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Top Stories: London, December 14 : Lady Gaga has incurred the wrath of Canadian authorities after defying the country's no-smoking rules and smoking a cigarette on stage during a concert. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:22 -0500Toronto, Dec 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada have called for an international trial of the Sri Lankan president for allegedly ordering the killing of surrendering LTTE leaders during the ethnic war that ended in May. IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:01 -0500Toronto, Dec 14 (IANS) With Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his top ministers visiting India this year, the influential Indo-Canadian community has stepped up its demand for reciprocal visits by Indian leaders to fast-track ties between the countries. IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:10:03 -0500COPENHAGEN ? The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 percent cut in its emissions by 2020 ... Sign on San Diego Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:44:25 -0500Dr. Lee Kurisko practiced in Canada for 13 years under government controlled health care, before moving to the U.S. to practice health care in a free-market economy. In speaking engagements and in his... PR Web Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:36:01 -0500TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (the Company) (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.B)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(LSE:CGI) today declared a special cash capital gains divid... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:33:25 -0500TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (the Company) (TSX:CGI) (TSX:CGI.PR.B) (TSX:CGI.PR.C) (LSE:CGI) confirmed today that the $0.06 per common share di... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:33:24 -0500Attention: Assignment Editor, Media Editor, News Editor VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - Cold weather and snow are making their seasonal appearances over much of Canada making it increas... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:33:18 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - An appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) was announced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason ... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:33:17 -0500U.N. climate talks have been thrown into disarray as developing countries blocked negotiations, demanding that rich countries raise their pledges for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Representative... The Miami Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:36 -0500MONTREAL ? Ottawa has been funding an asbestos lobby group that promotes the work of prominent climate-change skeptics. The revelation comes as Canada's delegation struggles to avoid being cast ... CTV Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:38 -0500TORONTO - Priszm Income Fund (TSX:QSR.UN), a food services company that operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Canada, says it plans to shift KFC Canada marketing and associated costs ba... Canadian Business Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:24:03 -0500TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed at 94.40 cents US, up 0.05 of a cent on Monday. The U.S. dollar stood at 105.93 Cdn cents, down 0.06 of a cent. Pound sterling closed C$1.7276, up 0.52 of a cent... Canadian Business Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:24:02 -0500COPENHAGEN — The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 percent cut in its emissions by 2020 vers... The Seattle Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:23:01 -0500By MICHAEL CASEYAP ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER COPENHAGEN -- The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 per... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:06 -0500Twenty-seven per cent of Albertans oppose any proposals for nuclear power plants in the province, while another 45 per cent say projects should be considered on a case-by-case basis, a provincial gove... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:34 -0500Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a raft of spending cuts Monday. It was a move to soothe international financial markets worried about the country's $442 billion US debt. CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:32 -0500Ever since talented Anze Kopitar arrived on the scene, it was only a matter of time before the Los Angeles Kings would climb out of the rut they have been stuck in this decade. The Kings haven’t ma... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:30 -0500Hockey fans, media and family — including Chance Olsen whose cousin Dylan Olsen was on the ice — watched players practising at Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp on Monday morning. The StarPhoenix Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:29 -0500About two-thirds of Newfoundland and Labrador residents have been vaccinated against the swine flu this year. The province's health department said Monday that more than 330,000 people have received ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:26 -0500Local, provincial and federal politicians met at the historic Willistead Manor in Windsor, Ont., on Monday morning to discuss job creation and economic development. CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:26 -0500Twenty-seven per cent of Albertans oppose any proposals for nuclear power plants in the province, while another 45 per cent say projects should be considered on a case-by-case basis, a provincial gove... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:26 -0500Musical holiday cards may be popular this season, but officials at the Montreal Children’s Hospital warn parents the cards may also pose a threat to young children. Batteries can easily be ripped o... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:25 -0500The community lost power just after 4 a.m. PT Monday during the extreme cold snap, which is blasting B.C.'s far North, the central Interior and the Peace River District. Tumbler Ridge Mayor Larry Whi... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:23 -0500The province is putting $6.2 million toward creating 52 permanent homes for the homeless in Calgary. The money is going to the Calgary Homeless Foundation, which will purchase or develop existing hou... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:23 -0500COPENHAGEN - It was picked up by major news outlets and attributed to Environment Canada, but a press release announcing Canada's very aggressive new environmental targets was nothing more than a hoax... C News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:14:55 -0500COPENHAGEN - It was picked up by major news outlets and attributed to Environment Canada, but a press release announcing Canada's very aggressive new environmental targets was nothing more than a hoax... C News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:14:53 -0500CALGARY - The Calgary Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating a man believed to be responsible for multiple financial institution robberies in Calgary and Edmonton.Police are hunting f... Calgary Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:14:13 -0500OTTAWA - A Syrian man imprisoned in Canada for seven years on terror charges has been reformed by the experience and no longer poses a security threat, a court ruled Monday. A Federal Court judge sai... National Post Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:14:02 -0500OTTAWA — Cpl. Andrew Knisley, who lost his right leg in Afghanistan on Jan. 19, began on Monday Day 46 of the Olympic torch relay at the Terry Fox monument across the street from Parliament Hill.Kni... Leader-Post Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:14:02 -0500Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who has been linked to the 'Toronto 18,' has been sentenced in Atlanta to 17 years in prison for supporting terror groups. National Post Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:13:57 -0500A man in 60s was found lying in the entrance of an N.D.G. apartment building on Grand Blvd. near St. Jacques St. on Dec. 13, 2009, the victim of apparent beating. Montreal police have arrested six peo... Vancouver Sun Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:13:26 -0500OTTAWA — Canadian police, fuelled by an increase in numbers, are solving crimes at a higher rate than any time in the past decade, Statistics Canada reported Monday.Police strength nationwide increa... Calgary Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:13:06 -0500COPENHAGEN (AP) — The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 percent cut in its emissions by 2020 ... Sun-Sentinel Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:03:45 -0500A Canadian diplomat who allegedly spat on a police officer and journalist in Tanzania last week will be sent back to Canada as soon as possible, according to the Canadian high commissioner in the Afri... Canada.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:01:08 -0500REGINA - Chemistry was the key word Monday as coaches juggled the lines on the second day of the selection camp for Canada's world junior championship team. Physical winger Greg Nemisz was moved onto... TSN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:56:07 -0500Colten Teubert takes no prisoners. The hard-hitting Regina Pats defenceman is expected to anchor the right side of Canada's shutdown pair at the world junior hockey championship, likely with Val d'Or... TSN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:56:03 -0500COPENHAGEN—The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 percent cut in its emissions by 2020 versus ... Denver Post Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:42:04 -0500COPENHAGEN (AP) - The news release read too good to be true. Canada, a laggard at these climate talks, was announcing a radical shift, ready to embrace a 40 percent cut in its emissions by 2020 versus... Find Law Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:11 -0500(RTTNews) - Toronto stocks finished higher on Monday, following the lead of global stocks, as Abu Dhabi's pledge to bail out Dubai eased credit concerns. Mining and energy stocks led the Bay Street ... Quote.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:31:54 -0500OTTAWA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 70 vehicles were involved in pile-ups on a main highway south of Canada's capital Monday morning, causing multiple injuries. The chain reaction crashes occurred ... SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:31:54 -0500OTTAWA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government on Monday expressed anger at a series of hoax press releases about it boosting emissions-cutting targets, and reaffirmed that it would maintain its ... SINA Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:31:51 -0500MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - Cogeco Cable (TSX:CCA) today announced the addition LCN HD to its High Definition (HD) line-up in Quebec. This news channel is now offered in the major... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:22 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - The envision Group is pleased to announce that it's wholly owned subsidiary, Western Construction and Combustion Services Inc. (Western), has been award... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:13 -0500Organic Wines Summerhill Pyramid Winery of Kelowna, British Columbia, has achieved a pinnacle as pronounced as the tip of its renowned pyramid. On Nov. 26, 2009, Summerhill was named 'Canadian Wine P... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:12 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labour, today, welcomes news of a tentative agreement to end the labour dispute between the Canadian Museum of ... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:11 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - On December 16, 2009, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, will be joined by Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and ... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:11 -0500, in Campbell River Provincial Court October 19, 2009. Surrey resident Ngoc Thanh Nguyen appeared before the Honourable Judge Eldon Iverson to answer charges of possessing quantities of shellfish tha... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:07 -0500TORONTO - Canadian Oil Recovery & Remediation Enterprises Ltd. (TSXV:CVR) announced Monday it has formed a strategic operating partnership in the Mideast and North Africa with Norwegian-based SAR ... Canadian Business Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:33:16 -0500City. The Guild, which represents editorial, advertising, circulation, business office, information technology, and classified employees at The Gazette, strongly supports the... CNW Group Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:25:32 -0500<< - TWO-Day interactive event kicks off in London, Ontario, January 31 and February 1 on the campus of the University of Western Ontario - Registration for daylong workshop taking place on Janu... CNW Group Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:25:31 -0500The chief executive officer of the Belledune Port Authority is concerned the proposed NB Power deal with Hydro-Québec could jeopardize a multimillion-dollar expansion of the northern port. Rayburn D... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:14 -0500One of two men accused of creating a Ponzi-type scheme that is alleged to have defrauded investors of millions of dollars can leave Alberta to visit his ailing mother. A judge in Calgary altered Gary... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:02 -0500Canucks' Daniel Sedin, left, and brother Henrik, have been running roughshod over the opposition of late and will try to continue that success Monday against the visiting Kings. CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:02 -0500Toronto FC management announced Monday that it has hired Leo Percovich as the team's new assistant coach. Percovich, 41, will serve under head coach Preki, whom he previously worked with at Chivas US... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:24:00 -0500The National Hockey League announced its "Three Stars" for the week on Monday. Among the winners were Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick (1), Vancouver winger Daniel Sedin (2), and Phoenix goalten... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:59 -0500A Saskatchewan man who beat his 10-month-old daughter to death has been given a 10-year prison sentence. Jamie Justin Courtney, 24, was sentenced Monday afternoon in a Regina courtroom. Earlier this... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:56 -0500A man from Carter's Cove, New World Island, in northeastern Newfoundland, has been charged with internet luring. The 24-year-old man is accused of inviting sexual touching with a minor. The RCMP sai... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:54 -0500Montreal Police have confirmed a body found near the old Blue Bonnets race track last week is that of a missing woman who had Alzheimer's disease. Maria Serrano, 73, was last seen Tuesday when she le... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:53 -0500Calgary city council has rejected the idea of charging people to use off-leash dog parks. Council voted on Monday to ensure a user fee is not included in the development of the city's off-leash park ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:53 -0500Chilina Kennedy as Philia and Mike Nadajewski as Hero perform in a scene from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:52 -0500Quebec is releasing $250,000 in emergency funding for struggling food banks across the province. Cabinet ministers in the province's Liberal government have agreed to donate $250,000 from their discr... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:51 -0500Warmer temperatures should sweep across Alberta later this week, providing some relief from a lingering cold snap that has seen temperatures as low as –46 C. Environment Canada is calling for a hig... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:51 -0500Warmer temperatures should sweep across Alberta later this week, providing some relief from a lingering cold snap that has seen temperatures as low as –46 C. Environment Canada is calling for a hig... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:50 -0500Men posing as "immigration police" invaded a home just outside Calgary, trapping the residents in a bedroom while they stole money and personal items. The four men forced their way into the Conrich h... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:49 -0500The federal government is fuming Monday over a series of hoax press releases claiming Canada had committed to drastic greenhouse gas emission cuts. A first fake announcement claiming to originate fro... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:48 -0500Online ads selling everything from teeth whiteners to premium text messages made it into the 2009 Top 10 scams listed by the B.C. branch of the Better Business Bureau. The Vancouver-based bureau focu... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:48 -0500A Grade 3 teacher with a passion for kickboxing is one of 13 Edmontonians featured in a new calendar celebrating local Muslim women. Noreen Bashir will be seen in the calendar wearing boxing gloves a... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:48 -0500One of two men accused of creating a Ponzi-type scheme that is alleged to have defrauded investors of millions of dollars can leave Alberta to visit his ailing mother. A judge in Calgary altered Gary... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:47 -0500The British Columbia community of Grand Forks has been overrun by hundreds of deer, and just what to do about the out-of-control population is dividing residents of the Kootenay town. CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:46 -0500OTTAWA — The Liberal-dominated Senate tried to throw another wrench into the government's consumer product safety bill Monday when a second Liberal senator proposed more amendments to weaken the leg... Canada.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:18 -0500The Toronto Stock Exchange had its best rally in almost two weeks Monday as its heavy components of energy and financials both found reason to rise.As trading stopped for the day, the S&P/TSX comp... Canada.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:15 -0500VANCOUVER - After allegedly being smacked up by Kid Cudi at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom Saturday night, all one fan wants is to hang out with the hipster rap star.Michael Sharpe, the alleged punch-... Vancouver Sun Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:04 -0500MONTREAL – The city of Montreal has begun to phase in a 40-kilometres-per-hour speed limit for automobile traffic on residential streets.The 10-kilometre-per-hour reduction will go into effect in th... The Gazette Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:09:31 -0500Team Canada's exhibition game against a team of university all-stars on Tuesday night will be a huge chemistry experiment in terms of familiarity. The coaching squad has put a lot of players together ... TSN Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:03:23 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Mr. Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, announced today an important investme... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:59:22 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labour, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Marie-Josee Castonguay as a part-time Member of the Canadian Ar... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:59:21 -0500VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - Mr. Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:59:11 -0500CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 14, 2009) - People with disabilities will get help preparing for jobs as a result of the Government of Canada's support to Potential Place Society. Mr. Devinder Sh... Market Wire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:59:10 -0500Washington/Toronto - A US citizen convicted of terrorism charges in a US court was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison for his role in a 2006 plot to blow up the Canadian Parliament and other targe... Earth Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:19:32 -0500David Pecaut, one of Toronto's biggest civic boosters and a co-founder of the Luminato arts festival, has died from colorectal cancer. The 54-year-old was a tireless organizer whose goal was to make ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:32 -0500It's just over two months until Cheryl Bernard of Calgary and Kevin Martin of Edmonton wear the Maple Leaf at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as Canada's curling representatives. After being to... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:28 -0500The third phase of ticket sales for the 2010 World Cup has seen the number of ticket applications eclipse the 500,000 mark within the first 10 days, FIFA stated on Monday. According to soccer's world... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:27 -0500Scott Ackles has stepped down as Calgary Stampeders president to become general manager of the 2011 Grey Cup in Vancouver. The Vancouver native is making the move with mixed emotions, noting it will ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:27 -0500President Barack Obama pressed U.S. bank executives Monday to do more to lend to small- and medium-sized businesses. Obama met for more than an hour with the CEOs of 12 banks, among them American Exp... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:25 -0500The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators both look like they have figured out how to win. The two teams meet again on Monday, the third instalment of the Battle of Ontario. Toronto (11-14-7) ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:19 -0500Two Winnipeg police officers conducting a followup to an investigation instead found themselves rescuing a newborn from a toilet at a North End home. The officers, members of the street crimes unit, ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:18 -0500A federal judge has struck down a national security certificate against a Syrian-born man arrested eight years ago on terror suspicions. The ruling Monday by Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley effe... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:18 -0500A 16-year-old Regina boy has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Regina's third homicide of the year. The teen, who cannot be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal J... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:17 -0500A New Brunswick provincial court judge said it's beyond his power to deny online access to a man in custody on charges of luring a child over the internet. Judge John Friel denied a request from a Cr... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:16 -0500Parti Québécois legislative member Camil Bouchard is leaving politics. Bouchard, 64, announced Monday he is resigning his seat to return to his former career as a psychologist. The PQ immigration ... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:15 -0500From left, Christopher Judge as Teal'C, Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson, Claudia Black as Vala Mal Doran and Tim Guinee as Tomin in Stargate Universe. Vancouver Sun Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:15 -0500The Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre in Fort Langley, B.C., breeds more than 50 endangered species in family groups for reintroduction back into their natural habitat. CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:12 -0500A snowfall warning for Metro Vancouver has been issued by Environment Canada Monday morning. According to the national weather centre a major winter storm is expected to hit the South Coast late Monda... Vancouver Sun Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:12 -0500Outstanding wage and benefits issues between CN Railway and its 1,700 train engineers are headed for binding arbitration. A five-day strike by the engineers ended on Dec. 2 with a deal but wage and b... CBC News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:12 -0500VANCOUVER, B.C. - Hordes of people will soon be descending on Vancouver to watch the world's best athletes. But when they're not at the ski hill or skating rink, the visitors may have something else o... C News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:07:03 -0500Bone-chilling temperatures and deadly wind chills continued to grip the Prairies Monday, while a storm was expected to dump up to 20 centimetres of snow on Vancouver.The forecast provides little relie... Canada.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:06:39 -0500WEST VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 12/14/09 -- Today LG Electronics Canada strengthened its existing relationship with Canada Snowboard by reconfirming its support of the team through a tier 1 natio... Earth Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:54:38 -0500THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A coach on Canada's long track speed skating team is under investigation in the Netherlands after allegations of trying to buy a spot in the 5,000-metre race at the 2006 Olymp... 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