MONTREAL – An unfortunately positioned utility pole, which gained national notoriety for its position smack in the middle of a rural Quebec highway, is gone.
Quebec budget kinder to business, delays work on mining royalties
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) – The Canadian province of Quebec promised on Tuesday to overhaul its system of mining royalties next year in a budget that was otherwise seen as more business-friendly than expected. … 'Batman and Superman' twin says goodbye to RCMP brother killed in car crash
LANGLEY, B.C. – The twin brother of a Mountie killed in a crash told a regimental funeral he can only hope to be the officer and the man that his better half became.
Gaza-Egypt border a critical point of conflict
Computerized passport control points, shiny marble floors and framed photos of beaches greet arrivals at Gaza's Rafah terminal along the Egyptian frontier. TransCanada to acquire BP's stake in gas storage site
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said on Tuesday it would pay C$210 million ($210 million) for BP Plc’s 40 percent stake in the Crossfield Gas Storage facility, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Calgary, Alberta, to consolidate ownership of the operation. TransCanada, the country’s largest pipeline company, said the acquisition would give it full control of the site it has operated since last year and adds 27 billion cubic feet of natural-gas storage. …
Rescue group finds sanctuary for feral rabbits being killed in Alberta town
CANMORE, Alta. – Animal rescuers have found sanctuary for some feral rabbits being killed in an Alberta mountain town but the group says it’s unlikely that all the bunnies can be saved.
FBI wraps up investigation of US temple shooting, concludes gunman acted alone
MILWAUKEE – The FBI has concluded a white supremacist who killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee acted alone.
What has the US already tried in Mali?
When Mali received mentions in the final US presidential debate on foreign policy, some pundits began to ask if the landlocked West African nation would become a new focus of American anti-terror efforts. In actuality, the US has already been heavily engaged in counterterrorism activities in this part of Africa for the past decade, and the nature of this engagement has long been a subject of internal debate.
Public Works pleads guilty in death of worker killed by boiler explosion
OTTAWA – The federal department of Public Works has pleaded guilty to three charges in the death of a worker killed when an Ottawa boiler plant exploded.
Canada's Lululemon settles pant suit
(Reuters) – Canadian yoga wear retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc said on Tuesday it settled a lawsuit over its distinctive yoga pants against PVH Corp’s Calvin Klein and G-III Apparel Group Ltd . Vancouver-based Lululemon said the terms of the settlement agreement are confidential. According to a court filing, it agreed to dismiss its lawsuit. Lululemon filed the design patent suit in a Delaware court in August, singling out two Calvin Klein “Performance” brand pants that it believed were manufactured and supplied by G-III. …
India's uphill battle against "black money" in real estate
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Ulwe, a village of dusty, uneven streets on the outskirts of Mumbai, lacks basic amenities like water supply and electricity, but a two-bedroom, 1,000 sq ft house costs about 5 million rupees ($91,000), beyond the reach of many middle-class Indians. According to prospective buyers, many developers will demand up to 30 percent of that price in cash, a small slice of the ubiquitous, unaccounted “black money” that costs India’s straitened exchequer billions of dollars in lost taxable income. …
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