May 8 2009

Balsillie's attempts to cherry-pick US franchise popular in Canada – Canada.com


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Balsillie's attempts to cherry-pick US franchise popular in Canada
Canada.com
By John MacKinnonMay 8, 2009 8:04 AM Would you like to see Jim Balsillie purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and relocate the NHL team to southern Ontario?
Can Hamilton steal one? Toronto Sun
Hamilton seeks long-term deal Canoe.ca
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May 8 2009

Dhalla worker paid under table – Toronto Star


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Dhalla worker paid under table
Toronto Star
Ruby Dhalla, left, in her home with Lyle Alvarez on Feb. 1, 2008. "I had to polish their shoes ….. for Miss Ruby and her brother," Alvarez says.
Critics want Dhalla to talk Winnipeg Sun
'Flawed' nanny law ripped Toronto Sun
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May 8 2009

Apple Reconsiders, Approves NIN iPhone App

gyrogeerloose writes “According to MacRumors, NIN’s iPhone application has been approved. Trent Reznor has reported via his Twitter account that the now-approved app was resubmitted without modification, which suggests that Apple reconsidered their initial rejection. This should really come as no surprise to anyone who follows Apple news since it follows the company’s typical pattern of handing potentially controversial iPhone apps, especially when it concerns high-profile rejections.”

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May 8 2009

Mininova Starts Filtering Torrents

Dreen writes with this snippet from TorrentFreak: “Just a few days before their court appearance, Mininova, the largest BitTorrent site on the Internet, has started to filter content. The site is using a third-party content recognition system that will detect and remove torrent files that link to copyright-infringing files.”

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May 8 2009

Amid Fighting, Premier Vows to Eliminate the Taliban in Pakistan – New York Times


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Amid Fighting, Premier Vows to Eliminate the Taliban in Pakistan
New York Times
By DEXTER FILKINS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A day after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to “eliminate” the Taliban militants who have taken over large parts of the country, Pakistani warplanes were reported Friday strafing targets in the contested …
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May 8 2009

Serving his country: PM pours java at base – Edmonton Sun


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Serving his country: PM pours java at base
Edmonton Sun
By JEAN LAROCHE, QMI AGENCY Harper arrived at the Kandahar Air Field at around 9 am and quickly boarded a helicopter to take a look at the Dahla dam, a major Canadian project in the country worth million.
Canadians working to make Kandahar City safe Ottawa Citizen
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May 8 2009

NZ police officer killed in city siege – Times Online


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NZ police officer killed in city siege
Times Online
The body of a police officer was left lying in a New Zealand street for over 24 hours as his colleagues and the gunman who killed him continued a tense stand-off.
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May 8 2009

Commons committee asks Dhalla nannies to testify – Globe and Mail


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Commons committee asks Dhalla nannies to testify
Globe and Mail
Two caregivers who allege they were mistreated while in the employ of the family of Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla will be called to testify before a Commons committee next week as other federal parties seize the chance to prolong Liberal woes.
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May 8 2009

US-Afghan-Pakistan summit after Afghan poll – Reuters


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US-Afghan-Pakistan summit after Afghan poll
Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – The United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold a trilateral summit after the Afghan presidential election in August, the special US envoy for the region said on Thursday, citing progress in getting often fractious …
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May 8 2009

BC Liberals, NDP in dead heat – Globe and Mail


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BC Liberals, NDP in dead heat
Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER – In the wake of a forceful debate performance, NDP Leader Carole James is sweeping away doubts about her leadership and closing in on Gordon Campbell's Liberals in the final stretch of the election campaign, an Angus Reid Strategies poll …
Poll gives BC Liberals a nine-point lead on NDP National Post
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