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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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Logging begins near Vancouver Island’s pristine Juan de Fuca Marine trail
FILE: Developer Ender Ilkay walks through park property below his own property where he proposed cabins and lodge would be built above the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Victoria. Logging has since begun in the ...
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Rob Ford should speak up says Toronto deputy mayor
Toronto's deputy mayor is urging Mayor Rob Ford to address the raging scandal over an alleged crack cocaine video. Ford called reports of the video "ridiculous" but has said little ...
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Vancouver police inspector who helped developed counter-terrorism plans wins national honour
VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver police inspector who helped develop counter-terrorism plans nationally and target prolific-property offenders locally has earned one of the country's highest honours.Inspector Bob Stewart, a 35-year member of the Vancouver Police Department, has received the Order of Merit of the Police Forces from Governor General David Johnston.The award was created in 2000 and ...
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New book is a fuddle-duddle-seeking missile aimed at shattering the enduring Trudeau myth
Growing up on Montreal's West Island in the 1960s, Bob Plamondon was not immune to the Trudeaumania that swept the nation. "I remember in 1968 having kids going up and down the street, 10-year-old kids on their bicycles with signs behind them saying, 'Vote for Trudeau,' " he recounted this week. When he was old enough to vote in his first federal election in 1979, he ...
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Fluoride increasingly removed from water supply despite lack of evidence it is harmful
CALGARY -- Depending on who you ask, and when, fluoride is either one of the top public health initiatives of the 20th century, or a poison artificially injected into the water supply. Fluoridated water is endorsed by virtually every credible health organization in North America, including Health Canada, the Centre for Disease Control and numerous dental associations. Yet, in its 60-year ...
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World Briefing | The Americas Canada Mayor Denies Drug Allegations
After a week of avoiding journalists, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto on Friday denied accusations that he smoked crack cocaine. "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine," Mr. Ford, left, said as he read a statement during a brief news conference. He did not take questions. Last week Mr. Ford dismissed as ...
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Montreal lifts boil-water advisory says tap water safe to drink
Montreal officials say a boil-water advisory has been lifted and residents can drink their tap water after tests showed the water safe to drink. The boil-water advisory, issued Wednesday when the city began receiving calls about discolored water in Montreal's Sud-Ouest distract, was the largest the city has ever experienced, covering a region with 1.3 million residents, Canadian ...
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A reincarnation of the corner market in Vancouver
A customer sits outside the Mighty Oak neighbourhood grocery store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and ...
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals Game 5
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun (L) is congratulated by teammates Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin after they defeated the Ottawa Senators in Game 2 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 17, 2013. Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Friday night with the Penguins looking to finish things ...
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Canadas Graham DeLaet 2nd after 2 rounds at Colonial
Matt Kuchar was 10-under par on the 16th green when the second round of the Colonial was suspended Friday night because of an impending storm system. There were 18 groups still on the course, three still with eight holes to play, when play was stopped at 6:38 p.m. The second round at Hogan's Alley will be completed Saturday morning. Kuchar had a one-stroke lead over Graham DeLaet. The ...
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Vancouver cruise ship business rebounds with 20 per cent jump
Port Metro Vancouver says "it's all good news this year" on the cruise-ship front."This year, we're seeing an increase of more than 20 per cent for the season from last year," the port's manager of business development, Carmen Ortega, said.That is expected to translate into about 820,000 passengers on 236 sailings. Last season saw 667,000 passengers on 191 ...
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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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