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Busy inner-city parking spots may soon cost more in Calgary
A council committee has accepted a plan to base inner-city parking rates on how popular parking is on any given street. The two-hour parking rates would also vary depending on the time of day. The new Calgary Parking Authority system would see the most expensive on-street rates drop from $5 to $4.50 an hour, but go up by at least $0.25 in other places depending on how busy those zones are. ...
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Evacuation order issued for residents near Lindale Alta.
An evacuation order was given to residents west of Lindale, Alta., after a new wildfire was discovered just before 3 p.m .Wednesday. High winds are fanning the fire which is listed as being out of control. The evacuation order affects people who live 4.8 kilometres north of Township Road 493, just over 3 kilometres west of RR 55 to Highway 759. Brazeau County officials said that evacuees can ...
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Postal workers strike in Fort McMurray
Postal workers in Fort McMurray held a wildcat strike on Wednesday after learning Canada Post plans to hire contractors to handle parcel deliveries. The workers, who are represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, set up pickets outside the postal depot after receiving a letter from management. Canada Post says the move is necessary because it can't hire enough workers in a ...
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Woman injured after falling on Montreal metro tracks
A woman is in hospital this evening with injuries she sustained after falling onto the tracks in the Plamondon metro station. Urgences Sant said the woman appears to have only minor injuries, but was taken to hospital as a precaution. Witnesses said she fell onto the tracks after stepping between two metro cars of a train that was stopped in the station. The STM is ...
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End solitary confinement says former female inmate
A Saskatchewan woman who was held in solitary confinement in B.C. for a total of 3 years has issued an emotional plea to end the practice in Canada's prisons. BobbyLee Worm, 26, has just settled a lawsuit filed against Corrections Canada on her behalf by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association. But because of a confidentiality clause in the agreement, neither Worm nor the BCCLA was able to ...
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Severe thunderstorm warning ended for Ottawa
The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa Wednesday night blew over quickly, but Prescott-Russell still under caution.OTTAWA -- The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa on Wednesday night blew over quickly.Environment Canada ended the warning around 6:45 p.m., about half an hour after it had been issued.The warning continues, however, for Prescott and Russell.Meteorologists ...
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RCMP has toxic work environment Ex Mountie
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson made an announcement concerning the RCMP at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, June 20, 2012. (Chris Roussakis/QMI ...
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Thief stole purse from dead woman Cops
Toronto Police released this image of a suspect wanted in connection with the theft of a purse from a dead woman at a subway station. TORONTO -- Toronto Police believe they know the identity of a female who stole a dead woman's purse at a subway station during Wednesday morning's rush-hour. Police investigating the theft at College Station have a suspect "identified but not ...
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Severe thunderstorm could bring hail damaging winds to Ottawa on Wednesday night
The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa Wednesday night blew over quickly, but Prescott-Russell still under caution.OTTAWA -- The severe thunderstorm warning issued for Ottawa on Wednesday night blew over quickly.Environment Canada ended the warning around 6:45 p.m., about half an hour after it had been issued.The warning continues, however, for Prescott and Russell.Meteorologists ...
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Little Canada man was intrusive in videotaping medical call city argues
A 29-year-old man was "extremely intrusive" when he videotaped a medical call outside his apartment, an attorney for the city of Little Canada argued in court Wednesday. Andrew Joseph Henderson recorded the actions of a sheriff's deputy and an ambulance crew as they prepared to take a highly intoxicated man to the hospital the night of Oct. 30, 2012. "This was a medical ...
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New fleet of foot plant-eating dinosaur fossil found in Canada
Paleontologists say a fossil discovery of a small, speedy plant-eating dinosaur in Canada extends our knowledge of dinosaur ecosystems of millions of years ago. While dinosaurs are often thought of as large, fierce but slow-moving animals, the new specimen, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur species known from Canada, was a speedy runner, a team of Canadian and U.S. researchers report in the ...
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Take that Canada Immigration reform may be on its way
Canada's Minister ofCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenny visited San Francisco last week on a tour promoting the country as a place for entrepreneurs. Here, he poses with the country's newCIC Start-Up Visa billboard. C anada may be lining Silicon Valley highways with billboards recruiting high-tech workers north, a move to promote its new Start-up Visa, take ...
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Boil water advisory remains in effect for most of Montreal
Almost the entire city of Montreal will remain under a boil water advisory until at least Thursday morning, after tests at a city filtration plant showed the water was not safe to drink. City officials advised residents Wednesday morning that the drinking water may not be safe for consumption everywhere south of Highway 40, also called the Metropolitan Expressway. That includes the ...
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Canadian start-up hub thrives near Toronto
Twenty years ago, no one would have believed the Kitchener-Waterloo area would blossom into the most vibrant technology start-up community in Canada - the Silicon Valley of the ...
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Tornado touches down in Ontario town
Environment Canada confirms that a tornado touched down in Ontario on Tuesday afternoon, ripping the roof off a house and demolishing a barn. Deb Craven says as soon as she saw the sky go dark she knew the storm system would be severe. She says it sounded like a train coming through the Lindsay area -- and when she came out of her basement her barn looked like a pile of wood. "It was ...
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U.S. experts have safety advice for GTA schools
U.S. experts were in Toronto on Wednesday with a warning for schools here -- be prepared. Although the instances of violence in local schools is small compared with schools in the U.S., a mother and daughter are cautioning that if a someone with a weapon gets inside a school staying put isn't always best. "I need you to be able to evacuate in a way that takes you away from the ...
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Contents of purse stolen from woman who died in Toronto subway
(Toronto Police Service) Toronto police are searching for a suspect accused of stealing the purse of a woman who jumped to her death in a subway station Wednesday morning. Police say the woman left her purse on the subway platform before jumping in front of a train at College station. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police say they have not been able to identify her ...
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2 communities north of Toronto eye casino possibilities
Two communities north of Toronto may have an opportunity to host a casino, but neither appears to be a sure bet for the province. In Vaughan, Ont., councillors are set to have a casino debate next Tuesday and as was the case in Toronto, there are parts of the community that are adamantly opposed to developing a gaming facility. Mario Racco, a former MPP, says that bringing in a casino would be ...
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23-year-old woman dies while surfing near LaSalle
A 23-year-old woman who was surfing on the Lachine Rapids died this morning after getting caught between her surfboard and a tree in the water. She ended up in the Lachine Rapids near LaSalle after making a wrong manoeuvre. She was underwater for several minutes before a passerby jumped in to help her, said Const. Dany Richer of the Montreal police. First-responders rushed her to hospital in ...
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Union says Porter using lawsuit to stifle workers
Porter Airlines is using a lawsuit to stop the union representing 22 striking workers from protesting the way the airline treats its employees, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees union contends. In a statement of defence filed in Ontario Superior court, COPE said Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by Porter over comments made on Twitter is an abuse of process designed to silence and ...
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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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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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