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Dion under fire because of ontario mp's comments
CALGARY -- Liberal Leader Stephane Dion was on the defensiveFriday night in Alberta after Ontario Liberal MP Garth Turner made acomment on his blog comparing Albertans to "greedy ... separatistlosers in Quebec." "You might not agree with everything [Dion] says,but you have to admire this about him," Turner wrote. "He stood uponce to the self-aggrandizing, hostile, me-first, greedy, macho,selfish and balkanizing separatist losers in Quebec. I guess he cando it again in Alberta," He said he was trying to make the pointthat Dion has the guts to stand up to the Alberta oilpatch onclimate change, but took it too far.
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CALGARY -- Liberal Leader Stephane Dion was on the defensiveFriday night in Alberta after Ontario Liberal MP Garth Turner made acomment on his blog comparing Albertans to "greedy ... separatistlosers in Quebec." "You might not agree with everything [Dion] says,but you have to admire this about him," Turner wrote. "He stood uponce to the self-aggrandizing, hostile, me-first, greedy, macho,selfish and balkanizing separatist losers in Quebec. I guess he cando it again in Alberta," He said he was trying to make the pointthat Dion has the guts to stand up to the Alberta oilpatch onclimate change, but took it too far.
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Double murder suspected in Windsor garage fire
WINDSOR, Ont. -- Police scoured this city Friday for twomissing men who investigators now say may have been victims of adouble murder. Police have been looking for Panayotis (Peter)Kambas, 53, and Vaios Koukousoulas, 63, since a suspicious firelevelled a garage and burned out a vehicle on June 29.
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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Police scoured this city Friday for twomissing men who investigators now say may have been victims of adouble murder. Police have been looking for Panayotis (Peter)Kambas, 53, and Vaios Koukousoulas, 63, since a suspicious firelevelled a garage and burned out a vehicle on June 29.
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Three dead after car plunges into Ontario lake
MINETT, Ont. -- Three young Toronto men are dead after a carplunged into Lake Joseph in Ontario's Muskoka cottage country lateThursday. The Ontario Provincial Police said the single vehicleaccident happened on a bridge at about 7 p.m. The men have beenidentified as Tyler Mulcahy, 20, Cory Mintz, 20, and KouroshTotonchian, 19. A fourth passenger, 19-year-old Nastasia Elzinga,was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
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MINETT, Ont. -- Three young Toronto men are dead after a carplunged into Lake Joseph in Ontario's Muskoka cottage country lateThursday. The Ontario Provincial Police said the single vehicleaccident happened on a bridge at about 7 p.m. The men have beenidentified as Tyler Mulcahy, 20, Cory Mintz, 20, and KouroshTotonchian, 19. A fourth passenger, 19-year-old Nastasia Elzinga,was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
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Tap water is both safe and handy, Metro saysMetro Vancouver hopes to get the taps flowing this fall withan aggressive campaign to encourage people to drink water from thetap rather than the bottle.
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Galloping through clouds to the gamesPigs may not have wings, but horses fly. And some Canadianhorses are already winging their way on the first leg of amonth-long journey to the Olympics.
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Boats, bikes and don't forget the cereal...
It's hard enough knowing what to pack just to go to China asa tourist. Imagine what it's like packing for the whole CanadianOlympic team that's competing in 30 different sports.
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It's hard enough knowing what to pack just to go to China asa tourist. Imagine what it's like packing for the whole CanadianOlympic team that's competing in 30 different sports.
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Canadian court sides with Iraq War deserter
OTTAWA -- A Canadian court has sided for the first time witha military deserter who fled to Canada seeking refugee status,ruling Friday that the U.S. soldier witnessed enough human rightsabuses during a stint in Iraq that he could qualify for asylum.
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OTTAWA -- A Canadian court has sided for the first time witha military deserter who fled to Canada seeking refugee status,ruling Friday that the U.S. soldier witnessed enough human rightsabuses during a stint in Iraq that he could qualify for asylum.
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Cigarette pack warnings losing impact
OTTAWA -- Graphic health warnings on cigarette packages arefailing to move the majority of smokers to quit, a new governmentsurvey has found.
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OTTAWA -- Graphic health warnings on cigarette packages arefailing to move the majority of smokers to quit, a new governmentsurvey has found.
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Obama cartoon hijacked on Internet
A Halifax newspaper's editorial cartoon showing Barack Obamaon the lawn of the White House thinking, "Well first off, that(White House) sign's gonna have to go" has been hijacked on theInternet to make a racial slur against the U.S. Democraticpresidential hopeful.
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A Halifax newspaper's editorial cartoon showing Barack Obamaon the lawn of the White House thinking, "Well first off, that(White House) sign's gonna have to go" has been hijacked on theInternet to make a racial slur against the U.S. Democraticpresidential hopeful.
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High gas prices creeping into consumer prices
OTTAWA -- Oil prices are approaching $150 a barrel and that'sdriving gasoline prices upward; but if you think getting to thegrocery store is the costly part of the trip, wait until you getthrough the doors.
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OTTAWA -- Oil prices are approaching $150 a barrel and that'sdriving gasoline prices upward; but if you think getting to thegrocery store is the costly part of the trip, wait until you getthrough the doors.
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