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Canadian Natural Resources poised for natural gas sales
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., which recently joined the slew of companies trying to offload some of their natural gas plays, has picked out its bankers to help it find a buyer - a potential deal that could influence the company's liquefied natural gas plans.CNRL hired BMO to help market the 243,000 acres of its Montney holdings the oil and gas outfit recently put on the auction block, ...
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Canadian Natural chairman says high costs hurt Canada oil sector
Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:51pm EDT * Canada oil stocks underperforming * Weak productivity, costs seen as issue * Canadian Natural to look at property acquisitions * May also consider corporate purchases CALGARY, Alberta, June 19 (Reuters) - Murray Edwards, chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, the country's No. 2 oil company, said on Wednesday Canada's oil exploration and production ...
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Field of Play Pan Am pool potential
First you have to build it. Then if it's big enough and long enough, maybe you can find some great swimmers willing to take the plunge. First you have to build it.Then if it's big enough and long enough, maybe you can find some great swimmers willing to take the plunge.That's the theory behind the evolving Pan American Games Aquatics Centre which is well underway at the ...
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Worlds wealthy richer than ever
The investable wealth of the world's richest people reached a record high of $46.2 trillion US in 2012, a report by RBC Wealth Management and the consulting firm Capgemini has found. The ...
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Flyers reportedly set to cut Danny Briere loose
A person familiar with discussions confirms Danny Briere is set to become a free agent after the Philadelphia Flyers informed the veteran forward they intend to buy out the final two years of his contract. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Flyers have not announced their decision. ESPN.com first reported Briere's pending buyout Tuesday evening. The ...
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Holocaust survivors celebrate senior prom in Toronto
To Holocaust survivors, the phrase "never forget" is about remembering a time of tremendous human tragedy. But last night, a group of 400 Toronto seniors had another kind of night to remember, celebrating their lives with dinner, dancing and dandy outfits at a senior prom for those who escaped death at the hands of Hitler's regime. The event continues to gain popularity each ...
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ITEX Toronto wins award for outstanding performance
Toronto, Ontario – June 19, 2013 ITEX in Toronto, Canada'se leading business bartering network, announced Wednesday it has earned three awards for outstanding performance, leadership ...
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Bald and beautiful women host fashion fundraiser
in Vancouver From hats, to bandanas and wigs, for years Huang tried everything to cover her hair loss. But this year, the 30-year-old fashion designer decided the wig needed to go. The 'Aha!' ...
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Former B.C. politician Garde Gardom dead at 88
(Government of B.C.) Gardom was born in Banff in 1924, studied law at UBC and practiced in Vancouver before turning to a career in politics. He was first elected as a Liberal MLA in 1966, and joined the Social Credit party in 1974. He was appointed to cabinet by then-premier Bill Bennett in 1975, and held several positions including attorney general and government house leader. In 1995 he was ...
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Christy Clark reverses pay hikes for B.C. political aides
B.C. Premier Christy Clark has reversed a move to increase the pay scales of many political staffers, labelling the hikes a "mistake." The pay raises were made earlier this month, but only came to light last ...
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Security cameras for Calgary taxis could soon be mandatory
A new measure approved by a city committee Wednesday is taking a step towards making security cameras mandatory for Calgary taxis. While 95 per cent of taxis in the city already have security cameras on board, the move is meant to improve safety and ease driver fears about working at night. "Our statistics are telling us that we have an increase in drivers that are coming out at night so ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX slumps as Fed mulls stimulus exit
* TSX falls 99.17 points, or 0.80 percent, at 12,268.29 * Seven of 10 main sectors decline * BlackBerry slips 3.6 percent after downgrade By John Tilak TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slipped on Wednesday after comments by the U.S. Federal Reserve that it could begin rolling back its stimulus program this year weighed on investor sentiment and caused declines across ...
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This pizza is found only in Canada–and now in PH
RESTAURANT interiors There's this chap from Britain, Gordon Ramsay, a superchef who went on to create the fanciest and most expensive pizza in the world, loaded with caviar, lobster etc. And he made it to the Guinness Book of World Records. And there he reigned for some time. Not so fast. Now comes Nader Hatami from Canada (originally from Israel), another chef of chefs, who outdid Ramsay, ...
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Dawson City set to hit 28 degrees as Yukon suffers through far-north heat wave
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A heat wave hitting the Yukon and Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of these normally chilly regions, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven -- or a tropical paradise. The temperature was expected to hit 28 degrees Celsius in Dawson City on Wednesday and the balmy weather is supposed to continue until Thursday. In ...
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MPs’ summer break kills bill that would strip terrorists of Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA -- The last legislative fight of the spring session in the Commons appears to have been won by the New Democrats. The decision by the House to adjourn for the summer a few days early nixed Conservative efforts to amend a private member’s bill to strip Canadian citizenship from dual nationals convicted of terrorist acts. The bill originally sought to remove citizenship only from ...
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Rare early maps of Toronto Montreal part of 1812 cache that fetches almost $700000 in U.K. bidding war
A one-of-a-kind collection of Canadian history from the War of 1812 -- along with a spectacular set of hand-drawn maps from the early days of Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and other future urban hubs -- were sold at a British auction on Wednesday for almost $700,000, triple the expected price. The huge cache of letters, maps and other original artifacts left to posterity by Sir John Coape ...
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Bank of Montreal sells C$1.25 bln of floating rate notes-term sheet
June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:36pm EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Bank Of Montreal on Wednesday sold C$1.25 billion ($1.23 billion) of monthly floating-rate deposit notes, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The notes, due June 20, 2014, were sold at 17 basis points over the one-month Canadian Dealer Offered Rate. The investment dealer arm of Bank of Montreal was the lead manager of the ...
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Half of Canadas First Nations children live in poverty study says
Half of Canada's First Nations children live in poverty, a report by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives indicates. "The poverty rate is staggering," said report co-author David Macdonald of the indigenous population of Canada. "A 50 percent poverty rate is unlike any poverty rate or any other disadvantaged group in the country, by a long shot the worst." The ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends lower as Fed comments drag
TORONTO, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index retreated on Wednesday, led by declines in most major sectors, as the U.S. Federal Reserve said it could slow the pace of its bond buying program later this year. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed down 99.17 points, or 0.80 percent, at 12,268.29. Seven of the 10 main sectors on the index were ...
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Canadian high school seniors at risk of chronic disease study
18-year-old Mark Begin smokes a cigarette while his friend April Donovan, left, looks on in downtown Ottawa on Monday June 14, 2004. A new survey says 17.8 per cent of Canadians smoke, compared to 24.3 per cent who smoked 10 years ago. It's the second time in as many days that a federal study suggests a drop in youth smoking. (Tobin ...
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Canada’s women’s soccer team loses to Germany in friendly
Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan, left, and Germany's Dzsenifer Marozsan challenge for the ball during the international friendly women's soccer match between Germany and Canada in Paderborn, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Martin ...
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Five reasons to pay attention to Canadas new open data portal
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a news conference after a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, ...
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Theft of design data of F-35 jet Canada is considering is helping adversaries Pentagon
An F-35 fighter jet prepares for landing with its lift fan cover deployed over Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., in this undated handout file image. Lockheed Martin, the U.S. manufacturer of the stealth fighter, has signed a deal with a leading Canadian maker of flight simulators in anticipation of the federal government choosing to stick with the controversial program. (Lockheed ...
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NHU Canada College Partner on B.A. in Child Development
The National Hispanic University and Canada College are partnering up to offer a four-year degree aimed at early childhood professionals who want to strengthen their knowledge and skills while working in the ...
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Kate Gosselin loves repetitive days of cleaning and organizing
Cleaning , organizing, working ...& about to make lunch.We are loving the lazy repetitive days of summer," Gosselin shared yesterday. One can imagine that she loves that her children are relaxing and hanging out in the hot weather, as she tries to organize her home. She has been cleaning and organizing the home, especially since the children have brought home many of their projects from ...
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‘RHONJ’ star Melissa Gorga keeping Joe Gorga happy by having sex
"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Gorga may have gotten a role on the show because her husband is Teresa Giudice's brother, but she is taking full advantage of the platform. She has released several singles and she is now about to release her first book. Her first book, "Love Italian Style: The Secrets of My Hot and ...
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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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