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CANADA News, Sep 05, 2011

Without any fanfare, Canada has grown up
Globe and Mail
Quietly, subtly, without anyone really noticing, Canada has transformed the way it governs itself. The country has grown up. Five provinces will hold elections this fall, and Conservatives in Alberta will choose a new leader for their Endlessly ...
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Globe and Mail
Steve Kelley Seahawk Brandon Browner's long exile in Canada is over
The Seattle Times
If the Hawks cut him, he was planning to return to Canada and sign a long-term deal with Calgary. The dream would die. "I knew this would be my last shot," he said. "I came in here and told myself, 'Go out there and be yourself. Do what you do best. ...
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The Seattle Times
Pendrel scores cross-country gold
Montreal Gazette
A gold medal for Catharine Pendrel in the women's cross-country event highlighted a successful performance by Canada at the World Mountain Biking championships. Canada also won the team honours in the women's cross-country while bronze medals went to ...
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Royal Canadian crew lands Canada's Cup sailing championship
AHN | All Headline News
Team Vincere of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, Canada, will take home the Canada'sCup silver trophy after becoming the first team to win five races in the final day of competition Sunday. The RCYC contingent finished the match-race sailing ...
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In unlikely place, the human face of 9/11
The Associated Press
Talk to Laura Louie about the overwhelming kindness she and her two small daughters experienced in this distant corner of Canada, briefly transformed by a twist of history into an international aviation hub. "We were completely taken care of," she ...
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The Associated Press
De Luca claims Canada could be key to Scotland hitting the ground running
Daily Mail
By Sportsmail Reporter Scotland centre Nick De Luca believes a joint training session with Canada was ideal preparation for the World Cup opener against Romania. Andy Robinson stepped up the intensity of his team's training on Friday when he joined ...
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Daily Mail
Rate hikes unlikely in 2011
Calgary Herald
By Kim Covert, Financial Post September 4, 2011 10:00 PM Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is expected to announce he will hold interest rates steady next week. Expect a "cautious" tone from Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney next Wednesday when he ...
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McGill ranked tops in Canada
Montreal Gazette
And while McGill can boast about being the Harvard of Canada, Harvard had to eat a little humble pie and settle for second place - after the University of Cambridge - for the second consecutive year. MIT, Yale and Oxford rounded out the top five in the ...
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Fugitive brothers arrested near US border
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Two brothers sought on Canada-wide arrest warrants and considered armed and dangerous were apprehended Sunday morning near the US border south of Creston, BC, RCMP said. Ian Michael Butz, 28, and Jason Avery Butz, 26, ...
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CBC.ca
Kottaras doing Canada proud
Toronto Sun
Canada has not had much luck playing international ball in Colombia. In 2001, the World Cup qualifier was scheduled for the south American country. It was cancelled when US and Canadian foreign affairs departments received kidnapping threats which both ...
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Canada's Dire Straits Ban is Over
Gibson
Radio stations in Canada are once again allowed to play Dire Straits' track, “Money for Nothing.” The Mark Knopfler group's '80s hit was banned in January when a listener objected to Knopfler's using the term “faggot” in the lyrics. ...
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Gibson
Liberals woo students, seniors on eve of platform launch
Toronto Star
Dalton McGuinty will launch his bid for a rare three-peat Monday by promising $300 million in new university campuses in Brampton, Milton and Barrie, the Star has learned. Vying for a third consecutive majority — a feat last accomplished by ...
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Canada wins silver in lightweight women's double rowing worlds
TSN
Greece won gold in six minutes 59.80 seconds, Canada was second in 7:03.46 and Britain third in 7:04.33, over 2000 metres. "I felt more and more confident with each race," said Obee, who also rowed on the under-23 team this year. ...
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Nation needs the oil from the proposed XL pipeline
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Hannah, along with NASA scientist and global-warming activist James E. Hansen, were protesting the possible approval of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Texas. The 1700-mile pipeline, which would bring at least 700000 barrels ...
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Oh, Canada, you rate
Press Herald
That's at least partly due to a favorable currency exchange rate: On Sunday, the Canadian dollar was worth about $1.01 US Adding to that is the higher cost of some goods in Canada, making the rate all that sweeter. State tourism officials and industry...
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Press Herald
Feds spent thousands on duplicate economic surveys
CTV.ca
The home page for the website of Canada's Economic Action Plan is shown on Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011. OTTAWA — Canadian taxpayers shelled out almost $200000 last winter for two focus-group surveys that asked virtually the same questions -- and delivered ...
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United Express flight from Chicago skids off runway in Canada
Chicago Tribune
A United Express flight traveling from Chicago to Ottawa, Canada skidded off a runway this afternoon, officials said. No injuries reported when United Express Flight 3363 went off the runway at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport at 3:29 pm, ...
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Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for Manitoba man
CTV.ca
A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Russell Gordon McDiarmid, of Fisher Branch, Manitoba. The 51-year-old is wanted in connection with the killing of 33-year-old Nancy Swenty. The body of 33-year-old Nancy Swenty was found on Aug 28th. ...
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CTV.ca
Canada Dominates in 4-1 Win Over St. Lucia in World Cup Qualifier
Oye! Times
Canadian midfielder Ian Hume (left) avoids a tackle from St. Lucian defender Nathan Justin (right)Josh Simpson Paces Canadian Attack with a Brace Canada put aside its disappointing run in this summer's Gold Cup and started its World Cup qualifying ...
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New Concept Art from RIDDICK; Will Begin Shooting in Canada
Collider.com
Diesel also told fans that shooting will begin in Canada, a country that also played host to shooting on The Chronicles of Riddick. Let's hope the third film in the franchise plays better (going for an R-rating is a push in the right direction). ...
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Collider.com
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Leaves for Canada Visit
Tibet Post International
Dharamshala: - The spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness,the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday, 4, September, left Dharamshala, his Himalayan hometown in Northern India, for visit to Montreal,Canada where he is set to open the Second Global Conference on ...
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NDP does some soul-searching on the role of labour in the party
Globe and Mail
Membership in private-sector unions in Canada, at 16 per cent as of 2009, is half of what it was in the 1980s. And strikes by public-sector unions, such as the one by support workers at Ontario community colleges that began Sept. ...
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Globe and Mail
Midairs In Alaska, Canada
AVweb
By Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief The second midair collision in Alaska in as many months is believed to have killed a young commercial pilot while another managed to land her badly damaged aircraft safely. The Anchorage Daily News reports 24-year-old ...
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Canada eliminated in 4x100 relay
CBC.ca
Years spent in training camps in Arizona, Louisiana and at races in both Europe and the United States helped Canada's 4x100 metre relay team prepare for these world championships in Daegu. Sadly, one can never account for the frailty of the human body. ...
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Hokies go unbeaten in Canada
SportingNews.com
Virginia Tech, which has finished in the top four of the ACC the last two years, swept two games inCanada in August. The Hokies will count heavily on their rangy backcourt this year, led by senior shooting guard Dorenzo Hudson (6-5, 220) and point ...
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Union slams Canada Post delivery changes
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Canada Post has said its new delivery system would save $250 million over six years.Canada Post has said its new delivery system would save $250 million over six years. Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press Dozens of postal workers ...
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The sad saga of the boats that wouldn't float
Globe and Mail
Amid endless refits and repairs, the subs have spent far more time in dry dock than patrolling Canada's coasts in the 13 years the navy has owned them. And shockingly, none of the four subs is operational. Only one is in water, HMCS Victoria, ...
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Globe and Mail
9/11 Porgraits in Grief: Ken Basnicki
Toronto Star
She apologizes for the sunglasses — she does not want to seem impersonal, although it would be pretty hard to mistake the petite, vivacious former Air Canada flight attendant as aloof. Soon after 9/11, Basnicki became one of Canada's most outspoken ...
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Springboks, Canada and referees receive Rugby World Cup welcomes
Winnipeg Free Press
By: AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Formal welcomes to the Rugby World Cup were extended on Monday to defending champions South Africa, battlers Canada and to men more used to criticism than courtesy, the referees. New Zealand's capital city turned on a ...
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Air Canada increasing baggage fees on US-bound flights
DigitalJournal.com
Travellers flying economy class to the US on Air Canada will soon have to pay a fee for every piece of baggage they check. The carrier, which has been allowing customers to travel with one checked bag free of charge, will begin charging $25 for the ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Canada loses to Venezuela in FIBA Olympic Qualifying
Examiner.com
Team Canada suffered a serious blow in their efforts to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London on Saturday. At Mar Del Plata, Argentina on Saturday, Team Canada lost 103-98 to Venezuela in overtime, and saw their record drop to 2-2. ...
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Pedal to the medal
The Province
By Terry Bell, The Province September 4, 2011 Canada's Catharine Pendrel captured the UCI World Championships crown in Champery, Switzerland. Her winning time was one hour, 46 minutes and 14 seconds. After some frustrating finishes on the world's ...
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From Anna to 'manna', all over coffee
Times of India
Back from a trip to Canada, exporter Deepinder Ranger came looking refreshed and with many stories about his tour. Over a mug of Americano coffee each, most of the conversation steered around Ranger's visit to Canada and there was animated discussion ...
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Family still searching for Aussie in Canada
ABC Online
His parents have returned to Australia, but his two sisters stayed in Canada working with police in the search. At first, there was a flood of tips coming in, but police say those leads have dried up and they have not made progress in their ...
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Labour Day holidays in Canada and the US today
FXstreet.com
17:00 GR the IMF concludes Greece's performance review ahead of a 6th tranche of a total €110B bailouts. 00:01 GB August BRC Retail Sales (-0.2% to +0.8% like-for-like Y/Y versus +0.6% July). Labour Day holidays in Canada and the US today. ...
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Canada: Sydney Harbour Dredging Project About to Begin
Dredging Today
After years of planning and lobbying, the dredging of Sydney harbour, which some have said could result in the transformation of the area's economy, is about to get underway. More than 4 million cubic metres of seabed materials from the access channel ...
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Dredging Today
9/ll Portraits in Grief: Colin McArthur
Toronto Star
He was a cheerful Scot who immigrated to Canada, married and then, in New York, became a deputy managing director of the insurance broker Aon Corp. His office was in the South Tower of the World Trade Centre. He was 52 when he died that September ...
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Coast guard saves BC man marooned for 2 days
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content A 70-year-old mariner marooned in a remote BC coast inlet for two days has been rescued. The BC Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said the man was sailing from Bella Coola on the province's central coast to Bella Bella, ...
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CBC.ca
It's Labour Day, by George
Toronto Sun
Its origins in Canada purportedly date back to 1872 when an illegal parade was staged in support of the Toronto Typographical Union's strike for a 58-hour work week. George Brown, not yet a college but a Canadian politician and editor of the dastardly ...
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Canadian women take home silver at under-21s
MetroNews Canada
It was Canada's first women's final four appearance and the first women's medal in the 11-year history of the event. “We were very nervous and in the second set we just could not stop making mistakes, but then we caught fire again in the tiebreaker, ...
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Tumour patients forced to mortgage houses to pay for US techniques Canada won ...
National Post
Even Danny Williams went to Florida for a heart operation while premier of Newfoundland, though experts here said he could have had the same procedure in Canada, and Mr. Williams did not ask the province to pay for it. Meanwhile, many US health ...
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Canadian women still hitting glass ceiling
Montreal Gazette
By LAURA BAZIUK, Postmedia News September 5, 2011 12:00 AM More and more women have joined Canada's workforce in the past 20 years, but many of them still can't move into management positions, a new report says. Men are still more than twice as likely ...
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Government ignored overtures from Canada in Sash Sawh murder ...
By Stabroek staff
Canada was ready and willing to assist Guyana with its investigations into the April 22, 2006 slaying of Agriculture Minister Satyadeow Sawh, his siblings and a.
Stabroek News
Education News » All Canadian submarines now out of commission
By Staff Reporter EducationViews
All Canadian submarines now out of commission. Posted by Staff Reporter EducationViews on September 4, 2011 in News of the Day | 0 Comment. The navy's last operational submarine is now sidelined until 2016, leaving the service without ...
Education News
Ethics, fairness and News of the World : The Ryerson Free Press
By admin
The sheer number of national daily newspapers in Britain, including the Sun, the Guardian, the Independent, the Mirror, the Telegraph, the Times, and until recently, News of the World, pales in comparison to Canada. “It's as if you had five or ...
The Ryerson Free Press
Canadian Online Poker Players Continue to Get Hit - Casino.com ...
By Goodluck
Canadian Online Poker Players Continue to Get Hit. By Goodluck | 4th September 2011 | Online Casino NewsCanadian online poker players are feeling the brunt of all the issues raising big questions revolving about opportunities to continue ...
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MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – 4 Sept 11 « MILNEWS.ca Blog
By milnewsca
Libya Mission (1) Ooopsie…. “Government House Leader Peter Van Loan “misspoke” Saturday when he told a radio program the Conservative government wants to extend Canada's military role in Libya beyond its scheduled end date. ...
MILNEWS.ca Blog
Canada's first Blackberry mobile payment app now available | Small ...
By cendrinemedia
Canadian businesses can now process credit card transactions directly on their smartphones and send eReceipts anywhere thanks to Payfirma's new app for Blackberry. ... BizSugar small businessnews and tips. Share small business ...
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Wolves may aid recovery of Canada lynx, a threatened species ...
University Relations and Marketing News & Research Communications ... Society Bulletin, scientists suggest that a key factor in the Canada lynx being listed as ...
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