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Senators begin uphill climb in Pittsburgh to save season
PITTSBURGH (AP) Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson isn't quite ready for the traditional season-ending handshake. Yet he knows if the Senators can't find a way to slow down slow down the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's coming soon. The Penguins grabbed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals with a 7-3 rout on Wednesday night, leading Alfredsson to offer ...
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Gibraltar gains entry among UEFA soccer nations
Gibraltar was accepted Friday as a full member by the UEFA Congress, becoming Europe's 54th official football nation. The move had previously been resisted by some politicians in neighbouring Spain, who wanted to stop the British territory on Spain's southern tip from joining UEFA. The decision will allow Gibraltar to enter into the qualifying competition for the 2016 European ...
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Joe Oliver challenges Trudeaus west-east pipeline tone
Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is accusing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau of trying to be on both sides of the west-east pipeline ...
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Abandoned building gutted by fire in downtown Edmonton
Crews are getting ready to pull down an abandoned building gutted by an overnight fire in downtown Edmonton. Firefighters worked through the night at the building on 105th Avenue and 102nd Street, which started just before midnight. Much of their efforts focused on saving an auto body shop next door. Investigators will be on scene today to look for the ...
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Motorists warned to avoid Washington bridge collapse area
Officials in Washington are warning motorists ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend to avoid the area where a bridge collapsed on Interstate 5 north of Mount Vernon last ...
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Canadian Hurricane Centre set to release 2013 forecast
High winds from Hurricane Igor toppled trees in St. John's in 2010. The Canadian Hurricane Centre is set to release its forecast for the 2013 hurricane season. (Paul Daly/Canadian ...
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Federal Court wont remove MPs over election robocalls
Voters backed by the Council of Canadians challenged the 2011 election victories by Conservative MPs, clockwise from top-left, Kelly Block, John Duncan, Jay Aspin, Joyce Bateman, Joe Daniel, Lawrence Toet and Ryan Leef. The challenge against Daniel was dropped Oct. 23. The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through ...
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Supreme Court to rule on $5M plagiarized lawsuit decision
A Vancouver family is anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court decision this morning on a $5 million medical lawsuit they won in 2009 that was overturned because the judge plagiarized most of his ...
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Mayor Rob Ford video sellers have disappeared Gawker
Online reaction to Mark Towhey's firing TORONTO - So where are the guys who are trying to sell the notorious alleged Mayor Rob Ford "crack smoking" video? And where is the most sought-after video in Toronto history itself? The guy trying to buy it for $200,000 would like to know. As of right now they, as well as it, have disappeared. "I haven't been in contact with ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens lower on stimulus pullback fears
TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened lower on Friday, led by weaker financial and energy shares, as fears of an early end to the U.S. government bond-buying program offset data showing positive economic sentiment in Germany. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 33.62 points, or 0.27 percent, at 12,624.47 shortly after the ...
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‘RHOA’ star Kandi Burruss doesn’t think Todd wants her money
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss may have been single throughout most of the show's filming, even though she was engaged to AJ before his passing during the earlier seasons of the show. It is no secret that Kandi is a very successful song producer, who has made a name for herself in the Atlanta music industry. Many people feel that she has provided lavish ...
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Kate Gosselin reveals she hates the smell of gas
gas on her car as often when she was married because Jon could have handled it for her as she took care of the home. However, after getting a divorce, it sounds like she is doing a majority of the household chores, which now includes putting gas on the car. However, she isn't thrilled with the idea of pumping gas because of ...
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Kim Kardashian tricks Kanye West to baby shower to film show
Kanye West isn't too keen on sharing the baby on the show. While she may be able to go to the doctor to get an ultrasound on camera, it sounds like her desire to film the show will be affected once the baby gets here. She is currently busy filming the show, which may include ...
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Sexual predators victims sought by Montreal police
Montreal Police are asking the public for help finding young victims of an alleged sexual predator. Michael Blanger was arrested on May 10. The 62-year-old Lachine man is charged with luring, invitations to sexual touching, sexual interference, and possession of child pornography. Montreal Police Const. Simon Delorme said Blanger enticed young girls into posing nude for him in pictures and ...
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Former Giro dItalia winner Danilo Di Luca fails another drug test
Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year's race, organizers announced Friday. If confirmed in a backup "B" sample, Di Luca risks a lifetime ban since this is his third offence. The UCI provisionally suspended Di Luca pending a hearing with the Italian cycling federation and the Vini Fantini-Selle ...
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Real estate registry eyed for Calgary city council members
Members of Calgary's city council may soon have to disclose more personal information in a real estate registry. The city hasn't had one for elected officials for more than a decade, but a council committee approved plans Thursday for a registry -- although what council members will need to disclose is still a work in progress. Mayor Naheed Nenshi says besides land holdings in ...
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Ottawa among affordable centres
OTTAWA -- As any real estate ad watcher will know, Ottawa homes tend to be more affordable than homes in many other Canadian centres.An RBC analysis offers confirmation. It pegs the affordability of a detached Ottawa bungalow at 39.1, representing the proportion of pre-tax household income required to cover home ownership costs. That compares with 82.3 in Vancouver, 53.8 in Toronto and 40.1 in ...
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Ottawa city worker uses defibrillator to save woman who collapsed
OTTAWA -- A woman was saved Thursday by a quick-thinking city worker who saw her collapse outside the Centrepointe Theatre.The worker was leaving the parking lot when the 64-year-old woman collapsed just after 4:30 p.m. The worker began CPR and called for a Public Access Defibrillator to be brought out of the building, paramedics said in a release. Other city workers helped apply the device, and ...
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Canadian custody dispute reaches tentative conclusion
child custody agreement. The argument had sparked between an American woman and a Canadian man. They met when the woman was attending medical school in Canada. An initial ruling had determined the children's custody situation would have to be determined by a Canadian court; that decision was confirmed by the 2nd Circuit earlier this month. The couple's problems began shortly after ...
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15 Canadian teens lost on hiking trip
The teens -- ages 16 and 17 from the Waterloo, Ontario, area -- became separated from their main group Thursday afternoon. Police and emergency crews were called in after attempts to find the youths were ...
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Rafael Nadal seeded No. 3 for French Open
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. Friday's draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament placed Nadal and Djokovic on the same half of the field, while Roger Federer could face David Ferrer in the other semifinal. Federer, the owner of a record 17 major titles including the 2009 ...
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Rob Ford councillors set to take over if mayor steps down
Members of Rob Ford's executive committee say they are prepared to take over the day-to-day running of the city if the Toronto mayor is no longer able to perform his duties amid a scandal involving allegations he was caught on video smoking crack ...
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Moncton defends spending on soccer fields
Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc is defending the growing amount of money being spent in the city to prepare for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. The New Brunswick government announced it would pay $800,000 to upgrade soccer fields to artificial turf at two Moncton high schools to help the city meet FIFA standards. The FIFA upgrades will cost nearly $3 million Moncton is putting up $1.5 ...
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Flemming opens door to fresh talks with doctors
Health Minister Ted Flemming released a letter he sent to the New Brunswick Medical Society on May 15 requesting the two sides return to ...
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Electoral fraud did take place in 2011 federal vote but it didn’t affect outcome judge rules
Electoral fraud occurred during the last federal election, a federal court judge ruled on Thursday, but there is no proof that it affected the outcomes in six ridings at issue, so the elections will not be overturned. The court challenge was brought by the Council of Canadians, which sought to overturn the election of six Conservative MPs who won close ridings where there was evidence that ...
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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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