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Photos London beats Saskatoon 3-2 in Memorial Cup
Saskatoon Blades goaltender Andrey Makarov stops a shot from London Knights centre Ryan Rupert during first period Memorial Cup action in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday, May 17, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam ...
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Wharnsby Senators in need of home cooking
Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson, left, lets in a goal by Pittsburgh Penguins sniper Sidney Crosby, not shown, as Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis, right, and Ottawa Senators winger Cory Conacher watch during the first period of Game 2 in Pittsburgh, Penn. (Jason ...
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Did You See That Crosby burns Senators with hat trick
Pittsburgh Penguins sniper Sidney Crosby almost single-handedly took down the Ottawa Senators on Friday, scoring a hat trick in his team's 4-3 Game 2 win. (Justin K. Aller/Getty ...
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Update Man charged in deaths of Calgary woman and her son
Calgary police have charged a man in the deaths of a woman and her young son. Thirty-five-year-old Chona Manzano and five-year-old Gabriel Manzano were found dead Thursday in a home on the northwest edge of the city. Police say a family member was alerted to a problem and went to the home around lunch time. He found the woman’s body on the main floor of the house and the child ...
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Three arrested in racially-motivated attack at Vancouver bar www.privateofficer.com
– Three Clark County men were arrested for felony assault and racially-motivated malicious harassment in a March 18 assault at a Vancouver bar. The three men assaulted three other men with a deadly weapon at the Quarter Deck Bar, according to court documents. They were accused of making racist comments toward an interracial couple, and then getting a gun from a car and making death ...
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Suspect in Tim Bosma’s death was always ‘a little different’ and did ‘odd stuff’ at private school classmate says
More than the record-breaking flight as a prodigy pilot or his family's notable history or wealth, schoolmates of Dellen Millard, who is charged with first-degree murder in a shocking kidnapping case of an Ontario father, remember his dog biscuits. In grades 6 and 7, Mr. Millard walked the corridors of his elite private school carrying a box of dog treats, drawing out one bone-shaped ...
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Missing woman contacted murder suspect Dellen Millard shortly before her disappearance
Police are revisiting a months-old missing persons case after receiving information of a possible connection between the missing woman and the man accused with murdering Tim Bosma. Sgt. Stephen Woodhouse -- who was the lead detective in the search for Laura Babcock almost a year ago -- was informed earlier this week that Hamilton and Toronto police were looking into the stagnant ...
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Canadian PM to Visit Peru Next Week
Lima, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will officially visit Peru on next Tuesday as announced by the Peruvian Foreign Ministry. The report said that Harper will be received in the Palace of Government by Peruvian President Ollanta Humala. The objective of the Canadian Prime ...
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Toronto mayor faces political test over crack allegations
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is facing his greatest political test following two reports that he is seen in a video apparently using crack cocaine. He called the accusations ...
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Top hockeynight tweets of the night
The Senators were hungry to tie up the series against the Penguins in Game 2 and hockey fans were tweeting along with the action. Ottawa put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell 4-3 to Pittsburgh. Here are some of the best tweets from Friday night's ...
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Knights best Blades in Memorial Cup opener
Knights left-winger Bo Horvat, right, and right-winger Seth Griffith celebrate a goal as Blades defenceman Dalton Thrower skates away in the first period during the Memorial Cup opener Friday night in Saskatoon. London scored a power-play goal in the third period to pull out a 3-2 win. (Liam Richards/Canadian ...
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Michael Phelps returning to competitive swimming report
Michael Phelps, who retired from competitive swimming at age 27 immediately after last summer's London Olympics, won 18 gold medals and 22 medals overall, more than any other Olympian. (Clive Rose/Getty ...
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Danielle Smith asks RCMP to investigate Sandhu
Wildrose Official Opposition Leader Danielle Smith has requested the RCMP conduct a criminal investigation into the actions of Edmonton-Manning MLA Peter Sandhu. Sandhu was at the centre of a CBC Investigation earlier this week when it was discovered that he owns a homebuilding company that's being pursued by creditors for not paying its debts. The CBC investigation also found that Sandhu ...
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Photos Classic $4.388M West Vancouver mansion
This Ambleside Tudor revival home features four bedrooms, two full and three half bathrooms, an outdoor pool, landscaped gardens, chef's kitchen and media/games room. The 5,634-sq-ft mansion sits on 0.56 acres that includes a trout and salmon-bearing ...
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Vancouver boosts investment in local social enterprise
Heather O’Hara, executive director of the Potluck Cafe Society at the Potluck Cafe and Catering business on Hastings St. in Vancouver on May 16, 2013. The City of Vancouver approved a plan this week to grant the society $80,000 to be used to support the growth and success of other social enterprise ...
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Ontario cottage country cleans up after severe flooding
Instead of kicking back on the dock this weekend, Stan Tick and his family are going to try to fix theirs. And pick up the flotsam and jetsam, including massive logs, that have been deposited on the lawn of their Lake Vernon property."It was very - I'm not going to say scary, because you're used to the conditions - this was really quite out of the ordinary," said Mr. Tick, ...
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Canadian PM to visit Peru Colombia to enhance economic ties
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper will pay a four-day visit to Peru and Colombia next week to enhance economic relations with South American countries.Senior officials of the Prime Minister's Office said at a news briefing that Harper will meet with leaders, representatives from the private sector and Canadians who are helping to increase economic prosperity, reinforce democratic ...
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Sidney Crosbys hat trick lifts Pens past Senators in Game 2
Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, centre, celebrates with teammate Pascal Dupuis during first period of Game 2 in Pittsburgh on Friday, May 17, 2013. (Gene J. Puskar/The Associated ...
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Sharks GM jumps to Raffi Torress defence
San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of his team's second-round series vs. the Los Angeles Kings. (Christian Petersen/Getty ...
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Don Cherry disagrees with Raffi Torres suspension
Sharks forward Raffi Torres, who is barred from the remainder of his team's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles, is a marked man who does stupid things to upset the NHL, says Don Cherry. (Christian Petersen/Getty ...
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Keegan Bradley still in command at Byron Nelson
Keegan Bradley hits a shot during the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship at the TPC Four Seasons Resort on Friday in Irving, Tx. (Tom Pennington/Getty ...
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Mall owner sues Slave Lake and its fire department
A company is suing the province, the town of Slave Lake and its fire department for $3 million in damages caused by fire crews battling the wildfire that ripped through the community in May 2011. Sawridge Plaza Corporation owns the Slave Lake Shopping Centre, one of more than 400 buildings destroyed or damaged in the fire. In a statement of claim, the company says the town and fire service ...
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Mosquitoes arrive just in time for long weekend
Just in time for the long weekend, the mosquitoes have arrived in force. CBC's Brandy Yanchyk spoke with the city's resident mosquito expert Mike Jenkins about what Edmontonians can expect from the bloodsuckers this ...
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Taxpayers Federation outraged after acupuncturists alleged fraud
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is outraged that a Richmond, B.C. acupuncturist was able to allegedly defraud the province's Medical Services Plan for years. Mubai ...
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Cynthia Vanier began plotting Saadi Gaddafi’s escape in early 2011 SNC-Lavalin
MONTREAL - A court document filed by SNC-Lavalin alleges that a Canadian mediator and the bodyguard to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son began planning the son's escape from Libya as early as February 2011. And Canada was their first choice of destination in the early days of the uprising against the Gaddafi regime. "The plan in the beginning before your involvement was to try to get ...
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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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