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“The family has been contacted and they are shipping the body back”

The body of a South African woman whose death on a train while on holiday in Canada caused hundreds of passengers to be quarantined is expected to be shipped home, The Star reported on Wednesday. via Independent Online

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Despite stern warnings from a Canadian bishop, a southern Ontario Lutheran church will take the unprecedented move of ordaining a married gay man. via The Toronto Star

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“When your safety margins are declining, you're increasing your risk of accidents, and accidents from nuclear stations can cause irreversible harm.”

Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. via Canoe

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“The results of the first quarter 2008 reflect the strong drop in consumer confidence in the country's economic growth”

- Shares of Canadian home renovation leader Rona Inc. (TSX:RON) sank to their lowest level in nearly five years Tuesday after weak consumer confidence and a slowdown in new home construction punished the company's first-quarter results.

The shares lost 50 cents to close at $12.95 on the Toronto Stock Exchange as operating profits fell by 18 per cent.

The results reflect a more difficult operating environment than the company had expected in February, president and CEO Robert Dutton said in a conference call. Read more

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“Ontario is a destination of hope throughout the world because of our vigilance against racism and violence”

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ************************* Commission reports on inquiry into assaults against Asian Canadian anglers TORONTO - - The Ontario Human Rights Commission today released ... via SooToday

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Premier Dalton McGuinty says he doesn't regret giving General Motors $250 million of Ontario taxpayers' money, even though the company is closing its Windsor transmission plant. via Calgary Sun

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“Our main point of appeal is that a theft is not the mere act of taking money from the till and putting it in the tip cup”

- The case of a pregnant woman who was fired from a Tim Hortons store in Toronto for allegedly stealing a toonie will go to the Ontario Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

Charlene Walsh gets her day in court a week after a single mother of four was fired from a Tim Hortons outlet in London, Ont., for giving a free Timbit to a baby.

Walsh was fired from the Tim Hortons she worked at in June 1999, when she was seven months pregnant.

The franchise managers and owner alleged she stole the $2 coin, but Walsh has maintained she earned the money in tips. Read more

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“I am appealing to the person to turn in this pendant. If anyone has information on this break-in, please call police or Crime Stoppers. The family is very upset and just wants this personal treasure returned”

The thief stole a silver pendant containing the ashes of the couple's infant son An Ajax family is devastated after someone broke into their home and stole a personal treasure that cannot be replaced. via 680News

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“For a decade now there are guidelines saying you should give beta blockers to people having non-cardiac surgery”

Patients who received the blood pressure -lowering drugs known as beta blockers after having non-cardiac surgery were at higher risk of dying or having a stroke , a new Canadian study found. via Health Scout

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“We close the lip at three months of age, we close the palate at one year old, but we don't touch the gum until they are eight or nine, a time that corresponds to when the adult teeth start to appear”

Findings change the way doctors perform surgery Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed ... via EurekAlert!

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