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Southern Ontario team an option for NHL: Daly

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:36:00 +0000

Deputy NHL commissioner Bill Daly on Monday attempted to close the book on any debate the Toronto Maple Leafs own a veto to prohibit a team to set up shop in nearby Hamilton. Speaking at a sports...

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Chopper instantly filled with icy water after N.L. crash, sole survivor says

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:50:00 +0000

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Robert Decker clung to the seat in front of him when the pilot of Cougar Flight 491 called over the helicopter's PA: "Ditching, ditching, ditching!" moments before it hit the North...

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Contraband cigarettes seized

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +0000

An Ontario man is facing charges in Manitoba after he was found to be transporting contraband cigarettes. The man was arrested Monday afternoon when he was stopped by a police officer for an...

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Iran calls for panel to review nuclear deal

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:36:00 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Iran said Monday it wants a technical panel to review a U.N.-backed plan that envisages sending most of its uranium stockpile to Russia for enrichment, limiting the country's...

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Imperial won't say whether interested in buying ConocoPhillips' Syncrude stake

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:52:00 +0000

CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) is tight-lipped on whether it plans to increase its ownership stake in the Syncrude Canada Ltd. partnership, the world's largest oilsands development. Company...

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Police probe suspicious death in Surrey, B.C.

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:56:00 +0000

A man's body has been found inside a vehicle in a parking lot in Surrey Lake Park in Surrey, B.C., under what police are calling suspicious circumstances. The dead man is believed to be in his mid...

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Al-Qaida and the Taliban: Knowing your enemy

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:40:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Senior al-Qaida leaders are forging deeper relationships with Pakistani militants and often operating from their camps inside the Pakistan border, fueling Obama administration arguments...

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NATO chief warns of price of inaction in Afghanistan

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0000

BRATISLAVA — NATO's chief urged alliance nations and its partners Thursday to step up efforts to build Afghan security forces, saying the price of inaction in the insurgency-hit country is too high...

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Ottawa proposes get-tough legislation for white-collar crime

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:16:00 +0000

OTTAWA — White-collar criminals who bilk their victims of more than $1 million will face at least two years in jail, under new legislation the federal government plans to introduce this week. Justice...

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Appeals, prayers for Irish priest abducted in Philippines

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:43:00 +0000

MANILA — Philippine authorities and church officials on Sunday launched fresh appeals for the safety of an elderly Irish priest they fear may be in dire need of medical attention, a week after his...

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NKorea warns naval incursions could spark clash

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:41:00 +0000

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea on Thursday that a spate of incursions along their disputed sea border could spark a naval clash, in what analysts said was a threat to reinflame...

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Pakistani jets bomb militants near Afghan border

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:40:00 +0000

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani jets bombed militant targets in the main insurgent stronghold along the Afghan border Tuesday ahead of an expected ground offensive there, while the army killed...

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Family returning home on Thanksgiving weekend dies in plane crash

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:32:00 +0000

NORTH BAY, Ont. — A family returning home to Sudbury, Ontario, for Thanksgiving dinner died Saturday when their small plane crashed in the province's vast and densely wooded Algonquin Park, killing...

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Terror cell co-leader pleads guilty in bloody plot to bomb Canadian targets

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:25:00 +0000

BRAMPTON, Ont. — An Islamic extremist who masterminded a plot to bomb downtown Toronto in an effort to terrorize Canadians and cripple the economy became the fifth member of the "Toronto 18" to be...

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Madonna wins damages in UK over wedding pics

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:04:00 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – Madonna won substantial damages from a British paper on Tuesday for breaching her privacy and infringement of copyright by publishing "purloined" photos of her 2000 wedding to...

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Jackson, Beatles bring "Help" to music business

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:59:00 +0000

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Renewed interest in the Beatles and Michael Jackson slowed the decline of U.S. album sales in the third quarter, although the industry is still on track to fall for the eighth...

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Hudson hero pilot returns to skies

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:43:00 +0000

NEW YORK — Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who heroically landed his disabled US Airways airliner in the Hudson River this January, was set to return to the skies Thursday for another go at the same...

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Tribunal rules against Canada in lumber dispute with US

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:39:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — An international trade tribunal has rejected Canada's bid to pay a reduced fine for breach of a softwood lumber trade pact with the United States, trade officials in Washington said...

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1 Gadhafi tent down in NY, 1 up in Venezuela

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:33:00 +0000

BEDFORD, N.Y. — Moammar Gadhafi's Bedouin-style tent, which brought a camel-themed tapestry and four days of consternation to a leafy New York suburb, was last seen Friday being bundled into a...

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Tories mum over vanishing Harper photos

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:26:00 +0000

OTTAWA — Call it the case of the missing mug shots. Despite adamant government claims to the contrary, dozens of photos of Prime Minister Stephen Harper have vanished from the taxpayer-funded...

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Black Eyed Peas, "Glee" fire up singles chart

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:13:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) – The Black Eyed Peas led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a 12th week on Thursday with "I Gotta Feeling," while the new season of Fox's "Glee" enlivened...

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U.S. credit card defaults up, signal consumer stress

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:14:00 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc customers defaulted on their credit card debts in August at the highest rates since the onset of the recession, a sign that the banks'...

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Bagwell named Collegiate Chorale music director

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:08:00 +0000

NEW YORK – Conductor James Bagwell has been appointed music director of New York City's renowned Collegiate Chorale, succeeding the late Robert Bass. Bagwell has been music director of the May...

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Sony animation unit inks deal with Seibert

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:43:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – As it expands its circle of producers, Sony Pictures Animation has struck a multiyear, first-look deal with Fred Seibert and his Frederator Studios to develop...

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Restaurant barred man whose wife had H1N1

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:54:00 +0000

A Manitoba man has filed a human rights complaint against a restaurant in Seven Sisters Falls after being denied service because his wife had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus. Floyd Carlson said...

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I worked on this film back in Sept.2005

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Daryl Lorette 1.0 Feed.I was hoping this would happen.Google has let me move all my feeds over at one time.A big time saver.

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NY deal reached over Monroe's last nude photos - Yahoo! News
NY deal reached over Monroe's last nude photos

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Patrick Swayze in hospital, The Beast will have to wait
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Heather Allin elected president of ACTRA Toronto