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Blog Entries by Lauren Strapagiel from 03/2012

Plessisville, Quebec Bus Crash: 2 Dead, More Than 20 Injured In Accident Northeast Of Montreal

Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada
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PLESSISVILLE, Que. - A charter bus trip taking a group of gamblers from Thetford Mines, Que. to a casino in the United States turned deadly on Saturda...

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Dark Matter: Researchers Find Blob That Could Rewrite Understanding Of Galaxies

Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Roughly 2.4 billion light years from Earth, a massive blob of a mysterious, invisible substance known as dark matter is threatening to rew...

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Randy Carlyle Replaces Ron Wilson: Can The Toronto Maple Leafs' New Coach Save The Team?

Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada
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MONTREAL - The Toronto Maple Leafs are counting on a coaching change to get them out of a tailspin and back on course for the NHL playoffs.Randy Carly...

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Vancouver Demonstrators Protest Robocall Scandal

Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada Politics
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Demonstrators marched through downtown Vancouver Saturday in protest of the robocall scandal. Carrying placards and flags, ch...

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CSIS: Spy Agency Says Surprise Visits To People At Work A 'Legitimate Strategy'

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency considers surprise workplace visits to be a "legitimate investigative strategy" despite persistent public concerns about ...

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Canada Blasts Syria's Blocking Of Red Cross Aid

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada
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Canada's foreign affairs minister has condemned what he calls the "depravity" of the continuing offensive by security forces in Syria and...

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StumbleUpon, Canadian-Born Social Media Site, Grows Into The Big Leagues

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada Business
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TORONTO - StumbleUpon may not have the same household-name cachet as Air Canada, Canadian Tire, Costco or Sears, but online, the Canadian-born social ...

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Russian Election: Exit Polls Say Putin Wins Presidential Position Amid Allegations Of Fraud

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada
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AP -- Vladimir Putin swept Sunday's presidential election to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold over Russia for six more years, incomplete retu...

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Conservative Government's Deal With Environmental Group Scrapped After Enbridge Pressure

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Conservative government cancelled an agreement with a charity that supports environmental causes eight months after energy firm Enbridge ...

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Obama Says U.S. Will Use Force Vs. Iran If Needed

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada
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President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States won't hesitate to use force to halt Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, something ...

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Criminal Record Pardons: Pricey New System Comes With Processing Wait Times Of Up To Two Years

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Canadians seeking a criminal record suspension under a new, more expensive pardon system could wait two years or more for their application t...

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Enbridge Canada-U.S. Pipeline Closed After Crash

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada
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Enbridge shut down a pipeline running from Canada to the United States after a fatal two-vehicle crash southwest of Chicago. ...

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New Lenox Pipe Crash: Enbridge Shuts Down Pipeline After Explosion That Kills Two

Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada
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NEW LENOX, Ill. - Enbridge Inc., (TSX:ENB) has shut down a pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the U.S. after two vehicles crashed through a fenc...

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Ex-Tory Riding Execs Question Fantino's Election Finances

Posted 03.09.2012 | Canada Politics
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Three former members of the Conservative riding association in Vaughan, Ont., are asking Elections Canada to investigate the campaign's f...

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Families Of Canadians Slain In Mexico Search For Answers

Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada
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Renée Wathelet visited Isla Mujeres dozens of times before she decided to empty her Montreal apartment three years ago and move to the i...

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Nik Zoricic Dead: Canadian Skier Dies After After Crashing Heavily In Swiss Skicross Race

Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada
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Another Canadian winter sport athlete has died in what the head of Alpine Canada is calling "a freak accident."Nik Zoricic died from head injuries aft...

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B.C. Avalanche Death: One Dead, Several Injured Near Sparwood In B.C.'s Backcountry

Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - One person is dead and five others have been injured following two avalanches in British Columbia's backcountry.Coroner Barb McLintock sai...

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B.C. Teachers' Union Slams Dollars-For-Students Plan

Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada
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The B.C. teachers union is slamming a provincial government proposal to pay individual teachers more if they have larger classes. ...

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Robocalls By Liberals Also Targeted Guelph

Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada Politics
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An audio recording surfaced Friday showing the Conservative campaign in Guelph, Ont., wasn't the only one to use automated robocalls in t...

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Salamander Detour Set Up On Burlington Road

Posted 03.10.2012 | Canada
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A salamander detour has been set up in Burlington to create safe passage for the endangered amphibians, which otherwise risk being squash...

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Skier Zoricic's Fatal Crash Raises Course Safety Questions

Posted 03.11.2012 | Canada
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As friends and family mourn the death of Canadian skicross competitor Nik Zoricic, his teammates say they noticed nothing dangerous about...

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Alberta Oilsands: Researchers Doubt Damaged Land Can Be Restored To What It Was

Posted 03.11.2012 | Canada
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EDMONTON - In a small corner of the vast scrape the oilsands have left on northern Alberta, a small sampling of seeds is gradually warming up in the s...

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Mulcair Defends NDP 'Opportunity' In Debate

Posted 03.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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The seven federal NDP leadership hopefuls are squaring off against each other for the last time before the party's convention, with Thomas Mulcair aga...

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African NGO Makes Off With Thousands In Aid Money Meant For Mali Village: Documents

Posted 03.11.2012 | Canada
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OTTAWA - A Burundian man with permanent-resident status in Canada made off with thousands of dollars in Canadian aid money that was supposed to help p...

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Climber Dies After Fall In Quebec National Park

Posted 03.11.2012 | Canada
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A 28-year-old man is dead after he fell while climbing in Quebec's Hautes Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie park. Quebec provinci...

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