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Albertas pest list includes 60 critters
As summer approaches many Calgarians are finding that squirrels, birds and other critters are starting to find homes in their backyards. Pest control companies are having a hard time keeping up. "When you look at a pest, you're looking at their reproduction rates and their habits," said Nicholas Holland, who owns a pest control company in the city. "Many times it ...
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Anti-corruption raids at borough offices in CDN-NDG
Quebec's anti-corruption unit (UPAC) conducted a series of raids on Thursday, including one at the Cte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grce borough offices. Those same offices were raided earlier this year, in February. UPAC also paid a visit to the offices of Union Montral yesterday. ...
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Enbridge Pipelines vital for Canada
Crude oil pipelines in Canada are the lifeblood to a national economy that depends largely on exports for revenue, the top executive at Enbridge Inc. said. Enbridge is working to build its Northern Gateway pipeline to deliver crude oil from Alberta the western Canadian coast. Enbridge Chief Executive Officer Al Monaco told Bloomberg News that pipelines are an integral part of the Canadian ...
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Canadian dollar whipsawed as market mood swings ‘from greedy to fearful’
Global financial markets are in turmoil this morning, spooked by a weak economic reading in China and left not knowing exactly what to think about the Federal Reserve's stimulus plans. "Yesterday markets seemed unstoppable, with the rally carrying all before it," said market analyst Chris Beauchamp of IG in London."Ben Bernanke's testimony seemed to fire the starting ...
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Lufthansa United Air Canada win EU nod for revenue-sharing pact
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, United Airlines, Continental and Air Canada won approval from EU antitrust regulators on Thursday for their transatlantic tie-up after agreeing to give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York.The four airlines' revenue-sharing, pricing and capacity pacts triggered an investigation by European Commission regulators four years ago, over concerns that these may result ...
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Torontos not-so-artful dodger sends Doug Ford to do the talking
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford waits in his car at the end of the funeral for former Toronto Sun founding editor Peter Worthington at Christ Church Deer Park on Yonge St., Toronto May 22, 2013. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ...
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Family of Ontario man missing in Australia pleads for army help
The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when "voices" were heard in the search area in the Kosciuszko National Park. But reports from the site in New South Wales say that poor ...
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2nd suspect in Tim Bosma case in court today on murder charge
A second man arrested in the death of Tim Bosma, a Hamilton father who disappeared after taking two men on a test drive, is due in court today to face a charge of first-degree murder. Bosma's remains were later found burned beyond recognition at a farm belonging to one of the suspects and police say they still don't have a motive for his death. Police say 25-year-old Mark Smich was ...
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Via terror plot suspects due in court today
Two suspects charged in an alleged plot to bomb a Via Rail train are scheduled to appear in a Toronto court this morning. Both 35-year-old Raed Jaser of Toronto and Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal are expected to appear by ...
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Rob Ford Councillors media want answers on crack issue
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced Thursday that he is cancelling a special meeting in which city councillors were due to debate the casino issue. ...
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Most Canadians would prefer to see more stay-at-home parents new poll
Canadians want to see more stay-at-home parents, according to a new poll commissioned by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada as it calls for governments to overhaul their approach to early childhood care. The public opinion poll found 76% of respondents believe it is best that children under six be home with a parent. It also found almost two-thirds of respondents would rather see ...
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Departing Carney reminds us why ‘Canada works’
Pandemonium envy His final speech in his current post was much more than a self-congratulatory valedictory address. It was a technocratic ode to his native country and an admonition to policy-makers here that the institutional framework of Canadian federalism is not to be tampered with lightly.For all our bellyaching about Dutch disease, equalization payments and employment insurance abuse, Mr. ...
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Some of SNC’s missing millions found in Montreal real estate RCMP alleges
A court order obtained by the RCMP has frozen the sale of several properties, include a $915,000 home near the suburb of Saint-Lambert, Que. (CHRISTINNE MUSCHI FOR THE GLOBE AND ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 23
Thu May 23, 2013 6:30am EDT May 23 (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 * A draft report on Prince Edward Island Senator Mike Duffy's expenses clearly shows a Conservative-dominated committee removed several key sentences that would have cast him in a ...
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Press Digest-canada-may 23
Thu May 23, 2013 6:30am EDT May 23 (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 * A draft report on Prince Edward Island Senator Mike Duffy's expenses clearly shows a Conservative-dominated committee removed several key sentences that would have cast him in a ...
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Neil Macdonald Harper no Obama when it comes to dealing with scandals
Prime Minister Stephen Harper responds to questions about the resignation of his chief of staff and Senator Mike Duffy during a joint press conference with the president of Peru on Wednesday. (Canadian ...
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Court freezes assets in widening SNC-Lavalin probe
This month the RCMP asked a court in Montreal to freeze several bank accounts and a family trust belonging to former SNC executive vice-president of construction Sami Bebawi, as well as properties bought by his children, according to a 114-page affidavit sworn by Cpl. Alexandre Beaulieu. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian ...
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Needed New approaches to defuse suicide contagion among teens
Teens who knew a schoolmate that died from suicide are more likely to consider taking their own lives -- a phenomenon known as a 'suicide contagion.' ...
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Man arrested for selling fake bus passes on Kijiji
(CBC) Saint John Police are warning about fraud after fake city bus passes were sold on the online classified site Kijiji. The police launched an investigation after one person complained about fraudulent bus passes being advertised on the website. Undercover police officers contacted the seller listed on the Kijiji posting and arranged a meeting. When the seller produced the fake transit ...
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Guilty pleas expected today in Nova Scotia chained-teen case
A man accused of chaining up a teen and sexually assaulting him last fall is expected to enter guilty pleas in a Bridgewater, N.S., courtroom this morning. The lawyer for David James Leblanc says they have reached an agreement with the Crown. Mike Taylor said his client will plead guilty to some charges of forcible confinement, sexual assault and pornography. "He wants to just accept his ...
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Is it too late to switch from Canadian bank stocks to U.S.
ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most. With additional commentary and coverage from Thomson-Reuters Breaking Views and The Financial Times, ROB Insight is a one-stop shop for time-pressed and global-minded Canadian business ...
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Video Massive Vancouver car explosion rocks West End
Photos taken from video made available by London’s The Sun newspaper appear to show one of the assailants speaking to the camera after a brutal attack in broad daylight May 22, 2013 near a military barracks in ...
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Quebecers polled on ‘problem’ of religious accommodations as PQ delays introduction of Charter of Secularism
The Parti Quebecois government, already involved in a political battle to toughen the province’s language law, has placed another emotionally charged identity issue on the back burner. The government has delayed its plan to set limits on religious accommodations until the fall and even begun referring to it in less contentious terms. The PQ campaigned last year on a promise to introduce ...
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Iron ore copper gold potash to drive Canadian 2013 exports--EDC
Iron ore shipments, strong copper production and a 20% increase in Ontario's gold output are expected to give a huge boost to Canada's exports, advises Canada's export credit ...
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Anti-abortion group targets Calgary MP
Calgary Centre-North Conservative MP Michelle Rempel’s image is on postcards featuring photos of aborted fetuses and they’re being distributed in her ...
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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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