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Jeff Skinner Scores Number Fifty

Jeff Skinner became the fourteenth different player to accomplish the feat, notching Number 50 last night versus the Owen Sound Attack.

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Creative Enterprise Enabling Organization inaugural board of directors appointed

An inaugural board of directors has been appointed to the Prosperity Council of Waterloo Region's Task Force on Creative Enterprise.

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Getting Fired Could be Healthy

With the recent job losses the baby boomer generation may be finding themselves out of work, and questioning who is going to hire me now?

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Regional Program deems two Emergency Response Units Need Replaced

A regional program that helped improve emergency response times in rural areas has been deemed a success.

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Ottawa issues mandate for judge's review of how Afghan documents are handled

OTTAWA - The Conservatives have unveiled the terms under which a respected former Supreme Court justice will examine whether the government should continue to prevent public scrutiny of documents related to the handling of Afghan detainees. Frank Iacobucci was given a mandate Saturday to review

National 13 Mar, 2010 0 0

Police confirm two dead, one injured in Edmonton car dealership shooting

EDMONTON - The thoughts of staff at an Edmonton car dealership where two employees were fatally shot are now on whether a third worker who was hit will survive life-threatening wounds. The wounded man was injured Friday morning as a gunman killed a fellow worker at Great West Chrysler. The shoot

National 13 Mar, 2010 0 0

New smartphone apps let politicians call for cash

OTTAWA - That buzzing in your purse or pocket may soon be from a politician hoping to lighten it. Smartphone applications that allow users to donate money and participate in political polls are shaping up to be the next tool in the media kit of politicians who are literate in social media. Su

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Iran says it has dismantled US-backed opposition networks, arrested 30 members

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Saturday it has dismantled several U.S.-backed opposition networks that were gathering information on nuclear scientists and finding ways to circumvent controls on the Internet meant to deprive the opposition of its most crucial tool. A judiciary statement carried on the

World 13 Mar, 2010 0 0

Military unveils memorial for slain journalist at Kandahar Airfield

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A memorial for the first Canadian reporter killed in Afghanistan will now greet every journalist working out of the Kandahar military base. The military unveiled a plaque Saturday for Michelle Lang, the Calgary Herald reporter killed alongside four Canadian soldiers late

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Utah House Republican leader resigns after confession about nude hot-tubbing with teenage girl

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's House majority leader has resigned from the state Legislature, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with a teenage girl 25 years ago stunned the conservative state. Republican Rep. Kevin Garn said Saturday that stepping down from his leadership po

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Sports 13 Mar, 2010 0 0

Canadian sledge hockey team beats Italy 4-0 in Paralympic Games opener

VANCOUVER, B.C. - It was only fitting for a sledge hockey game that started at 10 a.m. local time that the Canadian team hit the snooze button for the first two periods. Four years after thumping Italy by double digits at the Turin Paralympics, Canada led the Italians just 1-0 through two frames

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Tago ousts Bao, to meet Chong Wei in All England final

BIRMINGHAM - Peter Gade's badminton dream of a second All England men's singles title 11 years after his first triumph ended in disappointment when he lost to world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the semifinals at the National Indoor Arena on Saturday. The 33-year-old Dane played brilliantly

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SCORECARD:

Here are the sports results from Saturday: NHL Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 Edmonton at Toronto, 7 p.m. Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Carolina, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m. Ottawa

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AbitibiBowater and Quebec Federation of Labour reach tentative deal

MONTREAL - An tentative deal has been reached between insolvent newspaper giant AbitibiBowater Inc. and the Quebec Federation of Labour. Details of the agreement, which were hammered out over nine days of negotiations, have yet to be released but include wage concessions. It will affect some

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Orange County, California, sues Toyota over vehicle defects on behalf of consumers

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Prosecutors in Orange County, California have filed a lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp., accusing the automaker of knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with acceleration defects. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said at a news conference Friday that his offic

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Lehman Brothers' accounting gimmick helped firm hide debt, examiner says

WASHINGTON - An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found. The question now is whether the trickery spells legal jeopardy for executives of Lehman or it

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Hong Kong festival to honour Indian screen legend Bachchan

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong International Film Festival plans to honour Indian screen legend Amitabh Bachchan with a lifetime achievement award at the event's Asian Film Awards. Organizers said in a statement late Friday the 67-year-old actor will accept the award in person at the annual prize cer

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State authorities say name of Corey Haim found on fraudulent prescription linked to drug ring

LOS ANGELES - The name of the late Toronto-born actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring. California Attorney General Jerry Brown's office said records of the prescription in the name of

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The kids of 'South Park' going after Tiger Woods in 14th season opener

NEW YORK - Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of "South Park" are ready to take on Tiger Woods. Creators of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is sacred to them. So for the opening of its 14th season on Wednesday, the troubled golfer encounters Stan, Kyle, Kenny