Today: CBC World News, Nov 30, 2011

Search

ALS, Alexander Language Schools Franchise


Nov 30, 2011

CBC World News, Nov 30, 2011


Foreign hackers targeted Canadian firms
CBC.ca
The cyber-forensics guru with prominent clients around the worldcalls the assault on Canadian companies and the government "one of the biggest attacks we have ever seen." Tobok said hackers penetrated the computer systems of at least seven of Canada's ...
See all stories on this topic »

CBC.ca
Harper vows 'action' on Attawapiskat
CBC.ca
"This is unacceptable in Canada." The National Chief for the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo told CBC News Tuesday the situation in Attawapiskat was a "moment of reckoning." Atleo said the relationship between the government and First Nations ...
See all stories on this topic »
Spotted: Your comments on having no time to get healthy
CBC.ca
By Community Team They do, however, still have plenty of time for TV, with recent stats suggesting 29 per cent of Canadians over 20 spend two hours a day or more watching television. The story got a strong reaction from CBC audience members, ...
See all stories on this topic »

CBC.ca
Irving Oil lays off 78
CBC.ca
(CBC) Irving Oil is laying off 78 people, company officials confirmed on Tuesday after the affected employees were notified. The layoffs are the result of the finance and information technology department being consolidated into one division within the ...
See all stories on this topic »

CBC.ca
Ekati could thrive after BHP, say experts
CBC.ca
CBC “I think they're going to get a lot of interest. It's a world-class mine in a region with a lot of kimberlite pipes. There's already an established ice road to take materials up there,” said Hoefer. BHP Billiton owns 80 per cent of the Ekati ...
See all stories on this topic »
Is Movember a partisan issue?
CBC.ca (blog)
And yet, Canada leads the world in raising money in Movember: $31 million so far this year, way ahead of the UK and the US Matheson explains, "Growing a moustache is something that tickles the funny-bone of Canadians. Canadians are good fund-raisers as ...
See all stories on this topic »
Northern pipeline plan too risky, report says
CBC.ca
"Are you prepared to take some minimal risk to provide energy around North America and, indeed, to markets around the world? Or are you prepared to take zero risk and not transport energy anywhere." With files from The Canadian Press Calgary - based ...
See all stories on this topic »

CBC.ca
Nov. 30 in history: Birthday wishes to John McCrae, Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain
MetroNews Canada
It quickly came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the FirstWorld War. Today, it is part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries. McCrae died Jan., 28, 1918 of pneumonia, and was buried at Wimereaux Cemetery in ...
See all stories on this topic »
Attawapiskat aid needed, says PEI native leader
CBC.ca
Kids and elders are using pails for toilets, and then having to dump them in the ditch," said John Joe Sark, Keptin of the Mi'Kmaq Grand Council on PEI "Those are Fourth World conditions." John Joe Sark told CBC News the situation represents a human ...
See all stories on this topic »
Harper created Kyoto mess
Coquitlam Now
By Ron McKinnon, Coquitlam Now November 29, 2011 A CBC report today quotes Environment Minister Peter Kent saying: "- from Canada's point of view, Kyoto was the biggest mistake the previous Liberal government made, since there was no plan for Canada to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Muslim Brotherhood Leading in Early Egyptian Election Results
The Mark
Forcing CBC to stop buying ads would lead to thousands of job cuts, the loss of Hockey Night in Canada, and more. A report commissioned by the CBCconcludes that if the public broadcaster were to stop airing advertisements, as a competitor or two would ...
See all stories on this topic »
Canada's Asbestos Mining Comes to a Stop, For Now
Asbestos.com
CBC News – Asbestos mining stops for first time in 130 years. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/11/24/asbestos-shutdown.html CBC News – Should Canada's asbestos industry shut down for good? (2011). ...
See all stories on this topic »

Asbestos.com
Hill Dispatches: Peter Kent once warned Canadians about global warming...
rabble.ca (blog)
24, 1984, the CBC television program The Journal broadcast a full edition documentary called "The Greenhouse Effect and Planet Earth." It was hosted, narrated and written by Peter Kent, who is now Canada's environment minister. ...
See all stories on this topic »
UK Withdraws Embassy Staff from Tehran
The Mark
Forcing CBC to stop buying ads would lead to thousands of job cuts, the loss of Hockey Night in Canada, and more. A report commissioned by the CBCconcludes that if the public broadcaster were to stop airing advertisements, as a competitor or two would ...
See all stories on this topic »
Bacterial Lights Use Power of Poop to Brighten Homes
The Mark
Forcing CBC to stop buying ads would lead to thousands of job cuts, the loss of Hockey Night in Canada, and more. A report commissioned by the CBCconcludes that if the public broadcaster were to stop airing advertisements, as a competitor or two would ...
See all stories on this topic »
Tomko Formally Charged with Robbery, New Video from The NAO, Jericho & James ...
TWNP-Wrestling News
- Mick Foley will be appearing on George Stroumboulopoulos' CBC talk show inCanada on Wednesday night. - WWE has released Dolph Ziggler's new theme “Here To Show The World” on iTunes. - Wrestling fan and American Idol alum James Durbin will be ...
See all stories on this topic »
New Politics Initiative at 10: Time to look forward
rabble.ca
To be well endowed with resources, as Canada is, is to have an obligation for stewardship, for developing these resources in the interest of Canadians and of theworld. With the tar sands, we are being truly tested. The need to improve our performance, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Fairy tales are in, nostalgia is out
Montreal Gazette
Michael, Toronto-based comedian Bob Martin's comedy of manners, originally aired Wednesdays on CBC, and then moved to Tuesdays when no one booked an appointment. Michael fared better on its new night, possibly enough to warrant a second season. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Light at the end of the tunnel
The Telegram
Blues in the Night, a fundraising concert for the centre Thursday night at the LSPU Hall, will be hosted by CBC's Jonathan Crowe... The problem was on my mind the whole way there: are the mind and the brain one thing or two? So when I arrive, ...
See all stories on this topic »

The Telegram
Book part of national contest
YorkRegion.com
CBC's Canada Reads 2012 contest features five non-fiction titles, including Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat. Although it was first published in 2007, the book never really fell off the radar, Ms Nemat said. It has been translated into 25 languages ...
See all stories on this topic »
In House With Lights: 'Siberia,' Dirty Pop and Going on 'World of Warcraft' Raids
Spinner
She'd previously met the band when both were booked on the electro stage for Reading and Leeds festivals, but her manager Jian Ghomeshi, a CBC radio personality, brought the two acts together. "To walk into a room with a couple of guys like Brian and ...
See all stories on this topic »
Canadian Olympians at Ricoh Centre Saturday
insideTORONTO.com
And, no, not the figure skating battle - Canada's unique version of Dancing with the Stars on CBC, which Bonhomme recently won with partner David Pelletier - but the hockey version, pitting Bonhomme's Toronto Furies against Brampton in CanadianWomen's ...
See all stories on this topic »
Crowdsourcing Experiment Seeks to Translate Whale Songs
The Mark
Survey of the Day: Global rankings for quality of life put Canada's major cities near the top, with Vancouver doing better than all others. An annual survey of the best places in the world to live has found that Vancouver, home to stunning mountains,...
See all stories on this topic »
David Suzuki: The twisted logic, and ethics, of nature's opponents
Straight.com
And although we're extremely grateful for all the support we get fromCanadians, we're happy to accept donations from people anywhere in the world who want to protect nature, and fend off its enemies. Written with contributions from David Suzuki ...
See all stories on this topic »

Straight.com
Rupert Murdoch and Thatcher's children
Straight Goods
From 1990 to 1996, he was a regular columnist on the CBC Northwestern Ontario regional station, CBQ. He currently writes a monthly column for Thunder Bay Seniors. He won the Thunder Bay Press Club's first prize for best editorial in Northern Ontario in ...
See all stories on this topic »
Scotiabank, NHL announce plans to bring "Fan Fair" to Ottawa for 2012 NHL All ...
Ottawa Start (press release)
Live television coverage will be provided by the NBC Sports Network in the US andCBC and RDS in Canada. The National Hockey League(R), founded in 1917, is the second-oldest of the four major professional team sports leagues in North America....
See all stories on this topic »
Popular media personality loved horse racing, alter egos
Globe and Mail
Magee was born on Oct. 11, 1929, a fortnight before cascading days of panic selling led to the Wall Street crash, plunging the worldeconomy into depression. His parents belonged to the Ontario Jockey Club, which was headed by Taylor, one of Canada's ...
See all stories on this topic »

Globe and Mail
CBC Smackdown angers former wrestler
London Free Press
By Kris Sims, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA - The CBC's booster club is launching a new campaign to get the state broadcaster more money. Friends ofCanadian Broadcasting produced two spoof spots -- dubbed Stop the CBCSmackdown -- portraying the worst ...
See all stories on this topic »
Will there be a love triangle on Parks & Rec? Plus a look at tonight's 90210 ...
Canada.com (blog)
On This Hour Has 22 Minutes (8:30 pm on CBC): Canadian icon (and the voice of Babar, King of the Elephants), Gordon Pinset revisits a "remake" of his classic 1972 film, The Rowdyman. On Ringer (9 pm on The CW; Friday at 10 pm on Global): Henry ...
See all stories on this topic »
Resident wins provincial award
Mississauga
Javat, who won in the Recent Graduate category, is an award-winning journalist whose work with CBC Radio's Metro Morning has shone a light on some of the pressing issues facing the diverse communities in the Greater Toronto Area. ...
See all stories on this topic »
CBC Smackdown angers former wrestler | Canada | News ...
The CBC's booster club is launching a new campaign to get the state broadcaster more money. ... "We are some of the hardest working actors and athletes in theworld. Nobody has a ... Raekwon sets up Canadian shop. Raekwon. 0 · News ...
Top News stories
Iran cut off from Canada, U.S., U.K. banking systems - World - CBC ...
New sanctions by Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. will limit Iran's access to much of the world's financial system in an attempt to reel in the regime.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../pol-iran-sanctions-canada-us.html
Black Friday shoppers shot, pepper-sprayed - World - CBC News
Black Friday, the biggest U.S. shopping day, has taken some unfortunate turns — with at least two shootings and a pepper-spray incident that injured 20 ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../black-friday-shopping.html
Canadian acquitted in Jamaican throat-slashing trial - World - CBC ...
A Catholic school teacher from Ajax, Ont. accused of trying to murder his wife in Jamaica in December 2010 has been acquitted by a jury.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../jamaica-canadian-knife-trial.html
Canada won't confirm Kyoto withdrawal - World - CBC News
Environment Minister Peter Kent said Monday he wouldn't confirm that Canadaplans to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol but South Africa's high commissioner says...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../pol-durban-conference.html
Kent takes tough tone on Durban talks - World - CBC News
Environment Minister Peter Kent is taking a hard line at UN environment talks in Durban, S.A. despite the perception among environmentalists that Canada is ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/11/.../durban-kent-cp.html
Syrian websites violate Canadian sanctions - World - CBC News
Websites for the Syrian government are being hosted in Canada, where sanctions were imposed after a Syrian crackdown on pro-democratic protesters. ...
www.cbc.ca/.../technology-syrian-government-websites.html
Analysis | Is Harper trying to increase Canada's military might - CBC.ca
Experts say that Thursday's celebration of Canadian Forces' contribution to the NATO mission in Libya is just the latest sign of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's .
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/.../f-military-canada.html
More famine likely as climate warms, Oxfam warns - World - CBC ...
This year's food shortages and famine are a sign of what's to come if the worlddoesn't get climate change under control, Oxfam warns.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../famine-climate-oxfam.html
WestJet flight lands safely after bird hits engine - Calgary - CBC News
Skip to main content; Skip to CBC accessibility page ... CBC News Canada ...continue to be an on-going concern for planes at the Calgary International Airport . ...
www.intelliguide.com/news/?ID=1560022&eid...
Arab leaders upping ante against Syria, Baird says - World - CBC ...
Syria's opposition is starting to take shape and Arab League members holding firm against Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says, showing ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../pol-baird-syria-iran.html
U.K. supports Canada on oilsands - World - CBC News
The British government has been secretly working with Canada to fight proposed penalties on fuel from the Alberta oilsands, according to the Guardian ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../canada-britain-uk-oil-sands.html
Morocco Islamist Party wins election - World - CBC News
Morocco's Interior Ministry says an Islamist party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections and is set to lead the next government.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../morocco-islamist-win.html
Egypt votes: The rules and timetable for elections - World - CBC News
Three separate elections are ahead for Egypt, beginning Nov. 28 and continuing into next year. First, Egyptians will elect representatives for the People's ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/11/.../f-egypt-election.htm...
U.K. outraged by storming of embassy in Tehran - World - CBC News
Iranian students have stormed two British diplomatic sites in Tehran, vandalizing buildings and sparking international outrage in the process.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../iran-britain-embassy.html
email: info@als-alexander.org or interalex2@gmail.com
Surrender the Heart (Surrender to Destiny)Alexander Dictionary of English Idioms: English-FrenchAlexander Dictionary of English Idioms: English-SwedishUnder the SunStealing Jake

No comments: