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On This Day in History

Source: The Province Daily News , Dec 6 2012, 2:24pm CST

In 1752, a government pamphlet in Halifax became the first book published in Canada. In 1780, Jean-Antoine Aide-Crequy, the first Canadian-born painter, died in Quebec City. In 1803, Canadian author Susanna Moodie, whose works included "Roug ...

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Canada’s boreal forests are the ‘Amazon of the north’: report

Source: Globe and Mail  |   May 22 2013, 10:05am CDT

As resource companies look to northern forests in search of untapped minerals and energy, scientists and conservancy groups say too little heed is being paid to the environmental wealth created by Canada’s boreal reg ...

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Lloyd on roster for US women's game vs Canada

Source: Boston Herald  |   May 22 2013, 9:39am CDT

CHICAGO — Carli Lloyd will make her first appearance with the U.S. women's soccer team since breaking her left shoulder in a June 2 exhibition against Canada. Lloyd was among 21 players on the roster released Tuesday by coach Tom Ser ...

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Andrew Wiggins: Future Canadian Basketball Star

Source: Fansided  |   May 22 2013, 9:15am CDT

Canada’s Andrew Wiggins (8) soars high to the basket for a slam dunk at the 2012 Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore., last April 7. (Sam Forencich/Getty Images) [H/T: CBC] His parents, friends and classmates were left ...

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Is everyone smoking pot but me?

Source: Bangor Daily News  |   May 22 2013, 8:32am CDT

In 1990, in Canada’s capital, if you drove along Bank Street toward the parliament buildings at a particular time in the day, there was a good chance you’d find a blond grimacing teenager walking back and forth yelling. ...

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One-third of Canadian households living paycheque to paycheque

Source: Globe and Mail  |   May 22 2013, 8:01am CDT

One-third of Canadian households over the past year never or almost never had enough money left over after paying essential expenses, says a new report. A survey conducted for the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada indicates th ...

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Building Nest Egg Not a High Priority for Most Canadians

Source: MarketWire  |   May 22 2013, 7:42am CDT

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 22, 2013) - When it comes to household finances, Canadians may be poorer than they know. That's the blunt assessment from a research report rel ...

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UPDATE 1-Sears Canada posts loss as demand dips for home products

Source: Reuters  |   May 22 2013, 7:36am CDT

May 22 (Reuters) - Department store chain Sears Canada Inc posted a loss in the first quarter compared with a profit last year, as demand for its home products and major appliances fell. Sears Canada, 51 percent owned by U.S.-based Sears Holdings Corp, h ...

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Oil pipelines to drive Canadian economy like 1800s railway track

Source: Financial Post  |   May 22 2013, 7:25am CDT

Canada, which depended on railroads to build the nation in the 1880s, is counting on pipelines to drive future economic growth, Enbridge Inc. Chief Executive Officer Al Monaco said. “Pipelines are very similar to railroa ...

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PETERBIO | John Boyko

Source: MyKawartha.com  |   May 22 2013, 6:50am CDT

More than 150 years after America's 16th president made that observation, John Boyko hasn't the faintest desire to escape our collective past. Quite the contrary as he heartily, joyfully even, embraces the past's ongoing significance in shaping who we ...

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Canadian Wheat Alliance to support R&D projects to develop new wheat varieties

Source: Biofuels Digest  |   May 22 2013, 6:35am CDT

In Canada, The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan today announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance. This initiative will coordinate resea ...

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