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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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New honorary section of Trans Canada Trail opened at Rideau Hall and 24 Sussex
Mrs. Laureen Harper Honorary Campaign Chair of the TCT Chapter 150 Campaign. The honorary section of TCT is approximately one kilometer long and takes visitors along the MacKay Walk and passes the Canadian Heritage Garden and the Pool of Unity to the front of the Residence around the Fountain of Hope, which is dedicated ...
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Government of Canada invests to help young immigrants in Winnipeg get jobs
Winnipeg to help them gain the skills, knowledge and experience they need to enter and succeed in the job market. The announcement was made by the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Provencher, on behalf of the ...
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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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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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Report Raptors going after Ujiri
DENVER - The Denver Nuggets are letting general manager Masai Ujiri, the NBA's Executive of the Year, meet with the Toronto Raptors about their GM vacancy, Yahoo Sports is reporting.Yahoo reported that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke is prepared to offer Ujiri $3 million annually to return to Toronto, where he was assistant GM for three years before joining the Nuggets ...
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Report Raptors receive permission to speak with Denvers Ujiri
The Toronto Raptors have reportedly received permission to speak with Masai Ujiri of the Denver Nuggets about their vacant general manager's position.Yahoo! Sports reports that Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke is prepared to offer Ujiri a multi-year deal said to be worth $3-million a ...
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What to do in Toronto May 24-30
Toronto Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday talks to the media at Toronto City Hall May 24, 2013. Reporters for the Toronto Star newspaper and Gawker Media said they had watched a cellphone video that appears to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. The video is allegedly being shopped around for about $100,000 by people said to be involved in the drug trade. Reuters could not independently confirm ...
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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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Canada - Proposed bill threatens independence of Canadian public broadcaster
The relationship over many decades between the CBC/Radio-Canada and successive federal governments is based on an understanding of how a public broadcaster operates: the government provides most of the funding but the politicians are historically, culturally and legally restricted in how much control they have over what the broadcaster does. This is the case where he who pays the piper does not ...
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Canadas Harper says very sorry about snowballing expenses scandal
LIMA, Peru -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal that threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in ...
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Three survive US-Canada bridge collapse
The major link between the US and Canadian sides of the Pacific Northwest region was severed after a bridge collapsed, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river, police said. All three people who were on the span were rescued and taken to hospitals. The four-lane Interstate 5 bridge more than half a century old collapsed about halfway between Seattle and Vancouver, British ...
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Ontario universities tap into student creativity to make life more accessible for all in annual IDeA competition
May 24, 2013 /CNW/ - A navigation system that will alert users with visual disabilities to obstacles in their environment and a wheelchair seat that adjusts to help users reach higher cupboards are designs from the finalists of the Council of Ontario Universities' (COU) annual Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. "Ontario universities are committed ...
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Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for savings alone
Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. The bank updated its code of conduct on Friday, after facing intense criticism last month for its hiring ...
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Man charged 20 years later in sexual assault of 9-year-old girl
Brampton resident Shane Garry, 45, has been charged with sexual assault for an alleged crime that took place more than 20 years ago. (Toronto ...
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Toronto city hall working despite mayor’s crack video allegations
Toronto's deputy mayor is urging Mayor Rob Ford to address the raging scandal over an alleged crack cocaine video. Ford called reports of the video "ridiculous" but has said little ...
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Ontario premier says shes confident in Toronto city council
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says she's confident that Toronto city council will be able to carry on its work in spite of the crisis surrounding the mayor. Speaking in London, Wynne says it's unfortunate when there are issues that make it a tumultuous situation for a local government. But she says councillors are "stepping up to their responsibilities" amid the raging ...
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Canada will retain Montreal-based UN agency headquarters
MONTREAL -- Canada will keep its only UN agency now that Qatar has abandoned a bid to get the International Civil Aviation Organization to move its headquarters to the Middle Eastern country. ICAO confirmed the news Friday morning as did Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, who announced it on Twitter. Qatar has offered no explanation for its decision to back off. ICAO Secretary General ...
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Strip Searched During Exam Canada High School Has Some Explaining To Do
With technology growing every day, many things are becoming a lot easier. Finding a nearby restaurant on your smartphone, for example. Or, cheating on a test. For that reason, a Canada high school issued statements to parents recently after school staff conducted a strip-search to find a missing cell phone. The incident happened during Cap-Jeunesse High School’s final exams; each student ...
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Ontario students who went missing on school hike home safe
After being separated from their group and spending a cold night on the Bruce Peninsula National Park, a group of 15 students from a Waterloo, Ont., high school has returned home safely. The students -- all 16 and 17-year-olds -- spent nearly 12 hours alone on the southern Ontario hiking trail overnight Thursday after disappearing around 5 p.m. while on a school hiking trip. The youths ...
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Government of Canada supports participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life
May 24, 2013 /CNW/ - People with disabilities will benefit from increased support, tools and resources to help address social issues they are facing in their communities. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and Member of Parliament for Provencher, on behalf of the ...
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Media Advisory - Minister of State Gosal to Make an Announcement About Sport Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan
May 24, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable BalGosal, Minister of State (Sport), along with the HonourableKevin Doherty, Saskatchewan Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport and Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission, will make an announcement about ...
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Nuggets GM to meet with Raptors about position
Nuggets president Josh Kroenke may lose Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA’s Executive of the Year, Masai Ujiri, is prepared to leave the Nuggets to rebuild the ...
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Veteran Blue Jays reliever Darren Oliver goes on DL
The Toronto Blue Jays have placed left-handed reliever Darren Oliver on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain. The move is retroactive to May 19. Lefty J.A. Happ has also been moved to the 60-day disabled list as he recovers from injuries after taking a ball in the head during a game earlier this month. The team has added rookie Sean Nolin, who is scheduled to make his major ...
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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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