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CANADA News, Apr 28, 2013

Canada taking a back seat in global recovery, says S&P
Globe and Mail
Canada emerged from the financial crisis with hardly a scratch, but it is going to find the global economic recovery a lot more difficult. The stock market has been suggesting this for the past two years. The S&P/TSX composite index has fallen more ...
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Globe and Mail
Tunisian Embassy says terrorism suspect arrested in Canada is a Tunisian citizen
Washington Post
MONTREAL — The Tunisian Embassy says one of two men accused of plotting to derail a train in Canada is a Tunisian citizen. The embassy said Thursday that 30-year-old Chiheb Esseghaier came to Quebec in August 2008 and is registered at the ...
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Washington Post
Air Canada Declines Most Since 2009 on Loss: Montreal Mover
Bloomberg
The adjusted net loss was about C$143 million ($139.1 million), Montreal-based Air Canada said today in a statement. That's bigger than the C$131.4 million average forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts. In the same period a year ago, the ...
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Suspects in Canada train plot to appear in court
Bangkok Post
A VIA Rail train leaves Union Station on April 22, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Two foreign nationals, arrested in Canada for a suspected Al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area, are due to appear in court for a bail ...
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Bangkok Post
IKEA Canada gets a 'High Five' for its Sustainability Initiatives
Sacramento Bee
BURLINGTON, ON, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ - High fives all around for IKEA Canada as they are named as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for the fifth consecutive year by Mediacorp. This special designation recognizes employers that lead the nation in ...
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Prince Philip presented with Order of Canada at start of visit
CTV News
Prince Philip was named a Companion of the Order of Canada and a Commander of the Order of Military Merit, a surprise honour as his brief visit to Toronto got underway Friday afternoon. Gov.-Gen. David Johnston presented the Duke of Edinburgh with the ...
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys a team to Esquimalt Harbour ...
Wall Street Journal
RICHMOND, BC, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to gather information and assess an incident involving the fishing vessel American Dynasty ...
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Canada needs a real debate on public spending
Troy Media
Unfortunately, the issue of compensation differences often gets lost in name-calling and ad hominen attacks. Canada needs a real debate on government spending and how to solve our deficits and debt rather than a contest of who can scream the loudest.
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Canada routs Switzerland at U-18 hockey world championships - CBC
CBC.ca
Canada used a balanced scoring attack in a 10-1 rout of Switzerland on Monday to remain unbeaten at the IIHF under-18 world championship in Sochi, Russia. Josh Morrissey of the Prince Albert Raiders and Laurent Dauphin of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens ...
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CBC.ca
Three UN rapporteurs on their way to probe Canada's human rights record
National Post
Canada approved three visits, starting as early as this summer, for the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ...
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Etihad, Air Canada in key deal
Khaleej Times
Etihad Airways on Thursday clinched yet another strategic deal by partnering with AirCanada in a new code-share agreement that is expected to give a further fillip to travel services between the UAE and Canada in the wake of fast improving bilateral ...
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Khaleej Times
30 hours a week and then some: When did Canada become a nation of TV ...
Globe and Mail
According to a new study, Canada has become the land of people glued to TV screens and tablets. A new report released by BBM Canada, the average Canadian adult watches a hefty 30 hours of television a week, which averages out to an average of four...
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Globe and Mail
Canada lambasts UN official for saying Boston bombings caused by 'American ...
National Post
OTTAWA — Canada slammed a top United Nations official Wednesday for suggesting the Boston Marathon attacks were the result of the United States “global domination project” and Washington's policy on Israel. Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur on ...
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Trinidad PM urges fresh effort in trade talks between Canada, Caricom
Globe and Mail
Talks on a free trade agreement between Canada and a group of 15 Caribbean countries appear to have stalled and need to be reinvigorated to meet a year-end deadline to conclude a deal, says Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bessessar ...
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Globe and Mail
Canada 11-month budget deficit C$11.8 bln
Reuters
OTTAWA, April 26 (Reuters) - Canada ran a budget surplus in February but a cumulative deficit of C$11.81 billion ($12.05 billion) in the first 11 months of the 2012-13 fiscal year, which was less than half the size of the shortfall expected for the ...
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Canada high on terror lists, expert says - Calgary Herald
Calgary Herald
With Canadians recently accused of involvement in terrorist plots abroad, a University of Calgary expert said a foiled plan to derail a Via passenger train illustrates Canadaremains a target of extremists. “We were, have been and continue to be on a ...
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Calgary Herald
Le Canada invité à participer à l'instauration d'un bouclier antimissile
LaPresse.ca
Cela porte à croire que l'administration Obama craint pour la sécurité de son territoire nordique, ce qui soulève des questions sur les dangers qui guettent le Canada, mais aussi sur la responsabilité qu'il devrait assumer. Un porte-parole du ministre ...
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Expulsion from Canada a sad travesty
Hamilton Spectator
We understand that Wafaa Abdou is to be expelled from Canada in a few days. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's office says no exceptions can be made. No exceptions? Rumour has it Conrad Black, a convicted felon, was given an exception when he ...
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BC court rules against Air Canada in proposed lawsuit over ticketing practices
Vancouver Sun
B.C. Supreme Court rejected that position last year and the Court of Appeal upheld its decision in a 3-0 judgment last month. Air Canada lawyer David Neave said his client has not yet decided if it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Vancouver Sun
T&T trade team off to Canada
Trinidad & Tobago Express
“From April 25-27, a delegation of Trinidad and Tobago senior government officials and private sector business leaders will conduct a trade and investment mission to Toronto, parallel to an official visit by the Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to ...
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I want to migrate to Canada as a skilled worker
Jamaica Gleaner
If your training is outside of Canada, you will also need to have an educational assessment done at one of the designated organisations that can provide you with a report on whether your educational credentials meet Canadian government credential ...
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Jamaica Gleaner
Suspects in Canada train plot appear in court
Channel News Asia
Two foreign nationals were arrested in Canada for a suspected Al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area. (AFP/Ian Willms). prev; ENLARGE; next. TORONTO: Two foreign nationals arrested on suspicion of what police say was an ...
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Channel News Asia
In Canada, building a Punjabi audience for hockey
Marketplace.org
Brian Elliott #1 of the St. Louis Blues makes a save against the Calgary Flames. There aren't words for "slapshot" or "puck" in Punjabi, but Hockey Night in Canada is drawing some of the country's 1.1 million speakers in with a Punjabi language broadcast.
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Marketplace.org
Canada terror plot suspect makes rambling statement in Toronto court
Kingston Daily Freeman
Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City andCanada. Canadian investigators say Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, received guidance from members of al-Qaida in Iran. Iranian government ...
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Air Canada launches pass-through financing for new airplanes
National Post
By Thursday, Air Canada, the country's largest airline, will have joined the ranks of North American carriers that have issued pass-through certificates, a creative way to finance the purchase of new aircraft on considerably more advantageous terms ...
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Klimchuk and Morrissey score as Canada beats Finland Friday
Examiner.com
According to the Hockey Canada website, two Calgary natives played instrumental roles for team Canada in a 3-1 victory over team Finland at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-18 Men's Ice Hockey Championship in Sochi, Russia on ...
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Examiner.com
Canada Post claims exclusive use of the words "postal code"
Boing Boing
Canada Post -- a failing, state-owned Crown Corporation -- not only claims a copyright on the database of postal codes (a collection of facts, and not the sort of thing that usually attracts copyright). They also claim a trademark on the words "postal ...
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Boing Boing
Canada, US to face off in U-18 final
NHL.com
Emotions will be high Sunday in Sochi, Russia, when the United States faces Canada in the gold-medal game of the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Both teams advanced to the title game after winning their respective ...
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Second Mysterious Boards of Canada 12-inch Found
Exclaim! (blog)
By Alex HudsonThis Record Store Day, electronic icons Boards of Canada released a mysterious 12-inch containing a 20-second snippet of music, along with a voice reading out a six-digit number. While we're still not sure exactly how many records were ...
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Exclaim! (blog)

RCMP: Alleged terror plot in Canada backed by al ... - CTV News
By Andrea Janus
The RCMP have arrested two people in connection with an alleged al-Qaeda-backed terror plot to derail a passenger train running on a Via Rail track. “Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or ...
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS
Prince Philip honours Canadian military battalion with ... - CTV News
Prince Philip presented a new regimental flag to a Canadian military battalion in Toronto Saturday morning, in a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of a key battle of the War of 1812.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS
Terror plot to attack New York-Toronto railroad thwarted in Canada ...
By RT
During Monday's press conference, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that they apprehended and charged two men earlier in the day that they believe unsuccessfully hatched what is being called a homegrown terror plot.
News RSS : Today
U.S. fishing boat collides with Canadian navy ship | CTV News
An American fishing trawler rammed a Canadian navy vessel tied up at dock at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Tuesday, injuring several people.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS
Canada Awards Its Favorite Video Games Of 2012 - News - www ...
By Kyle Hilliard
Last night, the fourth annual Canadian Video Game Awards were held Vancouver, British Columbia. Here you will find the list of what Canada considers to be the best games of the year.
News
Canada thwarts plot to blow up U.S.-Canada rail line - U.S. News
By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News
Canadian security forces say they have thwarted a plot to blow up a rail line between Canada and the United States and officials announced two arrests on Monday afternoon. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers said the suspects, who ...
Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles
Canada to tax Bitcoin transactions - TV — RT Business
By RT
RT is the first Russian 24/7 English-language news channel which brings the Russian view on globalnews. ... Canada to tax Bitcoin transactions - TV. Get short URL. Published time: April 27, 2013 10:39. AFP Photo / George Frey. Tweet ...
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Tiff Macklem says he wants top Bank of Canada job | News ...
By Gordon Isfeld
Tiff Macklem, senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, broke his silence Tuesday, acknowledging publicly he would take governor job if asked.
Financial Post - Top Stories
Police: 2 arrested in Canada terror plot - WLUK Fox 11
Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran, police said Monday.
News | WLUK TV
Canada tops CNN news | Warren Kinsella
By Warren
but not in a way that any of us would like, of course. This one is a bit close to home, as my Mom is on that train run regularly.
Warren Kinsella
Canadian police: 2 arrested in al Qaeda-supported ... - Fox 59 News
By mattadamsfox59
(CNN) -- Canadian authorities have arrested two men accused of plotting to attack a passenger train in an al Qaeda-supported plot, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday. Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, ...
Fox 59 News - fox59.com
Canada strengthens anti-terrorism laws | Capital News
By AFP
OTTAWA, Apr 25 – The Canadian parliament on Wednesday approved new provisions to strengthen its anti-terrorist laws in the wake of the Boston marathon bombing and a foiled plot to attack trains near Toronto. The House of Commons ...
Capital News
Canada train plot suspects reject charges | Capital News
By AFP
TORONTO, Apr 23 – Two foreign nationals arrested on suspicion of what police say was an Al-Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train rejected the charges as they made their first court appearances on Tuesday.
Capital News

Joe Oliver is “making Canada look like a country full of jerks” - Yahoo!
From the blog Canada Politics: It appears that there are 'no holds barred' in the Harper government's attempts to get U.S. approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
ca.news.yahoo.com/.../joe-oliver-making-canada-look-country...
News Wrap: Terror Plot to Attack Canada-US Rail Line Thwarted - PBS
In other news Monday, police in Canada say they broke up a plot to derail a passenger train. Two men have been arrested and charged with planning a terror ...
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/north.../jan.../other_04-22.html
Boards of Canada Released a Mysterious 12" on Record Store Day ...
Last year, Warp representatives said that Boards of Canada were working on new material, but there was no word as to when it would officially surface.
pitchfork.com/.../50420-boards-of-canada-released-a-mysterio...
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