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Low cost carrier comes to Toronto CNW Group Toronto passengers no longer need to drive to Buffalo for cheaper flights The GTAA is very pleased with the announcement today of a codeshare partnership between WestJet...
Southwest to fly to Canada Chicago Tribune Southwest Airlines Co. says it plans to offer international service -- a first for the low-fare carrier -- through a deal with Canada's WestJet. Southwest said Tuesday that it has taken the first...
Diamonds may have rained down during last Ice Age Toronto News.Net Washington, : New chemical analyses of diamond, gold and silver found in the US has revealed that these precious materials might have rained down during the last Ice Age after a comet shattered over Canada and set North America ablaze, all leading to a mass die-off of animals and humans.
Ontario judge to rule by next week on fate of... Canadian Business A protocol for counting votes had been agreed to by both sides of the dispute, he said. "The process was followed and the result was fair," Richler said. But he said Melnyk, who owns the largest...
Canada condemns suicide bombing in Kabul Toronto News.Net Ottawa (Canada), : Canadian Foreign Minister David Emerson today issued the following statement condemning the suicide bomb attack outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul,...
Hassan Adams signs 2-year deal with Raptors CBC News Swingman Hassan Adams inked a two-year contract with the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Adams, 24, was drafted in the second round, 54th overall, by the New Jersey Nets in the 2006 draft. Regarded as a...
A Stampede critique of Canada C News Prime Minister Jean Chretien holds up his jeans to show his new cowboy boots to the crowd Stampede breakfast in Calgary on 1995. Chretien is accompanied by his wife Aline. THE CANADIAN...
Bank of Canada ends cash injections, cites im... Canadian Business The Canadian Press 2008 - 12:47 a.m. Bank of Canada has ended its liquidity cash injections to the chartered banks, saying improved credit conditions allow it to close up the last...
Google says Bell Canada should cease C News Bce ) for seeking to limit traffic originated by customers of independent rivals that buy capacity on the phone company's network. A 15-page intervention by the California-based company...
Media Advisory - Industry Canada CNW Group Gary Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington, will celebrate an important Government of Canada investment for the Township of Wellington North. ...
Lakeside George Brown campus to be announced Globe and Mail The development of a lakeside satellite campus for landlocked George Brown College is expected to be announced today by Waterfront Toronto, with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Energy and...
Canada Spectrum Auction Closes, C$4.2B Raised eWeek A Canadian government auction of wireless spectrum aimed at bringing fresh competition to Canada's cell phone market has reached its final stretch, with total bids reaching more than C$4 billion...
Canada to rehear US Army deserter WISH TV8 A federal court in Canada wants the nation's refugee board to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter's failed bid for asylum. It's the first ruling in favor of soldiers who've...
Shell Scraps Plans To Build New Refinery Near Sarnia, Ontario Morning Star In 2006, the Anglo-Dutch major said it was considering building a facility able to process up to 250,000 barrels a day at its existing Sarnia Manufacturing Center near the...
Could Upgrade Canada Oil Sands At US Refineries Morning Star ... said the company could upgrade extra bitumen from a proposed expansion at its Athabasca Oil Sands Project into refinery-ready crude in the U.S., rather than go ahead with a potential C$27 billion...
Catholic group returns founder CTV Ctv.ca News Staff An Ontario Catholic organization has returned the Order of Canada medal given to its founder to protest awarding abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler with the same distinction. "We...
Bank of Canada backs off as credit tensions ease Reuters Tensions in Canada's money markets have eased enough to prompt the Bank of Canada to suspend operations to get short-term lending back on track, but analysts say it's too early to...
Aznavour receives honorary Order of Canada CTV The Canadian Press - Legendary singer Charles Aznavour has been invested as an honorary officer of the Order of Canada. Gov.Gen. Michaelle Jean bestowed the honour upon the French citizen...
Financial Consortium Saves Bell Canada Buyout TechWeb Jubilant investors and financial institutions with a stake in the buyout of Bell Canada pushed the company's stock up more than 11% Monday in the wake of an agreement by banks to provide the...
Southern Arc Minerals invests $5.4 million in Canada Nickel Corp. Canadian Business The Canadian Press 2008 - 10:51 a.m. Southern Arc Minerals Inc. (TSXV:SA), a Vancouver-based junior miner, says it has made a $5.4 million strategic investment in Canada Nickel...
The Mobile Passport Unit of Passport Canada in Truro CNW Group Passport Canada officials are arriving in Nova Scotia next week with the Mobile Passport Unit. They will be in Truro on in Antigonish on and in...
Catch a game in Toronto this summer CNW Group ... www.torontotourism.com . Make it a powerhouse football weekend by catching the Toronto Argonauts on Friday August 15th as they play the rival Montreal Alouettes. This summer Toronto also hosts...
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