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MacKay casts doubt on ex-diplomat's torture allegations
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Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac of Madison Violet recieve the award for vocal group of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards at the Dominion Chalmers United Church in Ottawa, Ont., Nov.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper says freedom of the media is a cornerstone of democracy.
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HMCS Fredericton begins anti-piracy patrols
Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton has taken up anti-piracy duties off east Africa and will spend the next six months patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa.
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Wheat board shared farmers' a personal data' with companies
Steve Rennie Ottawa - Published on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 1:17PM EST C ompanies that buy grain may be getting more than they paid for.
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Canada introduces express business visas for Indians
Canada has announced a new liberal business visa regime for Indian businessmen to catch up with other industrialised nations in boosting trade with India.
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Tories to curb spending [Recession fight winding down]
Ottawa's plan to spend its way out of a recession is winding down. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said yesterday he'll refrain from any new major spending programs and look to cut his own government's spending if necessary down the road.
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Air Canada tests in-flight Internet service
Air Canada is testing whether travelers want to pay to surf the Web, send email or work via the Internet while flying, as the airlinea s looks at new measures to boost revenue.
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Don't put eggs in one basket, Ottawa tells arts groups
Don't put eggs in one basket, Ottawa tells arts groups Heritage Minister James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Friday, March 27, 2009.
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Three Vehicle Crash Claims Life of Canadian Truck Driver
A 38 year-old semi trailer truck driver from Manitoba, Canada was killed and a 41 year-old woman from St.
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MPPs step in as Referee to a former NHL ref & MP claiming each other as Offside $$$ stimulus sharing
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Councillor, MP differ on Town's stimulus share GTA Ontario : One Halton Hills councillor is grumbling over what he says is a disparity in distribution of federal/provincial infrastructure stimulus funds within Halton Region.
MPP Arnott questioned Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Jim Watson on the arena issue in Question Period of the Ontario Legislature. According to the Hansard record, Watson suggested to Arnott that the Acton Arena was not “shovel-ready”— none of the architectural drawings or engineering has been completed in order to meet the March 31, 2011 timeline.
“There were a number of municipalities, obviously, that did have projects that were spinning their wheels at the gate, ready to go, and those were the ones that got the highest priority,” Watson told Arnott.
North America Internet by Satellite picking up Steam as High Speed not available in Most Rural Areas
TV viewers turning online
Canadians already are going online in significant numbers to watch TV shows and some say it's just a matter of time before the Internet permanently weans viewers from their cable or satellite connections.
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Bloc Quebecois student club outside of Quebec @ Ottawa University & former federal Liberal Alan Rock
It bills itself as "Canada's University" & is headed by a former federal Liberal cabinet minister who helped bring us the Red Cross Tainted Blood Saga & supposedly fought for Canadian unity.
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Rural Hospitals being closed forcing residents 2 Urban areas making it even more dangerous in Winter
yet Canadian health-care spending to top $180B
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Public sector spending on drugs has moderated since 2000. Health-care spending in Canada is expected to reach $183.1 billion this year, up more than five per cent from last year, according to a report released on Thursday.
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U.S. prosecutors in Chicago to oppose bail for Canadian terror suspect
A Canadian businessman who denies allegations he was involved in a murky international terrorism plot will remain behind bars in Chicago at least until Dec.
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N.B. premier says he'll correct misinformation from N.L. premier on power deal
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct misleading statements from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams over the proposed sale of NB Power when he meets with him later today.
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Harper lauds Punjabis' role in Canada's progress
AMRITSAR: Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday said that the Punjabi community settled in his country had contributed to its development and acknowledged them as "partners in progress". Harper told Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal during his brief visit to this city that Canada owed its development to the ...
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Eye surgeon pleads not guilty in alleged murder plot
Dr. Michael Mockovak, shown in a Seattle courtroom Wednesday, faces two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
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G7 ministers to meet in Arctic, kick sand in face of G20 wimps
Top finance officials from the G7 countries will meet in the remote Arctic town of Iqaluit on Feb 5-6 but may not issue a communique [editors note: because it's too frickin cold], Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.
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Canadians knew Afghans were tortured: diplomat
A senior Canadian diplomat said he was on orders from his Ottawa superiors to leave no paper trail about his allegations that Canada was handing detainees over to Afghan custody where they were allegedly tortured and abused.
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