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Mining on the moon: gold, fuel, and Canada's possible role in a new space race
CanadianBusiness.com
By Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press | February 26, 2012MONTREAL - Canada could play a key role in a new international space race, with the next sprint to the moon gearing up as an extra-terrestrial gold rush. Industry insiders will be watching ...
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Traders to look to latest reads on Canadian, US growth, bank earnings
CanadianBusiness.com
By Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press | February 26, 2012TORONTO - Canadian investors have plenty to absorb this week, including key economic growth data for Canada and the US while the bigCanadian banks start to post their latest quarterly ...
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Canadian team redefining the kilo
Victoria Times Colonist
By Randy Boswell, Postmedia News February 26, 2012 A team ofCanadian researchers has made a "startling" leap forward in the international quest to establish a new, hyper-precise measurement of the kilogram, an achievement it says has moved science ...
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After the Crossfire - UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
Canada.com (blog)
during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012in Saitama, Japan. *** Local Caption *** Frankie Edgar; Benson Henderson Benson Henderson defeated Frankie “The Answer” Edgar in a surprising five-round unanimous decision to become ...
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Protest at Iranian Embassy to seek freedom for condemned Canadian
Ottawa Citizen
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, Ottawa Citizen February 26, 2012 A group ofCanadian activists hopes to put pressure on the Iranian government to commute the death sentence of a Canadian resident, who is being held in Iran's notorious Evin prison, ...
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Retaining the memory of Canada's worst marine disaster
Victoria Times Colonist
By Richard Watts, Times Colonist February 26, 2012 An original front page of the New York Times from Saturday, May 30, 1914, recounts the loss of the Empress of Ireland and the toll of hundreds of lives. On its 100th anniversary, the sinking of the ...
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App takes aim at baby seal 'slaughter'
Ottawa Citizen
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, Ottawa Citizen February 26, 2012 TheCanadian government is dismissing a provocative new iPhone app set up by the Humane Society of the United States that is aggressively targeting Canada's seal industry as a recycled campaign of ...
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Canada revs up for fight over second tar sands oil pipeline
The Seattle Times
If the Canadians want it - let 'em build it through Canada. We'll avoid more oil... (February 25, 2012, by jim5car) MORE Keep it in Canada. Where does all the toxic waste water and sludge go if you let them... (February 26, 2012, by sandra frye) MORE ...
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TV & Radio Sunday February 26
New Zealand Listener
By Fiona Rae | Published on February 26, 2012 | Online Only The last of the Austen adaptations before the BBC's 2009 bonnet moratorium, and a Christchurch pub restoration is interrupted. History Under the Hammer (Prime, 7.00pm).
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Forex - USD/CAD weekly outlook: February 27 - March 2
Forex Pros
By Forexpros | Forex News | Feb 26, 2012 01:00PM GMT Forexpros - The US dollar ended the week higher against its Canadian counterpart on Friday, as markets were jittery amid concerns over Greece's debt woes but gains were limited by hopes of progress ...
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Teach all kids about residential schools: report
The Province
By Ethan Baron, The Province February 26, 2012 Commissioner Marie Wilson speaks at the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's interim report on Friday. Schools across Canada should add education about native residential schools to ...
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Hollywood Icons Gather for the Tenth Annual "Night Before" Fundraiser in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA, Feb 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- As Hollywood prepares itself for its biggest night of the year, Academy Award(R) nominees and presenters joined some of the most powerful and well-known industry influencers for the tenth ...
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Calls for less government loaded with irony
Troy Media (blog)
MAUI, Feb. 26, 2012/ Troy Media/ – The Tea Party and its libertarian ilk insist they don't need or want federal government interference in their freedoms. The cry of “get out of our daily lives” is accompanied by stunning ignorance of what their ...
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Confronting our shameful, racist history
Victoria Times Colonist
By John Price, Times Colonist February 26, 2012 Seventy years ago, the federal government passed Order-in-Council PC 1486, authorizing the uprooting of all peoples of Japanese heritage from BC's coast, regardless of age, gender or citizenship.
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Caution required in deals with China
Victoria Times Colonist
By Iain Hunter, Times Colonist February 26, 2012 6:45 AM Raising alarms about environmental and global risk doesn't seem enough to stop the Enbridge pipeline. So more people are raising alarms about the nationalsecurity consequences of foreign ...
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Economist slams 'old' tax
The Province
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, Postmedia News February 26, 2012 The two-decade-old Goods and Services Tax should be "overhauled" because governments are losing out on billions of dollars in potential revenue, says one of Canada's leading economists.
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Auditors call for further probe of Barbados CLICO
Stabroek News
By Stabroek editor | 0 Comments | Breaking News | Sunday, February 26, 2012 (Barbados Nation) Forensic auditors Deloitte Canada have called for another probe of CLICO International Life (CIL), in the face of numerous unanswered questions and missing ...
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Banking ombudsman's report roasts critics
The Province
By Kim Covert, Postmedia News February 26, 2012 There were 397 consumer banking complaints made to Canada's Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments in 2011, a 14-percent drop from the previous year, the agency said in its 2011 annual report, ...
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Eurozone crisis overshadows G20 finance ministers meeting
IBNLive.com
PTI | 06:02 PM,Feb 26,2012 Mexico City, Feb 26 (PTI) Eurozone debt crisis and the urgency to enhance firepower of the IMF to deal with the financial turmoil dominated the deliberations at the G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ...
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From the margins to the mainstream
Ottawa Citizen
By lLouisa Taylor, The Ottawa Citizen February 26, 2012 9:37 AM Dr. Kevin Pottie of Ottawa's Bruyère Family Medicine Centre led a team that created guidelines for treating immigrant patients. OTTAWA — The world comes to see Paula Day every week.
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