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Canada Is Taking Aim at Its Wheat Monopoly
Wall Street Journal
By MARK PETERS And PAUL VIEIRA For 70 years, a lone trading desk in Canada'sprairie region quietly has held sway over the price of wheat and, in effect, how much consumers pay for everything from a loaf of bread to a bowl of pasta. ...
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Wall Street Journal
View from Canada, 10 years after 9/11
Plattsburgh Press Republican
"The looming war on terrorism, just as it is destined to be like no other war, leaves Canada in the position of being bound to a military action by its NATO commitment, coupled with a very personal reaction to the terrorist attacks — the fact is the ...
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Man sentenced for fatal La Canada Flintridge big rig crash
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
In addition to his sentence, Costa was ordered to pay $87204 to a victim restitutions fund and $23762 in restitution to La Canada Flintridge. The past two years and four months since the crash have been a trying time for the Posca family, Gionina Posca ...
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Vancouver named greenest city in Canada
Vancouver Sun
By TRACY SHERLOCK, Vancouver Sun September 8, 2011 Commuters make their way to theCanada Line at Waterfront Station on June 1, 2010. “[Vancouver's] performance is further helped by a high percentage of workers commuting by public transit, bicycle, ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX falls after Bernanke speech, golds support
Reuters
By Trish Nixon TORONTO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index slipped on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no indications of new stimulus measures to boost the flagging US economy in a keenly awaited speech. ...
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Canada's Dollar Falls Amid Lower Global Growth Forecasts; Bond Yields Drop
Bloomberg
By Chris Fournier - Thu Sep 08 21:21:34 GMT 2011 Canada's dollar fell from the strongest this week versus its US counterpart as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development slashed growth forecasts and European Central Bank President ...
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Canada Fin Min "Concerned" About Swiss Currency Action
Wall Street Journal
Canada had been one of the strongest G-7 economies up until recently, when data showed output shrank in the second quarter. In an interim economic assessment released Thursday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Canada would ...
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The best hiring incentive? A healthy economy
Ottawa Citizen
How to resurrect Ontario's competitiveness in the wake of a report that shows Canada is slipping in the world rankings? How to pay for a health care system that is rapidly eating up a bigger piece of the provincial budget every year? ...
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More on Tar, Oil, Pipelines and Presidents
New York Times (blog)
By ANDREW C. REVKIN The Associated Press Mining trucks carry loads of oil-laden sand at the Albian Sands project in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. I argued that the pipeline issue, which will confront President Obama later this year as he decides ...
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New York Times (blog)
Report slams unauthorized Canada Day helicopter rides
Ottawa Citizen
By Neco Cockburn, Ottawa Citizen September 9, 2011 3:16 AM Unauthorized helicopter rides were provided last year at a Canada Day event in Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa's auditor general says. Alain Lalonde's office, which looked at the past two years of ...
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Office Depot Canada Taps ShopVisible to Drive Online Sales
MarketWatch (press release)
Office Depot Canada needed to get to market quickly and the team and ShopVisible delivered--launching their new site in less than 45 days. "It's a great way for Office Depot to better serve their customers," said ShopVisible CEO Sean Cook. ...
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Federal NDP rejects special role for unions in selecting leader
Globe and Mail
The NDP is moving away from Canada's biggest unions, rejecting a push by insiders to provide a privileged role to the labour movement in the selection of the next party leader. The ruling, quietly made by the party's executive this week, puts an end to ...
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Globe and Mail
Team Canada soccer coach: 'Taste the Soup'
Toronto Sun
Stephen Hart, head coach of Canada's National Soccer team at a September 2, 2010 presser for a game September 4 in Toronto against Peru. (MICHAEL PEAKE / QMI Agency) If and when coach Stephen Hart departs company with Canada's national men's team, ...
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Keystone protests straining US-Canada relations
Calgary Herald
CALGARY — Heated protests against the proposed Keystone oil pipeline expansion have marred relations between Canada and its southern cousin, said a US senator in Calgary for a conference this week. Republican Sen. Tommy Moffat said the debate over the ...
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Canada in tough at rugby World Cup
Toronto Sun
Canada: The Rugby World Cup usually consists of eight nations who are expected to contend for the title and 12 nations hoping to surprise their way into the quarter-finals. Count Canada in the latter category. After a dismal 2007 tournament, ...
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Is Canada's economic situation as dire as some make out?
CTV.ca
While the world waited to see if President Barack Obama's speech Thursday night on job creation can soothe market wounds, the United States and Canada reported robust export numbers that by themselves should have done the trick. ...
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CTV.ca
Sino-Forest Ban Extended to January by Regulator Pending Probe
San Francisco Chronicle
9 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's main securities regulator extended the trading ban on Sino-Forest Corp.'s shares while it pores over tens of thousands of documents as part of an investigation into possible fraud at the forestry company. ...
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Canada's Neighborly Help on Sept. 11
MyFox Washington DC
Hundreds of planes bound for the US were ordered to land in Canada. "The US was very concerned who else was on those planes and do they represent another security risk," said Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer, who was Premier of Manitoba at the time. ...
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Mining's ups and downs driving Canada's Northern economies
Mineweb
Nunavut and Yukon will experience strong economic growth this year, thanks to mining, but the Northwest Territories' mining sector is creeping along, says a new Conference Board of Canadareport. The mining sector is bolstering economic growth in ...
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Canada gets own caring version of series aimed at helping addicts
Montreal Gazette
By ALEX STRACHAN, The Gazette September 9, 2011 12:00 AM Addictive personalities - ordinary, everyday men and women wrestling with the personal demons of addiction and substance abuse - grab the spotlight in Intervention Canada (Slice, 8 pm), ...
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Fresh off world title, Canada's Chan aims to elevate his game this season
Winnipeg Free Press
Chan and Lysacek will compete head-to-head at Skate Canada International, Oct. 27-30 in Mississauga, Ont. Lysacek has also been working on his quad in the off-season. "He posted it on Twitter," Chan said. "I heard, so I checked it out, and it's pretty ...
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McDonald's Canada to spend $1 billion updating restaurants
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER - McDonald's Canada is betting a bundle that making its restaurants much cozier and more entertainment-and Internet-friendly will leave customers lovin' it even more. The company said it will spend $1 billion to renovate and refurbish most of ...
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Blockbuster Canada Officially Shutting Down
Home Media Magazine
Bankrupt Blockbuster Canada is officially ceasing operations after prospective buyers of the chain could not be finalized, according to a filing with an Ontario court. Grant Thornton Ltd., the receivership firm appointed by a Canadian court to oversee ...
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Home Media Magazine
Americans going to Canada to find work
CNN (blog)
Americans are the latest economic refugees, and they're heading to Canada. As he prepares to campaign for re-election, US President Barack Obama is expected to make a speech Thursday night that calls for immediate stimulus spending to create jobs and ...
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Incurable, little-known lung disease a major health issue: Study
Montreal Gazette
Smoking is the leading cause of COPD in Canada. But age is also a risk factor. So is occupational exposure to dusts or fumes, a history of respiratory tract infections in childhood, exposure to second-hand smoke and — many are beginning to believe ...
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Sony Opens Doors To Exciting New Shopping Experience At Upper Canada Mall In ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Sony of Canada is pleased to announce the grand opening of the first newly branded "SONY" store in Canada, which offers an exciting new concept, design and customer experience. Located at Upper Canada shopping mall in Newmarket, the 2800-square foot ...
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Supreme Court ruling could further delay Tory copyright overhaul
Globe and Mail
Canada's top court said Thursday it will rule on five separate intellectual property cases together as a bundle, and what it decides could directly impact the Act or at least its interpretation. Mr. Moore told The Canadian Press in an interview that ...
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Globe and Mail
Canada Posts Smaller-Than-Expected Trade Deficit In July
NASDAQ
By Nirmala Menon OTTAWA -(Dow Jones)- Canada's trade deficit narrowed more than expected in July to the lowest level in four months as shipments of cars, aircraft, and a record level of metal ores drove a rebound in overall exports, outpacing a small ...
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Canada's legal response to 9/11
Embassy
By Cyndee Todgham Cherniak Canada has not kept a diary of the laws passed to respond directly or indirectly to Sept. 11, 2001. That being said, the 10 th anniversary of the metamorphic events of Sept. 11 presents an opportunity to reflect on the legal ...
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Canada crude-Tighter WTI-Brent spread pressures lights, heavies
Reuters
Western Canada Select heavy blend for October sold for around $10.50 a barrel under benchmark West Texas Intermediate, compared with $7.05 under WTI earlier this week. Canadian heavies have been volatile despite relatively stable producing and refining ...
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CORRECT: CANADA WEALTH MANAGER: Immigrant Investors Seek Guidance
Wall Street Journal
The correct version follows:) By Monica Gutschi Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TORONTO (Dow Jones)--As an increasing number of the world's wealthy are finding Canada an attractive place to set down roots, financial advisers who work with them are doing more ...
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Harper says Canada safer, more confident post-9/11 - Breaking News
By admin
Breaking News | Canadian News | Breaking News Canada. Breaking ... Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada is a safer and more confident country than it was prior to the 9/11 attacks but that the war on terror is an “ongoing reality.” ...
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Best Report Concludes Canada's Insurers Improve, But Risk Profile ...
By Editor
A report from A.M. Best concludes that the Canadian insurance industry “continued to improve in 2010, exhibiting strong capitalization and favorable.
Rocket News
Royal Society of Canada ... - University of Toronto -- News@UofT
By Paul Fraumeni
The University of Toronto's research community has had one of its most successful years in earning honours from the prestigious Royal Society of Canada (RSC), with 18 faculty members named Fellows and one winning a major medal. ...
University of Toronto -- News@UofT
CANADA: Harper slammed for plans to bring back sweeping anti ...
By Cal Mendelsohn
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has come under attack for saying that "Islamicism" poses the greatest security threat to Canada and for declaring that his government will give police broad new anti-terrorism powers that were stripped from them ...
Care2 News Network
Canada prepares grad students for nonacademic careers - Physics ...
By Physics Today
A blog of hand-picked science news from the staff of Physics Today. Home | Print edition | Advertising | Buyers Guide ... Recognizing that gap, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has created the Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program, which gives research professors money to provide young researchers with professional skills, such as business acumen, communication, and leadership. Jennifer Lewington reports for the Chronicle ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Has A Big Day In Canada Eh! » Android ...
By The Droid Guy
Android Phones, Android Tablets, News, Tech, Gadgets And More, Thedroidguy. Search for: Home · Applications ... Today five Canadian wireless carriers began selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Rogers, Telus, Bell, Virgin Mobile and ...
Android Phones, Android Tablets,...
Energy efficiency news - Canada launches $79m efficiency fund
By editorial
Energy efficiency news - Canada launches $79m efficiency fund.
New Energy World Network (NewNet)
Slaw Site News – 2011-09-08 — Slaw
By Administrator
Siemens Canada Ltd. et al. 2011 FC 791; Holowa Estate, Re 2011 ABQB 23; F.R. et al. v. D.T. et al. 2011 SKQB 261; R. v. Agengo (D.) 2011 ABQB 430. Thus far, eighty summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to ...
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NPAC.ca | News Photographers Association of Canada | » Scalpay ...
By Parisa Azadi
... of the Fishermen – Johan Hallberg-Campbell. Published: September 9, 2011 @ 02:45 - Filed:News ... a 100 years ago, 'The Last of the Fishermen'.” Johan Hallberg-Campbell is a freelance photographer currently based in Toronto, Canada. ...
NPAC.ca
Kitchen-Cabinet-Hardware.com Now Ships to Canada
By admin
US Technology News ... Hardware.com, an online specialty store offering quality kitchen cabinet hardware and other decorative cabinet hardware to American consumers, has expanded its presence into Canada. Now the Canadian market ...
US Technology News
Dogs in the news | The Vancouver Observer
By Fram Dinshaw
The very next day, Cambria attended a fundraiser held in Brooks, Alberta, again with Canadianvolunteers, before continuing east to Saskatoon with Keller for the interview with Global News that aired on Sunday. “It's great to be recognized for ...
Vancouver Observer Main Feed
CULC/CBUC: News - Canadian Urban Libraries Council/Conseil ...
By culcweb
CULC/CBUC is again pleased to be a program delivery partner with Library Archives Canada (LAC) in delivering series of workshops in CULC/CBUC member communities using the war records from the Library and Archives Canada. The first ...
CULC/CBUC: News - Canadian Urban...
Delhi blast: Canada asks its citizens to be alert
Delhi blast: Canada asks its citizens to..."This attack is a stark reminder that terrori..."Once again,Canada stands in solidarity with..."We offer our support as India works to bring..."We advise Canadians in New Delhi to be extre...
Latest India News | National...
Mobile Usage In Canada Is On The Rise As More Feature Phone ...
By Marcus Lam
MOBILEHOTSPOT.CA | iPhone 5, iPad 3 Rumors, Android News, iOS News, Blackberry News, and More! ... September 9, 2011. Mobile Usage In Canada Is On The Rise As More Feature Phone Users Migrate Over To Smartphones ...
MOBILEHOTSPOT.CA | iPhone 5,...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G Officially Available In Canada Today
By Cameron Summerson
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G Officially Available In Canada Today. Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy Tab 10.1, News. While the Wi-Fi version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been out for a couple of weeks now, the ...
Android News, Apps, Games, Phones,...
Graphic: Suicide in Canada | News | National Post
Waiting for a No. 2 in the tablet market · Low rates could spur mortgage rule changes · Fed will help restore growth, Bernanke says · Newsmore. Canada · World ...
news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/.../graphic-suicide-in-canada-...
Smoking rates down in Canada - Yahoo! News
Read 'Smoking rates down in Canada' on Yahoo! News. Canada's smoking rate dropped to 17 percent last year -- the lowest level ever recorded -- from a high ...
news.yahoo.com/smoking-rates-down-canada-214957340.html
Senior Editor Job - TORONTO - Yahoo Canada News Job Id ...
Senior Editor: Job Detail Senior Editor REF#: JG9015 Yahoo! Canada News Location: Toronto, Ontario Posted: August 29, 2011 Deadline: September 29, 2011 ...
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