Friday 30th July, 2010
CAPREIT Continues to Reposition With Acquisitions in British Columbia and Sales in Ontario and Quebec
Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:CAR.UN) ("CAPREIT") announced today that it has acquired eight low-rise and mid-rise apartment properties in or near Victoria, British C...
Montreal man recovers after fall from Cape Breton cliff
MEAT COVE, N.S. — RCMP say a tourist visiting Cape Breton from Montreal is recovering in hospital after falling over a cliff. Police say the 30-year-old man was walking in the dark in Meat Cove ...
Apple's iPhone 4 hits Canada
The iPhone was launched in the U.S. last month, but customers complained that calls were being dropped when the phone was held a certain way. Apple is giving away free rubber cases it says will impro...
Ex-Quebec justice minister to fight order to testify
CTVQUEBEC — Former provincial justice minister Marc Bellemare says he'll appeal a Quebec Superior Court ruling ordering him to testify before the province's chief returning officer. Bellemare, whos...
Ottawa man charged for acts of vandalism
Ottawa CitizenDefence Department computers in Ottawa have been used to vandalize information on a Wikipedia site critical of the Conservative government's decision to spend billions on a new stealth fighter.
Ottawa on track to balance books, but provinces in trouble: Conference Board
Calgary HeraldDefence Department computers in Ottawa have been used to vandalize information on a Wikipedia site critical of the Conservative government's decision to spend billions on a new stealth fighter.
Montreal pastor denies 'deceiving anyone'
CBC News(CBC) "I did not take anyone’s money," said Mwinda Lezoka, speaking in French, in an exclusive interview with CBC News. "So I, Mr. Lezoka, am not responsible for deceiving anyone." Lezoka's first c...
Ottawa funding hate crime prevention for Vancouver Jewish centres
The ProvinceHow does our health system do when it comes to treating people with serious psychiatric illnesses? Very poorly, according to Vancouver forensic social worker Tracey Young, who says B.C.'s mental...
Alouettes rout Argos in Eastern showdown
CBC NewsThe battle for top spot in the East wasn't exactly a close one. While the Toronto Argonauts managed to keep within a touchdown of the Montreal Alouettes after the opening half Thursday, the defending...
Quebec Games kick off
CBC Newsannual Quebec Games. The opening ceremonies kicked off Thursday night at Leamy Lake. Four thousand teenage athletes from all over Quebec will compete in tennis, soccer, water skiing and other sports ...
Bellemare must testify about judge selection claims
CBC NewsA Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that former Liberal cabinet minister Marc Bellemare will have to appear before the chief electoral officer to explain explosive allegations he made about influe...
Exclusive: Montreal to lose medical specialists
The GazetteGaétan Barrette, president of the Quebec Federation of Medical Specialists, called the government's plan to cut the number of specialists on the island of Montreal "totally ridiculous."
Quebec highest acquittal rate in Country-- by a lot
The GazetteMONTREAL - Quebec has by far the highest acquittal rate for adult criminal-justice cases in all of Canada - with 13.1 per cent of such cases in the province ending with a "not guilty" verdic...
Fiscal position looking rosier, Ottawa could post surplus in five years: report
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Oka aids Mohawks in land dispute
CBC NewsThe town of Oka has adopted a resolution freezing further development on a piece of land owned by a Quebec company but claimed by Mohawks in Kanesatake. Oka's municipal council voted unanimously last...
Police seek drive-by shooting suspect
CBC NewsMontreal Police have released the photo of suspect they believe was involved in a drive-by shooting on Monday night. Police are looking for 48-year-old Sylvain Maheu, whom they say is armed and dange...
Man charged with attempted murder, armed robbery
CBC NewsA Montreal man has been charged with attempted murder and armed robbery. Police allege the 53-year-old man robbed a business on Côte-St-Luc Road Wednesday afternoon. The suspect was arrested shortl...
Toronto bike share seeks subscribers
CBC NewsA Toronto bike share program that is due to roll out next year is kicking off a campaign to recruit subscribers. Under the Bixi (short for "bicycle taxi") program, people will be able to pick up a bi...
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