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CANADA News, Aug 17, 2011

Bank of Canada Governor to MPs: Economy is slowing downBank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty - Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, left, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty | AFP/Getty Images
Globe and Mail

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is expected to confirm the obvious Friday when he speaks for the first time in almost a month: Canada's economy is slowing down. A lot has happened since July 20, the last time Mr. Carney spoke publicly. ...
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Air Canada, United Blast Canada Agency Move To Block Venture
Wall Street Journal
By Caroline Van Hasselt Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TORONTO (Dow Jones)--A move byCanada's competition watchdog in June to block an expanded alliance between Air Canada (AIDIF, AC.BT) and United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) on antitrust grounds is ...
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Canada crude-Discount on heavy barrels shrinks
Reuters
Western Canada Select heavy blend for September deliver was discussed at about $12 a barrel under benchmark West Texas Intermediate, as much as $1 narrower than on Monday and its tightest in more than a year, according to Reuters data. ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX succumbs to Europe fears as resources drag
Reuters
"We're still looking for a real bullish catalyst," said said Francis Campeau, a broker at MF GlobalCanada in Montreal. "So far, I think the bounce in the market has been more of a technical bounce from oversold conditions." Many analysts said that ...
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Canada has fallen behind in Latin America
Globe and Mail
The collective yawn that greeted Stephen Harper's visit to Latin America should serve as a wake-up call for Canada. Since Ottawa last fully engaged in the Americas some 20 years ago, the region has grown and, in some ways, moved past Canada. ...
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Globe and Mail
Chronic diseases on rise in Canada
Montreal Gazette
By DEREK ABMA, Postmedia News August 17, 2011 12:00 AM Increasing rates of chronic disease - not surprising in an aging population such as Canada's - have some experts calling for an overhaul of the country's health-care system. ...
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Royalty restored to Canada's armed forces
Financial Times
By Bernard Simon in Toronto Canada has restored a touch of royalty to its armed forces, demonstrating renewed affection for the British monarchy and underlining the military's growing political clout. Peter MacKay, defence minister, announced on ...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ edges lower as economic worries heighten
Reuters
By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Canada's dollar retreated against the US currency on Tuesday, falling back with other risk assets as a French-German summit failed to calm financial markets and data pointed to a slowing world economy. ...
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Fox News (blog)
by Mike Emanuel | August 16, 2011 With President Obama touring the Midwest, and Congress out on recess, allies Canada and Colombia have entered a free trade agreement putting American businesses at a competitive disadvantage. The US has negotiated free ...
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Canada Housing Market Stabilizes In July, But Outlook Raised
Wall Street Journal
By Monica Gutschi Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in July from a year ago, but average house prices are now at their lowest level since January as sales of luxury homes in Vancouver slow from their frenzied pace earlier ...
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Federal Court of Canada chief justice to step down in September
Globe and Mail
Another top judge is set to step down within a few weeks, further strengthening the position of Stephen Harper's government in shaping the face of Canada's judiciary. Allan Lutfy told Justice Minister Rob Nicholson Tuesday that he will resign as Chief ...
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Globe and Mail
Manufacturing sales slip in June, could push GDP into red
Globe and Mail
Canada's economy may have contracted slightly in the second quarter, but economists aren't worried about a double-dip recession. Observations about the possibility of a second-quarter dip in gross domestic product arose from a StatisticsCanada report ...
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Globe and Mail
Analysis: Canadian financials see opportunity in crisis
Reuters
With strong balance sheets and encouraged by a relatively robust domestic economy,Canada's banks, insurers, and asset managers are on the lookout for appealing assets that may be shaken loose by financial uncertainty. Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed on ...
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Reuters
Tim Harper: Ottawa widow stands firm against Conservative threats
Toronto Star
On the laptop is the banner ad she created to put pressure on Canada's Conservative government to stop the production and export of asbestos. By Tim Harper National Affairs Columnist Michaela Keyserlingk pauses when asked to recite her history of ...
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Conservatives putting new focus on foreign policy
National Post (blog)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently said Canada would no longer “go along to get along” with “dictators” who've been given a vote at the United Nations. By Tobi Cohen OTTAWA — Once considered an afterthought by a prime minister preoccupied with ...
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Canaccord looks to expand UK presence
Globe and Mail
Canaccord Financial Inc. CF-T isn't letting up on its international expansion, asCanada's largest independent brokerage firm follows purchases in China and Australia with a potential acquisition in Britain that would be the biggest yet. ...
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Globe and Mail
CBC gets reprieve on switch to digital
Vancouver Sun
31 deadline to switch to digital transmissions in much of Canada, the national broadcaster had complained to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that replacing old analog equipment with newer digital gear simply isn't ...
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Piracy a serious threat to Canada, lawyers told
Montreal Gazette
"I'm not sure why they considered that pirate attire," said Waddell, who in 2009 commanded the frigate HMCS Fredericton on one of Canada's first anti-piracy naval missions to the region. A Canadian boarding party confronted the skiff, confiscated guns ...
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TD Bank buys credit-card unit as losses decline: Canada credit
Providence Business News
TD Bank said it's “comfortable with the risk” of the portfolio that has a loss rate that's 2.2 percentage points higher than its own credit-card assets as Canada benefits from lower deficits and quicker economic growth than its Group of Seven peers. ...
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Geese, doves kick off season
Pocono Record
1 marks the kickoff of the 2011 fall hunting seasons with both resident Canada geese and mourning doves topping the list. The Poconos support healthy populations of Canada geese, and these big birds are considered "resident" in that they seldom, ...
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Canada strikes silver at university games
Globe and Mail
After picking up Canada's first medal at the 26th Summer Universiade Nathan Gafuik struck again Tuesday with a silver medal at the vault on the final day of artistic gymnastics action. Gafuik won a bronze medal Monday in the individual all-around ...
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Harper near best, worst PM, poll finds
Ottawa Citizen
Stephen Harper has moved up to rank as Canada's second-best prime minister since 1968 - while also dropping to rank as the country's worst, according to results of a poll released Tuesday by Angus Reid Public Opinion. The poll's findings illustrate ...
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Attention shoppers: Sears Canada says it wants to 're-energize' and do better
CanadianBusiness.com
By LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press | August 16, 2011 Consumers spent less at Sears Canadalast quarter, prompting the department store chain to say Tuesday that it wants to "re-energize" and provide a better shopping experience across the country. ...
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Alta Mining (FOGC) Begins Exploration in BC, Canada
MarketWatch (press release)
... Inc. /quotes/zigman/216722 FOGC +11.32% ( http://www.fortuneoilandgascorp.com ) subsidiary Alta Mining announces the commencement of the 2011 exploration program on the SGH property, located in Slocan, BC, Canada. The project consists of over 1000 ...
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Canada wins three silvers at junior swimming meet
Vancouver Sun
LIMA, Peru — Canada opened the FINA world junior swimming championships with three silver medals on Tuesday. Calgary's Chad Bobrosky won one individually in the men's 400-metre freestyle and was also part of Canada's silver-medal winning team in the ...
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Report: US, Canada scrap Seaway expansion idea
Wall Street Journal
AP WATERTOWN, NY — A published report says the United States and Canada don't believe the St. Lawrence Seaway needs to be expanded to allow larger, ocean-bound ships to enter the system. The Watertown Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/nsntV1 ) that ...
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Mounties get their man after he's extradited to Canada
Calgary Sun
JIM WELLS/ CALGARY SUN The man wanted for murdering a Mexican citizen last year in southern Alberta is back in Canada. Mounties have been awaiting extradition of Luis Alfonso Ochoa-Gamez, 29, since his arrest on an immigration charge at a US border ...
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Galaxie Mobile music streaming deal opens new doors
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Music Canada says it has an aggressive timetable to reach out to services like Pandora, Last.fm and Slacker Personal Radio. Music Canada says it has an aggressive timetable to reach out to services like Pandora, ...
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CAW warns against rejecting GM Canada health trust
CTV.ca
Hourly labour costs for General Motors of Canada Ltd. will rise by $14 to more than $70 an hour if a plan for a health care trust is rejected and the auto maker is forced to finance health care costs for its retirees, the Canadian Auto Workers union ...
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Family hauler sells well in Canada - but not in the US
Globe and Mail
In Canada, however, the Rondo remains a strong contributor to Kia's annual numbers, with 6307 sold last year and this year it's tracking ahead of that pace with 3619 delivered in the first half. Those numbers show Rondo running neck-and-neck with its ...
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Globe and Mail
Police: Japanese student presumed dead after fall into Niagara Falls
CNN International
(CNN) -- A 19-year-old Japanese student is presumed dead after she lost her balance Sunday and fell into the churning waters of Niagara Falls, police said Tuesday. The student, whose name was being withheld pending notification of her family, ...
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CNN International

Canada News Centre - Canada Launches Canadian University Teams ...
Students from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Waterloo and the University of Victoria joined representatives from the Government of Canada and General Motors to launch the universities' participation ...
Canada News Centre - National News
Here we grow again | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun
Sun News Network scorched CBC and CTV in ratings last Friday.
Canada stories
Canada: Hackers 'Kill' Quebec Premier | New Middle East News
By admin
Hackers who attacked the website of a prominent Canadian newspaper early on Tuesday posted a false news item saying the Premier of the province of Quebec had died. According to a report by the Reuters news agency, the newspaper whose ...
New Middle East News
The annual CBA conference in the news — Slaw
By Geneviève Lay
At this year's annual Canadian Bar Association meeting, two public figures in the Canadian legal world spoke out on a topic that is very oftendiscussed, but extremely difficult to assess whether any positive change is taking place: ...
Slaw
PR: Nickelodeon Canada Fall 2011 Schedule Highlights- Animation ...
By Eileen Cruz
Animation news and discussion. toonzone provides news, information and community to animation enthusiasts. Founded in August 1998.
toonzone Animation News
Jean Charest death announcement a hoax | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun
The website of the French-language newspaper Le Devoir was the target of hackers Tuesday morning when it announced the death of Quebec Premier Jean Charest.
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RapCity P.M. News Round Up: Drake Honored By Canada's Walk of Fame ...
By Allison
Drake is being honoured this year with the Allan Slaight Award, which goes to a young Canadian who makes a difference in the world of sports, innovation,
MuchMusic.com | Blog
Analysis: Canadian financials see opportunity in crisis (Reuters ...
By Editor - Business News
TORONTO (Reuters) – While U.S. and European financial institutions brace for another economic slowdown, Canadian firms are noticing the.
Rocket News
Canadian home sales stable in July « CREA News
By pleduc
OTTAWA – August 16, 2011 – According to statistics1 released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity was stable on a month-to-month basis in July following an uptick in June. Highlights: ...
CREA News
Canada Welcomes Galaxie Mobile Streaming Music Service « Hugh's News
By Hugh Bennett
Galaxie Launches First Canadian Ad-Free Mobile Streaming Music Service. New interactive service from Stingray Digital delivers the Galaxie music loved by Canadians to mobile devices. MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Aug. 16, 2011) – Stingray Digital, ...
Hugh's News
Air Canada Takes Aim At Competition Bureau - Airwise News
Canada's competition watchdog is wrong in opposing a planned joint venture between Air Canada and United Continental, Canada's biggest airline said.
Airwise News Top Stories
Kelowna shooting victim left a quadriplegic, say friends | Canada ...
One of two women shot in a brazen gangland attack in Kelowna, B.C., has been left a quadriplegic, friends said on social media Tuesday.
London Free Press
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Your Canadian Airline, Aerospace and Pilot Portal. News, Webmail, Links, Metar Reports, Classifieds, Wallpaper, and Galleries that affect you in Canada.
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Watchdogs question Duceppe's CBC gig | Canada | News | Ottawa Sun
The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation (CTF) expressed disdain Tuesday that former separatist frontman Gilles Duceppe will be banking a fat public pension while collecting an undisclosed retainer from a broadcaster that receives $1.1 ...
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Canada headed for second-quarter contraction, economists warn
Canada headed for second-quarter contraction, economists warn. A dismal performance in the manufacturing sector in June will likely push the country into an economic contraction in the second quarter, economists warned Tuesday. ..... Montreal Gazette, Canada. Tuesday, August 16, 2011; Vehicle sales up in Sask. Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Canada. Tuesday, August 16, 2011; Factory sales fall more than expected in June. CBC NewsCanada. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 ...
Calgary Herald - News
Canada's Dollar Goes Down with Crude — Forex News
By NewsInspector
Meanwhile, CAD/JPY fell from 78.41 to 77.98. If you have any questions, comments or opinions regarding the Canadian Dollar, feel free to post them using the commentary form below. Earlier NewsAbout the Canadian Dollar: ...
Forex News

North Korea subject to more sanctions by Canada - Canada - CBC News
The Canadian government has enacted new sanctions, which took effect Friday, against North Korea.
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