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Analysis Paul Godfrey firing disgraceful
Paul Godfrey speaks with the media about being fired as the head of the OLG in Toronto on May 16, 2013. (DAVE THOMAS/QMI Agency) TORONTO - ...
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Homeowner says he was swindled out of his own property
A Calgary homeowner says he was swindled out of his own property by a realtor he thought was trying to help him. Seyfeddin Mohammed and his wife sold their home to a company offering a deal without legal or realtor fees. Now, Mohammed says that the property was transferred out of his name without him receiving any of the $440,000 purchase price. "There is some fraud going on," said ...
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RCMP investigating after man dies in Gleichen
RCMP are investigating the death of a 26-year-old man in the town of Gleichen, near Calgary. Police were called to the home early Saturday morning after reports of a disturbance. When they arrived, they found two people inside the home suffering from undisclosed wounds. STARS ambulance was called to transport one man to hospital but he died of his injuries at the scene. A second man was taken ...
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Most Canadians dont buy travel insurance study finds
A majority of Canadians plan on vacationing this summer, but shockingly, only half say they regularly purchase travel insurance before leaving home. A survey conducted by BMO Insurance found that 83% of us plan on leaving town between May and September, and that we're likey to head to the U.S., Europe and Central and South America. While Canadians plan on spending an average of $3,073 on ...
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Senate expense claim scandal dampers Victoria Day festivities
Play video OTTAWA - Tory MPs may not be in the mood for fireworks and barbecues over the Victoria Day weekend, amid a Senate expense claim scandal that forced Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin to leave the party caucus. "I'm getting calls from loyal Conservatives furious over the Senate," one MP told QMI Agency on condition of anonymity. "And I'm mad with rage, ...
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Can you know too much about your genes Jolie has turned a spotlight on genome testing but it may have risks
Brynne Stainsby had known for 15 years a simple blood test could determine whether she, like her father, carried a gene for Huntington’s Disease. A positive result would all but guarantee the Toronto chiropractor would get the devastating neuro-degenerative genetic disorder that often becomes noticeable in mid-adult life. She put it off, mostly out of youth. But in her mid 20s, she did ...
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Canadian athletics broadcaster Geoff Gowan dies at 83 on Friday
Canadian Press , Canadian track and field broadcaster Geoff Gowan of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has passed away after a battle with Parkinson's disease at the age of 83 on ...
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Downtown market alters layout due to construction
Mild temperatures and sunny skies brought thousands of people to 104th Street on Saturday as the City Market moved outside for the first day this year. Market regulars will notice a small change this year. Construction on Fox Tower at 102nd Avenue and 104th Street means booths won't be set up north of 102nd ...
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Spectator killed at Edmonton Jeep event
A woman in her 20s died Saturday during an event for Jeep enthusiasts held in the parking lot of Oliver Square just west of downtown Edmonton. The woman, who was a spectator, was fatally injured when a Jeep lost control during a climbing demonstration around 1 p.m. Paramedics performed CPR on the woman but she was pronounced dead by the time she arrived at hospital. The Jeep driver was also ...
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Langevin Bridge will go green for Lyme awareness
Calgary's Langevin Bridge will turn green Saturday night to raise awareness for Lyme disease. The first World Lyme Disease Day was held on May 11th and landmarks across Canada have been joining in on the awareness efforts by turning on green lights. The CN Tower went green last Saturday and Niagara Falls will go green next Friday. Langevin Bridge will be lit from dusk to midnight and ...
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Holmes Hydro can proceed without environmental assessment
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a hydro-electric development in northeastern B.C. should be allowed to proceed without an environmental assessment. The dispute over the assessment of 10 power generation sites along a 40-kilometre stretch of the Holmes River was launched by a coalition of conservation ...
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Rush Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction preview clips available
fans teething at the bit to watch the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction on tonight's HBO debut showing of the ceremony can whet their appetite via some official preview ...
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Wharnsby Jason Spezza ready to return for Senators
Jason Spezza, top left, says he might be ready to suit up for the Senators as they host the Penguins in Ottawa for Game 3 on Sunday. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ...
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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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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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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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