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UPDATE 1-Egypt tycoon to buy MTS fiber network in new Canada push
Fri May 24, 2013 11:10am EDT By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha TORONTO May 24 (Reuters) - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc will sell its Allstream fiber optic network to a company controlled by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris for C$520 million ($502.8 million), a deal that signals the Egyptian billionaire is still keen on the Canadian market. Under an agreement announced on Friday, Accelero Capital ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX turns higher as National Bank other financials gain
TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index turned positive in early Friday trade as fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve will roll back its stimulus program were offset by a rise in National Bank of Canada and other financial stocks. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 2.70 points, or 0.02 percent, at 12,660.79 in mid-morning ...
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Toronto joins World Partnership Walk to fight global poverty
Canada the Walk attracts tens of thousands of Canadians united in a common effort to bring hope and renewal to poor communities. All funds raised (100%) go directly to international development programs. Last year nearly 40,000 Canadians came together to raise more ...
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Blue Jays look to keep slugging hand ball to rookie pitcher
Though the Toronto Blue Jays are still last in the AL East, they've managed to surge a bit near the end of May. With one of their prized pitching prospects set to make his major league debut, the Blue Jays look for a third straight victory Friday night against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. After losing 21 of its first 31, Toronto (20-27) has won 10 of 16, including seven of the last 10 ...
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Ottawa wins award for Canada’s most boring city. Do you agree
The Boring Awards committee has awarded Ottawa the title of most boring city in Canada, but it isn’t the city they mind so much as the ...
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Torontos executive to deliver statement amid Ford controversy reports
Toronto's executive committee is preparing a statement to assure residents that work at city hall continues despite the mounting controversy surrounding Mayor Rob Ford. According to media reports, the executive committee is expected to release a statement on Friday reassuring residents that the work of city hall will carry on, despite reports of an alleged video where Ford is reported to ...
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Paramedic Chiefs of Canada proclaim May 26th - June 1st 2013 National EMS Awareness Week
June 1, 2013 National EMS Week Awareness Week. This week salutes the men and women of Canada's Emergency Medical Services. In celebration of the lifelong dedication to their work that keep Canadians safe every day, we officially recognize this week as an opportunity to provide our Paramedic services across the country an opportunity to proudly showcase their profession. This ...
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Media Advisory - CIRI Ontario Global Perspectives Series Luncheon with Bina Thompson Senior Vice President Investor Relations Colgate-Palmolive Company
Tuesday May 28, 2013 with guest speaker Bina Thompson. Our Global Perspective Series features leading IROs from around the world. Bina Thompson, is Senior Vice President - Investor Relations at Colgate-Palmolive Company, ...
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Federal Court wont remove MPs over election robocalls
Voters backed by the Council of Canadians challenged the 2011 election victories by Conservative MPs, clockwise from top-left, Kelly Block, John Duncan, Jay Aspin, Joyce Bateman, Joe Daniel, Lawrence Toet and Ryan Leef. The challenge against Daniel was dropped Oct. 23. The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens lower on stimulus pullback fears
TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened lower on Friday, led by weaker financial and energy shares, as fears of an early end to the U.S. government bond-buying program offset data showing positive economic sentiment in Germany. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 33.62 points, or 0.27 percent, at 12,624.47 shortly after the ...
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Rob Ford councillors set to take over if mayor steps down
Members of Rob Ford's executive committee say they are prepared to take over the day-to-day running of the city if the Toronto mayor is no longer able to perform his duties amid a scandal involving allegations he was caught on video smoking crack ...
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U.S. oil markets more attractive than Canadas
Shale oil plays in the United States may be more attractive to investors than oil sands in Canada's Alberta province, a financial analyst said. Marathon Oil Corp. announced that it terminated an offer to sell 20 percent of its interest in the Athabasca oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. "Marathon Oil is not engaged in further discussions with respect to a potential sale of these ...
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Environment Canada to release predictions for 2013 hurricane season
An Enviroment Canada meteorologist monitors weather at the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax on Thursday, May 19, 2011. (Andrew Vaughan / THE CANADIAN ...
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Citrix Receiver helps doctors in Canada provide bedside care
Hamilton Health Sciences, a family of six hospitals and a cancer centre serving more than 2.3 million residents of Hamilton and central west Ontario in Canada, is using Citrix technology to increase bedside interactions between patients and doctors and accelerate decision making. Speaking as part of a customer panel at Citrix Synergy 2013 in Los Angeles, Mark Farrow, CIO at Hamilton Heath ...
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Video Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses
Authorities have said no one was killed, but three people were rescued and taken to hospital.The four-lane motorway bridge, which is over 50 years old, crosses the Skagit River near Mt Vernon on the Interstate 5, about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver.The cause of the collapse, which came at the beginning of one of the US's busiest holiday weekends, is still unknown. The state ...
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15 teens on school hiking trip missing in Bruce Peninsual National Park
A Google map showing Bruce Peninsula National Park in relation to Waterloo Region. 15 teenagers from a local school are missing on a school hiking trip in the park. Inset: High Dump, the area of the park the OPP started their search in. (Google ...
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Oil and pipelines driving Canadas economy
Natural resources form "one of the cornerstones" of the Canadian federal and provincial economies, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said. Canada is the one of the Top 10 oil producers in the world. The Canadian Department of Natural Resources said oil production from North America is expected to increase more than 10 percent to 2016 in part because of Canadian oil production. In ...
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3D printers give rise to desktop manufacturing
Digital technologies such as 3D modeling software and 3D printers have grown cheap and accessible enough for ordinary people to make prototypes of objects that could, until recently, only be made by people who owned factories. (Emily ...
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B.C. residents healthiest in Canada despite the province spending less on medical care
British Columbians can take pride in being the Swedes of Canada, boasting the best lifestyle habits and health status in the country.That's one of the findings of a Conference Board of Canada report titled Paving the Road to Higher Performance: Benchmarking Provincial Health Systems.The report, released Thursday, accords B.C. an A grade, "on the strength of having the healthiest ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 24
Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 24
Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 24
Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 24
Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 24
Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 24
Fri May 24, 2013 5:41am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee is preparing to take the extraordinary step of publicly urging the troubled leader to confront allegations of drug use, and is making ...
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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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