NewsCan: For July 20-26, 2007
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News from C2C: "Spotlight on San Diego"
Canada and San Diego — Working Together
The Connect2Canada Team
Canada currently ranks as California's third-largest trading partner and offers enormous potential for Canadian hi-tech businesses.The San Diego Business Journal, the leading and most widely-read publication amongst San Diego's business community, recently featured a 32-page supplement entitled "Canada and San Diego — Working Together". This supplement , a partnership between the SDBJ and the The Canadian Consulate in San Diego, focuses on the dynamic and expanding Canada–San Diego business relationship. Topics include a range of issues where synergies exist between San Diego and Canada, including life sciences, information technologies and wireless, defence and security technologies, energy, and real estate development.
To learn more and access the complete document, please visit www.sdbj.com/PDF/Canada_2007.pdf or www.canadasandiego.com.
Celebrating Canada Day in San Diego
The Connect2Canada Team
A sell-out audience gathered at the Comedy Co-op on July 1st to listen to three stand-up comedians of Canadian origin deliver a 2-hour routine of Canadian humour. The Canadian Consulate in San Diego and Mr. Aaron Hughes worked in close partnership to put together "Laugh-in Canada Day San Diego", which turned out to be a real laugh fest and a huge success. The headlining performer was Mr. Michael Gelbart, a Montrealer who now calls Southern California home and makes his living as a professional comic and comedy writer for a number of sitcoms and films.
Video samples of the evening are available on MySpaceTV.
On June 30, local Canadian networking association CanDiego organized "Bring in Canada Day", a large gathering of approximately 250 Canadians on the outdoor patio of the popular restaurant Prego. Pictures are not yet available but will be posted soon on www.candiego.org. The event was a great networking mixer and an opportunity for local Canadian ex-pats to get to know one another or reconnect.
Special Features
North American Energy Ministers Take Further Action on Energy Security and the Environment
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Energy ministers for Canada, Mexico and the United States took another step toward enhancing North American energy security and environmental protection, announcing concrete actions on energy science and technology, energy efficiency, deployment of clean energy technologies and other cooperative projects.
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Canadian and U.S. Park Services Will Work Closer Together and Share Social Science Knowledge
Monday, July 23, 2007
Parks Canada and the United States National Park Service are pleased to announce today the establishment of a new cross-border working group to address issues of mutual interest, as well as to share expertise and support social science research efforts in both countries.
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Canada Provides Support to the New Palestinian Government
Monday, July 23, 2007
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, today announced support to the new Palestinian government.
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International News
Canadian ambassador backs a winner
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Donna Marie Artuso, The Edmonton Sun
Tuesday at noon in the U.S. Capitol: a table for three in the fabled Congressional Dining Room.
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Border guards get their guns
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Jennifer Pellegrini, The Niagra Falls Review
Niagara's first armed border guards will take their place in inspection booths at the Peace Bridge next week.
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U.S., Canada, Mexico vow energy tech co-operation
Monday, July 23, 2007
Allan Dowd, Reuters
Canada, the United States and Mexico pledged to co-operate on developing energy technology on Monday in an agreement that could reduce trade barriers to alternative energy development.
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Driver's licence could work as passport
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Jeff Rud, The Victoria Times-Colonist
The B.C. government hopes to soon offer an enhanced driver's licence that would serve as a cheaper, more convenient alternative to a passport for land or sea travel to the U.S.
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Big boost from Spitzer for new Peace Bridge
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Patrick Lakamp, The Buffalo News
After years of indecision and acrimony, those involved in the Peace Bridge dispute got the kind of high-powered boost Tuesday that just might get the project built.
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First Canadian elected to head U.S.-based Sports Lawyers Association
Monday, July 23, 2007
Canadian Business Online
Toronto sports and entertainment lawyer, Gord Kirke, has been elected for a two-year term as President of the U.S.-based Sports Lawyers Association, (SLA). Kirke is the first non-American to hold the top job in the history of the association, which is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
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Fly to Europe? Go via Toronto
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Martin Staniland, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
After all the summer's horror stories about delays at Philadelphia, Newark and JFK, here's a secret known for some time to regular travelers between Pittsburgh and Europe: Often the easiest and cheapest way to get to Europe is to fly through Toronto.
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Business and Trade
Loonie rockets past 96 cents
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Tavia Grant, Globe and Mail Update
The Canadian dollar soared more than a cent Tuesday after a much stronger-than-expected retail sales report buoyed optimism about the Canadian economy.
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Consumers powering economic growth: StatsCan
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
CanWest News Service, The Financial Post
Consumer spending was the biggest contributor to economic growth last year, increasing 4.1% from 2005, the best performance in nine years, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
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Canadian, U.S. stock markets tumble
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
CBC News
North American stock markets tumbled Tuesday in a broad decline amid concerns over commodity prices, the subprime housing market and corporate earnings.
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The Canada-U.S. housing divide
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Tavia Grant, Globe and Mail Update
The contrast between the Canadian and U.S. housing markets has never been starker. U.S. existing home sales sunk to a near five-year low Wednesday while prices continue to slide. In Canada, however, home sales continue to defy all expectations, breaking records for the last three months.
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Conoco has big plans for oil sands
Friday, July 20, 2007
Shawn McCarthy, The Globe and Mail
ConocoPhillips Co. is prepared to spend billions of dollars on pipelines and refinery upgrades to allow it to process oil sands crude throughout its refinery network stretching to the U.S. Gulf Coast, company chairman Jim Mulva said Thursday.
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Florida mission targets Canada
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Daniel Carson, The Panama City News Herald
A Northwest Florida economic development agency is planning a trip north of the border this fall with a goal of attracting more Canadian trade activity and foreign investment capital to the region.
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Canadian News
No vacation for you
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Virginia Galt, Globe and Mail Update
Almost 20 per cent of Canadians forgo summer vacations altogether because they do not want to face a "nightmare workload" on their return, according to a survey released Tuesday by online jobsite Monster.ca.
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CRTC frees phone companies from gov't regulations
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
CTV.ca
A government ruling allows Canada's biggest phone companies to be freed from regulations in some markets, opening the door for more competition and lower home telephone bills.
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Tsawwassen First Nation approves first urban treaty
Thursday, July 26, 2007
CBC News
Members of the Tsawwassen First Nation voted Wednesday to accept B.C.'s first urban treaty after years at the negotiating table.
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Ontario rewards energy-saving purchases
Friday, July 20, 2007
Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail
A temporary retail sales tax exemption begins Friday for Ontario residents who purchase certain Energy Star household products.
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Canadians need tips on tipping: survey
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
CBC News
While most Canadians balk at the thought of tipping anything under the standard 15 per cent at a restaurant, it seems they are far less gracious when it comes to tipping staff in other service jobs, according to a new survey.
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Opinion/Editorial
Canada celebrates
Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Buffalo News
It's done. After years of effort, a new customs plaza is finally in place on the Peace Bridge. True, it's in Canada and it serves Canadian needs and ours remains a thing of fantasy, but let's not quibble. An achievement is an achievement, and this is one.
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Reshaping ties with Canada
Monday, July 23, 2007
The Jamaica Gleaner
In Barbados last week, the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper, conceded that his country had in recent years 'neglected' the Caribbean, which his Conservative government is beginning to put right.
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