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Next 49ers stadium named site of 50th Super Bowl
The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when the Florida Legislature did not support financing to renovate Sun Life ...
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Rangers Tortorella expects better from Girardi on home ice
Rangers coach John Tortorella expects stalwart defenceman Dan Girardi is "going to play his best game" after Girardi was on the ice for all five Bruins goals in Game ...
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Very upset Harper wants fast Senate spending reform
Prime Minister Stephen Harper told his Conservative caucus this morning that he's "upset" by the conduct of some senators and his own office, and asked them to uphold a "culture of accountability." Harper spoke to Tory MPs and senators at a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill, his first public comments on the Senate spending scandal, but he did not mention by name any of ...
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Grand Manan park gets new operator
(CBC) The Boys and Girls Club of Grand Manan Island will operate Anchorage Provincial Park this season, Tourism Minister Trevor Holder announced on Tuesday. The agreement comes after the provincial government announced last month it was laying off the park's 13 staff members and looking for a third party operator to take over. "Our intention has never been to walk away from the ...
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Ranchers spotting grizzlies in southern Alberta
Grizzly bears are returning to the southwestern Alberta prairies, according to a wildlife officer. Residents of Cardston and Pincher Creek are reporting grizzly sightings at least three times a week, said Lyle Lester, a provincial fish and wildlife officer. "It seems like we've had a spring that has been slow in coming and this means bears are hungry," he said. "They tend ...
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B.C. mines temporary foreign workers case dismissed
(Canadian Press) The Federal Court of Canada has dismissed a challenge launched by two unions against a company that hired more than 200 temporary workers from China for its coal mine in northeastern B.C. The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115, and the Construction and Specialized Workers Union have claimed HD Mining was granted permits to bring 201 temporary foreign workers ...
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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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Illegal tree cutting nets charges for arborist homeowners
Two home owners and an arborist in North Vancouver have been charged with illegally cutting down trees in a North Vancouver park to improve their views. Roger Mulloy, 54, and Hooman Bozorgnia, 41, and Jeff Hoff, 33, each face a charge of mischief over $5,000. "From what we can determine and what appears quite evident is that the home owners wanted to increase their westward view of the ...
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10 must try food truck street eats
The spring thaw means food trucks are hitting the pavement again in Calgary. They make eating outdoors easy -- hit a truck, grab a piece of grass and you have an instant picnic. There are ...
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Edmontons Mayor Stephen Mandel bows out
Stephen Mandel will not run for a fourth consecutive term as Edmonton mayor. "I believe it's time to open the door to new leadership to guide our city's path forward," he told a news conference this morning at the Art Gallery of Alberta downtown. "There's always more to do," he said. "Edmonton's a big growing city and city hall must continue to work ...
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Canada falling behind on innovation Report
Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). Andre Forget/QMI Agency OTTAWA - Canada gets a B- average when it comes to being at the forefront of science and technology innovation, according to a new report. In fact, the government advisory body that released Tuesday's report says as a nation - despite brimming with talent - we "continue to tread water as a mid-level ...
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Accused PQ rally shooter to go straight to trial
Richard Bain said he didn't want Pauline Marois to speak on election night MONTREAL - Accused separatist rally shooter Richard Henry Bain waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday and was ordered to stand trial for murder. The 62-year-old fishing lodge owner is accused of murdering stage technician Denis Blanchette outside a Parti Quebecois rally on Sept. 4. Premier Pauline Marois was inside ...
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Boy 2 killed by SUV driven onto bar patio
Geo, a little boy killed when an SUV crashed into the busy patio of Rics Grill, at 23 Avenue and Rabbit Hill Road the evening of Sunday, May 19. (IAN KUCERAK/QMI Agency) EDMONTON - The grief-stricken mother of a two-year-old boy who was killed Sunday when an alleged drunk driver crashed into him on a restaurant patio had a meltdown at the courthouse Tuesday. After the accused's first court ...
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Female Canadian Mountie sues claims sexual assault harassment
A female staff sergeant has sued the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, claiming she was harassed and sexually assaulted in the 1980s. The suit against the Attorney General of Canada and 13 others says Staff Sgt. Caroline Mary Sarah O'Farrell, 52, was subjected to abuse while a constable in the Musical Ride, the police force's travelling equestrian show. The statement of claim alleges ...
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Canada PM on pipeline plan Oil to come anyway
A controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead," Canada's prime minister said Thursday, and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or ...
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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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Canadian economy can’t keep relying on consumer borrowing Mark Carney
Listening today to both Mark Carney and Julie Dickson, you get a sense of both the ecstasy and the agony of ultra-low interest rates.Both the Bank of Canada Governor and the head of the country's bank regulator addressed the issue today, each from different perspectives and each with a ...
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Glenn Kane Jacobs confirms he is not running in Tennessee Senate race
Reason reported that Jacobs might be contemplating a run for public office. Brian Doherty of the libertarian publication wrote that sources close to the two-time world champion say he is considering opposing Senator ...
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‘RHOA’ star Porsha Stewart invites herself to Kandi’s party during divorce
divorce from her husband Kordell Stewart in the press, as she learned of his decision to end the marriage on Twitter. Not only did he want out of the marriage, but there were also rumors that he was bringing other women into the home he shared with Porsha. Even though he hinted that he wanted to make peace with her, he has recently locked her out of their house and he won't give her money ...
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‘Teen Mom’ star Kailyn Lowry’s plans change with Javi Marroquin
Javi Marroquin and be a reality star because of her roles on various successful MTV shows, but it sounds like she isn't too thrilled being popular and famous. She has been keeping some major milestones from her followers on Twitter in hopes of starting a more private life, now that the show is rumored to be cancelled. She has revealed that Javi has graduated from the air force and that they ...
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‘RHOBH’ star Brandi Glanville thinks LeAnn and Eddie are avoiding her
LeAnn Rimes in her newest book, "Drinking and Tweeting," where she shared her side of the story of how LeAnn's affair with her then-husband caused her major heartbreak. Since Eddie and LeAnn married, Brandi hasn't been able to get along too well with LeAnn and it sounds like things haven't improved. This past weekend, Brandi tried to get a hold of ...
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‘Teen Mom’ star Jenelle Evans going back to Gary Head after dumping Courtland
Gary Head , but once things went sour with him, she went back to Kieffer. The same pattern happened when she was married Courtland, as she went back to Gary Head just months after the nuptials because they had a fight. He was supposedly by her side as she had a miscarriage. And it sounds like she is repeating the same pattern now that Courtland isn't by her side anymore. According to a new ...
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RCMP search for driver in Sundre hit and run
Sundre RCMP are investigating after a vehicle struck and seriously injured a pedestrian southwest of Red Deer Sunday morning and drove away from the scene.Officers were patrolling Highway 584 near Rig Street in Clearwater County just after 6 a.m. when they discovered a 19-year-old Sundre man who had been hit by a vehicle.The victim was conscious but had suffered broken bones, said Cpl. Ryan ...
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Canadian singer who botched Star-Spangled Banner stunned by the speed at which she became famous
After botching ';The Star-Spangled Banner'; in epic fashion at the Memorial Cup, Alexis Normand – like thousands of other people – sat down to watch the replay. Once was ...
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Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M US tornado pledge
Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant is pledging $1 million US for tornado relief through his family foundation. The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that the gift from The Durant Family Foundation is meant to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to give. Red Cross' regional CEO Janienne Bella said the organization was thankful for Durant's ...
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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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