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John A Macdonald

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Name: John A Macdonald

First reported 39 mins ago - Updated 39 mins ago - 1 reports

Sale of schools paves way for new builds and renovations

SIR JOHN A. MACDONALDCathie Coward,Hamilton Spectator file photoThe board expects to raise more than $63 million through the sale of 65 acres of vacant property and several soon-to-be-closed schools, including Sir John A. Macdonald.next play/pause pr ... [Published Hamilton Spectator - 39 mins ago]

Entities: Property, John A Macdonald, Gary Wheeler, James Macdonald

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Senate could have a vital role to play

The question of whether to abolish or to elect the Senate tends to flare up in the wake of a crass partisan appointment or a flagrant abuse of privilege.That question, however, should not be allowed to negate the question of the Senate’s purpose. We have ... [Published Terrace Standard - 1 hour ago]

Entities: John A Macdonald, Elections, Abuse

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

Death by design

Sad saga of aboriginal mistreatment should be required reading for CanadiansReviewed by: Donald BenhamWinnipeg Free PressAs the bison were driven into extinction in the late 1870s, hundreds of starving aboriginal people begged for food from the Department ... [Published First Perspective - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Louis Riel, Smallpox, Canada, Winnipeg, Candace Savage

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Persuasive pitches turn London kids into business gurus

The next hot fashion app, healthy chocolate bar or indestructible cellphone case could be coming from an unlikely place.What began as a innovative way to teach seventh-graders about persuasive writing ballooned into a chance for Sir John A. Macdonald ... [Published Metronews - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: London, Joshua Jones, John A Macdonald

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Man injured in single vehicle crash on Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway

A 22-year-old man is in serious condition at the Civic Hospital after a crash on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway near Woodroffe Sunday morning.RCMP told CFRA the man lost control of his vehicle and crashed around 7:45 a.m.He was ejected from the car ... [Published 580 CFRA - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: John A Macdonald, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Public pressure on NCC could speed agreement on rail plan Egli says

OTTAWA -- Public pressure will be the key to convincing a reluctant National Capital Commission to let the city run a light-rail line along NCC land by the Ottawa River, says the city councillor in charge of planning a western extension of the train transit ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Ottawa, John A Macdonald, Jim Watson

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

New history documents Canada’s surprising role in U.S. Civil War

The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 haunts the United States to this day. Canadians also have an enduring fascination with the conflict that set state against state, community against community, family against family and killed around 750,000 Americans ... [Published Globe and Mail - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Canada, Civil War, John A Macdonald

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

City changes western LRT expansion plan after public outcry

The city has changed its plan for the western expansion of the LRT following outcry from residents backing onto the Sir John A Macdonald Parkway, where the rail line was originally planned to run above-ground.Instead of an above-ground line along the ... [Published CBC Ottawa - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Jean Pigott, John A Macdonald, Intrusion

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

New Heritage Minute spotlights First Nations warriors

A little-known story about a group of First Nations warriors who were instrumental in the Battle of Queenston Heights, a crucial fight in the War of 1812, has been released to mark National Aboriginal History Month.The Historica-Dominion Institute launched ... [Published First Perspective - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Six Nations Championship, George-Étienne Cartier, Battle of Queenston Heights, John Norton, John A Macdonald

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Guest Post: The Anniversary of Sir John A. Macdonald's Death

Arthur Milnes is the commissioner of the non-profit, non-partisan Sir John A. Macdonald Bicentennial Commission . Below is an edited version of his address at the annual Macdonald graveside memorial service on June 6, in Kingston, Ontario. All six living ... [Published TVO.org - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: John A Macdonald, John Macdonald, Kingston (Jamaica)

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Grade 7 student Briar MacLean was reprimanded for tackling a knife wielding classmate at Sir John A. MacDonald school

There was a time when 13-year-old Briar MacLean would have been hailed as a hero for saving a fellow student.It takes courage and conviction to tackle someone threatening a classmate with a knife — but instead of a pat on the back, the Grade 7 student ... [Published Vermilion Standard - May 31 2013]

Entities: John A Macdonald, Conviction

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Student punished for heroic actions

Briar MacLean and his mom, Leah, are upset Briar was punished at his school, Sir John A. MacDonald for stepping in and helping another student from being stabbed. ... [Published Western Review - May 31 2013]

Entities: John A Macdonald

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Sale of schools paves way for new builds and re... [Published Hamilton Spectator - 39 mins ago]
Senate could have a vital role to play [Published Terrace Standard - 1 hour ago]
Striking Construction Workers May Forced Back O... [Published Huffington Post Canada - 13 hours ago]
Death by design [Published First Perspective - Jun 19 2013]
Persuasive pitches turn London kids into busine... [Published Metronews - Jun 18 2013]
Man injured in single vehicle crash on Sir John... [Published 580 CFRA - Jun 16 2013]
Public pressure on NCC could speed agreement on... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]
New history documents Canada’s surprising role ... [Published Globe and Mail - Jun 14 2013]
6/14/2013: LRT cost balloons $80M [Published Ottawa 24 Hours - Jun 14 2013]
City changes western LRT expansion plan after p... [Published CBC Ottawa - Jun 13 2013]
New Heritage Minute spotlights First Nations wa... [Published First Perspective - Jun 13 2013]
McCarthy Tétrault advises on E-L Financial's sa... [Published McCarthy Tetrault - Jun 12 2013]
Sir John A. and Family and Children’s Services [Published Kingston Whig-Standard - Jun 12 2013]
PSA: Public Open House Monday for Western Light... [Published Noodls - Jun 11 2013]
Somali parents worry about downtown school closure [Published CBC Hamilton - Jun 11 2013]
Councillor: $1B new goal for Western LRT line [Published 580 CFRA - Jun 11 2013]
Supporters launch petition campaign to protect ... [Published Inside Toronto - Jun 11 2013]
Cutting Through: Briar MacLean heroics badly ha... [Published Calgary Beacon - Jun 11 2013]
6.11.13: Top-level turnover at Lululemon leaves... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - Jun 11 2013]
U.S. insurer diversifies with Canadian deal [Published GlobeAdvisor - Jun 11 2013]
J.J. McCullough: Calling Harper "Not Canadian" ... [Published Huffington Post Canada - Jun 11 2013]
U.S. insurer Travelers expanding Canadian footp... [Published Newstalk 1290 CJBK - Jun 10 2013]
Robert Waite: Do We Need A Canadian Mount Rushm... [Published Huffington Post Canada - Jun 10 2013]
Travelers to Buy Dominion Insurance Co. for $1.... [Published 4 Traders - Jun 10 2013]
Travelers to pay $1.125 billion for Dominion of... [Published Estevan Mercury - Jun 10 2013]
Travelers to pay $1.125 billion for Dominion of... [Published Brandon Sun - Jun 10 2013]
How the U.S. Civil War led to ‘birth of Canada’ [Published Toronto Star Online - Jun 10 2013]
E-L Financial Corporation Limited Announces Agr... [Published Digital Journal - Jun 10 2013]
E-L Financial Corporation Limited Announces Agr... [Published Canada NewsWire - Jun 10 2013]
Senate reform, not abolition, is in the East’s ... [Published Globe and Mail - Jun 10 2013]

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Conrad Black: Canada has come a long way [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Jun 08 2013] As one who spent his very enjoyable undergraduate years in Ottawa 50 years ago, it was an uplifting experience to return to Ottawa this past weekend for the Governor General’s Awards for the Performing Arts. Of course, I have often been to Ottawa in ...
Today’s letters: Honesty no match for politics [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 27 2013] Last week, letters editor Paul Russell asked readers, “Is honesty still a part of politics?” Though some readers — and politicians — say it is, most people think that the two have little in common. Honesty and politics always uncomfortable bedfellows ...
Allan Levine: Shades of Beauharnois [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 22 2013] Since the days of John A. Macdonald, one of the simple rules of success in Canadian politics is to remember that perception is everything. Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s ex-Chief of Staff, surely must have known how inappropriate it would ...
Conrad Black: The NDP’s great continental game ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 18 2013] The British Columbia election on Tuesday had all the delightful ingredients of the upset that makes the solemnly self-important appear absurd and irrelevant. In the whole democratic process, few events are more agreeable than when the people surprise ...
Mark Bourrie: Canadian politicians were once wo... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - May 08 2013] Although it’s been more than 30 years, I can still very clearly remember the first time that I found a drunken Governor General in downtown Toronto. It was late at night, and the former viceroy was crouched over, leaning on something on Richmond Street, ...

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Awareness is most powerful distracted driving d... [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 31 2013]