NewsCan: For August 18-24, 2006
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Canadarm2 and Canadian Astronaut to lend a hand building International Space Station
The Connect2Canada Team
It's back to work building the International Space Station with the upcoming flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and once again Canadian talent and technology are front and centre. Slated for lift-off on August 27, 2006, Atlantis and her crew of six, including veteran Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean, will continue constructing the world's largest and most complex space project. Ottawa-born MacLean will become the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 in space when the crew installs trusses and deploys solar array panels on the International Space Station as part of the mission STS-115. Maclean will perform the assembly tasks by choreographing a series of complex robotic manoeuvres using Canadarm2. He will also become the second Canadian to walk in space with a planned 6.5-hour spacewalk. MacLean is to round out his mission by participating in an innovative Earth-observation project that can only be done from a unique platform in space like the ISS. From this 400-km-high vantage point, MacLean will be snapping hundreds of digital images of Canadian geological features throughout the mission for future research. For a special message from Steve to Canadians click here. Be sure to stay tuned for more News from C2C, when Saskatoon-born Dave Williams follows MacLean to the International Space Station in June 2007.
Rolling out the red carpet in Toronto
The Connect2Canada Team
From Hollywood to Bollywood and Vienna to Wawa, artists, producers, directors, and celebrity guests are flocking to Toronto for the annual celebration of cinema that will screen 352 films from 61 countries. With 37 Canadian feature films, 60 short films, and 22 feature films making their world premiere, the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival will highlight the great talent in Canadian cinema. As a testament to this, two-time Gemini and Genie award-winner Sarah Polley, the Canadian actress whose roles include playing Sara Stanley in the celebrated CBC–TV series “Road to Avonlea”, will make her feature film directorial debut with Away From Her. This past week, organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival announced final programming details, including the complete line-up of films for the September 7-16 event.
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Special Features
Statement by the Prime Minister on the softwood lumber agreement
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Office of the Prime Minister
“I am pleased to announce today that we have received a clear majority of support from companies in all regions," said Prime Minister Harper, "Canada’s New Government will proceed with implementation of this agreement when Parliament resumes sitting this fall."
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Persons Associated with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) Arrested
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
RCMP
In recent days, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has executed
two search warrants and arrested one person under authority of a provisional warrant in Canada. The arrest is part of a joint operation involving the RCMP and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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International News
A plan for Afghanistan's future
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Edmonton Sun
Stopping the opium trade, implementing strong community policing and increasing the lifespan of Afghan people are just part of Ambassador David Sproule's vision for that country's future. Ambassador Sproule, who assumed the ambassadorship in October of last year, said eradicating Afghanistan's opium trade is a top priority and officials are coming up with some creative options for oppressed farmers.
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Detroit to simulate disaster to check readiness
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Windsor Star
Up to 1,000 volunteers will take part next month in the most in-depth disaster simulation ever held in a major American city, U.S. Homeland Security and Detroit officials said Wednesday. Homeland Security and city emergency response leaders want to prove they're ready, especially with the two busiest border crossings between Canada and the U.S. -- the Ambassador Bridge and Windsor-Detroit tunnel -- among potential terrorist targets.
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'Just like Canada Day,' Canadians in Kandahar help celebrate Afghan holiday
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Canadian Press
Canadians helped Afghans celebrate their national independence day Saturday with a low-key ceremony at a compound in Kandahar by giving the Afghan National Police more than 400 protective vests. "Despite anything going on at home, we would want to celebrate Canada Day," said Lt.-Col. Simon Hetherington, commander of Canada's provincial reconstruction team, or PRT, in Kandahar, "I think that's what is so important to Afghanistan today. Yes there is an insurgency, yes there's the fear of violence, but they want to be able to say: "we are not going to let that hold us down."
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Edmonton-born Canadian major keeps an eye on space threats for North America
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Edmonton Sun
Canadian Forces Maj. Charity Weeden is definitely no space cadet - the aspiring astronaut is devoted to keeping her eyes on the heavens to protect North America. The former Edmontonian and Ross Sheppard high school graduate has recently been promoted to adviser on space policy issues for North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Canadian Donates Millions to Utah University
Saturday, August 19, 2006
KSL Television & Radio
A Canadian businessman has given his Utah alma mater one of its largest individual donations, school officials said. The University of Utah received a $13.25 million gift from Canadian and David Eccles School of Business alumnus Pierre Lassonde.
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Business and Trade
Weyerhaeuser Deal With Canadian Paper Maker Will Yield Continental Giant
Thursday, August 24, 2006
New York Times
Weyerhaeuser will merge its fine-paper operation with a Canadian company, Domtar, in a cash-and-stock deal worth $3.3 billion, the two companies said Wednesday. With the addition of Weyerhaeuser’s 10 pulp and paper mills, seven of which are in the United States, Domtar will become the largest producer of fine paper in North America.
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Camaro’s Rebirth to Occur at Ontario Plant, G.M. Says
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
New York Times
The Chevrolet Camaro, a classic American muscle car, will be made in a Canadian factory when its production is revived in 2008, General Motors said on Monday.
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Fin des turbulences pour l'industrie aérienne
Mercredi, le 23 aôut, 2006
La Presse Affaires
L'industrie aérospatiale canadienne, qui a été plongée dans une zone de turbulences avec les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, est en voie de doubler ses profits cette année et Bombardier devrait profiter de la conjoncture.
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Nortel wins U.S. deals
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ottawa Citizen
Nortel Networks Corp. said yesterday it has won two U.S. contracts, including a support services program for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Through its government solutions unit, Nortel will provide management support services to Homeland Security in the areas of information technology policy and planning including security, training, and enterprise and program management office support.
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Hydro-Québec va proposer des compteurs intelligents à sa clientèle
Mercredi, le 23 aôut, 2006
Matinternet
S'inspirant de ce qui se fait en Ontario et en Colombie-Britannique, la Société d’État songerait à installer des compteurs intelligents. Hydro-Québec souligne, dans sa récente demande tarifaire, que 800 000 compteurs intelligents seront mis en service d'ici la fin de 2007 en Ontario.
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Calgary firm plans to build big LNG storage facility in Dubai
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
National Post
Galveston LNG Inc., a private Calgary-based holding company, hopes to build the world's first large-scale liquefied natural gas storage facility in Dubai.
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Canadian News
Canada turns to Niagara Falls for energy
Monday, August 21, 2006
Christian Science Monitor
The second largest tunneling project ever will bring more water to existing turbines on the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls, generating enough new electricity to run 160,000 homes. At 47 feet in diameter it will be 1 1/2 times the width of the Channel Tunnel between England and France.
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Un vaccin est approuvé pour prévenir les gastro-entérites chez les nourissons
Mercredi, le 23 aôut, 2006
Canadian Press
La compagnie pharmaceutique Merck Frosst Canada annonce avoir obtenu la permission de Santé Canada de commercialiser le RotaTeq, le premier et seul vaccin offert au Canada pour la prévention des gastro-entérites à rotavirus chez les nourrissons.
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Canada wins 8th medal at Pan-Pacific Swim Championships
Monday, August 21, 2006
Toronto Star
Tanya Hunks of Vancouver won a bronze medal in the 10-kilometre open water swim in Monday's final event at the Pan Pacific Swim Championships. It was Canada's eighth medal of the meet.
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Instinct saved boy in cougar attack: B.C. father
Thursday, August 24, 2006
CTV
A B.C. father said it was survival instinct that saved his four-year-old boy from being mauled to death last week by a cougar in a remote northern Vancouver Island park. Last Friday, Paul Krismer was fishing at Schoen Lake Provincial Park, located 140 kilometres north of Campbell River, B.C., with his wife and two children.
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Cockburn’s ‘Life’ a Canadian gem
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
If you thought Canadian musical imports were limited to Celine Dion and Rush, perhaps you need to look a little further. Since debuting in 1969, Bruce Cockburn has produced a wealth of great material that gets little fanfare in the lower forty-eight, but garners its fair share of critical respect and audience dedication.
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Nouveau cas en Alberta de vache folle
Mercredi, le 23 aôut, 2006
Radio-Canada
L'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments (ACIA) confirme un nouveau cas d'encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine (ESB) chez une vache d'élevage de boucherie adulte de l'Alberta. Il s'agit du 8e cas au Canada depuis 2003.
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Opinion/Editorial
Grateful: Canadians give credit where it's due
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Winston-Salem Journal
The tour guide told of Halifax's appreciation for so much help, so fast, from their neighbors after the 1917 explosion. American sailors arrived via ship within hours and pumped fresh strength into relief efforts. Trains loaded with doctors, nurses, medicine and plate glass to repair the shattered windows of the city arrived within a few days.
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