LAWLEY NAMED WEEK 2 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (CanAm League - Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
CanAm League - Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball) DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the Can-Am League, Pointstreak, has announced that New Jersey Jackals' INF Dustin Lawley (pictured) has been named this week's Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending May 29th ... CanAm League - Canadian-American Association of ......

Trudeau: Do as I say, not as I did

Edit Toronto Sun 31 May 2016
“Since taking office, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party have transformed the Temporary Foreign Worker Program — which was originally designed to bring in temporary workers on a limited basis when no Canadian could be found — into one that has brought in a large pool of vulnerable workers.” ... it drives down wages and displaces Canadian workers.”....

'Will of Canadians' needs to back any reforms to electoral system, say Liberals

Edit Toronto Sun 31 May 2016
"We're going to ensure the will of Canadians is behind whatever we put forward," said MP Mark Holland, parliamentary secretary to Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef ... "Canadians can rest assured that unless we have their broad buy-in, we're not moving forward with any changes," Monsef was quoted as saying ... But time is needed to hear from Canadians about their preferences for a new system, Holland said....

SKC learns Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League opponents (Sporting Kansas City)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. Sporting Kansas City) ... Vancouver Whitecaps FC qualified for the tournament by winning the 2015 Amway Canadian Championship. The Canadian club will make its second Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League appearance, exiting from the group stage last fall ... Open Cup Final ... Kansas City also competed in the 2001 Copa Merconorte, the 2002 and 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cups, and the 2009 North American Superliga ... (noodl. 33865369) ....

Henderson ranked fourth in the world as Olympics near (Canadian Olympic Committee)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. Canadian Olympic Committee). Thanks to a final round of four under par, Henderson finished the LPGA Volvik Championship at nine under, placing her in a tie for third ... RELATED ... RELATED. Weekend roundup - Canadians success ... Henderson is the highest ranked Canadian and could be a medal contender at Rio 2016 ... Canadian Olympic Committee published this content on 31 May 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....

Salute to Sobey (Queen's University)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
Sobey was one of only two Atlantic Canadian students at Queen's when he arrived in 1953 ... To support other Atlantic Canadian students striving for a similar experience, Mr ... Since establishing the undergraduate scholarship, Donald and Rob Sobey created an additional scholarship fund for Atlantic Canadian students who want to pursue their MBA at Smith School of Business....

A sincere sports apology to Canadians from Slouch

Edit Times Union 31 May 2016
Heck, Tony Kornheiser — who doesn't say goodbye to anyone — waves a Canadian flag and usually says, "Good night, Canada," at the end of every "PTI." ... Incidentally, there is one area in which otherwise sensible Canadians confound me — this whole notion of ......

Hip scalpers: Ahead by a tragedy

Edit Toronto Sun 31 May 2016
If Canadians didn't already loathe scalpers and agencies that support them, they certainly do now, after watching concerts meant as a farewell to a beloved Canadian icon turned into a orgy of profit for those with the technology to scoop up choice seats before ordinary fans had a chance ... "This is the most cold-blooded, market-driven display of capitalism that we've ever seen involving Canadian concerts," he said....

Great Britain and Team USA To Meet in Final, Canada To Face Turkey For Third Place at 2016 Men’s Toronto Challenge (Wheelchair Basketball Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. Wheelchair Basketball Canada) ... Great Britain defeated Canada in decisive fashion with an 89-37 win in the semi-finals ... American Steve Serio tallied a team leading 16 points in the contest ... ET ... About Team Canada ... It is a non-profit, charitable organization that is committed to excellence in the development, support and promotion of wheelchair basketball programs and services for all Canadians from grassroots to high performance....

Market exchange rates in China -- May 31

Edit Xinhua 31 May 2016
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan. U.S. dollar 100 657.90. Euro 100 733.18 ... Canadian dollar 100 504.41 ... The central parity rates of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S ... Editor ... ....

RE-NESTING Rampell: Mom and Dad's basement looking pretty good right now

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 31 May 2016
WASHINGTON. It’s true. Kids Today are more dependent on their parents than Kids Yesterday. At least when it comes to housing. Nearly a third of Americans age 18 to 34 were living with their parents in 2014, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center ... According to a recent census survey, 42 percent of Canadian adults age 20 to 29 live in their parents’ homes ... American exceptionalism! We don’t want to be like everyone else! ... ....

New Zealand backs plain packaging for cigarettes

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
Wellington, May 31, 2016 (AFP) - ... Numerous other countries, including Canada, Singapore, Belgium and South Africa have announced plans to follow suit, according to data from the Canadian Cancer Council ... is reducing," he told reporters. The New Zealand ban is not immediate ... British American Tobacco NZ said it remained "strongly opposed" to plain packaging and reserved the right to take legal action ... ns/mp/as. PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL....

Oil Set for Longest Run of Gains in 5 Years Before OPEC Meeting

Edit Bloomberg 31 May 2016
Oil is set for the longest run of monthly gains in five years as output disruptions from Nigeria to Canada reduce supply before OPEC meets Thursday in Vienna to discuss production policy ... Militant attacks have cut Nigerian supply to the lowest level in more than two decades while Canadian output fell amid wildfires ... to Nigeria ... “Beyond $50, I think crude starts to struggle. It looks like the Canadian production should start to pick up.”....
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