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  • To become competitive Canada must replace luck with skills

    By the year 2100, Canada could be among the world's five most important countries. Canadians in the year 2013 may find this suggestion incredible, if not absurd. After all, apart from the odd rhetorical flourish, Canada is fast retreating from an ever-more complex world. It is at present neither taking the country's strategic potential and future challenges seriously, nor being taken ...

  • Toronto architects build sideways in Bangladesh

    Rendering of Shobuj Pata low-rise condo project, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Toronto-based JCI Architects. Instead of pushing tall buildings upright, you can tip the towers onto their sides, as JCI decided to do here. The move lets skyscrapers do what they do best - provide dwellings that are safe and private, but compactly stacked in the landscape. (JCI ...

  • No charges in case of stolen purse of woman who died at subway station

    Toronto police have found a female subway rider alleged to have stolen the purse of a woman who sustained fatal injuries at the College station Wednesday morning. But police say no charges will be laid."After considerable response from the public, the woman [female subway rider] was identified and located," police said in a news release. "After an interview, it became apparent ...

  • In Toronto the market’s sweet spot is the humble bungalow

    Lots of people selling their four-bedroom houses and luxury condos are feeling the slowdown in Toronto's real estate market. Those properties are sitting on the market longer - especially if they have an asking price north of $1-million.But some sellers are still confidently holding off offers in hopes of a bidding war: Those would be the owners of humble, two-bedroom ...

  • Community and Commerce Ontario

    May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) today released an extensive and comprehensive report conducted on Aboriginal Economic Development Corporations (EDCs) in Ontario. "EDCs are seen as invaluable conduits between government, industry and Aboriginal communities, providing a business base from which to build long-term sustainable relationships. ...


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Movie Review

One True Thing

At first glance, "One True Thing" looks like one thing to avoid. Its previews made it come off like a bloated TV disease-movie-of-the-week about cancer; its screenplay, based on a popular 1994 book by Anna Quindlen, was written by Karen Croner, a writer with only TV experience; and, as icing on the cake so to speak, it stars Meryl Streep as the dying mother, sort of the opposite of her role in 199 ... ...

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  • Ontario Restaurants to be Recognized for Commitment to Local Food

    May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, with support from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, is creating a local food ambassador program to help recognize local restaurant industry leaders. Through publicity materials, social media and the OCTA website, the program will recognize ambassadors - local restaurants and their chefs - who are committed to ...

  • Orioles pitcher with best stuff to face Blue Jays

    Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman, who starts against the Blue Jays on Thursday, had 49 strikeouts compared to only five walks in 46 1/3 innings with double-A Bowie this season. (Elise Amendola/Associated ...

  • Manager of collapsed Ontario mall admits lying to tenants

    The inquiry into the deadly collapse of the roof at Algo Centre mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., has heard about altered documents and questionable repairs to the structure in the years leading up to the June 2012 tragedy. A former mall manager testified Wednesday she was asked to fake financial information and lie to mall tenants about plans to fix the roof, which had a history of leaking problems. ...

  • Canada-U.S. ties would be hurt by Keystone rejection Fast warns

    U.S. rejection of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline would be a "significant irritant" to the relationship between Canada and its biggest trading partner, said Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast.Fast said that he's optimistic the project will be approved if the decision is made based on science and the economic benefits that it would bring to both countries."If the ...

  • Ontario’s architects gather in praise of good design

    From a Vegas-style light show at Ryerson University and a sublime pharmaceutical building at the University of British Columbia, to a beautifully composed residence on the Cedarvale ravine and another on the Scarborough Bluffs, jurors tasked with doling out Design Excellence Awards on behalf of the Ontario Association of Architects were bleary-eyed, to say the least. Ensconced at OAA ...

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