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Top Stories: Toronto, Dec 23 (IANS) Upholding patent-infringement charges by a small Toronto firm agaist Microsoft Tuesday, a US appeals court ordered the software giant to stop selling Word by Jan 11 and pay $290 million in damages. IANS Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:00:02 -0500New York, December 22 : Country singer Carrie Underwood has got engaged to Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, it has emerged. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:58 -0500Toronto, Dec 22 : A new American study suggests that women working as biological and chemical scientists and pharmacists are more likely to give birth to babies with physical defects than other women. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:56 -0500London, Dec 22 : Canadian pop singer Shania Twain has the perfect face but Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie doesn't, according to scientists, who have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:50 -0500Canada will play an international friendly against Jamaica on Jan. 31 at the National Stadium in Kingston.The teams most recently met in this year's Gold Cup, where Canada won 1-0.Canada has dominated... eTaiwan News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:53:44 -0500Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Tokyo Electric Power Co., the Canadian government-owned corporation's first contract in Japan.The Canadian energy company an... eTaiwan News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:52:52 -0500A man guilty of murder in a brazen 2005 Boxing Day shootout in Toronto that killed an innocent teenage bystander has been handed a life sentence.Jeremiah Valentine pleaded guilty to second-degree murd... eTaiwan News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:47:14 -0500Vancouver Olympic organizers have launched a Web site that allows Canadians to resell their tickets unhindered by a price cap.Organizers say the Web site will help avoid empty seats at the Olympic eve... eTaiwan News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:45:15 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. The Anaheim Ducks didn't look at this as an improbable comeback. For them, it was just another night at the rink. But what a night, what a comeback.... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:33:01 -0500OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada offered journalists and bloggers a new defence against libel Tuesday in a pair of rulings that were hailed as a landmark victory for free speech. The rulings ... C News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:32:26 -0500The federal government will contribute $30 million from its $4 billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund for 26 municipal projects within the city of Vancouver, it was announced Tuesday. Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:32:05 -0500The Nashville Predators' offensive hot streak has been halted in Vancouver. Roberto Luongo made 20 saves and the Sedin brothers combined for six points as the Canucks silenced the visiting Predators ... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:50:06 -0500OTTAWA — An Ottawa police officer accused of slapping a teen twice across the face pleaded guilty Tuesday at a disciplinary hearing.Const. Nermin Mesic was charged under the Police Services Act with... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:49:22 -0500SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's bobsleigh team has emulated the Jamaicans of "Cool Runnings" fame and qualified for next year's Vancouver Olympics for the first time. Reuters Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:42:43 -0500Download Flash Player to view this content. Evgeni Nabokov made 45 saves and Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to their third straight win, 3-2 over the Chicago B... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:23:47 -0500Joni Ortio came up aces on this try from Canada's Jordan Eberle in the first period of their junior exhibition game on Tuesday, but the hosts would eventually get three by the Finnish goalie. CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:23:46 -0500An family from Ireland that had hoped to celebrate a special Christmas in B.C. might instead remember this holiday as the one when all their Christmas presents were stolen in a break-in. The four mem... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:23:43 -0500Jordan Eberle of Team Canada's junior hockey squad tries to score on Finland goalie Joni Ortio during an exhibition game at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on December 22, 2009. The StarPhoenix Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:23:40 -0500BlackBerry officials were scrambling late Tuesday evening to fix service outages across Canada and the U.S.For the second time in a week, BlackBerry users were plagued by Internet and e-mail delays.Of... Canada.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:23:11 -0500CALGARY - Hope lives for an airport tunnel that would provide an east-west connector across Calgary’s northeast, after the city and airport authority reached an agreement on the expensive roadway Tu... Calgary Herald Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:22:39 -0500North Vancouver RCMP are asking for the public's help to find a missing teen.Cherie Windyonne Lavallee, 14, went for a walk on Dec. 20 around 6 p.m. and was not seen again until the next day at 9:30 p... The Province Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:22:28 -0500TORONTO — Ontario’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld second-degree murder convictions against a Toronto couple who killed a seven-year-old boy in one of the most severe cases of child abuse in Ca... Calgary Herald Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:22:25 -0500Canmore visually-impaired cross-country skier Brian McKeever races to victory in the gruelling 50-km classic race at the Olympic trials at the Canmore Nordic Centre... Vancouver Sun Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:22:19 -0500CALGARY -- Taylor Hall scored his second goal in as many games and Martin Jones stopped all 17 shots he faced to lead Canada to a 3-0 win over Finland in a world junior exhibition game Tuesday. Defen... TSN Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:05:07 -0500TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- Former mayor of the Vancouver City yesterday asked the Beijing-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) to protect a Taiwanese businessman who was jailed in... The China Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:08:48 -0500The blockbuster fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been thrown into jeopardy. Mayweather's camp is demanding the fighters submit to Olympic-type drug testing in the weeks leadi... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:42 -0500Another Edmonton athlete has qualified to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Madeleine Williams, 26, won a 30-kilometre cross-country ski race in Canmore Tuesday that clinched a spot f... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:41 -0500The Vancouver School Board is investigating allegations of misconduct by more than a dozen employees who reportedly were viewing pornography on board computers. The staff members in question have bee... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:35 -0500B.C. Lions' vice president George Chayka speaks to the press next to a photo representation of Empire Fields, the future temporary home of the CFL club, and the soccer Vancouver Whitecaps. CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:34 -0500The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says an Enderby woman with a serious back injury was discriminated against when she was fired just three days into a new job after spending 16 years out of the workforce... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:34 -0500MONTREAL - A war of words has erupted between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the premier of Quebec, with Jean Charest tearing a strip off Ottawa's environmental performance. In 25 years in pol... C News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:22 -0500OTTAWA -- Despite an increase in organ donations over the past decade, Canadians are still dying as they wait for transplants, a new study shows. While the number of organ donors has risen by more th... National Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:58:43 -0500TORONTO -- Ontario's privacy commissioner has launched an investigation after a USB drive containing the personal health information of more than 80,000 people, who went to flu clinics in Durham Regio... National Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:58:31 -0500West Vancouver police are trying to find the owner of a bag of jewelry found in late October.A man discovered the bag in the 600-block Clyde Avenue and called police. The bag contained a number of rin... The Province Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:58:14 -0500Delia de Veyra, in her landlord's living room in LaSalle, holds a photograph of her family. She's used to sending money home to Philippines to help support her family but was recently laid off. The Gazette Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:46:45 -0500TORONTO -- Premier Dalton McGuinty is considering allowing the staging of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches in the province. "I've got an open mind to those kinds of things," McGuinty ... TSN Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:41:13 -0500With only four days to go until the start of the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, hockey fans across the country are buzzing about Team Canada's chances of winning a sixth straight gold medal at t... TSN Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:41:09 -0500Laura Prada, left, a fourth year psychology student from Columbia, and Huiling Zhang, a business student from China, try to get into the Christmas spirit at the University of Windsor's Cody Hall Tuesd... Windsor Star Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:18:21 -0500Coun. Diane Deans, chair of the city's community and protective services committee, said the cost of Ottawa's H1N1 vaccination campaign is expected to exceed $4 million. CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:18:08 -0500B.C. Lions' vice president George Chayka speaks to the press next to a photo representation of Empire Fields, the future temporary home of the CFL club, and the soccer Vancouver Whitecaps. CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:18:05 -0500The Oklahoma City Thunder are shaking up their backup point guard position, acquiring rookie Eric Maynor in a trade with the Utah Jazz. Maynor, the 20th overall pick in this year's draft, was averagi... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:18:03 -0500Charges are pending against nine people in B.C. after police say they broke up an organization that was planning to synthesize drugs like crystal meth and ecstasy. The RCMP said the year-long investi... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:18:00 -0500Ten years after the triumphant whoosh of her first ski jump at Calgary's Olympic Park, Katie Willis readied herself to walk away from the sport after Canada's highest court brought an end to the legal... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:58 -0500Computer shoppers read through all the options and compare prices at the Best Buy computer center in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, after Microsoft launched it's new operating system, Win... C News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:57 -0500Rev. Tim Jones has been slammed following his Nativity sermon advising people to shoplift rather than turning to prostitution. The controversial clergyman was delivering his festive lesson at St Lawre... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:34 -0500A Facebook photo of Puneet Singh Chhina, a 26-year-old Ottawa man who was killed in the Toronto area. He was found stuffed in a car trunk outside Toronto in May. Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:28 -0500Undated handout photo of torchbearer Adam Zimmermann is passing the flame to Tracy Phelps on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls on Day 53 of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, Monday, December 21, 2009... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:25 -0500QUEBEC — The parents of a missing Quebec teenager were clinging to hope Tuesday that their son was spotted behind hockey great Guy Lafleur in a recent TV interview.But reports suggested Tuesday nigh... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:22 -0500OTTAWA -- Canada could face "serious" economic consequences should the United States fail to address its bulging budget deficit, warns Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. "The situation in the United Stat... National Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:19 -0500OTTAWA — Intrepid shoppers, take note: the risk of fraud — by credit card, debit or online — increases with each hurried, panicked purchase, according to anti-fraud officials."We know that ... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:19 -0500NANAIMO, B.C. — A 37-year-old Vancouver Island man has been charged with first-degree murder after a Nanaimo man disappeared in 2007.Darcy William Kozak appeared in court Tuesday after being arreste... The Province Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:16:48 -0500CPS and Calgary International Airport authorities investigate a scene after a worker died after falling from a cherry picker while de-icing the wings of a Canadian North airplane Monday Dec 21, 2009. Calgary Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:16:42 -0500Undated handout photo of torchbearer Adam Zimmermann is passing the flame to Tracy Phelps on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls on Day 53 of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, Monday, December 21, 2009... Leader-Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:16:32 -0500T ORONTO — Former Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay has taken out a full-page newspaper advertisement thanking the city and the team’s fans. Halladay was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on D... Boston Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:05:49 -0500Undated handout photo of torchbearer Adam Zimmermann is passing the flame to Tracy Phelps on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls on Day 53 of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, Monday, December 21, 2009... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:04:40 -0500Undated handout photo of torchbearer Adam Zimmermann is passing the flame to Tracy Phelps on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls on Day 53 of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, Monday, December 21, 2009... Windsor Star Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:04:09 -0500MONTREAL - The Quebec government was suddenly singing a more conciliatory tune over its planned purchase of New Brunswick's power utility, suggesting Tuesday the deal was still open for negotiation. ... Canadian Business Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:52 -0500Vancouver-based Ballard Power Systems said Tuesday it has sold its stake in an automotive fuel cell company it spun off last year. Ballard will get $44.5 million from selling off its 19.9 per cent in... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:36 -0500Plans for Current TV, Al Gore's interactive television network, to enter Canada are on hold for now, according to the television service's vice-president. The news organization recently laid off 80 p... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:34 -0500The New Orleans Saints have cut kicker John Carney, a 21-year NFL veteran who signed with the Saints in August for his second stint with the team. The move Tuesday came after Carney, who played in 11... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:34 -0500A judge in Toronto has ruled employees of the Toronto Humane Society can go back inside the shelter next week. Workers have been barred from entering the shelter on River Street since late November, ... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:31 -0500A group of Montreal priests says the house of God is going bilingual — and they're not very happy about it. Four Roman Catholic priests have written a letter complaining that English has been creep... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:27 -0500MONTREAL - Quebec is suddenly singing a more conciliatory tune over its planned purchase of New Brunswick's power utility. The provincial government is scrambling to clarify a suggestion that its... C News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:20 -0500Over the holidays, RCMP in Saskatchewan will be striving to educate drivers that it’s best to not use their cellphones while driving, even before a law banning the practice comes into effect on Jan.... Leader-Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:19 -0500Beverly Fullerton was in the kitchen, rushing to make cheese sandwiches for her children to take to the hospital, when five-month-old Mason died in his rocking chair.Fullerton says she'd spent the pre... Leader-Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:11:17 -0500Canada's former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier (R) followed by retired Lieutenant-General Michel Gauthier (C) and Major-General David Fraser arrive at the House of Commons in this Novembe... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:52 -0500A U.S. court of appeals Tuesday upheld a $290 million jury verdict against Microsoft Corp for infringing a patent held by a small Canadian software firm, and affirmed an injunction that prevents Micro... Vancouver Sun Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:24 -0500CALGARY - A father facing trial next year for abducting his one-year-old son without permission and taking him to Lebanon is back in jail for the Christmas season.Mohamed El-Ajami, 26, was arrested De... Calgary Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:13 -0500CALGARY - Grant Krieger's longtime crusade to be able to supply medicinal marijuana to himself and others who suffer from debilitating illnesses may well be over.But the Calgary man's legacy from 13 b... Calgary Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:11 -0500OTTAWA — Intrepid shoppers, take note: the risk of fraud — by credit card, debit or online — increases with each hurried, panicked purchase, according to anti-fraud officials."We know that ... Leader-Post Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:06 -0500OTTAWA — Intrepid shoppers, take note: the risk of fraud — by credit card, debit or online — increases with each hurried, panicked purchase, according to anti-fraud officials."We know that ... Canada.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:57:56 -0500OTTAWA — Intrepid shoppers, take note: the risk of fraud — by credit card, debit or online — increases with each hurried, panicked purchase, according to anti-fraud officials."We know that ... Windsor Star Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:57:37 -0500(RTTNews) - Financial stocks moved higher on Tuesday to lead Toronto's main index into the green. Traders looked ahead to the gross domestic product report tomorrow.The S&P/TSX Composite Index finish... Quote.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:27:13 -0500Today it was announced that Ronald McDonald House Toronto (RMH Toronto) received an $8.7 million capital grant towards building a new House from the Government of Canada, as part of a joint Canada-Ont... Market Wire Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:40:09 -0500A British Columbia Securities Commission panel has dismissed an investment firm's request for costs related to an application for a hearing and review of a TSX Venture Exchange decision. Geosam In... Market Wire Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:40:05 -0500CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2009) - Canadian Energy Services L.P. ("CES" or the "Partnership") (TSX:CEU.UN) is pleased to announce that at the special meeting of the holders ("Partnership... Market Wire Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:40:02 -0500SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2009) - The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will be at the Ridgewood Veterans' Wing in Saint John to bring holiday greetings a... Market Wire Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:39:55 -0500SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico ? More than 2,000 people toting signs that read "No to Mining" and "Respect Mother Earth" took to the streets Tuesday in just the latest -- and largest -- of a ... CTV Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:34:21 -0500TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed at 94.53 cents US, up 0.31 of a cent on Tuesday. The U.S. dollar stood at 105.79 Cdn cents, down 0.35 of a cent. Pound sterling closed C$1.6897, down 1.37 cents ... Canadian Business Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:31:25 -0500TORONTO - Ford (NYSE:F) Canada has confirmed that a round of buyouts aimed at reducing its global workforce will be offered to the 6,200 workers at its Canadian plants. The U.S.-based automaker says ... Canadian Business Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:31:24 -0500It seems Javy Vazquez is returning to the New York Yankees. The pitcher has been traded back to the New York Yankees by Atlanta in a swap that sent Melky Cabrera to the Braves on Tuesday. New York a... CBC News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:21:57 -0500 |
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