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Parents, friends, coaches pay tearful tribute to young softball star.

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:39:00 +0000

BRANDON, Man. — Ashley Neufeld was remembered Monday as a person who played with heart both on and off the softball diamond, working through injuries, sharing her passion for the game with younger...

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Agrium raises bid for CF Industries

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:54:00 +0000

NEW YORK — Agrium Inc. said Thursday it is raising its bid for CF Industries Holdings Inc., in a final attempt to acquire its rival fertilizer maker. In a statement Thursday, Agrium repeated what it...

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Canada prepares for violent winter in Afghanistan as Taliban changes tactics

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:54:00 +0000

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are preparing for a "very different winter" amid signs that suggest Taliban militants plan to ramp up their attacks in the coming months in an...

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NKorea says time for US to decide on talks

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:37:00 +0000

SEOUL — North Korea said Monday it is time for the United States to decide whether to hold bilateral talks, and vowed to "go our own way" if Washington refuses dialogue. "As we have made it clear...

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Teck paying off debt faster than expected, shares near 52-week high

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:53:00 +0000

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) is paying off its once massive debt load quicker than planned and expects that trend to continue if commodity prices keep...

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Magic mushrooms seized in highway stop

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:57:00 +0000

A routine traffic stop on Highway 1, west of Lake Louise, resulted in the seizure of almost 70 kilograms of magic mushrooms, RCMP said Monday. Officers stopped a Chevrolet Silverado on Thursday for...

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BNP support in poll sparks anger

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:37:00 +0000

Peter Hain says his fears have been proved right after a poll suggested support for the BNP has risen after Nick Griffin appeared on Question Time. A YouGov poll in the Daily Telegraph suggests 22%...

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Rebels, romantics rule the runway on Day 2 of Toronto's LG Fashion Week

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:49:00 +0000

TORONTO — Rebels and romantics rocked the runway on Day 2 of Toronto's LG Fashion Week as a wide-ranging spectrum of designs featured Tuesday served up samplings of gritty urban gear, ethereal...

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Beringer Capital plans media plays, denies Canwest is one of them

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:10:00 +0000

TORONTO — Investment firm Beringer Capital has hired two notable players in the North American media business as part of a strategy to start shopping in the sector. Michael Sifton, the former...

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S.Lanka asylum seekers end boat hunger strike

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:42:00 +0000

MERAK, Indonesia — A group of more than 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers whose boat was stopped in Indonesian waters en route to Australia ended their two-day hunger strike on Saturday, officials...

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Turkish TV series angers Israel

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:41:00 +0000

Israel's foreign minister has ordered Turkey's ambassador to be summoned over a Turkish TV series that portrays Israeli soldiers killing children. Avigdor Lieberman said the programme, broadcast on...

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Report: NKorea fires 5 short-range missiles

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, a news report said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. Yonhap...

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Calgary police charge two men they say broke into zoo and tangled with tiger

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:38:00 +0000

CALGARY — Police say two men who snuck into the Calgary Zoo and ended up tangling with a tiger had been drinking and went to the facility after hours to surprise a staff member they knew. "We do know...

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New Lower Mainland jail slated for Surrey

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:09:00 +0000

Metro Vancouver's new remand centre will be built next to Surrey City Hall near the intersection of King George Highway and Highway 10, the provincial government announced on Wednesday morning. The...

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US congratulates Papandreou on victory

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:47:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday congratulated Greek socialist leader George Papandreou on his strong election victory, saying it looked forward to working with a new government on NATO and...

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Twin parental benefits appealed by commission

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:46:00 +0000

The Canada Employment Insurance Commission is challenging a decision to let both parents of twin baby girls claim parental benefits. Christian Martin, the Ottawa father involved in the case, learned...

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NYC terror suspect pleads not guilty, kept in jail

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:45:00 +0000

NEW YORK — As a suspected al-Qaida operative pleaded not guilty Tuesday to plotting a bomb attack in New York, the city's police commissioner pronounced the threat neutralized and said there is...

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Ontario deficit $2.5B worse than expected

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:06:00 +0000

Ontario's deficit for the last fiscal year was $2.5 billion higher than expected, driven by a 48 per cent drop in corporate tax revenue. The provincial budget in March forecast a deficit of $3.9...

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US military mull Afghanistan forces shift: general

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:35:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — The US military wants to withdraw forces from some remote areas in Afghanistan and deploy them to population centers where insurgents pose a bigger threat, a top US general has...

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Collette takes top actress Emmy

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:16:00 +0000

Australian actress Toni Collette has won an Emmy for leading actress in a comedy series for her role in United States of Tara. Alec Baldwin scooped leading actor for his role in the comedy 30 Rock,...

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Google acquires Carnegie Mellon's anti-fraud tool

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:19:00 +0000

PITTSBURGH — Google has acquired a Carnegie Mellon University spin-off that seeks to cut down on spam and fraud at Web sites while digitizing books. ReCAPTCHA offers simple word puzzles that users...

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New film "Precious" gets big push from Oprah

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:21:00 +0000

TORONTO (Reuters) – When it comes to generating Oscar buzz, a film like "Precious" could do far worse than having Oprah Winfrey's backing. America's most influential tastemaker said she came to the...

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Dispute brews over girls in Turkish reality show

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:07:00 +0000

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Nine young Turkish women taking part in an "Big Brother"-style television show were too afraid to leave a villa in Istanbul for fear of facing a $33,000 fine each, one contestant...

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Jays' Gaston doesn't think Barajas will return

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:57:00 +0000

Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston made an eyebrow-raising comment during his pre-game media session Thursday, saying that he doesn't think impending free agent Rod Barajas will be back with the...

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Annexed land

noreply@blogger.com (Daryl Lorette) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:18:00 +0000

A government spokesman said Israel was "willing to consider" curbs on settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, but stressed that this did not include Jerusalem. Israel annexed East Jerusalem...

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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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Marilyn Monroe

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Heather Allin elected president of ACTRA Toronto