Category Archives: Afternoon Updates

Afternoon Update February 22nd, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Pregnant Chinese women conning immigration system  OTTAWA – The government plans to crack down on a scam in which pregnant Chinese women are coming to Canada for the sole purpose of giving birth so the child … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 21st, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Robson: Drummond offers no real relief (read it all) Premier Dalton McGuinty is getting pseudo-tough on spending. He even paid Don Drummond $1,500 a day to chair a Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services, … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 20th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Child, 7, overdoses on date rape drug VANCOUVER – A seven-year-old Langley, B.C., girl was hospitalized Saturday night after drinking water suspected to have been laced with GHB — commonly known as a date rape drug. … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 19th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Harper attacked at science conference  Stephen Harper’s Conservative government was blasted for “muzzling” Canada’s scientists at a major science meeting being held in Vancouver. [...] #2 — Globe | E. coli concerns spark recall of burgers … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 18th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CS | Farmer jailed for illegally selling eggs EDMONTON — A 75-year-old Calgary farmer discovered the illegal egg-selling business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be Thursday after an Edmonton judge put him behind bars for 37 days. … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 17th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | T.O. cops on lookout for Frankenautos TORONTO – Beware the Frankenauto. There’s between 100 and 140 autos that were patched together out of stolen and wrecked vehicles that police and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation are … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 16th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CS | Cops defend web bill The federal bill aimed at increasing police access to online data, often key to police investigations, won’t trample on privacy rights say supporters. [...] #2 — Globe | Security services deem environmental, … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 15th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Duceppe kept House in the dark about director general: Report  OTTAWA — It looks Gilles Duceppe’s troubles are far from over. [...] #2 — Globe | Ontario gears up for a different life post-Drummond Ontario’s day … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update February 14th, 2012 (10)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Hackers suspected of snooping at Nortel for years: Report Chinese hackers are believed to have had access to the corporate computer networks of the now-bankrupt Canadian telecommunications company Nortel for almost 10 years, the Wall Street … Continue reading →

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