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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 13:53:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Toronto Mayor Filmed Buying Crack From Somali Dealers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Its in the front page of the Toronto Star.... somali crack dealers filmed him in secret now want 6-figures for the video, Star reporter comfirmed it is mayor Ford indeed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-17 06:39:49</pubDate>
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<title>[Hockey] Memorial Cup thread</title>
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<description><![CDATA[http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=422567

Looks like some fierce playoffs happening before the tournament.

Portland and Edmonton are tied 1-1,London is down 2-1 to Barrie and Halifax is up 2-0 on Baie Comeau.  :)
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<pubDate>2013-05-07 11:26:06</pubDate>
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<title>[Hockey] [2013] Ottawa Senators Season Thread</title>
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<description><![CDATA[First game Jan 19th at 3:00pm in Winnipeg.

Every year I buy Centre Ice because I am out of market.. this year I will not be doing that (my protest for the lockout) but Centre Ice is free until the end of Hanuary
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<pubDate>2013-01-18 10:08:32</pubDate>
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<title>[Hockey] Official~ NHL thread...........scores and highlites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Just the pre-season,but Price is already in it.

He allows 4 goals on 10 shots and the fans cheered when he was yanked.  :)

Gonna be a long year for the Habs.
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<pubDate>2010-09-22 21:57:25</pubDate>
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<title>Traffic detours btw BC &#x26;amp; Washington state</title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you are driving from Vancouver to Seattle, be prepared for traffic detours and major delays for weeks/months. A truck driver going from BC to Washington took out a bridge on I-5 and 4 lanes of traffic are now blocked.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-patrol-i-5-bridge-over-skagit-river-collapses-in-nw-wash-vehicles-people-in-water/2013/05/23/ef618aaa-c41c-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html
The bridge is used by an average of 71,000 vehicles a day, so the roadblock will cause a major disruption in trade and tourism between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

The department also is recommending detours using state Routes 20 and 9 that add tens of miles to a trip. Drivers are urged to avoid the area if possible, especially over the Memorial Day weekend.

Cynthia Scott, the wife of truck driver William Scott, said Friday from the couple&#146;s home near Spruce Grove, Alberta, that her husband saw the collapse. The Washington State Patrol said the truck driver works for Mullen Trucking in Alberta. The tractor-trailer was hauling a housing for drilling equipment southbound when the top right front corner of the load struck several trusses on the north end of the bridge, the patrol said. Scott voluntarily gave a blood sample for an alcohol test and was not arrested.

Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste blamed it on the too-tall load. The vertical clearance from the roadway to the beam is 14.6 feet.

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<pubDate>2013-05-24 17:16:52</pubDate>
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<title>Greed is good for some</title>
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<description><![CDATA[So I'm sitting here reading the morning paper on my tablet, and see a puff piece on the Rolling Stones and their Toronto shows.

Curiosity got the best of me and I decided to check you out ticket prices.  They start  at $165 and hit $650!!!!!

++++ of course.

Holy moley,  by the time its all said and done some people (with more money then brains) have shelled out the the equivalent of a mortgage payment to see some 70yr olds fill their coffers .  They were past their best before date at SARSstock, let alone a decade later.

I'm not a huge Stones fan, and the only groups I'd shell out more then a 100 bucks to see would be Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd, if which neither will ever happen.
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<pubDate>2013-04-06 08:18:36</pubDate>
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<title>Canada ranks 3rd last in paid vacations</title>
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/05/24/vacations-canada-3rd-last.html?cmp=rss

 quote:Canada ranks third last among economically advanced countries in the amount of paid vacation time it guarantees its workers, a new U.S. study indicates.

The country, which for the most part mandates 10 vacation days annually, ranks ahead of only Japan and the United States, which is in last place.

Japan also requires 10 days paid vacation for workers, but unlike Canada has no paid statutory holidays. The U.S. &#151; the "no-vacation nation" &#151; doesn't guarantee any paid vacation, the study says.

"In the absence of government standards, almost one in four Americans has no paid vacation (23 per cent) and no paid holidays (23 per cent)," says the report, which was published in Washington by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

...snip...

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<pubDate>2013-05-25 06:14:13</pubDate>
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<title>Sadness</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Whenever I visited my cousin Michelle in Saint John, New Brunswick... Matthew was always visiting. He was like a second brother to Jaden (Michelle and Donnie's son) and was his constant companion. He lived two doors away from my cousins, the Merzettis.  Despite the fact Muscular Dystrophy had robbed him of the youthful pleasures most his age took for granted he always smiled. And was extremely pleasant...

I am saddened to hear he passed on Wednesday. Jaden and his older brother Julian will be pole bearers....

http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-365707-matthew-horgan.html]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-25 10:38:03</pubDate>
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<title>How to BBQ a steak like a steakhouse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm in a good mood tonight so I'll share my recipe for a BBQed steak here.

First of all the quality of the meat counts.  If you don't have a trustworthy butcher shop near you I recommend the Costco AAA Strip Loins.  They come about an inch and a quarter thick.  The crap you get in your typical supermarket simply doesn't compare.

Now I use a combination of Montreal Steak Spice and a spray on marinade called Smokin' Grill which went off of the market about three years ago.

Not to worry though!!!  They put the list of ingredients on the label so I've been making my own for the past three years.  Here's the recipe.

In a clean, food grade spray bottle combine the following ingredients.


4 Oz Water
2 tsp Liquid Smoke
1-1/2 tsp Tabasco Sauce
1 tsp Soya Sauce
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar


Give the bottle a good shake.  It will keep in your cupboards without refrigeration for years.

Now, as for the steaks, fire up the BBQ to preheat.

Sprinkle a tablespoon of Montreal Steak Spice on each steak and squirt on about a teaspoon of the marinade per steak as well.  in a clean bowl, mix up the steaks so they are evenly coated with steak spice and marinade and allow to sit for about 3 minutes.

Then toss the steaks onto the fire, reduce flame from high to medium and cook for about 4 minutes per side to your desired level of doneness.

Give this recipe a try and you will never waste money on a steakhouse again.  Your guests will swear it's as good as any restaurant's.

Enjoy your summer...

Bon apetit... ;)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-25 03:32:45</pubDate>
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<title>[Weather] Frost Warning (again)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[EC has put out another frost warning for tonight, cover or bring in your plants.  It could extend throughout the weekend.

Unfortunately it must have dipped down to sub zero temperatures last night, I lost 3 basil plants, and a stevia plant also was damaged.

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OT - stevia is neat stuff, it grows like a bush though its somewhat fragile and prone to loosing branches in high winds.  Useful as a sweetener in tea and other drinks, and doesn't have a gross after taste common with artificial sweeteners.  The down side is the plant leaf itself has a real greenish-vegetation taste, though this can be reduced by not crushing the leaves, or using whole dry leaves.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-24 19:33:49</pubDate>
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<title>Gasoline Prices Below 99 Cents/Litre By Christmas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I just heard on the radio that analysts are saying that gas prices will drop dramatically and here in Ontario it will reach below the $1 a litre mark by Christmas. No wonder I saw a gas station today at 1.19 and dropping.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-10-22 23:03:10</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone got Grid 2 for xbox360?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Anyone have an early release copy of Grid 2 for xbox360, if so please let me know. Thanks ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-24 23:32:11</pubDate>
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<title>[Weather] Why has it been so flipping windy this year???(Toronto</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toronto's always been a relatively windy City but it seems this year has been absurd.  Every day the wind is howling.  Is this a North American phenomenon this year or just here?   I was in Calgary for all of March & it was windy there too, but that's nothing new.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-24 17:44:09</pubDate>
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<title>Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money.

The bank updated its code of conduct on Friday, after facing intense criticism last month for its hiring policies

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/royal-bank-pledges-not-outsource-jobs-cash-savings-174013441.html]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-24 21:46:50</pubDate>
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<title>Judge will not certify class action suit for G20 detainees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ TORONTO An Ontario judge has ruled that hundreds of people detained during the G20 summit three years ago can't sue as a group.

The proposed $45-million class action lawsuit was spearheaded by Sherry Good, a 51-year-old office administrator who says she was corralled by cops for four hours when police in riot gear used a tactic called kettling. 

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/3237862-judge-won-t-certify-class-action-suit-for-g20-detainees/]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-24 21:27:58</pubDate>
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<title>Replacement batteries for APC UPS?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,28316852</link>
<description><![CDATA[After a power failure this week-end, I came to realize that the batteries in all of my UPSes were not up-to-snuff; they did not last near as long as they should have.  The sticker that I put on them when I last replaced the batteries said Oct 2007.

Looking for replacements, I came across this outfit  in Toronto.  Has anyone ordered from them?   It makes me a little nervous when I try to research their shipping and return policies on their web site and find this...

http://www.upsbatterycenter.ca/customer-service]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-23 17:33:39</pubDate>
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<title>Canadian on EI shut out amid foreign worker influx</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,28308111</link>
<description><![CDATA[A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers.

"Out of the 50 some odd jobs that I&#146;ve applied for, I&#146;ve heard back from two," said Glen Hamel, of Mississauga, Ont. "The rest &#151; I never hear anything."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/05/17/bc-foreignworkers.html]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-21 00:14:29</pubDate>
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<title>Some jokes &#x26;amp; funnies....</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,27885704</link>
<description><![CDATA[Time for a joke and funnies thread. I think it's well overdue....:-)
So post away blokes....]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-01-06 13:44:42</pubDate>
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<title>&#x22;Boil Water&#x22; advisory for much of Montreal area</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ quote:City officials have issued a boil water advisory covering all areas east of, and including, LaSalle.

So far, the West Island, Lachine (except for Ville St-Pierre) and parts of Ahuntsic-Cartierville south of the Metropolitan Expressway are the only areas exempt from the boil water advisory.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/05/22/montreal-boil-water-advisory.html]]></description>
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<pubDate>2013-05-22 15:23:29</pubDate>
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<title>Authorities stop alleged terror plot in Ontario &#x26;amp; Quebec</title>
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<description><![CDATA[/// 680News BREAKING NEWS ALERT \\\
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Authorities stop alleged terror plot in Ontario & Quebec: CBC

The CBC is reporting that authorities have stopped a plot to carry out a major terrorist attack. The broadcaster said suspects have been arrested in Ontario and Quebec.

Meanwhile, the RCMP has announced it will host a news conference Monday afternoon, detailing what they are calling a "national security criminal investigation." 680News will carry the news conference live, here: http://player.rogersradio.ca/cftr/on_air

CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/04/22/pol-terror-plot-ontario-quebec-arrests.html

"Canadian police and intelligence agencies will announce later today they have thwarted a plot to carry out a major terrorist attack, arresting two suspects in Montreal and Toronto, CBC News has learned.

Highly placed sources tell CBC News the alleged plotters have been under surveillance for more than a year in Quebec and southern Ontario.

The two men are expected to appear in court tomorrow.

Police have made a number of arrests in southern Ontario and Quebec following a joint operation between Canadian and U.S. authorities. (CBC)
The investigation was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
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I cannot deny anything I did not say.
A kitten dies every time someone uses "then" and "than" incorrectly.
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<pubDate>2013-04-22 14:35:10</pubDate>
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