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‘Huge opportunities’ for Canadian mining industry to work in developing countries
Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick/THE CANADIAN ...
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Quebec pro-independence party Option Nationale loses its founder leader
Jean-Martin Aussant looks down as he announces his decision to resign from the Parti Quebecois caucus Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the legislature in Quebec City. (Jacques Boissinot/THE CANADIAN ...
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Toronto’s plastic bag debate is ‘dead’ committee says
Customers receive plastic biodegradable plastic bags when shopping at Noah's Natural Foods on Yonge St., Toronto on November 26, 2008. Toronto's public works committee voted in favour of abandoning the issue once and for all on June 19, 2013. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ...
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Canada Raises Liability for Offshore Atlantic Arctic Operators
The Canadian government will raise the absolute liability for oil and gas companies operating in the Atlantic Basin offshore eastern Canada from $1 billion to $30 billion and for companies working on the Canadian Arctic from $40 million to $1 billion. Officials said the changes would incentivize spill prevention by companies operating in the Atlantic offshore and support job and economic ...
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Worrying Reports on Poverty in Canada
Ottawa, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) At least 200,000 Canadians live in poverty in the streets of the northern country or seek shelter in friends' houses because they do not have their own, informed today non-governmental organizations. The research also brought about that nearly 1.5 million family groups, part of the low-income sector, are in danger of falling into extreme poverty conditions. ...
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Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association searching for potential aerialists
Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association , former Canadian Olympic aerialist Nicolas Fontaine of Magog, Quebec and Canadian national aerial ski team head ...
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Bethenny Frankel tries to avoid swearing in front of her child
Bethenny Frankel may have been famous for saying some of the funniest things on "The Real Housewives of New York," as she made fun of the other women by revealing some of the most hysterical comments ever on Bravo. However, now that she is a mother, she is trying to watch her language, especially when it comes ...
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‘RHOOC’ star Tamra Barney ‘Lauri really has an agenda to bring Vicki DOWN’
Vicki Gunvalson . That episode just aired last week. This week, Peterson slammed Gunvalson's relationship with Brooks Ayers, claiming that one of her daughters' friends had slept with him. And this news is shocking to Barney. According to a new Bravo blog published on June ...
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Canada deploying 34 peacekeepers to serve with Brazilians in Haiti
Canada is sending 34 troops to Haiti to serve as a peacekeepers with a Brazilian battalion, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday. MacKay announced the deployment in Ottawa alongside Calgary MP Diane Ablonczy and Gen. Tom Lawson, Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff. They will deploy from June 21 until December 2013, MacKay said. "Members of the Canadian Armed ...
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Montreals latest interim mayor to be named Tuesday
Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum announces his resignation at a news conference in Montreal, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN ...
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200000 Canadians homeless every year
OTTAWA -- Homelessness in Canada affects about 200,000 people every year and comes with a $7 billion price tag, the first-ever national report on the issue has found.The results paint a picture of a disaster in communities across the country, said Tim Richter, one of the report's authors and the president of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness."In a natural disaster, the loss of ...
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Thunder Bay pub to be 1st in Canada to offer pregnancy tests
An organization dedicated to preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder hopes to install pregnancy test dispensers in bars across the country -- starting in Thunder Bay, ...
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Pizzo Bruins draw confidence from faceoff dominance
Patrice Bergeron, left, of the Bruins has earned plaudits throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs for his ability to win faceoffs. (Paul Bereswill/Getty ...
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Loblaw testing small discount-store format in Calgary
Loblaw is trying on a downsized version of its usual large grocery store format by opening a smaller trial store in Calgary that sells discount groceries and other goods. (Chris Wattie ...
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Georges St-Pierres next opponent could be Johnny Hendricks
Georges St-Pierre will reportedly defend his welterweight title on Nov. 16 in Las Vegas against No. 1 contender Johny Hendricks. The UFC had no official comment on the fight but the date and venue were reported by TVA Sports and ...
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Police release video of suspect vehicle in Toronto homicide
Three weeks after the afternoon slaying of a Scarborough father working in his backyard, homicide investigators have released more video of the suspected gunman's car passing by the victim as he carts away bricks on his driveway. The footage, which was taken from neighbours' security cameras and released as four different clips, shows a dark four-door sedan, possibly a 1999-2003 Mazda ...
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B.C. native Svein Tuft to make Tour de France debut
Canadian Svein Tuft will be making his Tour de France debut later this month. The 36-year-old cyclist from Langley, B.C., was named on his Australia-based WorldTour squad Orica-GreenEdge's Tour start list Wednesday. Tuft is an eight-time Canadian time trial champion and recently won the Tour of Slovenia's prologue chrono. Matt White, Orica-GreenEdge's sports director, said Tuft ...
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New Brunswickers split over shale gas poll finds
New Brunswick residents are split on the importance of shale gas development to the province's economic future, according to a new survey by Corporate Research Associates. Many New Brunswickers are concerned about the safety of shale gas exploration, the CRA results released on Wednesday show. The Alward government fully supports shale gas development, but has faced mounting opposition to ...
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NB Power CEO open to partners in Mactaquac dams future
(CBC) NB Power is considering the possibility of rebuilding the Mactaquac Generating Station itself or entering into a partnership with another company as it prepares for the hydro dam's future. The Mactaquac dam was built in the mid-1960s and was scheduled to operate for a century. But an ongoing chemical reaction in the concrete of the dam has led to its lifespan being shortened to 67 ...
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Drunk driving victim shares story to discourage teens
Charline Robichaud-Manuel, 41, of Baie-Sainte-Anne, is a MADD Canada volunteer who shares her story about being struck by a drunk driver in 2002 with students. ...
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Canada joining Brazilian-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti
A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian forces. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...
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Edmonton places moratorium on body rub shops
Edmonton is imposing a moratorium on new body rub parlours until January 2014. The city will set up a committee to study the industry, looking at work conditions, how sex workers are recruited, and whether services exist to help them get out of the industry if they wish. City council approved the moratorium Wednesday, without debate. The moratorium follows a steep increase in the businesses, ...
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Post-secondary students feel stressed survey finds
A national survey on the health of post-secondary students shows there are a lot of stressed-out students on campuses, including at Mount Royal University in Calgary. "Students are experiencing stress to such a level that they are not doing as well in class as they'd like to," said Shermin Murji, a health education coordinator at the school. MRU was one of 32 post-secondary ...
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Pioneering report suggests homelessness costs Canada $7 billion affects 200000 people a year
OTTAWA - Homelessness in Canada affects about 200,000 people every year and comes with a $7 billion price tag, the first-ever national report on the issue has found. The results paint a picture of a disaster in communities across the country, said Tim Richter, one of the report's authors and the president of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. "In a natural disaster, the loss ...
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Vancouvers Chan Centre announces star-studded 2013-14 season
You won't need to leave Vancouver to go globe-trotting this year thanks to the Chan Centre for Performing Arts' new season lineup.Kicking off Oct. 19 with the critically acclaimed Kronos Quartet performing new works by famed composer Philip Glass, the Chan's season at UBC will also feature its popular Connects series featuring film screenings and artist talks throughout the year. ...
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