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Peru Canada leaders agree to boost economic ties
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday agreed to strengthen bilateral economic relations following ...
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Reaction to Alain Vigneault firing
The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday, just under two years after he guided the club to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup ...
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Jose Bautista leads Jays to series victory over Rays
Blue Jays right-fielder Jose Bautista connects for one of his two home runs in Toronto's 4-3, 10-inning win over the visiting Rays on Wednesday. Bautista also singled twice in a 4-for-4 performance. (Frank Gunn/Canadian ...
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Calgary teen found dead had been in provincial care
The investigation into the death of teen in Calgary's northwest community of Citadel is still underway. Police have so far deemed the death as suspicious. (Justin ...
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Gay men will be allowed to donate blood under new policy in Canada but only those who abstain from sex
We live in "the age of uncertainty," John Kenneth Galbraith told us. He was so certain of the new uncertainty in our lives that he published a provocative book and hosted a television series under ...
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Wind energy needs some help to grow says Canadian association
Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released ...
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Port Hardy RCMP look into assault involving elementary school children
Port Hardy RCMP are investigating an alleged assault that was "sexual in nature" involving elementary school children at the town's elementary school."It's under investigation and at this point there is no risk for students," said Cpl. Darren Lagan of the RCMP Island District.He said he could not release details."It is always challenging for any investigation ...
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Vancouver aims to get citizens more involved with city hall
The Vancouver Canucks have fired the most successful head coach in club history. Alain Vigneault lost his job after the Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks — a year after the heavily ...
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PQ to unveil secular ‘Charter of Quebec Values’ next fall
The Parti Qubcois government will unveil its controversial secular charter under the more "positive" title Charter of Quebec Values next fall, postponing what is expected to be heated debate on religious accommodations.The Minister Responsible for Democratic Institutions, Bernard Drainville, said he hoped that widening the scope of the secular charter - which was originally scheduled ...
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The Canadian government’s delaying tactics involving native children are harmful and wrong
Nearly half of the 30,000 children in foster care in Canada are aboriginal, a horrifying figure first revealed by Statistics Canada's National Household Survey this month. In light of the magnitude of the problem and the vulnerability of the children, it's doubly horrifying to learn of the federal government's delaying tactics at a human-rights hearing into a complaint that Ottawa ...
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Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining
LIMA, Peru -; Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American ...
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Busy inner-city parking spots may soon cost more in Calgary
A council committee has accepted a plan to base inner-city parking rates on how popular parking is on any given street. The two-hour parking rates would also vary depending on the time of day. The new Calgary Parking Authority system would see the most expensive on-street rates drop from $5 to $4.50 an hour, but go up by at least $0.25 in other places depending on how busy those zones are. ...
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Evacuation order issued for residents near Lindale Alta.
An evacuation order was given to residents west of Lindale, Alta., after a new wildfire was discovered just before 3 p.m .Wednesday. High winds are fanning the fire which is listed as being out of control. The evacuation order affects people who live 4.8 kilometres north of Township Road 493, just over 3 kilometres west of RR 55 to Highway 759. Brazeau County officials said that evacuees can ...
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Postal workers strike in Fort McMurray
Postal workers in Fort McMurray held a wildcat strike on Wednesday after learning Canada Post plans to hire contractors to handle parcel deliveries. The workers, who are represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, set up pickets outside the postal depot after receiving a letter from management. Canada Post says the move is necessary because it can't hire enough workers in a ...
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Woman injured after falling on Montreal metro tracks
A woman is in hospital this evening with injuries she sustained after falling onto the tracks in the Plamondon metro station. Urgences Sant said the woman appears to have only minor injuries, but was taken to hospital as a precaution. Witnesses said she fell onto the tracks after stepping between two metro cars of a train that was stopped in the station. The STM is ...
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End solitary confinement says former female inmate
A Saskatchewan woman who was held in solitary confinement in B.C. for a total of 3 years has issued an emotional plea to end the practice in Canada's prisons. BobbyLee Worm, 26, has just settled a lawsuit filed against Corrections Canada on her behalf by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. But because of a confidentiality clause in the agreement, neither Worm nor the BCCLA was able to ...
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Severe thunderstorm warning ended for Ottawa
The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa Wednesday night blew over quickly, but Prescott-Russell still under caution.OTTAWA -- The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa on Wednesday night blew over quickly.Environment Canada ended the warning around 6:45 p.m., about half an hour after it had been issued.The warning continues, however, for Prescott and Russell.Meteorologists ...
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RCMP has toxic work environment Ex Mountie
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson made an announcement concerning the RCMP at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, June 20, 2012. (Chris Roussakis/QMI ...
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Thief stole purse from dead woman Cops
Toronto Police released this image of a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a purse from a dead woman at a subway station. TORONTO -- Toronto Police believe they know the identity of a female who stole a dead woman's purse at a subway station during Wednesday morning's rush-hour. Police investigating the theft at College Station have a suspect "identified but not ...
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Severe thunderstorm could bring hail damaging winds to Ottawa on Wednesday night
The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa Wednesday night blew over quickly, but Prescott-Russell still under caution.OTTAWA -- The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa on Wednesday night blew over quickly.Environment Canada ended the warning around 6:45 p.m., about half an hour after it had been issued.The warning continues, however, for Prescott and Russell.Meteorologists ...
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Little Canada man was intrusive in videotaping medical call city argues
A 29-year-old man was "extremely intrusive" when he videotaped a medical call outside his apartment, an attorney for the city of Little Canada argued in court Wednesday. Andrew Joseph Henderson recorded the actions of a sheriff's deputy and an ambulance crew as they prepared to take a highly intoxicated man to the hospital the night of Oct. 30, 2012. "This was a medical ...
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Take that Canada Immigration reform may be on its way
Canada's Minister ofCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenny visited San Francisco last week on a tour promoting the country as a place for entrepreneurs. Here, he poses with the country's newCIC Start-Up Visa billboard. C anada may be lining Silicon Valley highways with billboards recruiting high-tech workers north, a move to promote its new Start-up Visa, take ...
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Boil water advisory remains in effect for most of Montreal
Almost the entire city of Montreal will remain under a boil water advisory until at least Thursday morning, after tests at a city filtration plant showed the water was not safe to drink. City officials advised residents Wednesday morning that the drinking water may not be safe for consumption everywhere south of Highway 40, also called the Metropolitan Expressway. That includes the ...
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Canadian start-up hub thrives near Toronto
Twenty years ago, no one would have believed the Kitchener-Waterloo area would blossom into the most vibrant technology start-up community in Canada - the Silicon Valley of the ...
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Tornado touches down in Ontario town
Environment Canada confirms that a tornado touched down in Ontario on Tuesday afternoon, ripping the roof off a house and demolishing a barn. Deb Craven says as soon as she saw the sky go dark she knew the storm system would be severe. She says it sounded like a train coming through the Lindsay area -- and when she came out of her basement her barn looked like a pile of wood. "It was ...
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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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