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CANADA News, Aug 15, 2011


Your Take: Occupy Canada as the beginning of positive change
CBC.ca
By Community Team As the Occupy Wall Street movement shows no signs of abating in the US, plans for Canada's own protests - known as Occupy Canada - are picking up steam. We asked readers for their thoughts on the movement, as well as what some of them ...
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CBC.ca
Canada At A Glance: AM
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
WINNIPEG, MB, October 14, 2011 (CNS), Oct 14, 2011 (Commodity News Service Canada, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The following is a quick look at some of the news headlines across Canada. of the economy, according to a survey released Thursday. ...
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School citizenship quiz a tough go
Ottawa Citizen
By Derek Abma, Postmedia News October 15, 2011 12:00 AM Perhaps something along the lines of, "Canada has a national motto?" or "It's freezing out there." That is the kind of question that could appear on this year's Canadian Citizenship Challenge quiz ...
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Sale of Stake in Metro English Canada <MTROsdbb.ST>
Reuters (press release)
Metro International SA ("Metro"), the international newspaper group, today announced that it has sold part of their interest in the English speaking part of Canada ("Metro English Canada") to its JV partner, Torstar. The transaction closed on October ...
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Canada Dollar Gains Most in 3 Months on Europe Rescue Optimism
BusinessWeek
By Chris Fournier Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's dollar strengthened by the most since July as speculation European officials are making progress fashioning a rescue plan for the region's debt crisis stoked appetite for riskier assets. ...
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Does Canada Think Abortion Providers Are Terrorists?
Care2.com (blog)
by Robin M. According to Jezebel, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre ofCanada (FINTRAC), a Canadian government run website, has a helpful page dedicated to understanding the financial tracking of terrorist and terrorist groups. ...
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Swedish delegation looks to Vancouver for help integrating immigrant children
Vancouver Sun
By Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun October 14, 2011 10:04 PM Canada is a world leader in integrating immigrant children into the school system and a delegation from Sweden was in Vancouver this week to study what this country's doing right. ...
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Calgary a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2012
Calgary Herald
Calgary has been named a Cultural Capital of Canada under a federal program that brings $2 million in funding with it. The City has also pledged $2 million for the Calgary 2012 celebration of the arts. It's official: Calgary is a Cultural Capital of ...
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CORRECTED - CANADA STOCKS-TSX higher on day, surges 4.3 pct on week
Reuters
Even natural gas is moving up today, which has been one of the markets that has been quite negative," said John Kurgan, senior market strategist from MF Global Canada. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended up 169.84 points, ...
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Drink magnate bets on Cherry
Montreal Gazette
Don Cherry will be back in his Coach's Corner Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada. The question is: will you be watching? Frank D'Angelo is banking that you will. D'Angelo is the president and CEO of D'Angelo Brands, which produces the Cheetah ...
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Bank of Canada chief says ready to head G20 board
Reuters
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks during a news conference upon the release of the Monetary Policy Report in Ottawa July 20, 2011. (Reuters) - Canada'scentral bank chief says he is ready to serve as head of the Financial Stability Board, ...
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Reuters
Team Canada to play for bronze
StarPhoenix
Team Canada needed a win against Cuba on Friday at the IBAF World Cup of Baseball to punch their ticket to the gold medal match, but it was Cuba that got the better of Canada. The Cubans put three on the board in the first and never looked back in a ...
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City buffeted by torrential rain, wind
Ottawa Citizen
By Kristy Nease, Ottawa Citizen October 15, 2011 12:00 AM Torrential downpours flooded some Ottawa-area roads Friday afternoon, with between 50 and 75 millimetres of rain from 1: 30 to 3: 20 pm Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch in ...
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Canada to press Sri Lanka on abuses
Ottawa Citizen
At that session, Harper was responding to questions about Canada's stance on whether Sri Lanka should be permitted to host the next Commonwealth summit in 2013 and whether there should be an international investigation into allegations of human rights ...
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Galaxy Nexus Prime Launch
TFTS (blog)
And while that will certainly make for a nice deal, or a fun deal given the recent humor surrounding Siri — Best Buy Canada has announced a decent Free Phone Fridays offer for those who are willing to pick up an iPhone 4. That being said, the details ...
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TFTS (blog)
BC manufacturing sales up sharply in last year, outpacing rest of country as a ...
Vancouver Sun
Primary metals manufacturing made up one-quarter of BC's increase in manufacturing sales, according to Statistics Canada. BC manufacturing sales were on the rise in August, largely on the strength of metals and transportation equipment. ...
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Adrienne Clarkson's Canada has room for all
Calgary Herald
Before Adrienne Clarkson was Canada's 26th Governor-General, setting all sorts of firsts that became common in her 72 years of life, she came regularly into our homes as the host of a variety of programs, predominately on CBC-TV. ...
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Tories pushing forward plan to balance seat totals in Commons
National Post
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty work on aircraft windows at Flying Colours, an aircraft completions and maintenance facility at Peterborough Municipal Airport October 14, 2011. By Mark Kennedy and Marianne ...
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Kelly McParland: Supreme Court decides that babies still don't count for much
National Post (blog)
Canada is a great place. I read somewhere this week (sorry, can't find the link) that if you're among the lowest income group in the US, you're still better off than 68% of the rest of the world. I bet that's even more true for Canada, where the safety ...
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New Apple iPhone sees thousands line up pre-dawn
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Thousands of people camped out at electronics stores Friday morning as the newest iPhone went on sale in Canada and a half-dozen other countries. Apple Stores and retailers Future Shop and Best Buy were opening two hours ...
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CBC.ca
Canada To Introduce New Pension Legislation Soon
Wall Street Journal
By Monica Gutschi Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Ted Menzies,Canada's Minister of State for Finance, said Friday the federal government hopes to introduce legislation this year to allow the creation of Pooled Registered Pension Plans. ...
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Air Canada bypasses contract talks; launches seat sale
Globe and Mail
Union leaders are pressing Air Canada AC.BT to return to contract talks, but the airline is turning its attention to wooing consumers after narrowly avoiding a strike. Instead of restarting negotiations, the country's largest airline launched a seat ...
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Globe and Mail
The world according to Amnesty International
National Post
Susan Lee is calling on Canada to arrest George W. Bush. Yes, him. That Bush. Ms. Lee's media release spells it out. "Canada is required by its international obligations to arrest and prosecute former president Bush." What's really remarkable is that ...
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Canada warns citizens to leave Syria immediately as UN assails regime
Vancouver Sun
BEIRUT — Canada's Foreign Affairs Department upgraded its warning on Syria Friday, advising any citizens currently in the protest-racked country to leave as soon as possible. "Canadians in Syria should leave now by commercial means while these are ...
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Canada targets Olympic berths at Pan Am Games
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Canada has set a target for the Pan American Games but it's berths not medals that team officials will be counting over the next two weeks. The Games are a direct Olympic qualifier for 12 sports and Canada's chef de mission ...
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Garda Names Charles Roberge Senior Vice President of Cash Logistics Canada
MarketWatch (press release)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, Oct 14, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Garda Cash Logistics, North America's premium cash logistics provider and a subsidiary of Garda World Security Corporation /quotes/zigman/22644 CA:GW +0.67% announced today that it has ...
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Gomez treats fans with cupcakes
Zee News
The 19-year-old is in Victoria, Canada for a string of gigs, where she saw fans queued for hours to get a prime position at the show. To reward them for their devotion, Gomez personally delivered a tray of Halloween-themed cupcakes, ...
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Zee News
Vancouver's Chinatown named a national historic site
Vancouver Sun
It now joins 956 other national historic sites named by Parks Canada, including the country's oldest surviving Chinatown in Victoria, which received the designation in 1995. A three-block stretch of Vancouver's Chinatown was designated a national ...
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Valuable bit of heritage comes home
Montreal Gazette
By MARIAN SCOTT, The Gazette October 15, 2011 3:05 AM Former Solicitor General Bob Kaplan shows off original coat of arms from Canada's first permanent Parliament. He bought it from an antiques dealer years ago, not realizing it was the original, ...
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Consulting Canada on the royal succession merely a 'courtesy'
CBC.ca
But while that letter came to Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Canada's input, this country won't have any legal sway in the matter. "I think what we have here is a courtesy request, and a motion in Parliament supporting the British endeavour is all ...
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CBC.ca
Longtime Liberal Reg Alcock dead at 63
CTV.ca
"Reg Alcock has been a phenomenal force in Manitoba, a true champion for Manitoba and for Canada and indeed for the Liberal party." Interim federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae described Alcock as a distinguished politician and public servant. ...
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CTV.ca
Canada News Centre - Federal Investment Strengthens Alberta's ...
Alberta is poised to become a global leader in beekeeping research and diagnostic technology thanks to an investment from the federal government.
Canada News Centre - National News
Union rebuffs Air Canada labour complaint : Breaking News ...
By admin
Breaking News | Canadian News | Breaking News Canada. Breaking ... The union representing Air Canada flight attendants is brushing off an unfair labour practice complaint filed against it by the airline, calling it a 'complete red-herring.' ...
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XE.com - CANADA STOCKS-TSX higher on day, surges 4.3 pct on ...
Search for a news provider, date, or keywords. News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. CANADA STOCKS-TSX higher on day, surges 4.3 pct on week. Top Articles ...
XE Forex News
Live: Wall Street protest moves to Canada - News editorial with a ...
By MSN CA
Christine Diemert's career stops include the Globe and Mail, London Free Press, Windsor Star andCanadian Press. She is now senior editor of MSN News. Corina Milic. Corina Milic is a Carleton journalism grad who reported from Rwanda ...
News editorial with a twist at...
Tax-News.com: Canada Clarifies Corporate E-File Rules ...
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by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington. 14 October 2011. Proposed changes to Canada'sIncome Tax Regulations will mean that specified businesses must comply with mandatory electronic filing requirements for their tax returns. ...
Clearing and Settlement — Clearing...
Canada's Dollar Ends Week with Big Gain — Forex News
By NewsInspector
If you have any questions, comments or opinions regarding the Canadian Dollar, feel free to post them using the commentary form below. Earlier News About the Canadian Dollar: Loonie Lower on Oil Prices, Risk Aversion (2011-10-13); CAD ...
Forex News
411 On Canada's Onshore & Offshore Oil Drilling - Care2 News ...
By Dennis R.
Canada is the 7th largest oil producing country in the world, producing 2.6 million barrels of oil per day! Canadian oil comes from onshore oil wells and offshore oil drilling. Canada is also the largest source of oil imports to the United States.
Care2 News Network
Grand Bay native wins Madam Wob Dwiyet Canada 2011 ...
By admin
Madam Wob Dwiyet Canada 2011. Photos by Robert Larocque. On Saturday October 8, at 6:30 p.m., at the Sts. Peter & Paul Banquet Hall in Toronto, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Ontario Association (CDOA) celebrated Dominica's ...
Dominica News Online
No reason to “occupy” Canada's financial and ... - Siam Daily News
By XinhuaNET.COM
No reason to occupy Canada's financial and political capitals: Harper As protest groups prepare to demonstrate near the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa and.
Siam Daily News Online
Turn by Turn Navigation US + Canada - Review | wpcentral ...
The app itself has changed very little (you do have a new search function) but the performance is noticeably improved with the addition of on-board, offline maps. To see how Turn by Turn Navigation US + Canada managed the open road, ...
WPCentral.com
Harper warns Ukraine's president over trial of ex-PM | Canada ...
Harper in Ukraine Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich (R) and Prime Minister Stephen Harper applaud during a news conference in Kiev in this October 25, 2010 file photo. (REUTERS FILES/Gleb Garanich). Tweet. Change text size for the ...
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Web Host Server Cloud Canada Deploys HP Private Cloud | WHIR ...
Web Host Server Cloud Canada Deploys HP Private Cloud | The Web Host Industry Review - Web Hosting News.
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Air Canada's woes may be short term « News Hub Today
By NewsHubToday
The International Air Travel Association says North American air carriers such as Air Canada saw, on average, a 3.9 per cent increase in demand last quarter. That's encouraging news for an industry struggling to deal with a wobbly economy. ...
News Hub Today
News Archive » Carleton Grad Named Canada ... - Events at CU
By chriscline
Fuschia Sirois, MA/98 and PhD/03, has been named Canada Research Chair in health and well-being in her capacity as associate professor in the psychology department at Bishop's University. Sirois obtained her MA and PhD in social work ...
Carleton University Newsroom
Canada factory sales surge for second month ... - News on Feeds
Reuters - Canadian manufacturing sales grew at nearly three times the pace expected in August as large aerospace production outweighed a decline in the auto sector, according to Statistics Canadadata on Friday. Yahoo! News: World News ...
NewsOnFeeds.com World News
Schulich expert says Air Canada likely to ... - Schulich News & Events
By Michelle Cholak
According to a CBC News article on Friday, October 14th, experts say the contract dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants may hurt financially now, but it isn't likely to damage the carrier's long-term business prospects. After giving ...
Schulich News & Events
Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest George Bush - News
Human rights organisation says Canada must prosecute former US president during October visit for "authorising torture".
aljazeera.com/news/americas/.../20111012162428380639.html
Canada Music News - Music Industry Today
Latest music news for music industry professionals & analysts. Breaking technology, record companies, labels, albums, artists & instruments news.
music.einnews.com/country/canada
Canada News Centre - Marshall McLuhan celebrated as a National ...
The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Eglinton-Lawrence, on behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's ...
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