Tamara Baluja
Digital Journalist based in ON, Canada.
Joined on Jan 1, 2009
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded that the country's presidential election date be moved to the spring, turning up the heat on Afghanistan's already simmering political tensions.
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It was the night of the Slumdog, which swept away with eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director. Kate Winslet got her much overdue victory, and Heath Ledger has become the second actor to win posthumously.
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The host of the 2009 Oscars is none other than Hugh Jackman, an Emmy and Tony-award winner hailing from Australia. So what is he doing at an acting award event?
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Canada's broadcast regulator announced a new kind of television license designed to give some of the country's cash-strapped small-market TV stations some relief in an economic downturn.
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The Oscar's are hardly representative of good Hollywood cinema. How can an institution that managed to ignore Hitchcock, Kubrick, Citizen Kane, and Pulp Fiction (to name a few) give us any indication of what we ought to admire?
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Obama met privately at Parliament Hill in Ottawa before sitting down with officials from both countries, and then a working lunch.
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Canadian soldiers posted in Afghanistan put together Valentine's Day messages for their loved ones. The footage was made public by the Canadian Forces Combat Camera.
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Ontario police arrested 31 suspects in what has been called the largest child porn bust in Ontario history. A four-year old boy and a 12-year old girl were rescued.
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Why keep online dating confined to your computer, when you can take it everywhere you go? SpeedDate.com has launched an iPhone application that allows you to view profiles on the go.
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The talking feature of the Retriever laptop program can "shout" that the laptop has been stolen. Front Door Software Corporation promises a 97 per cent chance of recovery.
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Maple Leaf Foods has reached a $27 million settlement in class-action lawsuits over the 2008 listeriosis outbreak. Up to 10,000 claims are expected to be filed.
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A car crashed into west-end Toronto home, resulting in extensive structural damage. Woman escapes miraculously unharmed as she was luckily outside her home office.
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A suspect in last month's subway shooting in Toronto has turned himself into police. He was arrested shortly thereafter and charged with attempted murder.
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It's not that uncommon to see advertisements for certain religious denominations on the Toronto transit system. But now an atheist bus campaign might be in the works for the TTC.
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It was frightening enough when stray voltage caused the deaths of two dogs by electric shock in Toronto. Now it has sparked at least one child, prompting Toronto Hydro to step up its repair job.
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Obama-mania is taking over the news - all news. It is time to step back and take stock if every article or newscast needs to include Obama.
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Opposition leader Ignatieff said the Liberals will support the federal budget if certain conditions are met, signalling the survival of the Conservative government for at least a few more months.
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Pfizer is reportedly in talks to buy out its rival Wyeth. The potential merger could be valued at $60 billion. Although no deal is imminent yet, negotiations have been going on for months and may be fuelled by the loss of the Lipitor patent in 2011.
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Police are on a manhunt for a subway shooter after one man was shot inside Osgoode subway station in Toronto. Subway service on the major downtown artery came to a halt as police continued their investigation.
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The Ontario government is sending its top mediator for "one more shot" at ending the strike at York University, which has dragged on for nearly 2.5 months.
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