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Wharnsby Brent Seabrook delivers more OT dramatics
Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Brent Seabrook celebrates his overtime goal in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins Wednesday night. (Winslow ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Hawks survive Bruins wild comeback
Chicago Blackhawks centre Jonathan Toews (19) celebrates his goal with Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) during the second period in Game 4 of Stanley Cup final against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. (Charles Krupa/Associated ...
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Preventive health care for unhealthy could save billions
Billions of dollars could be saved in Canada's health-care system with the introduction of preventive programs that focus on those individuals in poor health, says a study by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. "Canadian medicare with its focus on illness treatment has made illness and disease a growth industry," lead author Herb Emery told reporters ...
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Seabrook scores overtime winner for Chicago in Stanley Cup Finals Wednesday
With the win, the Blackhawks tied their series with the Boston Bruins at two heading back to Chicago on Saturday evening for game five. Seabrook scored at 9:51 of the extra period on a slapshot from Bryan Bickell and Patrick Kane. He was also solid defensively on Wednesday as he was a +2. It was Seabrook's second overtime winning goal of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He also scored the ...
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Canadian Olympic gold medallists named three stars Wednesday
CBC Sports , and the highest scoring playoff game that went into overtime since the San Jose Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-5 on April 20, 2011. Seabrook, Bergeron and Toews all won a gold medal for Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in ...
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Top hockeynight tweets of the night
Chicago Blackhawks centre Jonathan Toews (19) scored his first goal of Stanley Cup final Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins. (Charles Krupa/Associated ...
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Man charged with first-degree murder in Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP has charged a 30-year-old with first-degree murder in the death of Curtis Leroy Rangen. Rangen, 43, was was found dead on May 3 by someone doing a welfare check at his home. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be homicide. Following an extensive investigation, in which Red Deer RCMP received assistance from the "K" Division Major Crimes Unit and Kamloops ...
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Teepee aims to bring aboriginal police into same tent
Edmonton police dedicated a traditional teepee in the river valley Wednesday. The ceremony was part of a new strategy designed to foster cultural awareness within the police service, and many aboriginal people are hopeful for change. Many blame racism for their mistreatment in the past -- but now hope to build a new relationship with the Edmonton Police Service. Former EPS employee Kathleen ...
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Camilos 2 goals lead Whitecaps over Chivas USA
Vancouver Whitecaps' Camilo Sanvezzo, centre, celebrates his goal with teammates Kenny Miller, right, and Russell Teibert during the first half against Chivas USA in Vancouver on Wednesday. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian ...
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The case for taking down the viaducts keeps getting stronger Vancouver mayor
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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Surrey mayor visits nightmare trailer park with RCMP bylaw officers and fire officials in tow
Abbotsford lies in what is popularly called the Fraser Valley Bible Belt but you'd hardly believe it from the recent actions of government officials toward the homeless. Supporters of that ...
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High cost of housing driving students out of Vancouver School District
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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Trump family adds celebrity status to Vancouver hotel and condo announcement
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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Photos Donald Trump and family visit Vancouver
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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Vets not allowed to wear old uniforms in public without written consent navy says
Canada’s navy brass is lowering the hammer on veterans who are wearing their uniforms to ceremonial and other public functions, demanding that they receive permission in writing before doing so. But the June 13 directive from the head of the Royal Canadian Navy has the potential to create a public relations nightmare in which elderly veterans who wear their old naval uniforms at ...
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MLS Vancouver 3 Chivas USA 1
Camilo Sanvezzo scored twice and had an assist as well Wednesday to bring Vancouver a 3-1 decision over Chivas USA. Vancouver (6-5-4) jumped into the top half of the Western Conference and, with 22 points, moved within six of first-place Dallas. The Whitecaps have earned 13 points in their last six games and have won back-to-back contests for the first time this season. Chivas USA (3-9-2) has ...
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Two Canadian sites in running for World Heritage status
A Basque whaling station that dates to the 1500s and a largely unspoiled expanse of boreal forest where five First Nations have existed for six millenniums are among the international sites being considered this week for coveted World Heritage designation.Canadian officials are in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, hoping to convince UNESCO's World Heritage Committee that the Red Bay National Historic ...
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Blackhawks pull even in Stanley Cup final with OT win over Bruins
The Chicago Blackhawks mob Brent Seabrook, after his game-winning goal against the Boston Bruins during the first overtime period in Game 4 on Wednesday in Boston. (Charles Krupa/Associated ...
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Richmond widow racks up $1800 hospital parking bill
A Richmond widow -- furious at racking up nearly $1,800 in hospital parking fees while visiting her dying son and husband -- says hospital parking should be free. But the health authority says that money is needed to pay for operating costs. Anne Graham lost her son Bruce to lymphoma, in October. Then her husband Don died from bone cancer in March. The 82-year old would visit every day for ...
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Kids removed from Canadian Mennonite community
(38 mins ago) Children have been removed from an orthodox Mennonite community in Canada where adults have been charged with assaulting youngsters using items such as cattle prods and leather straps. Manitoba Family Services would not say Wednesday how many children had been taken into its care and would not reveal any other details about the case. The department said child protection ...
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Designation of obesity as disease spurs Canadian debate
A decision in the United States to recognize obesity as a disease has prompted soul-searching within Canada's medical establishment on whether to follow suit.The dramatic move by the American Medical Association on Tuesday, which is expected to spur doctors and insurers to pay more attention to obesity, could also prompt action in Canada. Although no provincial government recognizes ...
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Children taken from Canadian Mennonite community
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Children have been removed from an orthodox Mennonite community in Canada where adults have been charged with assaulting youngsters using items such as cattle prods and leather straps.Manitoba Family Services would not say Wednesday how many children had been taken into care and would not reveal any other details about the case. The department says child protection ...
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Scientology facing documentary expose by Texan Bert Leahy
Narconon Arrowhead protest in Oklahoma, and I know Bert as a man with a caring heart a man who seeks truth and justice for those who cannot help themselves. Now he will be filming a multi-State, multi-city documentary across the United States, exposing the horrors of Scientology. Bert feels he was duped and misled by both Scientology and then Marty Rathbun -- viewing Rathbun as the ...
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‘Million Dollar Listing’ stars Fredrik Eklund and Luis Ortiz get into a fight
Fredrik Eklund may have been labeled the listing machine of New York because he is a hardworking broker in the big city who never stops working. He is successful because of his hardworking personality, so it is a big shock that he gets into a fight with a new broker. This season, fans have ...
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Sotheby’s stakes claim in Ottawa’s real estate market
OTTAWA -- Eyebrows rose when a blue and white For Sale sign appeared in front of houses in Hintonburg and Greely, not at the properties but the seller: luxury real estate brokerage Sotheby's International Realty Canada has landed in Ottawa.The great comfort and extravagance associated with luxury is not a trait generally attributed to a city with housing prices which, according to the ...
Montreal Digest
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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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