04/Jul 2008 | Cape Breton women don t have easy access to abortion | Dr. Henry Morgentaler may have made medical history in Canada 20 years ago by having the abortion law struck down in the Supreme Court, but access to abortion services in Cape Breton has actually beco... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | French prime minister clarifies Quebec comments | View larger image Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French Prime Minister Francois Fillion respond to reporters' questions following their meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 2, 200... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Think Big | Snip from an essay published by Kevin Kelly today over on his Technium blog: All extropic systems -- economy, nature and technology -- are governed by self-accelerating feedback cycles. Like compoundi... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders | LONDON As Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to Japan this weekend to gather with seven other world leaders for the G8 summit, there will be an uneasy feeling of d j vu. The G8, in continuation ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | China triumphs over attempt at Olympic boycott | BEIJING More than a month before any gold medals will be handed out, China has already achieved one of its biggest Olympic triumphs: a victory over the organizers of an attempted boycott. French Pre... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Calgary Kicks off Stampede with Grand Parade | Billed as the greatest outdoor show on earth, the 96th Calgary Stampede kicked off Friday in the western Canadian city with a grand parade of 350,000 people. Patsy Rodgers, 82, and the Calgary Stamped... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Helm's quotes on life and politics | Are you sick of talking about finding new oil? Yes, lets focus on finding something better for the environment. Some quotes of Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: I m so old-fash... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | OmniGlobe Networks Provides High-Speed Internet Access Services to the Rural Communities in Kingston, Ontario | Services to the Rural Communities in Kingston, Ontario 7/4/08 - OmniGlobe Networks, Inc , the telecommunications company that provides cost-effective broadband wireless Internet access, satellite and ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | BOGOTA, Colombia - A Canadian electrical engineer and a Colombian man have been kidnapped by armed men in rural Colombia | Canadian believed kidnapped in Colombia A Canadian man who went missing eight days ago in Colombia is believed to have been kidnapped, a Colombian army official said Friday. 'Nirvana, paradise' as Bet... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Backbencher's blog post another headache for Dion | CALGARY - Liberal Leader Stephane Dion was on the defensive Friday night in Alberta after one of his maverick backbenchers made a comment comparing Albertans to "greedy." Outspoken Ontario Liberal MP ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Ottawa owes Nova Scotia hundreds of millions: panel | 8:48 PMThe final report by a panel examining Nova Scotia s Crown share dispute with Ottawa has determined the province is owed hundreds of millions of dollars from the decades-old offshore resources a... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Ghost of NEP haunts Green Shift | Green Shift's final reach still unknown. Dion wading into dark Western clouds over carbon tax proposal. Ashley Fraser for Canwest News ServiceStephane Dion will have to battle the ghost of the Nationa... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | The upside of $200 oil | Getty/Reuters/National Post photos$200 oil could actually translate into economic opportunities for Canada. Remembered more for his apocalyptic pessimism than his economics, 18th-century parson and th... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Voir tous les articles de APF | Article mis en ligne le 4 juillet 2008 Officiellement la retraite depuis le 30 juin, et ce, apr s avoir si g pendant un peu plus d une dizaine d ann es comme juge la Cour supr me du Canada, Miche... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Consortium Rescues Bell Canada Takeover | OTTAWA - A private equity and pension fund consortium said it salvaged a record $52 billion deal for . Bell Canada on Friday by postponing its closing date until mid-December and renegotiating some ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Firefighters save Sask. village, but battle continues | World. Fire could be seen across the water Thursday night, less than two kilometres from Deschambault Lake. (David Shield/CBC) Fighting fire with fire, crews have helped avert a threat to the northe... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Spitzer call girl drops lawsuit against 'Girls Gone Wild' founder | Algae encroaches on Chinese waters ahead of Olympics China's efforts to offer a "greener" Summer Olympics in Beijing has taken on a whole new meaning, as the sea where the Games' sailing events will b... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Original Stampede Queen helps kick off parade | Black smoke threatens in Sask. Forest fires sent black smoke drifting across northern Saskatchewan on Friday, preventing 2,200 people from returning to their evacuated homes. BCE, takeover group agree... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Harper has picked ex-lobbyist as new spokesperson: CP | Sources say former lobbyist and Reform party activist Kory Teneycke is the prime minister's new communications director. Highly placed sources tell The Canadian Press that Teneycke will take over Mond... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | 'This was done with sincerity and true love for those men' | Memorial for the fallen four Prime Minister Stephen Harper, family members and police officers gathered to unveil the Fallen. MAYERTHORPE Four Mounties killed in the line of duty were memorialized ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Big Oil's 'secret' out of Iraq's closet | NEW YORK - It is not about the "war on terror". It is not about "freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people", or to the "Afghan people". It is not about a Pentagon-coined "arc of instability" from the ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Dion heads to cowboy country to push green strategy | Liberal Leader Stephane Dion defends his carbon tax proposal on CTV's Question Period on Sunday, June 22, 2008. CALGARY -- Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion rode into the heart of cowboy country Fr... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Morgentaler decision courageous, panelist told | 8:40 PMControversy about bestowing the country s highest civilian honour on Dr. Henry Morgentaler comes as no surprise to Daurene Lewis of Bedford. Lewis, a recipient of the Order of Canada, was part ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | First shots in Glasgow by-election fired | News. Labour s campaign in the crucial Glasgow East by election got off to a shambolic start last night after the party failed to select a candidate to fight the seat. Party members were widely expec... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Singing in 400 years | Edmonton -The members of Campus Saint-Jean's Chorale Saint-Jean are hitting the road as musical ambassadors for the University of Alberta and the province, as one of only two Canadian choirs outside o... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, revelry | France fetes Betancourt's long-awaited return Rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt got a hero's welcome upon her return to France on Friday after being held captive for six years in the Colombian jungle.... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Spitzer call girl drops lawsuit against Girls Gone Wild founder | Nirvana, paradise' as Betancourt reunites with her kids Rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt hugged her children for the first time in six years Thursday at a teary reunion in Colombia's capital, Bogota.... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Crane accident, trailer park evacuation rock B.C. town | PM honours four fallen Mounties Stephen Harper said few tragedies have struck as painful a chord during his leadership as the fatal shootings of four Mounties in 2005, as statues honouring the slain m... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Harper appoints new spokesman | OTTAWA -- A former Reform Party organizer and ethanol lobbyist has been appointed Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new chief spokesman. Kory Teneycke, former executive director of the Canadian Renewabl... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Ezra Levant ridicules Farber | Bernie Burny Farber converts to Islam By Ezra Levant Bernie Burny Farber, the executive director of the Canadian Jewish Congress , has converted to Islam. I think it s a wonderful symbol of tolera... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Highlights from Canada's Debate on the Morgentaler Order of Canada Fiasco | A political cartoon in a Canadian newspaper shows a can labeled "Canada's abortion debate." A hand holding the trademark "snowflake," the physical Order of Canada award, is depicted applying the award... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe Memorial marks 'monstrous' event | MAYERTHORPE, Alta. - Hundreds of police officers, family members and townspeople applauded as statues honouring four Mounties gunned down in 2005 were unveiled Friday, the centrepiece of a memorial pa... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Stephane Dion heads to heart of cowboy country to push new green strategy | CALGARY - Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion rode into the heart of cowboy country Friday to lasso support for his green plan in a province that snorts at any whiff of the old national energy progra... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Abortion crusader deeply divides Canadian society | Home. He s 85 years old and is Canada s most visible pro-choice activist. And despite his age and the decades behind his struggle, he remains as passionately committed to his controversial cause ens... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Harper applauds tribute to four fallen Mounties | Mounties in 2005, as statues honouring the slain . Sculptors Don and Shirley Begg and their staff at Studio West in Cochrane, Alta., consulted the families of the victims to get the 400-kilogram bronz... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Let U.S. deserters stay in Canada, Commons says | OTTAWA -- U. soldiers who have deserted the military because of the war in Iraq should be allowed to stay permanently in Canada, the House of Commons voted in a nonbinding motion Tuesday. The three op... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe memorial marks event that was 'a monstrous insult to all that is good? | Police march to the monument honouring constables Brock Myrol, Peter Schiemann, Leo Johnston and Anthony Gordon prior to the unveiling of the Fallen Four Memorial Park. - Hundreds of police officers, ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Refugee board ordered to rehear U.S. war dodger's failed asylum bid | The Federal Court has ordered Canada's refugee board to take another look at Joshua Key's failed refugee claim. TORONTO - Canada's refugee board has been ordered to take another look at an American d... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe to miss cricket world championship | Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks to the gathering during the unveiling ceremony at the Fallen Four Memorial Park in Mayerthorpe, Alberta . NEW YORK - JULY 04: Jacoby Ellsbury #46 of the B... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Canadian dollar ends session, and week, lower | Canadian currency ends week down nearly 1 percent * Trading muted as U. market shut for Independence Day * Bond prices get boost as interest rates seen steady By Frank Pingue TORONTO, July 4 (Reuters)... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Yahoo! Stampede parade kicks off | Home. Thousands came out to enjoy the annual Calgary Stampede parade, including Vanessa Jenkins, 6, left, and Sophie Hunchak, who threw confetti on the route. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) More tha... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | To accelerate research on Alzheimer's disease internationally - The FRSQ, Inserm and CIHR sign a France-Quebec-Canada partnership agreement on researc | To accelerate research on Alzheimer's disease internationally - The FRSQ, Inserm and CIHR sign a France-Quebec-Canada partnership agreement on research on Alzheimer's disease . LAVAL, QC, July 4 /CN... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Government report praises potential environmental gains from speed limiters | OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Government of Canada has released a report showing positive environmental gains from capping the speed of large commercial trucks at 105 km/h. The report reveals that speed limiter... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Police say goodbye to one of their own | Officers line up to say goodbye to one of their own. OPP Detective Sergeant Paul Clairmont was killed in a motorcycle accident this past weekend while offduty. Over 200 police and emergency personnel ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Sarkozy says he will attend Olympics opening: reports | Michel Euler/ReuterA file photo of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Reports in French media say that Sarkozy will be attending the opening of the Beijing Olympics. PARIS -- French President Nicolas S... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Business group pushes Harper to back WTO farm deal | OTTAWA (Reuters) - A powerful Canadian business group wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to change his stance on agricultural trade to help achieve a breakthrough in the Doha Round of world trade tal... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Calgary Stampede opening draws 300,000 | About 300,000 people lined the streets of Calgary, Alberta, Friday to watch the opening parade of the 96-year-old Western-themed Calgary Stampede. Amid the sounds and smells of horses and livestock an... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe remembers | Representatives from the RCMP stand in front of the memorial dedicated to the four RCMP officers who lost their life in March 2005. Prime Minster Stephen Harper gave his condolences to the family mem... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | STOP THE DEPORTATION OF COREY GLASS | 7/09 - San Francisco, CA: National Vigils Protesting Canadian Deportation of U. war resisters 7/10 - Santa Cruz, CA: Santa Cruz to Host Tree Planting with Iranian Couple Cycling Around the World for P... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | PM names new communications chief, report says | 3:14 PM ET The Canadian Press OTTAWA -- Sources say former lobbyist and Reform party activist Kory Teneycke is the prime minister's new communications director. Highly placed sources tell The Canadian... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Formal Request Filed to Terminate Morgentaler's Appointment to the Order of Canada | On behalf of the 41,000 members of Canada Family Action Coalition and the "hundreds of thousands of like-minded Canadians," on July 3rd, 2008, CFAC filed a formal request in accordance with the Paragr... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Bells across Canada ring for | CANADIANS celebrated Thursday the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the beginnings of Canada and four centuries of French culture and language in North America. Quebec time (1500 GMT) ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | BCE soars after clinching $35-billion buyout price | Deal to close Dec. 11; Sabia steps down next week Jamie Sturgeon and David George-Cosh, Financial Post with files from Reuters. Christinne Muschi/ReutersMichael Sabia, BCE chief executive, will be ste... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Is God just a mouse-click away? | Home. Connecting with God or the people who can tell you more about Him (or Her) is just a mouse-click away . Mobile technology is playing an increasingly important role in religious practice in a so... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Instinct could cure Canada s mobile malaise | Whenever I m at a press event and I run into James, I know at some point in the night we re going to be laughing at the latest dumb move by Canadian mobile phone companies. I m an ardent fan of cool c... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Officials Fear Storm Winds Could fan Sask | 02:36 pm. add comment New storm winds could cause the fires that have been raging in Saskatchewan for the last week to burn longer, stated worried officials. The fire has already caused over 2,000 peo... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | A grieving Alberta community wiped away tears but looked forward to the future as they stood together to honour four RCMP officers who were shot to de | A Mexican mother of two living in Toronto is fighting for a reprieve of her deportation order, saying she won't be adequately protected from her abusive ex-husband in her homeland. In turning tragedy ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | 'Incorrectly priced' instruments cost TD $96M | World. The securities arm of the Toronto-Dominion Bank has "regrettably" identified a huge problem from "incorrectly priced financial instruments" in its London office. TD Securities said Friday that ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe memorial park honours slain Mounties | The statue of Const. (CBC) In turning tragedy into "goodness," the tiny community of Mayerthorpe, Alta., unveiled four life-sized bronze statues in a new memorial park dedicated to the Mounties gunne... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | PM honours Mayerthorpe fallen at park memorial | MAYERTHORPE, Alta. -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper again offered formal condolences to the families of four Mounties gunned down three years ago as the town of Mayerthorpe, Alta., officially unveiled... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | BCE soars after sealing $35B buyout price | Deal to close Dec. 11; Sabia steps down next week Jamie Sturgeon and David George-Cosh, Financial Post with files from Reuters . Christinne Muschi/ReutersMichael Sabia, BCE chief executive, will be s... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe memorial marks event that was 'a monstrous insult to all that is good' | MAYERTHORPE, Alta. - Hundreds of police officers, family members and townspeople applauded as four statues honouring four Mounties gunned down in 2005 were unveiled Friday, the centrepiece of a memori... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe Memorial Unveiled | Fallen Four Memorial park has opened in Mayerthorpe to honor the 4 young mounties murdered there in 2005 as well as all fallen police officers across Canada. Local organizer Jurgen Preugschas told the... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | In turning tragedy into "goodness," the tiny community of Mayerthorpe, Alta., unveiled four life-sized bronze statues in a new memorial park dedicated | Barber, client split $32M lotto An Ottawa barber and one of his longtime customers are set to share a $32 million cash prize after winning Saturday's Lotto 6-49 jackpot. Ingrid Betancourt arrived in F... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Five secrets to winning U.S. government contracts | Judy Bradt, Principal and CEO of Summit Insight, shares five little-known facts about U. government buyers - facts she says your competitors may not want you to know. federal buyers, the fiscal year e... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Family, friends gather in Mayerthorpe to honour four Mounties killed in 2005 | MAYERTHORPE, Alta. - Police officers, family members and townspeople are gathered under sunny skies in a small Alberta farming community for the opening of a memorial park honouring four Mounties gunn... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Zeroing in on brain chemical's link to SIDS | Home. An imbalance in a brain chemical linked to depression may also have something to do with sudden infant death syndrome, say Italian scientists who have uncovered new evidence that may pinpoint ho... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Mayerthorpe memorial for slain Mounties unveiled | Hundreds of police officers attended the opening of the memorial park. (CBC) In turning tragedy into "goodness," the tiny community of Mayerthorpe, Alta., unveiled four life-sized bronze statues in a... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Pakistan knew about N. Korea nuke shipments: scientist | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan gave centrifuges to North Korea in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said Friday.... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | L'AMF demande la reprise de la cotation de Clarins le 8 juillet | L'AMF a demand vendredi la reprise de la cotation de l'action Clarins le 8 juillet. "En accord avec les soci t s concern es, l'Autorit des march s financiers a demand la reprise de la cotation des ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Organizers get ready for Fallen Four service | The statue of Const. Peter Shiemann is covered with a tarp in advance of tomorrow's unveiling ceremony in Mayerthorpe.ca The Mayerthorpe park dedication ceremony may not be happening until Friday, but... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Big flames consume Big Sur | Home. A firefighter in northern California is dead as 367 wildfires are still burning around the state, mostly around the Big Sur coastline between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Robert Roland, a 63-y... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Stop Morgentaler from receiving Order of Canada | Government of CanadaWe, the undersigned residents of Canada want to unequivocally make known our opposition to any awarding of membership in the Order of Canada to the Montreal abortionist Henry Morge... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Family group demands Morgentaler honour be revoked | Park honours fallen mounties A Canadian tragedy is now a tale of honour as family and friends of four RMCP officers killed on the job will gather Friday to open a park in their memory. A Calgary-based... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Biofuel production boosts food prices by 75%, report suggests | The production of biofuels has driven up food prices 75 per cent, according to an unpublished World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. In an article published Friday, the British daily cites a conf... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | AMIC signs milestone agreement with University of Missouri | Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation ("AMIC") (Other OTC: ADMD.com), a company engaged in the production and distribution of medical isotopes, has entered into an agreement for the development of a co... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Traveling the world in a solar car | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA As a teen, Louis Palmer dreamed about circling the globe in a solar-powered vehicle. With his dream all but realized, the 36-year-old Swiss citizen rolled into Vancouver re... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | L'Union europ enne s'engage prendre les devants sur le climat | L'Union europ enne s'est solennellement engag e parvenir avant la fin de l'ann e un accord permettant de r duire ses missions de 30% l'horizon 2020 pour prendre les devants sur la sc ne mondial... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | In search of the perfect fruit | Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca As soon as I read Montrealer Adam Leith Gollner s recently released book, The Fruit Hunters , I too wanted to become a fearless explorer of the fruit underworld. His desc... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Calgary Stampede kicks off with grand parade | Updated Fri.ca News Staff Calgary kicked off 'The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth' on Friday with its legendary Stampede Parade. The parade, a long-time tradition of the Calgary Stampede, is expected t... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Small Muslim community builds Canada's biggest mosque | CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A small Muslim community opens Canada's largest mosque this weekend, a state-of-the-art facility to serve as a both a place for prayer and base for adherents to reach out ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Le gouvernement du Canada publie un rapport sur les avantages des limiteurs de vitesse pour camions au plan environnemental | Le gouvernement du Canada publie un rapport sur les avantages des limiteurs de vitesse pour camions au plan environnemental . Le gouvernement du Canada a publi aujourd'hui un rapport qui d montre le... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Big Oil s secret out of Iraq s closet | John Donovan : The Shell Foundation is one example of Shell's charitable good works. Unfortunately Shell execs could not resist the temptation to use the charity improperly for commercial benefit, as... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | EADS ouvre des discussions exclusives avec Daher sur Socata | PARIS (Reuters) - EADS a annonc vendredi l'ouverture de n gociations exclusives avec l' quipementier a ronautique fran ais Daher en vue d'une prise de participation majoritaire dans sa filiale d'avia... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Afghan official says US-led air raid kills 22 | ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Twenty-two civilians, including women and children, were killed in an air strike by U.-led forces on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan, an official... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Efforts Intensifying Across Canada to Call for Halt to Deportation Orders Against Iraq War Resisters | With only six days remaining until the federal government's deportation order against war resister (James) Corey Glass takes effect, supporters across the country are intensifying efforts to protect G... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Government of Canada releases report on environmentally positive gains from speed limiters for trucks | Government of Canada releases report on environmentally positive gains from speed limiters for trucks . The Government of Canada today released a report showing positive environmental gains from capp... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | EA Apologizes to Northern Ireland for Using Wrong National Anthem in Soccer Game | Electronic Arts has apologized for inserting the wrong song where Northern Ireland's national anthem should be played in soccer title UEFA Euro 2008 . While Northern Ireland's proper anthem is God Sav... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Archive: Court backs BCE buyout in unanimous decision | BCE stock moves sharply higher in U. after-hours trade Sean Silcoff and Carrie Tait, Financial Post. Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court of Canada issued a unanimous decision in a case pitt... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Formal Request Filed to Terminate Henry Morgentaler's Appointment to the Order of Canada | TORONTO, July 3 /CNW/ - On behalf of the 41,000 members of Canada Family Action Coalition and the hundreds of thousands of like-minded Canadians, on July 3rd, 2008 CFAC filed a formal request in accor... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Transgendered man gives birth to girl | Home. man who was born a woman but underwent surgery and took hormones as part of a gender change has given birth to a girl. Thomas Beatie, 34, had his baby at a hospital in Oregon on June 29. Both Be... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | And Finally: The lid is off | MediaFile. Fans of Chad Ruble s weekly presentation of odd video stories will be thrilled to learn that starting today, his show is bigger and better than ever. I know, you re asking How could that ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Tour de France: les chos de la course | BREST (Reuters) - Les chos du Tour de France, qui d bute samedi Brest. QUICK-STEP NE VOIT PLUS L'INT R T DU PRO TOUR Le manager de l' quipe belge Quick Step Patrick Lefev re, l'un des premiers sout... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | It's Tough to Be South American and Brazil Knows It | 06:40 It's probable that the political and economic integration of South America will still be a distant dream after 11 presidents and one vice president representing the nations of South America sig... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Wimbledon: Roger Federer bat Marat Safin et va en finale | LONDRES (Reuters) - Le num ro un mondial Roger Federer s'est qualifi pour la finale de Wimbledon en cartant sans trembler le revenant russe Marat Safin en trois manches 6-3 7-6 6-4. Quintuple tenant... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Slower pace projected after year of growth | Slower pace projected after year of growth ECONOMY Banner year in 2007 not expected to be repeated in province, RBC report says TARA MULLOWNEY Our economy may be slower this year than last, but the pr... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | A heartwarming welcome to new Canadians | Prices for many healthy foods are rising. Should the provincial government consider subsidies to help low-come families afford them? . 11:10 AM on 04/07/08A heartwarming welcome to new Canadians THE ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Hundreds gather to honour four RCMP killed | MAYERTHORPE, Alta. Family, friends and hundreds of police are to gather from across Canada in Mayerthorpe, Alberta for the opening of a memorial park built by the community to honour four young RCMP... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Retailers caught selling flavoured cigars to kids | Home. In a small change to its sting operations for catching retailers selling tobacco to minors, the Province of P. has found stores selling flavoured cigars to youth. 'The concern is that they feel ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Canada to avoid recession | Canada's national economy got a mild vote of confidence from two chartered banks Thursday as they forecast moderate growth this year and next, but a rougher ride ahead for Ontario's industrial sector,... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Financials help TSX to a positive close | TORONTO - A late day burst of strength in bank stocks helped the Toronto stock market claw back some of Wednesday's tumble which was sparked by worries about slowing economic conditions. New York stoc... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Teen killed crossing 401 | A 16-year-old girl was killed early Friday morning when she apparently tried to cross Highway 401 on foot and was hit by a tractor-trailer at about 3 a. The westbound lanes of the 401, near James Snow... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | 2,200 Marines Afghan tour extended | The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is involved in combat operati... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | McCain ends Latin American visit in Mexico City | Ending a three-day trip to Colombia and Mexico, John McCain praised Mexican drug-fighting efforts Thursday and hailed a U. aid package for security forces here as a key step in bilateral relations. Mc... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Broadband in Kingston Boosted by OmniGlobe | Delivery/Distribution (programming). Montreal's OmniGlobe Networks has signed an agreement with the City of Kingston to enhance the telecommunications infrastructure in the unserved areas of the regi... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Damning audio evidence played at terror suspect's trial | Mohammad Momin Khawaja discussed how to work an electronic detonation device with the British leader of a foiled bomb plot, according to an audiotape played Thursday by the Crown at his trial in Ottaw... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | The Man Behind Stephen Harper | 11 The new Conservative Party has tasted success and wants majority rule. If Tom Flanagan and his Calgary School have their way, they ll get it without compromising their principles. Consternation r... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Last call: N.L. liquor corp. wants everyone out by 4 a.m | Home. The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) is considering a new shutdown rule for bars and clubs in response to complaints about after-hours bars. Bars are legislated to close and st... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Storm conditions and high winds on Friday could fan forest fires in northern Saskatchewan that have already prompted the evacuation of more than 2,000 | T. cops charged in grow-op ring Two Toronto police officers and three corrections officers are among 20 people charged in a large-scale marijuana drug trafficking operation in the Greater Toronto Area... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Through a community's efforts, a Canadian tragedy has turned into a tale of honour as family and friends of four RMCP officers killed on the job will | Through a community's efforts, a Canadian tragedy has turned into a tale of honour as family and friends of four RMCP officers killed on the job will gather Friday to open a park in their memory., emb... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Bells across Canada ring for Quebec City | And Canada's embassy in Washington apologized for a furor over its party invitations depicting Champlain with a plate of poutine, an oft-disparaged, but delectable Quebec staple of French fries covere... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Morgentaler is worthy of the Order | Toronto & GTA. Lucien Larre, who's had his own brushes with the law, removes a replica of the Order of Canada from his office wall in B. In a previous life 20 or so years ago, I had personal and profe... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Ontario economy nosedives | Today's Markets. RESULTS MIXED Highlights of the economic report: GDP : Real GDP edged down 0.4 per cent annualized) in the first quarter of 2008, mainly due to a significant run-down in business i... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | French patients demand standing at cancer test inquiry | World. Cancer patients from the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon, off the south coast of Newfoundland, say they were the last to know about breast cancer testing mistakes in the labs of Eastern He... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Family, friends to gather in Mayerthorpe to honour 4 RCMP killed in 2005 | MAYERTHORPE, Alta. Family, friends and hundreds of police are to gather from across Canada in Mayerthorpe, Alberta for the opening of a memorial park built by the community to honour four young RCMP... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Les valeurs suivies vendredi la Bourse de Paris | PARIS (Reuters) - Liste des valeurs du jour vendredi la Bourse de Paris o le CAC 40 recule de 0,7% vers 12h30. * LVMH a brutalement perdu du terrain en fin de matin e et a t r serv la baisse q... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | EA sorry over Irish anthem gaffe in UEFA Euro 2008 | EA Sports has apologized for putting "The Soldier's Song," traditionally sung at United Ireland games, in place of Northern Ireland's national anthem, "God Save the Queen," in UEFA Euro 2008 . Norther... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Calgarians are preparing to celebrate their western roots with the kickoff of the Calgary Stampede | A fascinating case of foreign accent syndrome recently cropped up in southwestern Ontario, says a new report published by researchers at McMaster University. Thick, choking smoke from forest fires is ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Hundreds from across Canada are expected in the northern Alberta town of Mayerthorpe on Friday for the opening of a memorial park built in honour of f | Hundreds from across Canada are expected in the northern Alberta town of Mayerthorpe on Friday for the opening of a memorial park built in honour of four Mounties gunned down in 2005. Prime Minister S... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | A rounder world threatens Asia's economies | James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft LONDON (Reuters) - The "flat" globalized world is getting a bit rounder, as high energy prices increase the costs o... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Israel can raze attacker's home: attorney general | Joseph Nasr JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli government proposal to demolish homes of Palestinians from Arab East Jerusalem who attack Israelis is legally viable, Israel's attorney-general wrote in a ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Protest against doctor turns graphic | Abortion. CALGARY - As one anti-abortion group rolled out graphic images of aborted fetuses to protest Dr. Henry Morgentaler's ascension to the Order of Canada, two southern Alberta winners of Canada'... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | I converted to Apple three years ago f | It s taken more than a year for the iPhone to make its way across the world s longest undefended border, which may help explain why so many Canadians are upset this weekend. On Friday, Rogers Communic... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Infineon en forte hausse en Bourse sur des rumeurs d'OPA | FRANCFORT (Reuters) - Infineon est en forte hausse vendredi la Bourse de Francfort sur de vagues rumeurs d'OPA. En fin de matin e, l'action gagnait 6,60% 4,925 euros. "Il y a une nouvelle fois des... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Athl tisme: Jeremy Wariner s'incline sur 400m mais ira P kin | EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Jeremy Wariner, champion olympique et du monde de la distance, a t battu en finale du 400 m tres des s lections am ricaines pour les Jeux olympiques de P kin. Il s'est inc... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | La Poste envisage de changer de statut | La Poste envisage de changer son statut d'exploitant autonome de droit public pour celui de soci t anonyme afin de financer sa croissance l'approche de la lib ralisation du march europ en du courr... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Direct tourist flights began Friday between China and Taiwan for the first time in six decades, a sign of warming relations between the longtime foes | Toddler burned on public slide The family of a two-year-old Edmonton girl who was seriously burned when she used park equipment coated in toxic chemicals said they will never let their daughter use a ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Canada Post Puts a Stamp on the 2010 Winter Games/2010 Olympic and Paralympic-Themed Stamps Available Later This Year | Canada Post Puts a Stamp on the 2010 Winter Games/2010 Olympic and Paralympic-Themed Stamps Available Later This Year . OTTAWA, ONTARIO, July 3 / MARKET WIRE/ -- The Vancouver Organizing Committee for... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Standoff in South Ossetia after bombardment | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia on Friday mobilised reservists and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in heavy exchan... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Biodiversiy: NS Endangered Species | Biodiversity Program Overview Data & Information Biodiversity Strategy Species at Risk Overview Legally Listed Species Recovery & Conservation General Status of Species Legislation Permits & Approv... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Air France s'allie Veolia, la croissance de l'offre ralentit | Air France-KLM a confirm un net ralentissement de la croissance de ses capacit s cet hiver ainsi qu'un projet d'alliance avec Veolia dans la grande vitesse ferroviaire. "La progression de l'offre ser... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Financials come to rescue on TSX | 432-point drop TSX s worst in six months. main index fell sharply for the second day on Thursday.OTTAWA -- Financial stocks helped save the Toronto Stock Exchange from what was shaping up to be anothe... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Six ann es hant es par la mort pour Ingrid Betancourt | Durant ses plus de six ann es de captivit , Ingrid Betancourt s'est r veill e quatre heures du matin. Malgr le froid et la d tresse, elle esp rait les mots d'encouragement de sa m re la radio com... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Yup, ChowQ-Stuff are Hungarians | The miserable chowk staff has finally opened up my account. The miserable chowk staff has finally opened up my account. Posting this on behalf of Masadi sahib: BTW, the Americans painted Musharraf's c... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Stolen Child | Schedules. Tapestry delves into the story of a 17th-century Innu boy whose unhappy fate foreshadows the damages inflicted by the residential school system Posted by Words At Large Admin on July 04 at ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Jazz Air | Home. Regional carrier Jazz Air LP said Thursday it is cutting 270 jobs and trimming its capacity by five per cent in the wake of cutbacks announced last month by Air Canada. On June 17, Air Canada sa... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Olympic Trials Thursday Coverage: Babcock, Hasay Advance in 1500m, Kynard Competes in High Jump | On Thursday the U. During the evening three prep athletes competed against the nation's best, all holding their own. In the women's 1500m, Christine Babcock (CA) placed seventh overall in heat one aft... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Quebec City turns 400! | An actor portraying explorer Samuel de Champlain performs in an historical show as Quebec City officially kicked off celebrations to mark its 400th birthday on Thursday. Champlain, who founded what wo... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | United States of America - Nation Born out of Sword and Fire | Mangalore July 4, 2008 Every year July 4 is being celebrated with great enthusiasm and pomp as the Independence Day by the people of the United States. On this day in 1776, thirteen English colonies o... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Italy under fire for fingerprinting Roma | Home. alike brushing aside accusations of racism by human rights advocates and international organizations. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni told parliament this week the move was needed to fight cr... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Barack's Black! Ladner Attacks! SkyBridge Cracks! | Vancouver was named the best place in the world to live and also the most footloose. Gas prices went up, but iPhone prices dropped, so you can text all the people you can no longer afford to visit. Ma... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Air France s'allierait avec Veolia et veut r duire ses capacit s | PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM n gocie une alliance dans les trains grande vitesse avec Veolia Transport et r duit ses pr visions de capacit s d s cet hiver, rapporte la presse fran aise. Le proje... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Canada apologises for offensive French fries invitation | OTTAWA Canada's U. embassy apologized on Thursday for a party invitation that featured a prominent figure in Canadian history brandishing a large plate of French fries covered in cheese curds and gra... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | PM accused of ignoring economic reality | Prime Minister Stephen Harper's failure to address climate change and his inability to rally world leaders to take action is setting the stage for yet another embarrassment for Canada on the internati... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | CORRECTION - - Air France s'allierait avec Veolia et veut r duire ses capacit s | Air France-KLM n gocie une alliance dans les trains grande vitesse avec Veolia Transport et r duit ses pr visions de capacit s pour l'hiver, rapporte la presse fran aise. Le projet de cr ation d'un ... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Interesting Nodes of International Affairs & Organizations | General ] [ Diplomacy ] [ Government Organizations ] [ International Organizations ] [ Non-Government Organizations ] [ Treaties & Documents ]. International Relations (Canadian Forces College) . Migr... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | 400 years of French culture celebrated in Quebec City | QUEBEC CITY -- Quebec City celebrates on Thursday its founding on July 3, 1608, and also 400 years of French-speaking peoples in North America. A day of speeches and concerts are scheduled in this eas... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | British Airways, American et Iberia seraient pr s d'une alliance | John Bowker et Jui Chakravorty LONDRES (Reuters) - British Airways, Iberia et American Airlines, filiale d'AMR Corp, sont sur le point de conclure une alliance qui devrait solliciter l'immunit aupr s... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | FACTBOX: World leaders to attend Olympics opening in Beijing | Reuters) - U. Bush has confirmed he will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China next month. Foreign leaders' attendance at the August 8-24 Beijing Games has become a closely-watch... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Brighter Lights, Bigger Cities | 4 Cities are the bloated elephants in Stephen Harper s Cabinet room. Will he have the courage to look them in the eye? . Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces numerous challenges, not the least of wh... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | Bells across Canada ring for Quebec City's 400th anniversary | Visible Results USA Adds Key Staff to Business Development Team Naval Academy Expands Yard Card Program . Canadians celebrated the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the beginning of fo... Read » |
04/Jul 2008 | UN chief urges SKorea to do more for international community | Jolie's twins might take weeks to arrive: doctor Angelina Jolie's twins may take a few more weeks to arrive, her doctor said Wednesday. 'firm and fast friends,' McCain says in Ottawa Canada and the Un... Read » |