NewsCan: For November 23-30, 2006
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News from Connect2Canada
Information Regarding New Passport Requirements
The Connect2Canada Team
On November 23, 2006, Connect2Canada sent a message to our community informing them that the United States had published its Final Air Rule on New Entry Requirements for Air Travel as part of the U.S. government's Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative when entering or transiting the United States by air. Effective January 23, 2007, everyone, including Canadians and Americans, entering or transiting the United States by air will require a passport. To read the original message and find out more, click here.
Get the Facts: 2006 State Trade Fact Sheets Now Online
The Connect2Canada Team
Did you know that 38 states have Canada as their leading export market, or that Canada-U.S. Trade supports over 5.2 million jobs? Find out about Canada's relationship and importance to your State by checking out the latest State Trade Fact Sheets for 2006. This collection highlights the importance of the trade relationship between Canada and all 50 States and features success stories from local businesses and corporations. The State Trade Fact Sheets are available online and downloadable in PDF format on the Canadian Embassy website.
Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team — Action!
The Connect2Canada Team
When areas of Pakistan were devastated by an earthquake in the fall of 2005, the Canadian Forces were there to help. Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) travelled to remote locations in Pakistan in order to provide medical assistance, purify water, and alleviate the suffering of many who were affected. To view a video of DART in action, please visit CanadianAlly.com.
Special Features
Prime Minister Applauds NATO Allies for Boosting Commitments in Afghanistan
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
"Good afternoon once again, ladies and gentlemen. I am accompanied by Peter MacKay, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Gordon O'Connor, the Minister of National Defence, and General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff."
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Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Wilson, speaks to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
"It's great to be here at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and I want to congratulate you for the work that you do. Both in my time in government with my good friend Charlie Maier (ph) at the back of the room, and also in my current capacity, the work of the Chambers across the country is very, very important to providing us with the guidance and advice that's very important for us to do our work."
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Canada's New Government Releases Advantage Canada: An Economic Plan to Eliminate Canada's Net Debt and Further Reduce Taxes
Thursday, November 23, 2006
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released Advantage Canada: Building a Strong Economy for Canadians, a long-term, national economic plan designed to make Canada a true world economic leader. The plan, unveiled along with Minister Flaherty's Economic and Fiscal Update, features a new national objective to eliminate Canada's total government net debt in less than a generation and further reduce taxes for all Canadians.
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Canada Implements UN Resolution 1718 on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Thursday, November 30, 2006
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced that the government is implementing UN Resolution 1718 on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Minister Day applauds another blow to organized crime
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement today in response to a successful series of arrests in Alberta related to an alleged organized crime operation. This crack down follows the successful swoop last week in Montreal.
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PM declares that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
"The answer is clear, because the Québécois have always played an historic role in advancing Canada with solidarity, courage and vision, and building a Quebec that is confident, self-reliant, united and proud within a Canada that is strong and united, independent and free."
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International News
Washington governor's border plan welcomed
Monday, November 27, 2006
The Whistler Question
A pilot project being proposed by the State of Washington, testing the feasibility of having enhanced driver's licences serve the same purpose as passports or biometric "passcards" at the U.S.-Canada border, received a generally positive response from U.S. and Canadian officials who attended a conference in Whistler last week.
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Reports: Canadians will get more NATO help in Afghanistan
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
CBC News
A number of NATO countries have reluctantly agreed to free up their troops to help Canadian soldiers during emergency situations in southern Afghanistan, say reports from an alliance summit in Latvia.
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In Canada, a Sequel to an Old Cloak-and-Dagger Story
Friday, November 24, 2006
Doug Struck, Washington Post
The man carried crib sheets — index cards scribbled with reminders of key dates in Canadian history. But he is a real Russian spy, Canadian authorities insist, real enough for them to deem him a threat to national security.
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Cirque du Soleil looks to become a NYC holiday tradition
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Philip Boroff, Albany Times Union
Next year, the Rockettes will get high-flying competition in New York from a holiday circus without dancing elephants or "Ringling" in its name.
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Michaëlle Jean poursuit sa tournée
Monday, November 27, 2006
Radio Canada
Après des arrêts en Algérie et au Mali, la gouverneure générale du Canada, Michaëlle Jean, a été accueillie au Ghana, lundi, lors d'une autre cérémonie festive animée par un groupe de musique traditionnelle africaine.
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'Star Wars' Kid named most-seen clip on Net
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Oliver Moore, Globe and Mail
The video clip of a Canadian known around the world as the "Star Wars Kid" has become the most-shared footage on the Internet, a British net-tracking firm has determined.
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Business and Trade
Shell Canada to spend $4-billion in 2007
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Roma Luciw, Globe and Mail
Shell Canada Ltd. unveiled plans to hike its 2007 investments by 48 per cent to $4-billion, as it proceeds with the expansion of its vast oil sands project in Northern Alberta.
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La RBC double ses profits
Jeudi, le 30 novembre 2006
Radio Canada
Le bénéfice net de la Banque Royale du Canada au quatrième trimestre de l'année en cours, a augmenté de 142 % pour atteindre 1,26 milliard. La Banque Royale a produit un bénéfice net de 4,73 milliards de dollars pour l'ensemble de l'année, en hausse de 40 % par rapport à l'année précédente.
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Michigan takes a back seat to Ontario
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Greg Keenan, Globe and Mail
Ontario is widening its lead over Michigan as North America's largest auto-producing jurisdiction, as the engine of the state's economy shrinks to a six-cylinder from a once-mighty V8.
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Atomic Energy Canada aims for lucrative deals in Argentina
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Gary Norris, Globe and Mail
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is hoping to generate more than $1-billion in business for Canada through a co-operation agreement on three projects in Argentina. The potentially most lucrative deal for the federal Crown corporation is a feasibility study on a new 740-megawatt Candu 6 nuclear reactor complex.
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Pengrowth snaps up $1-billion in Conoco assets
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Globe and Mail
Pengrowth Energy Trust is paying about $1-billion for four Canadian oil and gas subsidiaries of Burlington Resources Ltd., which is owned by U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips.
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Canadian News
Air pollutants, green house gas emissions rising: Statscan
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Globe and Mail
key air pollutant increased, greenhouse gas emissions rose and water quality guidelines were exceeded at most monitoring sites across the country between 1990 and 2004, despite government undertakings to improve environmental conditions.
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Opération Colisée
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Radio Canada
L'opération Colisée se poursuit. La police recherche toujours 12 suspects, après l'arrestation, mercredi, de 73 individus présumés liés à la mafia italienne de Montréal.
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Canadian claims 7-peak achievement
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
CBC News
Canadian Daniel Griffith is claiming to have set a world record by climbing the highest peaks on seven continents in 187 days.
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Meet the A-Team of stem-cell science
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Carolyn Abraham, Globe and Mail
Nothing about John Dick's accidental entry into science predicted the pivotal role he'd play in reshaping cancer research. The 49-year-old grew up on a Mennonite farm in southern Manitoba, attended a one-room schoolhouse and set off to Winnipeg to become an X-ray technician. Had he not shared a house with university students studying biology he might never have said to himself: "I wonder if I could do that?"
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Opinion/Editorial
Delay in border ID change is welcome
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Portland Press Herald
An 18-month delay in the implementation of a law requiring U.S. travelers to present a passport upon returning from Canada is a small victory for common sense.
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