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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 all 3 news articles |
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Arctic sovereignty is gonna cost us
Edmonton Sun – 23 Jan 2009 By MURRAY BREWSTER, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Flying the flag in the Arctic could cost the Canadian military as much as 3 million annually, says a series of internal Defence Department cost estimates. |
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Montreal Auto Show ends this Sunday!
Auto123 – 18 hours ago Only two more days remain for auto enthusiasts to check out the Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS). This year's show has been a success- with over 90 percent of surveyed visitors indicating that they were satisfied with their experience. Top 10 debuts at Montreal auto show Edmonton Journal Montreal hosts auto showcase Calgary Herald StarPhoenix – Guelph Mercury – San Jose Mercury News – CanadaEast.com all 44 news articles |
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Camera Angle: Don’t just point and click: Autofocus requires some …
The Gazette (Montreal) – 23 Jan 2009 By Martin Coles, The GazetteJanuary 23, 2009 1:02 PM The autofocus system in a modern digital single-lens reflex camera is more complicated than you might imagine. Olympus Launches E-System DSLR Classes for Consumers here’s how! Olympus E-30 Review Digital Camera Reviews all 3 news articles |
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Preview: 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
National Post – 23 Jan 2009 Hyundai has been itching to bite into the compact sport wagon market in Canada and now finally has the product it needs. The automaker unveiled the Elantra Touring more than a year ago at the Montreal auto show, but demand for the five-door wagon was … 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring First Impressions Auto123 First Drive: 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring CanadianDriver all 5 news articles |
bk- writes with news that documents from the “Vista Capable” class-action lawsuit against Microsoft indicate the software giant could be on the hook for as much as .52 billion in upgrade costs. “[University of Washington economist Keith] Leffler came up with his total upgrade costs by calculating how much it would cost to upgrade each of the 19.4 million PCs with 1 GB of memory and graphics cards or onboard chipsets able to run Aero, according to Keizer. Leffler put the maximum cost of upgrading the desktops at 5, while positing that the notebooks’ integrated graphics would be more tricky to replace and would cost between 5 and 0 per unit. The total price tag for Microsoft would thus range from .92 billion to .52 billion and in some cases would include complete replacements of notebooks that could not be feasibly upgraded, Leffler testified. Microsoft in its response argued that giving litigants ‘a free upgrade to Premium-ready PCs would provide a windfall to millions.'”
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Shaw-Nee Slopes developer tries to woo opponents
Calgary Herald – 23 Jan 2009 Backers of a controversial housing development being proposed for a private golf course took their plans to area residents Thursday night, hoping to win over those opposed to any building on the site. Community not biting on developer's plans for Shaw-Nee CHQR Shaw-Nee Slope development plans Calgary CTV all 4 news articles |
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Making recycling easy
Toronto Star – 23 Jan 2009 People are always happy to buy a new battery-operated gadget or brighten up a dark room with a wonderful shade of paint. But then what? Province wants retailers to collect hazardous waste Sudbury Star Provincial, retail partnership makes waste disposal easier Sault Star Mississauga News – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) – CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) all 9 news articles |
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Left angry in the dark
Pembroke Daily Observer – 6 hours 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 all 8 news articles |
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Kettle campaign surpasses fund goal
London Free Press – 8 hours ago By DALE CARRUTHERS, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA The London region's economy took many hits over the past year, but Londoners kept opening their wallets to the Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle campaign. Salvation Army surpasses fundraising goal; United Way of Toronto … The Canadian Press A thousand Merry Christmases. North Shore News Windsor Star – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen – Keokuk Gate City Daily – Energeticcity.ca all 30 news articles |
