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CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises 1 pct as most sectors rally positive data boosts
TORONTO, May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to its highest in 1-1/2 months on Tuesday, fueled by gains in almost all major sectors and optimism following positive economic data from Europe. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 127.91 points, or 1.01 percent, at 12,740.96 in mid-morning trade. The index reached 12,748.06, its highest point since ...
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Canadian University of Dubai runs Apprentice-style course for entrepreneurs
Students pitch ideas at the Canadian University of Dubai, where enrolment in its entrepreneurship course was expanded to 80. Lee Hoagland / The ...
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Horwath to support Liberal budget averting spring Ontario election
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will allow Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's budget to pass, averting a spring election.At a press conference Monday, Ms. Horwath pointed to the numerous concessions Ms. Wynne's Liberals gave the party to secure its support.The NDP sucessfully pushed the Liberals to create a new independent budget watchdog, set up youth jobs programs and cut auto insurance ...
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Scandal of alleged Rob Ford video looms over Toronto council debate
Eyes will be on Toronto City Hall today, where Mayor Rob Ford is expected to face questions from the media and some councillors about allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack ...
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Anchoring long putters prohibited as of 2016
Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b would take effect in 2016. "We recognize this has been a divisive issue," R&A ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook faces grilling on Irish tax scandal
Apple CEO Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about how his company managed to keep its tax burden so low in Ireland. (Robert ...
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Traffic circle accidents worry Kitsilano residents
Residents along a popular biking lane on Vancouver's West 10th Avenue are concerned traffic circles are causing an increase in accidents between cars and cyclists. Last week, city council removed the traffic circle at West 10th and Pine after ICBC statistics showed it ranked in the top 10 intersections for car-bike crashes. "There's not a lot of vision around the corners and ...
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Drug users sue Abbotsford over anti-harm reduction bylaw
(Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Advocates for needle exchanges are suing the City of Abbotsford, saying the city's bylaw which bans harm reduction centres violates basic human rights. The city, located in the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver, has a 2005 zoning bylaw that prevents methadone treatment clinics, needle exchanges and supervised injection sites from setting up. "It's ...
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Police still at Millard farm in Waterloo Region
Police are maintaining a light presence at the Waterloo Region farm of Dellen Millard on Tuesday, and have confirmed that other remains have been found on the property. The 27-year-old was charged with first-degree murder after the remains of Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma were discovered there. A single Hamilton Police car was spotted by CBC News on the property near North Dumfries on Tuesday ...
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Harper speaks to Tory caucus on Senate scandal
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will give a televised address to his Conservative caucus this morning and comment on the Senate expenses controversy that prompted the weekend resignation of his chief of staff, Nigel Wright. Harper has yet to make public comments on the Senate spending trouble that has also forced Senators Mike Duffy and Pam Wallin to step out of the Conservative caucus. Caucus ...
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Calgary senator-in-waiting sees silver lining in scandal
A senator-in-waiting from Calgary says the ongoing expenses scandal in Ottawa is not a reason to get rid of the upper house. Mike Shaikh was one of three people elected in 2012 as a senate nominee for Alberta. He said there is a bright side to all of the negative attention focused on the red chamber. "What will happen is, by looking deep into it, they will be able to put together some ...
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Thousands push for rejection of Bill 14
bill outlines amendments to the province's Charter of the French Language, known as Bill 101, as well as modifications to the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. The petition, drafted by the central parents' committee of the Lester B. Pearson School Board, gathered a total 37,749 signatures. MNA Geoffrey Kelley, opposition critic for relations with the anglophone community, ...
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Moncton cyclists raise concerns over parking trial
Moncton cyclists say an on-street parking experiment on Queen Street is causing safety concerns for riders in the city. Michel Desjardins, a cycling advocate in the city, said Queen Street was the best east-west corridor for bicycles, but now it's a dangerous place to ride. "The city decided to install parking meters on Queen [Street] making travelling by bicycle on that street more ...
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Dearth of road projects will ease construction-season snarls in Calgary
Road construction is underway at the south end of Macleod Trail. The city is also working on the northeast and northwest LRT lines to extend ...
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Eyes on Toronto city hall for latest response from Ford camp in video scandal
TORONTO - Toronto city hall will be watched closely today to see if Mayor Rob Ford's camp responds to allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. The mayor's brother, Councillor Doug Ford, told a Vancouver radio station (CKNW) this weekend that he would respond today to reports regarding the alleged footage. It's not known if the mayor himself ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open higher in catch up after long weekend
Tue May 21, 2013 8:56am EDT May 21 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open slightly higher, catching up with gains in global equity markets following a Canadian long weekend, as investors cautiously awaited the release on Wednesday of minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. TOP STORIES * British inflation fell twice as fast as expected last month, giving ...
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Boruch Spiegel one of last fighters of 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising dies in Montreal aged 93
Boruch Spiegel, one of the last surviving fighters of the Warsaw ghetto uprising of 1943, in which a vastly outgunned band of 750 young Jews held off German soldiers for more than a month with crude arms and Molotov cocktails, died on May 9 in Montreal. He was 93.His death was confirmed by his son, Julius, a retired parks commissioner of Brooklyn. Spiegel lived in ...
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The Last Stand is a glorious action filled blast from the past
Arnold Schwarzenegger ) who is now semi-retired after years in the LAPD narcotics division has never had a lot of action in his new post and that's just the way he likes it. However that is all about to change when drug lord Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) busts out of FBI custody and makes a beeline for the border at 200 mph in a supercharged corvette and makes the mistake of running into ...
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Stand Up Guys is a real gem of a film
Fisher Stevens (yes that Fisher Stevens) has crafted a hilarious heart of gold, crime filled romp about three guys reliving the glory days of their misspent younger days. A self contained story that takes place in one day/night in a relatively small geographical space, Stevens manages to stay out of the way and let the script speak for itself. The wonderful score from Lyle Workman and original ...
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Microsofts Xbox revamp Is the sun setting on game consoles
With the rise of mobile and social games, the revival of PC gaming and a general proliferation of options for both developers and players, it's understandable why some are wondering whether consoles matter anymore. ...
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EI board appointees made banned donations to Conservatives
Prime Minister Stephen Harper celebrates his election victory in 2011. A Canadian Press investigation found as many as one of every five chairpersons on the Employment Insurance Boards of Referees gave money to political parties. All but one of the dozens of donations went to Conservatives. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian ...
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Montreal Street named after Gary Carter
The memory of baseball hero Gary Carter will be commemorated by the City of Montreal today with the renaming of a street in Villeray. A section of Faillon Street will be named after the Expos catcher, ...
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SPCA investigates animal rescue farm near Calgary
The Forgotten Farm in Springbank, shown here in early spring, is no longer operating. Two former volunteers raised concerns about the treatment of horses. ...
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Ottawa Hospital wants $3M for world-class dermatology centre
Doctors at the Ottawa Hospital want to open a world-class dermatology centre - and they've put up some cash to make it happen.The Ottawa Hospital Foundation launched a campaign last week, aiming to raise $3 million for the centre. Dermatologists at the hospital have already given it a kick-start, donating $180,000 on their own. "We felt it was important to show that it matters to us as ...
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Community art come alive in Ottawas Chinatown Remixed
Somerset Street West transformed this weekend from a dusty construction site to a vibrant pedestrian mall with the kickoff of Chinatown Remixed. The annual festival, now in its fifth year, promotes art and community in Chinatown through a daylong party, followed by a month of businesses showcasing artists' work.On Saturday, hundreds of people strolled down Somerset Street West in the ...
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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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