Canada slams UN 'paralysis' on Syria - CBC
4 Feb 2012 at 6:36pm
Canada is "disappointed in the extreme" by the UN Security Council's "paralysis" after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. ?Today's failure by the UN Security Council to effectively deal with the ...
Canada Dollar Gains on Risk in Longest Win Streak Since October - Businessweek
3 Feb 2012 at 9:15pm
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Canada?s dollar advanced for a fourth week against its U.S. counterpart, its longest stretch of wins since October, as stronger economic data from the nation?s biggest trade partner helped fuel appetite for riskier assets.
Canada, Australia similar allies on defence front - The Vancouver Sun
4 Feb 2012 at 2:26pm
CANBERRA - The Canadian Forces, like every part of the federal government, is facing stiff budget cuts. Before the hatchet falls, it is worth considering how little, rather than how much, Canada spends on national defence. Australia may not ...
Canada drops Fed Cup tie to Argentina - Calgary Herald
2 Feb 2012 at 10:53am
Canada's Fed Cup team lost its second tie at the BNP Paribas Americas Zone Group I event in Curitiba, Brazil, on Thursday - falling 3-0 to Argentina. Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., opened the tie with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to 19-year-old Paula Ormaechea ...
Bank of America?s King says Canada may boost mortgage insurance cap - The Van...
3 Feb 2012 at 1:01pm
TORONTO ? Canada may need to raise the federal housing agency?s limit on mortgage insurance by 25 per cent to $750 billion in the next budget to meet demand, according to Bank of America Corp. Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. said this week ...
Canada adds to bobsleigh medal haul - Globe and Mail
4 Feb 2012 at 7:41pm
Canada's Lyndon Rush is ending the bobsled World Cup season on a tear. A day after winning the gold medal in the two-man event, Rush and his crew took bronze in the four-man event Saturday at a World Cup event at the Whistler Sliding Centre. Rush, of ...
Canada 'disappointed' in Russian, Chinese UN veto, says Baird - Calgary Herald
4 Feb 2012 at 8:16pm
OTTAWA ? Canada is ?disappointed in the extreme? that China and Russia have vetoed a United Nations Security Council condemning the Syrian government?s crackdown on civilian protests, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Saturday. ?Today?s ...
Canada transportation rules: Could they prevent transgender people from flyin...
31 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
It?s always in the fine print. (c) the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification he or she presents. The regulation is part of a wider set of rules, equivalent to the U.S.?s ?no-fly? list, that was put ...
Canada looks to Israel for R&D reform ideas - YAHOO!
2 Feb 2012 at 11:15am
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada may copy some of Israel's policies on funding high-tech startups and turning research ideas into businesses as it seeks to revive the country's weak performance in business innovation and productivity, the finance minister said on ...
Canada, Australia similar allies on defence front - The Vancouver Sun
4 Feb 2012 at 2:26pm
CANBERRA - The Canadian Forces, like every part of the federal government, is facing stiff budget cuts. Before the hatchet falls, it is worth considering how little, rather than how much, Canada spends on national defence. Australia may not ...
Government of Canada Helps Aboriginal Youth Develop Job Skills - Market Wire
4 Feb 2012 at 10:37am
HUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 4, 2012) - A Government of Canada investment will help 100 Aboriginal youth in Thunder Bay get the training and skills development they need to find and keep good jobs. Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to ...
UPDATE 1-PM sees slow, steady growth; no crisis, for Canada - Reuters
3 Feb 2012 at 2:13pm
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canada's government does not see much sign of a recession or a crisis in the Canadian economy this year, and is expecting slow but steady growth, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday. Harper, speaking in an ...
Harper Government Helps to Kick Start Canadian Entrepreneurial Businesses in ...
3 Feb 2012 at 8:29am
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 3, 2012) - Member of Parliament Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre - North) on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, today ...
Canada announces more pre-qualified innovations for commercialization support...
3 Feb 2012 at 6:16pm
... Trade Ed Fast announced Friday five pre-qualified innovations designed in the Greater Toronto Area that the Canadian government may buy and test as part of the second round of the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program. The 40-million-Canadian ...
Moore can?t face Hard questions - Edmonton Sun
4 Feb 2012 at 4:56pm
Should the Canadian government use your tax dollars to get into the online pornography business? There really is only one way to answer that question. Which is why the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation never asked permission ? they just went ahead and did it.
Canada Said to Set Wireless Spectrum Auction Rules Within Weeks - Bloomberg
2 Feb 2012 at 3:22am
The Canadian government may announce in the next few weeks rules to govern its latest auction of wireless spectrum, which could unlock billions of dollars of infrastructure investments by companies such as BCE Inc. (BCE) The government may ...
The Government of Canada Is Committed to Supporting Canadian Youth Playing Te...
4 Feb 2012 at 8:09pm
The Government of Canada today announced support for young Canadians playing team sports. This support, announced by the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), on behalf of the Minister of Health, will help reduce the rate and severity of ...
Canada committed to oil sands - United Press International
27 Jan 2012 at 6:14am
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Canadian government is working with provincial leaders and the energy industry to ensure oil sands are produced in a responsible way, a minister said. The Canadian government put its weight behind plans to ...
Canadian government teams with TV station to stage citizenship ceremony - Glo...
3 Feb 2012 at 8:08am
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney admitted his office handled a staged ?reaffirmation? ceremony poorly as politicians, the network and bureaucrats each blamed one another for the deception. Through freedom of information requests, The Canadian Press ...
Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company"
3 Feb 2012 at 2:54pm
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests. In an interview with Reuters, Stephen Harper declined to speculate on how the government might ...
Canada Jobless Rate Rose to Nine-Month High 7.6% in January
4 Feb 2012 at 4:05am
Canada?s unemployment rate rose to a nine-month high in January as the trend of sluggish job creation that began in the second half of last year continued.
Canada slams UN 'paralysis' on Syria
4 Feb 2012 at 5:38pm
Canada is 'disappointed in the extreme' by the UN Security Council's 'paralysis' after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.
Canada's jobless rate hits 9-month high
3 Feb 2012 at 1:50pm
Canada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent in January according to Statistics Canada, a 0.1 per cent increase, as 23,700 more people searched for work.
Canada rebukes UN 'paralysis' after Russia, China veto resolution on Syria
4 Feb 2012 at 3:59pm
OTTAWA - Canada had some strong words for members of the U.N. Security Council Saturday, saying it was "disappointed in the extreme" after Russia and China blocked a resolution to deal with the escalating violence in Syria.
Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics
3 Feb 2012 at 3:07pm
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient. The federal and the Alberta provincial governments said on Friday the new plan that will boost water sampling and increase ...
Habitat for Humanity Canada partners with ARXX
3 Feb 2012 at 11:57am
COBOURG, ON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - More families across Canada will have the opportunity to live in safe, energy efficient and affordable homes thanks to ARXX Building Products and Habitat for Humanity ...
Mulcair Endorsed by Canada's Largest Private-Sector Union
3 Feb 2012 at 10:48am
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Canada's largest private-sector union, the United Food and Commercial Workers , announced today that the UFCW Canada National Council has voted to endorse Thomas Mulcair for the leadership ...
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