Sunday, October 12, 2014

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The Conservatives conscript the nation’s news cameras
Fire knocks out power in downtown Calgary; restoration could take a week
Harper sets November date for federal byelections in Ontario and Alberta
Canada condo boom rolls on as buildings fall apart

The Conservatives conscript the nation’s news cameras

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 03:15 PM PDT

Surely the best part of the memo to cabinet obtained by CTV — apparently because the Heritage department is knocking on TV networks' doors to discuss its proposal with them — is the repeated use of scare quotes around the word "news":

Fire knocks out power in downtown Calgary; restoration could take a week

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 08:01 PM PDT

CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says it will not be business as usual in the city's downtown on Tuesday following a fire in an underground vault that's knocked out power for thousands of customers.

Harper sets November date for federal byelections in Ontario and Alberta

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 05:57 PM PDT

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has set Nov. 17 for two federal byelections in Ontario and Alberta, including the seat occupied by late finance minister Jim Flaherty.

Canada condo boom rolls on as buildings fall apart

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 10:12 PM PDT

By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - While Toronto's housing boom rolls on, some of the housing itself is falling apart. Canada's biggest city has more than 100,000 units under construction as developers and investors seek to cash in on condo prices that are up 25.7 percent in the city over the past five years. The trouble is, many buildings are so poorly constructed that some residents fear that the money-spinners of today could become the slums of the future. ...

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