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Quebecers may view veterans, military past differently

CBC   |   June 12, 2012

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Quebecers are more keenly aware than other Canadians about events honouring war veterans, but they're far less likely to participate in them or take...

Edmonton company pursues defamation suit against New Democrat MP Pat Martin

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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OTTAWA - An abject apology from New Democrat MP Pat Martin wasn't enough to persuade an Edmonton company to drop a defamation suit against him.Martin's...

Shea calls criticism of EI reform 'fear mongering'

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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Federal Revenue Minister Gail Shea tried to calm nerves about upcoming changes to the employment insurance program while speaking in P.E.I. Friday. “There’s been...

Dominion Bond Rating Service says Nova Scotia's economic outlook looks positive

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has received some good news from a credit rating agency.The Dominion Bond Rating Service has upgraded the province's outlook from stable...

Montreal Grand Prix Protests: Police Ramp Up Presence With Demonstrations From Students, Human Rights Activists

CP   |  Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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MONTREAL - Several dozen people condemned the Formula One racing circuit at a human-rights demonstration being held in Montreal, just a few metres away from...

Ottawa and Nova Scotia invest in eco-friendly mink farming firms

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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WEYMOUTH, N.S. - Ottawa has handed $900,000 in loans to two eco-friendly firms that support mink farms in southwestern Nova Scotia.The money is coming from...

Jean-Pierre Blais new CRTC head

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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Jean-Pierre Blais has been appointed chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Friday. The appointment takes effect...

RackNine's Lawsuit Against Pat Martin Going Ahead

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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An abject public apology by the NDP's talkative MP, Pat Martin, has failed to fend off a $5 million lawsuit by the president of...

Canada Tactical Armoured Vehicle Purchase: 500 New Units Will cost $708 Million

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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CFB GAGETOWN, N.B. - The federal government is spending $708 million to buy 500 armoured vehicles for the Canadian Army.They will be built by Textron...

Amir Khadir's Daughter, Yalda Machouf-Khadir, Faces 11 Charges Related To Protests, No Bail For Now

CP   |  Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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MONTREAL - The activist daughter of a Quebec politician, facing charges following disruptive protests and vandalism, will spend the weekend behind bars.Yalda Machouf-Khadir faces 11...

Canadian Facebook Lawsuit Claims Company Misled Investors With IPO

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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TORONTO - A class-action lawsuit has been launched in Canada claiming that Facebook misled most of its investors ahead of its initial public offering last...

Jean-Pierre Blais Tapped As New CRTC Chairman

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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OTTAWA - Jean-Pierre Blais has been named the new chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.The longtime civil servant replaces Leonard Katz, who was...

Villeneuve gets threats following his blast against Quebec protesters

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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MONTREAL - Race-car champion Jacques Villeneuve has apparently received threats since he took the rare step, for a Quebec celebrity, of blasting the province's student...

Outpouring of support inspires plan to honour dismemberment victim Jun Lin

CP   |  Nelson Wyatt, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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MONTREAL - The university where the victim of one of Canada's most gruesome slayings studied is taking several steps to keep his memory alive amid...

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Canada Pressuring Obama For Admission To Asia Trade Talks

CP   |  Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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WASHINGTON - Canada's absence from talks on a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been dominating bilateral chatter in the U.S. capital with the Obama administration...

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Canada Pressuring Obama For Admission To Asia Trade Talks

CP   |  Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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WASHINGTON - Canada's absence from talks on a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been dominating bilateral chatter in the U.S. capital with the Obama administration...
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Canada Youth Employment Stuck At Recession-Era Lows: StatsCan

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Rachel Mendleson   |   June 8, 2012

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May marks the start of summer jobs season, making it an important time for young people looking for work. But according to the latest jobs...

Armoured Vehicle Purchase: Ottawa To Buy 500 Tactical Vehicles At A Cost Of $708 Million

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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CFB GAGETOWN, N.B. - The federal government has awarded a $708-million contract for the purchase of 500 tactical armoured patrol vehicles for the Canadian Army.They...

UN and Canada have 'good relationship,' Baird says

CBC   |   June 12, 2012

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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said today that Canada has no intention of withdrawing from the United Nations, but will speak up when it...

Nunavut Food Protest: Inuit Organize Widespread Protest Over Hunger And Food Costs (PHOTOS)

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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IQALUIT, Nunavut - A head of cabbage for $20. Fifteen bucks for a small bag of apples.A case of ginger ale: $82.Fed up and frustrated...

Ottawa and Saskatchewan negotiate greenhouse agreement for coal-fired electricity

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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REGINA - Saskatchewan and Ottawa are negotiating an agreement on greenhouse gas regulations for coal-fired electricity.The federal government says it will stand down its regulations...

MPs facing hundreds of amendments to budget bill

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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MPs could be facing votes on more than 600 proposed changes to the federal budget next week, with the House of Commons speaker expected...

McGuinty says it's too soon to talk about a transit tax to ease GTA gridlock

CP   |  Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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WATERLOO, Ont. - It's too early to talk about a possible tax to pay for transit improvements in the Greater Toronto Area, but it's time...

Bill C-304: Hate Speech Clause's Repeal Gives White Supremacists Rare Moment Of Glee

The Huffington Post Canada   |  Daniel Tencer   |   June 8, 2012

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A Conservative private members’ bill that repeals part of Canada’s hate speech laws has passed the House of Commons with scant media attention, and even...

Budget secrecy nixed consultation on DFO cuts

CBC   |   June 10, 2012

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Federal Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield is citing budget secrecy as the reason Ottawa didn't consult with the Newfoundland and Labrador government on cuts contained...

'I'll Have Another' Out Of Belmont Stakes, Injury Ends Triple Crown Chase (VIDEO)

CP   |  Richard Rosenblatt, The Associated Press   |   June 9, 2012

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ELMONT, N.Y. - I'll Have Another's bid for the first Triple Crown in 34 years ended shockingly in the barn and not on the racetrack...

B.C.'s doctors reach tentative contract with provincial government

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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VANCOUVER - B.C. doctors will see a small fee increase under a new tentative contract with the provincial government.The four-year deal covers 10,000 members of...

Quebec Tobacco Lawsuit: Province Sues For $60 Billion In Latest Salvo Against Cigarette Makers

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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QUEBEC - More than half of Canadian provinces have now sued big tobacco companies in an attempt to recoup health costs, with the Quebec government...

Governing Tories blame Liberals for drop in New Brunswick's credit rating

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Opposition Liberals say the governing Conservatives need to stop shifting responsibility for a dip in the province's credit rating.Finance Minister Blaine...

Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs to seek NDP nomination in Vancouver-Fairview

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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VANCOUVER - A second civic politician in Vancouver is making a bid for a provincial NDP nomination.Two-term city councillor Geoff Meggs has announced he will...

Drugs captured by Royal Canadian Navy vessel linked to terrorists: commander

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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HALIFAX - A Royal Canadian Navy commander says he believes drugs that were intercepted by a Royal Canadian Navy vessel in the Gulf of Aden...

Saskatchewan cancer clinic workers push contract demands at premier's dinner

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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REGINA - Workers at cancer clinics in Saskatchewan used the annual premier's dinner in Regina to raise the profile of their fight for a new...

Linda Dale Gibbons, Anti-Abortion Protester, Loses Supreme Court Appeal Of Criminal Charge

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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OTTAWA - One of the country's most active anti-abortion protesters lost an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday.By an 8-1 margin, the...

Linda Dale Gibbons, Anti-Abortion Protester, Loses Supreme Court Appeal Of Criminal Charge

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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OTTAWA - One of the country's most active anti-abortion protesters lost an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday.By an 8-1 margin, the...

Petroworth confident Cape Breton drilling permit will be extended

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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HALIFAX - The president of Petroworth Resources Inc., says he's confident an extension will be granted for the company's exploratory drilling permit in Cape Breton.Neal...

Elections Canada raises new questions about Etobicoke vote

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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No one disputes that during the last election in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre, a poll at a seniors' home was shut down...

Canada Unemployment Rate May 2012: Economy Adds 7,700 Jobs, Jobless Rate Stable

CP   |  Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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OTTAWA - The Canadian economy's ability to keep generating jobs was put the test in May, with employment gains slowing sharply to 7,700 after two...

Canada Housing Starts Cooled Off In May, CMHC Says

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., says the pace of home construction cooled in May after a strong showing in April.It says the May...

Ottawa company lands $1.25B armoured vehicle contract

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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An Ottawa company has landed a $1.25-billion contract to replace the army's fleet of armoured patrol vehicles, federal officials announced at a military base...

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: First Nations Say Claim Of 60-Per-Cent Support A 'Sham'

CP   |   June 8, 2012

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VANCOUVER - An aboriginal group along the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline says Enbridge's (TSX:ENB) claim of widespread support among First Nations is a "sham." On...

Labour shortage and work ethic chief concerns for new small business group head

CP   |  LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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A labour and skills shortage and an eroding work ethic are among the chief concerns for the new head of the Canadian Federation of Independent...

Real estate board says poll supports call to scrap Toronto's land transfer tax

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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TORONTO - Toronto's real-estate industry says a new poll shows overwhelming support for scrapping a land-transfer tax imposed by the city under a previous mayor.Ekos...

Darrell Dexter Canada's Least Popular As 3 of 4 Atlantic Premiers See Steep Drop In Support

The Huffington Post Canada   |  Eric Grenier   |   June 8, 2012

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Three of Atlantic Canada's four premiers may hold a wide lead over their nearest rival but Canadians on the East Coast are far from a...

Eaton Centre shooting sparks debate over bail

CBC   |   June 10, 2012

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The revelation that the suspect in the fatal Eaton Centre shooting in downtown Toronto was out on bail has renewed questions about the effectiveness...

Tories And NDP In Statistical Tie, Poll Suggests

CBC   |   June 11, 2012

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The federal Conservatives and the NDP are in a statistical dead heat among committed Canadian voters, a new Nanos poll suggests. Among the committed...

The class struggle comes to Crescent Street, Montreal's notorious party strip

CP   |  Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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MONTREAL - On one side of the barrier they shouted about the injustices of global capitalism; on the other they sipped beer and snapped pictures...

Woman in iconic Vietnam War photo honoured four decades later

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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TORONTO - A woman who came to symbolize the horrors of the Vietnam War was honoured Friday on the 40th anniversary of the photo that...

The Nanos Number: Crime and politics

CBC   |   June 10, 2012

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Nik Nanos digs beneath the numbers with Evan Solomon, host of CBC New Network's Power & Politics, to get to the political, economic and...

Wall says government will work with partners on new stadium options

CP   |  The Canadian Press   |   June 9, 2012

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REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says something needs to be done about a new stadium in Regina and it will.Wall told supporters at a...
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