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CANADA News, Aug 28, 2011


Irene expected to hit Canada with heavy rain and winds
CTV.ca
HALIFAX — The path of hurricane Irene remained unchanged Saturday, meaning the massive storm would likely bring heavy rain and the potential for hurricane force wind gusts when it reached eastern Canada later in the weekend forecasters said. ...
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Canada's Layton led NDP to strongest performance ever
Reuters
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Jack Layton, who died last week, was the voice and the heart of Canada's left-leaning New Democratic Party, which he led to its strongest ever performance in the May 2 federal election. Layton, 61, took over the NDP in 2003, ...
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Wie joins leaders in Canada
Sports Network
Mirabel, QC (Sports Network) - Defending champion Michelle Wie posted a four- under 68 on Saturday to join second-round co-leader Ai Miyazato and tour rookie Tiffany Joh atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Canadian Women's Open. ...
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Air Canada labour deal runs into turbulence
Winnipeg Free Press
Air Canada suffered another labour setback Saturday with word its flight attendants have rejected a tentative agreement reached earlier this month. The union representing the roughly 6800 flight attendants, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, ...
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Canada's Leblanc climbing the leaderboard
CBC.ca
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc from Canada smiles prior to teeing off on the 4th hole during day three of the Canadian Women's golf open at the Hillsdale Golf Club in Mirabel, Que., near Montreal, Saturday.Maude-Aimee LeBlanc from Canada smiles prior to teeing ...
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CBC.ca
Obama must veto oil pipeline from Canada to southern Texas
Orlando Sentinel
It would cross under 11 major rivers between Canada and southern Nebraska, according to TransCanada officials, and also would pass beneath several hundred smaller streams draining into major rivers. TransCanada has a dismal record of pipeline spills. ...
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Robert Fulford: NDP offers Canada's alternative to reality
National Post
Democratic socialism has moved a long way since then, so far that the 2011 NDP platform promises to keep Canada's corporate tax always (emphasis added) below the American rate. Yet lifelong study of the New Democrats convinces me that if they had a ...
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Irene death toll rises to 3; storm warning issued for Canada
Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning Saturday for parts ofCanada, spanning from the US border to Fort Lawrence and including the southern coast of Nova Scotia from Fort Lawrence to Porters Lake, said Dennis Feltgen, ...
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Canada Basketball readies for shot at Olympic berth
Toronto Star
For the future of the program — no one with Canada Basketball can accept a summer with nothing at all to play for — that's the bare minimum that's acceptable. “Top two is the best, but top five is not bad and is critical,” head coach Leo Rautins said ...
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CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: Canada's Next Top Dog(R) Finalists Faceoff
MarketWatch (press release)
Ten parent and child teams from across Canada, selected by a panel of judges, are participating inCanada's Next Top Dog live cook-off today at Toronto's 12th annual Scotiabank BuskerFest. The cook-off will determine who has the tastiest hot dog ...
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Canada routs Slovakia at 12 Nations hockey tourney
Vancouver Sun
VIERUMAKI, Finland — Vicki Bendus of Wasaga Beach, Ont., scored a hat trick on Saturday asCanada continued to overwhelm the opposition, routing Slovakia 11-0 at the 12 Nations women's hockey tournament. Haley Irwin of Thunder Bay, Ont., Jayna Hefford ...
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Soccer, Statistics and Social Change
New York Times (blog)
By LAWRENCE CANN Yoan Valat/Associated PressPlayers from Canada, right, and Sweden before their game in the Homeless World Cup Friday. Soccer is alone as a sport usually indecipherable through statistics. Unlike baseball or basketball or football...
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New York Times (blog)
What Awaits You If You Enter Canada Borders Illegally?
GhanaWeb
If you know what awaits you when you enter Canada borders illegally, you will not first of all consider making any attempt to enter Canada borders illegally. It is a country of pure democracy, rule of law, a police state which offers all the ...
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New Zealander charged with murder of wife in Canada
TVNZ
A former Napier city councillor has been charged with murdering his Canadian wife, a year after she drowned during a fishing trip. Peter Beckett and his 50-year-old wife Laura Letts-Beckett were fishing on Arrow Lake in British Columbia in August last ...
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Stephen Harper adds $60 million for Arctic health care
Alaska Dispatch
On a visit to Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, on his annual Arctic tour, Harper said many northerners face unique health-care challenges because of their distance from doctors and other health-care workers and their higher ...
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Travel Deal: Visit the Arctic region, North Pole
Detroit Free Press
A new eight-day trip, "The North Pole -- Ninety Degrees North," takes travelers to the North Pole, Greenland and Canada's Arctic Archipelago. Running April 9-16, 2012, tourists fly from Ottawa to Resolute Bay, then take a Twin Otter aircraft to Eureka ...
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Toronto prepares for a final goodbye to Jack
CP24, Canada
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO — Toronto, along with the rest of Canada, is getting ready to say a final goodbye to Jack Layton, a politician known as much for his charisma as he is for his politics. About 20000 people visited the late NDP ...
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Mariners still in hunt for championship
Victoria Times Colonist
After three days and eight games into the Western Canada Midget AAA Baseball Championship, the only sure thing is that the Sherwood Park Dukes from Alberta will be playing in today's 2: 30 pm final at Lambrick Park. The other four teams - host Victoria ...
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Irene warnings now extending into Canada
WFMZ Allentown
The National Hurricane Center said Irene was maintaining its strength as it moved across North Carolina toward Norfolk, Va. Its maximum sustained winds are holding steady at about 85 mph. The hurricane is centered about 95 miles south of Norfolk, ...
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Alberta Tory majority rule one of longest in country
Montreal Gazette
By Karen Kleiss, Postmedia News August 27, 2011 EDMONTON — Alberta's Tory dynasty will celebrate 40 years in power Tuesday, one of the longest majority rules in Canadian history. It was the summer of 1971 when they first took office: iconic Doors ...
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Ironman Canada 2011 Pro Start List and Race Preview
Trizone
2009 Subaru Ironman Canada champion Jordan Rapp, whose injury kept him out of last year's race, looks to reclaim his title on Sunday, August 28th in the 29th Annual Subaru Ironman Canada triathlon. It will not be an easy task, as last year's champion,...
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Ontario's Warner ninth after first round of decathlon
Vancouver Sun
Damian Warner of Canada competes in the high jump in the men's decathlon during day one of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on August 27, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. DAEGU, South Korea — Damian Warner of London, Ont., ...
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Macatawa Bay Yacht Club boat 1 win away from Canada's Cup
HollandSentinel.com
By JON SCHULTZ Team Heritage captain Bob Hughes of Ada said things were going so well inCanada's Cup qualifying on Saturday he wished he'd been able to race again that day. “When you're on a roll and conditions are like that, you obviously want to ...
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Irene Eyeing Atlantic Canada
VOCM
Chris Fogarty with the Canadian Hurricane Centre says there is a track of uncertainty with hurricane Irene of about 300km, as the system pushes up the northeast coast into Sunday, passing over the state of Maine and into Atlantic Canada. ...
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RBC stock slumps on weak profit, outlook
Calgary Herald
By Cameron French, Reuters August 27, 2011 Royal Bank of Canada's stock sagged more than three per cent Friday, as the bank reported a disappointing quarterly profit and said weak market conditions would likely continue to weigh on its marketsrelated ...
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Study, Work and Live in Canada
Sunday Times.lk
More than 130000 students study in Canada every year. Canadians place great importance on learning, and have developed a first-rate education system with high standards. A Canadian degree, diploma or certificate is well-regarded in business, ...
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Risking arrest in the spirit of civil disobedience
Lewiston Sun Journal
By Wendy Schlotterbeck Lew McGregor of Hope, Maine, and Wendy Schlotterbeck of Auburn traveled to Washington, DC, last weekend to protest development of the Keystone XL pipeline that is designed to run from Alberta, Canada, to Texas. ...
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Lewiston Sun Journal
Showcasing Canada's diamond industry
Alaska Dispatch
Crossworks Manufacturing Ltd., a company that polishes diamonds from the Northwest Territories, says it is building a "diamond promotion centre" where visitors can see how the precious gems are made. Crossworks announced Tuesday that it will open the ...
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Alaska Dispatch
Government of Canada Supports 2011 Tribute to Veterans
MarketWatch (press release)
The group has members across Canada and in France, Germany and New Caledonia. Veterans Affairs Canada has been able to assist with the organization of today's event through a financial contribution of up to $7200. This contribution was made possible ...
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Former Marvel Artist Marko Djurdjevic Has Very Unkind Words For Marvel And ...
Comic Book Movie
Covering the Fan Expo Canada is currently underway in Toronto and MTV recently reported the latest from a panel focusing on the Fantastic Four. Surprisingly, Artist Mark Djurdjevic who designed the Future Foundation costumes had some very harsh words ...
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Regina residents remember Canada's soliers
Regina Leader-Post
By Kerry Benjoe, Leader-Post August 27, 2011 9:50 PM A steady crowd of people, many armed with cameras, took time to remember Canada's fallen soldiers. On Saturday, the national tour of the Portraits of Honour mural, which depicts all 157 of Canada's ...
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Exotic Canada: See the northern sights in Manitoba's Arctic tundra
National Post (blog)
I wander back to the station, where welcoming hugs and goodbye waves form the backdrop to a tour of the excellent Parks Canada Visitor Centre in the 1931 building. A little gem of natural and human history, the centre tells of aboriginal peoples, ...
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Canada's sexiest angler hits NB
CanadaEast.com
By James Foster Mariko Izumi, left, known as Canada's sexiest angler and host of Hookin Up on WFN: World Fishing Network, was on the Miramichi River fishing Atlantic salmon until yesterday. Izumi, daughter of pro fisherman Wayne Izumi and niece of Bob ...
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This stamp issue shines a spotlight on the “Made in Canada” leaps ...
By aaron
In fact, Canadian inventors have patented more than a million inventions—but far too many of us would be unable to name more than just a few. From Ginger Ale to insulin, from Bombardier's “Ski-doo” to Plante's goalie mask, plus the “Jolly ...
World Stamp News
Coren steps into the Arena | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun
Michael Coren agrees there is a fine line between being sensitive to issues and aggressively pushing for answers — and with his new show, he consistently plans to cross that boundary.
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Giant Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline Clears Hurdle - Project Economy ...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A controversial proposal to build a giant oil pipeline between Alberta,Canada, and Texas cleared a key hurdle Friday as the State Department said the project could be built without significant damage to the environment. Saturday, August 27, 2011. ... Homepage > Project Economy · Live Hurricane Irene Coverage From The Coast. Click to watch News 4's livestream video and special reports, read tweets and get the latest watches and warnings. More ...
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Kazor.com World Community News » Free Online Classified Site for ...
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ( Kazor ) August 26, 2011 – Buyers and sellers looking for alternative and free avenues to buy or sell their products or services can do so with help from Classifieds Freeads, aCanadian based online classifieds ...
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Giant Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline Clears Hurdle - Project Economy ...
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A controversial proposal to build a giant oil pipeline between Alberta,Canada, and Texas cleared a key hurdle Friday as the State Department said the project could be built without significant damage to the ...
WISN.com - Money Headlines
Grits look to pick up pieces at caucus meeting | Canada | News ...
The Liberal caucus is gathering, starting this Sunday, for a four-day pow-wow on patching up the party, recently kneecapped by voters in the spring federal election.
London Free Press
Giant Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline Clears Hurdle - Project Economy ...
By wlky
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A controversial proposal to build a giant oil pipeline between Alberta,Canada, and Texas cleared a key hurdle Friday as the State Department said the project could be built without significant damage to the environment. Saturday, August 27, 2011. ... As Seen On WLKY · Homepage > Project Economy · LOUISVILLE NEWS: Weather · Full Coverage: Hurricane Irene. Get the latest news and maps related to Hurricane Irene in our special section. More ...
Fear Itself – Bullet Points From Fan Expo Canada Bleeding Cool ...
By Rich Johnston
DC's Bullet Points On The New Superman: “Younger, Brasher, And More Brooding” There's lots ofnews swirling around about Superman today, and DC has just issued a made-for-mainstream-newsset of points covering what's going on with. ...
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Air Canada Refuses to Divide Pilots' Pensions With Their Former ...
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telegraphjournal.com - Sports journal - Breaking News, New ...
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Logan Couture to a two-year contract extension on Friday, which will keep the young centre with the club through the 2013-14 season.
Sports
MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – 27 Aug 11 « MILNEWS.ca Blog
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MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – 27 Aug 11. leave a comment ». “A new study shows that a majority of Canadians think the Canadian Forces are important, but would like to see the military return to a more traditional peacekeeping role instead ...
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ACTION ALERT: Protect Canada's Caribou! PLEASE SIGN ! - Care2 ...
By Simone D.
Canada's woodland caribou are in urgent danger. In Alberta, some herds have dwindled to fewer than 100 members. You can take action today and help save the Woodland Caribou.
Care2 News Network
Eastern Canada braces for Hurricane Irene | Canada | News ...
As the United States prepared for Hurricane Irene on Friday, the giant storm's path continued to track towards Canada, and could reach our border by Sunday afternoon.
Top News stories
Wie among leaders at Women's Canadian Open | Golf News at ...
Defending champion Michelle Wie shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday in the Canadian Women's Open for a share of the third-round lead with Ai Miyazato and Tiffany Joh.
www.golfweek.com stories
Crack addicts burned by 'kiff' | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun
It's never been more dangerous to be a crack addict in Ottawa.
Canada stories
Pic of the Week: Grilled Corn Salad - Food News - Food Network ...
By Val Outmezguine
Food Network Canada - Recipes, Entertaining Tips, Menus, Cooking Videos and Blogs.
Food Network Canada
Fan Expo Canada 2011: Panel Schedule | Comic News | News ...
Make yours Marvel at Fan Expo Canada 2011 with our official panel and liveblog schedule!
marvel.com/news/.../fan_expo_canada_2011_panel_schedule

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