Monthly Archives: August 2012

Calgary judge sentenced father who slit his infant son’s throat last summer

Marois starts planning for PQ victory Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois is already sketching out plans for her first weeks in office, although she’s … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Federal appeals court says Marilyn Monroe’s estate can’t block sales of photos

Officials in Jackson Hole warned can limit, not escape contagion JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Nations fearing financial contagion from troubled neighbors can reduce the risk … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Sticky fingered burglars steal from Quebec’s maple syrup reserves

Marois starts planning for PQ victory Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois is already sketching out plans for her first weeks in office, although she’s … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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‘Hugo’ editor Thelma Schoonmaker wins 2nd Gucci award for women in film

Hip-hop mogul’s death officially ruled a suicide by NY medical examiner’s office NEW YORK, N.Y. – The New York City medical examiner’s office has ruled the death of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Hip-hop mogul’s death officially ruled a suicide by NY medical examiner’s office

Canada’s economy looking up, cautiously: Flaherty Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is cautiously optimistic as the economy grew at an annual rate of 1.8 per cent in … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Marois starts planning for PQ victory

Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois is already sketching out plans for her first weeks in office, although she’s statistically in a three-way tie in the most recent Quebec election polls. The pro-sovereignty leader is considered the front-runner for Tuesday’s provincial election, despite a poll Friday in Montreal’s La Presse newspaper that has the PQ...
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Religion in politics: why is it a bigger deal in the United States?

What is Stephen Harper’s religion?  What about Thomas Mulcair or Bob Rae? Your MP? You’ll probably have an easier time naming the religions of Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and president Barack Obama than you will of the Canadian political leaders. As evidenced at this week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, Americans tend to tie...
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Russia’s Putin calls for Stalin-style "leap forward"

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russia needs a “leap forward” to rejuvenate its sprawling defense industry, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, harkening back to the ambitious industrialization carried out by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the run-up to World War Two. “We should carry out the same powerful, all-embracing leap forward in modernization of...
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Loonie gains on stronger GDP, Bernanke comments

Officials in Jackson Hole warned can limit, not escape contagion JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Nations fearing financial contagion from troubled neighbors can reduce the risk … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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Redskins’ Jackson suspended indefinitely for drug abuse

“Troubling ineptitude” in security at nuclear bomb plant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Guards at a government plant for storing weapons-grade uranium failed to spot activists, … ... read the rest, if you wish , at article source
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