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Food prices join gasoline in fuelling inflation
Just as Canadian consumers are starting to get some pricerelief at the gas pump, they are being hit by higher prices at thegrocery store as food joins energy in fuelling inflation.
Canada.com – Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Just as Canadian consumers are starting to get some pricerelief at the gas pump, they are being hit by higher prices at thegrocery store as food joins energy in fuelling inflation.
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Weather report with a twist
For the first time in recent memory, a funnel cloud toucheddown in Montreal yesterday afternoon, Environment Canada confirmed.
Canada.com – Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
For the first time in recent memory, a funnel cloud toucheddown in Montreal yesterday afternoon, Environment Canada confirmed.
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Dirty snowbank stretches far into summerThe 4 million cubic metres of snow dumped on the Pullman siteof the Turcot Yards this winter is still melting, but the cleanup isalready in full swing.
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Suspect, 17, gets bail
A 17-year-old charged after a stabbing in Pierrefonds wasreleased on bail yesterday but placed under a strict form of housearrest. A Quebec Youth Court judge ordered that the young man beconfined to his home under his mother's supervision. Kevin Hamilton,22, sustained knife wounds about 12:45 a.m. Sunday after a fightbroke out near Pierrefonds Blvd. and Coulon St. He remainshospitalized. The 17-year-old and a 16-year-old pleaded not guiltyto aggravated assault. On Tuesday, another judge refused bail forthe 16-year-old.
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A 17-year-old charged after a stabbing in Pierrefonds wasreleased on bail yesterday but placed under a strict form of housearrest. A Quebec Youth Court judge ordered that the young man beconfined to his home under his mother's supervision. Kevin Hamilton,22, sustained knife wounds about 12:45 a.m. Sunday after a fightbroke out near Pierrefonds Blvd. and Coulon St. He remainshospitalized. The 17-year-old and a 16-year-old pleaded not guiltyto aggravated assault. On Tuesday, another judge refused bail forthe 16-year-old.
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Teens must stay in jail
Two teens arrested after a home invasion in which an elderlywoman was sexually assaulted were denied bail yesterday. YannickCourtois, 19, and Jean-Philippe Gravel, 18, are charged with theJuly 14 home invasion in Ste. Émélie de l'Énergie, 120 kilometresnorth of Montreal.
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Two teens arrested after a home invasion in which an elderlywoman was sexually assaulted were denied bail yesterday. YannickCourtois, 19, and Jean-Philippe Gravel, 18, are charged with theJuly 14 home invasion in Ste. Émélie de l'Énergie, 120 kilometresnorth of Montreal.
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Closing of Old Montreal restaurant throws wrench into wedding plans
A Montreal couple who invited guests to their weddingreception at Le St. Amable restaurant in Old Montreal next week arescrambling to cope with an unexpected change in plans.
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A Montreal couple who invited guests to their weddingreception at Le St. Amable restaurant in Old Montreal next week arescrambling to cope with an unexpected change in plans.
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Daycare deadline moves up
The government is stepping up its commitment to add 20,000daycare places over four years, setting a new deadline of 2010, twoyears earlier than planned, Family Minister Mich-elle Courchesnesaid yesterday.
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The government is stepping up its commitment to add 20,000daycare places over four years, setting a new deadline of 2010, twoyears earlier than planned, Family Minister Mich-elle Courchesnesaid yesterday.
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This brood is getting even biggerNot so long ago, a family with six children wasn't consideredlarge.
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Ottawa must stand up to EU, minister saysNewfoundland Fisheries Minister Trevor Taylor is angry thefederal government isn't reacting more forcefully to a proposedEuropean ban on seal products that could have devastatingconsequences on thousands of people who depend on the annual hunt toaugment their income.
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Arar special counsel unwarranted: U.S.
WASHINGTON - Attorney-General Michael Mukasey said yesterdayhe had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside specialcounsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in NewYork and sent to Syria, where he says he was tortured.
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WASHINGTON - Attorney-General Michael Mukasey said yesterdayhe had rejected a request from lawmakers that an outside specialcounsel investigate the case of a Canadian taken off a plane in NewYork and sent to Syria, where he says he was tortured.
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