NewsCan: For July 13-19, 2007
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Canadian Talent on Tour
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What do Canadian artists Emerson Drive, k.d. lang, Cadence Weapon, Diana Krall, Kathleen Edwards, Nickelback, The Tragically Hip, Rush, Tokyo Police Club and Hot Hot Heat have in common? They are all touring the U.S. this summer. Check out our events calendar to learn about performances throughout America. If you know of any events in the U.S. which might be of interest to fellow Connect2Canada members, please e-mail us at:connect2canada@canadianembassy.org. For additional information about Canadian musicians with links to tour dates, please visit our Connect2Canadian Music page.
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Special Features
Prime Minister Harper signals Canada's renewed engagement in the Americas
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
In a speech marking the 10th anniversary of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared that reviving and expanding Canadian political and economic engagement in the Americas is a major foreign policy goal of Canada’s New Government.
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Official Opening of the Peace Bridge Plaza
Monday, July 16, 2007
Canada's New Government and the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority today officially opened the new Canada Border Services Agency Peace Bridge Travellers Operations Building, the Peace Bridge Refugee Processing Unit and the Peace Bridge Newcomers Centre. It was also an opportunity to celebrate the completion of the redevelopment of the Peace Bridge plaza, which will help reduce border congestion and expand infrastructure capacity.
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Minister Day announces new Task Force to Report on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP
Monday, July 16, 2007
Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, announced the creation of a new five-member Task Force to provide advice on strengthening the accountability and governance of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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Defence Minister Reaffirms Canada's Commitment to NATO Alliance
Monday, July 16, 2007
The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of National Defence, today reaffirmed Canada’s support to the NATO Response Force by announcing the contribution of one frigate and six CF-18 aircraft available on short notice to deploy on operations from July 2007 to January 2008.
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International News
PM pitches Canada as non-U.S. free-market model
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Alan Freeman, The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Stephen Harper spelled out his plan to re-engage Canada in the Western Hemisphere, saying Canada can serve as a non-U.S. model of democracy and free markets.
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Canadian plaza of Peace Bridge marries design with nature
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Patrick Lakamp, The Buffalo News
Those from the U.S. side of the bridge couldn’t help but note the disparity between the gleaming Canadian plaza and the maze of asphalt and traffic on the Buffalo plaza.
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U.S. destinations appeal to Canadian travelers
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
David Sharp, Associated Press
Hotels here fly Canadian flags alongside the Stars and Stripes. Desk workers speak both English and French. Fries are served up Canadian-style, topped with vinegar, or gravy and cheese.
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Landmark warrant ruling stuns border guards
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Rod Mickleburgh, The Globe and Mail
Canadian border guards are stunned by a landmark Provincial Court ruling that they must obtain a warrant before thoroughly searching a suspicious vehicle.
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L'importation de boeuf compromise aux États-Unis
vendred 13 juillet 2007
Presse Canadienne, Cyberpresse.ca
Un groupe d'éleveurs américains a fait un appel ultime vendredi pour reconduire l'interdiction d'importation de bétail canadien aux États-Unis.
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For those near border, soaring loonie eases pain at pumps
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Patrick Brethour, The Globe and Mail
Canadians – at least those near major U.S. cities – are reaping the benefit of the surging dollar at the gas pump as prices tumble.
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Library worries about border crackdown
Sunday, July 15, 2007
John Curran, Associated Press
Built as a symbol of friendship between two nations, The Haskell Free Library and Opera House has roots that run deep — in Canada and the United States.
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U.S and Canada warring over international border: citizens prepare for annual tug of war
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
BusinessNorth.com
A 1500-foot marine quality rope suspended over the Rainy River will be joining (and pulling apart) the communities of Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada and International Falls, Minnesota, USA. At the site of the tug of war, the Pat Roche Landing one mile east of International Falls on Highway 11, the river will span 1200 feet from one shore to the other.
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Business and Trade
Canada's inflation rate unchanged in June at 2.2%
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
CBC News
Canadians paid more for mortgage interest as the country's annual rate of inflation stayed steady at 2.2 per cent in June, the third month in a row it has remained unchanged.
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Hot loonie not all doom and gloom for business
Monday, July 16, 2007
David Crane, The Toronto Star
Our 95 cent (U.S.) dollar may do more to improve the productivity of the Canadian economy than anything else that has been tried so far.
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Canadians remain fans of mutual funds in June
Monday, July 16, 2007
Grant Surridge, The Financial Post
Canadians poured a record amount into mutual funds during the first half of 2007, with the cash increasingly invested into long-term and overseas funds.
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Empire's Sobeys to purchase Thrifty Foods
Monday, July 16, 2007
Reuters, The Financial Post
Canadian grocer Sobeys Inc. said on Monday it will acquire Thrifty Foods in a deal with an enterprise value of $260-million (US$250-million) that expands its foothold in British Columbia.
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National Steel headed south to open new rail car plant
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Greg Keenan, Globe and Mail Update
National Steel Car Inc. will make a major leap by building a $350-million rail car plant in Alabama, the Hamilton, Ont.-based company announced Wednesday.
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IBM snaps up DataMirror
Monday, July 16, 2007
John Partridge, Globe and Mail Update
International Business Machines Corp. has struck a deal to buy Canadian technology firm DataMirror Corp. for about $170-million, as consolidation continues in the software industry.
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The Canadians are back: State feels benefits of strong Loonie
Monday, July 16, 2007
Peter Johnson, The Great Falls Tribune
The Canadian Loonie flapped to a high of 95.58 U.S. cents in early July, its peak level in the last 30 years — causing an influx of shoppers from the north, according to Montana retailers and shop owners.
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Canadian News
Le Canada, une troisième voie
Mercredi 18 juillet 2007
Gilles Toupin, La Presse
Stephen Harper a annoncé hier son intention de faire du rengagement dans l'hémisphère des Amériques sa priorité de politique étrangère. Du même coup, il a proposé le modèle canadien comme une solution de rechange au capitalisme à l'américaine et à l'autoritarisme de gauche du président vénézuélien Hugo Chavez.
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Ottawa, Crees reach deal over James Bay
Monday, July 16, 2007
Tu Thanh Ha, The Globe and Mail
The federal government has reached a $1.4-billion agreement with the Crees of Quebec to settle decades of disputes over how the landmark James Bay agreement is to be implemented.
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RCMP chief tabs veteran as No.2
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Campbell Clark, The Globe and Mail
RCMP Commissioner William Elliott quickly answered critics who objected to the appointment of a bureaucrat with no police experience, starting his tenure by reaching out to a 33-year Mountie veteran to serve as his right hand on police matters.
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Seniors' ranks swell across Canada
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Heather Scoffield, The Globe and Mail
The Canadian work force is aging so quickly that there are barely enough young people to replace those about to retire, Statistics Canada reports today in the release of the age and sex portion of the 2006 census.
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National crime rate at 25-year low: Statscan
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Canadian Press, CTV.ca
A new study says the national crime rate hit its lowest point in more than 25 years in 2006, driven by a decline in non-violent crime.
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More trash, more recycling across Canada: StatsCan
Friday, July 13, 2007
CBC News
Canadians are stuffing their blue boxes full, recycling larger quantities than ever and diverting more waste from landfills, Statistics Canada suggests in a report released Friday.
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Canada's sole surviving WWI vet marks birthday
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Canadian Press, CTV.ca
Canada's last known surviving First World War veteran took a bite of his 107th birthday cake, read his card from the Queen and wondered what all the fuss was about.
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Philanthropist, 'friend to Toronto' Bluma Appel dies
Monday, July 16, 2007
CBC News
Toronto philanthropist, social activist and arts patron Bluma Appel was hailed Monday as "an inspiring, caring, compassionate, fiercely determined friend to Toronto."
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Opinion/Editorial
Project must proceed, even without border agreement
Monday, July 16, 2007
Brian Higgins, The Buffalo News
The Peace Bridge project was dealt another blow with the rejection of shared border management. While some support delaying construction in favor of a new federal administration still years away, or worse yet argue that no development should occur at all, the fact remains that the bridge is beyond capacity and must be expanded.
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Latin America benefits from Canadian presence
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Pamela Wallin and Monica Guevara, The Toronto Star
Canada has a long-standing tradition of peacekeeping efforts and concern for world affairs. While Afghanistan stands today as the single largest beneficiary of Canadian foreign aid and expenditure, Canada also has a key role to play in the western hemisphere.
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Canada as Third Way
Thursday, July 19, 2007
The Winnipeg Free Press
It's hard to recall now how many third options have been suggested to the world in recent years -- they usually involve nations associating with something other than the United States and substituting something horribly unpleasant such as communism, raging populism or democratic socialism -- but Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered a new alternative to Latin America in a speech in Chile on Tuesday.
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