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Quebecor chief takes aim at Big 3 cellular networks Sep 21, 2007 04:30 AMChris SorensenBusiness ReporterThe war of words between the country's three big cellphone companies and would-be competitors continued yesterday as Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau accused the industry's incumbents of stifling competition and innovation in the key wireless sector.Péladeau, who is hoping to convince

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Break Bell-Telus-Rogers wireless 'stranglehold,' Quebecor CEO urges OttawaTORONTO - The federal government must quickly end the "stranglehold" that Canada's three big wireless telecommunications operators have, says Pierre Karl Peladeau, the president and chief executive of Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B)Peladeau continued his campaign to open it for new competition, including from a wireless services

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Break Bell-Telus-Rogers wireless 'stranglehold,' Quebecor CEO urges OttawaTORONTO - The federal government must quickly end the "stranglehold" that Canada's three big wireless telecommunications operators have, says Pierre Karl Peladeau, the president and chief executive of Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B)Peladeau continued his campaign to open it for new competition, including from a wireless services

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Hal Fishman 1931-2007 Legendary KTLA Anchorman Hal Fishman, the longest-running anchor in television history, and a presence in Los Angeles broadcasting for nearly five decades that many in the city grew up knowing and trusting, has died at the age of 75. Hal's strong connection with Southern Californians, along with his journalistic integrity, made him one of the brightest stars in KTLA's 60-

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Aging Ontario bridges at risk, engineer says Toronto's venerable bridgesThere are 530 bridges under City of Toronto control, with many of the major ones having long ago passed the half-century mark.Some of the oldest and largest include:The Prince Edward Viaduct , which was opened in 1918.The Leaside Bridge, opened in 1927.The Queen St. Bridge opened in 1911.All of these structures span the Don

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Black bears becoming bolderCLIFFORD SKARSTEDT/CP Up-close encounters with humans in cottage country have resort owners on edgeCurtis RushStaff ReporterBlack bear encounters with humans in Central Ontario have exploded this summer, according to resort owners and Ministry of Natural Resources statistics.Bears have been seen wandering dangerously close to downtown areas in Bracebridge, Peterborough,

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Irate HD Customers tell Global to stop butchering High-def television signalsPublished January 23rd, 2007 in Canadian Digital News, HDTV, OTA Television and Television Providers.Digital Home readers continue to speak out today about the butchering of NFL High definition football broadcasts that aired on Global Television this past weekend.As we told you in Signal Substitution ruins football game

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Still crazy about Commodore 64Devotees of the seminal Commodore 64 gathered last weekend to praise the majesty of their PCs, poring over manuals and swapping storiesDec. 4, 2006. 07:24 AMMICHELE HENRYSTAFF REPORTERDropping his ears close to the motherboard now and then, Greg Nacu fiddles with the guts of his Commodore 64 laptop computer like he's tinkering with the engine of a car.Once the pride

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Missed connections, second chancesAug. 6, 2006. 07:38 AMDuring some downtime one afternoon last September, Sarah LeGresley intended to continue her search for an apartment in Toronto using Craigslist, a wildly popular Internet site she had discovered just a week before. She veered instead to the "Missed Connections" page, only to find what appeared to be a message meant especially for her.She

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We still love to hate those mail-in rebatesJun. 10, 2006. 01:00 AMELLEN ROSEMANMail-in rebates. Gift cards with time limits. Ink cartridges for printers.These are a few of my readers' least favourite things.Let's start with mail-in rebates, which attract constant comments.You buy a product advertised at a discounted price. You collect all the paperwork, send off your application and then wait for

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heat Codes: Saving Time Waiting For Customer Service (Air Date: May 30, 2006) By Sean O'Shea and J.P. MilesGlobal DefendersTuesday, May 30, 2006It's an experience almost every consumer has to endure: calling customer service at a large or small company and getting the automated phone system run-around.Some companies try to humanize their automated helpers, giving them names like Emily and Julie,

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Titanic locket fetches $85,000Apr. 30, 2006. 11:35 AMLONDON (AP) — A locket that went down with the Titanic and a survivor's handwritten account of the 1912 disaster fetched tens of thousands of dollars at auction Saturday.American passenger Helen Churchill Candee's 36-page description of the ship's sinking, which fetched $85,000 in the sale, describes how she gave her locket to Edward Kent, a

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IRS seeks undeclared income in PayPal accountsApr. 11, 2006. 04:06 PMMARY DALRYMPLEASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service won approval from a federal court to ask PayPal to turn over information about people who might be evading taxes by hiding income in other countries, officials said Tuesday.A federal court in San Jose, Calif., gave the IRS permission to ask PayPal — a

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Ten digit dialing comes to 8 million Canadians Wednesday, 29 March 2006Ten digit dialing CanadaEffective June 17th, over 8.5 million consumers in Quebec and Ontario will have to adopt 10-digit dialing – the area code followed by the phone number – at all times.The new 10 digit dialing requirement will affect consumers in Quebec who live in a region served by area codes 450, 514 and 819 and

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Bell gets cash to take Net to remote areasDisabled to get better serviceSmall savings for all customersTYLER HAMILTONTECHNOLOGY REPORTERThe federal telephone watchdog is letting Bell Canada spend most of the $480 million it has paid into a government-created reserve fund to bring high-speed Internet access to communities in Ontario and Quebec that currently lack service.At least $24 million of

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A new high for cottage countryJan. 30, 2006. 07:54 AMTYLER HAMILTON"Everyone ... is envious when they learn that I have a high-speed satellite trial"—Former Star Web editorIt may be the end of January but the unseasonably warm weather has probably got you thinking prematurely about cottage season.And if, as a city dweller, you're hooked on broadband Internet for work and play, then satisfying the

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Air Canada loses check-in time fightBut airline, transportation agency urge travellers to still adhere to recommended check-in timesFeb. 3, 2006. 04:17 PMKEVIN MCGRANTRANSPORTATION REPORTERAir Canada is urging passengers to arrive for their flights as early as possible despite losing a Canadian Transportation Agency ruling this week that sided with two passengers who weren’t allowed to board

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Economists Pan Harper Tax PlansJanuary 18, 2006Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has repeatedly claimed that his tax cut plans will help the poor.THE FACTSToday, 66 economists released a letter criticizing the Conservative tax agenda, especially the elimination of the capital gains tax for individuals. Below are excerpts:Jim Stanford, economist with the Canadian Auto Workers:“The Conservative

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Are Harper’s Reform Roots Showing?January 18, 2006Yesterday, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper told reporters that: “The reality is that we will have for some time to come a Liberal senate, a Liberal civil service, at least senior levels have been appointed by the Liberals, and courts that have been appointed by the Liberals. So these are obviously checks on the power of a Conservative

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Chief Electoral Officer asked to Investigate Conservative CampaignJanuary 18, 2006Mr. Harper has said that accountability is his number one issue during this election campaign.THE FACTSThe Conservative Party may be in contravention of the Canada Elections Act and third-party financing laws over the “Blogging Tories” website.On January 18, 2006, two former Conservatives, Eugene Parks and Carole

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Jack Layton: "Politics Before People" Again After the ElectionJanuary 18, 2006Last night, on CBC’s “Your Turn,” Matt Connor from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, asked NDP leader Jack Layton what it would take for the NDP to support a minority government.Mr. Layton said:“I know you want to know what I would do with one result or another, but I'm going to trust Canadians to make a decision in the

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Layton on Strategic Voting: I'm For It When It's Good for Me...January 18, 2006Last night on CBC’s “Your Turn,” NDP leader Jack Layton was asked by Paul Wild of Milton, Ontario, about strategic voting.THE FACTSJack Layton has travelled the country asking voters in ridings where the NDP has a remote chance to vote strategically. Now, when he’s asked the question directly, he evades it, saying

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Harper’s Platform Costing DeceptiveJanuary 13, 2006Ottawa – Stephen Harper would drive the country into deficit if he honours the $75 billion in promises contained in the Conservative Party platform released today. “It’s clear at this point that Mr. Harper has been, frankly, dishonest during this campaign about what promises he can and can’t keep,” said Finance Minister Ralph Goodale. “Mr. Harper

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AND YET THEY CAN'T LOOK UP AN ORDER THEY SEND TO A FLORIST WITH THIS FANCY PIECE OF HIGH TECH. Order-Management Software Brings Automation To Online FloristWith new order-management software, UrbanFlorist.com has eliminated manual processes that took at least 11 people to complete.By Elena MalykhinaInformationWeekFeb 23, 2005 12:00 PMCanadian retailer UrbanFlorist.com used to rely on a manual

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Brison attacks Harper as anti-Charter, anti-gayCOLIN PERKELCANADIAN PRESSIn a harbinger of the mudslinging that could shape this winter's expected federal election, a senior Liberal cabinet minister today attacked Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as a socially conservative dinosaur opposed to gay and charter rights.After a speech to the Rotary Club in which he signalled some of the broad themes

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Ominous Warnings Redux from Investors Business DailyBy popular demand, we are rerunning a list of quotes that first appeared in our Sept. 29, 2003, issue, showing that President Bush was not alone among U.S. leaders in being alarmed about the threat Saddam Hussein posed."One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to

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Top Editors Don't Want to Explain Their Free Pass to Democrats for Closed Senate SessionPosted by Mark Tapscott on November 3, 2005 - 09:16.Closing meetings of public bodies is and should be anathema to journalists and all others who care about the public's right to know and the First Amendment's guarantee of a free press, but journalists hardly uttered a peep when Democrats closed the Senate

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To ABC's Surprise, Katrina Victims Praise Bush and Blame NaginPosted by Brent Baker on September 15, 2005 - 17:50.ABC News producers probably didn't hear what they expected when they sent Dean Reynolds to the Houston Astrodome's parking lot to get reaction to President Bush's speech from black evacuees from New Orleans. Instead of denouncing Bush and blaming him for their plight, they praised

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Aaron Brown Goes Out Channeling Joe Wilson; Plus Lowlights from Brown's CNN YearsPosted by Brent Baker on November 3, 2005 - 02:02.The last moments on CNN for the network's most liberal anchor, Aaron Brown, were spent channeling Joe Wilson's talking points. (As noted by Noel Sheppard, CNN on Wednesday announced the departure of Brown and the end of NewsNight. The two-hour block starting at 10pm

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The City of Toronto whrings it's hands as crime increases, and fails to do anything about it. Stats, zero tolerance will help curb crime: GiulianiGREG BONNELLCANADIAN PRESSThe man who successfully tackled crime in New York City during some of the city's darkest days offered some potentially contentious advice today to Canadian political leaders and police battling the growing scourges of gang

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Just in time for Christmas — new fuel surchargesMost major shippers boost fuel leviesA $10 package can cost $11.55 by airDANA FLAVELLEBUSINESS REPORTERIf you're sending a gift package across town or across the country this Christmas, be prepared to shell out a lot more in fuel surcharges to cover the rising cost of truck transportation or air freight.Most major shippers, including Canada Post,

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Sep. 19, 2005. 01:00 AMWhy the delay on number portability?TYLER HAMILTONSometimes the best way to get out of doing something quickly is to publicly commit to doing it.By voluntarily agreeing this past spring to implement a system that allows people to keep phone numbers when switching wireless service providers, Bell Mobility, Telus Mobility and Rogers Wireless pre-empted any attempt by

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Portability push for cellphonesSwitch phone company, not phone numbers by 2007By MARYANNA LEWYCKYJ, TORONTO SUN Fran Bennett of Chestnut Park Real Estate is annoyed her old Telus phone number can't be transferred to her new Rogers phone. She's forced to use call-forwarding -- for now. (Greg Henkenhaf, Sun)When real estate agent Fran Bennett decided to upgrade to a state-of-the-art cellphone,

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From National Geographic October 2004The Louisiana bayou, hardest working marsh in America, is in big trouble—with dire consequences for residents, the nearby city of New Orleans, and seafood lovers everywhere. It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Big Easy, the City That Care Forgot. Those who ventured outside moved as if they were swimming in tupelo honey. Those

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Ontario town cracks down on garage salesJENNIFER GRAHAMCANADIAN PRESSLEAMINGTON - Mismatched cups and saucers, 25-cent scratched vinyl records and other people's bowling trophies may soon be harder to find in one southwestern Ontario town.Garage sales have been kicked to the curb in Leamington, Ont., where city officials blame excessive home entrepreneurship on noise problems and traffic chaos in

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Wendy's to let go of Tim HortonsWendy's International on Friday said it will spin off its quickly growing Tim Hortons coffee shop chain to focus on the battle of its namesake restaurants with rivals such as McDonald's Corp., and its shares rose to an all-time high.The move comes after a dissident shareholder pressured the No. 3 U.S. hamburger chain for months to separate Tim Hortons and allow

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Top court refuses to hear appeal on MP3 playersCANADIAN PRESSThe fight over a levy on IPods and other digital music players ended today when the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear any further arguments on the matter.That means there will be no levy applied to digital audio recorders such as Apple's popular IPod and IPod Shuffle as well as other MP3 players like IRiver."Obviously we're

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Test post with a picture.

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Jul. 23, 2005. 01:00 AMCellphone rates costly: ReportHigher in Canada than U.S., Europe Situation worse for high-end usersTYLER HAMILTONTECHNOLOGY REPORTERClaims that cellphone services in Canada are amongst the cheapest in the world are more than grossly exaggerated — they're downright wrong, according to a comprehensive report on wireless pricing to be released Monday.SeaBoard Group, a telecom

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BILL SANDFORD FOR THE TORONTO STAROpening a cottage country e-windowBill Hay is bridging a Great Digital DivideFirst Nation firm brings high-speed to reserveROBERTA AVERYSPECIAL TO THE STARWAHTA FIRST NATION, MUSKOKA—The owner of a small First Nations company has brought high-speed Internet to cottage country to ensure that his people are no longer bypassed by broadband.``We're bringing Wahta to

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May 7, 2005. 01:00 AMFuture of Radio Shack store name in dispute in CanadaU.S. retailers duke it out over legal right to use nameName-use ban doesn't free up rights: InterTanDANA FLAVELLEBUSINESS REPORTERThe future of the Radio Shack name in Canada and a third of the retailers that bear it is up in the air as two U.S. consumer electronics giants battle it out for a stake in the Canadian

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May 7, 2005. 01:00 AMA late rebate? Here's how to get resultsELLEN ROSEMANYou have a problem with a name-brand consumer product. Your attempts to contact the manufacturer get nowhere.Here's our advice: Put pressure on the retailer. Make your relationship work in your favour."Escalate it to us and we can help you," says Pete Gibel, vice-president of merchandising with Staples Business Depot, which

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BUZZWORDS GONE BADSurvey Reveals Most Annoying Terms and Phrases in the WorkplaceCompanies claiming to create “synergies” in an effort to develop a “value-added” “paradigm” that leads to new “solutions” may want to be strategic in another way: not going overboard with cliché phrases and industry jargon. According to a recent survey, terms such as these are among the most overused in the

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Apr. 23, 2005. 01:00 AM Mail-in rebates less than they seemStories abound of AWOL refundsELLEN ROSEMANYou're shopping for a new computer or digital camera. You find two models with the same price, but one has an attractive rebate offer and the other does not.Which one do you pick?Most consumers go for the rebate, but more than half never claim it, according to widely quoted statistics.People

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Apr. 4, 2005. 01:00 AMRetro player lets you digitize an eraROBERT CRIBBCRIBBNOTESMany people reading this began listening to music on vinyl records or 8-track cartridges.You instinctively recall the sound of vinyl scratches clicking throughout your favourite song. And you remember the weirdness of hearing a song suddenly fade out in the middle as the 8-track tape rolled over.Why was any of this

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Judge remembered as fair, warm-heartedBy KEN FOSKETT and MARK BIXLERThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 03/11/05Colleagues of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rowland Barnes recalled him Friday morning as a kind, warm-hearted jurist who earned a reputation for fairness."He was one of the most gentle people I've ever known," said Superior Court Judge John J. Goger. "And he had just a

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Jetsgo death spiral came with 'ridiculous' fares aboard aging jets Gary NorrisCanadian PressFriday, March 11, 2005TORONTO (CP) - As fly-by-night operations go, they don't go out much more flamboyantly than Jetsgo.The little airline, operating outdated planes with a smiley-face logo and fares as low as one cent, appears to have been an accident waiting to happen. "I think something cataclysmic

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Jetsgo Ceases OperationsMONTREAL, March 11 /CNW/ - Jetsgo Corporation announced today that it isceasing all operations effective immediately.Passengers are advised to make alternative travel arrangements prior to going to the airport as there will be no Jetsgo staff or aircraft available. Travellers seeking to return to their point of origin must make alternative arrangements with other airlines

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Thousands remember slain Mounties10,000 officers from throughout Canada, continent gather in Edmonton for memorial serviceBY JOHN COTTERCANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON — They turned out in the thousands today: a sea of RCMP officers, police from across North America, dignitaries, schoolchildren, everyday citizens, all of them filling up a cavernous pavilion to honour four young Mounties shot dead a week

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Mar. 7, 2005. 01:42 AMwww.thestar.comBell finally grants high-speed freedomTYLER HAMILTONBell Canada's high-speed Internet service is about to get naked.Canada's largest phone company has confirmed that, by the end of this month, its customers will be able to buy its Sympatico digital subscriber line (DSL) service on its own without having to pay for a local phone line.Bell, in a letter dated

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www.thestar.comMar. 7, 2005. 01:52 AMNorah Fountain became an outspoken advocate for rural broadband after finding it hard to run her business without it. Water towers like this with an antenna offering wirelessservice within line-of-sight are only a partial solution and she paid $2,000 to tap in. “Even in Nunavut or the Yukon it’s easier (to get broadband) than in Muskoka.”Bypassed by

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Mar. 3, 2005. 08:54 AMCellphone users back number portabilitySurvey supports action as CRTC awaits direction on issueNumbers `belong to the users' argues organizer of petitionTYLER HAMILTONTECHNOLOGY REPORTEREight out of every 10 wireless subscribers in Canada think they should have the option of keeping their phone number when switching service providers, according to a new survey, countering

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Microsoft charges five more GTA resellers with piracy2 March, 2005by Mark CoxMicrosoft Canada has announced that has commenced lawsuits in the Federal Court of Canada against five resellers in the Greater Toronto Area relating to hard disk loading, selling unauthorized versions of Microsoft software with computers."We are making a real concerted effort to work with our system builders, to help

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Canada's copyright levy may be flawed: CCFDA 1/26/2005 5:00:00 PM - Channel hopes appeals court ruling will influence government by Vawn Himmelsbach A federal court ruling is showing flaws in Canada's copyright levy regime, according to a consortium of high-tech vendors. The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled to eliminate private copying levies on MP3 players -- a ruling that was

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Personal Comment: I didn't always agree with Bob McAdorey's movie reviews, but he was a class act, and will be missed by millions of people across Ontario. Growing up watching Bob McAdorey was a treat, something many broadcasters today could learn from. Mac' led heady days of CHUM rock radio DJ Bob McAdorey as popular as music `Bon vivant' later a Global TV fixture JIM BAWDEN TV COLUMNIST

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Do US Troops Target Journalists in Iraq? Davos, Switzerland from the WEF 2005 This fiery topic became a real nightmare today for the Chief News Executive of CNN at what was an initially very mild discussion at the World Economic Forum titled "Will Democracy Survive the Media?". At a discussion moderated by David R. Gergen, the Director for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of

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Canada lacks political will to foster true competitive spirit by Liam Lahey Compared to our American cousins, Canadians are uneducated and less prosperous, while our corporations are overtaxed to the point of under-investing in the technologies that will ensure global competitiveness and future prosperity. So said Roger Martin, chairman for the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity (ICP

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I was so naïve as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing. According to statistics, it's a lot easier to get hit by lightning than to win a Lotto jackpot. The good side is you don't hear from your relatives. For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. Happiness is seeing the muscular lifeguard all the girls were admiring leave the

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CNE windmill declares first dividends Besides clean energy it yields $32,000 for 427 investors Project's planning was subsidized but the generator isn't I. JOHN HARVEY SPECIAL TO THE STAR That giant three-bladed propeller at the Canadian National Exhibition hasn't quite gone from White Elephant to Cash Cow with the disbursement of $32,000 in dividends to investors, but it's a welcome breath of

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NBC TO BROADCAST ALL-STAR GAME FROM CALGARY Jan. 19, 2005 The National Lacrosse League has announced a historic television agreement with NBC Sports that will bring the game of lacrosse to network television for the first time in the history of the sport. The announcement was made today by Ken Schanzer, President, NBC Sports and NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. NBC will provide live broadcasts

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Martha Stewart Living folds catalog, online sales MICHELLE TSAI ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — In the latest attempt to revive its troubled business, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is shedding nearly all its online and catalog operations, which have continued to lose money despite the boom in Internet retailing. A note on marthastewart.com's shopping home page announced the company's final

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Turner Compares Fox's Popularity to Hitler By Jim Finkle -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/25/2005 2:14:00 PM Ted Turner called Fox a propaganda tool of the Bush administration and indirectly compared Fox News Channel's popularity to Adolf Hitler's popular election to run Germany before World War II. Turner made those fiery comments in his first address at the National Association for Television

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JOHNNY CARSON DIES Former 'Tonight Show' host was 79 Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" TV host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, has died. He was 79. "Mr. Carson passed away peacefully early Sunday morning," his nephew, Jeff Sotzing, told The Associated Press. "He was surrounded by his family, whose loss will be immeasurable

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Letters up a cent in Canada, 5 cents for mail sent abroad Canada Post has increased the price of sending a domestic letter by one cent to 50 cents. The hike, one of several announced last year, went into effect yesterday. Canada Post blamed them on "inflationary pressure." In other postal rate increases: Letters, cards and postcards up to 30g destined for the United States now cost 85 cents,

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http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/a/map408/tsunami.htm GIVE TODAY. Click on link of your choice once you have this page loaded. Canadians can give directly to www.redcross.ca

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Creative marketing the market can do without Hard-sell system takes toll — on honesty TYLER HAMILTON Have you checked your Bell Canada phone bill recently? Take a look. A close look. Frank Farr, a retiree living in Brockville, was surprised when he did. He discovered he was paying $5 a month for a touchtone phone feature he never ordered. "I don't use any of that stuff," he said. "I don't

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Dec. 17, 2004. 06:54 AM Court rejects $25 levy on MP3 players iPods exempt from charge, panel rules Fee is okay on blank recording devices TYLER HAMILTON TECHNOLOGY REPORTER The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial $25 levy applied last December to all iPods and other MP3 digital music players. At the same time, the court rejected claims the levy as it applies to blank

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Bell reveals plans for faster wireless network FROM CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Bell Canada outlined plans today for a faster wireless network that the company says will be up to six times speedier than what's currently available in Canada. The Montreal-based phone company said technical trials have begun in the Toronto area and that the new network will be rolled out in major urban centres

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Dec. 9, 2004. 09:07 AM NHLers pay respects at Zholtok's grave BILL BEACON CANADIAN PRESS RIGA, Latvia - A visit to the grave of former NHL centre Sergei Zholtok was optional, but the entire Worldstars team turned out Thursday morning to pay their respects. Led by Sergei Fedorov, the 17 locked-out NHL players walked the wet path through the wooded Ivan cemetery in Riga and laid flowers on the

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FTD seeks to bloom again as a public firm By Rob Kaiser Tribune staff reporter Published November 25, 2004 Like a spurned suitor returning with an armful of flowers, FTD Inc. is seeking to win its way back into investors' hearts. The Downers Grove-based flower delivery service--which saw its FTD.com shares plunge after going public in 1999 and went private earlier this year--filed papers this

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CRTC approves Fox News for Canada Last Updated Thu, 18 Nov 2004 19:07:38 EST OTTAWA - The conservative-leaning Fox News Channel will soon be coming to Canadian digital television channels. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved an application Thursday to bring the Fox News Channel, one of the highest-rated news channels in the United States, onto

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Diana Fund officials face fresh US court appearance By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter (Filed: 14/11/2004) The officials of a charity set up to honour Diana, Princess of Wales will face public scrutiny in a United States court despite settling a £14 million legal action from an American souvenir company last week. The Franklin Mint is continuing to sue the American law firm that represented the

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Charities Win in Settlement of Suit Against Diana Fund By Debora Vrana, Times Staff Writer A memorial fund for Princess Diana agreed Wednesday to earmark $25 million for charitable causes to settle a lawsuit brought against the fund by Franklin Mint — a commemoratives marketer owned by Los Angeles businessman Stewart Resnick and his wife, Lynda. Funds from the court settlement, reached just

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November 11, 2004 Court deal saves Diana fund from bankruptcy From Chris Ayres in Los Angeles A LAWSUIT brought by a billionaire Beverly Hills couple against the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund is to be dropped after the two sides agreed to embark on a “mutually agreed programme of humanitarian work”. The settlement will save the fund from bankruptcy. The Los Angeles lawsuit had been

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Martha Stewart sends legal bill to her company FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Martha Stewart is asking the company she founded to reimburse about $3.7 million (figures U.S.) of the legal fees she incurred while on trial earlier this year for obstruction of justice and other charges, according to a regulatory filing late Tuesday. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. made the disclosure in

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Jury Selection Postponed In $25M Lawsuit Involving Princess Diana POSTED: 10:16 am PST November 8, 2004 UPDATED: 10:29 am PST November 8, 2004 LOS ANGELES -- Jury selection -- set for Monday -- was postponed to Wednesday in the Los Angeles trial of Franklin Mint's $25 million malicious-persecution lawsuit against a charitable memorial fund set up in honor of the late Princess Diana. The reason

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Multi-million pound claim will 'waste' Diana memorial funds By Sally Pook (Filed: 08/11/2004) A multi-million pound legal battle which friends of Diana, Princess of Wales, say should never have reached court opens in Los Angeles today. The Franklin Mint, an American company which makes souvenirs including Diana dolls, is suing the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund in a case described as "

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How wrong is this process? Totally wrong with no respect to the Veterans of Canada and also the people of Canada. What's also bad is Tim Hortons has horrible coffee and tasteless flat donuts now days. What’s next from Canadian Mint? The Royal Canadian Mint had a brilliant idea when it decided to use brand new technology to paint a red poppy in the centre of the Canadian quarter in honour of

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Diana's Fund to face 'trial by television' By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter Filed: 31/10/2004) The charity set up to honour Diana, Princess of Wales is facing a "trial by television" as its £15 million legal battle with an American souvenir company begins this week. The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund is being sued for "malicious prosecution" by the company, Franklin Mint. The hearing

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Millions expected at Red Sox parade; route extended into river

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Class action targets cellphone 'access' fees CTV.ca News Staff Canada's four biggest cellphone carriers could lose their operating licences if a new class-action lawsuit proves they've misled customers about an add-on fee. A class action suit has been filed naming CTV's parent company Bell, as well as Rogers, Telus and Fido operator Microcell. It alleges the carriers' monthly $7 "system access

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Open letter signed by 24 Olympians and Professional Athletes To: Interested Parties From: Bush-Cheney '04 Communications Date: 10/21/04 Re: Letter Signed By 24 Olympians And Professional Athletes Supporting President Bush Twenty-four Olympians and professional athletes have endorsed President Bush and signed the following letter expressing their support,

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New York Post October 21 2004 JUDGE JOHN KERRY BY HIS RECORD October 21, 2004 -- In 12 days, Americans will go to the polls to render a verdict on George W. Bush's presidency. But Nov. 2 will not simply be a re ferendum on President Bush's leader ship. It is about the choice facing the nation — not just whether Bush deserves another term, but whether Sen. John F. Kerry provides an acceptable

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Diana charity faces £14m lawsuit in US KATE FOSTER kfoster@scotlandonsunday.com THE Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund was last night facing a £14m crisis after a US firm was given the go-ahead to sue the charity for damages. A Californian judge ruled an American souvenir firm could sue the beleaguered fund for compensation, the latest step in a long-running row over Diana memorabilia

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End begins for lovable ‘Raymond’ By Joshua Klein For RedEye All good things must come to an end. After years of success, the beloved sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" on Monday began its ninth and final season. Ironically, now also is the best time to start playing catch-up, as the first season of the show has just made it to DVD. RedEye spoke to the show's star, Ray Romano, about the

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Amazing Race contestants visit Canada for finale FROM CANADIAN PRESS The Amazing Race's final stretch will bring four couples to Canada as they compete in a worldwide competition for a $1-million (U.S.) prize. In the two-hour finale of the reality television show, teams will race through Banff's Sunshine Village ski resort and visit the Olympic ski jump at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. In

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CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car. "We're calling this our wildest dream season, because this year on the Oprah show, no dream is too wild, no surprise too impossible to pull off," Winfrey said on the show that aired Monday. Winfrey said the audience members were chosen because their friends or

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Lightning bolt decides thriller Canada can thank injured Yzerman for unselfish attitude Lecavalier joins Henderson, Lemieux in Canuck puck lore DAMIEN COX Canadians can offer a collective nod of thanks today to an absent warrior for its berth in the 2004 World Cup final. If Steve Yzerman had insisted, after all, he could have kept his position on Team Canada, and Vincent Lecavalier would never

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The world stops to remember and not forget all of those who lost their lives on September 11 2001.

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NYC Port Authority to join lawsuit against Saudis ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The government agency that owns the World Trade Center site said Friday it intends to hold Saudi Arabia and nearly 100 other defendants liable for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the complex. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced it planned to join Friday

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Americans are from Mars, Canadians are from Venus Thanks to a growing cultural divide, selling to Americans is getting trickier. Demographer Michael Adams suggests how to bridge the gap By Rebecca Gardiner PROFIT-X / July 15, 2004 Despite the common assumption of an increased Americanization of Canada, there is actually a growing cultural divide, says Michael Adams, president of Toronto-based

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NYT balks at Moore's 9/11 book FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The New York Times will not permit Michael Moore to include an article criticizing its own reporting for an upcoming companion book to the DVD release of the filmmaker's Fahrenheit 9-11. "We strongly value the Times's neutrality in its election coverage and we are determined not to associate ourselves with any work in film or

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NHL 'extremely disappointed' by proposal CANADIAN PRESS The NHL Players' Association delivered its first proposal since last October to the NHL on Thursday but it did little to avoid the looming lockout. The league was not impressed by the union's offer, which did not include a salary cap. "We are extremely disappointed with what the union presented to us today," Bill Daly, the NHL's

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Iggy comes through in clutch CANADIAN PRESS Jarome Iginla ended his scoring slump with two goals as Canada rolled over Slovakia 5-0 on Wednesday night to advance to the semifinals of the World Cup of Hockey. Iginla scored during an outburst of four goals in a 9:20 span of the second period and added another in the third frame as Canada improved to 4-0 in the tournament. Canada next plays the

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Border may stay closed: Harper Protectionist forces winning in U.S., Conservative leader says CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The U. S. border won't likely re-open to Canada's beef exports until after 2005 - if then, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper warned today. In a pessimistic statement, Harper said Canada will have to find internal solutions to the mad cow crisis that has devastated the beef

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Happy Birthday Google

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Hurricane Ivan churns in Frances' wake ERIC NURSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and stock up on supplies as the fourth major hurricane of the season churned closer to the Caribbean, packing sustained winds of 105 mph. Hurricane warnings were issued for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. Martinique was place

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Weakened Frances slams into Florida FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force today, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain. More than five million people lost power, and three people were killed. Over 33 centimetres of rain fell

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Score one for athletes Feds poised to announce huge funding boost By MARIA McCLINTOCK, Parliamentary Bureau THE FEDERAL government is poised to announce a major boost to the monthly stipend for Canada's elite athletes so they can focus on training and not worry about making ends meet, Sports Minister Stephen Owen told the Sun. In a wide-ranging interview a week after Canadian athletes came home

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Frances tormenting Florida Slow storm begins assault, with worst to come Residents urged to remain in shelters, safe rooms SCOTT SIMMIE STAFF REPORTER VERO BEACH, Fla. — A stubborn, slow-moving Hurricane Frances began a long-dreaded and extended assault on Florida yesterday. Packing winds in excess of 160 km/h, the storm pummelled a large swath of the state's eastern coastline. Its leading

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