Apr 29, 2008 | Groong Armenian News Network
1,000 Canadian-Armenians Commemorate the 93rd Anniversary
Armenian National Committee of Canada Comité National Arménien du Canada 130 Albert St., Suite/Bureau 1007 Ottawa, ON KIP 5G4 Tel./Tél. 235-2622 Fax/Téléc. 238-2622 ... via Groong Armenian News Network
Fantino urges calm after tense weekend
“Let there be no mistake however in our resolve to hold those accountable who break the law and jeopardize safety.”
Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Julian Fantino urged native protestors to resist using violence against police officers after a weekend of heightened tensions with Mohawk communities in southern Ontario. via Canada.com
LifeLabs Enhances Service to Hamilton Residents
“We recently changed our name as a result of our sale to Borealis Infrastructure; however, we've maintained the same focus on delivering quality laboratory services in the community”
Opening of New Hamilton Mountain Location Means Improved Patient Access to Laboratory Testing Services HAMILTON, ON, April 24 /CNW/ - LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services today announced the opening of a new ... via Canada NewsWire
Police seek publc's help in identifying bank robber
Hamilton Police have released the image of a bank robbery suspect and are asking the public's help On Friday April 18th, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a man entered the TD Canada trust at 119 Osler Dr. via 900 CHML AM
“I was introduced to Alistair Robinson, who owned Cumbrae farm, and it was a match made in heaven”
The first step in Stephen Alexander's path to success was a trip to the Greek Islands. via The Toronto Star
It's Time To Raise A Little Hell Over Darfur
“Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.”
IT'S TIME TO RAISE A LITTLE HELL OVER DARFUR Karen Cumming Hamilton Spectator April 18 2008 Canada I'm too young to have been one of those iconic demonstrators of the 1960s. via Groong Armenian News Network
Service located in Regina answers questions on cancer
“Everybody is different, everybody handles the disease different and there's over 200 different types of cancer so there is no two similar experiences”
Every day Julie Kozmenuik helps empower people with cancer. "A man called in on behalf of his sister who was very stressed because she thought she was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer," said Kozmenuik, a ... via Leader Post
T.O. Tidbits - Monday, April 7th
It probably goes without saying that the biggest news on the Toronto food scene in the last couple of weeks has been the announcement that chef Susur Lee is leaving town to take on New York City with a ... via Taste T.O.
Dion vows to boost religious security
“In 2005, the Liberals set something up but they didn't spend a single red cent in terms of helping communities set up their (security) infrastructures”
Standing beside leaders from the Islamic and Jewish faith, Liberal Leader Stphane Dion said yesterday if he was Prime Minister he would start a $75 million program to beef up security measures for "at risk" ... via The Toronto Star
Writer, actor, academic and drag performer, Sky Gilbert co-founded Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in 1978. via National Post
Stoney Creek looking at 3.2 per cent tax hike
“We have made significant strategic investments in this budget”
Overcast It looks like Hamilton politicians may have completed their 2008 budget after some fits and starts to deliberations that began in January. via Stoney Creek News
City expands spraying program into rural areas
“We are out to protect as many trees as possible.”
Today: H 2 /L 2 Light rain Hamilton politicians have agreed to spend upwards of $830,000 to expand the city's spraying program to combat the gypsy moth infestation into parts of Glanbrook. via Stoney Creek News
Stelco Inc. fined $400,000 for occupational health and safety violations
HAMILTON, ON, April 3 /CNW/ - Stelco Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $400,000 for three occupational health and safety violations in the Ontario Court of Justice, April 2, 2008. via Canada NewsWire
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The Canadian Press
Our daily bread is becoming pricier by the month, say Canadian bakers
“A lot of people bought bread machines back in the '70s and '80s and it was like, 'wow, we can make our own bread so easily,"' she says. "Then the novelty wore off and the machine ended up in the basement or on the front lawn in a garage sale.”
The warnings of higher prices for our daily bread are ominous for consumers and bakers alike.
Bakeries across Canada report the cost of a bag of flour has doubled or more in a matter of months. This is making it impossible to hold the line on the prices they charge their customers.
"The price of flour has gone up 130 per cent in the last year," says Linda Haynes, co-owner of Toronto's ACE Bakery, which makes artisanal breads, buns and crackers. "And then things like other prices on grains and eggs are also climbing." Read more