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Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powers
Boston.com
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford vowed Friday to take City Council to court after it voted overwhelmingly to strip him of some of his powers over his ...
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Castanet.net

Freeland Seeks Canada Parliament Job in Middle Class Battle (1)
Businessweek
She worked at the Financial Times as U.S. managing editor before joining Reuters in 2010, and previously worked at Canada's Globe and Mailnewspaper.
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Vancouver Sun

Canada Sees Larger 2015-16 Surplus Amid Faster Spending Cuts (1)Businessweek
Jim Flaherty, Canada's finance minister, right, and Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, listen to a question at a news conference during the ...
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CTV News

Canada says 386 kids rescued in child porn bustKWQC 6
AP National News VideoMore>> ... Police said 108 people were arrested inCanada and 76 in the U.S. Others were arrested in other countries. Australian ...
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National Post

The Filipino community in Canada at a glanceMontreal Gazette
There are approximately half a million people of Filipino ancestry in Canada, about 1.5 per cent of the overall population. The number of immigrants from the ...
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CBC.ca

CANADA STOCKS-TSX steady as Fed fears weigh in light tradeMSN Money
TSX falls 3.32 points, or 0.02 percent, to 13,375.01 * Five of 10 main sectors decline * Gold mining shares tumble 2 percent * Sears Canada soars on newsof ...
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Vancouver Sun

Feds make final appeal as top court ends Senate hearingEdmonton Sun
OTTAWA - The federal government made its final appeal to the top court Thursday to allow it to move ahead unilaterally on Senate reforms. "This is not a ...
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Canada.com

Canada's Filipinos come togetherCastanet.net
A savage storm which devastated parts of the Philippines left some members of Canada's Filipino community fearing the loss of family, friends and childhood ...
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Hockey Canada reacts to Stamkos injuryNHL.com
TORONTO -- The news of Steven Stamkos' injury on Monday spread quickly through the hockey world, and the blow was particularly felt inside the Hockey ...
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San Francisco Chronicle

'Help me, Canadian Jesus'CBC.ca
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's jaw dropping use of explicit language on live television to deny another allegation against him was once again a heaven-sent gift to ...
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CBC.ca

Heinz closes Leamington plant, 740 people out of workCBC.ca
H.J. Heinz Co. will close its Leamington, Ont., processing plant in June 2014, costing 740 people their jobs, the company announced Thursday. It broke thenews ...
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660 News

Canada Consumer Confidence Extends Drop on Job SecurityBloomberg
Concern that the global economy will take longer to recover is reducing feelings of job security amongCanadians and offsetting news of an agreement in ...
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Canadian Dollar Rallies From Two-Month Low on Central-Bank BetsBloomberg
Canada's dollar rebounded from almost the weakest level in two months on speculation the Canadian economic recovery is gathering steam and Federal ...
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Business Recorder

Nunavut's next premier is . . .Castanet.net
The newly chosen premier of Nunavut is already promising big changes to the territory's education system. Minutes after his fellow members of the legislature ...
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Castanet.net

Key findings in the Leger-Yahoo Canada leadership pollYahoo News Canada
A recent poll conducted by Leger commissioned by Yahoo Canada was conducted between Oct. 15 and 18, using Leger Marketing's online panel, LegerWeb, ...
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Yahoo News Canada

Home News Canadian soldiers still deployed in Afghanistan...Waterloo Record
OTTAWA - Canadians from coast to coast pause today to reflect on the sacrifices of wars long past and modern-day conflicts coming to end. It's a Remembrance ...
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Vancouver Sun

Canadian Joint Operations Commander visits Canadian troopsDVIDS
KABUL, Afghanistan – Lt. Gen. Stuart A. Beare, Commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command, completed a three-day engagement with Canadian ...
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Harper looks to bestow battle honoursCastanet.net
Canadian soldiers patrol an area in the Dand district of southern Afghanistan on Sunday, June 7, 2009. Canadian units that fought in Afghanistan are being ...
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Castanet.net

Thank you for thinking of us! Love, Canada.TheNewsTribune.com
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has accomplished what no Canadian prime minister — or any Canadian for that matter — has ever achieved. After a video showing him ...
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TheNewsTribune.com

Android News Canada Nov 10th: HTC One Mini, HTC Desire 601 ...Android Headlines - Android News
Good news for our fellow Canadians, following the launch of the Nexus 5 in the US and elsewhere in the world. The Nexus 5 is starting to make it to carrier ...
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Android Headlines - Android News

Climate change threatening polar bears in CanadaNBCNews.com (blog)
By Anne Thompson and Sophia Rosenbaum, NBC News. Polar bears currently outnumber the residents of a small town in Canada's tundra, but that may ...
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NBCNews.com (blog)

UK, Canada step up aid to Yolanda victims; Japanese soldier's son ...GMA News
A glimmer of hope in Tacloban a week after Yolanda. A rainbow appears over Tacloban Pier on Friday, seemingly pointing at Cavalry Hill one week after ...
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Rappler

Imminent return of Rick Nash good news for Team CanadaToronto Sun
After the devastating broken leg suffered by high-scoring forward Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning this week, there is some good news for anyone ...
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Montreal Gazette

Sri Lanka accuses Canadian government of 'placating' Tamil Tigers ...National Post
“PM Harper's rep lays flowers for Tigers,” read the headline in the nationalistnewspaper The Island. “A senior security official alleged that the Canadian's ...
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National Post

Canadian Solar Modules in ChinaZacks.com
This page is temporarily not available. Please check later as it should be available shortly. If you have any questions, please email customer support at ...
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solarserver.com

Canada's Premiers Focused on Growing the Economy and Creating ...NorthumberlandView.ca
National News: Canada's Premiers Focused on Growing the Economy and ...15, 2013 /CNW/ - Canada's Premiers met today to continue their focus on jobs and ...
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News1130

40 vehicles crash in three pileupsCastanet.net
by The Canadian Press - Story: 102809 ... the Saskatchewan Roughriders play the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League West Final on Sunday.
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Vancouver Sun

Canadian Solar Announces 2.3MW Solar Module Supply ...NEWS.GNOM.ES
GUELPH, Ontario, Nov. 12, 2013 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest ...
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reNews

NBC Orders Canadian Co-Production Working the EngelsWellsville Daily Reporter
NBC will co-produce a half-hour single camera comedy calledWorking the Engelsin partnership with Canada's Shaw Media, the network saidThursday.
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UPI.com

$40M to rebuild parks after 2011 floodCastanet.net
The report, delivered to the government last year and recently obtained by The Canadian Press, details the damage caused by the flooding — one provincial ...
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Chorus in dark about Air Canada's transborder plans, not invited to bidGlobalPost
Chorus Aviation, Air Canada's largest regional operator, says it's in the dark about its partner's plans for the U.S. market after not being invited to bid on the ...
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Victoria Times Colonist

Lung cancer top killer, but support poorCastanet.net
Lung cancer kills more Canadians each year than any other malignancy, but the disease receives a disproportionate amount of research and donation dollars ...
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Vancouver Sun

Home»News»Entertainment»Alec Baldwin due to testify against ...570 News
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2013 file photo, Alec Baldwin arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Baldwin is ...
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570 News

Legal issues hold up fish-farming issueCastanet.net
An effort by environmentalists, a First Nation and commercial fishermen to use a NAFTA side agreement to force Canada to change the way it polices British ...
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Canadian rows across Atlantic OceanCastanet.net
A Canadian rower says she has become the first North American woman to complete a solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Montrealer Mylene Paquette ...
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Castanet.net

Home News Wave of job hunters hits Canada's tech sector via...Waterloo Record
WATERLOO — After BlackBerry helped build its reputation as the epicentre ofCanada's technology sector, Waterloo is working against the odds to find jobs for ...
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Financial Post

SiriusXM Canada Announces Quarterly DividendWall Street Journal
SiriusXM Canada offers an array of content from the most recognized news and entertainment brands as well as every major sport including the NHL, NFL, MLB ...
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Canada-based NRI found dead in Delhi apartmentIndia Today
A 70-year-old Canada-based NRI was found dead under mysterious circumstances last evening in his Shivaji ... For news and videos in Hindi, go to AajTak.com.
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Actelions Opsumit Cleared in CanadaZacks.com
Good news flowed in at Actelion Ltd (ALIOF) with Health Canada approving Opsumit 10 mg once daily for the long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial ...
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The Pharma Letter

Home News Canada's largest tire manufacturer to set up shop...London Community News
According to St. Marys CAO Kevin McLlwain, at one point the town “was not in the running” to become the home of Canada's largest tire remanufacturing factory.
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CTV News

Alberta to Canada's Harper: Clarify foreign investment rulesReuters Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) - The leader of Canada's main oil-producing province issued a rare direct rebuke of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's foreign investment ...
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Montreal Gazette

Canada's grocers grapple with cutthroat competitionbnn.ca
Two big Canadian grocers reported steep declines in quarterly profit on Wednesday in the face of escalating competition from the likes of Wal-Mart Stores Inc ...
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The Province

Canadian troops hold special Remembrance Day serviceCBC.ca
As thousands in Nova Scotia gathered to pay their respects on Remembrance Day, Canadian troops stationed overseas took part in a special ceremony on ...
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Canada donates $5M to Yolanda-hit IloiloGMA News
AFP delivers relief goods to Yolanda-struck Iloilo. Military forces reach Pan de Azucar island in Concepcion, Iloilo for relief operations on Thursday a week after ...
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Canada 7s star Nathan Hirayama goes 'Inside Canada 7s' and talks ...Ultimate Rugby Sevens (UR7s)
Canadian Flyer Sean Duke calls Nathan Hirayama the best player he has played with. Hirayama is a lynchpin for the Canadian 7s and 15s squads and this ...
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gulfnews.com

Canada's greenhouse gas stance slammed as COP 19 seeks ...CBC.ca
The annual United Nations climate conference, known as the 19th Conference of the Parties or COP 19, is underway in Warsaw with considerably less fanfare ...
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Toronto Star

Canadian trade picture shows some signs of brightening after ...GlobalPost
OTTAWA - A surge in energy exports led Canada to one of the best trade performances in recent months in September, sharply closing the deficit with the rest of ...
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News Release — Canada announces further measures in response ...
News Release — Canada announces further measures in response to Typhoon Haiyan.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada News

Canada News Centre - Canada lifts visa requirement for the Czech ...
Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that, effective immediately, Czech nationals no longer require a temporary resident ...
Canada News Centre - National News

Hundreds held in global investigation of Canada ... - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo News: Toronto police said a global investigation into a Canadian child porn website had led to the arrest of 341 people including teachers, doctors ...
news.yahoo.com/canadian-probe-led-hundreds-child-porn-arr...

Sun News gives Toronto Mayor Rob Ford his own TV show ...
From Yahoo News: The Rob Ford saga currently unfolding in Toronto is like watching a train wreck -- it's a little cringe-worthy but you just can't stop watching.
news.yahoo.com/.../sun-news-gives-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-o...

Canada goes to court to try to reform, abolish Senate - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: Canada's federal government went to the nation's highest court on Tuesday seeking legal backing for its proposals to reform or abolish its ...
news.yahoo.com/canada-goes-court-try-reform-abolish-senate...

News Release — Canada lifts visa requirement for the Czech ...
News Release — Canada lifts visa requirement for the Czech Republic.
www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/.../2013-11-14.asp

Average house price in Canada rises 8% to $391,820 - Business ...
The average selling price of a Canadian home was $391820 in October, up 8.5 per cent compared to last year. But a closer look at the numbers shows a split ...
www.cbc.ca/.../average-house-price-in-canada-rises-8-to-391-...

Nurun Launches Redesigned Transactional Platform With Walmart ...
Nurun is proud to announce the launch of Walmart Canada's new website, Walmart.ca. Working closely with Walmart Canada's e-Commerce and Walmart's ...
www.nurun.com/.../nurun-launches-redesigned-transactional-p...

348 people arrested in child-porn case connected to Canadian firm ...
Azov Films raked in $4-million by marketing videos of naked boys as naturist movies.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...at.../article15433659/

Canada News Centre - Standard & Poor's Reaffirms Canada's Triple ...
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, issued the following statement in response to Standard & Poor's ratings report, which today reaffirmed ...
news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=791159

Smoky fire likely caused 17-vehicle crash on Trans-Canada - British ...
A smoky campfire under a bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway may have caused a 17-vehicle crash Friday morning in Chilliwack, B.C., a rural community east ...
www.cbc.ca/.../smoky-fire-likely-caused-17-vehicle-crash-on-t...

Canada to prioritize applications of Yolanda-hit ... - ABS-CBN News
MANILA – The immigration applications of Filipinos, affected by super typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan), will be prioritized by Canada.
www.abs-cbnnews.com/.../canada-prioritize-applications-yolan...

Canada co-operated with U.S. in abusing Omar Khadr's rights ...
Did the Canadian government conspire with the U.S. in abusing former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr to ensure a war crimes conviction?
www.thestar.com/.../canada_cooperated_with_us_in_abusing_...

FAQs about the New Canadian Newspaper Report - Alliance for ...
Alliance for Audited Media FAQs about the New Canadian Newspaper Report.
www.auditedmedia.com/.../faqs-about-the-new-canadian-news...

MADD Canada - News - MADD Canada Responds to Mayor Rob ...
News - News Releases. MADD Canada Responds to Mayor Rob Ford's Admission to Driving after Drinking. MADD Canada is extremely concerned and ...
madd.ca/madd2/en/media/pr/p20131114.htm

News headlines from Canada AM | CTV Calgary News
Heinz to close Leamington, Ont. plant; hundreds of jobs lost · Up to six helicopters may join CanadianForces relief efforts in the Philippines · Mayor Rob Ford ...
calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1043376

Sr. News Editor - Huffington Post Media Group at AOL in Toronto ...
Calling all news junkies: The Huffington Post is coming to Canada! We need the best of the best at the helm to plan, execute and manage the day-to-day ...
www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/1549235

BBC News - San Francisco rallies for 'Batkid' Miles Scott, leukaemia ...
Thousands of people in San Francisco turn out to help a five-year-old leukaemia survivor fulfil his wish to be "Batkid" for a day.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24964100

National Defence | Canadian Armed Forces | News Release ...
Canadian military personnel and equipment leave Trenton for the Philippines.
www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=canadian...

Canada Visa Information - Mauritius - News and Notices
New Canada Visa Application Centre for Residents of Mauritius opens in Port Louis. VFS Global as a part of a contract awarded by Government of Canada will ...
www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/mauritius/English/news.html

Stagnant interest rates may keep Canadian home ... - Inman News
Home sales in Canada fell in October compared to the month before and static mortgage interest rates may continue to keep sales in check, according to the ...
www.inman.com/.../stagnant-interest-rates-may-keep-canadian...

Region's cancer-stricken kids to benefit from new inititive with Canada
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean countries, limited in the care they offer for specialised nature of childhood cancer, have welcomed an initiative ...
www.jamaicaobserver.com/.../Region-s-cancer-stricken-kids-to...

Police arrest 348 in Canada-led global child porn investigation ...
Toronto police say that 386 children were saved and 348 people arrested around the world after a three-year operation.
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Police-arrest-348-in-Canada-led-glob...

Georgia v Canada erupts into mass brawl - ESPN scrum.com
... game against Canada disintegrated into a mass brawl when Canada's Liam Underwood was ...Georgia v Canada erupts into mass brawl ... News | Features.
www.espnscrum.com/other/rugby/story/205777.html

Canada says 386 kids rescued in child porn bust - Hawaii News Now
A sweeping child pornography investigation has led to the rescue of 386 children around the world and the arrest of 348 people, Canadian police said Thursday.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/.../canada-says-386-kids-rescued-in...

Canadian police detail international child pornography arrests - ABC ...
Canadian police detail the smashing of a huge international child pornography ring involving the arrest of 65 Australians.
www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-15/canadian.../5093564

Canada News - Digits - WSJ
Canada - The latest news about Canada from the WSJ Digits Blog. Technology News and Insights.
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Video - Canada - News - MSN CA
MSN Canada has breaking local, national and international video news. Up Next. 0. Hundreds arrested in child porn case. International probe yields 348 people ...
news.ca.msn.com/canada/video/?videoid=cbcc2013-1411...

Toronto mayor denies sex harassment allegations - Boston.com
TORONTO — Toronto's mayor denied Thursday that he pressured a female employee for oral sex, in an obscenity-laced statement on live television in which he ...
www.boston.com/news/world/canada/2013/.../story.html

News from the North: Big Wins in Canada | Ticketfly
Ever since Ticketfly launched in Canada last January (our first international venture), we've been partnering with some of the greatest venues, festivals, and ...
start.ticketfly.com/blog/newsfromthenorth/

Canadian chapter of Internet Society officially rises, again | IT World ...
The Canadian chapter of the Internet Society, dormant for over a decade, has been ... Most recently it was in the news when along with a number of Internet ...
www.itworldcanada.com/article/canadian-chapter.../86739

Fact Sheet - FoodNet Canada - News Release - Public Health ...
Fact Sheet. FoodNet Canada. News Release: Harper Government announces enhancements to maintain healthy and safe food for Canadians External Link.
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/media/nr-rp/.../2013_1115f-eng.php

Victoria News - Victoria News
News. Police dog helps nab B&E suspect. Saanich police arrested a ... Vikes double, pair rowers go first at Canadian University Rowing Championships · Wind ...
www.vicnews.com/?time=20131113

Government of Canada Invests in Research Excellence at Canadian ...
News Room Breadcrumb seperator ... CALGARY, Alberta, November 14, 2013 | Top researchers atCanadian universities will receive nearly $109 million in ...
www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/.../november-novembre-eng.aspx

News: Chrysler Canada: Full northern exposure - Allpar
Chrysler Canada's sales were up 3.6% in October, totaling 18131 cars and light trucks. Unfortunately, that small margin wasn't enough to keep General Motors.
www.allpar.com/.../chrysler-canada-full-northern-exposure

Heinz Canada - News | Heinz Canada Videos & Articles - Global News
Heinz Canada videos and latest news articles; GlobalNews.ca your source for the latest news on HeinzCanada .
globalnews.ca/tag/heinz-canada/

Siemens equips IKEA Canada wind -Recharge News
Developer Mainstream Renewable Power has closed a deal to sell its 46MW Oldman 2 Wind Farm in Alberta, Canada to furniture giant IKEA – with Siemens ...
www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1343655.ece

Doctors in Canada can no longer prescribe heroin. In other news ...
Ah the modern Canadian Conservative. Trying their darn tootiness to out derp their Tea Party heroes. Check out some of the Canuckian news forum comments ...
www.fark.com/.../Doctors-in-Canada-can-no-longer-prescribe-...

Sun News : Top ten dumb Justin Trudeau statements
CANADA'S NEXT TOP MODEL OR NEXT PM? Top ten dumb Justin Trudeau statements. Updated 10:52 am, November 13th, 2013; 3:08 pm, November 12th, ...
www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/.../20131112-150823.html

THE CHARLEBOIS POST - CANADA: News: Canada Council ...
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the 14 winners of the 2013 Governor General's Literary Awards.
www.charpo-canada.com/.../news-canada-council-announces-...

News - Compute Canada
General News: A broad collection of information related to Compute Canada. This includes related media releases or publications and general information ...
https://computecanada.ca/en/about-us/news

Heisinger joins Team Canada at Spengler Cup - Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club is pleased to announce that Senior Vice President, Director of Hockey Operations/Assistant General Manager Craig Heisinger ...
jets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=691346

Moneris Launches Canada's First Debit-enabled ... - Cellular-News
Canadas largest debit and credit card processor, Moneris has announced the launch of PAYD PRO, Canadas first debit-enabled mobile payment solution using ...
www.cellular-news.com/story/62899.php

KOTC Canada: Out Cold - Quick Results | Top MMA News at ...
Quick results for KOTC Canada: Out Cold in Cold Lake, Alberta on November 15, 2013.
topmmanews.com/2013/11/15/kotc.../comment-page-1/

Dominican honored for engineering in Canada | Dominica News ...
Dominica-born, Cylma Foxton, was recently honored by the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists in Canada. She was ...
dominicanewsonline.com/.../dominican-honored-engineering-...

Czech Republic vs Canada News - Goal.com
Pre Match November 15, 2013 9:30 PM IST Andrův stadion — Olomouc. Preview · Team News. 1. Wednesday 16 October 2013. 2:30 AM France, Portugal & the ...
www.goal.com/en-india/match/125658/czech-republic.../1

Media Advisory - Transport Canada - Note to editors and news ...
Media Advisory - Transport Canada - Note to editors and news directors. ST. JOHN'S, Nov. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - An emergency exercise will be held at the Wabush ...
www.newswire.ca/.../media-advisory-transport-canada-note-to...

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