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Why the next Canadian TV movie should be called Is Everybody High
Where to start after watching TV - the news and the fiction - over the last few days?First, perhaps - it's not really a scandal until there's a TV movie about it. Second - possible title for the movie about ongoing events in Canada is ...
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Sears Canada posts loss says transformation taking hold
Sears Canada Inc. posted a $31.2-million loss as well as lower revenue in its latest quarter but says its transformation program is showing positive results that have improved margins and boosted some categories.Calvin McDonald, Sear Canada's president and chief executive officer, said the company had growth in its apparel and accessories segment for the second quarter in a row - the first ...
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By branding the Taliban ‘terrorists’ Canada gave up on Afghan peace
addition of the Afghan Taliban to Canada's list of terrorist entities came as a surprise. More than a surprise, it was disheartening. After more than a decade of engagement in Afghanistan, the Harper government has indicated it is no longer interested in finding a path to ...
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One-third of Canadian households living paycheque to paycheque
One-third of Canadian households over the past year never or almost never had enough money left over after paying essential expenses, says a new report.A survey conducted for the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada indicates that 29 per cent - or three in 10 - households found it difficult to sock away any money once key bills were ...
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Saskatoon singer Alexis Normand gets second chance at national anthem
They say that in life there are no second chances, but it would seem that for singer Alexis Normand, there just might be. Last Saturday night, Normand famously flubbed the lyrics to the U.S. national anthem in front of a crowd of thousands at a MasterCard Memorial Cup hockey game in Saskatoon. Video clips of her somewhat cringe-inducing performance went viral within hours and the singer ...
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Search for Canadian missing in Australia enters 3rd day
By Reuters The search for a Canadian man, 25, missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains for more than a week went into a third day on Wednesday. Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. The car was found on May 13 on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, and police believe he ...
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13 of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque survey suggests
Consumer consumption, such the use of home equity lines of credit, were among things hurting the accumulation of wealth, Lefebvre said. "This consumption pattern that has emerged over the last decade . . . is playing havoc with people's ability to save," he said. "Because of the low interest rates coupled with the behaviour of borrowing, people are possibly buying homes and ...
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Vandals spray-paint profanity on CFB Gagetown tank
Military police at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown are investigating an act of vandalism after the tank at its main entrance was covered with profanity and swastikas over the long weekend. The Sherman tank is now covered with a blue tarp as the investigation into who covered the monument with graffiti is continuing. Vandals spray-painted the monument with the offensive symbols, profanity and the ...
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Greyhound bus caught going twice the speed limit in B.C.
(CBC) A Greyhound bus has been impounded after the driver was caught driving more than twice the speed limit in a construction zone near Blue River, north of Kamloops, the Ministry of Transportation says. The bus was going about 110 kilometres an hour in a 50 km/h zone on Highway 5, according to a commercial vehicle safety officer. Greyhound says the driver has been removed from service ...
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Elderly man dies in debris fire
An elderly man from the Hampton area has died from his injuries after catching fire while burning debris in his yard on Tuesday. The accident happened on the Hall Road in Lakeside, shortly before 11:30 a.m. The town's fire chief says the man was dead by the time firefighters arrived in what he calls "an unfortunate accident." A passerby put out the fire. RCMP are not releasing ...
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Graphic anti-abortion leaflet campaign expands
An anti-abortion group has started distributing graphic postcards in northwest Calgary as part of its campaign to reopen the debate on abortion. The Canadian Centre for Bio-ethical Reform is depositing 50,000 postcards in the Calgary Centre-North riding which is represented by MP Michelle Rempel. Stephanie Gray, who represents the centre, says the organization is opposed to MPs ...
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Saint John fire sends 1 man to hospital
A west Saint John home has sustained major damage in an overnight fire, according to officials. The fire at 984 Westfield Road broke out at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. When fire crews arrived at the house, the first floor was fully engulfed in flames and the fire was spreading to the second floor. Three people rented from two apartments inside the one-and-a-half-storey wood-framed house. One ...
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Senate committee accused of whitewashing initial report decides to reopen Mike Duffy’s expense audit
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy will have his audit reopened by the same committee under a cloud of suspicion that it whitewashed the senator's final report -- even after a last-minute attempt to have the RCMP review the audit and final ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open higher ahead of Fed minutes Bernanke
Wed May 22, 2013 8:43am EDT May 22 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue with its monetary easing policy, ahead of the release of minutes of its May meeting and testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. TOP STORIES * Two senior Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday played down the ...
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Technip Wins Canada LNG Project
French oilfield services firm Technip announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract for an LNG project in Canada, along with Samsung and Huanqiu. The contract has been awarded by Pacific Northwest LNG and involves the front-end engineering design (FEED) and early detailed engineering services for an LNG project on Lelu Island, British Columbia. The project includes: Two six-million ...
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3 brothers charged in gang sex assault in club district
Omeed Ahmadzai, 24, was among three brothers arrested early Saturday morning following an alleged sexual assault of a woman in the Entertainment District. (Toronto Police ...
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Tim Bosma public memorial set for today in Hamilton
Tim Bosma and his wife Sharlene, parents of a two-year-old daughter, celebrated their wedding at Carmen's Banquet Hall in Hamilton on Feb. 13, 2010. On Wednesday, the public will honour the Ancaster man in a public memorial at the same banquet hall. ...
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UPDATE Ottawa Police have located missing male 52
UPDATE: Police have located Rheo Ouellette.OTTAWA --The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in locating Rheo Ouellette, 52. He is described as a white male, 5'11", 235 LBS, short salt and pepper hair, clean shaven, wearing a white tee shirt under a green and white checkered long sleeved collared shirt, black leather vest, blue jeans, brown leather belt and ...
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Canadas west coast readies for LNG exports
Malaysian energy company Petronas said it started work on a project that would facilitate liquefied natural gas exports from Canada's west coast. Technip announced it was awarded an engineering contract by Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. for a liquefied natural gas project slated for development on Lelu Island, British Columbia. The facility will have the capacity to process 6 million tons of ...
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Lack of interpreters in Ontario courts becoming intolerable judge says
An Ontario judge has blasted the province for failing to remedy a long-standing shortage of qualified interpreters in the courts.Frustrated over an impaired driving case he felt compelled to toss out, Ontario Court Justice Peter Tetley said the number of cases being adversely affected is at an intolerable ...
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Slowdown Nearly half of Canadian home owners eager to buy property
Undeterred by record-high housing prices and bolstered by low borrowing costs, nearly half of Canadian home owners plan to buy a property in the next five years, although intentions vary sharply from city to city, a poll released Wednesday has found.According to a Bank of Montreal survey, 45 per cent of Canadian home owners surveyed this spring are looking to buy a place in the next five years, ...
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Voices heard in Australian site where Canadian hiker went missing
TORONTO -- As the frantic search for a missing Canadian bushwalker continues in Australia's Snowy Mountains region, there are reports of "voices" being heard in the area. ...
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Man shot wounded after trying to ram Montreal cops with car
MONTREAL -- A man is in hospital after being shot at by Montreal police following a store robbery and chase in the city's Plateau Mont-Royal district. Shortly after 9 p.m. ET, a 44-year-old man robbed a store, fled in a car and was chased by police until he crashed into a utility pole. As officers approached the vehicle on foot, the suspect apparently tried to ram the officers with ...
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Memorial service planned today for Ontario man slain after test drive
HAMILTON, Ont. -- A memorial service is planned today for Tim Bosma, the Hamilton, Ont., man found dead after he took two men on a test drive. Bosma's disappearance and death captured national attention and many in the community are expected to attend the public funeral, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The 32-year-old father went missing May 6th and police say his charred ...
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Video forensics How easy would it be to fake a Rob Ford video
Should the alleged video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford become public, a video forensic analysis could reveal whether or not the video is authentic. (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...
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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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