samedi 28 février 2015

3 new Ontario songs you need to hear this week

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It’s that time of the week again – CBC Hamilton reporter Adam Carter is back with his three picks for new Ontario music that you need to listen to this week. Up this week: Terra Lightfoot, DB Cooper and Red Arms.






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Rob Lantz celebrates Progressive Conservative leadership victory

Rob Lantz

Rob Lantz, the new leader of P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative Party, has a warning for the Liberals: don't think we're not ready for an election.






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Northern academics, artists gather in Iceland to talk about darkness

Kevin Woldum Yellowknife thunderstorm

Yellowknife based Inuk artist Tiffany Ayalik is one of the participants at the conference in Reykjavík, Iceland.






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Hundreds of garter snakes found at B.C. construction site

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Staff at a wildlife rescue centre in Metro Vancouver have their hands full caring for about 500 garter snakes rescued from their winter den at a Delta, B.C., construction site.






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Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Fogerty, and Garth Brooks rumoured for 2015 Salmon Festival

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Salmon Festival organizers in Grand Falls-Windsor hope their 2015 lineup will pull concertgoers to central Newfoundland, while the City of St. John's hopes it can pull off a Rod Stewart concert in the middle of St. John's.






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Fire at downtown St. John's spa temporarily closes business

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Fire officials reported no injuries following a minor fire at Soothe Downtown Spa on Queen's Road in St. John's early Saturday morning.






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CTMA Vacancier heading back to Magdalen Islands

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A ferry is en route back to the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, carrying food and medical supplies.






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P.E.I. PC leadership convention: the speeches

Progressive Conservative leadership candidates

James Aylward, Darlene Compton and Rob Lantz speak at the P.E.I. Progressive Conservative leadership convention.






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Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard thinks Newfoundlanders are fat

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Karl Ove Knausgaard's comments were published in an article he wrote for The New York Times on Wednesday.






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What are your rights if Hamilton Police stop you on the street?

Kayonne Christy

As part of their fight against racial bias in policing, Hamilton anti-racism advocates who met with the Hamilton Police recently want police to help get the word out about what rights come into play.






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Things to do in Hamilton this weekend

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A few ways to take advantage of the last day of February and the first of March.






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Terry McDonald: Riding the boom and bust cycle

Terry McDonald at Scottish referendum event

The headline of the Financial Times tolls the bell of economic doom "Oil rout would have wrecked an independent Scotland's finances."






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Mark McDiarmid makes closing argument at attempted murder trial

Dawson City courthouse

Mark McDiarmid is charged with attempting to murder two RCMP officers in Dawson City, Yukon, during an incident that resulted in him being shot by the officers.






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The McDonald's slump: Are golden days of golden arches over?

McDonald's logo

McDonald’s has been making headlines lately, but for all the wrong reasons, sparking speculation that the golden years of the golden arches are over.






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Youth parliament attracting high school students from across P.E.I.

Colton Profitt

A two-day youth parliament session is wrapping up Saturday.






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Progressive Conservative leadership convention

Progressive Conservative leadership candidates

P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservatives elect a new leader today, and you can watch the convention here.






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C.B.S. residents asked to keep ‘families and pets safe’ after possible coyote sighting

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Residents of Conception Bay South are being told to be vigilant this weekend after a possible coyote sighting in the community.






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Yukon health officials laud reduction in use of antipsychotic drugs

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Yukon's health department says a new program that reduces the amount of antipsychotic drugs given to dementia patients improving their quality of life.






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RNC searching for man who exposed himself to child at Village Mall

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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said they are investigating a report of man who allegedly exposed himself last Tuesday at a store in the Village Shopping Centre in St. John’s.






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Economist Wade Locke says HST hike easiest, fairest way to increase revenue

Wade Locke

Economist Wade Locke says an increase in the Harmonized Sales Tax would be the "easiest and most effective way" for Newfoundland and Labrador's cash-strapped government to generate additional revenue.






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McDonald's: Are golden days of golden arches over?

McDonald's logo

McDonald’s has been making headlines lately, but for all the wrong reasons, sparking speculation that the golden years of the golden arches are over.






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Maritimes to have sunny, but cool weekend

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Environment Canada is calling for a sunny weekend with temperatures in the negatives across the Maritimes.






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Sharks get revenge, down IceCaps 6-3

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The St. John's IceCaps were unable to extend their five-game point streak as they fell 6-3 to the Worcester Sharks Friday night.






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Christy's weather: blizzard warnings in Kitikmeot, Kivalliq

Noah Papatsie

CBC North meteorologist Christy Climenhaga has your weekend forecast.






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A month 'til Around the Bay, and there's room for more runners

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Hamilton's Around the Bay road race is a month away. And for the first time, it may not sell out. Blame Canadian winters for sapping the will of many.






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Friday was public deadline to comment on gasification plant

Site for proposed waste-to-energy gasification plant

The city has two months longer to comment on a controversial gasification plant planned for Hamilton’s waterfront, but the public doesn’t have the same courtesy.






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Roddickton outfitter says low Canadian dollar attracts international hunters

Moose hunting in Roddickton

A outfitter on the Northern Peninsula said he's almost booked up for the hunting season that won't start for another six months, adding that the dropping Canadian dollar is helping to bring in hunters from outside the province.






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Record number of athletes for Special Olympics in Corner Brook

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The largest Special Olympics Winter Provincial Games to date is now underway in Corner Brook, with 140 athletes gathered for two days of competition in four different sports.






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Cougar helicopter returns to St. John's after week-long stay on Hibernia rig

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A Cougar helicopter that spent the past week at the Hibernia oil platform in the North Atlantic after experiencing a technical problem is now back at the airport in St. John's.






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Lotteries Yukon hands out 2nd big cheque in 2 months

Calvin and Rosemarie Murdoch win $1 million

Lotteries Yukon handed over a $1 million cheque to the latest big winners today. In December, a Yukon resident took home a cheque for $3.5 million.






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Jail cell video shows Nunavut RCMP hitting naked prisoner

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CBC News has obtained a video shown in a Nunavut courtroom earlier this month that shows a police officer striking a naked prisoner in an RCMP cell.






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Canadian continues to be held in St. Lucia after local boy's drowing death

Terrel Joshua Elibox of Augier, Vieux Fort

A Hamilton man, apparently on holiday in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, has been arrested after the drowning death of a four-year-old boy, according to local police. Police say his 72 hour detention has been extended for an additional 72 hours.






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Striking Fort Smith Housing Authority workers reach tentative deal

Housing Authority strike in Fort Smith

Fort Smith Housing Authority workers could be back on the job early next week as the two sides have reached a tentative agreement after two days of bargaining.






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Politicians, First Nations leaders wrap up a day-long meeting on missing and murdered aboriginal women

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Pressure is mounting on the federal government to take action on missing and murdered aboriginal women, with several premiers and aboriginal leaders meeting in Ottawa today to try to determine what can be done. CBCNews.ca carries the news conferences live.






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Suspect sought in Mount Pearl armed robbery

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Police in St. John's are asking for help identifying a suspect in an armed robbery at a Needs Convenience on Barbour Drive in Mount Pearl Wednesday night.






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New Souris dialysis unit set to open mid-March

P.E.I. Health Minister Doug Currie

A new $300,000 dialysis unit will be installed at the Souris Hospital by mid-March, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie.






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Iqaluit vet warns dog owners of parvovirus outbreak

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Iqaluit veterinarian Leia Cunningham says she has seen eight cases of parvovirus in the last 12 days.






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Miner sues Yukon Government over Mount Lorne claims

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Barry Ernewein, who owns Lobo Del Norte Ltd., says he just became aware of 2006 zoning changes made by the government that he says prohibit mining.






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Bathurst airport loses Pascan Aviation flights to Wabush

Inaugural PASCAN Aviation flight from Moncton to St. John's

The Bathurst Regional Airport has lost the Pascan Aviation service to Wabush, Labrador, due to a decline in ridership following the closure of Wabush Mines last year.






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Woman held at knifepoint in Gander armed robbery

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The RCMP in Gander says a man has been taken into custody following an armed robbery Thursday night that saw a woman held at knifepoint.






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Snowmobile operators at fault in separate collisions, Labrador police say

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The RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are cautioning snowmobile operators to follow the rules, after police responded to two separate collisions in the last day.






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Holyrood reaches last-minute deal to provide fire services to Deer Park

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The Town of Holyrood has reached a deal to continue providing fire and emergency services to property owners in nearby Deer Park.






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Holyrood reaches last-minute deal to provide fire services to Deer Park

Deer Park Vineland Road

The Town of Holyrood has reached a deal to continue providing fire and emergency services to property owners in nearby Deer Park.






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Ombudsman uses Twitter to shred report about journalist-grabbing incident

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Ontario's Ombudsman didn't mince words on Friday when he took to Twitter to critique a Hamilton integrity commissioner report stemming from when a councillor pushed a journalist.






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1 killed, 2 injured in Trans-Labrador Highway collision

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The RCMP in Happy Valley-Goose Bay say one person was killed and two others were injured in a vehicle collision involving a road grader and a pickup truck in the Crooked Lakes area Friday morning.






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Rod Stewart or Salmon Festival? A debate breaks out on social media

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A new summer music festival has been announced for St. John's in July, but it's the same weekend as the Salmon Festival's big show in Grand Falls-Windsor.






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Superintendent of 150 Sanford eyeing exit door

Superintendent of 150 Sanford

Owners of 150 Sanford Ave N. were expecetd to be at the troubled apartment building Friday morning, but never showed. While residents are left in limbo, unaware who the owner is, the superintendent appears to be eyeing the exit door, which has been broken for a month.






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Meet your best Hamilton song finalists: Junkhouse and Rita Chiarelli

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Meet your two finalists in our best Hamilton song competition: Junkhouse and Rita Chiarelli. It’s taken weeks of competition and thousands of votes, and iconic 90s rock tune Shine and These Four Walls’ ode to a maximum security prison will compete head to head in the final round next week.






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Days are numbered for landmarks of Yellowknife's gold mining past

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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada says part or all of the C-Shaft headframe at Giant Mine will be taken down this summer, while the City of Yellowknife has abandoned plans to take over ownership of the Robertson headframe at Con Mine.






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Lawyer alleges double-standard over threats against accused murderer

Raymond Stacey, accused in Comerford murder

The lawyer for accused murderer Raymond Stacey said Friday that his client has been threatened on two occasions, but police have failed to investigate.






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