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MLS players authorize strike

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:57:26 +0000

Major League Soccer players have overwhelmingly voted to authorize the first strike in the league’s history, which would wipe out openers scheduled to start March 25.

McKeever hoping Paralympics ease Olympic pain

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:47:48 +0000

Legally blind skier Brian McKeever hopes a solid performance at the Paralympic Games will help ease the disappointment he still feels over being denied an opportunity to compete at the Olympics.

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Flaherty riled up over Page’s budget criticism

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:28 +0000

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page came under attack from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, hours after releasing a report that said the feds’ plan to balance the budget in five years simply won’t work.

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Baby Isaiah dies in Edmonton hospital

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:43 +0000

Isaiah May, the Alberta infant who had been in intensive care since he suffered severe brain damage during his birth in October, died in his parents’ arms just after he was taken off life support shortly after noon Thursday at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital.

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Woods aiming for Masters: report

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:36:47 +0000

Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press.

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WestJet fined for customs violation at Pearson

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:35:34 +0000

The Canadian Border Services Agency has fined WestJet $5,300 for sending arriving international passengers through the domestic arrivals area at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport , rather than straight through customs, CBC News has learned.

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Suspended mastectomy doctor will operate

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:17:38 +0000

Dr. Barbara Heartwell, a Windsor, Ont., surgeon suspended after performing unnecessary mastectomies, will return to the operating room.

Siemens to shut Hamilton plant

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:14:37 +0000

Siemens AG plans to phase out production at a gas-turbine manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ont.

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Public indifferent on budget impact: poll

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:05:21 +0000

A majority of Canadians who heard about the recent federal budget don’t believe it will have an impact on them or their families, according to a new EKOS poll.

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Alaskans sought Yukon health-care deals: MDs

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:59:59 +0000

The Canadian public health-care system enjoyed by Yukoners has been used frequently over the years by neighbouring Alaskans such as former governor Sarah Palin’s family.

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