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Fire ban announced for Edmonton
A fire ban was issued Tuesday in the city of Edmonton, with officials rating the current level of fire danger as "extreme." The prolonged dry, warm and windy weather in the city over the past few weeks is cited as the reason for the ban. The use of backyard fire pits and solid fuel cookstoves in parks is prohibited. Fireworks are also banned. However, Edmontonians may still use ...
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Canadiens sign 2 Swedish prospects
The Montreal Canadiens have signed two of their top prospects from Sweden: defenceman Magnus Nygren and forward Sebastian Collberg. Nygren, 22, won the Salming Trophy as the top defenceman in the Swedish league this season. He led the circuit's rearguards with 13 goals and was fourth in points with 32 for the Farjestad club. The six-foot-one 191-pound Nygren, who signed a two-year ...
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Death of elderly Vancouver Island man ruled a homicide
The sudden death of a 76-year-old Ladysmith man has been ruled a homicide."We have made significant progress over the last five days, and our investigators are confident they will solve this case," said Cpl. Darren Lagan of the Vancouver Island RCMP, in a statement. "Based on the evidence and information we have gathered to date, we do not believe there is an increased risk to ...
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Cloverdale Rodeo racist attack investigated
Surrey RCMP are investigating an alleged racist assault on an animal rights protester outside the Cloverdale Rodeo this weekend that was posted on YouTube. Police say an animal rights protester was packing up to leave on Saturday, when she got into an argument with a woman who began yelling racial slurs at her. In the video posted on YouTube, the protester yells back at the woman -- who is ...
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Mount Norquay gets approval to expand
more access during the summer to Mount Norquay in Banff National Park. "The approval of the Mount Norquay 2013 Long Range Plan is a watershed event for national ski park areas," said Peter Kent, the federal minister responsible for the environment and for Parks Canada. The approved plans include reopening a tea house and observation area on the upper mountain. Operators will also ...
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85-year-old Vancouver Island man in hospital after beating during home invasion
SAANICH - An 85-year-old man remains in hospital after being beaten during a home invasion in Saanich.Sgt. Steve Eassie of the Saanich Police Department says the elderly man's 59-year-old daughter was visiting from out of town on Monday when the suspect forced the front door open at about 10:30 p.m.Eassie says both of them were knocked to the ground in the living room and that the elderly ...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s space station guitar built in Vancouver
The guitar Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield played on board the International Space Station was made in Vancouver. The three-quarter-size travel guitar, created and manufactured in the Vancouver office of Larrivee Guitars, spins around in front of the Canadian spaceman as he sings David Bowie's Space Oddity in ...
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Homeless mentally ill Metro Vancouver man given four year term for stabbing girlfriend 15 times
METRO VANCOUVER - A homeless Metro Vancouver man with mental health problems has been sentenced to just over four years in prison after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his girlfriend.Alexander Laglace admitted to the May 2009 stabbing death of his 43-year-old girlfriend, Tammy-Lynn Cordone.She was stabbed at least 15 times and her body was found at an encampment the pair shared in ...
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Vigilante mom charged for defending son say cops
Vigilante set up sting in Timmies MONTREAL - A Montreal woman paid the price after police said she took the law into her own hands when her son was allegedly attacked by a gang of assailants. Police have charged her with stabbing one of the alleged attackers. So far, she's the only one charged. As for why they didn't immediately charge other suspects, police said they were still ...
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Girl 11 at wheel in deadly accident
B.C. teen busted doing 100 km/h over the limit VANCOUVER -- An 11-year-old girl was behind the wheel when a 12-year-old girl -- a passenger -- was killed in a crash in northern B.C., police say. The Jeep turned on its side as the driver lost control, according to police in Mackenzie, about 950 km north of Vancouver. A 41-year-old man was in the car supervising at the time of the accident. The ...
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‘When the going gets tough the tough go to Peru’ NDP slams PM for trip in middle of Senate scandal
OTTAWA -- The fact that Prime Minister Stephen Harper wasn’t in question period Tuesday did little to deflect the opposition attack over the Senate expense scandal. Earlier in the day, Harper held a rare public caucus speech to tell Canadians he was ';not happy'; about the controversy, which saw his chief of staff resign Sunday. ';I’m very upset about the conduct we ...
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Toronto mayor silent on crack allegations loses casino vote
By Julie Gordon TORONTO | Tue May 21, 2013 5:40pm EDT TORONTO May 21 (Reuters) - Toronto's mayor, facing allegations that he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine, saw his dreams of a building a full-service casino in the heart of Canada's largest city dashed on Tuesday, as council voted against allowing any new gaming facilities. Rob Ford avoided any contact with ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX glides near 2-month high as major sectors rally
* TSX rises 129.38 points, or 1.03 percent, to 12,742.43 * Eight of the 10 main sectors advance * Gold shares rise 3.3 percent * RBC up 2.7 percent, ranks among market's most influential names By John Tilak TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index jumped more than 1 percent to hit nearly a two-month high on Tuesday, fueled by gains in most major sectors and optimism ...
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Mississauga high-schoolers to join Rolling Stones for Toronto concert
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the 50 & Counting tour at the Honda Center on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Anaheim, Calif. (John Shearer/The Associated ...
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SolarWinds to buy Canadian company for $120M
SolarWinds Inc. has agreed to buy a Canadian software maker for $120 million. Austin-based SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) last week agreed to acquire N-able Technologies International Inc., which develops remote monitoring and management and service automation software for managed service providers, according to a Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing doesnt ...
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Photos The Sheepdogs street concert in Saskatoon
Saskatoon's own Sheepdogs performed on the Red Bull Hometown Tour bus stage at the corner of Broadway Avenue and 10th Street East for thousands of fans on May 20, 2013. Fans were dancing in the ...
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Tiger Woods Sergio Garcia feud continues
Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings. The verbal feuding began May 11 during the third round of The Players Championship. It resumed this week on both sides of the Atlantic when Woods offered a one-word answer if he thought about contacting Garcia to put the matter to rest. "No," he replied with a tight ...
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Rob Gronkowski should make full recovery from 4th forearm surgery
Rob Gronkowski's agent says the tight end's latest surgery is expected to be the last on his forearm. The New England Patriots' star had his fourth surgery on Monday on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18 while blocking for an extra point against the Indianapolis Colts. He broke it again early in the Patriots' first playoff game, a win over the Houston Texans. ...
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Whitehorse RCMP seize cocaine cash from 3 B.C. men
Three B.C. men have been charged with drug offences after Whitehorse RCMP seized 60 grams of cocaine from their hotel room. The men were arrested at a downtown hotel Friday night. Police also seized cash from their room. They have been charged with trafficking, and are still in custody. "Anytime you're taking drugs off the street that's a success. We clearly have some problems ...
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Emmanuel Arceneaux happy to be back with B.C. Lions
Wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux is returning to the B.C. Lions. The Lions announced Tuesday that Arceneaux has reached an agreement with the team. Arceneaux played the 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Lions before spending two years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and New York Jets. "We are very pleased to have Emmanuel returning to the club," Lions VP of ...
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Arrests made in Malvern playground fire
(CBC) Toronto police have arrested two men and a young offender and charged them with destroying a children's playground in the city's east end. An 18-year-old, a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old young offender have been charged with setting fire to the playground at the Mary Shadd Public School on May 6. All three have been charged with arson. The playground was set on fire sometime ...
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Complete service outage on Montreal metro
Montreal's metro service has been paralyzed across all four lines as commuters prepare for the evening rush hour. The public transit corporation tweeted that problems with its computer system led to the disruption across its entire system. The STM said it expects to resume at about 4:40 ...
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Crucifix to stay in National Assembly Drainville
Bernard Drainville, the minister responsible for Democratic Institutions says the crucifix will remain behind the speaker's throne in Quebec's National Assembly. "On the question of historical patrimony, including the crucifix, we're not going to touch that," he said in a Radio-Canada interview. "Be it the cross on Mount Royal, the cross on the [Quebec] flag, the ...
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Driver too drunk to stand says mom of toddler killed on patio
Geo Mounsef, 2, shown in a photo from a recent family vacation, was killed Sunday when a vehicle crashed through a patio at a south Edmonton restuarant. (Family ...
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Tories throw rebel backbencher a bone with support of sex-offender bill
OTTAWA -- The Conservative government appears to be throwing beleaguered rebel backbencher Mark Warawa a bone. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson Tuesday announced government support for the Langley, B.C., MP's private member's bill, which would impose a variety of restrictions on offenders released from prison under certain conditions. First introduced last month, Bill C-489 would ...
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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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