03/Jul 2008 | McCain woos Catholic, Latino voters on Mexican visit | Republican presidential hopeful John McCain visited the Basilica of Guadalupe, home to Mexico's most revered icon, a stop likely aimed at Roman Catholics and Mexican-Americans voters in the United Sta... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Financials help TSX to a positive close; NY mainly higher on jobs data | 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 » |
03/Jul 2008 | GAFCON Final Statement | Archbishop of Canterbury responds to GAFCON statement GAFCON Final Statement Orthodox women: church participation improved but concerns remain Femmes orthodoxes: leur participation dans l'Eglise prog... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | One of the many roaming performers at the ephemeral garden display on the | Celebrations are underway in Quebec City and across Canada to celebrate the city's 400th anniversary. French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed in what is now la vieille capitale on July 3, 1608. To ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian campaign seeks to stop abortion doctor from receiving honor | People Posted: 7/3/2008 Canadian campaign seeks to stop abortion doctor from receiving honor TORONTO (CNS) -- A nationwide campaign has been building to push Prime Minister Stephen Harper into revers... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Anti-abortion group takes protest to Stampede | Video: Interview with Henry Morgentaler .. More Full Comment columns on Morgentaler and abortion .. Ian Hunter: Morgentaler's award a symbol of moral decay. Jonathan Kay: Morgentaler doesn't deserve t... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Dignitaries help mark Quebec City's 400th year | Prime Minister Stephen Harper, flanked by Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume, from the left, Governor General Michaelle Jean, Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Native chief Max Gros-Louis attend the celeb... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Quebec's 400th bash used to score points | QUEBEC Quebec City's 400th-anniversary celebration Thursday was not just a birthday bash but a chance for Ottawa to score political points for national unity. At the same time, French Prime Minister... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Opinion: The 'Order of Canada' Awards: Politics vs. National Recognition | It's been almost three years, to the day, since the recognition of the 'Order of Canada' has produced such controversy. In July, 2005 an honoree had his membership revoked, while one of the current in... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Veto of Morgentaler would have set precedent | OTTAWA, TORONTO The Governor-General has the power to veto appointments to the Order of Canada, but it would have been highly unusual for her to use it to block abortion-rights activist Henry Morgen... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | A History of Britain in 50 articles | A summary of the chronology of British history using 50 of the best articles from the History Today archive. 1,700 years ago this month, York saw the proclamation of a man who changed the course of th... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Cape Disappointment | English fur trader John Meares names Cape Disappointment on July 6, 1788. 6, 1788, English fur trader John Meares (1756?-1809) names the northern side of the entrance to the Columbia River, Cape Disap... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian cities join Quebec City s 400th birthday celebrations | QUEBEC (CP) Belfries across Canada shook in unison Thursday as hundreds of churches helped ring in the 400th birthday of historic Quebec City. Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised the provincial ca... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian cities join Quebec City's 400th birthday bash | QUEBEC - Belfries across Canada shook in unison Thursday as hundreds of churches helped ring in the 400th birthday of historic Quebec City. Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised the provincial capital... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Thanks BigT for the comments, you can read my comments to Politisite on | Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Certainly someone at the U. Embassy needs a History Lesson, is what is the ultimate insult to Canada on the Eve of Quebec's 400th Anniversary, as Celebrat... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian Cabinet Minister Kenney "Deeply Disturbed" that Abortion Doc Awarded Order of Canada | Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper briefly signaled his displeasure with the nomination of abortionist Henry Morgentaler to the Order of Canada yesterday. "My preference, to be frank, would be to ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Lord Tweedsmuir: Novelist and son of John Buchan who inherited his father's talent but was disappointed of literary fame | Lord Tweedsmuir: Novelist and son of John Buchan who inherited his father's talent but was disappointed of literary fame . If all John Buchan's children had it hard, his second son, William, had it ha... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | 'Wealthy barber' and client split $32-million jackpot | Freed hostages suffered in jungle Ingrid Betancourt, the former Colombian presidential candidate rescued from leftist rebels, says a fellow hostage saved her life when she became dangerously ill in th... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Bells ring out for Quebec City | On the sidelines, federalists and Quebec separatists continued to bicker over whether to toast Canada's beginnings or the arrival of French-speaking people in North America, but they were drowned out ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian cities join Quebec City's 400th birthday celebrations | QUEBEC - Belfries across Canada shook in unison Thursday as hundreds of churches helped ring in the 400th birthday of historic Quebec City. Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised the provincial capital... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Quebec City celebrates 400 years | Editorial: The first city of Canada. Clement Allard for Canwest News ServiceFrench Prime Minister Francois Fillon teases Michaelle Jean's daughter during ceremonies celebrating Quebec's 400th annivers... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernouri | 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 of Bogot... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Editorial: The first city of Canada | Vachibou logo quietly killed off., may have been continuously inhabited for longer than Quebec City. Even among Quebec settlements, Tadoussac, about 200 kilometres down-river from the current provinci... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | U.S. Doing Nothing for the Earth | Of the world's 8 largest economies, the United States is doing the least to counter global warming, reported the G-8 Climate Scorecard. Those economies who have made significant headway in reducing em... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Mary Ann Gratton | History professor Franca Iacovetta has been awarded this year's Sir John A. Macdonald Prize for the best non-fiction work in Canadian history, the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) announced recen... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Historian honoured for non-fiction work | History professor Franca Iacovetta has been awarded this year's Sir John A. Macdonald Prize for the best non-fiction work in Canadian history, the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) announced recen... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Bells ring out for Quebec City's 400th birthday | Bells rang out across Canada Thursday to mark the founding of Quebec City, at the exact time that French explorer Samuel de Champlain is thought to have landed on these shores 400 years ago. Canadian... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Hole-y! 150 Ottawa catch basin covers go missing in a month | 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 » |
03/Jul 2008 | Rail car leaking chemical into Thompson River near L | Quebec City celebrates birthday Quebec City is Canada's "most beautiful" and "most enchanting" and its people should stand proud as it remembers the province's 400 years of history, Prime Minister Ste... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Group of Eight leaders meet in Japan amid calls to take on new members | 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 of Bogot... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Kissinger honours elder Bush with award for supporting a united Germany | 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 of Bogot... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Bourbon producers see amber-coloured future | LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. - To Wild Turkey master distiller Jimmy Russell, the piercing sounds of a warehouse rising in the Kentucky countryside are the sounds of prosperity. "As long as you see work going on... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Momentum builds against Morgentaler Order of Canada | Jean that Morgentaler would receive Canada's highest distinction for contributions to the nation, Catholics and other pro-life advocates have been uniform in their denunciations. On July 2, the Canadi... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Harper speaks of proud 'Quebecois nation' at Quebec City's 400th birthday bash | Governor General Michaelle Jean and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, left to right, listen to proceedings. ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | NEWARK, N.J. - A United Airlines jetliner was coming in for a landing at the Las Vegas airport in 2006 when the tower radioed that a smaller plane was | 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 of Bogot... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canada sorry for offensive French fries invitation | OTTAWA (Reuters) - 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 cu... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | French-speaking Quebec City celebrates 400th B-day | QUEBEC CITY, Quebec Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Quebec City is the country's most beautiful city as he and other dignitaries celebrated the historic town's 400th birthd... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Russians say G8 not likely to produce hard climate change targets | Russians say G8 not likely to produce hard climate change targets THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The Russian embassy in Ottawa is suggesting next week's G8 summit in Japan won't likely produce hard targe... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canada confirms derailed rail car leaking | Canadian environmental officials have acknowledged a rail tanker car derailed by a landslide into a British Columbia river is leaking a toxic chemical. The derailment of four Canadian Pacific Railway ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | 'Horror stories' from Ontario nursing homes worry ombudsman | The "horror stories" about shocking conditions in the province's nursing homes have prompted Ontario's watchdog to prepare for an investigation into whether the governing Liberals are doing enough to ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Nobuyo and Michael Stadtlander will be hosting the first Canadian Chefs' Congress at Eigensinn Farm | This exclusive biennial event, scheduled for September 21st and 22nd, 2008, is a celebration of the unique food cultures of our country. This year's Congress will bring together over five hundred chef... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | PM, Fillon discuss EU free-trade agreement | OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with his French counterpart Francois Fillon in Ottawa on Wednesday, with Afghanistan and a potential free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Uni... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | What Are the Origins of Famous Patriotic Songs? | You may know the lyrics to these popular patriotic tunes. But you may be surprised to learn about how they began. Yankee Doodle Though often played during events commemorating America's revolutionary ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Quebec City is Canada's "most beautiful" and "most enchanting" and its people should stand proud as it remembers the province's 400 years of history, | 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 » |
03/Jul 2008 | Jim Winders | Jim Winders (History) published a review of Julian Bourg s From Revolution to Ethics: May 1968 and Contemporary French Thought (Montreal: McGill-Queen s University Press, 2007) in The American Histo... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canada among worst of G8 on global warming: study | Out of Kandahar in 2011: Natynczyk On his first day as the head of the Canadian military, Gen. Walter Natynczyk says he expects Canada will be out of Kandahar in 2011 as scheduled. toddler burned on s... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Church bells, canoe trips help Canadians commemorate Quebec | World. Bells rang out across the country Thursday from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the North as Canadians joined in simultaneous commemorative ceremonies for the 400th anniversary of the fou... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Great British Eccentric | Here's the stuff we found when you searched for "Great British Eccentric". a great many things are dying very violently all the time. Revolutionary Girl Utena : Episode 8 : The Great Curry High Trip. ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Four forest fires have sparked the evacuation of several communities in northern Saskatchewan | Out of Kandahar in 2011: Natynczyk On his first day as the head of the Canadian military, Gen. Walter Natynczyk says he expects Canada will be out of Kandahar in 2011 as scheduled. Henry Morgentaler s... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Public service announcement - Military parade through the streets of old Quebec - Change of itinerary | Public service announcement - Military parade through the streets of old Quebec - Change of itinerary . VALCARTIER GARRISON, QC, July 3 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Forces and their partners have dec... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian released by Bulgaria, but must repay debt | PARIS -- Canadian businessman Michael Kapoustin has been released from custody by Bulgarian authorities, his lawyer said Thursday. But Kapoustin, serving a 17-year sentence for embezzlement in connect... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Harper, Jean and Charest among those at Quebec City's 400th birthday bash | Quebec Premier Jean Charest applauses as he reads the plaque on a momument unveiled in Quebec city. The monument is a gift from the United States of America to Quebec city for it's 400th anniversary T... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Festivities are underway to celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary, with rain failing to dampen spirits at the official ceremony | Out of Kandahar in 2011: Natynczyk On his first day as the head of the Canadian military, Gen. Walter Natynczyk says he expects Canada will be out of Kandahar in 2011 as scheduled. Henry Morgentaler s... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian stuck in Bulgaria wants to come home | View larger image Michael Kapoustin, a Canadian man who has been detained in Bulgaria for 12 years, pleads for the government to intervene on his behalf in late June 2008. Staff Canadian Michael Kapo... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Daily TWiP - Quebec's 400th anniversary | Welcome to the Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc. 400 years ago today, Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec on the site of an abandoned Iroquois se... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Happy 400, Quebec City! | Festivities are underway Thursday to celebrate Quebec City's 400th anniversary. French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed in what is now la vieille capitale on July 3, 1608. To mark the historic occa... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Two dead after crash in Strathroy | Wednesday in Strathroy. The names of the victims, both under the age of 18, are being withheld until next of kin are notified, which police said could take at least a day. Strathroy-Caradoc police sai... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Quebec City celebrates 400th anniversary | French-Canadian capital of Quebec City was awash with celebrations and dignitaries Thursday to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its founding. On July 3, 1608, French explorer Samuel de Champlain's f... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian PM adds $1M claim to $2.5M suit | I think the Liberal's might be in trouble on this one. After all Harper is clearly lacking any personality which tends to support his claim. OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper has upped the ante in ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Happy 400th birthday Quebec | Four hundred years ago on July 3, 1608 Samuel de Champlain established the first French settlement in Canada giving Qu bec City its start. Here's a shout out, even though the party began the first of ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canadian PM adds $1M claim to $2.5M suit against Liberals | I think the Liberal's might be in trouble on this one. After all Harper is clearly lacking any personality which tends to support his claim. OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper has upped the ante in ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Poutine no joke for French watchdog | The Canadian embassy in Washington is apologizing after it sent out a Canada Day invitation which showed Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec City, holding a plate of poutine. Jean-Paul Perreaul... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | At age 400, spruced-up Quebec ready to shine | QUEBEC Forget the organizational calamities and tepid reviews because Quebec City, which today celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding, is aglow again and ready for its star turn., church bel... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | NAFTA and the Elephant in the Room | 3, 2008Laura Carlsen NAFTA and the Elephant in the Room July 2, 2008 Patrick Irelan Holy Obama Vijay Prashad Lunch with Karzai . Ralph NaderEconomic Domino Theory Robert Fantina General Stupidity:... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Politicians and soldiers to help celebrate Quebec City s 400th birthday | Politicians and soldiers to help celebrate Quebec City s 400th birthday THE CANADIAN PRESS QUEBEC The prime ministers of Canada and France will lead a delegation of politicians attending Quebec Cit... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Embassy sorry for cheesy invite | MONTREAL -- Embassy sorry for cheesy invite Thu, July 3, 2008 Embassy sorry for cheesy invite By THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian embassy in Washington is apologizing after it sent out a Canada Day inv... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Harper seeks $1M more in libel suit against Grits | Prime Minister Stephen Harper has increased his $2.5-million libel suit against the Liberals by an extra million. The additional money is for alleged "misappropriation of personality," and came to li... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canada holding back World Bank climate change funds | Dion challenges Harper to carbon tax debate .. Dion wading into dark Western clouds over carbon tax proposal .. Terence Corcoran: A plan riddled with question marks. Ashley Fraser/Canwest News Service... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Natynczyk one proud top soldier | OTTAWA -- When he joined the military 33 years ago, Walter Natynczyk hoped he would one day be lucky enough to become a captain. Natynczyk sworn in On Wednesday, Natynczyk was more than lucky in his p... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Casinos eye sports betting | Toronto & GTA. At gambling sites such as Legends Sports Lounge at Casino Windsor, the ability to take bets on single sports games could give casinos a huge advantage over their U. Gambling on sports i... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | General Rick Hillier has officially retired as the leader of Canada's military | Former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Micha lle Jean greet Canadian veterans and family members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan at a change of command ceremony in Ottawa Wednesday. Rick Hillier has off... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Morgentaler 'very proud' of Order of Canada appointment | Abortion. Henry Morgentaler speaks to the media in Toronto, July 2, 2008. Morgentaler was named a member of the Order of Canada after spending decades of his life advocating the legalization of aborti... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Irving shipyard loses sub contract to West Coast firm | OTTAWA The federal government has awarded a huge submarine refit contract to a West Coast firm, dashing the last hope that Irving s Halifax Shipyard might still find a way to win the work. The Canad... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Canada aims to help build more accountable democracies in Americas | Canada is looking to work more closely with countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to expand security, democracy and prosperity, Canada s High Commissioner Charles Court said on Tuesday. The hig... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Princeton and Duke Universities Invite Prof. Joan Sangster to be Visiting Scholar | Trent University s Dr. Joan Sangster will be spending the next academic year teaching at two of the most prestigious universities in the United States after receiving a visiting professorship and a fe... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | New chief of staff praises Afghan army | Facebook. OTTAWA -- The new man at the helm of Canada's military says the Afghan army is making "huge progress" and he sees the Canadian Forces leaving Kandahar as scheduled in 2011. Walter Natynczyk ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | 'I deserve' award: Morgentaler | Morgentaler's reaction to honour Abortion rights activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler said he s honoured to receive the Order of Canada. Smiling and looking relatively spry for his 85 years, Dr. Henry Morg... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Politicians and soldiers to help celebrate Quebec City's 400th birthday | QUEBEC - The prime ministers of Canada and France will lead a delegation of politicians attending Quebec City's 400th birthday bash on Thursday. Stephen Harper and Francois Fillon will be joined by Pr... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | ABORTION DOCTOR: 'I AM VERY PROUD' | Order Of Canada; Morgentaler says he expected 'more violent' reactions Joseph Brean, National Post Published:. TORONTO - Beyond the steel door and security cameras that guard the entrance to his Toron... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Largest mosque in Canada opening in Calgary | SAFP Bureau CALGARY The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will unveil Canada's largest Mosque Complex and a stunning architectural landmark in Calgary on July 5. the new Mosque will be a symbol of peace and ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Quebec City celebrates 400th birthday | If You Go. QUEBEC 400: For schedule, event tickets or hotel information, www. The Associated Press QUEBEC CITY On July 3, 1608, French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a fur-trading post on the ba... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Hackles raised by Champlain holding poutine | Toronto & GTA. THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL The Canadian embassy in Washington is apologizing after it sent out a Canada Day invitation that showed Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec City, hold... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | STOP THE DEPORTATION OF U.S. WAR RESISTER COREY GLASS | 7/10 - Santa Cruz, CA: Santa Cruz to Host Tree Planting with Iranian Couple Cycling Around the World for Peace & Environmental Conservation . 7/19 - Los Angeles, CA: Mark Tribe's PORT HURON PROJECT 4:... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Slowing economies will force entente on climate, energy, food, Harper says | OTTAWA The world's recession fears and thirst for energy will move Europeans and others closer to Canada's position on climate change, Prime Minister Stephen Harper predicts. Climate change is suppo... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | FORT NIAGARA: Fire temporarily closes historic site | Visitors to Old Fort Niagara saw an unusual sight Wednesday morning: Firefighters on the roof of one of the historic buildings. Ticket sales for the attraction were suspended for about an hour while f... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Informant denies telling Khawaja about fertil | Lethbridge downpour damages homes The mayor of Lethbridge, Alta., lifted a state of emergency on Wednesday after a torrential downpour damaged at least 60 homes in the southern Alberta city. Families ... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | G8 Meetings in Japan to Focus on Global Economy, Climate Change | Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Japan this weekend for a meeting of G8 leaders that will focus on the global economy, climate change and development in Africa. Canadian government offi... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | HAHAHAHAHa, You Rapscallion YOU, and also it is hard to have a coffee in one | Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Dr. Morgentaler, soon to be a receiptent of the Order of Canada, has some Canadians outraged, while some Canadian applaud this decision. Morgentaler, a Mo... Read » |
03/Jul 2008 | Richard Romano | Honoring a murderer? You stay classy, Canada . Henry Morgentaler said Wednesday he's "genuinely honoured" to receive the Order of Canada, an award that has generated controversy and caused Prime Minis... Read » |