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CANADA News, Dec 11, 2011


Partnership Africa Canada Commits to KP
Rapaport
Partnership Africa Canada (PAC), a founding member of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) civil society coalition, has pledged to stay in the scheme despite the withdrawal of its partner Global Witness last week. ...
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Gough helps Canada win luge relay silver
CBC.ca
It was just the second time Canada won a World Cup luge medal on home soil. "I had a good run and these guys put down good runs," said Gough, shouting over the cheers and ringing bells from a loud crowd. "It's a great feeling when it's a team ...
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CBC.ca
MacKinnon: Big-league help is on the way
Vancouver Sun
By John MacKinnon, edmontonjournal.com December 10, 2011 Team Canadaforward Brett Connolly checks Team Sweden forward John Klingberg (R) during the first period of their IIHF World Junior Championships pre-competition game in Toronto December 21, ...
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Canada's Patrick Chan captures men's singles title at Grand Prix Final
Washington Post
QUEBEC CITY — Canada's Patrick Chan won his second consecutive ISU Grand Prix Final title on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Toronto fell on his triple Lutz and touched two hands down on his quad toe loop, but still earned first-place marks of 173.67 ...
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Scouts Canada unhappy with 'Fifth Estate' story, says lawsuit could be an option
Montreal Gazette
By Tara Bradbury, St. John's Telegram December 10, 2011 Scouts Canada has recently come under fire for connections linked with a pedophile Scouts leader. ST. JOHN'S — Scouts Canada is keeping its options open when it comes to taking legal action ...
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Canada hopeful of reaching new climate treaty by 2015
CTV.ca
AP DURBAN, South Africa — Canada's environment minister says he is optimistic a new climate treaty can be reached by 2015. Peter Kent's remarks came in a statement issued in Durban, South Africa, where a UN conference reached an agreement early today ...
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CTV.ca
Canada's First Nations: a scandal where the victims are blamed
The Guardian
But here it is, in Canada. For all the extremity of the Attawapiskat situation, perhaps the biggest disgrace for Canadians is that poor living conditions, mediocre educational systems and deprived health are the norm for many First Nation communities. ...
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UFC's return still packs a punch
Toronto Star
Canadian Mark Bocek, top, pins American Nik Lentz on the way to a unanimous decision Saturday night during UFC 140 at the Air Canada Centre. In terms of hype, it was a born loser. The second visit of the Ultimate Fighting Challenge to Toronto never had ...
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Nuclear waste dump idea sparks unease in Ontario
CTV.ca
TORONTO — A community on the shores of Lake Huron has cracked open the door to southern Ontario's becoming the permanent storage site for Canada's spent, but still dangerously radioactive, nuclear fuel. Until now, only nine communities in remote areas ...
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CTV.ca
Disagreement over salmon virus in Canada
Juneau Empire
“Fish disease has become a federal secret in Canada,” fish researcher Dr. Alexandra Morton said. “I believe it is because it is everywhere and no one wants to admit it.” In a letter to Fisheries and Oceans Canada Minister Keith Ashfield, ...
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Glacier walk would share unique ecosystem
Calgary Herald
By Michael Hannan, Calgary Herald December 11, 2011 3:16 AM One of the greatest attributes of Canada is its diverse and scenic landscapes. From coast, to coast, to coast, Canada's 41 national parks and park reserves have played a major role in ...
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Canada's online beehive
Toronto Star
But the reality is that Canada needs a 21st century public broadcaster more than ever. We need a media commons — a public, independent place where there can be a true meeting of the minds and where we can have a chance of achieving some kind of social ...
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Canada, US Sign Historic Border Security, Trade Agreement
The Ledger
By JIM FOX The historic border security and trade agreement for Canada and the United States is intended to ease the movement of people and goods between the two countries. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the Beyond the Border measures "represent ...
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George Johnson: Canada's Visentin can bounce back from Steve Smith moment
National Post (blog)
In the debris field of the five-goal third-period that cemented Canada'sinconceivable collapse to Russia during the 2011 IIHF world junior hockey championship gold-medal game in Buffalo, Mark Visentin showed that he is made of tough stuff. ...
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National Post (blog)
Canada's Hollingsworth wins skeleton World Cup stop; O'Shea, Uhlaender of US...
Washington Post
Canada's Mellisa Hollingsworth won the race, putting down the fastest time in each of the two runs and finishing in a combined 2 minutes, 6.09 seconds. O'Shea was 0.37 seconds back, Uhlaender another 0.18 seconds off the Canadian's pace — but ...
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World Needs More Canada latest (Nordic dep't)
Macleans.ca (blog)
News from Iceland is always of special interest in Canada, where the Icelandic diaspora has given us legitimate world-historical notables like William Stephenson and, er, the other William Stephenson. The inherent vulnerability of Iceland's own ...
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Nothing compares 2 Prince
Vancouver Sun
By Mike Devlin, Postmedia News December 10, 2011 Prince is set to bring his royal badness to Canada this week for this most in-depth tour of Canada since 2002. The Welcome 2 Canada trek, a continuation of a North American tour which began nearly one ...
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What others are saying
Chicago Tribune
History explains why, according to co-authors Michael Bordo, Angela Redish, and Hugh Rockoff in Why Didn't Canada Have a Banking Crisis in 2008 (or in 1930, or 1907, or ...)? Starting in the nineteenth century, Canada and the United States took ...
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Man has little memory of cross-Canada run
UPI.com
By JOSEPH CHRYSDALE, United Press International Trans-Canada runner David McGuire and road manager Melissa Wild slump and relax Dec. 9, 2011, in Victoria, British Columbia, at the completion of an 8-month, 4500-mile run across Canadato raise awareness ...
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Canadian detained over alleged Gadhafi plot in limbo
CTV.ca
TORONTO — A Canadian woman detained by Mexican authorities in connection with an alleged plot involving a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is devastated by her ordeal, says one of her lawyers. Paul Copeland hasn't actually been able to speak with ...
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CTV.ca
Chris Chelios reflects on legendary career as induction into US Hockey Hall of ...
MLive.com
But he helped the Canadiens advance to the conference finals and qualified for that fall's Canada Cup, a tournament played five times from 1976-91 featuring the world's best hockey players. It was the kick-start to a legendary hall of fame career. ...
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MLive.com
Tories to take questions in inaugural Twitter town hall
CTV.ca
Treasury Board President Tony Clement will host the government's inaugural Twitter town hall this Thursday, taking questions for 90 minutes on the subject of developing an open government strategy forCanada. While many MPs, as well as government ...
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CTV.ca
Spooner misses Canada's camp due to mono
Yahoo! Sports
Sports 12 hours, 13 minutes ago Mono costs Boston Bruins prospect Ryan Spooner the chance to try out for Team Canada. Ryan Spooner says a coach once told him: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. But today, after being told he has mononucleosis ...
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Yahoo! Sports
Canada rejects asylum seeker deported to torture in Libya – tells him to stay ...
Malta Independent Online
Canadian officials are reportedly washing their hands of an asylum seeker who was tortured when Canada deported him and his family to Libya while it was still in the clutches of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Adel Benhmuda learned last week that his...
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Green revolution
Calgary Herald
By Anders Lorenzen, Calgary Herald December 11, 2011 3:16 AM Re: "RIP Kyoto;Canada right to help put the flawed protocol out of its misery," Editorial, Dec. 6.Canada has made wrong choices by focusing so highly on the tarsands, which the world now ...
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Bloc Quebecois set to choose new leader : Breaking News ...
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Frontier Post :: Afghanistan News :: Canada to hand over prisoners ...
By shimran
OTTAWA (Online): Canada will turn over all Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents it holds in Afghanistan to the United States, Foreign Minister John Baird has announced.The agreement, announced in the Canadian Parliament, will allow ...
Frontier Post
Canadian man indicted in US terror case - Law Enforcement News
Associated Press NEW YORK — A man in custody in Canada has been indicted on U.S.
PoliceOne Daily News
CANADA: Prince Edward Island Green Party ... - Basic Income News
By USBIG
Sharon Labchuck, the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island, finds interest on the idea of a “guaranteed liveable income”. According to the CanadianGuardian, she described it ...
Basic Income News
Canadian “urban” comedian Ric Mercer visits ... - City Farmer News
By Michael Levenston
Rick visits the 41st annual Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Saskatchewan. Richard Vincent “Rick” Mercer is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and blogger. See more of Ric on his website here. ...
City Farmer News
Blog Mentioned on CBC News - Anti-Racist Canada
By Nosferatu200
Well, we're certainly glad we can be useful. :) The video can be found here on the CBC article about the Blood & Honour assaults. We are mentioned at 1:05. Unfortunately, it also posts the McKee-led Blood & Honour's website, as well as Bill ...
Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective
Canada Moves to Strip Citizenship from Thousands Including ...
By Carol Maher
Canada is investigating 6500 people from more than 100 countries, including Lebanon for fraudulently attempting to gain citizenship or permanent residency, the immigration minister announced Friday. “Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” ...
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Air Canada 777-200LR Polar route DVD and Blu-Ray « simFlight ...
By Sebastien
simFlight.COM News and Reviews for Simulation Games ... You're given an exceptional chance of flying aboard the 777-200LR Worldliner of Boeing with AirCanada, from Toronto Pearson to Hong Kong and back. For first time, Just Planes...
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Edmonton company helps buy F-104 Starfighter jet for museum ...
By canada.com National News
Edmonton company helps buy F-104 Starfighter jet for museum. Posted on 11 December 2011 by canada.com National News. The Alberta Aviation Museum will be getting its own F-104 Starfighter aircraft after a local waterbombing and forest ...
Herald 24x7
World Needs More Canada latest (Nordic dep't) - Colby Cosh ...
By Colby Cosh
I learn from a sister publication that a handful of economists in Iceland is recommending that the volcanic statelet adopt the Canadian dollar. News from Iceland is always of special interest in Canada, where the Icelandic diaspora has given us ...
Macleans.ca
Why Canadians should care about a euro collapse - Canada - CBC ...
Skip to main content; Skip to Why Canadians should care about a euro collapse; Skip to supplementary story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBC...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/.../euro-impact-canada.html
Canada News: Air force warned about backlash over MacKay's ...
Defence minister was picked up in a military helicopter operating 'under the guise ' of search and rescue training mission, documents obtained by the Star reveal.
www.thestar.com/.../1095436--air-force-warned-about-backlas...
Canada news: Canada's "Fox News North" takes on the CBC ...
An upstart conservative network takes on Canada's storied state broadcaster. Cue the zingers, and of course, a chicken suit.
www.globalpost.com/.../canadas-fox-news-north-takes-the-cbc
Year In Review 2011: Canada's Biggest News Stories, Have Your Say
Earlier this week we asked you to tell us what were the biggest Canadian newsstories of the year on Facebook, Twitter and our comments. We've rounded up ...
www.huffingtonpost.ca/.../year-in-review-2011-canada-bigges...
Canadian accused of conspiring in US terror case
AP NEW YORK – A man in custody in Canada was indicted on Friday on US charges that he helped coordinate Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for separate ...
www.foxnews.com/.../canadian-accused-conspiring-in-us-terro...
Scouts Canada unhappy with 'Fifth Estate' story, says lawsuit ...
By Tara Bradbury, St. John's Telegram December 10, 2011 Scouts Canada has recently come under fire for connections linked with a pedophile Scouts leader. ...
www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Scouts.../story.html
Canada's Dollar Appreciates After Central Bank Highlights Growth
One Canadian dollar buys 99.01 US cents. All 26 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News predicted the central bank would hold rates steady. ...
www.businessweek.com/.../canada-s-dollar-appreciates-after-c...
Canada News Centre - Government of Canada program helps post ...
A local post-secondary graduate will get the opportunity to develop job skills through the Government of Canada's support for a youth employment project.
news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=642279
BBC News - Climate summit sees Canadian strike on Kyoto treaty
Canada confirms it will not make new emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol and may formally withdraw from the treaty, adding new troubles for the UN climate ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15930562
Canada News Centre - Government of Canada program helps post ...
A local post-secondary graduate will get the opportunity to develop job skills through the Government of Canada's support for a youth employment project.
www.vicinityjobs.com/cgi-bin/externalpage_news.pl?id...
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