CBC World News, Feb 01, 2012

Canadian jailed in Mexico claims 'abuse and torture' CBC.ca In a six-page letter obtained by CBC News, Cyndy Vanier documents a string of alleged abuses she claims she has endured since Nov. 10 while being detained in Mexico City's Centro de Arraigos detention centre. Cyndy Vanier has been held without charge ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Canadian citizen arrested in Bahrain court CBC.ca A Canadian man who lost his appeal of a five-year prison sentence and had been hiding out in Bahrain was arrested in court on Wednesday, CBC News has learned. Canadian Naser al-Raas was arrested in a Bahrain court on Wednesday when he showed up hoping ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Canada profile - Media BBC News Canada has a long history of public broadcasting. TheCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was set up in the 1930s in response to the growing influence of American radio. Broadcasting in French and English, the CBC runs four radio networks featuring ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Matt Gurney: The CBC owes us openness, but not as much as the Tories do National Post (blog) In a meeting with the National Post editorial board last week,CBC/Radio-Canada president Hubert Lacroix gave a spirited defence of theCBC's record of openness and transparency. Conceding that the CBC had not done a good job disclosing information ... See all stories on this topic »

CBC LIVE: Behind the Scenes at NHL All-Star 2012 CBCtv An all-access glimpse into the NHL All-Star 2012 weekend with the Hockey Night in Canada team, players, celebrity fans and musical performer Drake. Check out more video and celebrity content at www.cbc.ca/live. See all stories on this topic »

Vander Zalm nemesis said he almost quit inquiry CBC.ca (CBC)The man whose inquiry findings led former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm to resign in 1991 says he threatened to quit before completing his task. Ted Hughes, a former conflict of interest commissioner, is suing Vander Zalm for ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

CBC and Loblaw Team Up for Return of 'Live Right Now' Broadcaster In 2011, Live Right Now inspired Canadians to live healthier lives - and it worked! Tens of thousands of Canadians came together through Live Right Now with the shared goal of making healthier choices, while CBC and lead sponsor Loblaw Companies ... See all stories on this topic »

Freezing rain warning ends in Ottawa CBC.ca Environment Canada's freezing rain warning ended Wednesday morning after Ottawa and areas of eastern Ontario were coated overnight with freezing drizzle, creating slippery roads and sidewalks for the morning commute. Freezing rain overnight Tuesday and ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Marty Short previews his new CBC comedy special at Second City Toronto Star Richard Ouzounian Theatre Critic One of Canada's greatest comedy treasures, Martin Short, paid a visit to The Second City on Mercer St. on Tuesday night to reconnect with his family, the family who helped create theCBC comedy special I, Martin Short, ... See all stories on this topic »

Controversial Tory MLA Benito loses nomination CBC.ca MLA Carl Benito lost the Tory nomination Tuesday in Edmonton-Mill Woods. (CBC) Instead the vote went to businessman Sohail Quadri on the second ballot. Quadri immigrated to Canada from Pakistan and is an active volunteer in the community. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

CBC under ideological attack Canadian University Press Newswire Yes, these are all prevalent Canadian images; however, there is one marquee symbol that is as Canadian as it gets: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's logo. The CBC is Canada's national public radio and television broadcaster and a major player in ... See all stories on this topic »

More Alberta oil may start flowing east, MPs told CBC.ca MAP Canada's crude oil pipelines Charting TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline He was responding to a question from NDP MP Claude Gravelle who wanted to know why Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently said in an interview with theCBC's Peter ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Good news about deficit bad news Toronto Sun By David Akin ,Parliamentary Bureau Chief Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Jean Chretien and his finance minister Paul Martin took ... See all stories on this topic »

Bedford man donates blood 1000 times CBC.ca Jim Lord is the third person in the country to donate blood and plasma 1000 times to Canadian Blood Services. (CBC) A Bedford, NS, has become only the third person in the country to donate blood and plasma 1000 times to Canadian Blood Services. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Snow causing slippery road conditions CBC.ca Kalin Mitchell, a CBC meteorologist, said more snow is expected on Wednesday night. And Mitchell also warned motorists to be cautious. "So if you're travelling in along the roads across the entire province there will be some significant snow out there ... See all stories on this topic »

Andrea Martin, George Stroumboulopoulos to host Genies CBC.ca Comedian Andrea Martin and CBC talk show host George Stroumboulopoulos will host the 2012 Genie Awards, the annual celebration of the best in Canadian film. The Genies gala is set for March 8 and will be broadcast on CBC-TV, with live-streaming of the ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Strike looms as Metro Transit talks end CBC.ca That's exactly what happened," he told CBC News. "They gave us an offer on the 29th of January and they're not prepared to move from that offer." Wilson said the union presented a counter-offer on Monday night but it wasn't accepted. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Evolutionary biologists say we humans are more copycats than creators CBC.ca Do you believe you are a creative person? You don't have to be humble (and Canadian). You can admit that somewhere inside your skull is an inner Steve Jobs aching to redesign the world. There's no reason not to think this way. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Ranch Ehrlo founder Geoff Pawson dies CBC.ca At the time of his death, Pawson had been working on an oral history of the Ranch Ehrlo Society. Pawson has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Ranch Ehrlo founder Geoff Pawson , seen here in an undatedCBC image ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Don Cherry Tells Brian Burke To “Get In Line” If He Wants To Silence Him Edmonton Journal (blog) I'd say that the little media war between Hockey Night in Canadapersonality Don Cherry and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke took a bizarre turn yesterday, but that would be disingenuous. The entire episode has been bizarre, and compared ... See all stories on this topic » Edmonton Journal (blog)

CBC programming to highlight “new” standards? Rossland Telegraph First, Hockey Night in Canada can now have a new Sports Reporter, Jennifer Mather, ”embedded” to cover the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mather, as former BCTV fans can testify, is a fine reporter. But more than that old-fashioned journalistic qualification, ... See all stories on this topic »

Bowater cuts pulpwood pay by 10% CBC.ca (CBC) The Bowater Mersey paper mill has imposed a ten per cent cut in the price it pays for wood harvested from private lands. Andrew Fedora, the executive director of the Federation of Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners, said the price cut was effective... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Sask. MP worries for free speech CBC.ca He said one example concerns funding for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "I think you see it now with Conservative MPs talking issues with what to do with the CBC," Trost said. "The cabinet ministers are on one side and some of the backbenchers ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-managers of CUC arena fight firings CBC.ca "It was approved," Swidrovich told CBC News Tuesday. "We just did what we do in this business, and we've done it for 20 years." According to statements of claim, Swidrovich and another executive, William Antonishyn, went to Phoenix "to promote ... See all stories on this topic »

Puritanism threatens the CBC Coquitlam Now By Joerge Dyrkton, Coquitlam Now January 31, 2012 Recently, MP James Moore, also Minister of Heritage, floated the idea of cutting funding to theCBC by about $100 million. In effect this would seriously dismantle theCanadian Broadcasting Corp. as we ... See all stories on this topic »

Clothing bin rules hard to enforce, city says CBC.ca The city's comments come on the heels of a CBC News report which highlighted that many donation bins are owned by companies that run a lucrative private business. In 2010, Canadian exports of worn clothes were valued at $174 million. See all stories on this topic »

Smart-e-Pants aim to prevent bedsores CBC.ca Each year in Canada, up to $3.5 billion is spent on treating pressure ulcers. To tackle the problem, biologist Vivian Mushahwar of the University of Alberta started by looking at why able-bodied people don't develop the ulcers. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Man, 18, charged with Regina robberies CBC.ca (Jordan Jackle/CBC) An 18-year-old man from northern Saskatchewan has been charged with two armed robberies and one attempted robbery in Regina. Early in the morning on Jan. 24, police got a call about two “suspicious males” trying to get inside a ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Investigators focus on furnace in Whitehorse deaths CBC.ca (CBC) The investigation into the deaths of five people in a home in Whitehorse has turned to the oil-fired boiler system used to heat the home. Fire Chief Clive Sparks says carbon monoxide levels in the home were 10 times what would set off a carbon ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

What happens to Manitobans' used clothing donations? CBC.ca For example, clothing and household goods that are donated to theCanadian Diabetes Association and the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Winnipeg are sold to Value Village. Value Village seeks 'modest' return Value Village officials would not tell CBC ... See all stories on this topic »

Rare list of PEI Acadians intrigues NB researchers CBC.ca (Marc Genuist/CBC) Acadian researchers at l'Université de Moncton have discovered a list of 289 names of Acadians who were living on Prince Edward Island in 1763, but they're still trying to reach a consensus about what exactly the rare list was for. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Federal gun advisers testified on gun registry bill CBC.ca (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) Information released this week by the federal government has some opposition MPs thinking twice about testimony they heard a few months ago. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews tabled a list of the experts serving on his ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Burns Lake sawmill fires not likely linked CBC.ca (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) BCSA spokesperson Stephen Hinde says a February 2011 fire at Babine Forest Products was probably caused by an electrical malfunction, which caused an electrical switch to spark, igniting sawdust. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Joint efforts key to disaster response in Arctic, say RCMP CBC.ca Representatives from Transport Canada, the military's Joint Task Force North, northern airlines, and Nunavut's chief coroner were there for the two-day debrief. The purpose is to discuss best practices from the joint response the agencies took ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Economists say budget cuts risk more harm as Canadian economy shrinks Globe and Mail And internally, Conservative MPs who were never happy with stimulus spending in the first place are pushing hard for deep spending cuts in areas like the CBC. On Bay Street, BMO Nesbitt Burns deputy chief economist Doug Porter raised concerns that ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Warm Winter Ahead For Most Of Canada Huffington Post Canada ... to a warmer-than-normal winter, right through until spring, according to Environment Canada's latest forecast. The prediction for February, March and April comes after an unseasonably warm couple of months, said CBCmeteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. See all stories on this topic »

Christmas Bird Count results for Sterling, Crook Journal-Advocate Another snowy owl was seen in the Crook area. (Courtesy photo) Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, celebrated its 112th year. The Sterling CBC marked its 13th year on Monday, Dec. See all stories on this topic »

CBC pays 730 staffers $100Gs a year | Canada | News | London ... OTTAWA - The CBC pays 730 staffers more than $100000 in salary per year, but won't say who they are. The CBC is also keeping mum about how much news anchor Peter Mansbridge and host George Stroumboulopoulos get paid. London Free Press

small dead animals: Things You'll Never See On The CBC By Kate http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/730-cbc-employees-over-100-000-165212940.html. Posted by: ... Just like in the related media business, good news doesn't sell. In the case of .... The rest of the worldthinks that it is pollution. small dead animals

Canadian woman beaten at Mexico resort hotel - World - CBC News A young Canadian woman is undergoing treatment after being found beaten unconscious in a hotel in Mexico's Mazatlan resort region. www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../mexico-canadian-beaten.html

Canada's Guay skis to silver in World Cup downhill - CBC.ca Skip to main content; Skip to Canada's Guay skis to silver in World Cup downhill; Skip to supplementary story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBC ... www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/.../sp-ski-downhill-garmisch.html

Canada's Kingsbury wins 5th straight World Cup moguls title - CBC.ca Skip to main content; Skip to Canada's Kingsbury wins 5th straight WorldCup ... story content; Skip to related news content; Skip to CBC accessibility page ... www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/story/.../sp-skiing-kingsbury.html

Canada's Rochon wins World Cup aerials - CBC.ca Skip to main content; Skip to Canada's Rochon wins World Cup aerials; Skip to supplementary story content; Skip to related news content; Skip toCBC ... www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/.../sp-aerials-world-cup-rochon.html

CBC News - Canada urges trade with Libya Canadian values, including respect for human rights, won't be compromised in any trading relationship with Libya, International Trade Minister Ed Fast said ... www.cbc.ca/m/touch/politics/.../pol-libya-trade-mission.html

Canadian jailed in Mexico claims 'abuse and torture' In a six-page letter obtained by CBC News, Cyndy Vanier documents a string of ... investigate what they have called an international plot to forge travel ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/.../vanier-torture-letter.html

  

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BARACK OBAMA News, Feb 01, 2012

Obama Said to Plan Assistance for Home Mortgage Refinancing Bloomberg Play Video Play Video President Barack Obama will announce a package of proposals to jolt the housing market out of its doldrums, including an effort to help more borrowers take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates, the White House ... See all stories on this topic »

AL JAZEERA News, Feb 01, 2012

Israel rarely monitors Al-Manar in real time: report The Daily Star BEIRUT: Israeli military intelligence has almost completely ceased real-time monitoring of anti-Israeli media, including Al-Jazeera and Lebanon's Al-Manar TV, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The Israeli daily cited a lack of resources, ... See all stories on this topic »

CCTV's expanding, but fetters remain TODAYonline Instead, according to CCTV employees, the story languished for hours as editors awaited political guidance from above, while would-be competitors such as Qatar's Al-Jazeera reported extensively on the December attack. In charting its growth, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan rejects leaked Nato report Al Jazeera Khar is in Kabul, where she has been meeting Afghan leaders for high level reconciliation talks and to end what she calls the blame game between the countries. Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports from Washington, Imtiaz Tyab from Islamabad. and Jennifer ... See all stories on this topic »

China's state TV has huge global expansion plans Hindustan Times Instead, said CCTV employees, the story languished for hours as editors awaited political guidance while would-be competitors such as Qatar'sAl-Jazeera reported extensively on the attack. In charting its growth, CCTV is closely studying other models, ... See all stories on this topic »

Spanish judge defends probe into Franco-era Al Jazeera The world-renowned Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon has defiantly rejected charges of abuse of power for opening an investigation into Franco-era crimes. Al Jazeera's Charlie Angela reports. See all stories on this topic »

Honduras airport falls short on safety Aljazeera.com Now, there are plans to build a new airport alongside a longer and safer runway at a military base outside the capital. Al Jazeera's Adam Raneyreports from Tegucigalpa in Honduras as part of our special series on Transport and Communities. See all stories on this topic »

Battle for Republican party's heart and soul Al Jazeera The US state of Florida is holding its Republican primary, with polls indicating that Mitt Romney has a considerable lead over his closest rival Newt Gingrich. Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports. See all stories on this topic »

Protests in Senegal turn violent Al Jazeera ... rally in Dakar demanding that President Abdoulaye Wade drop plans to seek a third term. Private radio station RFM said a man was run over by the police's armoured-personnel carrier on Tuesday. Al Jazeera's Tristan Redman reports from the capital Dakar. See all stories on this topic »

Mosaic News - 01/30/12: Syrian Rebels Approach Damascus linktv Today's headlines in full: Yemen's Air Force demands ouster of commander, Saleh's brother Al Jazeera, Qatar Yemenis blame Saleh for 2000 deaths during revolution Press TV, Iran Moroccans demand 'genuine reforms' in fresh Casablanca protests Press TV, ... See all stories on this topic »

Un-Spinning The Spin: Challenging Corporate Media Coverage of Syria, Libya Black Star News Why are you not concerned about journalists who work for Al Jazeera that is funded by and reflects the foreign policy of the Qatari emir and royal family.Al Jazeera has been proven many times over in the past few months to have published false reports ... See all stories on this topic »

Libyans sue ex-MI6 chief for 'rendition role' Al Jazeera ... leader Muammar Gaddafi, after the UK's MI6 agency helped to abduct them abroad. The cases are already being investigated by police, but now the men are suing Sir Mark Allen for "complicity in torture". Al Jazeera'sNadim Baba reports from London. See all stories on this topic »

Al-Jafari: Syria's Sovereignty, Independence and Territorial Integrity Are Red ... Syrian Arab News Agency Al-Jafari went on saying "Today Syria is facing decisive challenges in its history and we want this particular stage to be under the will of our people not anyone else and to be a point of determination to meet the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian ... See all stories on this topic » Syrian Arab News Agency

UK benefit cuts to affect the disabled Al Jazeera ... are currently living off toast. Matthew has to prove to the government that he works 35 hours a week caring for his mother in order to receive the grand total of $75 a week to live on. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Leeds, United Kingdom. See all stories on this topic »

Carp invasion threatens North American fish Aljazeera.com ... spreading the fish throughout the US Midwest. The threat from the species is so grave that authorities could end up spending billions of dollars and physically separating two river basins. Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak reports from Toronto, Canada. See all stories on this topic »

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center Osama Hamdan, responsible for Hamas' internationalrelations, denied that some of Hamas' senior figures had left Syria, saying that a move would depend on a decision made by the movement (aljazeera.net, January 17, 2012). Mahmoud al-Zahar said that ... See all stories on this topic » Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center

The Libyan Elections Law 2012 and the Muslim Brotherhood Middle East Online Libya's Muslim Brotherhood have been accused of using Aljazeera Channel to mobilise anger at the NTC leadership by showing fake images of demonstrations, and according to some critics, such acts, could lead to violent incidents similar to the ones that ... See all stories on this topic »

Extreme freeze claims lives in eastern Europe Al Jazeera ... have been treated in hospital for frostbite and other cold-related ailments while 1600 centres have been set up to provide makeshift accommodation and dispense food and drinks for homeless people, the ministry said. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports. See all stories on this topic »

Reliving Revolution in Egypt: Day 7 – The World Worriedly Waits UK Progressive Magazine Al Jazeera was blacked out across most of theUSAdespite universal acclaim. Because their reporting did not follow US Iraq and Afghanistan War Defence Department talking points on the patriotic flag-waving US role and involvement across the region, ... See all stories on this topic » UK Progressive Magazine

Morris Twp. concert promoter, running out of money, asks to leave Angola Dailyrecord.com He said there are only three English-speaking TV stations: Disney, a movie channel and Al Jazeera. He's kept up with news from around the world by watching Al Jazeera and praised its coverage of the Republican presidential primary campaign, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Arab Spring: Fears and Hopes Dissident Voice Aljazeera (Arabic) reported on a conference of Arab thinkers and commentators entitled “The Arab Revolution and Democracy – The roots of sectarianism and how to combat it” organized by the Arabic Centre for the study and research in political thought. See all stories on this topic »

Mitt Romney, 'welfare queen' Aljazeera.com But even if Gingrich were to quit today, months and months of videotaped debates, press conferences, attack ads and various other vicious odds and ends are not just going to go away. They'll be back when the general election campaign really heats up ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

US could transfer Taliban Guantanamo prisoners to Qatar The Hill (blog) Al Jazeera reported last month that the group's leaders said they would step up its “political efforts” to secure peace in Afghanistan, but they did not intend to give up the armed struggle as a precondition for negotiations. See all stories on this topic »

Editorial: Ban's challenges Jerusalem Post This was apparent from documents leaked to Al Jazeera in January of last year that came to be known as “Palileaks.” These documents revealed the content of negotiations that went on in 2008 between high-ranking Israeli and Palestinian Authority ... See all stories on this topic »

How the GOP Stokes Racism The Mark Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business; Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management. Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera English ... See all stories on this topic »

Saudi Arabia arrests Christians for practicing in private MuslimVillage.com by Aljazeera Dozens of Ethiopian Christians are facing deportation from Saudi Arabia after authorities raided a private prayer service in Jeddah, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The group was reportedly arrested in a private home in Jeddah in ... See all stories on this topic » MuslimVillage.com

For Smartphone Journalists, Resistance From All Sides TechNewsDaily said Pool, whose footage has aired on TV networks including NBC and Al Jazeera English. Last Sunday (Jan. 29), Pool was struck by one or more protesters while he was videoing a New York City march. The assailants may have belonged to the "Black Block" ... See all stories on this topic » TechNewsDaily

Yemen's Air Force demands ouster of commander, Saleh's brother Link TV Our colleague, Ahmad al-Shalafi, has more details in the following report on the scene in Yemen. It has been more than a week since the spark of protests by Yemeni air forces in Sanaa, Maarib, Taizz, Hadrmout, Mahra, and Lahj, demanding the ouster of ... See all stories on this topic »

African Union summit: Leaders fail to elect new chairman GlobalPost (blog) Despite two days of discussion and three rounds of voting, the 40 heads of state and government representatives in attendance failed to choose a new chairman for the AU Commission, according to Al Jazeera. Neither the incumbent, Jean Ping of Gabon who ... See all stories on this topic »

Debunking the Myth of the Struggling Entertainment Industry The Mark Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business; Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management. Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera English ... See all stories on this topic »

Al-Qaida is in decline, but threats to US multiply NOLA.com By AP WASHINGTON -- Al-Qaida is in decline around the worldbut is still a leading threat to the United States, joined by others like Iran, the top US intelligence official said Tuesday in an annual report to Congress on threats facing America. See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

The aftermath of the Arab Spring iPolitics.ca (subscription) ... then sent on to al Jazeera, which put the images on television was a first. The videos were widely seen both in Tunisia and in the region. Who could have predicted this? During the Fall of 2011, reports from the US Embassy in Tunis were leaked. See all stories on this topic » iPolitics.ca (subscription)

WikiLeaks founder to host Kremlin-funded show - Europe ... - Aljazeera Al Jazeera's Listening Post asks: Is Russia Today a news channel or ...RT are the reports that refer to the channel as "Kremlin TV" or "Kremlin-funded". ... be displaced from towns in the Amazon to make way for theworld's third biggest dam. www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/.../201212613244783900.ht...

Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 24 January | World ... 4.38pm: Al Jazeera is reporting that Maikel Nabil, the Egyptian blogger who.... politics, today's news is likely to be dominated by something far more familiar to ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../syria-egypt-libya-middle-east-urnest-li...

Al Jazeera about RT (Russia Today) - YouTube Al Jazeera English makes a report about RT news channel. ... Al Jazeeraabout RT (Russia Today). oneryrussian ... In U.S. we dont haveinternational news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQkXv08uL5

  

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