NewsCan: For December 22, 2006 - January 4, 2007
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Popular supplement in Canada now available in the United States
The Connect2Canada Team
COLD-FX, a dietary supplement that does not require FDA approval is now available over the counter in the United States. To learn more about COLD-FX check out an article published by CBS, click here.
Rhythm and Blues Festival and Canadian Friendship week - January 2-8, 2007
The Connect2Canada Team
Join revellers in Ellicottville, New York where they will celebrate the Rhythm and Blues Festival and Canadian Friendship week from January 2 to 8, 2007. With performances from bands across the country and shopping specials from local retailers, the festival is sure to be a good time. To learn more about the festival, performances and specials visit the official website, click here.
Know of a Canada week in your area? Let us know at connect2canada@connect2canada.com
Special Features
Statement by the Prime Minister on the death of former U.S. President Ford
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on the death of former U.S. President Gerald Ford.
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Prime Minister Wishes Canadians a Happy New Year
Sunday, December 31, 2006
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Prime Minister Harper Strengthens Ministerial Team, Pledges Active Agenda for Second Year in Office
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today presented a strengthened ministerial team to lead Canada’s New Government during its second year in office.
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International News
Mulroney praises Ford as great ally of Canada
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Alan Freeman, Globe and Mail
Gerald Ford, the unpretentious leader who helped Americans recover from the shame and skulduggery of Richard Nixon's presidency, was praised yesterday by statesmen and friends alike as the United States bid farewell to its 38th president.
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Bedard to get bail
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Global
Olympic gold medallist Myriam Bedard will appear in a Quebec City courtroom on Friday morning where her lawyer says she will be freed on bail with certain conditions.
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Canadian border and Montana
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Richard Sims, Independent Record
When the elusive Al Capone was asked where in Canada he was getting his illegal whiskey, he answered, “I don’t even know what street Canada is on.”
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UN rights chief asks Iraq to stop executions
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Reuters
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Wednesday appealed to Iraq not to execute two ex-officials from the administration of former president Sadam Hussein.
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Fly me to the moon
Friday, December 29, 2006
Globe and Mail
Canadian Space Agency officials are hoping a Canadian will be part of an international team that could be living on the moon within 20 years.
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Business and Trade
50 Best Employers in Canada
Friday, December 29, 2006
Globe and Mail
Newspapers and magazines are full of "best" lists. This is, in fact, the eighth year that Report on Business magazine has published this ranking of Canada's best employers. It's still the most important one for employers and employees. But why?
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LEAN (Hold the Mean)
Friday, December 29, 2006
Greg Keenan, Globe and Mail
One of the first things Tom LaSorda did as chief executive officer of the Chrysler Group was to start giving away some of his money.
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L'Espagne achète des trains Bombardier
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Radio Canada
Bombardier a annoncé, jeudi, la signature d'un contrat de quelque 638 millions de dollars avec les Chemins de fer d'État d'Espagne.
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Canadians redevelop Jewish district in Shanghai
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Geoffrey York, Star Tribune
It began with a tourist visit to a Shanghai synagogue. Five years later, a Canadian artist and his partners are on the verge of a $1-billion project to preserve and develop the historic Jewish district of Old Shanghai.
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La Société générale de financement du Québec investit dans Cascades inc. en participant au financement de l'acquisition de Norampac
Friday, December 29, 2006
CNW Group
La Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF) annonce qu'elle acquiert du capital-actions de Cascades inc., pour une valeur de 100 millions de dollars au
comptant dans le cadre de son récent appel public à l'épargne.
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Canadian News
A new Pierre Trudeau is born
Thursday, January 04, 2007
CBC News
Pierre-Emmanuel Trudeau, grandson of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was born on Dec. 22, weighing seven pounds, four ounces.
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Afghanistan prominent in PM, G-G messages
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Terry Pedwell, Global
Canada's military presence in Afghanistan figures prominently in end-of-year messages from the prime minister and the Governor General.
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Canada's gold-medal hopes alive
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
CBC News
Considered Canada's top two-way player, Jonathan Toews threw his best offensive effort at the United States on Wednesday to give his team another chance at a gold medal.
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Une radio canadienne en Afghanistan
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
La Presse
Les Forces armées canadiennes lanceront cette semaine leur propre station de radio dont les émissions seront diffusées dans la ville afghane de Kandahar.
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Donors get web wish lists from homeless
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Jane Armstrong & Dawn Walton, Globe and Mail
The simply written, personal biographies hint at the terrible loneliness and longing that visit the homeless each Christmas. Heartbreaking, too, are the humble requests penned by those who live and sleep on the streets of two of Canada's most prosperous cities.
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Canadian Sitcom Tackles Religious Divide
Friday, December 29, 2006
Beth Duff-Brown, San Francisco Gate
The bearded imam in traditional robe is railing against pop-culture idols, warning Muslims to protect themselves from the evil influences of prime time.
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Opinion/Editorial
Border bureaucracy
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Star Gazette
No American would argue against less secure borders. The nation learned that lesson on Sept. 11. However, Americans living along or near the Canadian border, like those of us in upstate New York, shouldn't be penalized by unreasonable passport regulations that the State Department has proposed for 2008 or 2009.
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Time for Canada to fix the UN
Monday, January 01, 2007
Jeremy Kinsman, CBC News
New Year's means resolutions to turn over a new leaf, perhaps even to get closer to our true beliefs.
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