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Paramedics unable to revive Chinese student inquest hears
The two paramedics who responded to the near-drowning of a 17-year-old Chinese student at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John in 2011 say they tried their best to resuscitate him, but they couldn't get his heart to beat. Mark Hines and George Scott testified Wednesday at the coroner's inquest into the subsequent death of Yifan (Jason) Wang. They said they were called to the ...
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Liam Emma most popular names for Alberta babies
Liam and Emma were the top names given to Alberta babies in 2012, a record-breaking year for the number of births in the province. Last year, there were 52,398 births, which surpassed the previous record of 51,505 in 2009. Liam and Olivia topped the 2011 list. The province also shared some of the most unusual names bestowed by parents last year: Precious, Dancing-Sunflower, Rhaney-Day, ...
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Rain snowfall warnings issued for B.C.s southern Interior
A low pressure system stuck over B.C. will bring heavy rain in the southern Interior, snow on the mountain passes, and cooler temperatures over the next two days, according to CBC ...
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RCMP says it is disappointed by harassment lawsuit so many years later
OTTAWA - The RCMP says it is disappointed a former member of the Musical Ride has waited so long to sue over sexual assault and harassment she allegedly suffered in the 1980s. In a statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court, Staff Sgt. Caroline O'Farrell says the cruel treatment she endured -- including hazing rituals -- doomed her marriage and limited her career advancement. In ...
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Adrian Dix announces sweeping review of NDP’s B.C. election loss takes ‘full responsibility’
VANCOUVER -- The leader of British Columbia’s New Democrats plans to stay on as head of the Opposition while launching a sweeping review of his party’s failed election campaign. Adrian Dix said he takes "full responsibility" for last week’s election loss, and he promised to get to the bottom of what happened. "We didn’t win, and disappointment ...
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BREAKING Vancouver Canucks fire coaching staff
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Updating surrogacy laws throughout Canada
child custody laws in the province state that the woman who births the child is the recorded and biological mom and that her husband is identified as the dad. The couple decided to tell their story in order to bring national attention to the issue. They looked to laws in British Columbia that allow couples who use the services of a surrogate to claim the babies as their own while they are still ...
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Canadian dollar dives but its in the middle of the pack
The Canadian dollar took a mighty tumble today amid the turmoil in currency and stock markets sparked by the Federal Reserve.This actually isn't so much about the Canadian dollar falling as it is about the U.S. currency ...
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Robin Hoods feeding parking meters get sued by New Hampshire city
Keene , otherwise known as "Robin Hoods," are being sued by the municipal government after the anti-government group decided to feed coins in ...
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‘RHOOC’ star Vicki Gunvalson doesn’t want Lauri Peterson on the show
Lauri Peterson is returning to the show because she has reconnecting with some of the stars. Lauri was one of the original housewives during the first couple of seasons and she left when she married George Peterson. But now that Vicki is the last standing housewife, she isn't too thrilled to see Lauri return to the show. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on May ...
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Michigan senators seek answers on Ontario nuclear storage project
Michigan senators approved a resolution Wednesday calling on Ontario power officials to answer questions before proceeding with a controversial nuclear waste storage project. For the past decade, Ontario Power Generation has been carrying out plans for a deep geologic repository - a massive underground storage vault for low- to medium-level nuclear waste - in the municipality of Kincardine. ...
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Transgender bride files human rights complaint
A transgender woman has filed a human rights complaint against a Saskatoon bridal shop. Rohit Singh was at the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission's office in Saskatoon Wednesday morning to file the complaint. Earlier this month, Singh asked to try on an outfit at Jenny's Bridal Boutique. The store owner refused, she felt other people in the store would be uncomfortable with Singh ...
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RCMP responds to female Mounties sex abuse lawsuit
RCMP Staff Sgt. Caroline O'Farrell, pictured above as a constable working for the Musical Ride, claims she was sexually assaulted and harrassed by her former colleagues. (Provided ...
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Schools hospitals react swiftly to boil water advisory
Classrooms full of students at Rosemont's Pierre Elliott Trudeau elementary school were given water and cups to deal with the boil water advisory. ...
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Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with men
Health Canada will allow men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man in the last five years, a change in policy that will go into effect in the coming weeks. "If a man has not had sex with another man within the last five years and meets all the other eligibility criteria to be a blood donor, he will be able to donate blood," Dana Devine, who is vice-president of ...
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Harper not consulted about Duffy Senate expense repayment
Prime Minister Stephen Harper took questions from reporters for the first time since the resignation of his chief of staff Nigel Wright over the Senate expenses scandal. Earlier Wednesday, Harper met with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala in Lima. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...
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Arctic bacteria discovered breeding at record –15 C
Bacteria that can live and multiply in High Arctic permafrost at temperatures well below the freezing point of water have been discovered by a Canadian-led team of researchers, offering clues about the types of organisms that might exist in similar extreme environments elsewhere in our solar system. The OR1 strain of the ...
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Internet bill would unlock personal details says watchdog
A study by Canada's privacy watchdog says that the Harper government's recent bid to give police more information about Internet users would have unlocked numerous revealing personal details -- from web-surfing habits to names of friends. (Huchen ...
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Canucks fire coach Alain Vigneault reports
Alain Vigneault helped Vancouver become a consistent contender, but since the 2011 Stanley Cup final appearance the Canucks have flamed out in the playoffs. (Tony Avelar/Associated ...
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Vancouver jazz fest announces downtown weekend details
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival is looking to take last year's successful move to downtown to new heights.The lineup for the festival's opening weekend, June 22-23, and a re-arranged layout for the downtown event were revealed Wednesday at the Sutton Place Hotel.Close to 150,000 music fans attended the festival's opening weekend in 2012, after the festival announced ...
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Cottage where killer ex-colonel Russell Williams murdered woman is sold
Canadian network nixes Russell Williams movie BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- A Tweed, Ont., couple who live next door to the house convicted sex killer Russell Williams once called home -- and where he murdered one of his victims -- have bought the small bungalow. The land deal, selling the property for $165,000 to Ron and Monique Murdoch, was finalized Tuesday. The deal was made through lawyers with ...
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Duffy says his ‘expenses do not merit criticism’
OTTAWA -- Mike Duffy says he’s pleased that his expenses will again be reviewed by the same Senate committee that gave him the green light last month. The Conservative-dominated upper chamber has decided that its secretive internal economy committee will re-examine Duffy’s controversial housing and expense claims in light of new information gleaned from recent media reports. ...
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Montreal man faces child porn charges
MONTREAL - An 82-year-old Montreal man who has been travelling between Montreal and the Dominican Republic for decades is in detention, facing charges of producing, importing and possessing child pornography as well inviting young girls to touch him sexually.On Wednesday, the preliminary hearing for Joseph Charles Philippe Ct was scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13.According to evidence released at ...
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Montreal gets water advisory after sediment discovered in reservoir
More than a million Montreal-area residents were advised to boil water Wednesday following reports of discolored water coming from taps, authorities said. The advisory, expected to last at least 24 hours, came after test results at the Atwater filtration plant showed the water was not up to its usual standard, said Chantal Morissette, head of Montreal's water service. The water in the ...
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RCMP warn women at UBC to be vigilant after two groping incidents
5/22/2013 A warning from UBC RCMP: don't walk alone on the campus at night and be aware of your surroundings. This after another groping incident. It happened early Sunday morning when a man grabbed a woman from behind as she was walking along Wesbrook Mall near Thunderbird Boulevard. The woman screamed and the suspect fled. In April, there was a similar incident on Larkin Road. ...
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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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