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Federal government looks to snag corporate sponsors for Ottawa events
OTTAWA – McDonald’s golden arches on Parliament Hill? Tim Hortons billboards at the Governor General’s residence? Nothing quite so crass is in the works, but a cash-strapped federal agency is actively looking for corporate sponsors to fill gaping holes in its budget. The National Capital Commission is reviewing a proposal to bring in almost $4.5
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New frontiers, new risks: group gathers to discuss safety of space tourism
MONTREAL – Space-industry watchers expressed concern this week that the emerging space tourism sector is not being candid enough about the safety risks for travellers. They voiced some of those concerns during a conference of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, which held three days of meetings in Montreal. Tommaso Sgobba, an
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Saskatchewan premier no longer believes Senate can be reformed
SASKATOON – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says it’s time for the Senate to go. Wall has been a supporter of Senate reform and his government passed a law for electing senators-in-waiting from the province. But Wall now says it’s easier to scrap the Senate than to try to fix it. The Senate has been recently
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Retired Vancouver police officer dead in Mexico recalled as friend, animal lover
A retired Vancouver police officer slain in Mexico is being remembered as a generous and loving woman who volunteered to help animals. News reports in Mexico say Lynn Earle, who was 60, was found stabbed to death in her home in Playa del Carmen earlier this week. Friend Lisa Edwards says Earle had a gigantic
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Accused in toddler’s patio death at Edmonton restaurant granted bail
EDMONTON – An Edmonton judge has granted bail to an accused drunk driver whose SUV plowed into a restaurant patio, killing a toddler. Two-year-old Geo (GEE’-oh) Mounsef (MOON’-sehf) was pinned to a wall and later died in hospital. The boy’s mother stormed out of the courtroom while the judge was still talking, while the child’s
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Act of God allows cutoff of compensation for residents impacted by landslide
NELSON, B.C. – A so-called act of God is allowing the province of B.C. to cut off compensation for residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Johnsons Landing landslide. An avalanche of mud and debris rolled over the tiny community in southeast B.C. last July, killing four people. The province has provided about
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Kinder Morgan takes next step in its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion plan
EDMONTON – Kinder Morgan Canada has taken the next step in its plan to almost triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain oil pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby, B.C. The corporation has filed a formal description of the proposed $5.4 billion, 1,150 kilometre-long project to the National Energy Board. The plan calls for installing 981
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Ford denies use of crack cocaine
“I do not use crack cocaine.”
After a week of silence, Mayor Rob Ford spoke officially about drug-use allegations against him.
Ford’s statement came after members of his executive committee released a letter that urgedhim to speak formally.
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Active hurricane season expected, centre tells Atlantic residents to get ready
HALIFAX – The Canadian Hurricane Centre is backing U.S. predictions of an active season this year, telling residents in the Atlantic provinces they should prepare. The Canadian centre said Friday an unusually warm tropical Atlantic Ocean is one of the factors behind the forecast of an active hurricane season, which continues a 15-year period of
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City hall working despite Toronto mayor’s ‘crack cocaine’ scandal, deputy says
TORONTO – Calling it “urgent” that the city’s beleaguered mayor address the crack video scandal raging around him, Toronto’s deputy mayor said Friday residents are becoming increasingly concerned about the situation. Doug Holyday said council’s executive committee would be issuing a formal statement aimed at reassuring people, and that it would also urge Mayor Rob