Top Stories: Toronto, Nov 26 (IANS) Canadians are increasingly looking to India for timely medical treatment as wait periods under the country's public health system get longer. Many are saying they would recommend India to anyone seeking 'world-class health care' at a small cost. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:40:03 -0500Mogadishu, Nov 26 (DPA) A Canadian journalist and an Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia were Thursday due to fly to Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:02 -0500International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. ("ITH" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ITH)(NYSE Amex:THM)(FRANKFURT:IW9) is pleased to announce that its common shares without par value will commence trading on th... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:50 -0500"). Champion is an Oklahoma-based private drilling fluids service company which designs and implements drilling fluid systems for oil and gas operators in the U.S. midcontinent region. Champion was es... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:38 -0500EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - In the current global context, an increasing number of countries are entering the cleantech race, convinced that investments in low-carbon technologie... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:37 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - Health Canada is informing health care professionals and Canadians that routine quality control testing has discovered foreign particles in a small numb... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:30 -0500") today announced that it has initiated a restructuring plan to reactivate and recapitalize the Company. Lydia Diamond is currently dormant and subject to cease trade orders in Canada. Lydia Diamond... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:30 -0500TORONTO ? A national debate is needed on what health services should be provided in the future and how they will be paid for, the president of the Canadian Medical Association said Wednesday. An... CTV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:47:57 -0500Mogadishu - A Canadian journalist and Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia arrived in Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya, on Thursday. Canadian journalist Aman... Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:47:05 -0500OTTAWA - Canada's international travel deficit widened to a record high $3.3 billion in the third quarter from $3.2 billion in the second. Statistics Canada reports the main contributor was a 0.8 per... Canadian Business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:45:00 -0500MONTREAL - Bombardier Aerospace (TSX:BBD.B) says it will lay off an additional 715 workers in its Montreal-area facilities as it reduces production of its CRJ regional jets. The company says a tough ... Canadian Business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:44:59 -0500TORONTO - The Canadian dollar opened at 94.88 cents US, down 0.77 of a cent from Wednesday's close. The U.S. dollar stood at C$1.0540 cents, up 0.85 of a cent. Pound sterling was worth C$1.7445, dow... Canadian Business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:44:55 -0500The northern B.C. Ferries vessel caught in a violent storm early Monday and forced to turn around faced hurricane-force winds and waves up to 14 metres high, accor-ding to Environment Canada.The storm... Times Colonist Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:26 -0500Montreal newspaper La Presse has reached a contract agreement with the last of its eight unions, ensuring the survival of the 125-year-old broadsheet daily. Management of North America's biggest Fren... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:12 -0500The wife of accused fraudster Earl Jones says she never had reason to question the hundreds of thousands of dollars at her disposal in the couple's joint bank account. Maxine Jones told a Montreal co... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:11 -0500A large catering company on Newfoundland's west coast has shut down amid an RCMP investigation over missing money. Atlantic Catering Ltd., based in Stephenville, runs many of the cafeterias in school... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:10 -0500The Ontario legislature is debating a private member's bill designed to help shut down crack houses and brothels. The proposed safer communities and neighbourhood act lowers the burden of proof requi... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:05 -0500The wife of accused fraudster Earl Jones says she never had reason to question the hundreds of thousands of dollars at her disposal in the couple's joint bank account. Maxine Jones told a Montreal co... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:04 -0500Rivère-du-Loup MNA Jean D'Amour has been cleared of wrongdoing by the province’s chief electoral officer. Earlier this month the Liberal MNA announced he would sit as an independent pending the re... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:03 -0500Friends and colleagues of Amanda Lindhout are expressing relief at the freelance journalist's release following 15 months in captivity in Somalia. Lindhout arrived Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to be r... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:36:03 -0500Toronto stocks look set to fall, following slumps in other world indices, after debt problems at Dubai's government investment company rattled confidence in financial markets. Dubai World said on Wed... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:55 -0500Kezia Laird, pictured with her mom Sherrie Lea Laird (right), says she hasn't been paid the promised $5,000 for her appearance on the Slice network reality shot Princess. (ALEX UROSEVIC/Sun Media) Onc... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:42 -0500The number of people on Canadian payrolls edged up in September as companies added staff across a wide range of sectors, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:38 -0500OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a warning Thursday over a granola bar distributed through a popular dieting program.The CFIA said the Canadian version of Nutrisystem brand peanut... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:37 -0500The Grey Cup trophy has witnessed a lot in its 97 years: It has braved fire and theft, been doused in beer suds and Champagne and survived the head-butts of overzealous players.Canada's ultimate symbo... Calgary Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:34:11 -0500CANBERRA (Reuters) - Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for ... Reuters Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:27:35 -0500A Quebec collector is suing Michael Jackson's estate and Julien's Auction House for $5 million U.S. over a cancelled auction of the King of Pop’s memorabilia.The massive auction, which would have be... The Gazette Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:50 -0500By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Korean Air will expand its code-shared operations with Alaska Airlines to 40 flights in the United States and Canada. Previously, Korea's largest carrier operated 18... The Korea Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:07:46 -0500After successfully completing a 16-day mission to the International Space Station last July, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Julie Payette will be stopping in Quebec city to speak to 200 primary... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:57:52 -0500OTTAWA ? The Conservative government will introduce legislation Thursday to make it tougher for criminals serving time abroad to obtain transfers to Canada. Proposed changes to the International... CTV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:52:42 -0500TORONTO ? The family of Canadian icon Tommy Douglas is urging the government to make public RCMP intelligence on the socialist firebrand and father of medicare, while an expert calls it ludicrous... CTV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:52:40 -0500OTTAWA ? The Conservative government will introduce legislation Thursday to make it tougher for criminals serving time abroad to obtain transfers to Canada. Proposed changes to the International... CTV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:51:02 -0500Three men are in custody in Mississauga after they tried to sell undercover police officers a machine-gun. The three men were arrested Tuesday, after the transaction took place, Peel Police said Wedn... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:26 -0500The Saint John Sea Dogs are making waves in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season, setting a New Brunswick record with a 15-game winning streak. The Sea Dogs are now the second-ranked tea... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:26 -0500Concerns about Canada's handling of Afghan detainees has also raised an entirely different question: What was done with captured Afghans suspected of killing or wounding Canadian soldiers? Sgt. Rober... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:26 -0500MONTREAL - Montreal La Presse has reached a contract agreement with the last of its eight unions, ensuring the survival of the 125-year-old broadsheet newspaper. North America's biggest broadshee... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:17 -0500Mounties in Saskatchewan managed to catch up with a Calgary neo-Nazi wanted in connection with a bombing, but he managed to flee after they learned who he was. Police say Kyle Robert McKee, 24, want... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:13 -0500Convicted rapist David Michael Gendreau said yesterday his race led a Calgary jury to find him guilty of attacking a former co-worker. "I'm a black man in a white town, a redneck town to begin with,... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:13 -0500Mounties in Saskatchewan managed to catch up with a Calgary neo-Nazi wanted in connection with a bombing, but he managed to flee after they learned who he was. Police say Kyle Robert McKee, 24, want... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:10 -0500City police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who mowed down a man in a parking lot last night, leaving him clinging to life in hospital. The man, believed to be 32, was leaving the Big Easy bar ... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:09 -0500OTTAWA — Three generals declared Wednesday that there was no mention of the word "torture" in reports from a senior diplomat who asserts that he repeatedly warned the government against su... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:41:04 -0500An independent panel of scientists is embarking on a comprehensive report of the health of Canada’s oceans, with special emphasis on climate change and marine biodiversity. Leader-Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:38:34 -0500OTTAWA -- For the first time, aboriginal Canadians will have to swear a declaration and attest to their ancestry before landing an aboriginal-designated job in the federal public service. The Public ... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:37:58 -0500An independent panel of scientists is embarking on a comprehensive report of the health of Canada’s oceans, with special emphasis on climate change and marine biodiversity. Windsor Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:30:01 -0500The 5th annual Online Revealed, Canada’s Tourism Internet Marketing Conference, being held in Montreal January 25-27, 2010 announces Co-chairs and Advisory Board comprised of travel and tourism ... Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:28:23 -0500Toronto, Nov 26 : Canadians are increasingly looking to India for timely medical treatment as wait periods under the country's public health system get longer. Many are saying they would recommend Ind... New Kerala Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:35:49 -0500OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2009) - The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, and the Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Se... Market Wire Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:34:23 -0500Small businesses in Saint John that cater to parents and children are struggling this fall as many families are staying home over concerns about being exposed to the H1N1 virus. CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:32 -0500The Codiac RCMP are investigating a string of thefts targeting washing machine coin boxes in Moncton apartment complexes. There have been more than a dozen thefts in the last five days, so Const. Cha... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:32 -0500An independent panel of scientists is embarking on a comprehensive report of the health of Canada’s oceans, with special emphasis on climate change and marine biodiversity. Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:19 -0500A Winnipeg senior convicted of repeatedly molesting a neighbour's 13-year-old son has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. The 67-year-old former wrestler and retired city employee cannot be named t... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:18 -0500There could be no more appropriate day for Chris Little to be found guilty of murdering his estranged wife and another woman. Yesterday marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence A... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:17 -0500William Henderson is appealing his conviction earlier this month in the August 2002 murder of Frehley McKay. In a notice of appeal filed yesterday, defence lawyer Martin Glazer called Henderson's fi... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:17 -0500A 23-year-old man has been found not guilty of attempted murder in the shooting that blinded a TTC bus driver in northeast Scarborough more than four years ago. However, a jury did find Malcolm "Buc... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:17 -0500A woman pushes a baby pram while walking along a dirt road at dusk in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic August 16, 2009. Energy systems, communications towers, roads, buildings,... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:16 -0500OTTAWA — Winnipeg Liberal MP Anita Neville accused the federal Conservatives Wednesday of vilifying women after a Saskatchewan MP linked abortions to breast cancer.Neville was one of several opposit... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:15 -0500WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man used a Happy Mother’s Day card to tell his common-law wife he’d been sexually abusing her 11-year-old daughter for several months.His startling confession was read alou... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:14 -0500WINNIPEG — A University of Manitoba researcher is involved in a national study designed to develop a series of tests physicians can use to assess an older person’s driving abilities.Dr. Michelle P... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:17:11 -0500Hardline Islamist fighters from Al-Shabab paraded in the streets of Mogadishu. The rebel group has instituted a strict Muslim state in parts of Somalia. National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:18 -0500WASHINGTON - Seeking to enhance its efforts to crack down on fraudulent refugee claims, the Harper government on Tuesday announced it has struck a deal to share fingerprint information on asylum seeke... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:59:29 -0500OTTAWA -- Almost one million drop-side cribs in Canada were recalled late on Monday just as the world's standards organization is poised to institute a worldwide ban of cribs with a movable side rail,... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:59:12 -0500OTTAWA-Twelve Canadians were proclaimed on Monday as recipients of one of the nation's highest honours of courage - the Medal of Bravery. The medal, which has been awarded annually since 1972, "recog... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:32 -0500TORONTO -- Ontario Conservatives walked out of question period en masse Monday to protest a lack of public consultation over the government's new harmonized sales tax legislation. "I asked him five t... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:23 -0500An 18-year-old man was sentenced to 30 days in jail Wednesday for leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen cruiser after they caught him with his pants down. The only thing that stopped Moham... C News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:07 -0500North Vancouver resident Sandra Dawson, who has lived in and out of shelters for 11 years, now assists with a research project centered on "Housing First" initiatives for homeless people... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:05 -0500OTTAWA -- Two-thirds of university-educated recent immigrants to Canada are underemployed in jobs requiring at most a college education or apprenticeship, according to a Statistics Canada report relea... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:57:58 -0500An independent panel of scientists will produce a comprehensive report of the health of Canada's oceans, with special emphasis on climate change and marine biodiversity. Vancouver Sun Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:57:34 -0500Vancouver International Airport will be the first airport in Canada to be equipped with the aTIX, a British-designed security scanner that can detect weapons and liquid explosives in passengers' ca... Vancouver Sun Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:57:31 -0500A constantly changing dance of light will illuminate the night sky over English Bay and be visible from Richmond and the peaks of Cypress and Grouse during next year's Cultural Olympiad. Vancouver Sun Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:57:20 -0500Archeologists in Cupids, Nfld., have unearthed the remains of a stone wall that may have housed cannons to defend Canada's first English settlement, established on the shore of Conception Bay in 1610. National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:56:50 -0500Nov 26, 2009 - 01:14 - WAM Ottawa, Nov. 26th, 2009 (WAM) -- HE Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Al Ghafli, UAE Ambassador to Canada, participated in the annual fundraising campaign for Canadian government e... WAM Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:22:06 -0500Mogadishu, Nov 26 : A Canadian journalist and an Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia were Thursday due to fly to Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. New Kerala Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:53:00 -0500Amado Guevara was one of eight players left unprotected by the Toronto FC in the MLS expansion draft, but the Philadelphia Union opted not to select him nor any of the other Reds. CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:34:33 -0500POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, November 26, 2009 /EIN News/ -- The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals(R) (IAOP(R)) has entered an alliance with online news provider Nearshore Americas to advanc... 24 / 7 Press Release Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:33:09 -0500HAMILTON -- The Premier of Ontario wanted to quietly settle the acrimonious complaints of a Caledonia couple that was trapped on the native side of the barricades erected during an aboriginal occupati... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:28:24 -0500TORONTO -- The Toronto mosque where a group of missing Somali-Canadians sometimes worshipped has urged anyone with information about them to come forward. The Abu Huraira Centre posted the statement ... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:28:21 -0500Five crew were rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off Canada's Atlantic coast Tuesday, reports reaching said Wednesday. The longliner fishing boat had the accident while it was fishing abo... People's Daily Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:53:16 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Scott Hartnell said he knew he wouldn't be open for long as he waited for Jeff Carter to hit him with a pass. Hartnell remained free long enough to t... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:12:29 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. David Legwand scored at 3:07 of overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, the Predators' seventh straig... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:12:27 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Welcome to the Chicago Blackhawks, Marian Hossa. Hossa scored twice in his long-anticipated first game for Chicago, and the Blackhawks beat the San J... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:12:27 -0500OTTAWA (Reuters) - Roads, buildings and pipelines in Canada's north are at risk from global warming and the government must do more to protect infrastructure in the remote frozen region, an official p... Reuters Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:28 -0500Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby registered a goal and an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have put together their first three-game winning streak in over a month after a 3-1 win ove... SportsNetwork Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:09:17 -0500“We got our permit!” yelled fight promoter Gerry Gionco over the phone to a competing promoter, barely able to contain himself. After months of negotiating, the City of Vancouver had finally given... Vancouver Sun Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:49:03 -0500Defenceman Matt Greene scored late in the third period to snap a tie and Alexander Frolov added an empty-net goal to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-1 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:39 -0500The mayors of Regina and Montreal are continuing the tradition of betting on the outcome of the CFL Grey Cup championship game, to be played Sunday in Calgary. The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montre... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:36 -0500The mayors of Regina and Montreal are continuing the tradition of betting on the outcome of the CFL Grey Cup championship game, to be played Sunday in Calgary. The Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montre... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:36 -0500Defenceman Matt Greene scored late in the third period to snap a tie and Alexander Frolov added an empty-net goal to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-1 road victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:36 -0500Advocates for the homeless on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are comparing a new law aimed at helping street people to kidnapping. Legislation passed through the B.C. legislature Nov. 17 gives police ... CBC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:35 -0500Site of an explosion at an Encana pipeline is shown near Tomslake, BC on January 5, 2009, one in a series of pipeline bombings. A B.C. newspaper has received a letter connected to the pipeline explosi... Canada.com Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:48:21 -0500HAMILTON -- The Premier of Ontario wanted to quietly settle the acrimonious complaints of a Caledonia couple that was trapped on the native side of the barricades erected during an aboriginal occupati... National Post Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:42:33 -0500-- Holding signs reading, "Canada: Stop the Seal Slaughter", members of PETA will trail Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper while he's in Trinidad and Tobago for the Commonwealth Heads of Governmen... PETA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:27:05 -0500LAKE LOUISE, Canada (AFP) - Switzerland's Didier Cuche, who won the first men's giant slalom race of the season, posted the fastest time in training for Saturday's season-opening World Cup... West Australian Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:49:04 -05000 posts PURE Bioscience (NASDAQ:PURE) announced an agreement with Charlotte Products Ltd. whereby Charlotte Products will blend and package PURE's patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC)-based hard s... Medical News Today Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:39:44 -0500OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- An Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) representative on Wednesday appealed to Canada to aim for deeper cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at upcoming international cli... Caribbean Net News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:26 -0500A Calgary man wanted on two counts of attempted murder sped away from RCMP in Saskatchewan Wednesday afternoon during a routine traffic check. Police say Kyle Robert McKee, 23, is wanted in Calgary f... CBC News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:24:35 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored the game's opening goal and added an assist in a 3-1 home win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday... CBC News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:24:26 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. A strong defensive third period helped the Toronto Maple Leafs get a rare win. Niklas Hagman had two goals and Matt Stajan scored the go-ahead goal l... CBC News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:24:25 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Patrik Elias's goal late in the second period held up as the winner as the New Jersey Devils skated to a 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednes... CBC News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:24:24 -0500 | 
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