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British Columbia man 22 believed kidnapped in Mexico
METRO VANCOUVER -- The family of a man from Coquitlam, B.C., who has gone missing in Mexico is desperately seeking information about what they now believe is a kidnapping. Diego Hernandez, 22, was last seen May 8 in Puerto Vallarta, where he'd been working as a martial arts instructor. He grew up in Coquitlam, but joined his mother about two years ago in the Mexican resort town where she ...
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Canada’s West Coast Ports Hold Onto 2012 Gains
Canada's West Coast container ports stayed level in the first quarter of 2013 with the robust growth they experienced last year. When compared with the first quarter of 2012, Canadian ports saw a higher throughput volume in the first quarter of 2013, but a slight dip in West Coast traffic market ...
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Gawker the mayor of Toronto and the crack cocaine video
The US gossip website Gawker is attempting to raise $200,000 in donations to buy a video alleged to show mayor of Toronto Rob Ford smoking crack ...
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Saudi coronavirus work stymied at Canadian lab May 20 2013 1249 AM ET The National
Strict contract prevents scientists from collaborating on deadly virus The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is working with a sample of the new coronavirus that's causing clusters of infections abroad -- but can't share the material with other researchers across the country despite the ...
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Calgarys summer weather forecast Drier but altogether nice
Sikome Lake in southeast Calgary is going to be busy again this summer, if the forecast for dry, warm weather holds true. AccuWeather.com also predicts central Alberta will have more severe thunderstorms than usual this ...
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Yahoo buys Tumblr blogging site for $1.1B
Yahoo announced Monday that it will pay $1.1B cash to purchase Tumblr, a blogging service that says it has massed more than 50 billion posts from 108 million blogs. (Fred ...
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Blackhawks captain Toews looks to shake slump Zetterberg
DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Red Wings got much younger this year, rebuilding with rookies and prospects pushed onto the ice. For much of the lockout-delayed season, it didn't look good for them. The storied franchise used to chase Stanley Cup titles with key players in their late 30s and 40s such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Chelios, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Larry Murphy. Not anymore. ...
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Blue Jays begin 9-game homestand against green Rays hurler
A rainout this weekend gives R.A. Dickey the chance to help the Toronto Blue Jays get back to their winning ways while earning another victory at home. The Blue Jays' next opponent, though, has had plenty of success in Toronto lately. The surging Tampa Bay Rays will seek their 13th win in 18 games at Rogers Centre on Monday while denying the Blue Jays a fourth consecutive home victory and ...
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Woman arrested in LaSalle stabbing
A 40-year-old woman is in custody after a stabbing incident outside her LaSalle home early this morning. Const. Dany Lacoursire of the Montreal police said the confrontation began when a noisy group emerged from a bar on Dollard Street near Lithuania Street just after the bar closed at 3 a.m. Lacoursire said the woman's son went outside to tell them to be quiet, and was assaulted by part ...
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Human rights complaint filed on behalf of Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith is shown in this still image taken from a coroner's video. Federal correctional authorities are trying to stop public disclosure of videos and documents during a fight over the scope of an Ontario inquest into the prison death of a deeply troubled teen. (The Canadian ...
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Lopez unit Canadian firm to develop geothermal areas in Chile Peru
Energy Development Corp. (EDC), the country's largest geothermal resources firm, signed a joint-venture agreement with Canada-based Alterra Power Corp. for the joint development of four geothermal concession areas in Chile and Peru. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange Monday, EDC said the joint-venture agreement covered the Mariposa project in Chile and three other prospective ...
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Canadian Dollar Weakens As Crude Prices Ease
The Canadian dollar drifted weaker on Monday morning in New York as the price of crude oil, Canada's crucial export, was slipping ahead of this week's key economic data from the U.S. and China and comments by the Federal Reserve chairman.Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) futures for July delivery, the most actively traded contract, shed $0.49 to $95.80 per barrel. Last week, oil settled flat ...
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Flu shot for health workers urged by Ont. medical officer
Ontario's chief medical officer of health is renewing her push for health workers to get their shots. Dr. Arlene King's push comes after a severe flu season among residents of long-term care homes. There were more than 350 flu outbreaks, compared to about 100 the year before. That number comes even though most residents are vaccinated. King said three quarters of long-term care ...
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Canada Tries To Poach High-Tech Workers From The U.S.
Alongside a freeway in Northern California is a billboard which reads: Pivot to Canada. The billboard is urging high-tech immigrants living in the U.S. to pay attention to Canada. Canada wants to attract highly-skilled, foreign-born tech workers who are fed up with the visa process that they must follow to remain in the ...
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Canadian Tire forgoes BYOD issues BlackBerries to workers
Computerworld - Bucking the BYOD trend, Canadian Tire is issuing BlackBerry Q10 and Z10 smartphones to its corporate employees. An overwhelming majority of the Toronto-based company's 3,000 corporate users requested the Q10, which features a physical qwerty keyboard, as a replacement for older Bold or Curve devices, said CTO Eugene Roman. But some said they preferred the Z10, which has a ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 20
Mon May 20, 2013 6:10am EDT May 20 (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 * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over his role in the C$90,000 ($87,600) bailout of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy's expense account. Nigel ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 20
Mon May 20, 2013 6:10am EDT May 20 (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 * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over his role in the C$90,000 ($87,600) bailout of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy's expense account. Nigel ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 20
Mon May 20, 2013 6:10am EDT May 20 (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 * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over his role in the C$90,000 ($87,600) bailout of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy's expense account. Nigel ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 20
Mon May 20, 2013 6:10am EDT May 20 (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 * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over his role in the C$90,000 ($87,600) bailout of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy's expense account. Nigel ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 20
Mon May 20, 2013 6:10am EDT May 20 (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 * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over his role in the C$90,000 ($87,600) bailout of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy's expense account. Nigel ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 20
Mon May 20, 2013 6:10am EDT May 20 (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 * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over his role in the C$90,000 ($87,600) bailout of former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy's expense account. Nigel ...
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Sorry hockey fans. Canada’s NHL woes can’t be blamed on the loonie
As we gaze upon another Stanley Cup playoffs with the sad, forlorn eyes of a nation whose teams are mostly already eliminated, we have to wonder how the elusive hand of economics has deceived us once again.Of the seven National Hockey League teams based in Canada, only four made the playoffs at all. After a couple of first-round defeats, the Ottawa Senators are now the lone Canadian team still ...
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Can the Senate fire a senator
An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion. Ned Franks, an emeritus political science professor at Queen's university, said, "The Senate is master of its own house." Franks cautioned that the removal of a senator cannot be done without cause, but, "If the Senate considers ...
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Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx
A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers. "Out of the 50 some odd jobs that I've applied for, I've heard back from two," said Glen Hamel, of Mississauga, Ont. "The rest -- I never hear ...
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A Vancouver MP not shocked but concerned with the Senate expense scandal
5/20/2013 A Vancouver MP says she's not surprised Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned after it was discovered he cut a 90 thousand dollar cheque to Senator Mike Duffy. The cheque was intended to cover Duffy's disallowed housing expenses. Here's Liberal Joyce Murray. "What is surprising or concerning I think is how long the Prime Minister ...
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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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