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UPDATE 2-Egyptian tycoon to buy MTS fiber network in new Canada push
Fri May 24, 2013 5:08pm EDT * MTS to sell Allstream business for C$520 mln * MTS shares jump more than 5 percent in Toronto * Deal could result in MTS becoming takeover target By Alastair Sharp and Euan Rocha TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc will sell its Allstream fiber optic network to a company controlled by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris for C$520 million (US$503 ...
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CANADA STOCKS-Valeant deal sparks share jump helps TSX ends week higher
* TSX ends up 9.13 points, or 0.07 percent, to 12,667.22 * Index gains 0.4 percent in shortened week * Valeant shares surge after reports of $9 billion Bausch & Lomb bid * Manitoba Telecom climbs after deal to sell Allstream * National Bank up 1.4 percent after results By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, May 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several ...
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Canadas DeLaet Sets Colonial Pace With Strong Finish
(Reuters) - Canadian Graham DeLaet succumbed to the infamous 'Horrible Horseshoe' but rebounded with two closing birdies to move into an early one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. In pursuit of his first PGA Tour victory, the 31-year-old from Saskatchewan put a welcome smile back on his face as he carded a three-under-par 67 in ...
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Ottawa ups financial contribution to Culture Days
The federal government is contributing $1-million over the next two years to Culture Days, the annual three-day national celebration of arts and culture that started in 2010. Paul Calandra, Conservative MP and parliamentary secretary to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, made the announcement Friday in Toronto before 250 delegates to the 2013 National Congress on Culture. The money will ...
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Where can I blow my visitors’ minds with Canada’s best wildlife
, I've been wide-eyed at Canada's animal wonders since moving from Britain in the 1990s. Wildlife watching over there mostly involves hedgehogs and pigeons, so it's no surprise Brits fall so heavily for our menagerie of photogenic ...
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Mayor Rob Ford denies using crack cocaine
Mayor Rob Ford is seen during a special council meeting on the Toronto Casino debate at city hall in Toronto, Ont., May 21, 2013. (Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and ...
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Hockey Canada parts ways with head scout Kevin Prendergast
Hockey Canada has decided to make some personnel changes within its Program of Excellence in an attempt to shake its recent downturn in form.At it's annual general meeting in Charlottetown on Friday, Hockey Canada boss Bob Nicholson confirmed head scout Kevin Prendergast and goaltending coach Ron Tugnutt have parted ways with the national governing body. Prendergast, a former assistant ...
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With Fate of Video in Question Toronto Mayor Denies Smoking Crack
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is swarmed by reporters as he enters his offices at Toronto City Hall May 17, 2013. Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, his lawyer told the Toronto Sun on ...
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Fight breaks out during drug deal at Saskatoon high school
Police cars sat outside the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon on May 23, 2013. The public facility, along with adjoining high schools Tommy Douglas and Bethlehem, were locked down after a possible gun ...
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Whats in store for Patrick Roy NHL coach
Will newly hired Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy, left, be more Kevin Dineen, middle, in his first season as an NHL head coach or more Randy Cunneyworth, right. Dineen guided Florida to a 94-point season in 2011-12, while Cunneyworth was a disappointing 18-23-9 in the same campaign. (Canadian Press/Getty ...
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Raptors trying to woo top GM Masai Ujiri away from Nuggets
Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, left, talks with New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps before a 2012-13 game. (David Zalubowski/Associated ...
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Bayern players know how to approach biggest Champions League spotlight
Philipp Lahm, left, and Thomas Mueller spoke to reporters on the eve of Bayern Munich's final with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. (UEFA/Getty ...
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Inter Milan hires Walter Mazzarri as head coach
Inter Milan fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni on Friday and hired Walter Mazzarri as his replacement, five days after concluding the Serie A season with a highly disappointing ninth-place finish. Inter bid Stramaccioni goodbye in an official announcement on its website and said it had signed Mazzarri to a two-year deal. Mazzarri stepped down as Napoli manager last weekend. Having never coached ...
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Pierres picks 5 dont-miss events in Montreal this weekend
Every Friday, CBC Montreal's Homerun arts reporter Pierre Landry brings you the top five things to see and do in Montreal this weekend. 1. ...
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Lobbying saved Montreals UN aviation agency Paradis says
Qatar's decision to drop its bid to bring the International Civil Aviation Organization's headquarters to Doha from Montreal was the result of hard work and intense lobbying on the part of three levels of government, federal Industry Minister Christian Paradis said Friday. The UN agency that regulates international aviation transport has been based in Montreal from its beginnings in ...
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2nd woman charged in Gleichen homicide
RCMP have charged a second woman with first-degree murder in the death of a man from Chilliwack, B.C. Tak Tai Lawrence Leung, 26, died of stab wounds after an altercation last Saturday in Gleichen, about 90 kilometres east of Calgary. An 18-year-old woman from the Siksika First Nation was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder. On Friday RCMP said a second suspect -- a ...
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Wetaskiwin-area seniors beaten in home invasion
Two seniors are in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a home invasion near Wetaskiwin this week. The elderly couple lives in a rural home and were expecting one of their sons to drop in for dinner Tuesday night. The couple answered a knock at the door when a man walked in and attacked them, then stole their vehicle. Their son arrived shortly after the attack, finding his 83-year-old ...
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Cable bridges prevent collapses retired B.C. engineer says
Modern-day bridges constructed with cables prevent incidents like the Interstate 5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River on Thursday, a retired B.C. engineer ...
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John Gilchrist tries Balo
Calgary has no shortage of options for Vietnamese cuisine. In every quadrant of the city, you can find a variety of options for pho, vermicelli, spring rolls and more. John GIlchrist visited Balo in the city's southwest recently. It's located at 1238 Eighth Street S.W. in the Beltline and seats about 80 diners in a light, open room. Balo offers tasty, plentiful food that blurs the ...
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Man who hit woman with toilet-tank lid dragged another woman behind his vehicle gets 15 years
EDMONTON -- An Edmonton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for hitting a woman with a toilet tank lid, setting her apartment on fire, and dragging another woman behind his vehicle on a busy roadway. Zachary Holland, who is 25, received his punishment Thursday for several charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping and arson with disregard for human life. Megan Carley, who is 24, ...
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‘I do not use crack cocaine’ Rob Ford breaks silence to categorically deny drug report
Breaking a nearly week-long silence, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations he smokes crack cocaine or has a drug problem. ';I do not use crack cocaine nor am I an addict of crack cocaine,'; Ford said in a statement Friday afternoon. ';As for a video, I can’t comment on a video I have never seen or does not exist.'; Ford, sporting a new haircut and appearing ...
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Toronto mayor says he doesnt smoke crack
TORONTO Mayor Rob Ford denies he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford has not said whether he has ever used crack. He has also declined to take questions from reporters at a Friday news conference at City Hall after close allies released a letter urging him to address the video, which apparently shows him smoking crack. "I ...
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Its Rich Kids of Instagram concentrated in one Canadian
MrWallStreet83 caught my eye. If you, like me, are a fan of unabashed chutzpah on the Internet, MrWallStreet83 - the Instagram alias of a 29-year-old Canadian real-estate broker named Martin Lavoie - is a strong contender for the best account on Instagram. Nearly every day, Lavoie (bio: "In the business of not giving a fuck what you think and business is really good") posts photos of ...
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Amazon brings latest tablet offering to Canada with Kindle Fire HD
Amazon.ca's latest tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, is now available for pre-order in Canada - and it also comes at a nifty price tag, starting at less than $300. Coming in at either 7 inches or 8.9 inches, the Kindle Fire HD runs on Android and includes a front-facing HD camera, access to email and a calendar, and access to many games, apps and books. Amazon also has millions of books ...
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Canadian Innovation Exchange opens Top 20 contest for 2013
Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) launched the CIX Top 20 on Thursdat, opening up the floor for companies to put in entries and be recognized as among the most innovative in Canada's tech scene. Held once a year, the CIX recognizes innovative companies with revenues of under $10 million and helps shine a light on what will be "the next big thing," according to CIX co-chair Chris ...
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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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