10 products with outrageous marketing claims Minyanville We live in a hypersaturated consumer products market where businesses have to fight to get our attention. It's no wonder that to do so, companies have resorted to making marketing c...
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Rare imperial bowl creates stir in China AFP A rare Chinese imperial ceramic bowl that was made around 900 years ago and could fetch $10 million when it goes under the hammer next month has triggered huge excitement among Asian art col...
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Survey says only one per cent of Canadians have a ‘very favo... Canada Politics A new survey, commissioned by the Manning Centre, suggests something we probably already knew: Canadians don't have a very high opinion of their politicians. In fact, politicians...
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Apple WALT sold on eBay: Never-released gadget goes for $8,0... The Sideshow Forget the new iPad. A prototype of Apple's WALT, or "Wizzy Active Lifestyle Telephone," sold on eBay on Sunday for $8,000, sending gadget geeks and Apple fanboys into a frenzy. The ...
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Cancer society decries drug shortage CBC It is unacceptable that some cancer patients can’t readily get the drugs they need because of supply problems, the Canadian Cancer Society says. "It's time for the federal health minister to ...
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McClintic tells jury she delivered the fatal blows to Tori S... The Canadian Press LONDON, Ont. - Pent-up rage from childhood trauma caused an 18-year-old woman to smash eight-year-old Victoria Stafford's head with a hammer, killing the girl she had kidnapped...
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Human bone mystifies heritage home buyer CBC A P.E.I. woman is looking for answers regarding a human bone found during renovations to her heritage home, across the road from where Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery was bor...
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Clement warns budget will spark a 'culture shift' CBC The upcoming federal budget will mark the start of a "culture shift" in Ottawa from "spending enablers" to "cost containers," Treasury Board President Tony Clement says. Clement, the ministe...
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Canadian student reunited with wallet lost while travelling ... Daily Brew The odds of retrieving a lost wallet are low to begin with, but factor in a trans-Atlantic voyage and the odds shrink to slim to none. However, with luck and the help of many strangers,...
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8 Easy Ways to Save on Your Electricity Bill Kaboodle Saving money on your electricity bill doesn't mean skimping on heat or air conditioning, sitting around in the dark, and hanging all your clothes to dry. But there are a few simple adjus...
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