walk to Gairloch Gardens. Updated and renovated, yet maintaining its heritage charm, the home features original mouldings, staircases and hardwood flooring. The great room boasts a cathedral ceiling and is open to the kitchen. The home is surrounded by lush gardens and ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
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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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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