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by Biodun Iginla, Political and News Analyst, BBC News and the Economist, London, UK. Research by Moira Tamayo in Puerto Rico. Dec 4th 2008 | OTTAWA From Economist.com Canada’s prime minister clings on to office, for the moment AP THERE...

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Canada in crisis

Ottawa :: Canada | about 12 hours ago | No category

Source: South Africa News

Canada's embattled prime minister has obtained an unprecedented shutdown of parliament, thwarting an opposition bid to unseat his ruling Conservatives and install a leftist coalition. After two hours of crisis talks, acting head of state Governor General Michaelle Jean agreed...

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Canadian leader shuts Parliament to keep power

Ottawa :: Canada | about 18 hours ago | Political News

Posted by kalex

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down Parliament on Thursday in an unprecedented attempt to keep his government in power, fending off a no-confidence vote he was all but certain to lose. Less than two months after winning...

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GM cutting shift at Oshawa: CAW

Toronto :: Canada | about 8 hours ago | Business News

Source: The Globe & Mail

The CAW says GM will temporarily lay off the third shift at its Oshawa car plant in the first week of February, putting about 700 workers out of a job. The line that builds Impalas is already scheduled to be...

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Chrysler Canada warns of 'slow burn'

Woodstock :: Canada | about 13 hours ago | Business News

Source: The Globe & Mail

Ont. The head of Chrysler Canada Inc. warned Thursday that its operations will disappear in a “slow burn” if it doesn't receive an estimated $1.6-billion in financial aid immediately from Ottawa and Ontario. Reid Bigland, Chrysler's president, would not...

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Researchers find oldest-ever stash of marijuana

Ottawa :: Canada | about 4 hours ago | Technology News

Posted by cooldiponline

Ottawa — Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,” rather than...

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Dumont ramps up events in home stretch of Quebec election campaign

Montreal :: Canada | about 4 hours ago | Political News

Source: Macleans

Action democratique du Quebec Leader Mario Dumont is ramping up his campaign as the final sprint starts for next Monday's provincial election. Dumont has almost a dozen events scheduled for Friday in nine different towns. Besides giving media interviews, the...

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Committee urges judge be removed from bench

Toronto :: Canada | about 17 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Toronto Star

After 24 years on the bench, Justice Paul Cosgrove was told yesterday that he so abused his powers during a murder trial that he's no longer fit to be a judge. In a 4-1 decision, a committee of the Canadian...

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The J.S.R. Creba jury never saw

Toronto :: Canada | about 3 hours ago | No category

Source: Toronto Star

Peter Small Courts Bureau A youth punched and robbed the son of a prominent community activist and was party to a scuffle at the Eaton Centre minutes before he is alleged to have murdered schoolgirl Jane Creba. But these incidents...

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National Post, Canada: Metrolinx must evolve

Vancouver :: Canada | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Source: Androscoggin News

Last week's passage of the regional transportation plan by Metrolinx' board of directors is a significant milestone for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. For many years, the Toronto Board of Trade has been the leading voice of business calling...

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