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Rivalry to be renewed as Nadal faces Federer in Italian Open final
Rafael Nadal is 19-10 lifetime against longtime rival Roger Federer, whom he will meet in the final of the Italian Open. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty ...
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Robinson Cano cranks two homers in Yankees romp over Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday. Phelps (2-2) struck out eight while allowing one run in a season-high seven innings, helping New York beat the Blue Jays for the eighth time in nine games this season. Cano connected off ...
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Email is proof Senate green-lighted expenses Brazeau says
Senator Patrick Brazeau says he will not pay back $48,000 in Senate expenses because he has evidence he was given the green light to claim the costs for his secondary residence in Ottawa. In an interview airing Saturday on CBC ...
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Man killed in rollover near Slave Lake
One man was killed and another injured in a rollover near Slave Lake early Saturday morning. The incident, which involved a single vehicle, occurred on Highway 88, about 34 kilometres north of Slave Lake, just before 5 a.m. A 31-year-old man died at the scene. The other man, 27, was taken to hospital in Slave Lake. RCMP have not ruled out speed and alcohol as factors in the ...
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B.C.s largest Ahmadiyya mosque opens in Delta
Hundreds of people are attending the opening of the Baitur Rahman mosque in Delta, described as the largest Ahmadiyya Muslim house of worship in B.C. The Ahmadiyya movement -- a branch of Islam -- was founded 100 years ago, originating with the teachings of Indian villager Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and is renowned today for promoting a peaceful coexistence with people of all faiths and cultures. The ...
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One fisherman dead two missing off N.B. coast
(Fotolia) One fisherman has been found dead and the search is on for two others after their boat hit a sandbar off the coast of New Brunswick Saturday. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax said it received a distress call from the men at around 5:30 a.m. A spokesman said the dead man was found near the sandbar and the Canadian Coast Guard is looking for the other two men who were ...
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Father two young boys fighting for lives after blaze rips through Montreal home
STE-THERESE, Que. -- A father and his two boys, ages 10 and seven, were fighting for their lives Saturday after an early morning fire at a home north of Montreal. The family's mother and their three-year-old girl were also taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police said the family of five was found unconscious at the site of the fire -- an apartment in a four-unit building in ...
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Four marches in Montreal to call for end to deportations
MONTREAL -- Four marches gathered hundreds of people in Montreal Saturday afternoon to protest against the detention and deportation of migrants in Canada.Demanding "Status for All," the marches started at various points and unfolded uneventfully. Groups that included Dignidad Migrante, the Immigrant Workers Centre, Mexicans United for Regularization, No One Is Illegal-Montreal and ...
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Senators Jason Spezza will play in Game 3
The Ottawa Senators, down 2-0 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, will have their No. 1 centre back in the lineup for Game 3 against the Penguins. Senators coach Paul MacLean told reporters that Jason Spezza, sidelined since undergoing back surgery for a herniated disc on Jan. 27, would suit up in Sunday's game. "We anticipate that Jason Spezza will be in the lineup ...
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Loft residents start petition against proposed strip club
Residents of the Cambridge Lofts on Jasper Avenue have started a petition to block a strip club from opening up in the building. The Crazy Horse Night Club has applied to open in the space once occupied by Churchill's, a bar that's been boarded up for years. "I just quickly drafted something together just so people know that they have a say for what's going on with ...
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Bomb defuser from FLQ crisis remembered by friends family
Friends and family who gathered to remember the sacrifice of Walter Leja say more should be done to remember the heroes of Quebec's FLQ crisis. In the 1960s, engineer Walter Leja was deployed by the Canadian army to defuse bombs planted by the radical Front de Libration du Qubec. On May 17th, 1963, he defused three bombs planted in Westmount mailboxes. Leja dismantled the first two ...
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Fire destroys damages 2 homes hours after ban lifted
Fire crews responded just after midnight Saturday morning to a fire in southwest Calgary that destroyed one home and damaged another. (Meghan ...
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Canada’s own Colonel Cool How the CSA helped launch Chris Hadfield to stardom
Back in Sept. 2, 2010, it was announced that Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield would leave Earth’s atmosphere for a third time and make history as the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station. The Canadian Space Agency recognized the opportunity early on. Soon after the announcement, the agency and Col. Hadfield began dreaming up ways they could engage the Canadian ...
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Downtown Kiss-In marks Anti-Homophobia Day
Couples from the LGBT community participated in a Kiss-In on Friday to mark International Anti-Homophobia Day. The event, which saw LGBT Calgarians kiss in public, took place at Thomkins Park along 17th Avenue S.W.-- a location that organizers say holds special importance for the ...
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Ser Chief Maya in Toronto today
JODI Sta. Maria and Richard Yap The cast of the ABS-CBN teleserye "Be Careful With My Heart" is in Toronto, Ontario today for the "One Kapamilya Go! 2013" fans day. Joining Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap are Aiza Seguerra, Mutya Orquia, Rosario "Tart" Carlos and Vivieka Vivieka. For details, visit the fan page at www.facebook.com/ TFCUSOfficial. Follow ...
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Crosby records hat trick in Penguins win over Senators Friday
TSN on Friday evening, Crosby recorded three goals and his second career playoff hat trick as Pittsburgh defeated Ottawa 4-3 in game two of the Eastern conference semi-final in the 2013 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs. Crosby scored his first of the game from Paul Martin and Matt Niskanen at 3:16 of the first period to put Pittsburgh up 1-0. He followed that up with a goal from ...
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‘RHOA’ star Kim Zolciak reveals news that breaks KJ’s heart
Kim Zolciak may have raised two daughters on her own, but it sounds like she is learning that boys may have different needs than girls. Touching a truck, for example, may make a little boy's day if the truck is super cool and big. And it sounds like ...
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Quebec apartment fire leaves 3 family members in critical condition
Officials check the scene of a fire in Ste-Therese, Que., Saturday morning, May 18, 2013. Five family members, including three children, were found unconscious at the site of a fire in a home north of Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN ...
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Vincenzo Nibali extends lead in Giro dItalia
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali extended his Giro d'Italia lead Saturday as he looks for his first victory in his home country's Grand Tour. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/Associated ...
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First Nations chief asks to meet B.C. premier over pipelines
Members of the Gitxsan First Nation blockade a CN railroad track in Kitwanga, B.C., between Terrace and Smithers, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The Gitxsan were supporting a nationwide day of Idle No Protests as well as local issues such as the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Robin ...
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Entrepreneur on a mission to teach gardening
A Calgary entrepreneur and gardener is working throughout the city to teach people about growing food because he says it helps empower them to make informed food decisions. Scott Weir looks after half an acre of land on four different gardens around the city and collaborates with other urban farmers in the city. He says the desire to plant and care for his own plants comes from a passion for ...
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Senator Pamela Wallin leaves Conservative caucus
Senator Pamela Wallin says she is recusing herself from the Conservative caucus while her travel expense claims are under scrutiny. Wallin, a former journalist who now represents Saskatchewan in the Senate, has claimed about $321,000 in travel expenses since September 2010 that are the subject of an audit by an outside ...
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Vancouvers outdoor pools open for long weekend
Vancouver's five outdoor swimming pools open on Saturday morning, just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend. While temperatures are expected to be on the cool side, the water temperature is going to be a lot warmer at 26 ...
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Mother charged with hiding newborns body
A 30-year-old New Brunswick woman has been charged in connection with the discovery of the body of a newborn boy found on Taylor Road near Monteagle, N.B. in 2009. Christine Margaret Wood appeared in provincial court by telephone Saturday and was charged with concealing the body of a child. Police say the woman disposed of the dead body of her child with the intent to conceal the fact that she ...
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Pandas make public debut at Toronto Zoo
Da Mao, one of the Toronto Zoo's two new giant pandas, on display for the first time on May 16, 2013. (DAVE ABEL/QMI Agency) TORONTO - The pandas make their public debut at the Toronto Zoo Saturday. Join the Toronto Sun's Shawn Jeffords with live ...
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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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