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Press Digest-canada-may 22
Wed May 22, 2013 5:46am EDT May 22 (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 * Civic leaders are adding to a chorus of calls on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to clear the air about allegations of drug use amid growing concern that the scandal has derailed council's ...
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How the weather info that storm chasers use can keep you safe
Some of the technology used by storm chasers is freely available to the public, and it can help you stay safe in severe weather conditions. (Gene ...
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What is Tornado Alley
U.S. President Barack Obama made a disaster declaration for Oklahoma on Tuesday after the state was hit by a powerful tornado that killed a reported 24 people in the town of ...
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Photos $4.179M West Vancouver 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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Families want RCMP to do more to treat PTSD
Krista Bouchard was married to a Mountie for 13 years - a quirky, funny, chatty guy she'd met on a blind date.Thirty-year-old Martin Bouchard was an RCMP officer in Manitoba and had a French accent and plenty of friends.But three years into the marriage, Krista Bouchard started noticing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, apparently related to her husband's posting in ...
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Europe Needs Big Reforms Bank of Canadas Carney
Europe could face a decade of stagnation unless it makes big reforms and should heed the lessons of Japan, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday as he highlighted Japan's bold moves to bolster growth.In his final speech as Canadian central bank chief before taking over the Bank of England on July 1, Carney said Europe's recessionary economy is being held back by fiscal ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Confident Sens ready for Penguins
Goalie Craig Anderson has given the Ottawa Senators plenty of confidence heading into Game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. (Chris ...
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Toronto mayor Rob Ford avoids questions about video purporting to show him smoking crack cocaine
Toronto mayor Rob Ford in happier times, waving the pan american flag during the Closing Ceremony of the XVI Pan American Games at the Omnilife Stadium on October 30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Dennis Grombkowski/AFP/Getty ...
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Mike Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 L.A. Angels rout Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Aaron Harang (39) is lifted in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels during a baseball game Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Anaheim. (AP Photo/Alex ...
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Bruins depth crushing Rangers
Boston Bruins winger Daniel Paille celebrates his game-winning goal against the New York Rangers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. (Frank Granklin ...
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Sharks squeeze out win to square series
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent Burns' first-period goal and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second to give the Sharks just enough offense to beat the Kings 2-1 Tuesday ...
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Canadians advised to prepare against tornadoes despite lower risk than U.S.
TORONTO - Canadians face a significantly lower risk than their American neighbours of finding themselves in the path of a tornado, but should still be prepared to face the worst if mother nature decides to defy the odds, experts said Tuesday. The perils of tornado season were tragically demonstrated Monday when a massive twister flattened homes and demolished an elementary school in Moore, ...
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Conservatives demand Thomas Mulcair ‘come clean’ on 1994 bribe probe
OTTAWA -- Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he was contacted by the provincial police anti-corruption squad in Quebec to discuss a suspected 17-year-old bribe offered to him. Mulcair says he never reached out to the police himself because he had no proof a bribe was actually being offered at a 1994 meeting with the now-controversial ex-mayor of Laval, Que. Mulcair, who back then was a ...
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Canada NDP suffers debacle in British Columbia election
Opinion polls and media pundits notwithstanding, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP) suffered a debacle in the May 14 British Columbia election, failing to unseat an unpopular twelve year-old Liberal government.The Liberals, who have held office in Canada's third-most populous province since 2001, will use their fourth successive majority government to intensify big ...
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Nepali-Canadian 1st double amputee on Everest
A Nepali-Canadian has become the first double amputee to climb the world's highest mountain.According to Khim Lal Gautam, liaison officer at Nepal's Tourism Ministry, Sudarshan Gautam, the Nepali-Canadian, reached atop Mt Everest at 9:00 am on Monday. Gautam, 30, lost both his hands at the age of 14 in an accident. He was on a mission to spread the message that "disability is not ...
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Senate sends Duffy expense audit for 2nd internal review
The Senate is debating reports about the living and travel claims of three senators who have all been ordered to repay inappropriately claimed money. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...
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Woman diagnosed with ALS helps fundraise for a cure
Distance wasn't the only difficulty Susann and Hajime Sakaguchi have had to overcome in the course of their own love story. Susann was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, last fall. She says the disease now prevents her from doing many of the activities she once loved -- like cooking or playing baseball with her two children. But as CBC's Marion Warnica ...
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Oklahoma tornado brings back memories of Black Friday
Following the devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma on Monday, many Albertans are thinking back to July 31, 1987. On that date, also known as Black Friday, a powerful tornado ripped through parts of Edmonton, leaving 27 dead and injuring an additional ...
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Canadian killed in escalating violence in Iraq
Residents stand amid rubble at blast scene in Tuz Khormatu town in northern Iraq May 21, 2013. Three persons were killed and 52 others were injured after two car bombs were set off in Tuz Khormatu on Tuesday, according to the police. REUTERS/Stringer A Canadian has been killed amidst rising violence in Iraq. "I have grown increasingly concerned in recent days as a spate of deadly sectarian ...
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One dead in floatplane crash in B.C.
An aerial map shows Bute Inlet, 250k m northwest of Vancouver. One person is dead after a floatplane crashed in the area. Google/QMI Agency One person is dead after a floatplane crashed in British Columbia Tuesday evening. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria received a report just after 5 p.m. and deployed a search-and-rescue team in a Cormorant helicopter, a spokesman said. The ...
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Documents show Eritrea defying Canadian government by using Toronto consulate to raise money for regime
TORONTO -- Canada is investigating allegations that Eritrea's diplomatic mission in Toronto has continued soliciting money for the East African regime's military despite being warned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to stop. The RCMP and Foreign Affairs are reviewing new evidence that appears to show the Consulate General of Eritrea has been imposing a fee of up to $500 on ...
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SNC-Lavalin paid $6M in kickbacks to Tunisian president’s son-in-law RCMP
MONTREAL --Newly unsealed information in an RCMP search warrant document alleges that SNC-Lavalin paid nearly $6-million to the son-in-law of Tunisia's president between 2001 and 2010 to win contracts in the North African country. "The payments were destined for offshore companies belonging to Slim Chiboub," the police affidavit says. "According to public-source information, ...
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Orioles to call up Kevin Gausman to start Thursday in Toronto source says
Just last week, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was a starting rotation option for the future, but not the immediate present. But the 22-year-old right-hander will join the Orioles this week and is expected to make his major league debut Thursday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple industry sources. The Orioles' ...
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Float-plane crash off Vancouver Island claims one life
A Harbour Air float plane flies through low cloud after taking off from Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday February 16, 2012. (DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and ...
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RCMP being asked to help officers with PTSD
Krista Bouchard was married to a Mountie for 13 years - a quirky, funny, chatty guy she met on a blind date.Thirty-year-old Martin Bouchard was an RCMP officer in Manitoba and had a French accent and plenty of friends.But three years into the marriage, Krista Bouchard started noticing symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder - apparently related to her husband's posting in Shamattawa, 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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