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Top Stories: Ottawa(Canada), Nov.24 : The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) has committed its support to Canadian athletes competing in the October 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:25 -0500Toronto, Nov 24 (IANS) Anti-depressants are linked to fall-related complications like hip fracture among elderly people, says a Canadian study. IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:03 -0500High-profile Montreal-based investment manager Hans Black is at the centre of a criminal investigation in Bermuda. Black is the president of Montreal-based Interinvest Global Asset Management, a comp... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:40 -0500The United States says it will join Canada, Australia and Britain in sharing fingerprints and other data to help authorities discern people's true identities in cracking down on asylum shopping and un... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:27 -0500High-profile Montreal-based investment manager Hans Black is at the centre of a criminal investigation in Bermuda. Black is the president of Montreal-based Interinvest Global Asset Management, a comp... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:24 -0500The United States says it will join Canada, Australia and Britain in sharing fingerprints and other data to help authorities discern people's true identities in cracking down on asylum shopping and un... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:23 -0500FC Barcelona revived its chances of holding onto the Champions League title with a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan on Tuesday while Fiorentina and Arsenal advanced to the final 16, and five-time winner L... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:23 -0500Daniel Nestor's stellar tennis season has ended in disappointment. The Toronto left-hander and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic posted a 6-3, 6-4 round-robin loss to Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertina... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:21 -0500The New York Mets are switching their home pinstriped uniforms to a retro design with a natural colour similar to what they wore when they won the 1969 World Series. The team said Tuesday it will con... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:20 -0500High-profile Montreal-based investment manager Hans Black is at the centre of a criminal investigation in Bermuda. Black is the president of Montreal-based Interinvest Global Asset Management, a comp... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:18 -0500The United States says it will join Canada, Australia and Britain in sharing fingerprints and other data to help authorities discern people's true identities in cracking down on asylum shopping and un... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:15 -0500People in B.C. suffering from a degenerative eye condition are in a quandary over a provincial policy that allows doctors to profit by using a medication that's much cheaper than the approved drug. I... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:14 -0500High-profile Montreal-based investment manager Hans Black is at the centre of a criminal investigation in Bermuda. Black is the president of Montreal-based Interinvest Global Asset Management, a comp... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:13 -0500The United States says it will join Canada, Australia and Britain in sharing fingerprints and other data to help authorities discern people's true identities in cracking down on asylum shopping and un... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:12 -0500The Lac Leamy casino in Gatineau, Que., is being investigated by police over allegations that it lets people enter while drunk and serves alcohol to intoxicated patrons, contrary to Quebec laws. Gati... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:11 -0500An older brother of the man killed during a police chase in Hinton, Alta., says his family just wants to get the body home to Saskatoon before getting caught up in whether the police chase was justifi... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:11 -0500Edmonton taxpayers will pick up the remaining $2.4-million shortfall left by the 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy, the city announced Tuesday. The figure is in addition to $1.5 million the city committed to... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:11 -0500A political adviser, who apologized last week for an online comment that mocked Alberta's premier, has quit his job with the Wildrose Alliance. Shawn Howard, a party spokesman, confirmed Tuesday that... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:10 -0500Members of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Nation are collecting their jerseys, green body paint and watermelon helmets in preparation for a mass move west ahead of this weekend's Grey Cup. The Roughride... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:09 -0500A political adviser, who apologized last week for an online comment that mocked Alberta's premier, has quit his job with the Wildrose Alliance. Shawn Howard, a party spokesman, confirmed Tuesday that... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:09 -0500United Nations security officials have targeted York professor and Canadian commentator Anne Bayefsky for failing to sign-in an aide to the UN building. Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:07 -0500Passengers line up for security screening. Ottawa is spending $27 million on advanced new X-ray equipment to scan carry-on bags at Canada's major airports. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ted S. Warren, File)... C News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:19:04 -0500Deputy Managing Editor Harold Munro tells you about the stories that Sun reporters and editors are preparing for the newspaper and on vancouversun.com overnight. Vancouver Sun Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:51 -0500The Quebec government voted unanimously to accept the “fundamental values of the Quebec nation” on Tuesday, which includes the dominance of the French language. Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:50 -0500Hugh Gall, the "kicking halfback," was said to be able to punt the ball 70 yards with either foot. He stole the show at the inaugural Grey Cup by booting eight singles and adding a touchdown to lead t... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:41 -0500The RCMP has finished its investigation into the missing gold from the Royal Canadian Mint and has concluded there was no theft, Tory Minister Rob Merrifield announced in the House of Commons on Tuesd... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:39 -0500CALGARY — Construction workers trapped under a southwest home that partially collapsed Monday escaped serious injury.The 1912 house teetered backward without warning after the rear foundation gave w... Edmonton Journal Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:37 -0500In this undated photo-illustration released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission a drop-side Stork Craft crib is seen. The CPSC issued a recall of 2.1 million Stork Craft cribs Nov. 23, 2009 afte... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:35 -0500Fawad Ahmed Nouri, 25, an inmate at Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre who escaped on Nov. 24, 2009. Nouri is described as being 6-foot-1, 163 pounds, and wearing an orange jumpsuit. Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:33 -0500The Basi-Virk case stems from a police investigation over the alleged leak of confidential information from ministerial aides about the BC Rail bidding process, which led to the unprecedented police s... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:30 -0500What does it take in Toronto to capture a deer that is sitting still? Start with a dozen police constables. Add another dozen police from the Emergency Task Force in grey jumpsuits and bulletproof ves... National Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:02 -0500Karen Marie Fernets is a serial embezzler who bilked thousands of dollars from several employers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Yukon. Last month, Fernets was sentenced for theft and fraud charges d... National Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:59 -0500WASHINGTON - Seeking to enhance its efforts to crack down on fraudulent refugee claims, the Harper government on Tuesday announced it has struck a deal to share fingerprint information on asylum seeke... National Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:56 -0500The RCMP has finished its investigation into the missing gold from the Royal Canadian Mint and has concluded there was no theft, Tory Minister Rob Merrifield announced in the House of Commons on Tuesd... Leader-Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:48 -0500In this undated photo-illustration released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission a drop-side Stork Craft crib is seen. The CPSC issued a recall of 2.1 million Stork Craft cribs Nov. 23, 2009 afte... Leader-Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:45 -0500The RCMP has finished its investigation into the missing gold from the Royal Canadian Mint and has concluded there was no theft, Tory Minister Rob Merrifield announced in the House of Commons on Tuesd... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:05:47 -0500In this undated photo-illustration released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission a drop-side Stork Craft crib is seen. The CPSC issued a recall of 2.1 million Stork Craft cribs Nov. 23, 2009 afte... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:05:43 -0500OTTAWA — The Ottawa Mission is looking for donations of frozen turkeys for its Christmas dinner. The mission needs about 80 large turkeys (about 25 pounds, or 11 kilograms each) to feed the hundreds... Ottawa Citizen Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:05:31 -0500The RCMP has finished its investigation into the missing gold from the Royal Canadian Mint and has concluded there was no theft, Tory Minister Rob Merrifield announced in the House of Commons on Tuesd... Windsor Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:04:38 -0500In this undated photo-illustration released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission a drop-side Stork Craft crib is seen. The CPSC issued a recall of 2.1 million Stork Craft cribs Nov. 23, 2009 afte... Windsor Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:04:36 -0500CALGARY -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders touched down Tuesday on what they consider friendly territory for the Grey Cup. Given the number of people from Saskatchewan who live in Calgary and the car lo... TSN Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:58:37 -050011/24/2009 Environment minister Barry Penner says near-record accumulations of snow on the mountains for this time of year has prompted a flood watch for Vancouver Island. "Particularly at the l... CKNW Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:50:29 -050011/24/2009 A 74-year old man is in custody after a fatal stabbing in a gated townhouse complex at 164th St. and 85th Ave. in Surrey overnight. Cpl. Dale Carr of the Integrated Homicide Investiga... CKNW Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:50:14 -0500Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) said Tuesday that Australian and Canadian regulators have given a thumbs up to the Internet giant's proposed search pact with... Morning Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:05 -0500Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) said Tuesday that Australian and Canadian regulators have given a thumbs up to the Internet giant's proposed search pact with... Morning Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:04 -0500-(Dow Jones)- The Canadian government announced funding Tuesday for the construction of the world's largest carbon-capture and storage pipeline in... Morning Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:57 -0500Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) said Tuesday that Australian and Canadian regulators have given a thumbs up to the Internet giant's proposed search pact with... Morning Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:52 -0500Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) asks motorists to leave designated parking spaces for people with disabilities as parking ticket numbers climb for people parking illegally in disabled stalls. "We exp... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:28 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, federal Minister of Health, Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and Dr. Danielle Grondin, Infe... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:26 -0500TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR OVER U.S. WIRE SERVICES Front Street Mutual Funds Limited and Front Street Special Opportunities Canadia... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:23 -0500The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) and the Honourable Archie Lang, Yukon Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, today announced fundi... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:20 -0500Jov Diversified Quebec 2009 Flow-Through Limited Partnership ("the Partnership") is pleased to announce that it has filed a final prospectus ("Prospectus") in the provinces of Quebec and British Colum... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:19 -0500TORONTO - Tuesday's trading volume for the major stock market at 5 p.m. ET: TSX: 386,901,473 TSXV: 225,928,893 Nasdaq Canada: 18,305,479 Nasdaq: 1,807,397,955... Canadian Business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:14 -0500OTTAWA - The head of one of Canada's top mining firms is advising Prime Minister Stephen Harper to build a stronger relationship with China when he visits next week. Don Lindsay, the chief executive ... Canadian Business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:13 -0500Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has argued biometric data sharing on refugee claimants dramatically increases the government's ability to identify foreign nationals who try to hide their past when s... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:38 -0500Two men face weapons charges after being arrested by Saskatoon police on Tuesday. The arrests followed a report the day before about somebody in a vehicle with a gun. Police said they received a cal... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:30 -0500Daniel Briere on Tuesday became the second NHL player suspended in as many days. The NHL has barred the Philadelphia Flyers centre for two games for his hit on Colorado defenceman Scott Hannan in Mon... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:29 -0500Mike Green is a bubble boy, in terms of his chances of being named to the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team roster. So the question was simple: what would it mean to him if executive Steve Yzerman s... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:28 -0500A flood watch has been issued for large parts of Vancouver Island as officials warn more than 100 millimetres are forecast to fall over the next 24 hours. The storm is expected to blow in Tuesday aft... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:28 -0500With all the new faces brought in and all the money spent in doing so, Bob Gainey and the Montreal Canadiens no longer had time to wait for a player like Guillaume Latendresse to develop. That was on... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:26 -0500The fate of a downtown Saskatoon development remains in limbo as city council gets ready to invite new proposals for the area. A Calgary-based developer, Lake Placid, is working on a $200-million com... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:25 -0500Hockey Night in Canada , Don Cherry is hardly shy about going after players for poor sportsmanship or half-hearted play. So when CBC-TV decided to shoot a biopic of Cherry's life, he didn't want the ... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:25 -0500Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin has died. He was 85. His death was announced by his company, Washington Sports & Entertainment. He died Tuesday but no details were disclosed. Pollin, the NBA... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:24 -0500Calgary has been hit by a fungus that can kill several species of trees that are popular in suburban backyards. Bronze leaf disease, relatively new to the city, can kill trembling aspen, Swedish colu... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:24 -0500Denis Hamlett will not return to the Chicago Fire next year after leading them to the Eastern Conference finals in each of his two seasons as head coach. Fire technical director Frank Klopas says the... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:23 -0500D.C. United and U.S. team midfielder Ben Olsen retired Tuesday, finally succumbing to the numerous ankle injuries that kept interrupting his career. Olsen leaves United as one of the most popular pla... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:22 -0500More than a quarter of Canadians help co-ordinate health care for someone else, and some say they've taken a financial hit in the process, a new survey suggests. Deloitte's 2009 Canadian health-care ... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:19 -0500Fredericton police officers were back on the scene of a hit-and-run accident that killed a woman as she was crossing the street nearly three months ago. Dianne Trottier, 33, who worked for CBC News w... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:15 -0500The number of people in B.C. dying from swine flu appears to be declining, after only four deaths were recorded by provincial authorities over the past week. The number of deaths peaked two weeks ago... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:14 -0500An older brother of the man killed during a police chase in Hinton, Alta., says his family just wants to get the body home to Saskatoon before getting caught up in whether the police chase was justifi... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:13 -0500A 74-year-old man has been arrested after a 69-year-old woman was found dead — apparently from stab wounds — inside a Surrey townhome early Tuesday morning. The RCMP were called to the home in a ... CBC News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:12 -0500A court in British Columbia has ruled that Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) cannot continue to claim it has "Canada's Most Reliable" wireless network without qualification, a move that comes as ... C News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:08 -0500RCI.B ) cannot continue to claim it has "Canada's Most Reliable" wireless network without qualification, a move that comes as competition in the cellphone market becomes even fiercer with the advent o... C News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:28:05 -0500OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended the actions of Canadian soldiers and diplomats in Afghanistan Tuesday and said his government would provide "all legally available information&qu... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:56 -0500OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier found guilty of killing his colleague and close friend while in Afghanistan has asked to be released from military jail until his appeal is heard, according to court docu... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:54 -0500A political news conference Tuesday morning where the Manitoba Conservatives started to roll out their 2011 election platform with a promise to fund the cost of insulin pumps to diabetic children was ... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:52 -0500Canadian markets opened slightly lower Tuesday, as data from Canada showed EI claims rising and a report from the U.S. downwardly revised its economic growth for the third quarter. Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:50 -0500Nearly eight months after the initial arrests and charges in connection to the Surrey Six homicides, RCMP say another suspect has been arrested and charged.Thirty-year-old Sophon Sek of the Lower Main... The Province Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:23 -0500Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has argued biometric data sharing on refugee claimants dramatically increases the government's ability to identify foreign nationals who try to hide their past when s... Vancouver Sun Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:41 -0500WASHINGTON - Seeking to enhance its efforts to crack down on fraudulent refugee claims, the Harper government on Tuesday announced it has struck a deal to share fingerprint information on asylum seeke... National Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:40 -0500VANCOUVER — Defence lawyers in the Basi-Virk political corruption trial are seeking hundreds of documents related to a secret informant that was the focus of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling last we... Times Colonist Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:35 -0500WASHINGTON - Seeking to enhance its efforts to crack down on fraudulent refugee claims, the Harper government on Tuesday announced it has struck a deal to share fingerprint information on asylum seeke... National Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:58 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that their high-profile, proposed search and advertising partnership has been cleared by antitrust officials in Canada and Au... Market Watch Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:37 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that their high-profile, proposed search and advertising partnership has been cleared by antitrust officials in Canada and Au... Market Watch Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:34 -0500-1.36% ) has been cleared by antitrust regulators in Canada and Australia. "Microsoft and Yahoo have been notified that Australian and Canadian authorities have separately concluded their reviews an... Market Watch Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:33 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that their high-profile, proposed search and advertising partnership has been cleared by antitrust officials in Canada and Au... Market Watch Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:23 -0500L ONDON — Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker Gla... Boston Herald Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:16:37 -0500MONTREAL — Homesick after six months on the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk — who will return to Earth on Dec. 1 — said on Tuesday he needs a hug."I'm already dre... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:34 -0500Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has argued biometric data sharing on refugee claimants dramatically increases the government's ability to identify foreign nationals who try to hide their past when s... Canada.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:25 -0500Air Canada is to launch non-stop flights between Calgary and Tokyo. The airline will operate three times weekly flights to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport beginning March 27, 2010 in time f... Japan Today Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:59:41 -0500CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - Representatives from Veterans Affairs Canada will join Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner Mark Cohon, along with CFL alumni and players, in br... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:27 -0500MONTREAL--(Marketwire - November 24, 2009) - How do hotels and conference facilities stay relevant and hip, embrace the latest technologies to attract new clients, and do it all without breaking the... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:20 -0500INNISFAIL, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - At approximately 1730 hours on November 17, 2009, a correctional officer discovered a package concealed under some gravel outside the food service bu... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:19 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today found that the dumping of mattress innerspring units, with or without edgeguards, used in the manufactur... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:16 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - The Government of Canada announced today that Canada is taking important steps to help reduce air and water pollution from ships in Canadian waters, and... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:12 -0500TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada announced it will request research operating grants related to chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCS... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:08 -0500As winter approaches the thoughts of many Canadians turn to outdoor activities, such as skating, skiing and tobogganing. However, as the temperature drops, it brings more than winter weather—it ... Market Wire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:07 -0500A Baltimore company has been hired to design food service areas and convenience stores for several Canadian travel plazas. Bethesda concessions firm HMS Host has hired Baltimore’s... Baltimore Business Journal Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:41:43 -0500 |
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