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CANADA News, Jun 02, 2013

Miss Canada for a day: What's jilted 'winner' Denise Garrido to do?
Fox News
NEW YORK – Denise Garrido thought she was the 2013 Miss Canada Universe when she was crowned such earlier this week. A day later, however, Miss Universe pageant officials realized they made a 'human error,' and the correct winner was first runner ...
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Canada is a country, not a set of provincial fiefdoms
Winnipeg Free Press
CALGARY -- Christy Clark's recent assertion British Columbia didn't need the federal government or Alberta reveals why Canada's founding fathers were concerned about provincial politicians: Thinking in isolation harms the interests of all Canadians.
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Canada Still a Very Compelling Backdrop for Telecom Investing
Morningstar.com
Canada remains one of the few telecom regions to offer meaningful subscriber upside in its addressable market, rational competition, and a benign regulatory environment. With fledgling subscale new entrants beginning to fade at the low end and ...
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Canada Dubbed a 'Sharing Underachiever,' Ranks Among Top of World in ...
Techvibes (blog)
Mary Meeker presented her infamous annual Internet of Trends report at D11 conference this week. This year's report highlighted among many things the impact of emerging markets on internet growth, mobile and tablet momentum and confirmed wearable ...
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Canada needs a Spring cleaning
West Island Gazette
By these people he, of course, means politicians. His comment reminds me of what a philosophical old Polish immigrant told me decades ago: “Canada has always had enough money to provide all of the country's essential services and still not have a deficit.
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Canada suffers a serious shortage of truckers
Mississauga
CANADA — “Understanding The Truck Driver Supply and Demand Gap And Implications For The Canadian Economy.” That's the title of a comprehensive new Conference Board of Canada Report, commissioned by the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), ...
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Royal Bank of Canada Posts a Slight Miss, Domestic Operations Solid
Motley Fool Canada
Although aided by its purchase of Ally Canada, which contributed $12 million, net income in the Canadian banking division measured $1.043 billion in the quarter, an 11.3% improvement over last year's Q2. However, this figure was down slightly from the ...
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Canada proves a cup too far
Newtown Abbey Times
BALLYCLARE Comrades Reserves' hopes of ending the season in triumph with a treble trophy return were dashed when they were beaten in the final of the Canada Trophy. With the Ballymena Junior League title and the Linda Welshman Memorial Cup ...
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Canada's Bruce A nuclear power plant wins approval to go to full power
Electric Light & Power
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission gave its approval for Bruce Power to bring Unit 1 to full power at the Bruce A Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario. The approval was the final milestone of the refurbishment project at the plant. Unit 2 began ...
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Air Canada ordered to increase payout to bumped passengers
Globe and Mail
Bigger refunds are on the runway for travellers delayed by overbooked flights on Air Canada, following a ruling from the Canadian Transportation Agency that the airline's current compensation isn't enough. However, the agency has yet to issue a final ...
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Will Canada's hard line on Eritrea's 'diaspora' tax apply to the US?
Globe and Mail
How nice to see Canada taking a very hard line with the government or Eritrea and its attempts to impose a diaspora tax on Eritrean citizens now living in Canada. This country really does have a backbone when it comes to standing up to oppression and ...
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TV version of 'Fargo' will be shot in Canada
Jamestown Sun
John Solberg, senior vice president of public relations for FX, confirmed that primary production of the series will be done in Canada, but added that specific filming locations have not been determined. “Nothing's been finalized in terms of physical ...
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Chile wants Canada's natural gas
Globe and Mail
Chile wants to buy Canadian liquefied natural gas to feed its energy-hungry mining industry as it bolsters its efforts to transform into a developed industrial nation and drag its citizens out of poverty. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, speaking to ...
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Hecla Announces Receipt of Investment Canada Act Approval
DailyFinance
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hecla Mining Company (Hecla)(NYSE:HL) today announced that the Minister of Industry and Minister of State has in accordance with the InvestmentCanada Act (Canada) approved the arrangement transaction ...
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Canada Goose opens US headquarters in Denver's Larimer Square
Denver Post
Canada Goose, a 55-year-old stalwart of extreme-weather outerwear, is anchoring in Denver its expanding U.S. business. The company opened its U.S. headquarters in Larimer Square on Tuesday, with a four-employee showroom that will be used by the ...
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Canada unveils preliminary Gold Cup roster
Goal.com
On Friday, Canada released a list of the 35 players in consideration for the 23-man Gold Cup squad. The CONCACAF tournament takes place this July in the United States. On Friday, Canada unveiled its preliminary 35-man squad for this summer's 2013 ...
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Simon & Schuster Canada to expand
National Post
The long-rumoured expansion of Simon & Schuster Canada was officially announced on Wednesday, meaning that the company will now be able to acquire and publish books by Canadian authors in Canada, instead of simply distributing titles published by ...
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From A to B-: How Canadian economists grade governor Mark Carney and why
Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA - A look at what economists said about Mark Carney and their final grade: Grade: A. "He's at the top of the class of global central banks. When you look at the some of the creativity that is now being copied in some parts of the globe, like his ...
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Canada loses to Montenegro at Belgrade Trophy women's basketball tournament
Victoria Times Colonist
BELGRADE, Serbia - Canada dropped a 75-46 decision to Montenegro at the Belgrade Trophy women's basketball tournament on Saturday. The Canadians are 1-1 at the four-team tournament after Friday's victory over Serbia. Montenegro jumped out to a ...
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Canada kicks in money, eases visas to keep ICAO headquarters in Montreal
Globe and Mail
The Canadian and Quebec governments agreed to several perks to keep the International Civil Aviation Organization in Canada. A background document made available after the signing of an accord to keep ICAO in Montreal says Ottawa will spend $1.4 ...
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New Music: Boards Of Canada, A Sharon Van Etten-Shearwater Duet ...
NPR (blog)
Last month the Scottish electronic duo Boards Of Canada released a series of mysterious recordings of a voice reading a set of numbers. Clever fans soon realized that the numbers were a code that, once entered, in order, online, revealed a video ...
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HBO Canada Takes a Bite Out of Summer with Hit Series True Blood, Kicking Off ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
TORONTO, May 28, 2013 /CNW/ - HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada), presents the ten-episode, sixth season of hit series True Blood, premiering ...
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Air Canada CEO took home more than $9.5-million in 2012
Financial Post
Air Canada's unions cried foul Friday after the company said its chief executive, Calin Rovinescu, earned more than $9.5-million in compensation last year. Mr. Rovinescu earned $1.4-million in salary in addition to $5-million paid to him in the form of ...
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Canada's Flaherty: No 'doom and gloom' in Canada housing market
Reuters Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - There's no "doom and gloom" in Canada's housing market, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday, suggesting he sees a soft landing rather than a U.S.-style collapse as demand and prices cool. "When I look at the housing market, ...
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Bumped Air Canada passengers to get more compensation
CBC.ca
Air Canada has been ordered to give more financial compensation to passengers it bumps from overbooked flights, CBC News has learned. The ruling Tuesday came after Gabor Lukacs, 29, a former assistant professor of mathematics, complained to the ...
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English-English Bilingualism Declines in Canada
ABC News
The bilingual English-French portion of Canada's population is on the decline, as the number of immigrants whose first language is neither English nor French grows, the country's statistics agency said. Statistics Canada reported this week that English ...
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Canada still assembling lineup ahead of Costa Rica match
CBC.ca
Canada was missing a key component ahead of its important match against Costa Rica: a complete roster. The men's national soccer team still hadn't practised with its entire squad 24 hours before Tuesday's game against the Central Americans, despite ...
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Canada pivots back to Asia By Santha Oorjitham
New Straits Times
Question: Canada approved Petronas' US$5.5 billion (RM16.6 billion) bid for Progress Energy Resources Corp last December, after an initial plan to block it, citing that the investment might not be of net benefit to Canada. That such a block was ...
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Stones get satisfaction from Canada
Windsor Star
Since the day when Canada kick-started the band's first major North American tour, the country has played a prominent role in the band's mythology and been the source of both career highs and personal lows. Legendary albums, secret shows and public ...
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Canada ends all trade with Iran citing 'grave and sincere concern' over ...
National Post
Canada cut off all trade with Iran on Wednesday, citing “grave and sincere concern” over the Islamic republic's nuclear program and its failure to engage in meaningful negotiations with the international community. The ban on all imports and exports to ...
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Museum picks up art by Canada's WWII prisoners | CTV News
The Royal Alberta Museum has acquired a vast collection of art made by prisoners of war interned inCanada during the Second World War.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS
Boards of Canada Return With 'Tomorrow's Harvest': Track-By-Track ...
You really couldn't ask for a better time for a pair of electronic icons to emerge from hibernation. Daft Punk's Random Access Memories and Boards of.
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Family of missing Canadian prepares to launch private ... - CTV News
The family of a Canadian hiker who is missing in Australia are (trying to?) assembling a volunteer search party as authorities scale back their search efforts.
CTV News - Toronto
Canadian banks face rise of shorts | FP Street | News | Financial Post
By John Greenwood
Canada's big banks are in the awkward situation of pulling in near-record profits while also facing a record bet that they are heading for a fall.
Financial Post - Top Stories
Australian police scale back search for missing Canadian ...
By Abdul Latheef
Australian police say they have scaled back the search for a Canadian hiker missing for more than two weeks in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS
Canadians desperate for transplants turn to illegal ... - CTV News
Canadians desperate for organ transplants are travelling overseas for black market organs, but doctors back home warn that they could be putting their lives at risk.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public RSS
Canadians ask Bank of Canada about maple syrup smell on new ...
OTTAWA - The penny may be history, but some Canadians suspect the Bank of Canada has been circulatin... - Latest News - Winnipeg Free Press.
Winnipeg Free Press: Latest News
Family of Canadian missing in Australia fears search ... - CTV News
The family of a Canadian man who went missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region fear that officials will soon call off the efforts to locate 25-year-old Prabhdeep Srawn.
CTV News - Toronto
Eritrea calls Canada 'bully' after envoy's expulsion | Capital News
By AFP
Canada on Wednesday ordered Eritrea's consul general in Toronto to leave the country by June 5, after he reportedly ignored a warning to stop collecting funds from Eritreans in Canada, a breach of UN sanctions against the African nation ...
Capital News
Pirelli to test but not race modified 2013 F1 tyres in Canada - Autosport
Pirelli's modified 2013-specification rear tyres will only be used in Friday practice at next week'sCanadian Grand Prix, rather than for the whole weekend as originally hoped.
autosport.com
Robocall court ruling 'should bolster' reform: former Elections ...
By The Canadian Press
Robocall court ruling 'should bolster' reform: former Elections Canada chief. OTTAWA – The former head of Elections Canada says a toughly worded Federal Court… by The Canadian Press on Monday, May 27, 2013 2:47pm - 0 Comments ...
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4 Great Canadian Road Trips | Fodor's
By news@fodors.com
Summer is the best time to explore Canada's expanses by car—the snow is gone, wildflowers are in bloom, and what's a summer road trip without fresh seafood? Here are four ways to go.
Fodor's Travel News
Canada GDP chugs along thanks to exports | Executive Summary ...
By National Post Wire Services
Sign up for the Executive Summary email briefing to get the news delivered straight to your inbox first thing in the morning. Canada's economy picked up speed in the first quarter of 2013, growing at the fastest pace in a year an a half, led by a ...
Financial Post - Top Stories
Canadian bankers rank amongst some of the highest-paid CEOs in ...
TORONTO - Canadian bankers were among some of the highest-paid banking executives in North America l... - Latest News - Winnipeg Free Press.
Winnipeg Free Press: Latest News
Canada News Centre - Harper Government launches Clinical Trials ...
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced the launch of the Government ofCanada's new public database of Health ...
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