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CANADA News, Sep 23, 2011


Canada needs a more realistic public health approach to cannabis, study finds
Winnipeg Free Press
A new study says Canada needs a more realistic and open-minded public health approach to cannabis use. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO - Canada's existing public health approach to cannabis use is unrealistic and should be adjusted to ...
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Wambach scores both goals in 3-0 victory over Canada in friendly
Washington Post
The veteran on the US women's national team scored two goals in a 3-0 victory over Canada in a friendly at Jeld-Wen Field on Thursday night. ( no / Associated Press ) - A fan cheers during the first half of an international friendly soccer match ...
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Canada not a pirate haven after all, software group says
ITBusiness.ca
Despite characterizing piracy as a serious problem in Canada, the Business Software Alliance has released a report showing the situation here is good compared to other countries. The Business Software Alliance, anti-software piracy group has long ...
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Flaherty demands Europe find financial footing
Montreal Gazette
But as Canada delivered a dose of financial advice to European countries, opposition parties at home attacked the Harper government for ignoring obvious economic troubles on its own turf. Flaherty's calls for fiscal prudence came the same day he headed ...
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Canada at a Glance: AM
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
WINNIPEG, MB, Sept 22, 2011 (CNS Canada), Sep 22, 2011 (Commodity News Service Canada, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The following is a quick glimpse of the news making the headlines in Canada. MONTREAL - A Montreal-based consumer group has filed complaints with ...
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Writers' Union of Canada issues digital “Bill of Rights”
National Post (blog)
On Thursday, the Writers' Union of Canada released “A Writer's Bill of Rights for the Digital Age.” The 12-point document addresses concerns and challenges writers face due to the changing publishing landscape, as the industry transitions from a ...
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Crisis ties UK to Canada
National Post
Canada's Prime Minister was equally effusive in his praise for his fellow conservative. "I can safely say, that where it matters most, your thinking parallels that of our own government," Mr. Harper said in his introduction in the House of Commons. ...
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Family wrongly deported returns to Canada
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA— An Albanian family that was deported more than two years ago was set to return toCanada on Thursday after a federal court ruling allowed them back in the country. Supporters of the family and community members from Etobicoke, Ont., ...
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Keystone pipeline proposal pumps out more controversy
Montreal Gazette
By MIKE DE SOUZA, Postmedia News September 23, 2011 12:00 AM A major pipeline expansion project in the US drew new criticism Thursday over potential job losses in Canada, threats to endangered species, and an emerging lobbying controversy. ...
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Royal Bank Of Canada Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (RY)
TheStreet.com
By TheStreet Wire 09/22/11 - 10:01 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Royal Bank of Canada(NYSE:RY) hit a new 52-week low Thursday as it is currently trading at $44.46, below its previous 52-week low of $46 with 156662 shares traded as of 9:36 am ET. ...
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Canada joins anti-terrorism group
Regina Leader-Post
By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia News September 22, 2011 11:00 PM The Canadian government was expected to announce Thursday Canada's membership in a new international organization dedicated to fighting terrorism. The new group will become "a ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX hits lowest since July, 2010 on recession fear
Reuters
Financials tumbled 2.3 percent, led by Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO), down 2.6 percent at C$45.36. Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) was down 2.4 percent at C$70.49. In the past two sessions the TSX has fallen more than 5 percent. ...
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Retail sales fall after three-month advance
Montreal Gazette
Canadian retail sales fell more than expected in July, with vehicle and autoparts dealers accounting for most of the decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The federal agency said sales were down 0.6 per cent to $37.5 billion in during the month, ...
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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits weakest since Oct 2010 in global slump
Reuters
Canada's economy has generally been a bright spot amid global woes, helping to keep the currency above parity with the greenback for most of 2011. But analysts said it cannot outperform if its largest trading partner, the United States, ...
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Air Canada chief hails labour pact
Montreal Gazette
By FRANÇOIS SHALOM, The Gazette September 23, 2011 12:00 AM Air Canada's Calin Rovinescu says the best labour agreements are those negotiated directly by the two parties involved. AirCanada president Calin Rovinescu said Thursday he is "pleased and ...
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Challenges the world over
The Chronicle Journal
Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder of Doctors Without Borders Canada, addressed a Thunder Bay audience on Thursday. (Sandi Krasowski) Go out and make a difference in the world, any way you can. That is the message Doctor Without Borders Canada founder Dr. ...
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The Chronicle Journal
Conservation Groups: Canada's Tar Sands Extraction Violates International ...
eNews Park Forest
Petition asks US Interior Dept. to investigate Canada's failure to protect threatened caribou and migratory birds eNews Park Forest is an independently owned and operated electronic publication and has no affiliation whatsoever with the governing ...
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Canada moving away from ally on climate change action: Report
Montreal Gazette
By Mike De Souza, Postmedia News September 22, 2011 Canada is drifting away from the climate change policies of one of its closest allies on the international stage because of an approach defined by "uncertainty and lack of commitment," says a new ...
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Defence minister under fire from Opposition over chopper ride
Ottawa Citizen (blog)
As such, Minister MacKay cut his personal trip Canada against the Taliban. Our search and rescue technicians did a fantastic job demonstrating their capabilities to Minister MacKay. lives, respond to 8000 incidents and assist 20000 people every year. ...
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Lawyers lobby to keep Bush out of Surrey
CTV.ca
Lawyers Against the War – which has members in countries around the world including Canada, Denmark and the United States – said Bush should be tried for crimes against prisoners in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and other offshore prisons. ...
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Removal of Second Person from the CBSA "Wanted" List for Serious Criminality
MarketWatch (press release)
Since this announcement, five individuals have been apprehended or located, and, as of today, two have been removed from Canada. Members of the public are reminded that they should not take action to apprehend the individuals listed on the CBSA Web ...
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Tiny Porter beats out Air Canada for Toronto slots
Reuters Canada
By Nicole Mordant (Reuters) - Short-haul carrier Porter Airlines has won another 16 takeoff and landing slots at Toronto's small downtown airport, beating out a rival application from Air Canada(ACb.TO: Quote), the country's biggest airline. ...
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Monsieur Lazhar is Canada's submission for foreign-film Oscar
National Post (blog)
By Katherine Monk The story of an Arab man trying to find acceptance as a substitute teacher in Quebec will be Canada's entry for Oscar consideration this year. Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar was officially named Canada's choice by the ...
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Canada, US must have similar policies on carbon, diplomat says
Vancouver Sun
By Sheila Pratt, Postmedia News September 22, 2011 EDMONTON — Finding a way to limit carbon emissions will be a major issue for Canada-US relations, and the two countries can't be too far apart in their policies, says US Ambassador David Jacobson. ...
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Don't borrow the helicopter
National Post
Two of Canada's top military officials have been drawing (figurative) fire this week over allegations that they inappropriately used official aircraft for personal purposes. First, Canada's top soldier, Chief of the Defence Staff General Walter ...
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Canada's most decorated war hero gets monument 81 years after his death
Winnipeg Free Press
(PAT HEWITT / THE CANADIAN PRESS) TORONTO - A bugler sounded "The Last Post" and two vintage planes and a CF-18 fighter flew overhead as a monument was dedicated to Canada's most decorated war hero Thursday. Hundreds of people gathered at a cemetery in ...
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Canada trips help keep skills sharp: Murdoch
StarPhoenix
He says he's made an annual curling trek to Canada every year since 1996, and there's a reason for that. "It's purely the depth of the fields," said Murdoch, who won the world men's curling title in both 2006 and 2009. "Everyone in Europe says when you ...
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Canada Pension Board, GGP Join for Two Malls
GlobeSt.com
LOUIS-General Growth Properties Inc. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to partner to buy the 482000-square-foot Plaza Frontenac here, with GGP taking a 55% interest. The pension board has also agreed to take a 26% interest in GGP's ...
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GlobeSt.com
American tax hunt haunting Victorians
Victoria Times Colonist
The woman said she files annual tax returns in Canada. She is in the process of gathering the required six years of financial records to submit to the IRS. Her accountant fees alone are expected to be about $1300. "I'm hoping for the best. ...
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Bunge expands Canadian canola capacity
Stock and Land
BUNGE North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited, has announced plans to increase the capacity at a second of its four canola processing plants in Western Canada, the facility in Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta. ...
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Canada, Saudi Arabia clash over 'ethical' oil television ad
Platts
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said in a statement Thursday he will ask Saudi officials inCanada to explain their attempts to "stifle free speech" by threatening legal action against EthicalOil.org and broadcasters. The House of Commons foreign ...
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Canada News Centre - Government of Canada and The W. Garfield ...
Government of Canada and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Help Students Become Ecosystem Investigators.
Canada News Centre - National News
RaceTimeRadio.com – Your Network Choice for Canadian Auto ...
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RaceTimeRadio.com – Your Network Choice for Canadian Auto Racing News. September 22, 2011 thefinallap Leave a comment Go to comments. This week Joe from RaceTimeRadio contacted me to see if we could let each of our audiences ...
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One of Canada's 'most wanted' arrives in Guyana : Kaieteur News
By KNews
One of Canada's 'most wanted' arrives in Guyana. September 23, 2011 | By KNews | Filed UnderNews. “All people with a history of violence are of interest to the police”- Crime Chief Persaud. A Guyanese man who was considered one of ...
Kaieteur News
2 Pinoys named Asian Heroes in Canada | U.S. News Las Vegas
By admin2
By Marieton Pacheco, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau and U.S. News Agency / Asian. A Filipino entrepreneur and a Filipino-Canadian nurse were among the 6 awardees of the 2nd Asian Heroes award in Canada. Felicisimo Gorospe ...
U.S. News Las Vegas
British PM praises Canada on economy, Libya | Canada | News ...
Canada is positioned to help lead the way as the global economy teeters on the brink, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday.
London Free Press
Pakistan News Watch - Cameron in Canada for security, economic ...
OTTAWA: British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Ottawa on Thursday and called for a united front and swift action with Canada to tackle the debt crisis which is sapping confidence in the global economy.
Pakistan News Watch
Canada's most decorated war hero gets memorial | Ontario | News ...
Canada's most decorated war hero now will never be forgotten.
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How CTV and a law firm just undermined Canadian ... - Beacon News
By Beacon News
In her 2010 essay on the recent decline of press freedom, Washington Post​ columnist Anne Applebaum chronicled how the media and business world responded to the Soviet Union and its client states during the Cold War​. She then ...
Beacon News
Canada's Governor General to visit Victoria
... teams in WHL. Follow TC sports on Twitter for news local games, scores, athletes ..... Canada'a Governor General David Johnston and his wife Sharon will make their first official visit to B.C. next week, arriving first in Victoria. The three-day ...
Times Colonist - News
Canada-U.S. border initiative would have allowed U.S. police to ...
By Council-of-Canadians
According to news reports this week, Public Safety Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are close to finalizing an agreement that would create a legal framework for cross-designated law enforcement teams to operate on a ...
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Enviornmental Science News - » Fulbright Canada Blog » Blog ...
By Google Alerts - environmental science
All proposals are evaluated by a committee composed of the Fulbright Canada CEO, two program officers, and one Fulbright alumnus with experience in the field of environmental science. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2011. ...
Enviornmental Science News
Niagara Falls says thanks to Canada Day volunteers | Bullet News ...
By admin
The Falls Manor Resort & Restaurant in Niagara Falls hosted and sponsored a inner to thank all theCanada Day volunteers. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati dropped in to say hello and give thanks to all the volunteers and also thank the Falls ...
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Oil Unions: Cut Keystone Pipeline | Canada | News | Winnipeg Sun
Alberta's oil industry union bosses want the Keystone XL Pipeline axed.
Top News stories
Slaw Site News – 2011-09-22 — Slaw
By Administrator
Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email. 1. Comment Watch: In the last ... Canada(Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) 2011 FC 814 [Prisons]; Alberta Teachers' Association v. Information and Privacy ...
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Canada: Go Shark Fin-Free! PLEASE SIGN ...
By Simone D.
Shark populations around the globe are plummeting at an alarming rate, largely due to the fin trade. Today, you can help make a difference by supporting legislation to ban the possession, sale and consumption of shark fins in all Canadian ...
Care2 News Network
Canada boycotts, U.S. walks out of Ahmadinejad speech at UN
The United States led a mass walkout of the UN General Assembly on Thursday when Iran's President Mahmoud.
Calgary Herald - News
RaceTimeRadio.com ? Your Network Choice for Canadian Auto ...
Your Network Choice for Canadian Auto Racing News. Posted on September 23, 2011 by. This week Joe from RaceTimeRadio contacted me to see if we could let each of our audiences know about each other. Seeing as The Final Lap radio ...
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Natynczyk defends Challenger use - Canada - CBC News
Canada's chief of defence staff said he respects taxpayers' money when he travels and will reimburse the government for flights if advised to by the Prime ...
www.cbc.ca.14feb-youth.com/.../pol-challenger-natynczyk.ht...
**Canada News** The hotels.com Biannual Hotel Price Index ...
Canada News** The hotels.com Biannual Hotel Price Index Shows a 3 Per Cent Global Price Increase and Gradual Recovery.
press.hotels.com/.../the-hotels-com-biannual-hotel-price-index...

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