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CANADA News, Sep 14, 2011


Canada stun Tonga with late Mackenzie try
Los Angeles Times
WHANGAREI, New Zealand (Reuters) - Phil Mackenzie scored a try seven minutes from time to giveCanada a thrilling 25-20 World Cup victory over Tonga at the Northland Events Centre on Wednesday. The bleach-blond winger picked up the ball at the foot of ...
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Canada's Household Debt Hits Record High
Wall Street Journal
The ratio of credit-market debt to personal disposable income in the household sector grew to 148.7%, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, marking the highest level since the agency began compiling the figures in 1990. Credit market debt increased 1.7%, ...
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Air Canada flight attendants could strike next week
Reuters
By Nicole Mordant VANCOUVER, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Flight attendants at Air Canada (ACa.TO) (ACb.TO) have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike, which could start as early as next Wednesday if they cannot agree on a new contract with the country's ...
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Keystone XL Tests US-Canada Energy Ties as Asian Suitors Loom
New York Times
"It's a strain on our relationship with the US" As the turbulent debate over the XL line chugs toward its delayed finale, with a final ruling from the Obama administration expected by 2012, its consequences for US-Canada ties are a potent but delicate ...
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Canada Dollar Gains From Almost 7-Month Low as Oil, Stocks Rise
San Francisco Chronicle
Canada's currency climbed versus 15 of its 16 most-traded peers as crude oil, the nation's biggest export, reached a one- month high. The loonie, as the currency is called, weakened earlier on concern Europe's debt crisis will erode demand for ...
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Income gap growing quickly in Canada
Montreal Gazette
By JOHN MORRISSY, Financial Post; Postmedia News September 14, 2011 12:00 AM The gap between rich and poor in Canada is widening at a faster pace even than in the United States, the country with the largest gap in income equality of 17 peer countries, ...
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Canada has vast geothermal potential
Montreal Gazette
Tapping into hot rocks that are tantalizingly close to the surface in western and northern Canadacould generate more electricity than the entire country now consumes and generate few greenhouse gas emissions, says the report by a team of 12 scientists ...
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Canada faces economic headwinds, say economists
CTV.ca
OTTAWA — Canada could be the first economically advanced country to stumble into a another recession, the Bank of Nova Scotia says in in one of the more stark warnings about the gathering gloom ahead. Scotiabank economists say Canada could in fact ...
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*Spoilers* Smackdown Taping Results From Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Wrestling News World
WWE taped this week's Smackdown tonight from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario,Canada. Thanks to Wrestling News World readers Troy Howarth and A-ROB for providing us with live updates. Below are full results: * Edge comes out to open the show. ...
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Smart choice for Canada
Ottawa Citizen
When Canada Basketball gets over the shock of having lost Leo Rautins last week as head coach after six years, it will strike a search committee and begin the process of finding a successor. Smart, one of the most successful head coaches in the history ...
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Stagnant US employment market makes Canada an appealing work destination
Vancouver Sun
With the July unemployment rate in the US at 9.1 per cent, versus 7.3 per cent in Canada, more Americans are knocking on Canada's door for jobs. OTTAWA — More Americans are knocking onCanada's door for jobs as their economy worsens and unemployment ...
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Detroit Bridge Owner Gets Kochs' Backing to Keep Canada Crossing
BusinessWeek
14 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Manuel Moroun, who beat out Warren Buffett to buy the Ambassador Bridge more than three decades ago, is fighting a plan championed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to build a public competitor to the busiest US- Canada ...
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Canada's women's basketball veterans take one last shot at Olympics
CBC.ca
Canada's Teresa Gabriele , shown at left in this 2010 file photo, has played with TeamCanada for 14 years, appearing only once at the Olympics.Canada's Teresa Gabriele , shown at left in this 2010 file photo, has played with Team Canada for 14 years, ...
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CBC.ca
Jail for Livent duo no deterrent
Financial Post
Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb emerged as two of Canada's most notorious whitecollar criminals after one of the longest-running legal sagas that became synonymous with Canada's lax reputation for prosecuting white-collar crime. ...
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Canada to re-open embassy in Libya
China Daily
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has sent a team of diplomats into Tripoli to make preparations for re-opening Canada's embassy there and resume diplomatic relations, Foreign Minister John Baird announced Tuesday. In a brief statement to reporters ...
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Balancing leader's race, Opposition job has NDP on its toes
Ottawa Citizen
By Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News September 14, 2011 3:05 AM Canada's new official Opposition could start next week's parliamentary session without some of its key front bench players, as the NDP tries to strike a balance between its House of Commons ...
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Spotted: Canada rejects Afghan interpreters' refugee claims
CBC.ca
Strict requirements have limited the number of successful applications of Afghan interpreters who served with the Canadian Forces to come to Canada as refugees. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/The Associated Press) A story suggesting that two of every three ...
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CBC.ca
Athletics Canada names 17 members to Pan Am team
Vancouver Sun
By Postmedia News September 13, 2011 Silver medallist Canada's Dylan Armstrong poses on the track with a national flag after the men's shot put final at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu on ...
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A man who understands farming freedom
National Post
At long last, Canada has a federal Agriculture Minister who understands why a government monopoly over prairie wheat and barley marketing is incompatible with democratic rights. On Monday, the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) released the results of a ...
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Manhunt snares Canada 'kidnapper'
BBC News
A convicted sex offender who is suspected of abducting a three-year-old boy inCanada and then returning him to his family's home has been arrested. Kienan Hebert vanished last week in British Columbia and was brought back days later, ...
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BBC News
Fewer Canadians getting married: StatsCan
Vancouver Sun
By Amy Chung, Postmedia News September 13, 2011 In Canada, the rate of marriage has been on the decline over the past 20 years. In 2008 — the latest figures since Statistics Canada stopped compiling marriage statistics due to budget cuts — 147788 ...
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Opinion: How not to run a navy: Canada's sub-par submarines
Vancouver Sun
When Britain held a scratch-and-dent sale in 1998 to get rid of some surplus submarines, Canadawent shopping. Our 30-year-old fleet was long past its prime and Ottawa wasn't ready to commit to the cost of new ones. That was 13 years ago. ...
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Brookfield merges renewable power assets
Globe and Mail
Canada will be home to a massive new global green energy player after Brookfield Asset Management Inc BAM.AT. merges its wholly owned hydro and wind assets with those of a publicly traded renewable income fund. The new entity will combine Brookfield ...
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Globe and Mail
Drags on the economy
Financial Post
By Charles Lammam and Niels Veldhuis With Ontario and Quebec accounting for nearly 60% ofCanada's gross domestic product, as they go, so goes the Canadian economy. Unfortunately, the economic news from Canada's largest provinces doesn't look good, ...
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Johnny Reid takes honors in Canada
Country Standard Time
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 – Johnny Reid was the big winner at the Canadian Country Music Awards by taking home three awards, including the big award, the Fans' Choice Awards. Reid's most recent album, "A Place Called Love," was the Top Selling ...
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Fire in Esquimalt damages Canada's only semi-operational sub
Vancouver Sun
By Katie DeRosa, Postmedia News September 13, 2011 The Canadian submarine HMCS Corner Brook prepares to get underway after taking Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper onboard for a visit in Frobisher Bay in the Canadian Arctic August 19, 2009. ...
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More secure passports coming next year
CTV.ca
MONTREAL — Canada is finally set to join the rest of the G8 in issuing electronically secure passports but security experts warn the new documents are not a panacea for evolving threats. Passport Canada CEO Christine Desloges promised on Tuesday that...
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CTV.ca
McGuinty's Liberals grab momentum in Ontario election
Montreal Gazette
By Lee Greenberg, Postmedia News September 13, 2011 Dalton McGuinty and his Ontario Liberals are in a tight race with Tim Hudak and the Progressive Conservatives, so the results of the latest poll suggest. TORONTO — Ontario voters are losing their ...
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What Canada stands to gain from the global coal boom
Globe and Mail
As Canada shuts some of its coal plants and moves to limit emissions on others, one thing is clear – the world is marching in the other direction. Global coal use is projected to go nowhere but up – nearly 50 per cent by 2035. ...
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Globe and Mail
Dechert's emails should spark reminders about security, expert says
Toronto Star
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird continues to stand by embattled MP Bob Dechert for his flirty emails with a Chinese reporter but behind the scenes Tory politicians need a reminder about the potential dangers of flirting with foreign ...
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Canada opens volleyball championships with win
Vancouver Sun
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — Canada opened the North and Central America and Caribbean women's volleyball championship with a 3-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Monday night. Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., led the way with 23 points as the Canadians ...
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Canada News: Stop Trading On Jack Layton's Name, Horwath Tells ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Leader Andrea Horwath has told her candidates to stop trading on Jack Layton's name during the Ontario election campaign. "I don't want that to happen anymore," Howarth said Tuesday after the Toronto Star reported that automated calls ...
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Canada News Centre - Statement by Minister Baird Updating ...
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: "I am pleased to announce that, having fully assessed the situation on the ground in Tripoli, Canada has re-established its diplomatic presence in Tripoli and is ...
Canada News Centre - National News
Australia, Canada Share Concern About JSF Delay | Air Force News ...
Australia and Canada share a common concern that the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will be delayed, possibly requiring acquisition of an expensive interim air.
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Ireland v Canada, Intercontinental Cup, Dublin: Stirling, O'Brien star ...
Match report of Ireland v Canada, Intercontinental Cup, Dublin from ICC Intercontinental Cup. ... Paul Stirling put Ireland in charge with a century, Ireland v Canada, Intercontinental Cup ...
Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
Canada: Fighting for the Right to Strike - Infoshop News
At the same time, workers at Canada Post–members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) –were engaged in a series of rotating strikes over similar issues: a two-tiered system for new hires' wages, benefits and pensions. Health ...
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Dead And Divine tour dates (Canada) // News // Lambgoat
Dead And Divine has lined up an early-October run in Eastern Canada. Dates are: 10/05 Sudbury, ON @ Little Montreal 10/06 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks 10/07 Montreal, QC @ Underworld 10/08 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club 10/09 St. ...
LAMBGOAT.com News Headlines
Will Canada Arrest Dick Cheney Over War Crimes? | 9-11 News ...
By World911Truth.org
Dick Cheney is coming to Vancouver on September 26 to promote his new book, but Vancouver lawyer Gail Davidson has other plans for one of the most controversial figures of the modern era.
World for 9/11 Truth
Air Canada flight attendants vote 98 per cent in favour of a strike ...
Any forward-looking statements contained in this news release represent Air Canada's expectations as of the date of this news release and are subject to change after such date. However, Air Canadadisclaims any intention or obligation to ...
NorthumberlandView.ca
XE.com - CANADA STOCKS-TSX pushes higher on banks, energy
Search for a news provider, date, or keywords. News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. CANADA STOCKS-TSX pushes higher on banks, energy. Top Articles ...
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Canada could be first to enter recession: Scotiabank - Economy ...
Technical recession possible for Canada this quarter,
Investment Executive - News
Prime Minister Harper says 'Islamicism' biggest threat to Canada ...
By Euro-Islam
CBC News - September 13, 2011. CBC News – September 6, 2011. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said the biggest security threat to Canada a decade after 9/11 is Islamic terrorism. Harper added that Canada is safer than it was on Sept. ...
Euro-Islam: News and Analysis...
Flirty MP under fire | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is standing by his man.
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Deluce climbing the Hockey Canada ranks | London Community News
By jmatisz
A 22-year-old from London with aspirations to fly planes for a living, Deluce is an emerging product on the upswing of Canada's deep women's hockey talent pool. After playing for London's Bluewater Hawks organization growing up, the ...
London Community News
Air Canada strike threat :: Travel Daily travel industry news
By heather
AIR Canada has said it will offer a partial flight schedule next week if flight attendants proceed with planned strike action due to conflict with a new air contract.
Travel Daily
Fire damages Canada's only semi-operational sub
A fire on board HMCS Victoria, the Royal Canadian Navy's best hope for an operational submarine, is.
Calgary Herald - News
B.C. kidnap suspect reportedly had 'sex lair' | Canada | News ...
Accused child abductor Randall Hopley transformed a Crowsnest Pass, Alta., cabin into a twisted sex lair, according to the Calgary family who owned the retreat.
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Ethane Going To Canada - News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer ...
WHEELING — Ethane produced from the Marcellus Shale continues to be a hot commodity, as Range Resources now plans to send much of the natural gas...
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