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Documents show Eritrea defying Canadian government by using Toronto consulate to raise money for regime
TORONTO -- Canada is investigating allegations that Eritrea's diplomatic mission in Toronto has continued soliciting money for the East African regime's military despite being warned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to stop. The RCMP and Foreign Affairs are reviewing new evidence that appears to show the Consulate General of Eritrea has been imposing a fee of up to $500 on ...
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SNC-Lavalin paid $6M in kickbacks to Tunisian president’s son-in-law RCMP
MONTREAL --Newly unsealed information in an RCMP search warrant document alleges that SNC-Lavalin paid nearly $6-million to the son-in-law of Tunisia's president between 2001 and 2010 to win contracts in the North African country. "The payments were destined for offshore companies belonging to Slim Chiboub," the police affidavit says. "According to public-source information, ...
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Orioles to call up Kevin Gausman to start Thursday in Toronto source says
Just last week, Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said pitching prospect Kevin Gausman was a starting rotation option for the future, but not the immediate present. But the 22-year-old right-hander will join the Orioles this week and is expected to make his major league debut Thursday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple industry sources. The Orioles' ...
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Float-plane crash off Vancouver Island claims one life
A Harbour Air float plane flies through low cloud after taking off from Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday February 16, 2012. (DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and ...
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RCMP being asked to help officers with PTSD
Krista Bouchard was married to a Mountie for 13 years - a quirky, funny, chatty guy she met on a blind date.Thirty-year-old Martin Bouchard was an RCMP officer in Manitoba and had a French accent and plenty of friends.But three years into the marriage, Krista Bouchard started noticing symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder - apparently related to her husband's posting in Shamattawa, a ...
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How prepared for disasters are Portland and Vancouver schools
PORTLAND, Ore. – Unlike hundreds of schools in Oklahoma, the two schools hit by the tornado Monday did not have safe rooms. Seven students of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., were killed in the monstrous tornado. We checked into what measures that schools locally have in place in the case of a natural disaster. Tornadoes are uncommon in Oregon and Washington, but they ...
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Mooseheads manhandle Knights at Memorial Cup
Mooseheads right winger Stefan Fournier, left, and right-winger Darcy Ashley celebrate a goal as Knights defenceman Dakota Mermis looks on in the first period. Ashley scored twice and added an assist in a 9-2 Halifax victory. (Liam Richards/Canadian ...
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One dead as floatplane overturns in Bute Inlet
At least one person is dead after a plane came down in Bute Inlet on the South Coast of B.C., the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria ...
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Search for missing Canadian continues in Australian mountains
Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ...
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Bruins take commanding 3-0 series lead over Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and can advance to the conference finals as early as Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Only three teams in NHL ...
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Griffins rally to eliminate Marlies from AHL playoffs
Luke Glendening's goal at 15:57 of the third period spelled the end of Toronto's season as the Grand Rapids Griffins rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to beat the Marlies 4-3 on Tuesday, and win the AHL Western Conference semifinal 4-2. Grand Rapids will face the Oklahoma City Barons in the conference final. Glendening was in front of Toronto goalie Drew MacIntyre and had ...
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Cops sought info from Mulcair about ex-Laval mayor meeting
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he 'never saw cash,' and has no proof the ex-mayor of Laval, Que., Gilles Vaillancourt, offered him a bribe in 1994. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...
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Childrens mouths allegedly taped shut at N.S. school
An assistant instructor at a school in Bedford, N.S., is under investigation by police after allegedly taping shut the mouths of several students. The incident allegedly happened at Bedford South School on Thursday, May 16, during an after school program called Excel. One mother says her seven-year-old son was involved in the alleged incident. Her name is not being used to protect the identity ...
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Kamloops man skydives for 90th birthday
A Kamloops man has crossed another item off his bucket list by jumping out of a plane to mark his 90th birthday. "What a thrill," said Ken Legge, who went skydiving for the first time this weekend, as more than 100 well-wishers watched from below. "I had put bungee jumping on my bucket list, and someone warned me that with these old bones of mine they might come apart, so I ...
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B.C. teachers win fight over political posters in schools
(CBC) British Columbia's teachers are free to express their political opinions through buttons and posters in schools after a B.C. Appeal Court panel sided with the union in a constitutional challenge. The B.C. Teachers Federation battle began before the 2009 provincial election when teachers in Cranbook, B.C., launched the campaign critical of government education policies. The union ...
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Judge dismisses HD Mining court challenge by unions
(QMI Agency files) A Federal Court judge dismissed Tuesday a challenge by two unions to overturn temporary foreign worker permits granted to a China-backed mining company. Judge Russel Zinn ruled HD Mining properly applied for the 201 worker permits, according to the Labour Market Opinions process. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 and BC Building Trades union said the ...
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Metro Vancouver man jailed for sex offences involving 3 minors
A former Tsawwassen resident will serve more than two years in prison for sex-related charges.Jamieson Richard (Rick) Glendinning was sentenced to 27 months in prison Friday afternoon after pleading guilty to three counts of indecent assault involving three minors - two males and a female. The incidents took place in Delta, Surrey and during two trips to the U.S. between 1969 and 1979. The ...
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Despite Stephen Harper’s rhetoric abolishing the Senate is practically impossible
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper told his caucus Tuesday that he ';did not get into politics to defend the Senate,'; and is keen for the Supreme Court of Canada ';to rule on options for abolishing the Senate completely,'; he elevated abolition from pipe dream to plausible ...
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U.S. tracked foreigners at the Canadian border in pilot project
Hundreds of thousands of foreigners passing into Canada from the United States have unwittingly taken part in a grand experiment by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to crack down on visitors who violate laws governing the length of their stay.Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as ...
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Relatives join search for Canadian missing in Australias Snowy Mountains
OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region. Prabhdeep Srawn of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law ...
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Cavaliers leapfrog Magic to win NBA draft lottery
Draft prospects C.J. McCollum, left, and Michael Carter Williams, middle, chat with Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans at draft lottery in New York. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty ...
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Dozens tricked by fools gold scam
A scam of fools gold appears to be afoot in Edmonton. The set up: a white car pulls up next to you on the street. A passenger in the vehicle offers you the chance to purchase what appears to be gold rings and chains at a cut-rate. But when you buy the jewelry and take it into a story, the truth comes out. Kim Allers paid a little more than $300 for a small handful of what he thought were gold ...
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Senate debates expense audits amid greater scrutiny
The Senate is debating reports about the living and travel claims of three senators who have all been ordered to repay inappropriately claimed money. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian ...
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Vancouver set to refocus bylaw on taxi limo driving permits
A spokesperson for the Vancouver Taxi Association says a new chauffeur permit bylaw and fair, clear safety guidelines will be welcomed by the companies she speaks ...
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Photos Fair makes life easier for Vancouver residents living in poverty
Les Nelson gets a haircut at the 2nd Annual Summer Connect event organized by the Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver, May, 21, 2013. The Union Gospel Mission assmled 35 vital service providers under at one event to help eliminate barriers that prevent vulnerable community members from moving forward in ...
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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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