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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Interview/Photo Opportunity - Kraft Peanut Butter Bears Spread the Feeling with Free Hugs at Ontario Place

TORONTO, July 4 /CNW/ - Join Kraft Peanut Butter Bears 'Smoothie' and 'Crunchy' as they give free bear hugs at Ontario Place in an effort to relieve hunger in Toronto. For each hug given, Kraft Peanut Butter will donate one 500 gram jar of Kraft Peanut
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada grapples with financial woes

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER, B.C. - One of the challenges facing the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is falling membership, says a statement from the church as it holds a convention this week at the University of British Columbia. The church has
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:05:00 GMT

Majority of Canadians would like to see full-day kindergarten: poll

Romina Maurino, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A new poll suggests the majority of Canadians would like their provinces to follow Ontario's lead and combine daycare and kindergarten into a single full-day program, a wish the plan's author says can easily
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:04:00 GMT

Elections Canada advocates online voting to halt slide in voter turnout

Joan Bryden, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Allowing Canadians to vote electronically may be the remedy for the ever-dwindling percentage of voters who bother to exercise their democratic rights, Elections Canada suggests. In a report released late Friday,
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Interview/Photo Opportunity - Kraft Peanut Butter Bears Spread the Feeling with Free Hugs at Ontario Place

TORONTO, July 4 /CNW/ - Join Kraft Peanut Butter Bears 'Smoothie' and 'Crunchy' as they give free bear hugs at Ontario Place in an effort to relieve hunger in Toronto. For each hug given, Kraft Peanut Butter will donate one 500 gram jar of Kraft
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Judge brushes aside attempt by Ottawa mayor to stop trial

Terry Pedwell, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A judge rebuffed a request from the mayor of Ottawa to put a stop to his trial on charges of influence-peddling and rejected the notion Friday that 'dirty realities' are part of politics. Mayor Larry O'Brien is
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:02:00 GMT

Canada apologizes for blocking visiting judge from El Salvador

Jennifer Ditchburn, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canada's border police might have some boning up to do on Latin American politics. The federal government had to apologize to a visiting Salvadoran judge for some out-of-date information about his country.
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT

Muslim student alleges Toronto private school run by ex-Liberal MP ignored slurs

Allison Jones, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A private French school run by a former Liberal MP defamed a 15-year-old student during an assembly and did not treat alleged racial slurs made against him seriously because he is Muslim, a lawsuit alleges.
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT

Quebec man who grew cannabis for health reasons gets suspended sentence

THE CANADIAN PRESS JOLIETTE, Que. - A 50-year-old Quebecer who had a Health Canada permit to grow medicinal cannabis to ease his pain has received a one-year suspended jail sentence. Yvan Ferland. who suffered back injuries in an airplane accident, was
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Calgary woman found guilty of pie assault on Alberta premier during Stampede

THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY - A judge has found a Calgary woman who tried to throw a pie at Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach guilty of assault and resisting arrest. Court heard Lily Phan grabbed a handful of pie and launched herself toward the premier at a
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Abousfian Abdelrazik returning to Canada after boarding plane in Sudan

THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Abousfian Abdelrazik has left Sudan and is on his way back to Canada. The Canadian, who has been in exile in Sudan for six years, boarded a plane in Khartoum to take him to Abu Dhabi. He is scheduled to arrive in Toronto on
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT

China fund to buy $1.5 bn stake in Canadian miner

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:56:00 GMT

Mounties taser British Columbia teen

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:51:00 GMT

Canada welcomes Japanese emperor

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:51:00 GMT

Canada launches 24-hour, live undersea observatory

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:51:00 GMT

Canadians still love Barack Obama

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:51:00 GMT

Scholar says Canada lagging in sharing case files

Denis Protti has received medical treatment at several hospitals and doctors' offices around B.C. and the world, but none ever shared information with each other. And that's very frustrating for the internationally celebrated health expert. 'We have a
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:47:00 GMT

Going green in Canada is not all about spending money - you can make money: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Leading companies recognize that social, environmental, economic and ethical factors directly affect their business strategy and success. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), as sustainability becomes an integral part of the executive agenda,
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Limestone City takes on Ottawa in first round of voting

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:39:00 GMT

SLIDESHOW: Happy Canada Day, eh Friday, July 03

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:36:00 GMT

Mitsubishi Fuso expanding dealer network across Canada

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has announced that it has signed eight new Canadian dealers to its network so far in 2009, and expects to add at least three more, expanding its dealer network across the country by nearly 50 percent.
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:35:00 GMT

Talks between Air Canada, machinists' union likely to stretch through weekend

MONTREAL - Talks between Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) and the union representing its mechanics and technical staff will likely continue through the weekend as the airline tries to obtain a wage freeze and pension relief it says it needs to survive the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:24:00 GMT

Most active shares in Toronto on Friday

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (10,288.01, up 42.10 points): Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) Mining. Up $1.49 or eight per cent to $19.99 with
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:24:00 GMT

Toronto stock market closes flat on low trading volume; New York closed

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market ended the week flat as investors weighed weak oil prices with good news out of the base metals sector. The S&P/TSX composite index inched up 37.19 points to 10,283.10 Friday, led by news that mining giant Teck Resources
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:24:00 GMT

Austrian transport operator orders 23 trams from Bombardier

BERLIN - Austrian transport operator Linz Linien has placed a US$93-million order for another 23 trams from Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B), the Montreal-based rail and aerospace equipment maker. The Flexity Outlook trams are manufactured at Bombardier's
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:23:00 GMT

Sample Alberta's surprising summits

I'm a sucker for summits. On a mountain trek, nothing's quite so satisfying as the first glimpse of the vista that unfolds when a long uphill slog earns an overview of the valley beyond. Since moving to Alberta in the early '80s, I've also learned the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:15:00 GMT

Australian man, 24, dies after falling while climbing Alberta mountain

KANANASKIS, Alta. - An Australian man has died after falling from a peak in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary. RCMP say the 24-year-old was scrambling up Mount Kidd when he fell about 50 metres. A second man was safely lifted off of the mountain by
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:13:00 GMT

Air Canada to Lung Association: don't hold your breath over pet policy

VANCOUVER - Air Canada is standing firm on its new policy to allow cats and small dogs to travel in passenger cabins, despite health concerns from people who suffer from pet allergies. The Lung Association is calling on Air Canada to reconsider the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:12:00 GMT

Credit delinquency accelerates in Canada

TORONTO - More than half a million Canadians have fallen behind on their credit payments as economic conditions deteriorate, a survey has found. The average delinquency rate for Canada reached 1.52 per cent in May, data compiled by Equifax Canada
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:12:00 GMT

Lennon French sign from Montreal bed-in sells for a bundle

It would have cost a few pennies and taken about 10 seconds to make. But a simple, hand-written French sign reading 'L'Amour Et La Paix'' - taped to the wall above the lounging John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their famous 1969 bed-in at a Montreal hotel
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:11:00 GMT