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Wet windy weather prompts flood warnings
Wet and windy weather across New Brunswick is to blame for power outages and flood warnings in low-lying areas. More than 1,300 customers were without power in the province Saturday afternoon with more than 1,200 of those in the Fredericton area. According to NB Power's website, power is expected to be restored around 1 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. for most areas. Heavy rains forecasted for the ...
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New drug allegations for family of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford report
There are new drug allegations today involving members of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's family, including his brother city councillor Doug Ford. According to a report published in ...
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File). FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San ...
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Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturdays Need To Know
Four Original Six teams are in action tonight, and two could be done for the season if they don't pull out victories. Ahead of those do-or-die Game 5s for the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks, stay up to date with all the latest with your Need To Know, which will be updated throughout the ...
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Gallery A centurys worth of celebrity guests at the Banff Springs Hotel
These candid poses of actress Marilyn Monroe were taken in Banff and Jasper during a hiatus in the filming of River of No Return in the summer of 1953. They were taken by Look magazine photographer John Vachon, who seems to have unfettered access to Monroe, then at the height of her ...
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Alumni all over Canada lament loss of Mount Royal theatre program
For Mount Royal University, it will be one less diploma program and fewer part-time instructors to pay.For Calgary's cultural community, it will create one gaping hole in a delicate ecosystem.And ...
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Canadas indigenous peoples join forces call all Canadians to join Solidarity Spring
The sound of drums beating has just gotten a whole lot louder in Canada with the joining together of Idle No More and Defenders of The Land, a network of Indigenous Activists formed in 2008. Idle No More, a First Nations Indigenous movement that became an instant phenomenon in December 2012, was established by four First Nations women, Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean and Nina ...
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Howard and Quick perfect on Thursday
Jonathan Quick was equally great for the Kings in making 24 saves in their 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks. Detroit currently leads Chicago 3-1 and Los Angeles leads San Jose 3-2 in the Western Conference semi-finals. The fact that American goaltenders are performing well when it matters most is continuing a recent trend. It is a trend that shows American goalies are doing better than Canadian ...
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‘Teen Mom’ star Gary Head causing trouble with Jade and Jenelle
Jenelle Evans while filming the show, but it sounds like the two of them have settled their drama. He was there for her when she was having her miscarriage back in January of this year and return to be by her side, as she was deciding whether to forgive or divorce her husband, Courtland Rogers. However, Gary's decision to stand by his friend did cause him some trouble with his ...
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R.A. Dickey Blue Jays hope to ground Orioles
Rogers Centre has long been known as a launching pad. The Baltimore Orioles can attest to that. Baltimore looks to continue its home-run barrage Saturday afternoon against R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles (26-22) took over the major league lead in home runs with a season-high four in Friday's 10-6 victory. They have hit at least three homers in four straight games - ...
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Revolution not counting out Toronto FC
New England Revolution coach Jay Heaps insists that Toronto FC is not a bad team, and counterpart Ryan Nelsen makes the same point even though his club is mired in a nine-game winless run. Toronto FC is also winless in 12 straight on the road since its last trip to Gillette Stadium heading into this Saturday night matchup. Only league-worst D.C. United has fewer points than the seven amassed ...
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RBC Code of Conduct a welcome step Steelworkers
RBC denies it's replacing staff with foreign workers The United Steelworkers, Canada's largest union, congratulated the Royal Bank of Canada for promising not to hire foreign workers to replace Canadians and not to outsource jobs. RBC announced a Supplier Code of Conduct Friday, saying that "this principles-based Code sets out RBC's expectations of suppliers to ensure their ...
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Venting May 25 2013 ‘It’s too bad than 98 per cent of our Canadian senators make them all look bad.’
We’re giving away tickets to Taylor Swift's sold-out Edmonton show on Tuesday, June 25 — the first of two at Rexall Place. To enter, we want you to design a greeting card — using photos of Swift and/or some of her ...
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Ontario man lost in Australian mountains has strong survival skills
The sister of an Ontario man who disappeared in Australia's Snowy Mountains nearly two weeks ago says she remains hopeful he will be found, partly because of his training as a Canadian Forces reservist. Mandeep Srawn, sister of 25-year-old Prabhdeep Srawn, spoke to CBC News via Skype on Saturday morning, after rescue officials briefed her family on the latest developments in the search, as ...
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Weekend weather Mix of cloud and sun for Ottawa Race Weekend
Ottawa Race Weekend participants can expect a mix of sun and cloud in the weekend forecast, with the possibility of some rain, but generally comfortable ...
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Were No. 2 How the world views Canadas influence
If the world was a high school cafeteria, Canada would probably be sitting at a table with the athletes and cheerleaders, suggests a new global popularity poll. Canada ranked second in a ...
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Search crews in Australia finding signs of missing Hamilton man
A Hamilton man who is lost in a mountainous region of Australia may be leaving behind clues for search crews to find, his family says. Australian officials are still searching for Prabhdeep Srawn, 25, who went missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains eleven days ago. According to his cousin Ruby Singh-Sahota, crews have found a water bottle that might be his. The bottle was found half full ...
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McDonalds CEO chastized by 9-year-old B.C. girl
A girl from Kelowna, B.C., is making international headlines for chastizing the CEO of McDonald's during the corporation's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on Thursday. Hannah Robertson was at the meeting to ask some tough questions of the fast food chain's CEO Don Thompson. "Mr. Thompson, don't you want kids to be healthy so they can live a long and happy ...
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Ryan Lochte cruises 2 victories in Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - U.S. Olympic champion Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter backstroke and 200 freestyle Friday night in the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup.Lochte finished the backstroke in 1 minute, 59.56 seconds and took the freestyle in 1:50.15."I have a faster gear," he said. "I just never went to it. The time was decent. The win was nice."American Emily ...
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Growing appetite for American whisky straining supply
Heaven Hill Distilleries, whose Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Ky., is shown above, is undergoing its second expansion in seven years. It's one of several whisky producers in Kentucky making major investments in their business in response to the rising demand. (Heaven Hill Distilleries ...
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Will Rob Fords supporters leave Ford Nation
Will supporters continue to back Toronto Mayor Rob Ford following allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine? (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...
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Civic engagement Key moments in the City of Vancouvers history
May 3, 1886: City of Vancouver holds its first election.May 10, 1886: First council meeting.Dec. 14, 1887: First "Vancouver Reading Room" library opens.Sept. 7, 1907: Protest rally at City Hall by the Vancouver Asiatic Exclusion League turns into a riot.1916: Aldermen vote to allow women to hold office.Dec. 5, 1923: Radio was used for the first time in a Vancouver election ...
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Canada’s good name persists abroad
Canada is reducing its foreign budget in real terms and cutting staff in embassies abroad to save money. It humiliatingly lost an election for a spot on the Security Council, a seat easily won the next time around by Australia. Canada is a slam-dunk Fossil of the Year award candidate overseas. None of its major free-trade initiatives has yet borne ...
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Canada revokes passport of doc accused in US medicare fraud
Dr. Jacques Roy is seen in a court room sketch in Dallas Texas Monday March 5, 2012. (CBSDFW.COM photo) MONTREAL - The Canadian government has quietly revoked the passport of a Quebec doctor accused of defrauding the U.S. Medicare system of $375 million - before he's even had a trial. QMI Agency has learned that Passport Canada rescinded the passport of Dr. Jacques Roy, the Quebec ...
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Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive
A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...
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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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