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Is pregnant Kim Kardashian traveling too much with her frequent trips to Paris
pregnancy came as a shock to the world, because Kim was legally married to Kris Humphries when she decided to announce her pregnancy. Of course, the divorce seemed to be stalled, so Kim was moving on with her life. However, it didn't take long for the divorce to end as both sides finally agreed to the terms earlier this spring. And now, Kim ...
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‘Teen Mom’ star Gary Head on Jenelle’s pregnancy rumor ‘Don’t look like me
Gary Head has openly said that he does not want to be associated with the show anymore, because dating Jenelle ruined many things in his life. Jenelle's mother often saw Gary as a good influence ...
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Kim Kardashian gets slammed for her plans to bring newborn baby on tour
Kim Kardashian is known for working all of the time. She will tweet during the early morning hours about getting up to hit the gym, attending business meetings long before the sun comes up and having several things checked off her to-do list before noon. On "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Kris Jenner has revealed that Kim only takes Christmas off from working, even doing appearances ...
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Quebec government polls public on problem of religious accommodation
QUEBEC -- The Quebec government is turning to public opinion as it seeks to set guidelines for minority rights. The cabinet minister responsible for drafting a so-called "Charter of Secularism" says the government will seek public input as it delays debate on the plan until the fall. Bernard Drainville, a Parti Quebecois cabinet minister, is putting together the secularism policy ...
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Regehr Man City Yankees partnership a home run for MLS
New York Yankees president Randy Levine, left, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber, centre, and Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano were on hand to announce the birth of NYCFC on Tuesday. (Mary ...
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Former Blue Jay Jose Canseco being accused of sexual assault
Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco sexually assaulted her. Officer Bill Cassell said Wednesday that the 48-year-old Canseco was named as a suspect in the investigation. Cassell says the investigation isn't complete, no charges have been filed and no arrest has been made. The department spokesman wouldn't say where ...
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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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Glut of Tory bills meant to stifle debate Liberals allege
(CBC) The Alward government has launched a legislative blitz on Wednesday, with cabinet ministers introducing 16 bills four weeks before MLAs hope to break for the summer. The Opposition Liberals contend it's a deliberate strategy to stifle debate on the bills, which include updating oil and gas rules, tweaking workplace safety, implementing tax increases, enforcing Natural Resources fines ...
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Kent Homes in Bouctouche lands its largest contract
Kent Homes in Bouctouche has landed the largest contract in the company's history. The J.D. Irving Limited-owned company has signed an agreement with Outland Camps to build 100 dorm rooms and other buildings for the Manitoba Hydro Bipole III Converter Station project site near Gillam, MB. Kent Homes will build a series of complexes totaling 115,000 square feet, the equivalent to two ...
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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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How much do Alberta senators cost
There are six senators in Alberta including Liberal Claudette Tardif, deputy leader of the Opposition. Senators are allowed to charge for office expenses, travel and living in ...
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2 bodies found in lake near Vernon
RCMP in Vernon, B.C., are investigating after two bodies were found in Kalamalka Lake on Wednesday morning. A search and rescue team was called in after a resident noticed a cooler and a dog floating in the water. The team found two bodies in the water along with a ...
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Jumbo Glacier resort gets go ahead for development
The owners of the Jumbo Glacier ski resort in B.C.'s East Kootenay region have been given approval to proceed with the construction of lodges and lifts by the resort's municipal council. Jumbo Mayor Greg Deck and council passed the permits on Tuesday that allow ski lifts, a lodge of up to 150 rooms and a day lodge at the base of Farnham glacier. "It allows the operator to use a ...
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Gallery $4.179M West Vancouver reclaimed timber-frame home
This five bedroom, 4.5 bathroom timber frame home at 1963 28th St. in West Vancouver's Upper Dundarave neighbourhood was built using 100-year-old wood reclaimed from historic buildings. It boasts 6,411 sq ft of living space, vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, a nanny suite and studio/office space, and landscaped, wooded ...
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16-year-old student in serious condition following violent sexual assault on Vancouver Island
Port Alberni RCMP are searching for a suspect after a 16-year-old female Alberni District Secondary School student was sexually assaulted yesterday in Rogers Creek ...
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Vancouver Island First Nation seeks traditional name for island landmark
Members of the Saanich First Nation on Vancouver Island will march to the summit of a Victoria-area landmark, to back demands for restoration of the mountain's indigenous ...
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Port Alberni RCMP warn public to walk in groups after sex assault leaves girl 16 seriously injured
Port Alberni RCMP have launched a sexual assault investigation after a teenager was attacked and suffered serious injuries Tuesday.A police press release said a 16-year-old girl phoned 911 at 5 p.m. Tuesday after she was assaulted near railway tracks at Roger Creek Park near Gertrude and Roger streets.Police attended and found that the victim had suffered "serious injuries."She was ...
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Canada strengthens defence and security ties with Peru
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Peru, which will create new opportunities for Canadian businesses in the defence and security sector. "Canada and Peru enjoy growing bilateral relations based on a mutual commitment to regional ...
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Hostage taking at Edmonton courthouse ’successfully concluded’ police
EDMONTON -- Police say a hostage taking at the Edmonton courthouse is over. Tactical officers responded to the downtown building shortly before noon. Within two hours, however, police reported that the matter had "successfully concluded." Police would not confirm who was involved. But a source told The Canadian Press that one female prisoner took another female prisoner ...
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Canadian defense shipbuilding at risk of running aground
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces more embarrassing questions as new evidence suggests the nation's strategy for building a strong arctic naval force is out of ...
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Canadian university team wins global business prize
Cyclica at the entrepreneurship competition, which featured teams from 17 universities. "We are very excited to have been chosen as the winners of the MBA World Trophy by such a distinguished judging panel from the global VC (venture capital) and entrepreneurship community," Mr. Mitakidis, founder and CEO of ...
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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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CSI Leasing expands Canadian operations
Steve Hamilton, president and COO of CSI Leasing CSI Leasing, a company that buys and then leases IT, medical and communications equipment, expanded its operations in Canada by purchasing TopFlight Asset Services. Through its subsidiaries, CSI purchased TopFlight, a provider of IT asset management, data destruction and electronic recycling services based in Calgary, Alberta, for an undisclosed ...
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‘RHOA’ star Kenya Moore’s paycheck to be larger than Porshas pay next season
season , but it sounds like she didn't win over Walter Jackson. However, the viewers are more important for Bravo, as the viewers bring the popularity to the show, which is what makes the money in the end. And it sounds like she was so entertaining with her interesting life that Bravo is considering bringing her back on the show. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on ...
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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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