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CANADA News, Aug 15, 2011


MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins dies
ESPN
By Josh Gross Shawn Tompkins, a mixed martial arts trainer known for guiding the careers of several accomplished fighters, passed away Sunday in Canada. The cause of his death is unknown. Tompkins was 37 years old. Tompkins is survived by his wife, ...
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Canadian Firms Push Tax Changes
Wall Street Journal
The change—which accounting firm KPMG says could "dramatically" alter corporate taxation inCanada—is included in submissions that business groups forwarded to a Canadian parliamentary committee before a Friday deadline. ...
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Vietnam now open to Canada's live cattle, sheep, goats
Manitoba Co-operator
That means Canada may now compete for its share of a Vietnamese market for live ruminants estimated as worth nearly $50 million, the government said in a release Sunday. The formal approval from Vietnam's animal health department for Canadian export ...
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Governor General set for 1st eastern Arctic visit
CBC.ca
David Johnston and his wife Sharon leave Monday for Nunavut, their first official visit toCanada's Arctic as the vice-regal couple — but not their first as Canadians. Johnston is rekindling a love affair of sorts with the North, having previously ...
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CBC.ca
Langley represents Canada at World Series
Langley AdvanceNews
And, in doing so, the BC reps from Langley are currently wearing Canada's colours at the famed Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This marks the second time a Langley Baseball team has made it all the way to the Little League ...
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Tories threaten asbestos widow
Winnipeg Free Press
The federal Conservative party has sent a threatening email to the widow of an asbestos victim in the latest chapter of Canada's debate over the hazardous mineral. A top Tory official is warning the woman to stop using the party logo in an online ad ...
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Homecoming hero
Hamilton Spectator
Going to the hoop Canada's Kelly Olynyk, left, and Belgian's Axel Hervelle fight for a rebound at McMaster's Burridge Gym on Sunday. Olynyk, a former St. Mary's Secondary School student, scored a game-high 16 points in Canada's 74-68 exhibition victory ...
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Canadian men's hoops team undefeated at University Games
Vancouver Sun
Warren Ward of London, Ont., (University of Ottawa) and Ottawa's Tyson Hinz (Carleton) lead the offence with 14 points each as Canada improved to 2-0 in Pool B. “We are all pretty similar guys, on and off the court, and right now it's just clicking,” ...
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Growing pains for Rogers Cup's two-site 'virtual' tourney
Montreal Gazette
By Stephanie Myles, Postmedia News August 14, 2011 Samantha Stosur of Australia plays against Serena Williams on Day 7 in the final of the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank at the Rexall Centre on August 14, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
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Quebec a particular challenge as Liberals seek to recover: Rae
Vancouver Sun
By Monique Muise, Postmedia News August 14, 2011 MONTREAL — The Liberal party has its work cut out for it right across Canada, but according to its current leader, Quebec may present a particular challenge as the party attempts to recover from a ...
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How Canada's public broadcaster stacks up
Globe and Mail
Canada's national public broadcaster operates English and French-language radio and television networks, specialty channels and various Internet sites, as well as offering radio and television programming in eight aboriginal languages. ...
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Globe and Mail
Canada wins 4th straight U18 gold
Windsor Star
Warren Rychel filled the role of proud papa more so than that of general manager of the Windsor Spitfires as he watched his son, Spitfires forward Kerby Rychel, help Canada earn the title at the Ivan Hinka Memorial under-18 hockey tournament on the ...
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Canada links future with China
China Daily
OTTAWA - Deepening its strategic partnership with China will help Canada recover from recession, Foreign Minister John Baird told Xinhua in a recent interview. Baird made the remarks as he recalled the progress in the bilateral relationship during his ...
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Canada's McMahon wins first World Cup triathlon title
Canada.com
By John MacKinnon, Postmedia News August 14, 2011 TISZAUJVAROS, Hungary — Canadian Brent McMahon came from behind to win his first ever triathlon ITU World Cup on Sunday. After staying near the front of the field in the swimming and cycling stages, ...
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Sprint Cup racing could be coming to Canada
Toronto Sun
(AFP) There is a move afoot in NASCAR to add a third road course race to the Sprint Cup series andCanada — as in Toronto or Montreal — is being touted as the preferred destination. The Cup series has only two road courses — Infineon Raceway in ...
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Canada exhibition series is no problem
Central Florida Future
By Steven Ryzewski The UCF Knights men's basketball team completed their three game tour ofCanada Saturday night with a 100-58 thrashing of the McGill University Redmen. The game took place in Montreal, Quebec, and with the win the Knights remained ...
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Canada wins Parnu International
Vancouver Sun
PARNU, Estonia — Alexandre Gaumont-Casias of Marieville, Que., made an impressive return to the men's national volleyball team on Sunday as he led Canada to a 25-21, 26-24, 19-25, 23-25, 15-11 victory over Estonia and first place at the four-country ...
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Saskatchewan finishes third at the Western Canada Summer Games
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Saskatchewan finished the Western Canada Summer Games in third place in the medal standings after collecting 45 gold, 41 silver and 47 bronze medals to boast a total of 133 medals. The hosts from BC led the medal parade with 130 golds and 261 total ...
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Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Canada sweeps U.S. in rugby World Cup
Ottawa Citizen
Canada will depart on Wednesday following an official sendoff in Victoria. First stop is Queensland, Australia, for a training camp and two more warm-up matches and then it's on to Whangarei, New Zealand, for its opening game at the 20-team tournament, ...
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GM Canada reaches deal on health-care trust fund
Globe and Mail
General Motors of Canada Ltd. will pump $2.535-billion into a trust fund that will finance health-care costs for its retirees, eliminating a key legacy cost that the auto maker said hobbled it in the fiercely competitive North American auto market. ...
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Globe and Mail
Feature: Alarming rate of Unemployment among Africans, Immigrant Professionals ...
Myjoyonline.com
Whilst some Ghanaians embarked on these domestic migrations, the lucky ones migrated to different countries around the world including Canada and some Europeans nations like France, Italy, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Whilst migration was at its peak ...
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Myjoyonline.com
Arctic Warming Unlocking A Fabled Waterway
NPR
Crew and passengers onboard the CCGS Louis S. St.-Laurent, Canada's largest icebreaker, head to the open deck, binoculars and cameras ready, and watch as the bear lumbers from one ice floe to another, quickly dipping into the inky blue water and ...
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Sask reaches Baseball Canada Cup final
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
The last time Saskatchewan were champions at the Baseball Canada Cup, none of the current team was alive. The current group of Sask Selects kept their title dream alive all weekend before losing the national final to Ontario Sunday night in Moncton. ...
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Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Pakistani rejects a life in Canada to save brother from life of terror
Toronto Star
By Rick Westhead South Asia Bureau LAHORE, PAKISTAN—For many people in this increasingly violent nation, a chance to emigrate to a western country like Canada is like winning the lottery. But Aftab Ahmed Jadraan, 49, rejected the dream — turning down ...
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Stalemate or endgame? It's Canada's move
Toronto Star
And given all that's happened in Libya — from battlefield deadlock to chaos behind rebel lines —Canada's continued military participation should not be considered a foregone conclusion. New Democrats, now the Official Opposition, have already ...
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1 dead, 5 wounded at Canada casino
UPI.com
KELOWNA, British Columbia, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Gunfire outside a casino in Kelowna, British Columbia, Sunday left a suspected gang member dead and five other people wounded, police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it was hunting for at least ...
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Craig Button's Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Report
TSN
The first step towards the 2012 NHL Entry Draft took place with Canada winning the annual Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. And with the NHL's Research and Development Camp set to take place, TSN Scout Craig Button looks at some of the young talent that ...
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Investors hope for return to calm this week
Toronto Star
“We're into a bottoming-out process,” said Colin Cieszynski, market analyst at CMC MarketsCanada. “But it's a lot of back and forth, and this one has been difficult to find but we do have markets trying to find a bottom.” The outlook appeared positive ...
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RBC names European investment banking chiefs
Financial Times
By Philip Stafford Royal Bank of Canada is set to appoint two of its most senior executives to the European operations of its fast-expanding investment banking arm. The group will on Monday name Harry Samuel, current global co-head of fixed income and ...
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Estimated Autism Recurrence Rate Goes Up
MedPage Today
The 664 infants enrolled in the study were identified at 12 sites in the US and Canada that are part of the Baby Siblings Research Consortium, which is supported by the advocacy organization, Autism Speaks. All of the infants were enrolled before age ...
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Weyburn's Jensen helps Canada achieve water polo gold
Regina Leader-Post
Weyburn-born goaltender Kelsey Jensen helped Canada win the women's gold medal Sunday at the Pan American youth water polo championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Canada edged the United States 7-6 to emerge victorious at the championships, ...
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Medicare shouldn't mean monopoly
Globe and Mail
A major problem in Canada's $192-billion health-care system is accessibility: many patients face long queues and live in doctor-starved areas. Despite talk about patient-centred care, the system revolves around those who provide, not receive, ...
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Globe and Mail
Canada father charged with slashing infant
UPI.com
CALGARY, British Columbia, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- An 11-month-old Canadian boy is recovering after his father allegedly slashed him repeatedly with a knife, authorities say. The 32-year-old Calgary man was charged with attempted murder Sunday and is expected ...
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Hughes not bad for an Amateur
Winnipeg Free Press
This, please remember, was coming from a young man who's a member of Golf Canada's elite national amateur squad, somebody who's had three years at Kent State going through the US college golf grinder, somebody who's won two NCAA tournaments in the last ...
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Brewer scores opening-day victory at Senior League World Series
Bangor Daily News
By Ernie Clark, BDN Staff Brewer center fielder Jeremy Bissell (center) is congratulated by teammates Jeff Weeks (left) and Ben Pushard (11) after making a diving catch for the final out in the Maine District 3 champion's 7-2 win over Canada in ...
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Bangor Daily News
Canada's PR work for tar sands: dirty, crude and oily
The Guardian
From 20 August to 3 September, a wildly diverse range of protesters – Nebraskan ranchers and teachers from Wisconsin, Texan landowners and indigenous leaders inCanada, some of the country's top scientists and a few celebrities – will descend on the ...
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The Guardian
Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic Restore Tennis Order in Canada
The Epoch Times
... After a rash of upsets decimated the men's and women's draws at the Rogers Cup in Montreal and Toronto respectively, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic restored order in the tennis world when each claimed their second titles in Canada on Sunday. ...
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Pro basketball teams looking for quality people
Journal Pioneer
SUMMERSIDE - The fledgling National Basketball League of Canada will be looking for more than just talented basketball players when it holds its player draft in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 21. "We are not just looking for the best basketball players," ...
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Journal Pioneer
Williams Dominates Canada - On the Baseline Tennis News
By Guest Writers
Women's Professional Tennis News, Results, and Commentary.
On the Baseline Tennis News
RJT Compuquest Expands to Canada with ... - American Banking News
By ABMN Staff
RJT Compuquest Expands to Canada with Strategic Acquisition Leading Technology Vendor acquires Kogent Canada to expand service and solutions capabilities and...
American Banking News
Canada's Long Term Plans Will Help It Reach a Surplus By 2015
By Martin
Your ultimate source of Tech and Lifestyle news Bookmark GEV! 911 Emergency System to Soon Accept Text Messages, Videos, and Photos · afghan2_1971650c · 19 Killed in Suicide Bomber Attack of Afghan Governor Compound ... As Flaherty puts it that the government had a very strong first quarter in Canada in 2011 and they will definitely see more modest growth in the rest of the year. But as long as there is growth overall, the moderate growth they expect and some small growth ...
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Canada exhibition series is no problem « - College Media Network News
Canada exhibition series is no problem. They came. They saw. And for the most part, they dominated. … Back. Close this frame.
College Media Network
Canada make it two from two | Rugby Union | Other countries ...
Canada continued their preparations for the Rugby World Cup with a 27-7 victory over the US Eagles at a sold-out Infinity Park in Colorado on Saturday.
Rugby news from Scrum.com
Canada: Signature Cafe 6-Layer Dip recalled over ... - Outbreak News
By Robert Herriman
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Canada Safeway Limited are warning the public not to consume Signature Cafe 6-Layer Dip described below beca.
Outbreak News
Game Day 1 - Group 6 reports - USA edge Canada ... - World Footy News
The final session at Blacktown number two oval was expected to see a tight tussle between North American rivals Canada and the United States (seeded just below the Canadians but with a very successful record against them). ...
World Footy News
Canada's Wongs unite | Canadian Immigrant
By Gloria Suhasini
About 300 Wongs gather for the national convention in Toronto this past weekend.
Canadian Immigrant
Former environment minister pushed cap-and-trade system on Alberta ...
TORONTO - A former Conservative cabinet minister attempted to convince Alberta politicians to accept... - Breaking News - Winnipeg Free Press. ... Breaking News. The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION ...
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Comings and goings and foodie news | BlogsCanada.ca
By Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks
All over the world countries are having a crunch time with their budgets and lack of control over deficits. In Canada we appear to be in a better position than most but it concerns me where we are cutting to reach our goals. I .. ...
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Toronto Business News August 7, 2011 | Toronto Canada Business News
Toronto Business News August 4, 2011 Canadian BlackBerry launch details emerge Canadiancarriers plan to begin selling Research In Motion Ltd.'s new lineup ...
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Acquisitions brighten Canada property firm results - Yahoo! News
News. TORONTO/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Canada's biggest office and retail landlords reported strong quarterly results on Friday, boosted by acquisitions and ...
news.yahoo.com/canada-property-results-improve-deals-leasin...

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