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CANADA News, Sep 11, 2011


Why Canada's Big 5 Banks Outshine The U.S.'s Big 5
Seeking Alpha
Recently, there has been a lot of talk in the media about the healthy state of Canada's financial system and by extension their banks. This has piqued my interest and therefore I have chosen the 5 of Canada's largest banks as the subject for this ...
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10 years later, Canada still our best friend
Anchorage Daily News
11 and the days that followed served to demonstrate the collective strength and unity of the American people, they also demonstrated the enduring bonds of a friendship that connect Canada and the US The world was reminded of the power of that ...
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9/11 brings enhanced security to US-Canada border
Wall Street Journal
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks it was feared that some of the attackers had entered the US from Canada, a fear that proved to be unfounded. But security officials recognized thatCanada's immigration policies enabled some people to ...
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India overtakes Canada in space competitiveness: report
CTV.ca
MONTREAL — Experts are worried about a report that shows India has moved ahead of Canada in space competitiveness and that Canada is also losing ground to other big players in space. The 2011 Space Competitiveness Index, compiled by US consulting firm ...
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It's Hockey Night in Canada at Toronto Film Fest
ABC News
Festival director Piers Handling said that hockey films making the rounds now may have been inspired somewhat by Canada hosting last year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, giving the sport a higher profile. "Hockey is really our sport. ...
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Hudak's comments shock human rights campaigner
Ottawa Citizen
He said he travels the world preaching Canada's success in integrating new immigrants, and is disappointed at the nasty turn of the election campaign. "I am particularly shocked and disappointed by the language used by politicians to describe new ...
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Strikeforce undercard: Mein superb in US debut, Davis upsets Nunes
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Canada keeps producing young guns. Jordan Mein is the latest to come down the pike. The 21-year-old showed off some slick boxing to wear down and eventually finish veteran Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos at the 3:18 mark of the third round of the ...
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Bright Future For Canada Basketball
SLAM Online
The man in question was talking about Canada's national basketball team. Yes, we have one of those. This was true. Earlier in the day, what little chance Canada had at capturing a spot at the 2012 Olympics had been squandered. ...
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Fiat to sell Doblo van in US, Canada under Ram brand
Washington Post
By AP, ROME — Fiat SpA, which controls Chrysler, plans to sell its Doblo van in the US andCanada starting in 2013. The Turin-based automaker said Friday the Fiat Doblo vehicles would be sold under the Ram brand. Fiat said it had signed a letter of ...
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Let's say no to the pipeline that threatens U.S. heartland
Houston Chronicle
By ROBERT REDFORD LUIS M. ALVAREZ : ASSOCIATED PRESS PIPELINE PROTEST: Demonstrators hold up signs in front of the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States and Canada. Photo: Luis Alvarez / FR596 AP LARRY MAYER : THE ...
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Feds rebuff $8.3 million in spending by US green trust
Vancouver Sun
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in a letter, said it is withdrawing support for a deal that was to allow a US environmentalist-oriented trust to spend $8.3 million on the development of an oceans management plan for the north coast through the Pacific ...
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Becoming 'Arctic Ready' – Report Urges Canada to Reform Drilling Laws
PlanetSave.com
A new report by the Pew Environmental Group (PEG) asserts that Canada's system of regulating and licensing offshore oil and gas drilling requires “major reforms” to create an “Arctic ready future” that will protect the region and its people from ...
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Canada's royal rebrand
National Post (blog)
And this week, the government ordered all foreign officials to hang portraits of Queen Elizabeth II inCanada's embassies, consulates and high commissions abroad. While the government says the picture hanging is a matter of conformity with other ...
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Broadway wins 3rd place in Canada's Greatest Streets
YouTube
Honourary and acceptance speeches for Broadway's receipt of a prestigious Canadian honour, featuring Mayor Don Atchinson.
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Breakaway stickhandles around cultural issues
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Rob Lowe has filmed a lot of movies in Toronto over the years, but most of the time Canada's largest city does not usually play itself. But one of the reasons he is excited about his latest film, Breakaway, is that the city ...
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A tale of two leaders
Toronto Sun
No sooner was there cause to regret that Alex Baumann has resigned from Canada's productive Own The Podium initiative but there was reason to celebrate the decision by Leo Rautins to resign as the nation's national men's basketball coach. ...
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Saturday football: Westmoreland edges West Canada, 14-13
Utica Observer Dispatch
By RON MOSHIER Westmoreland's football team took a 14-0 lead into the fourth quarter on Saturday, but the Bulldogs had all they could do to hold on for a wild, 14-13 victory over Class D East rival West Canada Valley. West Canada tailback Sabatain ...
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Urban gets close with fans
Toronto Sun
By Jane Stevenson ,QMI Agency Keith Urban played Scotiabank Place in Ottawa Friday and at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Saturday. (ERROL MCGIHON/QMI AGENCY) The movie stars were in town for TIFF this weekend and so was one huge country music star ...
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Earthquake of M6.4 Strikes off Vancouver Island
Decoded Science
Western Canada was struck by a large earthquake (recorded by the United States Geological Survey as measuring M6.4 on the Richter Scale) on Friday 9 September 2011. Earthquakes in this area, and of this scale, are unusual though by no means unheard of, ...
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The Gazette's View: It's time to end the cross-border price gouging
Montreal Gazette
Blair Gable -REUTERS file Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will meet with G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Marseille, France. MONTREAL - It's good to know that federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has his dander up about Canadians ...
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Government of Canada Celebrates 125 Years of Art, Science and Adventure in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ROGERS PASS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- MP David Wilks, on behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced the 125th anniversary of Glacier ...
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Obama thanks Harper for Canada's help on terror
Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA -- US President Barack Obama has written Prime Minister Stephen Harper to thankCanada for its help during the terror attacks a decade ago and for its continuing help in fighting terrorism. The letter was delivered as Harper formally designated ...
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Energy turmoil dampens markets
Vancouver Sun
By Kim Covert, Postmedia News September 10, 2011 Canada's benchmark stock index lost 1.7% over a short trading week during which it managed a gain once in four sessions as worries about European sovereign debt and the economic slowdown in the United ...
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AUDIO: U.S.-Canada border needs more action, Tom Ridge says
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Former US president George W. Bush's homeland security secretary, Tom Ridge, says he believes Canada and the United States have learned the right lessons from the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy. Speaking with guest host Susan Lunn ...
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Canada's Prairie agricultural economy prepares for a seismic shift
Globe and Mail
This time, it's not the small-town elevators that are on the chopping block, but an institution that has underpinned the economy of Canada's breadbasket since the Depression. A free-market-oriented Conservative government says it will scuttle the ...
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Globe and Mail
Minister MacKay to Meet With Counterparts in Australia and New Zealand
MarketWatch (press release)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Peter MacKay, will build on a strong bilateral defence relationship betweenCanada and our allies in Australia and New Zealand from September 11 ...
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PEI needs suicide study, mental health group says
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content The Canadian Mental Health Association often gets desperate calls from people talking about suicideThe Canadian Mental Health Association often gets desperate calls from people talking about suicide CBC Health experts say ...
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Repeat sex offender still in Canada
Vancouver Sun
By Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun September 10, 2011 A violent repeat sex offender who has been facing deportation from Canada since 1999 remains in the country, spending much of his adult life in prison. The man, now 46, can only be identified as John Doe ...
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MP told to explain flirty words to Chinese reporter
CTV.ca
Fadden cited Canada's natural resources, scientific and technological sectors and its influence in the international community as reasons for it being a target of foreign influence.' In a media interview in 2010, Fadden was cagey about the countries ...
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Leaf does well enough alone
Montreal Gazette
By KEVIN MIO, The Gazette September 10, 2011 Quebec produces some of the greenest electric power in Canada, so it was fitting that Nissan chose this province as the site to launch its all-electric Leaf vehicle in the Canadian market. ...
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Calgary arena scores with rink renovations
MarketWatch (press release)
10, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Local arena is ready for another 30 years of hockey as Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse and Hockey Canada Foundation unveil newly-upgraded facility Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, in partnership with Hockey ...
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Brazil investigator stands by finding that boxer Arturo Gatti killed himself ...
Washington Post
She is in Canada for a civil trial concerning her late husband's estate. The trial will determine who inherits Gatti's multimillion-dollar fortune. At the center of the debate is the validity of two wills with different beneficiaries — one will giving ...
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Team France Claims Victory in the 2011 BMO Nations' Cup Before Record Crowd
MarketWatch (press release)
Only four jumping faults separated France and Canada, the second place team. Ten teams started the coveted BMO Nations' Cup at Spruce Meadows, each with four members selected by their Chef d'Equipe to compete for their country. ...
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Canada's video game development scene is booming
The Sheaf
The overall success of this game is indicative of how far big budget video game development has come in Canada. Game development has exploded in Canada in the last decade, with recent examples of Warner Brother's, THQ, and the Ubisoft studio openings ...
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Thompson: Visitors to US must show intent to return home
Toronto Star
When visiting the US for an extended period on a visitor's visa, an individual must show a customs official intent to return to Canada. By Allan Thompson Special to the Star I am a 27-year-old unemployed Canadian occupational therapist. ...
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The fall TV preview
Toronto Sun
It'll be one of the signature shows on FX Canada when it launches later this fall, and the series will get a "sneak peek" on Citytv in October. Also, I was thrilled to see that Space has picked up the British series Bedlam. Again, terrifying. ...
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3 bodies found in Canada home
UPI.com
GATINEAU, Quebec, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Authorities said Saturday they were investigating the deaths of three people whose bodies were found in a Gatineau, Quebec, home the night before. Police said the deaths of a couple in their 50s and a man in his 30s, ...
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It's hockey night in Canada at Toronto film fest (AP) | Sports, News ...
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It's hockey night in Canada at Toronto film fest Sep. 10, 2011 3:32 PM ET (AP) By DAVID GERMAIN It's looking like hockey night in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival. One of the country's national sports, hockey is … Continue ...
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First stamp in Canada Post history to be chosen by public vote ...
By aaron
Canada Post unveiled the 2011 Mental Health stamp to help kick off the company's annual fundraising campaign for community-based mental health initiatives across Canada. In November 2010, a competition was launched to help find a ...
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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Canada Vancouver Island
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New Canada Research Chairs explore rural ... - On Campus News
By Mark A. Ferguson
New Canada Research Chairs explore rural innovation and water quality. Research News September 10, 2011, 9:00 am. Ken Coates and Markus Hecker. Markus Hecker (left) and Ken Coates. Photo by Dave Stobbe. A $1.9 million federal ...
On Campus News
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LGBT Asylum News: Video: gay asylum in Canada
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Value of e-prescribing questioned « Ethics & Health Law News
By Lisa Abbott
Value of e-prescribing questioned. Canadian Medical Association Journal News. “Decades afterCanada's 33 700 pharmacists began buying computers in the expectation that provincial health systems would connect them with physicians ...
Ethics & Health Law News
CFIB names the names of high cost credit cards in Canada ...
"There are a staggering number of cards on the market today in Canada, with over 200 MasterCard and VISA cards on our rate chart alone," said Dan Kelly, CFIB's sr. vice-president of legislative affairs. "Consumers and small businesses have had virtually no ability to ... "The good news is that there are dozens of credit cards out there offering consumers points without imposing sky high fees on smaller merchants." CFIB also notes that thousands of merchants have recently started to ...
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It's hockey night in Canada at Toronto film fest - Yahoo! News
Read 'It's hockey night in Canada at Toronto film fest' on Yahoo! News. It's looking like hockey night in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Canada Wants Eurozone To Boost Bailout Fund | News
Canada Wants Eurozone To Boost Bailout Fund for free MARSEILLE, France - .
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GM - Canada - News & Information
“SPX has worked closely with Chevrolet throughout the launch of the Volt, both in Canada and the U.S., and we have developed robust processes to ensure ...
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