topic:canada
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The close: U.S. indexes hit by earnings jitters
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)But TSX up on strong earnings from Potash Corp., Suncor and Barrick Gold ...
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Dream weddings, nightmare bills
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Getting hitched in the 21st century will likely cause serious harm to someone's bank balance ...
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Authors contend that promiscuity - not monogamy - is our norm
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)If monogamy feels impossible, there's good reason, argue the authors of a new book. It's not our natural state. Our promiscuous origins make faithfulness an unnatural impulse ...
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Love among the steam pipes: Doing it on the job
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)When it comes to nookie on the job, the assembly line is where the action is ...
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Portable Charcoal Grill Giveaway
[Vancouver, Canada] (Vancouver Blog Miss 604)One scent that really means “summer” to me is that of a charcoal grill. On simmering August evenings my brother would be on our back patio sizzling perfectly marked steaks as my sister and I finished up our play time with the sprinkler on the lawn. We would spot puffs of smoke from other backyard ...
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Lotto luck strikes twice for Ontario family
[Canada] (CNEWS)This isn't the first time Alan Williams has done his happy dance. One of his sons scored $1 million 10 years ago.
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Mr. Yen Does it Again
[Canada] (poppytalk)Loving these handmade notebooks by Mr. Yen. Known for his paper-cutting (which we posted about this past year), Mr. Yen has created these unique notebooks with the word 'Notebook' hand cut into the front of the cover. The cover is a vintage map page and has a grey paper insert between it and the grid pages. They are one of a kind (with only a few left)! Also check out his beautiful original paper-cutting, like the whales below which were created for the short stop motion film "Lost Things" whic ...
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An interview with Michael Ignatieff
[Toronto, Canada] (blogTO)With a condo in Yorkville and regular duties in Ottawa, Michael Ignatieff doesn't get to eat the sandwiches at Artisano Bakery Cafe as much as he'd like. In the middle of his cross country Liberal Express summer tour he took a time out to talk to me about this, donkey rides and more. Read my interview with Michael Ignatieff in our special movers, shakers and jet-setters section.
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Okay, I'll admit it. I'm a calligraphist
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)In an era of typing and texting, taking the time to turn handwriting into art seems positively archaic ...
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Civilization depends on men behaving not too badly
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Checking out other women may be hardwired. So what?
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Toronto's Caribana proceeds despite funding cut
[Canada] (CBC | Arts News)Toronto's Caribana - the biggest Caribbean festival in North America - heads into its final few days, despite a loss of $400,000 in federal funding.
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Photos: 2010 Women's British Open
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)A photographic look at the first round of the Women's British Open at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club ...
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lf-lives-0730-hurst
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Bud Hurst ...
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Fear of doctors drove French mother to kill 8 babies
[Canada] (Calgary Herald - News)A French nurse who killed eight of her babies over a 16-year period had a fear of doctors she developed after a traumatic first pregnancy.
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Champions: Roberts early leader at U.S. Senior Open
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Hometown favourite Fred Couples and Tom Watson are just two shots back after some bogey difficulty in their rounds ...
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Internet, wireless taking bigger chunk of communications
[Canada] (FP Top Stories List)More people and dollars were moving toward newer communications options, such as the Internet, last year, and away from more traditional technologies, such as radio and conventional television ...
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Canadian teen held in Cuba could be home as early as Tuesday: Family
[Canada] (Calgary Herald - News)Relatives of a 19-year-old Ontario man stuck in Cuba pending the outcome of an investigation into a traffic accident say he's reached a deal with authorities that means he may be back home as early as Tuesday.
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Reinforcements join battle against wildfire near Kamloops
[Canada] (Calgary Herald - News)KAMLOOPS — Fire crews have yet to gain control of a wildfire in the B.C. Interior that quickly grew to 110 hectares this week, forcing the evacuation of about 60 homes near Bonaparte Lake, north of Kamloops.
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Federal deficit may be eliminated a year ahead of schedule: Conference Board
[Canada] (NPL Npindex top stories)So long as the federal government keeps its pledge on curbing program spending, Ottawa should return to a surplus position one year ahead of schedule based on how the economy is unfolding ...
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Evidence of global warming ‘undeniable,’ world report says
[Canada] (NPL Npindex top stories)The new report, compiled by investigators from 48 different countries including Canada, identified 10 climate indicators that are clearly linked to changing surface temperatures ...
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America wake up: Deflation is here
[Canada] (FP Top Stories List)Comment: What America needs to wake up to is that it is managing the fall of an empire, and that wisdom lies somewhere at the center of the debate, not at either end ...
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Minnesota agency tries to ban ladies night
[Canada] (CNEWS)Oh yes, it's ladies night, but the feeling's not right.
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Review: One Day, by David Nicholls
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)David Nicholls new novel is like Groundhog Day with a touch of Jane Austen ...
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Wynnchurch delves into modular housing
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Private equity firm says it would like to do more deals in Canada ...
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Compton leads after birdie binge
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)After starting his round 2-over, Compton reeled off nine birdies for a first day 63. That only gets him a one stroke lead ...
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Cops arrest Arizona immigration opponents
[Canada] (CNEWS)Police arrested at least 30 protesters who took to the streets of Phoenix Thursday after Arizona adopted a new immigration law, even though its most intrusive provisions had already been blocked by a U.S. court.
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Judge: Saggy pants 'foolish' but not illegal
[Canada] (CNEWS)A New York judge has thrown out a summons issued to a man for wearing saggy pants, saying the U.S. Constitution protected people's right to dress as they please, even if they looked ridiculous doing so.
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Bell Aliant FibreOP - Packet loss
[Canada] (Digital Forum)Since Sunday I have been experiencing an usual ...
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Montana officials trap suspected killer grizzly
[Canada] (Calgary Herald - News)Montana wildlife officials have trapped an adult female grizzly they believe killed one camper and injured two others in predawn attacks near Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday.
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Ivanka checks up on Trump Tower
[Canada] (CANOE Travel Features)Ivanka Trump, daughter of real-estate magnate Donald Trump, flew into the city to check up on the status of the Trump Tower rising at Bay and Adelaide Sts.
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Cogeco Home Phone + Vonage phone (2nd line)?
[Canada] (Digital Forum)I'm curious if anyone knows if there would be any ...
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Hells Angels clubhouse seized in Man.
[Canada] (CBC | Canadian News)The Manitoba government has temporarily seized a Hell's Angels clubhouse in Winnipeg and is seeking court permission to take it over permanently.
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Winnipeg bar worker charged after patron dies
[Canada] (CBC | Canadian News)A 33-year-old man found injured near a bar on Winnipeg's Corydon Avenue early Wednesday has died, and a bar employee has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death.
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Efron denies strip club spree
[Canada] (JAM! Showbiz)Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has laughed off reports he splashed out $2,000 during a recent night out at a New York strip club.
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Shatner still has the 'it' factor
[Canada] (JAM! Showbiz)Watching William Shatner command a room is like watching Captain James T. Kirk command the bridge of the Starship Enterprise.
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Murder suspect TV host dies in Brazil
[Canada] (CBC | Arts News)A former Brazilian crime show host and state legislator accused of orchestrating murders to boost his TV ratings has died in hospital.
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Missed flight pushes back Owens’s Bengals debut
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Receiver doesn’t make practice, but does manage to secure his familiar 81 ...
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Get answers to your gardening questions
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Before you head out into the garden this long weekend, talk to our gardening guru ...
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Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!
[Canada] (small dead animals)FNC, July 28 - Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts Would Cost Families Thousands in 2011, Study Shows NYT, July 28 - Iran's Leader Introduces Plan to Encourage Population Growth by Paying Families h/t Tim C.
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Huynh leads Commonwealth Games wrestling team
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Olympic gold medallist one of 17 Canadian grapplers headed to Delhi ...
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Hells Angels clubhouse may go up for sale
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Manitoba seeking court approval to sell it under new provincial law ...
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Telecom tales
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Concerns about rising competition are up. So are the share prices ...
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Seattle Sounders sign Alvaro Fernandez
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Uruguayan midfielder is the MLS team’s third designated player ...
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Sherrod to sue blogger
[The Globe and Mail, Canada, Globe and Mail, Starter Kit] (The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed)Shirley Sherrod says she's going to sue the man who posted a video online that was edited in a way that made her appear racist. Sherrod is the black woman who was forced to resign from her Agriculture Department job after the video appeared.



