Cody Taylor

Fraudsters abusing do-not-call list
Globe and Mail – 23 Jan 2009
OTTAWA – Listing your name on Canada's new do-not-call registry could actually increase the likelihood that you will be targeted by unscrupulous telemarketers.
Abuse of the "Do Not Call List" iNews880.com
CRTC vows to act against abuse of do-not-call list London Free Press
CBC.ca – Pulse 24 – 660 News – SYS-CON Media
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Left angry in the dark
Pembroke Daily Observer – 1 hour ago
At the end of 2008, the area suffered massive power outages from a severe wind storm. Depending on the location, power was out from hours to days.
Cause of blackout still being investigated St. Catharines Standard
Hydro One postpones planned power outage until Feb. 2 Orleans Online
insideTORONTO.com – Orleans Star
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Provincial, retail partnership makes waste disposal easier
Sault Star – 23 Jan 2009
A new partnership between Ontario's recyclers and several retailers will make it easier for consumers to rid of household hazardous waste.
Making recycling easy Toronto Star
Province wants retailers to collect hazardous waste Sudbury Star
Hamilton Spectator – Mississauga News – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse)
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Golf course development plans called sub par
Canoe.ca – 23 Jan 2009
By SHAWN LOGAN, SUN MEDIA Controversial plans to transform the Shaw-Nee Slopes golf course into an 1100-unit housing development will continue to get a rough ride from residents, says the area alderman.
Shaw-Nee Slopes developer tries to woo opponents Calgary Herald
Community not biting on developer's plans for Shaw-Nee CHQR
Calgary CTV
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Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed sequel for 2009/10
The Tech Herald – 22 Jan 2009
by Stevie Smith – Jan 23 2009, 06:30 Following on from EA’s unveiling of new additions to its popular Spore franchise, fellow third-party publishing giant Ubisoft has this week revealed a selection of its potential big-hitters for the coming fiscal …
Assassin's Creed 2 by March 2010 Techtree.com
Assassin's Creed 2 Finally Confirmed PC World
CVG Online – Ars Technica – GameSpot – bit-tech.net
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EA Black Box staff sent packing
GameSpot – 22 Jan 2009
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot At least 80 employees of Skate 2 and Need for Speed developer given walking papers; online reports put number at nearly 200.
EA announces 'significant' layoffs at Vancouver's Black Box studio Vancouver Sun
EA Cuts 200 More Employees IGN
Gamasutra – Crispy Gamer – Examiner.com – Shacknews
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Labrador retriever still Americans' favourite dog
Canada.com – 6 hours ago
The Labrador retriever is the most popular pure-bred dog in the United States for the 18th consecutive year, according to the American Kennel Club.
Lab top pooch Brantford Expositor
Carol Reiter: Popularity isn't always good Merced Sun-Star
San Francisco Chronicle – Knoxville News Sentinel – The Wichita Eagle – Zootoo.com
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Honda offers great Insight
StarPhoenix – 23 Jan 2009
I hope Honda is right about this. Its entire premise for the new Insight is that the demographic most interested in driving green — Gen X/Yers — are the least likely to be able to afford the hybrid-powered vehicles that promote clean driving.
Honda’s Insight hybrid is a fuel-saving fanatic MSNBC
Goose the gas, then coast on battery National Post
The Low Carbon Economy – TAXI Design Network – The Kingston Whig-Standard – Times and Transcript
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BMW designer lives his dream
National Post – 22 Jan 2009
On a beautiful but cold day in the spring of 2006, Montrealer Karim Habib was standing with his colleagues of the BMW design group on a deserted former military air field.
on driving.ca Vancouver Sun
First Drive: 2009 BMW 750Li Ottawa Citizen
Wheels Unplugged – Indis’a Automobile Magazine – Car Wale – Business Wire India (press release) – Edmonton Journal
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Anxiety grows over flood threat in Newfoundland town
AOL Canada – 22 Jan 2009
Emergency personnel in central Newfoundland are keeping a round-the-clock watch on the Exploits River, where flooding once put a town into an icy grip.
Badger on Flood Watch VOCM
Badger under flood watch Western Star
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