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Quebec publisher wants more French music at Habs games
A prominent Quebec publisher is calling on the government to force the Montreal Canadiens to play more French-language music at the Bell Centre.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 5:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A prominent Quebec publisher is calling on the government to force the Montreal Canadiens to play more French-language music at the Bell Centre.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 5:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Government committed to deporting illegal immigrants, Day vows
The federal government says it's cracking down on people who are in the country illegally in the wake of an auditor general's report that critcized Ottawa for losing track of 41,000 people it ordered to be deported.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 5:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The federal government says it's cracking down on people who are in the country illegally in the wake of an auditor general's report that critcized Ottawa for losing track of 41,000 people it ordered to be deported.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 5:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Furtado to be honorary fellow at Toronto's Royal Conservatory
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado will be given an honorary fellowship by the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto at its gala May 28.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 4:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado will be given an honorary fellowship by the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto at its gala May 28.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 4:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Winnipeg-born founder of Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain dies at 90
Irvine Robbins, a co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins franchise that popularized novel ice cream flavours, died Monday at age 90 in California.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 4:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Irvine Robbins, a co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins franchise that popularized novel ice cream flavours, died Monday at age 90 in California.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 4:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Canadian consumers rank second-last in green survey
Canadian consumers scored dismally in a 14-country survey on enviromentally friendly consumption patterns, in part owing to a widespread car culture and a penchant for big homes.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 4:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Canadian consumers scored dismally in a 14-country survey on enviromentally friendly consumption patterns, in part owing to a widespread car culture and a penchant for big homes.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 4:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Accused in Laval cop slaying pleads guilty
The man accused of killing a Quebec police officer has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The man accused of killing a Quebec police officer has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Maple Leafs give Maurice walking papers
The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first big move of the off-season on Wednesday, firing head coach Paul Maurice.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first big move of the off-season on Wednesday, firing head coach Paul Maurice.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Rowling wins one for the Ministry of Privacy
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won a major privacy battle in the U.K. after a panel of judges upheld an earlier publication ban on a photo of her son.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has won a major privacy battle in the U.K. after a panel of judges upheld an earlier publication ban on a photo of her son.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
3 die in North Vancouver apartment fire
Three people are dead after a "suspicious" apartment fire ripped through a North Vancouver building Tuesday night, RCMOP say.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Three people are dead after a "suspicious" apartment fire ripped through a North Vancouver building Tuesday night, RCMOP say.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 3:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Friends mourn Calgary soldier with 'a heart of gold'
The flag flew at half-mast outside Calgary's ambulance headquarters on Wednesday, as paramedics mourned the death of Cpl. Michael Starker, a fellow medic and military reservist who died Tuesday in Afghanistan.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 2:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The flag flew at half-mast outside Calgary's ambulance headquarters on Wednesday, as paramedics mourned the death of Cpl. Michael Starker, a fellow medic and military reservist who died Tuesday in Afghanistan.
CBC.ca – May 7, 2008 2:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
