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A partial list of Canadian employers, businesses seeking to hire TFWs
OTTAWA – Thousands of companies have been allowed to hire temporary foreign workers after failing to find suitable Canadian alternatives. Here are a few, from a list compiled for Employment Minister Jason Kenney’s office from June 2010 to June 2012:
Five Alive: Blue Jays extend winning streak with 12-6 victory over Phillies
TORONTO – Edwin Encarnacion belted two of Toronto’s five home runs as the Blue Jays overpowered the Philadelphia Phillies 12-6 on Thursday night at Rogers Centre.
Chelsea halts Liverpool’s title charge and maintains own pursuit with 2-0 win over EPL leaders
LIVERPOOL, England – Chelsea dented Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes and maintained its own pursuit of the trophy with a 2-0 victory against the leaders on Sunday.
Kevin Martin thought others would retire from curling as well this year
When Kevin Martin decided to retire this year, he thought he’d have plenty of company.
Morris named skip of Team Canada, will lead champions into next Brier
TORONTO – The reigning Canadian men’s curling champions have a new skip for the next Tim Hortons Brier.
Jones wins 10th Grand Slam title with win over Homan at Players’ Championship
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones won her 10th Grand Slam curling victory on Sunday, defeating Ottawa’s Rachel Homan 5-2 in the women’s final of the Players’ Championship.
Martin advances to Players’ Championship final a day after announcing retirement
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Kevin Martin’s curling career is going to last one more game.
Kekuta Manneh’s late goal gives Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2 draw with L.A. Galaxy
VANCOUVER – Second-half substitute Kekuta Manneh’s goal in the 86th minute gave the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-2 draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday in Major League Soccer action.
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Olympian Kevin Martin retires from curling
TORONTO – Former Olympic champion Kevin Martin is retiring from curling.
McEwen edges Stoughton in battle of Winnipeg skips at Players’ Championship
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Mike McEwen edged Jeff Stoughton 5-4 in a battle of Winnipeg skips Thursday at the Players’ Championship.
Team Jennifer Jones sticking together to make another run for an Olympic berth
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Despite plenty of team restructuring on the Canadian men’s curling scene in recent weeks, Team Jennifer Jones is vowing to remain intact for another four years.
Liverpool takes charge of Premier League, Atletico Madrid 3 points clear in Spain
LIVERPOOL, England – There could be unlikely league winners in England and Spain this season, with Liverpool and Atletico Madrid keeping up their good form with wins on Sunday.
Veteran skip Kevin Koe leaves national champions to form new team
Veteran skip Kevin Koe is leaving the team that he guided to a national championship.
Canada’s Koe falls 7-5 to Switzerland at curling world championship
BEIJING, China – Canada’s Kevin Koe had to settle for fourth place at the world men’s curling championship after falling 7-5 to Switzerland in Sunday’s bronze-medal match.
Koe falls to Norway at curling Worlds, will play Sweden in semifinal
BEIJING, China – Going the long road to a gold-medal game is nothing new to Kevin Koe.
Canada’s Koe downs Germany 11-5 in roud robin at men’s world championship
BEIJING, China – Kevin Koe’s Calgary rink improved to 7-3 in the round-robin portion of the men’s world championship of curling with a 11-5 rout over Germany on Thursday.
Koe sits second at men’s world curling championship after beating Switzerland
BEIJING, China – Canada’s Kevin Koe doubled up Switzerland’s Peter de Cruz 8-4 in nine ends on Wednesday at the men’s world curling championship to maintain a tie for second place in round-robin action.
Authorities say missing runner survived by curling up in bushes in snowy California wilderness
SAN FRANCISCO – A missing Northern California runner survived two days in a treacherous and snowy mountainous region by sleeping on a cliff and kept warm in freezing conditions by curling up in bushes, authorities said Tuesday.
Canada’s Koe wins pair of games at world men’s curling championship
BEIJING, China – Canada’s Kevin Koe won both of his games at the world men’s curling championship on Monday to move into sole possession of second place in the round-robin standings.
Canada’s Kevin Koe splits games at world men’s curling championship
BEIJING, China – Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud scored three points in the ninth end for a 9-5 win over Canada’s Kevin Koe in a battle of first-place teams at the world men’s curling championship on Tuesday.
Marco Di Vaio leads Montreal Impact to 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union
CHESTER, Pa. – It was Marco Di Vaio’s return that ended Montreal Impact’s poor start to the season and a three-game losing streak.
Koe’s Canada rink wins opener against Denmark at world curling championships
BEIJING, China – Kevin Koe’s curling team accomplished what has been a rare feat this season, winning its opening game at the 2014 world men’s curling championship.
Koe tries to put distractions aside at world men’s curling championship
Canada’s Kevin Koe is trying his best to avoid distractions and focus on curling as he prepares for the upcoming men’s world curling championship.
Kennedy, Hebert to leave Martin’s team next season; skip undecided on future
Veteran skip Kevin Martin will have a much different lineup if he decides to return for another season on the men’s curling circuit.