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Blue Jays launch nine-game homestand with a win
Toronto Blue Jays Brett Lawrie slides safely into third after hitting an RBI triple off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi during first inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Monday May 20, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...
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Ontario Man Charged with Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Sexual Activity
BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that David Allen Vickers, 49, of Stanley, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is ...
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Toronto mayor urged to step down if crack allegations true
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a gay rights flag raising event at Toronto City Hall May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Brett ...
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D-Day beaches wind turbine proposal seeks Canadian comments
Canadian veterans walk on Juno Beach on June 6, 2004. The view from some of those sites could change if a plan to build wind turbines some 10 kilometres off the shore succeeds. (Tom Hanson/Canadian ...
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NDP wants RCMP inquiry into $90K payment to Duffy
The NDP is calling on the RCMP to investigate the actions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who resigned recently after news emerged of a secret $90,000 payment he made to Senator Mike Duffy in relation to the Senate expense scandal. NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus announced Monday that a letter had been sent to the commissioner of the RCMP, Robert ...
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While Toronto gets perfect 25C weather for Victoria Day Gander Newfoundland digs itself out of record 54cm snowfall
GANDER, N.L. -- Newfoundland and Labrador is digging out of a spring storm that walloped parts of the province over the weekend with record-breaking snowfall amounts. Environment Canada says 54 centimetres of snow fell in Gander on Saturday and Sunday over a 20 hour period. Meteorologist Wanda Rideout says the total climbs to 66 centimetres if you include the snow that had already melted ...
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City of Toronto begins to spray to control European Gypsy Moth population
Toronto is currently dealing with an infestation of the European Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar). Infestation levels reached a point where manual control methods, such as egg scraping, sticky traps, and ground spraying of pesticides are no longer effective in controlling the Gypsy Moth population. The City ...
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Search dogs at Canada’s borders more likely to sniff out meat than drugs records show
OTTAWA -- Federal search dogs at international border entry points have a penchant for sniffing out one thing more than anything else: meat.The release of the data comes as federal officials question the necessity and effectiveness of the dogs, with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) dismantling some of its search-dog teams over the past year -- a move the federal union believes will erode ...
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York Regional Police revise assessment on abduction report
A few hours after police reported an attempted abduction in York Region, they now say that it may not have occurred. On Monday morning, police reported that a man had allegedly tried to abduct a two-year-old child at Vaughan Mills Park. Further investigation has left police unclear if that happened. York Regional Police tweeted on Monday afternoon that their investigators say the male ...
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Man shot dead at Toronto barbecue
Toronto police are investigating the killing of a man in the Dundas St.-Ossington Ave. area. (JACK BOLAND, Toronto Sun) TORONTO - A long weekend barbecue turned bloody after a 35-year-old man was shot dead at an apartment building in the Ossington Ave.-Dundas St. W. area. Quincy Ramirez was fatally shot at least once in the chest around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday. A 67-year-old building resident, ...
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With Johnson rehabbing Jenkins likely to fill rotation
Email TORONTO -- Toronto has recently been playing things day by day when it comes to its fourth and fifth men in the rotation. Because the rainout in New York on Sunday pushed everyone back a day, the next time the Blue Jays have a decision to make is Friday, when the Orioles come to town. However, don't expect Josh Johnson to be a part of that discussion. "From what he's ...
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Lind bats cleanup against Rays
Email TORONTO -- Adam Lind batted cleanup Monday afternoon against the Rays for the first time this year. Part of that was because he had been swinging the bat well. Over his last 10 games entering Monday, Lind was batting .382 with a .417 on-base percentage, including three home runs, five RBIs and eight runs scored. "He's definitely been one of our hotter hitters," manager ...
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After recent turnaround Gose called up
Email TORONTO -- Prior to Monday's contest against the Rays, the Blue Jays announced they had called up Anthony Gose from Triple-A Buffalo and sent down reliever Mickey Storey. "I can't explain how excited I am; I'm happier than can be right now," Gose said prior to Monday's game against the Rays. "We're really high on him in this organization," ...
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Canadian singer apologizes for U.S. anthem botch
A Canadian jazz singer apologized for botching the U.S. national anthem at the Memorial Cup junior ice hockey game in Saskatchewan. Alexis Normand said she had been asked the day before the Saturday game to learn the Star-Spangled Banner to perform at the Western Hockey League game ...
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Canada pitches startups with lower taxes instant residency
Canada's new immigration-centric pitch to Silicon Valley's many foreign-born entrepreneurs. Canada is pitching Silicon Valley entrepreneurs on northern migration. The gist: Easier access to visas for foreign-born entrepreneurs, a growing base of engineering talent, R&D tax credits and lower corporate taxes. Low-tax U.S. states like Arizona, Nevada and Washington have pitched financial ...
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Report Colangelo to be removed as Raptors GM
Yahoo!columnistAdrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday. According to Wojnarowski, the Raptors are also preparing a ';major'; financial offer to current Nuggets general manager ...
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Bryan Colangelo out as Raptors GM offered corporate role reports
It appears Bryan Colangelo is out as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors, but he could be staying with the team in another capacity. According to multiple media reports, the Raptors are negotiating with Colangelo to take on a corporate, non-basketball role with the team. The reports did not specify what Colangelo's new duties with the team would be. Colangelo joined the ...
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Can the Senate fire a senator
An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion. Ned Franks, an emeritus political science professor at Queen's university, said, "The Senate is master of its own house." Franks cautioned that the removal of a senator cannot be done without cause, but, "If the Senate considers ...
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Anthony Gose back with Blue Jays despite average Triple-A stats
Given his numbers at triple-A Buffalo, Anthony Gose wasn't expecting a call from the Blue Jays. When it came, he still didn't quite believe it. "Definitely surprised," he said of the call-up. "I didn't even know what to think. They called me this morning, told me I was going up. I kept asking was it real? I didn't know what was happening. I just ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford greatest hits The politician who makes London Mayor Boris look like John Major in comparison
Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, is so ridiculous that even London's zip-wiring, pond-falling, wiff-waffing Mayor Boris Johnson looks like John Major in ...
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Warm weather with cool breaks forecast for Canada this summer
Get ready to break out the sunscreen Canada, but don't worry about sizzling all season.Meteorologists at AccuWeather.com say the majority of Canadians can look forward to a more "typical" summer this year, when hot spells will be interspersed with cooler periods."The biggest takeaway from this forecast is it's not going to resemble last year's summer, which was the ...
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Man 35 dies in bicycling accident at skateboard park police
A 35-year-old man is dead after an early Monday morning bicycling accident at a Toronto skateboarding park, AM640 and CFRB report.Police say the man suffered head trauma when his bike went over the edge at Underpass Park (at Eastern Avenue and Lower River Street) in the city's east end just before 4 ...
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Man dies after bike accident in Underpass Park
A man died on Sunday night after he fell off a BIXI bike while attempting to perform tricks in Underpass Park near the Don Valley Parkway. Police said the victim was not wearing a helmet. (Tony ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
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: Cleveland Indians: 1. ...
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Canada’s West Coast Ports Hold Onto 2012 Gains
Canada's West Coast container ports stayed level in the first quarter of 2013 with the robust growth they experienced last year. When compared with the first quarter of 2012, Canadian ports saw a higher throughput volume in the first quarter of 2013, but a slight dip in West Coast traffic market ...
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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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