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  • Ontario elevator technicians continue strike action

    One thousand four hundred elevator technicians across Ontario are entering their fourth week onstrike against transnational elevator companies Otis, KONE, Schindler and ThyssenKrupp. The workers went on strike May 1, when talks broke down between the International Union ofElevator Constructors (IUEC) and the National Elevator and Escalator Association (NEEA)--thebargaining agent for the ...

  • World Canada PM aide quits in expenses scandal

    Canada say. Sen Mike Duffy, a former journalist, resigned from the Conservative caucus on Thursday two days after revelations about the cheque ...

  • Leapfrogging development not likely say Calgary’s neighbours

    As Calgary aims to place a tighter grip on its suburban expansion, developers and wary aldermen have consistently issued a warning: the city's loss will be its neighbours' gain, to our detriment.The risk of residential development shifting from Calgary to surrounding communities comes with it the threat of losing property taxpayers, and facing more out-of-towners using the roads, ...

  • Top hockeynight tweets of the night

    Top #hockeynight tweets of the night As Canadians celebrated the long weekend, we brought the action from Ottawa to them in an exciting game between the Senators and the Penguins. The energy between these two teams reached an all-time high and the Twitter world ...

  • Rangers spoil Miguel Cabreras 3-homer game

    David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday ...

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Once

Once

It wasn't until the final credits were rolling that I realized I never knew the names of the lead characters in John Carney's Once, which he describes as an art house musical. The guy and girl played by real-life Irish singer-songwriters Glen Hasard and Markta Irglov are never explicitly named ... ...

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  • NHL Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 1

    Colin Greening scored 7:39 into the second overtime Sunday and Ottawa bounced back in its second-round playoff series with a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh. The Senators, trailing 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinal series, seemed destined to fall again, trailing 1-0 with less than a minute remaining in regulation and Pittsburgh on a power play. Ottawa Coach Paul MacLean then pulled ...

  • 2013 Ironman 70.3 Florida age-group results

    The race that takes place in Haines City is a favorite for many triathletes and the unique 3-loop course is configured to allow the spectators to be part of the race from start to finish as they cheer their favorite triathlete on. It was Rodrigo Acevedo taking top honors for all age-group males in a tight race with DJ Snyder. The winning time was 04:10:39 for Acevedo and Snyder crossed the line ...

  • Sens Colin Greening upends Penguins with winner in 2nd OT

    Ottawa Senators' Erik Condra, left, Colin Greening, centre, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, right, and Daniel Alfredsson celebrate after Greening scored the double-overtime-winning goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Sunday. (Patrick Doyle/Canadian ...

  • Saskatoon Symphony season ends on high note

    When Matt Cooke's skate came down on Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon on Feb. 13, Ottawa's season was truly thrust into its underdog, ragtag phase, all replacements and duct ...

  • Senate scandal may further weaken Harper’s hold on Tory caucus

    Emerging from a dramatic week that has seen him lose two senators and his chief of staff, Stephen Harper will focus now on calming down his anxious caucus and righting a listing Conservative ship. Tory MPs have been hearing from upset constituents about the Senate expenses controversy that has become one of the most serious challenges for the prime minister’s ...

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