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First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Dalton McGuinty

Ont. tax collectors to get severance -- but keep jobs

The province has signed an agreement with the Canada Revenue Agency to find 'opportunities with the CRA for all Ontario government employees impacted by harmonization,' the province's revenue ministry announced in a news release earlier this week. 'Essentially ... [Published 4 hours ago by CTV.ca]

Entities: Dwight Duncan, Dalton McGuinty, Taxes, Harmonization, Ted Arnott

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 3 Documents

Toronto stock exchange

Telecom, mining stocks help lift TSX up 42 pts.

The telecom sector closed up 1.17 per cent with Telus Corp. (TSX:T) ahead 66 cents at $36.39 and Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) up 66 cents at $35.06.Media company Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B) reported a $73.8-million profit in the fourth quarter, a reversal ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Toronto stock exchange, Viterra Inc, Quebecor Inc

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Michael Hurley

Health unions rip Ontario's new hospital funding plan

Groups representing health professionals and hospital workers are less than thrilled with the Liberals' proposed changes to hospital funding, with one union likening McGuinty to a Marxist revolutionary with a business degree.The government's pledge to ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Michael Hurley, Peter Kormos, Cobourg (Canada), Health Care

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Greenpeace gives Alta. premier photos oiled ducks

EDMONTON - A Greenpeace activist has marched up the steps of the Alberta legislature and provided Premier Ed Stelmach with pictures of ducks struggling in a northern Alberta oilsands tailings pond.Earlier this week, Stelmach said he hadn't seen images ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Ed Stelmach, Mike Hudema

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 3 Documents

Special Investigations Unit

Man charged in fatal shooting of OPP officer

A 70-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the shooting death of an OPP officer in southwest Ontario earlier this week.Fred Preston of Sundridge, Ont., remains in critical condition in the London ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Ontario Provincial Police, Special Investigations Unit, Police Officer, First-Degree Murder

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Samsung Corp

3D-TV war is officially on in Canada

Samsung is the first out of the gate to announce its plans to launch the new technology in Canada and will have 3D TVs on the market by the end of the month.Samsung will initially sell five models, in 40-, 46- and 55-inch sizes.The cheapest set is $2,499 ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Canada, Samsung Corp, Sony Corporation, Target Date, Best Buy Co Inc

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 2 Documents

Canadian man in wheelchair beaten in Australia

The 35-year-old Winnipeg man, who uses a wheelchair to get around, was attacked on a train platform late Tuesday night.Surveillance footage from the station shows the two teens approaching the man as he wheels towards an elevator.A second camera, located ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Australia, Winnipeg, Surveillance

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Six dead after attack on aid group in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six Pakistani employees, police and the ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Pakistan, Mansehra (Pakistan), Miram Shah (Pakistan)

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Much of Somalia's food aid diverted from needy

Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN workers, according to a Security Council report.The findings, not yet made public, were first reported by The New York Times ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Somalia, World Food Program, United Nations

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Some surge troops could leave Afghanistan early: Gates

PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Robert Gates, Afghanistan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, United States, Kabul

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Indonesian confirms death of Bali bombing mastermind

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian counterterror authorities won international praise on Wednesday for killing a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadly 2002 Bali bombings.Police also revealed that bomb-making materials were found ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Indonesia, Philippines, Jakarta

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Cambodia to preserve sites at Khmer Rouge stronghold

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday.Following Cabinet approval last week, the sites at ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CTV.ca]

Entities: Khmer Rouge, Cambodia, Pol Pot, Phnum Penh

Quotes

...'The steps taken by our government place Quebec at the forefront,' Bolduc told a news conference in Montreal. "Even internationally, few societies are as advanced as ours is regarding the coverage of these services in the public sector." In vitro fertilization helps couples who cannot conceive without medical assistance

Quebec moves closer to offering free IVF treatments [CTV.ca - 3 hours ago]

...'January's goods trade surplus was primarily a result of a slump in imports, while exports were up only due to prices,' he said. "What matters for GDP is volumes, and the 0.6 per cent drop in real exports will evidently be a drag on January's output."

Trade stats suggest economic recovery taking hold [CTV.ca - 3 hours ago]

...but that the job losses won't impact the city as much as they would have 20 years ago, when manufacturing jobs were the heart of the economy. "It's certainly not a happy day, but I think we can continue to move forward and certainly it doesn't devastate our economy" he said. Smith said the company understands the impact the decision will have on employees at the Hamilton facility and the local community and said...

Siemens to close Hamilton plant, costing 550 jobs [CTV.ca - 4 hours ago]

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Stream of people pays respects to slain OPP off... [CTV.ca - 19 hours ago]
Legislation could mean thousands of 'new' Indians [CTV.ca - 19 hours ago]
B.C. mulls high-end health centres for foreigners [CTV.ca - 20 hours ago]
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GDP growth of 3.1 per cent expected this year: RBC [CTV.ca - 22 hours ago]
Saskatchewan premier apologizes for 9/11 posters [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]
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Press group: 8 reporters kidnapped in Mexican city [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]
Man shot outside inn northwest of Toronto [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]
OPP lays murder charge in officer's shooting death [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]
Over-the-counter robbers may have been caught [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]
Telecom, mining stocks help lift TSX up 42 pts. [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]
Health unions rip Ontario's new hospital fundin... [CTV.ca - Mar 11 2010]