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Industry Canada and Government of Manitoba: Governments of Canada and Manitoba Announce Second Round of Funding for Post-Secondary Infrastructure in the Province

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (MARKET WIRE) Mr. Rod Bruinooge, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), and the Honourable Peter Bjornson, Manitoba Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth, on behalf of the Honourable Diane McGifford, Manitoba Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy, today announced $41.2 million in...

Mountain Province Diamonds and De Beers Canada Enter into Revised and Restated Gahcho Kue Joint Venture Agreement

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Key terms of the 2009 Agreement include: 1. The Participants' continuing interests in the Gahcho Kue project will be Mountain Province 49% and De Beers 51%, with Mountain Province's interest no longer subject to the dilution provisions in the 2002 Agreement except for normal dilution provisions which are applicable to both Participants. 2. Each Participant will market their own proportionate...

Alleged car surfer dies from injuries

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

A man who apparently fell during a a car-surfing stunt last week died on Sunday from his injuries.

Do college scholarships apply to colleges outside the US?

Financial Aid | 5 hours ago

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Gas pipeline bombed again in W Canada

ChattahBox (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Canada (ChattahBox) – A series of pipe-bombings that appear to be domestic terrorist attacks by a single person or a group has the local government becoming increasingly concerned as they say it is ‘only a matter of time’ before someone is hurt or killed. The target of these bombings is EnCana, a natural gas and oil [...]

sounding off: june 2009 (iii)

wears the trousers magazine (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

In part three: Lydia Lunch makes a wonderful racket, Catherine MacLellan provides a soothing antidote, and Tegan Northwood’s ambitions prove to be more admirable than her achievements. * * * Lydia Lunch Big Sexy Noise EP •••• Sartorial Spoken-word artist, poetess, actress, collaborator, playwright, author, composer, muse, narrator – Lydia Lunch’s CV could be the...

Mubadala fires up Algerian power plant

UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Abu Dhabi state investment agency Mubadala Development said on Sunday it had started operating its 1,227 megawatt gas-fired thermal power plant in Algeria. The plant, in Tipaza, a coastal province west of Algiers, aims to add close to 20 per cen

Unidentified body found in Saint John

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Saint John police are hoping an autopsy on a body discovered on Saturday near a local shopping mall will offer a glimpse into how and when the person died.

Barrie police officers stabbed before suspect killed

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday

Two police officers were seriously injured and a knife-wielding man died after shots were fired outside a mall in Barrie, Ont., on Sunday morning, police said.

Toronto's position 'barrier' to strike settlement: unions

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

As the strike by Toronto's municipal workers enters its third week on Monday there is no sign that the opposing sides have made any progress towards a negotiated settlement.

Stampede-goer tumbles from escalator

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

A man apparently passing a cellphone to a friend tumbled from an escalator on the Stampede grounds, suffering serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Nunavut encouraged by Senate's call for languages act funding

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Nunavut's minister of languages says he hopes the federal government will adequately fund the territory's new Official Languages Act, following a recommendation by the Senate.

Body recovered in Inuvik

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The RCMP in Inuvik, N.W.T., have recovered the body of a person who has apparently drowned.

STD testing overlooked for South Asian women: activist

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Women in Toronto's South Asian community are not being tested for sexually transmitted diseases during checkups as consistently as other women, a health activist says.

Arrest made in Mississauga townhouse fires

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

A Toronto man has been charged in connection with two blazes - one last week, the other several months ago - that caused millions of dollars in damage at the same townhouse complex in Mississauga.

• Baby-faced arson accused in court - Toronto Sun - News

Do college scholarships apply to colleges outside the US?

Financial Aid | 5 hours ago

I would someday hope to go to a college in Canada. And if I got scholarships would those work for colleges outside the US? Or does it depend on the college? Or does it depend on the scholarship? Get Your Free Education Guide – Click Here

Income tax rebate Ontario Canada

jacksonmark | 07/02/2009

Income taxes are among the largest expenses you pay during your life. Canadian citizens may very well pay almost as much as half their annual income back to the government each year. Fortunately there are many tools you can use to manage your finances in a way that you with significant savings and reduce your taxes dramatically. A large part of the tax savings strategies to disseminate your earnings

Canada Use Scene Shot In Northumberland, England For Their Tourism Film

powerspike | 06/15/2009

Video of a young girl, skipping along a white sandy beach in Canada has been discovered by one discerning Canadian to have been shot in Northumberland, England. The footage was part of a new promotional package that had been commissioned by the Albert...