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First Nations initially overlooked in list of things that most define Canada

TORONTO - Aboriginal people have been granted the 102nd spot on a government-sponsored list of 101 things that most define Canada after online respondents pointed out that First Nations people, culture and symbols weren't included in the original tally. The oversight and late addition reflects how the historic marginalization of First Nations people has pushed them to the fringes of Canadian consciousness, an aboriginal studies instructor said.

First Nations initially overlooked in list of things that most define Canada

TORONTO - Aboriginal people have been granted the 102nd spot on a government-sponsored list of 101 things that most define Canada after online respondents pointed out that First Nations people, culture and symbols weren't included in the original tally. The oversight and late addition reflects how the historic marginalization of First Nations people has pushed them to the fringes of Canadian consciousness, an aboriginal studies instructor said.

Best Buy to open first Vancouver Island store

Canada's fastest growing consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer will open its first Vancouver Island location in Nanaimo NANAIMO, BC, July 4 /CNW/ - Best Buy, Canada's fastest growing consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer announced today that it will grand open its first Vancouver Island store in Nanaimo on Friday, July 18th. The new 25,000 square foot store will extend its official grand opening celebrations through the weekend with celebrity appearances and customer activities, the highlight of which will be a free outdoor performance by JUNO Award-winning artist Jully Black on Saturday, July 19, 2008 starting at 3:30 pm. The Nanaimo location, which will be the 52nd store Best Buy has opened in less than six years, will serve as the consumer electronic giant's most western location and will solidify its coast-to-coast national

Canada back on top after conceding lead

Fifteen wickets fell on the second day of the Intercontinental Cup match between Canada and Bermuda at King City and, even though Canada collapsed to give the visitors a slender first-innings lead, their bowlers put them back on top by the end of the day. Canada were dismissed for 228, Dwayne Leverock taking 5 for 69 with his left-arm spin, in reply to Bermuda's first-innings score of 237 but their spin attack reduced the visitors to 78 for 5 in the second innings by stumps.

An Ancient Art Recognised

TORONTO, July 11 /CNW Telbec/ - The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada is proud to announce that one of its members has been awarded the country's most prestigious honour, the Order of Canada. Gordon Macpherson of Burlington, Ontario, was included in the Canada Day awards list as a Member of the Order, in recognition of his sixty-year career as Canada's premier heraldic artist - one who paints coats of arms for institutions, municipalities and individuals.

NPD's Top Best-Selling Games

June 10, 2008 - The NPD has released its top 10 best-selling PC games list for the week of May 25 to 31. Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures continues to hold its first place spot for two straight weeks. The MMORPG made its impressive debut on the NPD sales charts last week. BioWare's Mass Effect action RPG, released May 27, makes its first appearance on the list and grabs the second spot. While certain games have shifted positions on the list, the real noteworthy change is the fact that Crytek's Crysis FPS once again slips out of the top 10 while Stardock's Sins of a Solar Empire strategy game reappears on the list at number 9.

List of DVD movie release dates for July 29 and beyond

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List of Warhawk trophies

Mmmm, we can't get enough trophies! User DevilsFear has submitted a list of all the trophies for Warhawk over at GameFAQs. There are a total of 57 trophies according to this list, with the breakdown being 36 Bronze, 13 Silver, 7 Gold and 1 Platinum trophy. With this list in your hands and custom music tracks coming our way, we'll bet every Warhawk fan is quivering with anticipation. Look for patch 1.5 on August 27th. Full list of trophies, after the jump.

Samsung Instinct to reach Canada, rival iPhone...

Bell Canada today said it would be the first carrier outside of Sprint to carry the Samsung Instinct. The touchscreen cellphone will keep the same custom interface designed by the US carrier and will be Bell Canada's most direct answer to the iPhone 3G's appearance on Rogers with similar features. Bell's version of the phone should have the same EVDO Revision A-based 3G Internet access, true GPS, and full HTML web browser as the American model.

Barge floats 2-story home from Wash. to Canada

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Woman, 44, gives birth to her 18th child in Canada

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19 Most Essential Open Source Applications

Today, we are listing here 19 Most Essential and useful open source applications that you probably want to know to use in your daily life. Most of them are top of the list projects that have an open source industry leading popularity and many of them are not listed here but over all the list has variety of projects for every one of you. Just take a look at them and share your thoughts here.

Blog: What are the most useful Firefox add-ons?

Yes, it’s that time again, a simple list of things what I like. For my next post, it will be Cakes Of The World. For today though, it is Firefox Addons. These are the ones I use the most in my day-to-day work. Ie the most useful ones:

Canada building world's first dual-use space telescope

Canada is building the world's first dual-use 12- million-dollar space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites.

Flat Panel TVs & Digital Cameras to Grow in Canada in 2008

Sales of digital cameras and televisions in Canada were strong in 2007, with growth predicted in 2008, according to the report, 2008 Consumer Electronics Market Trends and Forecast, by the Consumer Electronics Marketers of Canada (CEMC), an Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) council, and the Canadian Imaging Trade Association (CITA). The report reveals the rise in sales of digital cameras was up almost 25% in 2007 over the previous year, with manufacturers shipping almost 3.8 million digital cameras to Canadian retailers. The sale of digital cameras in 2008 is projected to increase to 3,952 units. In the Canadian television market, CEMC reported 2007 as a solid year of growth for television shipments in Canada. Sales surpassed the 3 million mark in 2007, an increase of 2% from 2006 levels.

Online Polls Ask Whether Morgentaler Should Have Been Awarded Order of Canada

July 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Following the last-minute announcement that Henry Morgentaler, Canada's most notorious abortionist, has been named to the Order of Canada - Canada's highest civilian honor - various news publications have posted online polls on the issue.

Canada`s first dual-use space telescope

New York, June 29: Canada is building the world's first dual-use USD 12-million space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites.

Verizon FiOS Repeats as Most Competitive Telecom Provider in 2008; Google is Most Competitive Media & Web Property, According to wRatings Annual Study Sponsored by SAP

Verizon FiOS Repeats as Most Competitive Telecom Provider in 2008; Google is Most Competitive Media & Web Property, According to wRatings Annual Study Sponsored by SAP

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