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12 young leaders changing Canada in this weeks Generation Why
If the number of young entrepreneurs and innovators in Canada is any indication, the generation that came of age alongside the modern web is ready to rethink everything.Earlier this month, ...
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Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
Toronto's mayor has denied allegations he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. Rob Ford called the claims "ridiculous" as he addressed a swarm of reporters outside his house in Canada's biggest city. The denial came after gossip site Gawker and the Toronto Star published articles saying they had been offered a video of the alleged smoking session. Both ...
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Yankees Kuroda blank Blue Jays
Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda has led the New York Yankees to a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball.The Yankees ended Toronto's run of four consecutive victories with a dominant performance as Kuroda gave up just two hits in his eight innings on the mound, while New York third-baseman David Adams scored twice for the hosts.New York came into Friday's game ...
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Canada abuzz over crack video
A video purportedly of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine has caused an uproar in Canada, with Mr Ford calling the allegations ...
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Diane-35 benefits outweigh risks when used as authorized for acne Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has completed a safety review of the anti-acne medication Diane-35 and determined the drug's benefits outweigh its risks when appropriately used. In Canada, Diane-35 is approved for the temporary treatment of severe acne in women who are unresponsive to other treatments. The federal agency says it should not be used in patients with a history that puts them at risk ...
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Morrow makes return to the hill facing Yankees
With it being nearly two weeks since he last took the hill, Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow is ready to make his eighth start of the season on Saturday against the Yankees in the Bronx. Scratched twice because of soreness in his upper back and neck, Morrow and the team now feel he is healthy enough to make the start. "We'll be cautious, it has been a little while since he has ...
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U.S. Russia and Canada failed to share information from investigations into Canadian jihadi Boston bomber
Set among auto shops on an industrial backstreet, the Imdadul Islamic Centre occupies a low building that housed a furniture business before it was converted into a mosque with a shiny silver dome. Founded by Guyanese Muslims, it has been a federally regulated charity in good standing since 1986. The mosque secretary, Osman Khan, co-chairs Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair's Muslim ...
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Canada’s NDP denounces China signals support for Obama’s “Asia Pivot”
Canada's Official Opposition, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP), brought forward a motion last month to scuttle the recently negotiated Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA).Though their motion was doomed to be overwhelmingly defeated and quickly forgotten, the social democrats used the occasion to repeatedly denounce the ...
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Blue Jays Buehrle loses to Yankees again 5-0
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle delivers the ball to the New York Yankees during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2013, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill ...
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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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Kuroda dominant in Yanks win over Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be a serious contender in the AL East, and now they're finally playing like one. The next 10 games could actually make them one. As they open a potentially vital stretch, the Blue Jays look to extend their longest winning streak of the season and end a seven-game skid to ...
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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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Crack story immerses Ford in scandal
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford briefly speaks to the media about allegations made by a U.S. website that he smokes crack cocaine. (Michelle Siu/The Globe and ...
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Blue Jays no match for Kuroda in opening loss
TOR@NYY: Loup snags Cano's liner, doubles off Gardner NEW YORK -- The Blue Jays have yet to find a way to solve Hiroki Kuroda, as they managed to record just two hits over eight innings against the Yankees' right-hander in a 5-0 loss on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Kuroda entered the game having allowed just four runs in two starts against Toronto this season, but he was even ...
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The Lede Long Before Crack Cocaine Allegations Toronto Mayor Was a Source of Controversy
angrily dismissed allegations on Friday that he had used crack cocaine in a 90-second cellphone video that is being peddled to United States and Canadian news organizations for more than ...
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No more boring politics Canada’s moved on to cynical contempt
I was always quite proud of the Canadian political system during the time I lived in Britain, especially when their Parliament was mired in some scandal involving Rupert Murdoch or the cleaning of ancestral moats.When anyone asked about politics back home, which was not often, I would bore them with stories of peace, order and good government until their eyes glazed over and they reached for ...
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Bonifacio taking advantage of more playing time
Email NEW YORK -- Super utility man Emilio Bonifacio is making the most out of his opportunity to receive more playing time. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons recently made a decision to give Bonifacio an extended look after previously only using him sporadically during April. Bonifacio got the start at second base on Friday night against New York, which marked his fifth consecutive game being ...
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McGowan promoted to Triple-A Buffalo
NEW YORK -- Right-hander Dustin McGowan is one step closer to making a possible return to the Major Leagues after he received a promotion to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday afternoon. McGowan is currently on a rehab assignment after undergoing yet another shoulder surgery last year. He recently made two appearances with Class A Dunedin while striking out four and walking one in a pair of innings. ...
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Blue Jays duo visits Cave Dwellers Golf Club
Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista pose with Cave Dweller April Whitzman at Chelsea Piers. (Paige Calamari/MLB Photos) NEW YORK -- Now that's a different kind of batting practice. Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion mixed business and pleasure Friday, when they brought their home run stroke to the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers. The two Blue Jays, clad in full uniform, sprayed golf balls and ...
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Toronto Mayor Is Accused of Using Cocaine
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Who needed Olivia Pope most this week IRS Toronto mayor Holder Carney
In the ABC hit show "Scandal", Olivia Pope is a Washington-based fixer. When people of power have trouble in D.C., Miss Pope is likely to be the first person they ...
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Canadas inflation level down to 0.4 in April
(MENAFN) Statistics Canada stated that the country's inflation level declined to 0.4 percent last month from 1 percent in March, reported Reuters. The agency said that on monthly basis, prices dipped by 0.2 percent.It attributed the remarkable decline in annual inflation rate to a fall of 6 percent in gasoline prices, and a decrease of 0.7 percent in prices of passenger cars.However, ...
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Suzuki dealers want payout over auto maker’s plans to leave Canada
Suzuki Canada Inc. dealers say they deserve a payout from the auto maker over its plan to halt vehicle sales in Canada next year.The dispute has ended up in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where Suzuki has filed a motion seeking dismissal of a claim dealers brought against the company under the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program (NADAP), which settles issues between dealers ...
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Maloney Deconstructing the Blue Jays wretched start
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey reacts during the fifth inning AL baseball action against Chicago White Sox in Toronto on Thursday April 18, 2013. (Chris Young/The Canadian ...
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Video Quebec and Ontario residents all shaken up by earthquake
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rattled residents across Quebec and Ontario, with the epicentre 17 kilometres northeast of Shawville, Quebec. A 4.2-magnitude aftershock was also ...
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Toronto's historical hospital due for upgrade
Toronto East General Hospital is undergoing a massive redevelopment and expansion plan that aims to update the tired facility, which is one of the oldest in the city.
Toronto East General Hospital was opened in 1929 and has been in continual operation ever since, located at 825 Coxwell Avenue in the capital of Ontario, the hospital is a community teaching hospital and has a bed capacity of 470. It treated over 60,000 people in its emergency room last year and provided in-patient care to over 19,000 people. Read more
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