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“We're hoping to get it done some time overnight”

The Canadian Auto Workers extended contract talks with Chrysler Canada Inc. and General Motors of Canada Ltd. via Globeinvestor.com

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Premier Dalton McGuinty says Ontario will give General Motors more money for new projects, despite thousands of layoffs announced by the automaker. via The Toronto Star

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“We have worked extensively with our labour and government partners but have been led to the unavoidable conclusion that there are no available replacement products in the relevant time frame for this location”

"We have worked extensively with our labour and government partners but have been led to the unavoidable conclusion that there are no available replacement products in the relevant time frame for this ... via Globeinvestor.com

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“This trip is vital to our obligation of stewardship of those ships.”

"One of Canada's newest warships is going to help scientists and marine archeologists conduct the most detailed survey so far on two War of 1812 ships sunk in Lake Ontario. via The Toronto Star

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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

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“There was no question. I had to be part of this. But to my surprise my wife, Marilyn, who has never been interested in motorcycling, wanted to join me!”

It was blistering hot and members of the Toronto motorcycle club Yids on Wheels, or YOW, who have come to the Jewish homeland to celebrate its 60th anniversary as a state, had pulled into this idyllic Dead Sea ... via Calgary Herald

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“The three parish properties will be jointly managed and administered by a committee consisting of one representative of the withdrawing members of St. George's, St. Hilda's, and Good Shepherd, and the Diocesan Administrator for each parish”

- Three breakaway southern Ontario Anglican parishes won't get to take their churches with them, says an Ontario Superior Court justice.

However, Justice J.A. Milanetti, in a decision released Monday, ruled that the withdrawing members of the three parishes must share the parishes with Anglican Diocese of Niagara.

St. Hilda's in Oakville, St. George's in Lowville and Good Shepherd in St. Catharines have all left the Anglican Church of Canada.

They are now aligned with the more conservative Anglican Network in Canada. Read more

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Five Canadian dogs were inducted into Purina's Canadian Animal Hall of Fame in Toronto Monday for their courage, loyalty and life-saving heroics. via Daily India

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“The community owes Sher and his editors its gratitude for documenting a problem that affected the lives and health of thousands of people.”

An investigative series that revealed elevated amounts of lead pouring from the taps of thousands of homes and brought sweeping changes to the way Ontario protects drinking water yielded the top prize of ... via CBC News

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Media Advisory - Ontario to announce grant to Children's Safety Village WELLAND, ON, May 1 /CNW/ - Transportation Minister Jim Bradley will announce the award of a grant to the Niagara Region Children's Safety ... via Canada NewsWire

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