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CBC World News, Dec 21, 2011


Crosby voted most influential sports figure in 2011
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Patrick Chan, Figure Skater, Canada Patrick Chan of Canadafinishes his free skate at Skate Canada International, in Mississauga, Ontario, October 29, 2011. (Geoff Robins/Getty Images) Yes, he let his mouth get away from him — and apologized — but ...
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Should Canadian millionaires pay more taxes?
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"I think the richest guy in the world is speaking for himself and God bless him, if he wants to give more, then why doesn't he do it?"Canadian billionaire Seymour Schulich, an investor and noted philanthropist, told CBC News that he also doesn't agree ...
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Kevin O'Leary, Canada's own Scrooge
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Kevin O'Leary is one of the investors on CBC Television's Dragons' Den. (Jeffrey Kirk/Canadian Press) And ain't that the truth? Through his almost constant television exposure, (his new show Redemption Inc. debuts in January) O'Leary has become famous ...
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National Post, CBC and Shell Canada Stage Multi Platform Conversation on Energy
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"At Shell, our focus is the future of energy," said Lorraine Mitchelmore, President and Country Chair of Shell Canada. "We are always working on new and creative solutions to the challenge of powering our world, and that's a conversation we want every ...
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RCMP lawsuit may be joined by dozens of women
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Catherine Galliford credited Former Mountie Krista Carle said she saw RCMP Cpl. Catherine Galliford tell her story on CBC News in November and was immediately inspired to tell her own story and to reach out to fellow officers online by starting a ...
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Michael Bublé takes part in Canucks practice
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(CBC) The Canucks also appreciated the chance to skate with the multiple Grammy and Juno award-winner. "He's one of the best singers in the world, one of the most popular singers in the world, and he just wanted to spend the morning with his favourite ...
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Harper urged to bring Canadian jailed in Beirut home
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"Who decided not to arrest him in Canada?" she said. "Some have told me that it looks like a set-up." The CBC's Laurie Graham reported last month that the RCMP sent personal and business information about Tepper to Algerian authorities and his lawyer ...
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CBC TV Commercial Free On Christmas Day
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First the first time ever, CBC, with the support of TBooth, will be giving Canadiansa day of classic programming with limited commercial breaks on Christmas Day. Find the latest technical innovations available to the Canadian broadcast marketplace. ...
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Occupy Winnipeg camp gets cleared out
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(Meaghan Ketcheson/CBC) The officers moved onto the site at about 7 am They said recent fires have made the protest a safety risk. A tent was burned in late November and on Dec. 17 some hay bales being used as wind blocks were set ablaze. ...
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Alberta diesel shortage continues
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Diesel production at Suncor's Petro-Canada refinery near Edmonton is back to normal. (CBC) A slowdown at Suncor's Petro-Canadarefinery near Edmonton and an explosion at a Regina refinery in the fall created a prairie-wide shortage. ...
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Aboriginal RCMP officers face racism, says ex-Mountie
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I spoke to that member for many, many, many hours on the phone until I knew that she was going to be OK," Hudson told CBC News in an interview. When asked what the member was troubled about, Hudson replied, "The organization, the bullying … just ...
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TSX, loonie rise on upbeat data
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Three-month stock chart for the S&P/TSX Composite indexThree-month stock chart for the S&P/TSX Composite index (CBC) The Canadian dollar gained almost a cent and the TSX closed up nearly 200 points on new confidence in Europe's economy and some ...
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$250M a year loss for BC in health funding change
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Meanwhile, some of the other provinces would benefit. Under the changes, neighbouring Alberta would be in line to gain about $1 billion a year. With files from the CBC's Jeff Davies Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said that BC stands to lose under the ...
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Afghanada hits its “drop dead” mark
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With Canada's involvement in the war in Afghanistan officially ended, the radio drama has reached “its own built-in drop dead time,” says Sherman. He is co-writing a Second World War miniseries for CBC-TV titled Black Devils, about aCanadian commando ...
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Union criticizes Dunderdale's comments on civil-servant pay
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Dunderdale told CBC News that government employees should expect only a modest pay increase in their next collective agreement.Canadian Union of Public Employees leader Wayne Lucas said the comments were surprising because both sides — workers' ...
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Human rights museum opening delayed
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We're trying to provide people with a bit of a clearer timeline," museum spokesperson Angela Cassie told CBC News on Tuesday. "Right now, all of our work plans are aligning for an opening in 2014, but that date is contingent on a few factors. ...
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Nicola Valley-raised rancher is face of farming in CBC special
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A former family of the Nicola Valley represented the faces of Canadian farmers in an ambitious CBC special showing life across Canada over a 24-hour period. Pete and Cheryl Van Immerzeel of the Colour V Ranch in 150 Mile House appeared onCBC's 1 Day, ...
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Winter road equipment stuck in Manitoba muskeg
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"You'd think we'd learn by experience, but the push is so strong to get that winter road open," McDougall told CBC News on Tuesday. McDougall said he wants a good, long cold snap so the ice road can be formed. It has been unseasonably mild in parts of ...
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Small video store thrives in Blockbuster, Rogers absence
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(CBC News) While the biggest of players are exiting the video rental business, a small group of Windsor-Essex entrepreneurs are thriving in the market. Celso Oliveria and his two business partners own not one but two bricks-and-mortar movie rental ...
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BC ferry terminal closed after hard landing
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(Ron Forsythe/CBC) "There was a quick announcement, seconds before impact and I believe the captain, I believe what I heard was something like: 'Deck, hang on,'" Forsythe said. "I ride the ferries quite a bit and that landing was as hard as I've ever ...
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Suspected illegal workers taken from Halifax home
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(Preston Mulligan/CBC) Border Services agents have raided a Halifax home in a search for illegal workers. Officers with the Canada Border Services Agency removed several people from 1 Wedgewood Ave. on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the CBSA said the ...
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PATH expansion plan underway
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(Matt Kwong/CBC) Michel TrocmĂ©, a planner with Urban Strategies Inc., is helping the city develop its guiding vision for how the PATH should develop in the future. "We need more daylight, more skylights, more connections to the street level," he said. ...
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Canada "honor killings" on trial
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(from CBC/Screengrab) TORONTO, Canada — The alleged “honor killing” of three teenaged daughters by their Afghan-born parents has shocked a country that prizes multiculturalism and sparked debate about the integration of immigrants. ...
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Marina fire engulfs 75 boats, antique cars
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Police officers went door to door to notify residents they could be asked to evacuate at a moment's notice. The Ministry of the Environment is monitoring the situation. View Larger Map With files from Heather Wright for CBC News A storage facility ...
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George, the missing airport cat, is found alive
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George, a cat once believed frozen to death at the EdmontonInternational Airport, has been found alive in a nearby town, three months after he escaped from his kennel in the Air Canada baggage area. The Fort McMurray, Alta. feline turned up five days ...
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Holidays Come Early to BC Girls Hockey Team
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Their entire journey will be filmed by CBC as part of Scotiabank Hockey Day inCanada, a unique day celebrating Canada's passion for the game. To enter the Scotiabank BIGGER SAVE contest, minor hockey teams across the country were encouraged to make a ...
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Maher: Harper Tories adept at taking public's pulse
Calgary Herald
Proud Canadians who work hard, pay their taxes and play by the rules.” It was a classic us-versus-them pitch, the kind of thing that sends supporters reaching for their chequebooks. But the CBC reporter was Krista Erickson, who dated a Conservative MP, ...
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UN Takes Canada to Task Over Attawapiskat
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Now the matter is drawing international attention on a number of fronts. Duncan responded to Anaya's statement by railing against “inaccuracies” and saying that it “lacks credibility,” CBC News reported. “I will be monitoring closely the situation of ...
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BC's economy not stagnant, not stellar
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He said the BC government's efforts to expand the mining sector would improve the economy. Pastrick said that it has been more than 20 years since BC has had one of Canada's top provincial economies. With files from the CBC's Steve Lus In its final ...
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Confused puffin becomes stranded in Montreal
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By Catherine Cullen Hudson, Quebec (CBC/CNN) - A confused seabird should be wintering in the wild icy waters off AtlanticCanada, but is instead stranded in Montreal. No one knows for sure how the puffin ended up in the city. ...
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Tory MP Wants Parliament to Reopen Abortion Debate
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Now, if you boil down the text, which CBC's Kady O'Malley called "so oblique and cautious as to be incoherent", you'll find that Woodworth wants to "examine" whether Canada's current abortion laws (or lack thereof) properly protect the human rights of ...
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Canadian environment minister rebukes India remark - World - CBC ...
Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent has accused his Indian counterpart of overreaction after she made a speech to delegates to say that she was ...
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Canadian Forces members cleared of Afghan allegations
Canadian special forces soldiers were possibly witnesses to American war crimes in Afghanistan, ... story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBCaccessibility page .... Junior champs 10 hockey stars who started in the Worldjuniors ...
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Canadian doctor Galea avoids prison for transporting meds - CBC.ca
A Canadian sports doctor with a high-profile client list will avoid prison time for ...story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBC accessibility page ...World juniors Hay back behind Canadian bench Hopes to lead hosts to gold 17...
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Airlines face new rules for cats on planes
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Attawapiskat healing lodge retrofit approval needed
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7 players cut from Canada's world junior squad - CBC.ca
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Canada finalizes world junior hockey squad - CBC.ca
Team Canada finalized its 22-man roster for the upcoming world junior hockey ...story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBC accessibility page ...
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Rae calls Attawapiskat 'our Third World' - News - MSN CA
About 20 families in the northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat are expected to escape their ramshackle homes on Dec. 23, but that won't change th.
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CBC/Radio-Canada co-presents the international conference on ...
CBC/Radio-Canada co-presents the international conference on public ... The first plenary panel was moderated by CBC News Network's Mark Kelley. It aimed...
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B.C. man drives on with wife dead in car - World - CBC News
A British Columbia man drove about 360 kilometres toward Canada after his 75- year-old wife died in the car next to him, uncertain whether ... CBC News World ...
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CBC Friends mock Hulk Hogan | Canada | News | Toronto Sun
"We are some of the hardest-working actors and athletes in the world. Nobody has a schedule like wrestlers. And with CBC, someone like Vince McMahon might...
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2 more years in Spanish jail for Digby fisherman - Nova Scotia ...
Skip to main content; Skip to CBC accessibility page ... CBC News Canada ...Rae calls Attawapiskat 'our Third World': About 20 families in the northern Ontario...
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Republican House will vote down spending bill - World - CBC News
CBC Global Header Navigation ... CBC News World ... helped keep Canada'sannual rate of inflation at 2.9 per cent in November, matching October's rise. more...
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