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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to blast off into space in 2012
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield is going to become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station when he blasts off in December 2012. "To have this opportunity is extremely challenging, extremely exciting for me and extremely rewarding as well," Hadfield ...
Thursday , September 02, 2010

Forecasters say hurricane Earl’s track on course for Atlantic Canada by Saturday
HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre has issued a tropical storm watch for areas of southern Nova Scotia. The centre says conditions associated with a tropical storm are expected to affect Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties. The risk of tropical storm can bring gales of 63 to 117 kil...
Thursday , September 02, 2010

Internal documents warned HST would hurt B.C.’s economy for years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government sold its switch to the harmonized sales tax as one of the best moves it could make to improve the province’s economy, despite being told about potential long-running negative impacts of the HST, according to newly released documents. Finance Ministe...
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Website of Discovery Channel gunman hosted in B.C.; RCMP interested
VANCOUVER - The U.S. gunman who took hostages at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Discovery Channel before being killed by police ran a website that was hosted by a Vancouver-area company. RCMP Insp. Tim Shields says the Mounties are aware of the connection and are looking into it. "...
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Manitoba judge in nude photos takes herself off bench while complaint is dealt with
WINNIPEG - Can a judge continue to sit on the bench after it comes to light she was photographed in raunchy, sexually explicit poses that her husband posted to a porn website? The Canadian Judicial Council is grappling with that question as it considers the case of Lori Douglas, an associate...
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

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