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CANADA News, Aug 31, 2011


U.S. and Canada Plan Joint Regulations Amid Canadian Objections
Bloomberg
By Andrew Mayeda - Wed Aug 31 04:01:00 GMT 2011 The US and Canada plan to harmonize regulations governing the most-heavily traded products, US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson said, one day after a report showed some Canadians are uneasy with the ...
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Cougar Oil and Gas Canada, Inc. Operations Update
MarketWatch (press release)
Cougar Oil and Gas Canada Inc. is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company. The focus is on the exploration and development of Canadian based onshore oil and gas properties. ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX rallies to 2-wk high as commodity prices rise
Reuters
[nN1E77T07J] "Other than (Royal Bank of Canada) that is off a little bit, the banks obviously responded reasonably well to the Scotia earnings," added Hand. Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) fell 0.5 percent to C$48.93, and was the index's heaviest decliner ...
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Baird mulls extending Canada's Libya mission past September
Globe and Mail
The apparent overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi's regime may not signal an end toCanada's military involvement in Libya, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says.Canada's role in NATO's close support of the rebels-turned-rulers is due to end on Sept. ...
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Globe and Mail
Canada battling proposal to reduce fats, sugar, salt: Journal
Vancouver Sun
By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News August 30, 2011 A 'bullish' Canada is working to block a proposal calling on governments around the world to work to reduce the amount of fats, sugar and salt in processed foods for an upcoming United Nations summit on ...
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Livonia tops speed trap survey of U.S., Canada
The Detroit News
This year, the NMA has declared that Livonia is the speed trap capital of the United States andCanada. What's next? The speed trap capital of the world in 2012? NMA executive director Gary Biller admits the rankings aren't at all scientific. ...
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Tough road awaits Canada at the FIBA Americas Championship
Kansas City Star
Unfortunately for Team Canada, the road to London is shaping up to be a daunting task. Placed in Group A of the tournament, Canada will face off with Brazil, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Venezuela. The overwhelming favorite in the group is Brazil ...
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Pimco's Gross Says Look to Canada, Brazil as US, Europe Face Recession
Bloomberg
In this environment, the world's biggest manager of bond funds favors investing in Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Canada, along with non-dollar currencies that have strong ties to the Asian continent, Gross, co-chief investment officer and founder of ...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ dragged lower by US data, European debt
Reuters
Obviously that hasn't been the case," said Mazen Issa, Canada macro strategist at TD Securities, noting the Canadian dollar was being dragged lower by volatile US equities. [.N] "The (Canadian) dollar has been all over the place today so far, ...
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Target Canada now hiring for 2013 launch
Toronto Star
Target Canada is starting to staff up its operations in anticipation of opening its first 135 stores inCanada in March 2013. The Canadian division of the second largest US retailer launched a careers website on Monday at target.ca/careers. ...
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Canada Second Quarter Current Account Report (Text)
Bloomberg
By Ilan Kolet - Tue Aug 30 12:30:01 GMT 2011 Following is the text of Canada's current account report for the second quarter released by Statistics Canada. Canada's overall current account deficit (on a seasonally adjusted basis) widened by $5.3 ...
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Roster woes continue for Canada's basketball team
Globe and Mail
As the 2011 roster demonstrates, getting the best Canadian players to play forCanada has proved challenging, and that is going to make qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics a tall order. Once again, the chips are down for the Canadians as they ...
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Globe and Mail
Canada Competition Watchdog: Air Canada, UAL "Misrepresent" Antitrust Case
Wall Street Journal
By Paul Vieira Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES OTTAWA (Dow Jones)--Canada's competition watchdog blasted Air Canada's (AC.BT) defense of an expanded alliance with United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), arguing the carrier is ignoring antitrust laws by ...
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Canada July Industrial Product and Raw Materials Prices (Text)
Bloomberg
By Ilan Kolet - Tue Aug 30 12:30:01 GMT 2011 The following is the text of the industrial product and raw material prices report as reported by Statistics Canada. Between June and July, the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) declined 0.3% and the Raw ...
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Rights Groups Cite Zimbabwe Government Agency in Illegal Diamond Sales
Voice of America
30 August 2011 Rights Groups Cite Zimbabwe Government Agency in Illegal Diamond Sales Human Rights Watch and Partnership Africa Canada released a document they said showed the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe offering in March 2011 to sell ...
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New book details Lester Pearson's role in securing Canada's North
Montreal Gazette
A new book about the history of Canada's territorial claims in the Arctic has shed fresh light on the impressive, behind-the-scenes manoeuvring by Canadian officials in the 1920s to secure control over the vast region and its untapped resources — a ...
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USD/CAD: Trading The Canada GDP Report
TheStreet.com
By DailyFX 08/30/11 - 04:40 PM EDT By David Song, Currency Analyst Economic activity inCanada is expected to hold flat in the second-quarter and the slowdown in growth is likely to weigh on the exchange rate as the GDP report reinforces a weakened ...
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Op-Ed: Canada — Rae in the right about NDP, Liberal merger
DigitalJournal.com
Canada's Liberals and New Democrats share a lot: their opposition of the Harper-led Conservatives, their lack of clear leadership heading into the next election, and according to former Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, several key values. ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Canada rallies past host Finland at 12 Nations Tournament
CBC.ca
Bobbi Jo Slusar also scored for Canada, which is 4-1 in the tournament. Caroline Ouellette added three assists. Michelle Karvinen scored a pair for Finland in the second period with Karoliina Rantamaki assisting on both goals. ...
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Show jumper Millar suspended after abnormal drug test
Vancouver Sun
By Martin Cleary, Postmedia News August 30, 2011 Jonathon Millar of Canada riding Contino 14 competes in the World Jumping Championship at the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, October 5, 2010. OTTAWA — A positive test result for a banned ...
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Rosneft May Enter Hibernia Project in Canada, Kommersant Reports
Bloomberg
By Yuliya Fedorinova - Wed Aug 31 04:44:52 GMT 2011 OAO Rosneft may enter into the Hibernia project in Canada as a part of a deal with Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), Kommersant reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation. ...
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Restlessness with the Political Status Quo
The Sudbury Star (blog)
With the unexpected passing of Jack Layton, former Leader of the NDP, Canada's political commentators have been in overdrive. Last week saw, for the most part, praise for Layton's years of public service, which put aside partisan politics. ...
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Canada's weather service lags US in resources
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Canada's weather service system lacks the resources and funding compared to its American counterparts, some weather experts say. "I do know that the meteorological service of Canada …is starved for funding and has been for ...
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Daryl Hannah arrested at pipeline protest outside White House
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Daryl Hannah was arrested Tuesday outside the White House after refusing police orders to leave a sit-in protest by environmentalists against a proposed Canada-to-Texas pipeline. The "Splash" and "Roxanne" actress, who's also signed on for a third ...
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U.S. tax panic infects Canada
The Vancouver Observer
The deadline is fast approaching for US citizens in Canada to file their taxes to the IRS, causing panic among thousands of Canadian residents and dual citizens. Although Hurricane Irene has caused an extension of the deadline for the Offshore ...
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Paladin Considers Options Following Alternate Offer for Afexa
MarketWatch (press release)
Paladin Labs Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian market. With this strategy, a focused national sales team and proven ...
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The Mega-Merger: The United States and Canada
Business Insider
The idea that just might change everything is a merger between the United States of America and Canada. If President Obama proposed such a union, it could alter the trajectory of history and ignite an explosion of economic activity. ...
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Business Insider
Fall forecast 'normal', experts say
StarPhoenix
Get ready in Saskatchewan for a normal fall punctuated by a warmer September and a colder transition to winter in October and November, according to the forecast from Canada's top weather agencies. Saskatchewan will experience normal conditions as the ...
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Google falters in its ad screening
Christian Science Monitor
In an agreement with the Justice Department, Google admits it knowingly allowed ads for prescription drugs from Canada to be targeted at US consumers. This slip of integrity – costing it $500 million in fines – raises questions about Google's culture. ...
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Canada: The Alternative
The Moderate Voice
For his presence and Stephen Lewis' presence personified two visions of Canada — one that is relatively new and borrowed, the other older than Confederation and at the heart of the country. In his book, A Fair Country, John Ralston Saul calls Canada a ...
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The Moderate Voice
NAV CANADA Begins International Flight Trials to Reduce GHG Emissions
MarketWatch (press release)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Aug 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- NAV CANADA has begun flight trials, with its consortium partners NATS of the UK and Air France, to demonstrate new procedures to improve fuel efficiency and reduce aviation-related greenhouse gas ...
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EU saw no need for 2002 trade deal
Montreal Gazette
By JORDAN PRESS, Postmedia News August 31, 2011 12:00 AM The European Union had no interest in negotiating a freetrade agreement with Canada nine years ago, despite heavy lobbying from the federal government, according to a newly leaked diplomatic ...
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Petition shines light on human trafficking in Canada | Canada ...
Slavery exists in Canada. Thousands of young Canadian women and girls are in forced prostitution: their shackles are crack cocaine, their overseers are gangsters.
London Free Press
Gaddafi forces face deadline & other news - Canadian Christianity
By Shara Lee
We do not wish to do so but we cannot wait longer,” Jalil told a news conference. The past six months of fighting has resulted in over 50000 deaths. Irene blows through Atlantic Canada. Parts of Atlantic and eastern Canada were quite affected ...
Canadian Christianity
XE.com - CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slides lower on gloomy data ahead ...
The Canadian dollar drifted lower against the greenback on Tuesday, taking its cue from gloomy domestic and U.S. economic data as investors awaited a report on Canada's GDP on Wednesday.
XE Forex News
Canada's caribou strategy identifies habitat needed for survival ...
VANCOUVER - On Friday afternoon, Environment Canada released the long-awaited Recovery Strategy for boreal woodland caribou, an iconic species threatened with extinction from the Yukon to Labrador. Under Canada's Species...
News | David Suzuki Foundation
CBC Saskatchewan wins television news award : Breaking News ...
By admin
Breaking News contains Canadian News,Canadian breaking news. ... The supper hour newscast of CBC television in Saskatchewan has won a Gemini award for presenting the best local news program in Canada for smaller markets. ...
Breaking News | Canadian News...
2012 Canadian Cougar Silver Bullion Coin Announced | Coin News
By Rhonda Kay
The Royal Canadian Mint's six-coin, three-year Canadian Wildlife silver bullion series feature its third release with the 2012 Silver Cougar Bullion Coin.
Coin News
Air cargo essential to Canada-China trade ... - China Business News
By CBN
Air cargo essential to Canada-China trade expansion.
China business news
Political correctness banned from 'The Arena' | Canada | News ...
Controversial author Mark Steyn, who calls his new book.
Top News stories
Oz Canada visits up 8% :: Travel Daily travel industry news
By heather
THE number of Australian overnight stays in Canada in 2011 continued on an upward trend in Jun, with data released by the Canadian Tourism Commission overnight showing an 8% increase year on year.
Travel Daily
Wolves may aid recovery of Canada lynx, a threatened species
In research published today in Wildlife Society Bulletin, scientists suggest that a key factor in theCanada lynx being listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act is the major decline of snowshoe hares. The loss of hares, the primary food of the .... Umbra Fisk, a research associate at the environmental news site Grist, came up with a total carbon footprint of one ton of carbon dioxide-equivalents for every $1000 of manufacturing cost. These two estimates intersect at a bike ...
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Get ready for a normal autumn, the Weather Network predicts ...
Western Canada, including the territories, "will slowly transition into winter," while cooler-than-normal temperatures are expected for coastal areas in B.C.. Rainy weather will continue in eastern Canada.... Inside Winnipeg sun.com. News ...
Canada stories
Canadian economy likely stalled in second quarter, economists say ...
Statistics Canada is expected to report the country's second-quarter gross domestic product results on Wednesday morning, and a reading that economic growth was slower or even reversed course a little would indicate the economy is still ...
Investment Executive - News
Human feet wash ashore by the dozen in Canada | News for you
By atompublish
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, say a human foot inside a running shoe has washed ashore, the latest in roughly a dozen such cases since 2007. ...
News for you
Air cargo Key to Canada-China trade expansion - Live Trading News
By Shayne Heffernan
Air cargo Key to Canada-China trade expansion Canada's International Trade Minister Ed Fast on Monday stressed the importance of greater air transportation.
Live Stock Trading News | Equities,...
Health Canada: abstain from buying semen online | Outbreak News
By Robert Herriman
Canadian health officials are warning citizens again of the potential health risks of acquiring semen from unreliable sources such as on the internet. The.
Outbreak News
Canada watchdog assails Air Canada-United venture ...
View All of Today's News Headlines. (Reuters) — A proposed joint venture between Air Canada and United Continental Holdings would hurt Air Canada's customers and the Canadian economy, the country's competition watchdog said in ...
Chicago Business News
Cabbie still missing after Irene blasts Quebec, Atlantic Canada ...
One man is missing and thousands of homes were without power Tuesday morning in Quebec and New Brunswick after tropical storm Irene blasted...
Sherwood Park News
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