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Sustainability Report 2012 Sustainably meeting Quebecs energy needs
May 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Hydro-Qubec is proud to present its Sustainability Report 2012, which highlights the accomplishments and progress achieved by the company in 2012 with regard to sustainable development. This year marks the 11th anniversary of this publication: Hydro-Qubec was one of the first companies in Qubec to publish a sustainability report. "Hydro-Qubec ...
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CBCs Top Tweets What should Harpers next move be
CBC asked members of the twitterverse to weigh in on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's next steps following the senate expense scandal. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian ...
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Video Accused in Quebec election shooting opts out of hearing
Richard Bain, who is accused of murdering a technician on election night last fall in Montreal, has chosen to skip his preliminary hearing, heading straight to ...
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Quebecer describes chasing tornadoes in Oklahoma
Storm chaser Jolyane Limoges was in Oklahoma when a tornado cut across the town of Moore, leaving 24 dead. Limoges, originally from Montreal, says it was her first time chasing storms. She has been following weather patterns in the area for the past three weeks. She was in the town of Norman, about 15 kilometres south of Moore, when the storm hit. She said the tornado moved very quickly. ...
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Business conference draws creative minds to Montreal
A three day business conference that begins Tuesday in Montreal is expected to help boost the city's international reputation. From 'Pastagate' to corruption allegations, recent headlines may have drawn negative attention to Montreal. But behind the scenes at C2-Montreal, promoters say they won't let negative attention put a damper on the event. The event will welcome some ...
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Man in his 50s hit by truck in Laval
Laval police are investigating after a 55-year-old man was hit by a large truck in the Chomedy district this morning. Const. Franco Di Genova said the pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after he was hit by a truck on De l'Avenir Boulevard at about 9:45 a.m. Di Genova said investigators are still in the early stages of piecing together what happened. "He was transported ...
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REFILE-Bank of Montreal says U.S. ambassador to become vice-chairman
Tue May 21, 2013 11:35am EDT TORONTO May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson will join Bank of Montreal as vice-chairman after he leaves his diplomatic post and will work in the bank's U.S. division, BMO said on Tuesday. BMO, Canada's fourth-largest bank, said Jacobson will join the bank in October. Jacobson, who became U.S. ambassador in Ottawa in 2009, will step ...
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Oklahoma tornado recovery work begins after deadly storm
Updated Obama promises federal aid and nation's prayers Death toll scaled back to 24 from earlier 51 Tornado was EF4, second-most powerful twister on enhanced Fujita scale Downed power lines, open gas lines pose risk in storm's ...
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Quebecs Eugenie Bouchard advances at French Open tuneup
Quebec teenager Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of the Strasbourg International on Tuesday. The 19-year-old from Westmount won in straight sets at the tournament in France over Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain, 6-3, 6-3. Bouchard, ranked 93rd in the world, is getting back into tour play, having helped Canada last month to an opening round win over Ukraine in the Federation Cup. ...
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Designing smart clothes to go with that smartphone
Dresses adorned with flowers that slowly open and close or coloured patterns that change spontaneously are some of the futuristic designs by a Montreal researcher who is trying to make clothes "smarter." CBC's Catherine Cullen visited the Concordia University lab of Joanna Berzowska to see how embedding electronics into clothing could transform fashion, and to find out what ...
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Harper leaves behind political storm in Ottawa heads to South America for trade talks
OTTAWA -- The prime minister is jetting out of Ottawa today, leaving behind one of the worst political storms ever faced by his Conservative government, to contemplate a trade alliance membership in South America that many consider unnecessary. Before he left, though, Stephen Harper addressed the Conservative caucus, though he did not talk specifically about his right-hand man, Nigel Wright, ...
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Montreal Metro still trying to replace ageing fleet
The Montreal Metro is ageing, or its trains are at least, with some of them over 60 years old this year, it’s high time for massive investment in an overhaul of the fleet, but the bidding process has been controversial and highly competitive, leading to delays, which it is hoped will provide a lower cost.
Montreal’s metro system is operated by the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and was first opened back in 1966, since then it has grown into one of the largest subways in the country and is the busiest in Canada with over 290 million trips taken on the system last year. The 759 trains that operate on the network are ageing and tired, having each carried an estimated 7900 people and plans are afoot to replace them. Read more
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