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CANADA News, Sep 06, 2011


Fall ushers in voting season in Canada
Regina Leader-Post
Millions across Canada head to the polls in the next few months to choose premiers in six provincial and territorial elections, potentially producing prominent new players on Canada's political stage. The winners in some races seem like a foregone ...
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Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico prevail at FIBA Americas
USA Today
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) – Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets scored 22 points and Argentina beat Canada 79-53 on Monday night to remain the only unbeaten team in the second round of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament for the Americas. ...
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USA Today
Japan target Tonga, Canada at rugby W. Cup
AFP
AUCKLAND — Coach John Kirwan is looking beyond Japan's tough opening matches and ahead to Tonga and Canada to define the Asian champions' World Cup in New Zealand. The Brave Blossoms have only won once in six previous World Cup campaigns and have ...
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The Chief had too big an ego for anyone else
Ottawa Citizen
But this is Canada, where allegations of sexual impropriety among politicians ("who's your Daddy?") are rare. Especially when the subject is John George Diefenbaker, the 13th prime minister ofCanada, who allegedly sired a son at 73. ...
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Canada absorbs loss to save strength
Vancouver Sun
The rigours of international basketball caught up with Team Canada on Monday night in a 79-53 loss to host Argentina at the FIBA Americas men's basketball tournament. With the team playing its fifth game in sixth days and facing the 2008 Olympic bronze ...
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Canada faces another test
London Free Press
By Morris Dalla Costa The London Free Press Canada will play Puerto Rico in San Juan Tuesday in the second game of the second round of qualifying to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Canada won its first game of the round 4-1 over St. Lucia in Toronto ...
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Conrad Black's broadside against Canada's prison plan
Toronto Star
And though he has been one of the pre-eminent small-c conservative thinkers in Canada, Black is no friend to the Stephen Harper government right now. His jailbird's-eye view was more than a rude awakening. It was fodder for his memoirs and now, ...
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The Pathway Clear to Canada
US Migration Expert
Canada has become an increasingly attractive study destination for international students. In the last 10 years, the number of foreign students has doubled, making Canada one of the most popular destinations among international students in the world. ...
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Labouring for a healthy job market under a Tory budget
Hamilton Spectator
“Jack was a strong friend of working men and women of Canada,” he told the crowd. “He pursued his goals with vision and steadfast determination and I will miss his friendship, his counsel and his enthusiasm for life.” In Ottawa, hundreds marched ...
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What does shift in union membership mean for Canada?
Globe and Mail
It's Labour Day, so it's as good a day as any to reflect upon the recent trends in the labour movement in Canada, and to speculate upon what they mean for its future. Firstly, there's the long-run trend in declining union density rates. ...
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Globe and Mail
Poll blasts CBC use of tax dollars in court
Toronto Sun
By Kristy Kirkup ,Parliamentary Bureau A majority of Canadians - 64% - believe the CBC should not spend tax dollars to fight its legal battle with Canada's independent ombudsman, who investigates transparency complaints, according to a poll by the ...
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Geist: Canada pressed on copyright law, cables show
Ottawa Citizen
The cable states “the government has completed legislation to enhance Canada's IPR enforcement measures. However, the government has no plans to introduce the bill in Parliament any time soon because no funding was linked to the legislation in the last ...
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Renewing Liberalism in Canada
Windsor Star
The implication was clear: Canada's Liberal Party is dead. Undeniably, the results of the recent national election could lead to such a conclusion. The party which governed Canada for 79 of the past 115 years was reduced to 34 seats out of 308, ...
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Hunt for gas and oil will step up
Gisborne Herald
THE district's economy is in for a boost as Canada-based Tag Oil Ltd moves into the next phase of its onshore oil and gas exploration work near Te Puia Springs. It has had an injection of up to $100 million resulting from a partnership with the ...
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The magic number for Tim Hudak's Conservatives? 56
Toronto Star
If Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives win 56 seats or better in the Oct. 6 election, it will mean that more than half the seats in Canada's legislatures, federal and provincial, are occupied by right-of-centre politicians. ...
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Conservatives ground pledge to protect passenger rights
Montreal Gazette
By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News September 5, 2011 The launch of Flight Rights Canada, a summary of current industry requirements in plain language to reassure air travellers "that options are available to them if they are inconvenienced" by overbooked ...
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Did the NDP Violate Canada's Election Laws?
Suite101.com
The Conservatives have written to Elections Canada, asking for an investigation into whether the NDP violated election laws during last summer's convention. On September 4, 2011, a letter to Elections Canada, dated September 1, was released to the ...
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Muslim Canucks deal with stereotypes 10 years after 9-11
CTV.ca
Muslims pray at the Muslim Association of Canada's Eid celebration that marks the end of the holiday of Ramadan at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Muslims observe Eid, ...
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Canadians off to hot start at junior US Open
Montreal Gazette
By Stephanie Myles, Postmedia News September 5, 2011 11:07 PM Francoise Abanda of Canadareturns a shot against Zarah Razafimahatratra of Madagascar during Day Eight of the 2011 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5 ...
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So You Think You Can Dance Canada Top 6 perform
Montreal Gazette (blog)
It's the last performance show of So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 4 and I predict a woman will win. Not inching out on much of limb for this one. The women have been frontrunners since the first performance show. ...
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Women Still not Reaching the Boardroom in Canada
Technorati
And then news broke that female executives in Canada are still not breaking into the boardroom, despite them comprising nearly half of the total labour force. Progress has been non-existent over the last two decades, with data from a Conference Board ...
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Canadian team arrives in North
New Zealand Herald
By Michelle Curran of the Northern Advocate The Canada Canucks are in New Zealand for the World Cup to learn - and not just about rugby. The team was humbled and overwhelmed by their cultural experience at Waitangi yesterday, skipper and hooker Pat ...
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A Dream Holiday in USA and Canada
Daijiworld.com
My joy knew no bounds, when my parents said that we would be having our summer vacation in USA and in Canada. Abruptly, I thought of Disney World in Orlando, Kennedy Space Centre, The White House, The Time Square in New York, CN Tower in Toronto, ...
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Same jet, same firm in three accidents
Ottawa Citizen
A 2008 Transport Canada report obtained by The Citizen indicated grooved runways and equipping planes with thrust-reverse engines can significantly reduce the risk of aircraft overshooting a wet runway. The runway surface at the Ottawa airport isn't ...
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Ginobili, Argentina handle Joseph, Canada
San Antonio Express (blog)
After missing Argentina's Sunday practice, Ginobili wasn't certain he would be able to make tipoff for the game against Canada, the first of the second round that will determine the semifinalists. Nine hours and a few antibiotics later, ...
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San Antonio Express (blog)
Tornado touchdown confirmed in Trois-Rivières
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado touched down during a severe storm that swept across Trois-Rivières, Que., on Sunday night. The F-0 tornado uprooted trees, shattered car windows and damaged roofs when it ripped ...
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CBC.ca
PEI election call expected Tuesday
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content The provincial parties say they've never been so prepared for an election.The provincial parties say they've never been so prepared for an election. CBC Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz will be dropping the writ on a ...
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Uranium Deal at 40% Premium Shows Nuclear Future
Bloomberg
Cigar Lake uranium mine, speaks to reporters about ore surfacing freezing technology at the mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Terry Davis, superintendent of operational services at the Cameco Corp. Cigar Lake uranium mine, speaks to reporters ...
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Musical theatre stars have song advice for Canada's Susan Boyle hopefuls
Winnipeg Free Press
Does Canada have its own Boyle? Is there a Paul Potts on the Prairies, perhaps, or a Jackie Evancho on the East Coast?Judges for "Canada's Got Talent" will be looking for such hidden gems beginning Friday as nation-wide auditions for the Citytv spinoff ...
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Almas Jiwani to Address Network of Women Parliamentarians at COPA
MarketWatch (press release)
Almas Jiwani, President of the UN Women Canada National Committee will address the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas (Network) during the Annual Meeting of the Network which will be held in conjunction with the General Assembly of the ...
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Online Video Ads in Canada Lag US
eMarketer
eMarketer forecast in June that online ad spending in Canada will reach $2.1 billion in 2011, less than one-tenth of the $31.3 billion spent online in the US this year. While this total seems limited, online marketers in Canada will spend more than $81 ...
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Feds can no longer avoid traffic congestion question
CTV.ca
MONTREAL — Summer relief from congested thoroughfares is about to end -- and with it the relative free ride that Ottawa has enjoyed over Canada's traffic woes. Though grumbling about traffic jams is a cross-country phenomenon, federal politicians have ...
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Plane diverted, a couple grieves from afar in a welcoming Canada
Ct Post
Their flight was rerouted to Canada where they spent five days before returning home to Connecticut. Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Rosalind and Arthur Friedman, of Trumbull, were travelling by airplane when the Twin Towers ...
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Own announces primetime programming slate in Canada
Indiantelevision.com
Mumbai: Own: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) has announced its Canadian primetime programming slate for original series premiering next month, anchored by the previously announced 'The Rosie Show' and 'Oprah's Lifeclass' on weeknights. ...
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First Solar's $455.7 Million Loan Guarantee for Canada
Energy Digital
The company is looking to power project investments in Canada and has secured a $455.7 million of loan guarantees from the US. Export-Import Bank. First Solar plans to build two solar plants in southern Ontario with a combined capacity of 90 megawatts. ...
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Growth in health-care costs affecting Canadians' well-being, study finds
Winnipeg Free Press
They note that while the financial risk of illness is lower in Canada than it is in countries without universal medical care, private expenditure on health care in Canada has doubled as share of disposable income since 1981. "This development can be ...
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Two shots now recommended to prevent chickenpox
Globe and Mail
Chickenpox deaths are extremely rare, but before a vaccine was available, there were about 5000 hospitalizations a year in Canada due to the disease, which is characterized by red spots that develop into fluid-filled blisters. In addition, there can be ...
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FAN590 - Blogs - The Rap » Blog Archive » Tough News For Canada
By contact@fan590.com (Sportsnet Radio THE FAN 590)
Tough News For Canada. Monday September 5 2011 – 4:39pm Eastern – Fort Lauderdale, FL. In less than 30 minutes the Canadian Senior Men's Team will face the epic challenge of trying to defeat Argentina — the best team in the FIBA ...
The Rap
AfricaRice - Canada To Sponsor Rice Post-harvest Project in ...
By Emmanuel
AfricaRice - Canada To Sponsor Rice Post-harvest Project in Cameroon. The government of Canadathrough the Canada International Development Agency (CIDA), will sponsor a Rice Post-harvest Project in Cameroon, the bi-weekly local ...
Cameroon News - Cameroon Today Newspaper
Why the tar sands are destructive for Canada: 'Ethical oil' and other ...
By James Laxer
(In early September 2011, the price of crude oil is $86 a barrel, bouncing up and down on the receipt of economic news and forecasts.) As with the storms that have washed the rainbows out of the skies of previous resource booms in Canada, ...
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MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – 5 Sept 11 « MILNEWS.ca Blog
By milnewsca
MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – 5 Sept 11. leave a comment ». What's Canada Buying? A Globe & Mail columnist on Canada's sub fleet, as Canada considers buying new ships. “…. none of the four subs is operational. Only one is in water, ...
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Canadian Cool / NEWS HUNGRY « Hg2Blog
By hedonistsguide
Like this: Like. Be the first to like this post. Filed under News Hungry · Tagged with a hedonist's guide to, canada, Hg2, hotels, news hungry, shangri-la toronto, toronto · ← Buckle Up / Hg2 MUST-HAVE ...
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MONDAY BUSINESS BULLETS: Happy ... - Bullet News Niagara
By John Robbins
MONDAY BUSINESS BULLETS: Happy Labour Day from Bullet News Niagara. Wine industry forecast bright. NIAGARA – This year will be an “outstanding” year for wine in Canada's biggest wine producing regions, according to some of the ...
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An improved Canadian dollar helps to the “Home” front
For prospective house buyers in Canada the news is great! Mortgage loan prices are either indirectly tied (variable charges) or directly tied (fixed premiums) towards the Bank of Canada's lending fee or 'Prime' fee. This price is chosen with the ...
Willis Prevo
Loss puts Canada in must-win mode at Olympic hoops qualifier ...
The rigours of international basketball caught up with Team Canada on Monday night in a 79-53 loss to host Argentina at the FIBA Americas men's basketball tournament.
GetSomeSportsNews.com
Spurs Nation » No, not the nose! Sinus infection nearly benches Manu
By Mike Monroe
Ginobili told the Express-News he wasn't sure he would feel well enough to suit up against Canada in the first game of the second round of the FIBA Americas pre-Olympic qualifying tournament here. A round of antibiotics eased the infection, ...
Spurs Nation
Ontario Man Sets Out to Help Costa Rican Dogs | Costa Rica News
By editor
When Ottawa student Chris Bickford spent July visiting his Canadian girlfriend in Costa Rica, he was moved by the many starving stray dogs he saw everywhere,
Costa Rica News
Rowing E-Magazines - get more rowing news
By Spring
World Rowing E-Magazine – published by FISA, this is a summary of their website news page including their round-up of rowing related news from around the world; Rowing News the US / Canadarowing magazine also has an email ...
Rowperfect
Canada's Labour Minister Acknowledges the Important Role of ...
By news editor
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 5, 2011) - Today, Canadians are celebrating Labour Day, a tradition that has been observed for over 115 years. On this occasion, the Honourable Lisa Raitt,Canada's Minister of Labour, expressed her ...
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Canada probes SNC-Lavalin on Bangladesh project - Yahoo! News
Read 'Canada probes SNC-Lavalin on Bangladesh project' on Yahoo! News. Canadian authorities have raided the offices of engineering group SNC-Lavalin in ...
news.yahoo.com/canada-probes-snc-lavalin-bangladesh-projec...

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