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New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier
GENEVA - Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the launch of the new Challenger 350 aircraft in collaboration with global leader in private aviation, US firm NetJets. The launch on Monday was held at a special event here at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Bombardier said deliveries of the ...
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Paddy Lowe to join Mercedes early
Agreement has been reached between Mercedes and McLaren for Paddy Lowe to join the works team ahead of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix June 9. The announcement of Lowe leaving McLaren for Mercedes was made in February and the British racing engineer was supposed to join the team at the end of 2013. "Paddy will strengthen the team in the role of executive director (technical) and will work ...
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Jennifer Lawrence brother being stalked
Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence and her brother Blaine Lawrence are reportedly being stalked by a Canadian named Han Cong Zhao. Han, 23, was said to be remanded on bail after Judge Annette Karem at Kentucky court here heard he sent Blaine 200 messages and a threatening voicemail. "You got me really upset, when I am upset, wait and see what happens," thesun.co.uk quoted Han as ...
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Video Senator Duffy has few words after returning to Ottawa
Senator Mike Duffy arrived in Ottawa Monday afternoon amid questions about his future in the Red Chamber. The Senator had few words for Globe reporter Kim Mackrael about his plans for the immediate ...
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Toews nominated for Messier Award Monday
Toews is up against Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators and Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings. Alfredsson and Brown are also the captains of their respective teams. This season Toews led the Chicago Blackhawks to the President's Trophy. The Blackhawks led ...
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A Simple Plan
Sam Raimi's masterful thriller "A Simple Plan" is built on a great "what if" situation: What if you and a couple of friends were walking through the woods and found $4 million? Would you turn in it to the police? Or, would you and your friends keep the money and split it amongst yourselves? It looks like the money is from drug dealers ... no one saw you in the woods ... nothing could go wrong, rig ... ...
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On Victoria Day protesters at Montreal rally call for end to ties with monarchy
Protester Pierre Veronneau holds a dartboard at a rally by Quebec nationalists in Montreal, Monday, May 20, 2013. The Queen would not likely be amused by the way Victoria Day was observed in a small pocket of Montreal today. A handful of people threw darts at a photo of the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, and held up signs saying "down with the monarchy." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ben ...
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Canadian walrus that wowed Queen Victoria moves for first time in a century to star in art exhibit
The Horniman Walrus – shot by Manitoba game hunter J.H. Hubbard in the 1880s on the Hudson Bay shore — is being moved from the London museum for the first time in more than 110 ...
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With season nearly one-third over Vancouver Whitecaps struggle to find positives
Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation’s midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported throughout the state.Victims and emergency responders might not get much of reprieve as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center was forecasting ...
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Vancouver link to Hadfields space guitar
A Vancouver company says it will re-start production of a guitar used by Chris Hadfield in space, prompting dozens of new orders. The Canadian astronaut gained worldwide attention when he performed David ...
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Towns historians collecting graveyard stories
A small southern Alberta town wants to share the stories behind the headstones in the local cemetery. Granum historians say the graveyard is a rich source of interesting ...
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