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CANADA News, Oct 20, 2011


Why Canada needs a smarter tourism strategy
Globe and Mail
There is a map of the world on which Canada is shrinking, and it offers some directions for the future. Canada's share of international tourism has declined dramatically in the past decade. It means more than bad times for bed-and-breakfasts....
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Globe and Mail
Two Silver Medals for Canada on the Final Day of Rowing at the Pan Am Games
Rowing News
October 19, 2011 - Canada won a total of eight medals at the 2011 Pan American Games regatta, held in Guzman, Mexico. The first medal of the day for Canada was a silver in the women's quad.Canada's time was 6:37.68. Argentina won in 6:34.46, ...
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Decorated war veteran Barney Danson was defence minister under Trudeau
Globe and Mail
He led Canada's military as defence minister. Without him, there might never have been a new Canadian War Museum. Pierre Trudeau had a heck of a time with his name. Barney Danson's passing deprives Canada of a distinguished public figure who served ...
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Globe and Mail
Maple Leaf to cut jobs, close plants in sweeping overhaul
Globe and Mail
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. MFI-T unveiled a sweeping $560-million overhaul that will see it close most of its aging meat-processing factories in Canada in a bid to slash costs as it fights with more efficient global rivals. Facing increased competition from ...
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Globe and Mail
New bridge linking US, Canada on hold
Washington Times
(Associated Press) The momentum for a new bridge linking Detroit and Canada seems to be waning in Michigan, where the wealthy owner of a private span has waged a pricey public-relations war on television to sink it and a new public opinion poll ...
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Washington Times
Protests planned for Bush, Clinton event in Canada
CNN International
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to protest outside an event inCanada where Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are speaking. Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to ...
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UPDATE 1-Canada natives assail plan to revive rejected mine
Reuters
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - If Taseko Mines (TKO.TO) presses ahead with a plan to build a mine on aboriginal lands in British Columbia it could harm the Canadian province's plans to expand the mining sector, a native leader said on ...
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Critic of hockey violence pulls no punches
Calgary Herald
Author and journalist Laura Robinson called the colourful Hockey Night In Canada icon a tired old man who should retire. She also doesn't buy his on-air Saturday night apology to former NHL tough guys Stu Grimson, Chris Nilan and Jim Thomson for ...
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Canada claims gold in women's badminton
Vancouver Sun
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Alexandra Bruce and Michelle Li won Canada's seventh gold medal at the Pan American Games on Wednesday, stepping to the top of the podium in women's badminton doubles. Bruce, of Toronto, and Li, of Markham, Ont., defeated the ...
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Announcing Innovation Canada Working Groups
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
The purpose of this initiative is to re-establish Canada as a global innovation leader.Canada's innovation crunch is a well known and frequently debated issue. One step taken to try and address the situation was the commissioning of a review by a ...
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SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Results of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy
MarketWatch (press release)
This strategy will create jobs and generate significant economic benefits in shipbuilding and related industries across Canada. This will involve skilled work in a variety of sectors, such as steel manufacturing, information technology, ...
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Saskatoon ranks high on biz list
StarPhoenix
Saskatoon ranks among the top three entrepreneurial cities in Canada, says a recent report by a national lobby group for small business. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business's (CFIB) "Communities in Boom" report places Saskatoon third ...
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Canada strikes gold in trampoline, cycling
Victoria Times Colonist
Canada added a gold medal in women's team pursuit in track cycling. MacLennan's gold was the fourth for Canada at the Games. She totalled 53.975 points to finish ahead of Dakota Earnest (51.060) and Alaina Williams (48.380) of the US "I'm happy with my ...
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Robert Redford no scientist: Canada energy minister
Reuters
CALGARY, Alberta Oct 19 (Reuters) - Canada's energy minister took a shot at one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors and directors on Wednesday, saying Robert Redford does not have the credentials to speculate on the environmental impact of the ...
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To link or not to link…
Edmonton Journal (blog)
Last December, the Supreme Court of Canada heard a case on the issue of on whether merely including a link to another site was 'republishing', because if it was, it meant that the writer who included the link could be held liable for any defamatory ...
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Health Canada approves new device that will speed detection of skin cancers
Vancouver Sun
The device, developed by the BC Cancer Agency and the University of BC, was approved on Wednesday by Health Canada, which means it can be marketed and sold in Canada. At present, the most accurate means of diagnosing skin cancer is through a biopsy ...
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Let the Europeans freeze in the dark
Calgary Herald (blog)
In fact, Enbridge – North America's leading energy transportation company – has been delivering oil to the US for six decades now and is continuing to extend the reach of Canada's crude oil in the world's largest and most important energy market. ...
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Asian immigration influences Canadian eating, study says
Vancouver Sun
By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun October 19, 2011 Canada's growing Asian population is exerting a powerful influence on the nation's dietary trends, from eating more fruit to consuming less beef, according to a newly released market study. ...
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Star in Canada Is Answer to Trivia Question
New York Times
Yet the milestone moment had little resonance for those outside Canada. Who, after all, is Anthony Calvillo? “I've never had an American come up to me and recognize me,” Calvillo said by telephone from Montreal. “The only people that watch the CFL ...
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New York Times
Analysis: RIM could face lawsuits for BlackBerry problems
Reuters
By Moira Herbst (Reuters) - Law firms in the United States and Canada are exploring possible consumer lawsuits against Research In Motion Ltd for last week's BlackBerry outages, which for three days crippled email and messaging for tens of millions of ...
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Reuters
Senate committee to look at Canada-US price discrepancies
Vancouver Sun
By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News October 19, 2011 Canadian consumers are justifiably "annoyed and perplexed" when they see products being sold for a higher price in Canada than in the United States, says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. ...
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Ottawa slammed for missed trade opportunities in Asia
CTV.ca
Dr. Wendy Dobson, of the Institute for International Business at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, authored the report on behalf of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Canada China Business Council. ...
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CTV.ca
Knot of Worry Tightens for Fishermen
New York Times
By WILLIAM YARDLEY SEATTLE — The scientist in Canada got the results from a respected lab and held a news conference. The ice and bait man at a fish processor in Sitka, Alaska, heard the news on Facebook. Vardon Tremain read it in the newspaper while ...
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New York Times
Canada 2-yr bond auction sees softer demand
Reuters
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Canada's sale of two-year government bonds met with softer but still healthy demand on Wednesday as ample supply kept buyers in check and progress on the European debt crisis boosted risk appetite. ...
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Yahoo: Silver Lake, Microsoft, Canada Pension Board Mull Bid, WSJ Says
Forbes
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal this afternoon, Silver Lake Partners is working with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Microsoft on a proposal to buy Yahoo. The story is sourced to “people familiar with the matter. ...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ gains in early trade as risk appetite rises
Reuters
Canada's composite leading indicator dropped by 0.1 percent in September from August, the first fall in a year, on lower stock markets and weakness in the manufacturing sector, bucking market expectations for a 0.1 percent gain. ...
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Canada must tackle tough issues, bank CEO says
Toronto Star
In 1991, he moved to Canada Trust Financial Services Inc., and became the chief executive officer three years later. In February, 2000, TD acquired the trust company, and Clark supervised the integration of the two financial services firms. ...
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New index pinpoints inequalities in Canadians' quality of life
Globe and Mail
Canada's economy has boomed for much of the past two decades, yet that expansion has not sparked equally robust improvements in Canadians' quality of life. That is the key finding of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, a composite guide launching Thursday...
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Globe and Mail
Hockey Night over for Punjabi-language broadcast
Vancouver Sun
By Ishani Nath, Postmedia News October 19, 2011 Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi hosts, Harnarayan Singh and Amarinder Singh, pose with Hockey Night in Canada analyst Don Cherry. VANCOUVER — The sun has set on Hockey Night in Canada's Punjabi-language ...
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Prathap Perera standing up for SL in Canada
Ceylon Daily News
Prathap who inspired the right thinking among Sri Lankan and Canadian youths in Toronto and other parts of Canada was a student at the York University then. Sadly, the York University students union was a den full of brainwashed youths of Canadian ...
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Ceylon Daily News
Netflix adds support for Canada, Latin America and Honeycomb
By Phone Arena
Not too long ago, Netflix updated its app to be compatible on all Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices, and now just one day after the announcement of Android 4.0, Netflix has been updated to work on Android 3.0 tablets...
PhoneArena - News
Canada News Centre - Environment Canada Launches Tool to ...
Today representatives from Environment Canada joined with His Worship, Peter Kelly, Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), to officially launch the HRM Urban BioKit.
Canada News Centre - National News
ICE setting sight on Canadian wheat market | Economy | News ...
ICE Futures Canada is all set to become a player in the soon-to-be competitive market for wheat and barley sales in Canada.
FP Top Stories List
Nova Scotia Proud to be Canada's Shipbuilder | Nova, Shipbuilding ...
By Haligonia Editors
Nova Scotia Proud to be Canada's Shipbuilder Wednesday, 19 October 2011 16:28 Haligonia EditorsNews - Newsblog Nova Scotia has been selected to bu...
haligonia.ca | Halifax Nova Scotia...
Royal Canadian Mint Offers 5 Parks Canada Centennial Coins at ...
By Royal Canadian Mint
For almost instant gratification, you can go online now and order a 5-pack of shiny, new ParksCanada Centennial Coins for $5.
Coin News
XE.com - CANADA STOCKS-TSX slides as Fed view adds to euro ...
In individual company news, global miner Rio Tinto entered the battle for Canadian uranium explorer. Hathor Exploration with a C$578 million ($572 million). friendly takeover offer that topped a hostile bid by Cameco. Corp, one of the world's ...
XE Forex News
Canada does socialized medicine right | World News |Axisoflogic.com
Elderly woman breaks hip at Niagara hospital, told by staff to call ambulance. When Doreen Wallace fell and broke her hip in the lobby of a Niagara Falls hospital, she figured at least she'd get help — and fast. But that's not what happened. ...
Axisoflogic.com
CBC lashes out over scrutiny of spending | Canada | News | London ...
CBC is lashing out against Quebecor, parent company of QMI Agency, over an ongoing series of stories about the state broadcaster's problem with disclosing how it spends taxpayer's money.
London Free Press
Canadian soldiers irked after Lowe's pulls discount program ...
Some Canadian soldiers are feeling a little unappreciated after home improvement retail giant Lowe's announced it would pull its discount program it said was offered by mistake – the discount program was only intended for U.S. military ...
Canada stories
Confronting Canada's Innovation Gap | The Mark
By Karen Mazurkewich
Our academic institutions' lack of a common approach to intellectual property ownership is stifling our production.
The Mark News - All Articles
Killer allegedly overpowers prison guard on escorted trip | Canada ...
While he couldn't speak to Corrections Canada procedures, Sangster said RCMP policy states "when we transport prisoners, there's shackles on and they're handcuffed." ... Expert: MJ doc acted like an employee. Dr. Steven Shafer. 0 · News ...
Top News stories
The State News :: Snyder talk Canadian bridge, state transportation ...
By Ian Kullgren
As an initiative to begin building a new bridge between Detroit and Canada stalled in the state senate, Gov. Rick Snyder gave a speech at MSU on Tuesday pushing for approval of the project and calling for more economic cooperation across ...
State News State News Top Stories
MI: Governor Snyder wants broader ties to Canada :: Transport News
By admin
Saxotech Paragraph Count: 5 –>. EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to broaden ties with Canada, and one of his top goals to make that happen is building a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Speaking ...
Transport News
Transcon launches auction / barter site in Canada | world news ...
By Peter M. Zollman
The latest Web initiative developed by the New Media and Digital Solutions Group introduces a new marketing concept and is the first auction site of its kind in Canada. *An original business model* **. BidGO is based on an innovative barter ...
world news releases
Halifax and Vancouver big winners in shipbuilding sweepstakes ...
Shipyards on Canada's east and west coasts have been awarded $33 billion to revitalize the navy and coast guard with 28 large vessels over the next 30 years.
Top News stories
Canada ranks eighth in household wealth: report - Article Details ...
By James Langton
Canada currently accounts for about 4% of the wealthiest people in the world, according to a new report from the Credit Suisse Research Institute. In the second edition of its global wealth report, the firm reports that global household wealth ...
Investment Executive - News
Canada says law to end grain monopoly coming soon - Yahoo! News
News. WINNIPEG, Manitoba - (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative government will pass legislation "very soon" to end the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on ...
news.yahoo.com/canada-says-law-end-grain-monopoly-comin...
Blackberry Outages Spread To Canada U S | News
Blackberry Outages Spread To Canada, U.s. for free Research In Motion s .
www.newcanadanews.com/.../BlackBerry-Outages-Spread-To-...
Canada News Centre - Government of Canada supports ...
The Government of Canada's Enabling Accessibility Fund is helping people with disabilities in Markham and the surrounding area to gain full access to the ...
www.vicinityjobs.com/cgi-bin/externalpage_news.pl?id...
UK hands over Charter chairmanship to Canada | News | BIS
After six successful months of leading the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters, the UK Space Agency has this week (07 October 2011) handed over ...
www.bis.gov.uk/.../uk-hands-over-charter-chairmanship-to-ca...

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