fall in Vancouver


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Japanese Maple Leaf forever!

and don’t those clouds look like they’re just out of a 18th century Dutch painting!!?

Defending Champion Chicago Blackhawks Drop Series Opener Against Top-Seeded Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks looked every bit the 2010-2011 Presidents’ Trophy winners on Wednesday night, as they opened their first-round playoff series against the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks with a 2-0 shutout. Vancouver raced out two an early 2-0 lead in the first period behind goals by Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen . The Blackhawks’ best opportunities to claw their way back into the …
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Fall Colors-Fort Nelson, Canada


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Fort Nelson, Canada-September 14, 2010: This is a satellite image showing the fall colors near Fort Nelson, Canada. (credit: DigitalGlobe) www.digitalglobe.com

Kenya make 198 runs against Canada
Kenya made 198 all out in 50 overs against Canada after winning the toss and choosing to bat in their World Cup Group A match at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday.
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Fall in Toronto


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Humber River in Toronto

Charges against waffle-throwing fan dropped
A frustrated Toronto Maple Leafs fan won’t be doing time or have to pay a fine for throwing waffles on the ice at a game. Joe Robb was charged with mischief after making his breakfast-style protest at a Dec. 20 game at the Air Canada Centre against the Atlanta Thrashers. The charges were dropped Thursday in return for five hours of community service.
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Fall in New Brunswick Canada


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Joyner fall auction in Toronto sees “passionate bidding” among art lovers
TORONTO – A painting by Canadian artist Paul Peel went for a cool $ 413,000 Monday night at the Joyner Fall Auction in Toronto. “Orchestra Chairs,” painted in 1892, was one of Peel’s final and largest paintings and had a pre-auction estimate of $ 400,000 to $ 500,000.
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Mirvish Productions and Toronto’s Sony Centre Partner to Co-Promote and Co-Present Work
Mirvish Productions, Canada’s largest commercial theatrical producing company, and the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto’s largest theatre and a presenter of eclectic work for a diverse community, will partner for the benefit of mutual promotional and programming opportunities.
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Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri Is Passing His Way To a Permanent Position
Nazem Kadri was brought up last season for one game and seemed a little lost by turning the puck over being caught out of position a number of times.
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Canada’s factory sales fall less than expected
Factory sales fell less than expected in September, with the biggest declines seen in the transportation equipment sector, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
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Allies applaud Canada’s ‘behind the wire’ plan to train Afghan forces
The White House and the NATO military alliance applauded Canada’s plan for a military training mission in Afghanistan Tuesday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper assured opposition parties that the armed forces will work safely “in classrooms behind the wire on bases.”
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Canada to unveil investment guidelines post Potash
YOKOHAMA: Canada, which stunned markets by blocking a bid from Anglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton for Potash Corp, will soon reveal what kind of foreign investment it finds acceptable, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Sunday. The government blocked the hostile US$ 39 billion takeover on November 3 on the grounds it was not of net benefit to Canada. Harper had been under huge pressure from …
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Calgary Fall Colours 1


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Lindsay Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Oct 2009. © AJ Baxter

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Calgary cat hit by car before being beheaded
A beloved family cat found mutilated on the doorstep of an arson witness was not tortured, but hit by a car before being beheaded, police say.
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Fall in Toronto


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Toronto High Park