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Kinder Morgan to file Trans Mountain expansion plan with Canadian energy regulators
File: The terrain can be steep and difficult as seen here at a spot called Windy Point. North American Construction Group is building the TMX anchor loop project for Kinder Morgan. The project is adding capacity to Trans Mountain Pipe Line between Edmonton and Vancouver. It is 158 kms of new 36 inch diameter pipe through Jasper and Mt. Robson ...
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Dog found hanging from vicious homemade trap on B.C. trail
A dog was caught in a vicious animal trap that consisted of a hunk of meat threaded through a series of five barbed hooks on the Baden Powell Trail in Vancouver on Thursday morning. (Facebook photo) Police in Vancouver have issued a public warning after a dog was hooked in a vicious animal trap on a hiking trail. A dog owner was walking her Labradoodle on the Baden Powell Trail around 10:30 ...
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RCMP investigating after dog gets mouthful of hooks from makeshift trap on North Shore trail
A North Vancouver woman was walking her labradoodle near the popular Grouse Grind, shown here, when her dog jaunted off into the woods and bit into a piece of meat hanging five feet off the ...
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Canada U.S. warned of major Atlantic hurricanes in 2013
U.S. officials predict hurricanes in the Atlantic region will range from ';active'; to "extremely active" this season. Above is an image of then-Superstorm Sandy from last ...
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Vancouver man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrences family
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.Zhao Han Cong, 23, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was ordered Friday to remain held until he could undergo a psychiatric examination to ...
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How badly do Ontario Liberals fear the ombud
To anyone unfamiliar with the personal dynamics, it must seem bizarre.Of all the things the Ontario NDP demanded in return for supporting this spring's budget - more social spending, lower auto insurance rates, efforts to collect more business tax, the appointment of a new budgetary officer - only one was outright denied by the governing Liberals. And it's something that, ostensibly, ...
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A high-stakes grill-off between Vancouver steakhouses
Wood smoked Jerk Chicken with sam's secret island recipe on the rooftop patio of Black & Blue Steakhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...
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Penguins rip Ottawa 6-2 move to conference finals
Pittsburgh Penguins' Brenden Morrow (10) celebrates his first-period goal with teammate Jussi Jokinen (36) in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. ...
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Crack smoking video claim dogs Toronto mayor
Rachel Maddow reports on the bizarre story of the mayor of Toronto who denies smoking crack even as a purported video of him doing so is being shopped to media outlets, one of which, Gawker, is accepting public donations to raise the $200,000 asking ...
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Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford denies taking crack
Rob Ford has denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of ...
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Baltimore beats up on Blue Jays pitching Lawrie ejected
It was a rough welcome to the majors for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Sean Nolin, who gave up seven hits and six earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. (Abelimages/Getty ...
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Penguins eliminate Senators in 5 games
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to the Eastern Conference final after a 6-2 victory on Friday over the Ottawa Senators. Pittsburgh won the conference semifinal series ...
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U of A study shows hands-free devices may not make driving safer
Researchers at the University of Alberta have just finished a new study about the effectiveness of using hands-free technology while driving. And, as CBC's Silvana Benolich found out, the results are not what you might have ...
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Police complaint commissioner orders hearing into Surrey RCMP abuse allegations
A public hearing will be held into allegations of abuse of authority, deceit and discreditable conduct against a member of B.C.'s Transit Police.The police complaint commissioner announced the hearing for Const. Ken Jansen in connection with an incident in April 2010.The commissioner says Jansen and a member of the RCMP are accused of using unnecessary or excessive force on a person at ...
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Vicious dog severs Oshawa mans nose
Play video TORONTO - It hasn’t been a great start to the summer for a young Oshawa man, having had his nose chewed off by a vicious dog while protecting his girlfriend, and then thrown out of his apartment. It was last Saturday night, while kicking back on the front porch of the rooming house he lives in at 140 Brock St., that Jimmy Rogers, a 23-year-old unemployed construction worker, ...
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Rob Ford Dear Diary ‘Good Lord the citizens of this fine city must think me a halfwit’
I had just returned from a rollicking Victoria Day polo match when I received awful news that the "crack-ed cocaine" allegations against me continue unabated. I say it again; the only vapours I would ever dream of imbibing issue from the mouthpiece of my Calabash pipe --or perhaps a fine Cohiba. These spurious allegations are nothing but the libelous musings of a dangerous mob of ...
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Kovacevic Matt Cooke 1 Ottawa Senators 0
The Penguins' Matt Cooke skates past the Senators' Jared Cowen as he helped set up Brenden Morrow's first-period goal Friday, May 24, 2013, at Consol Energy ...
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Qatar drops bid to take UN agency from Montreal
When Qatar made a sudden move to take the headquarters of a UN agency from Montreal, Canada launched into a no-delay, no-quarter campaign to beat it back. On Thursday, Qatar cried uncle and called Ottawa to say it was withdrawing its bid to win the seat of the International Civil Aviation ...
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Video Rob Ford scandal not over Toronto city councillors
From "satisfied" to "he should resign," Toronto city councillors had mixed reactions to Mayor Rob Ford's official statement regarding accusations he smoked crack cocaine. Ford broke his silence Friday, denying crack ...
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Don Cherry Media should give players time to cool off
Don Cherry warned the media about speaking with players immediately after a game. "Smarten up and give them time to calm down," the Coach's Corner commentator said on Friday. This in response to comments made by Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson following a disappointing 7-3 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 on Wednesday night. When asked if the team could ...
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Jays 3B Brett Lawrie ejected sister lashes out on Twitter
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie throws his gloves off after being called out on strikes by home plate umpire Dan Bellino in the bottom of the third inning Friday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian ...
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Did You See That Brenden Morrows controversial goal
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brenden Morrow scores in the first period on goalie Craig Anderson in Game 5 at Consol Energy Center on Friday in Pittsburgh, Penn. (Justin K. Aller/Getty ...
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Rob Ford video questions linger after denial
Now that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has formally denied to allegations of crack cocaine use, it's just Ford's word versus his accusers', unless the video surfaces. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict," Ford told reporters Friday. "As for a video: I cannot comment on a video I've never seen or does not exist." The video purportedly shows him ...
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UBC student recounts surviving Washington bridge collapse
A UBC student says he's happy to be alive after the Skagit River bridge collapsed beneath him on Thursday night. Mount Vernon, Washington resident Bryce Kenning says he was making a trip he had made hundreds of times with no incident. But this time was different. "You never expect anything like that to happen in real life, it was like a movie event," said Kenning in an interview ...
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Metro Vancouver city halls reaching out to the people
Vancouver resident Cora Maming spent two years hiding inside her home after arriving from the Philippines in 2008. Help from her neighbourhood house helped her with English lessons and confidence, and now Maming now is happily participating in her ...
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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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