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List of worst Ontario roads released
Dufferin St. in Toronto was voted the worst road in Ontario in the CAA's 2013 survey. (QMI Agency files) For the second consecutive year, Dufferin St. has made the top of Canadian Automobile Association's list of worst roads for 2013. The annual list was released Tuesday and revealed four Toronto roads as among the most difficult to drive in Ontario, including Finch Ave. W., Bayview ...
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Canadians illegally spirit squirrels into Quebec
A ground squirrel looks for food at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California, March 6, 2007. Residents of an upscale Ottawa neighbourhood have been spiriting unwanted squirrels across a river into Quebec and dumping them there, a local newspaper said ...
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Sarah Silverman Aziz Ansari Headline JFL42 Festival in Toronto
sitcom. Just For Laughs also booked Silverman and Ansari to bring their one-person shows to Toronto for the Sept. 19 - 28 run of JFL42, which will feature in all 42 comics performing. Silverman is also hosting a Just For Laughs gala in Montreal in July. ...
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Canadian Oil Companies Trample on Our Rights
Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist, and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare doesn't make a corporation a terrorist. I'm in South Dakota today, sort of a ground zero for the XL Keystone Pipeline, that pipeline, owned by a Canadian corporation that will export tar sands oil to the rest of the world. This is the heart of ...
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How about this Canada quiz eh
Spectators wave flags as Canada and the US play during the second half of their friendly women's soccer match in Toronto, June 2, 2013. (Mark ...
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Corruption drugs profanity Mayors pull lid off boring Canada
Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who was allegedly caught on video smoking crack cocaine, has been joined by Montreal's interim mayor, charged with corruption, fraud, and ...
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Canada raises liability for offshore oil spills to $1-billion
The federal government will raise the bar for oil companies operating off the East Coast and in the Arctic, increasing the limit on their liability for environmental and other damage from a blowout or oil spill to $1-billion.Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the $1-billion cap - up from $30-million in the Atlantic and $40-million in the Arctic - is part of the government's ...
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Secretary General Meets with Minister of Defense of Canada
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the Canadian Minister of National Defense, Peter MacKay, met today at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization to analyze regional issues and strengthen cooperation in areas of security and defense covered by the OAS.At the meeting, the Secretary General Insulza summarized the progress ...
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GlencoreXstrata secures alumina supply from potential upstart producer in Quebec
, a major presence in the alumina marketplace, made sure it won't have to compete with new supply of alumina in the heart of Canada's aluminum smelting industry in Quebec. Orbite Aluminae, a junior that hopes to beat the Bayer process and revolutionize the commercial scale production of alumina using an acid-leach process, said Glencore had signed a binding 10-year offtake agreement ...
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Bruins blank Hawks take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup finals
Bruins club that held the Penguins to two goals in four games and in their last Cup appearance held the Canucks to but a handful of goals over a full seven ...
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Roughrider ring reportedly retrieved.
Yet, there are times when good news makes the rounds, as in the case of the former Saskatchewan Roughrider football player who was recently reunited with his championship ring. According to Metro News ...
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Matthew Good announces 2013 North American tour
Facebook page, the multi-Juno Award winner will perform a 43-city solo tour across North America in support of his upcoming sixth studio album "Arrows of Desire," which hits shelves Sept. 24. The Canuck 90's radio staple will kick off the tour in Sept. 24 in Seattle, Wash. at Tractor Tavern and wrap up Nov. 28 in Vancouver, BC at the Orpheum Theatre. Tickets for the Canadian ...
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Montreals embattled mayor to address public at 330 p.m.
Montreal's embattled interim mayor is expected to speak to the public on Tuesday afternoon, more than 24 hours after his sudden arrest on corruption and conspiracy charges. Michael Applebaum was arrested Monday by police and charged with 14 offences including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs. A city spokesperson says the interim mayor will make a ...
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Edmonton’s Wool on Wolves among multiple nominees for Western Canadian Music Awards
We shall take it as a sign of parity.The nominees for this year's Western Canadian Music Awards, which will be handed out in Calgary on Oct. 6, have just been announced and the acts are spread out evenly across the six regions that make up the organization: MusicBC, Alberta Music, SaskMusic, Manitoba Music, Music NWT and Music Yukon.There are no clear dominant acts or artists in the ...
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Brazilian protests occurring outside some Confederations Cup stadiums
A military police pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup. (Victor R. Caivano/Associated ...
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Sochi Games projects will lose billions top Russian bank official says
Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman of Vnesheconombank (VEB, State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs), made blunt comments about the Sochi Games on Tuesday. (Junko Kimura/Getty Images ...
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Condo buyer sued for $500K over pre-sale deal
Lawrence Austin signed a deal to buy the condo at 1499 West Pender in the spring of 2008, just months before the global financial crash. (Google ...
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More funds needed to revamp St. Lawrence building
Coun. Pam McConnell supports moving ahead with the planned revitalization of the St. Lawrence Market North building, despite the rising costs that are now expected to exceed $90 million. ...
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Cross Canada bike stolen from B.C. senior
(RCMP/Family photo) An 85-year-old Burnaby senior hopes a heartless thief returns a bicycle that has rolled 4,700 kilometres across Canada, and carries countless memories of a magnificent adventure. Burnaby RCMP said the man, whose name has not been released, is devastated by the loss of his treasured Apollo 10 speed bike, stolen from the garage of his home on June 8. Investigators say the man ...
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4 Vancouver men aim to row the Northwest Passage
Four Vancouver adventurers say they hope to spark discussion about climate change by attempting to become the first people to row the Northwest Passage this summer. On July 1, the four men will begin their journey in a specially designed 25-foot boat, starting from Inuvik and ending in Pond Inlet, Nunavut on the east coast of Baffin Island in the early fall. The modern-day explorers say the ...
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Iveson confirms entry into Edmontons mayor race
The race for Edmonton mayor's chair became clearer today as Coun. Don Iveson confirmed his entry at a noon-hour news conference. Iveson, 34, is the fourth person to put his name forward. He joins fellow councillors Karen Liebovici and Kerry Diotte as well as community volunteer Curtis ...
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Stephen Harper targets Justin Trudeau over charity gigs
Charity asks Justin Trudeau to return fee after event flops OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau showed poor judgment in taking money from charities, but didn't have much to say about his own office's role in pushing the story to media. "I get good remuneration from the taxpayers of Canada, as a public servant, I don't think it's ...
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Shouting matches reports of intimidation at Que. construction sites
Quebec construction workers picket during the first day of their province wide stop work action in Gatineau, QC on June 17, 2103. (Andre Forget/QMI ...
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Vancouver man was Asian crime gang member and should be kicked out of Canada federal government
This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ...
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Man dragged by car for a block in East Vancouver treated for minor injuries
This 6,018-sq-ft penthouse condo at 1139 W. Cordova St. in Vancouver features three bedrooms with private sundecks, five bathrooms, rooftop deck with patio and 360-degree views of the North Shore, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park and downtown Vancouver. Take a ...
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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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