NewsCan: For September 21-27, 2007
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Get the Facts: 2007 State Trade Fact Sheets Now Online
The Connect2Canada Team
Did you know that 36 states have Canada as their leading export market, or that Canada-U.S. Trade supports over 7.1 million jobs? Find out about Canada's relationship and importance to your state by checking out the latest State Trade Fact Sheets for 2007. 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.
eDiscussion: Canada's Role in North America
The Connect2Canada Team
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) is seeking to engage Canadians across the country to provide their views on Canada's role in North America through an online eDiscussion. The goal of these eDiscussions is to provide Canadians the opportunity for discussion and input into policy development.
View the eDiscussion questions, backgrounders, and learn how to participate.
* Please note that this e-discussion runs September 24 through November 30, 2007.
Special Features
PM addresses the Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Let me say at the outset how delighted I am to have this opportunity to address the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Intervention by the Prime Minister at the United Nations Leaders' Discussion on Climate Change
Monday, September 24, 2007
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement, delivered at the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Event on Climate Change. The Prime Minister spoke before world leaders at the session on technology.
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Canada's New Government Signs Protocol to the Canada-U.S Tax Treaty for the Benefit of Canadians
Friday, September 21, 2007
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today signed an important tax agreement with Henry M. Paulson, Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, concluding nearly 10 years of negotiations.
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International News
Canada-U.S. tax treaty to increase investment, trade: officials
Friday, September 21, 2007
Canadian Press
A new tax arrangement signed Friday between Canada and the U.S. eliminating the so-called withholding tax on investment interest will benefit both business and the economy, business groups say.
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Deal Reached to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas
Monday, September 24, 2007
Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press
Governments of almost 200 countries have agreed to speed the elimination of a major greenhouse gas that depletes ozone, U.N. and Canadian officials said Saturday, describing a deal they said was a significant step toward fighting global warming.
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Canada a 'positive influence': Afghan ambassador
Friday, September 21, 2007
ctv.ca
Afghanistan's ambassador to Canada says the country's contributions to his nation are a 'positive influence.'
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MacKay appeals for help from other NATO countries in fight against Taliban
Friday, September 21, 2007
Canadian Press
Afghanistan is a "no-fail mission" that requires more help from NATO countries to prevent the export of terror, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday.
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Le Canada a jusqu'en avril pour dire s'il prolongera la mission
Mardi 25 septembre 2007
Presse Canadienne, Cyberpresse.ca
Malgré les pressions politiques favorables à une annonce rapide, le gouvernement conservateur considère qu'il a jusqu'en avril prochain pour faire savoir s'il prolongera la mission de combat dans le sud de l'Afghanistan.
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Canada to monitor water traffic in Northwest Passage
Monday, September 24, 2007
cbc.ca
In the latest attempt to assert its Arctic sovereignty, Canada is set to begin monitoring all water-based traffic in the Northwest Passage using underwater listening devices, sources have told CBC News.
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Business and Trade
Canadian dollar goes on see-saw market ride
Friday, September 21, 2007
ctv.ca
It was a see-saw day on the markets for the loonie today. It opened at parity with the U.S. greenback Friday morning, but dropped to 99.76 cents U.S., went back above the US$1 mark, before finally closing at 99.91 cents U.S.
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Flaherty presses for stock exchange merger
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Boyd Erman, Globe and Mail, ctv.com
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty called on the Montreal Exchange Inc. and TSX Group Inc. to resume stalled merger talks, saying it would be in the national interest for the country's two main financial market operators to pursue combining.
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Le CN se renforce à Chicago
Mercredi 26 septembre 2007
LaPresseAffaires.com
Le CN (CNR) a annoncé qu'il va acheter la plus grande partie de la Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E), dont les activités sont situées dans la région de Chicago.
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World-class Standard Aero takes flight
Monday, September 24, 2007
Martin Cash, Winnipeg Free Press
STANDARD Aero's makeover is shifting into high gear. The firm's transformation -- alongside its new sister company Landmark Aviation -- into the leading independent aircraft service company in the world starts today.
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Lockheed Martin Canada Team Selected to Bid on Halifax-Class Modernization Combat System Integration Contract
Monday, September 24, 2007
cnn.com
Lockheed Martin today announced its team's selection to bid on the Canadian Navy's Combat Systems Integrator (CSI) contract, an element of the HALIFAX Class Modernization (HCM) Program to upgrade the nation's 12 multi-mission frigates.
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Contrat record pour Bombardier
Mardi 25 septembre 2007
radio-canada.ca
Le biréacteur d'affaires Challenger 300 pourrait bien s'inscrire comme l'un des plus grands succès de l'avionneur canadien Bombardier.
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Canadian News
Canada leads by example on world stage, says PM
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
cbc.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised Canada as a country with growing influence on the world stage Tuesday, saying it promotes democracy and economic opportunity by tackling tough issues such as climate change and Afghanistan.
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L'élection d'un autre gouvernement minoritaire est probable
Mardi 25 septembre 2007
Beth Gorham, Cyberpresse.ca
C'est ce qu'a affirmé mardi le premier ministre Stephen Harper devant un organisme américain de politique internationale, tout en vantant la contribution canadienne sur la scène internationale, notamment en Afghanistan, en Amérique latine et dans le dossier de la lutte aux changements climatiques.
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The Great Lakes disappearing act
Monday, September 24, 2007
Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail
The Great Lakes, so named because of their immense size and prodigious water content, aren't as great as they used to be.
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Melting of Arctic sea ice shatters record
Friday, September 21, 2007
cbc.ca
Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its lowest levels since record keeping began nearly 30 years ago, reaching a minimum area last weekend that was over a million square kilometres less than the previous low, scientists said Friday.
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Le plus grand rassemblement de francos de l'histoire de l'Ontario
Mercredi 26 septembre 2007
Charles Thériault, Le Droit
Le record du grand rassemblement de SOS Montfort est battu. L'inauguration du cinquième Monument de la francophonie a attiré plus de 11 000 personnes, hier matin, à Ottawa.
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Nationwide victory gives Canadian entry to next year's PGA Tour
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Lorne Rubenstein, Globe and Mail
Jon Mills has long been one of Canada's most promising golfers, and now he'll have another opportunity to fulfill his potential on the PGA Tour.
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Gretzky sells L.A. home to make time for wine
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Los Angeles Times, The Toronto Star
Not only has the Great One become the Grape One, but he has picked Ontario over Calfornia.
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Nostalgic flight commemorates Air Canada's 70th birthday
Friday, September 21, 2007
Ben Mutzabaugh, USA Today
Aviation buffs in Vancouver and Seattle were treated to the sighting of a rare aircraft this week. The historic plane — a Lockheed L-10 Electra — landed yesterday at Seattle's Boeing Field, arriving from Vancouver on a flight commemorating Air Canada's 70th anniversary.
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Opinion/Editorial
Chances of a fall federal election are now 50-50
Friday, September 21, 2007
Montreal Gazette, Canada.com
You'd think given the results of Monday's by-elections, the odds on a fall election would have diminished and almost disappeared. After all, the Liberals got pummelled in all three by-elections and the Bloc Québécois took a serious hit in terms of the popular vote. The NDP made a spectacular breakthrough in Outremont, but remains a fringe party off the island of Montreal.
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Loonie's rise should make Canadians feel rather proud
Friday, September 21, 2007
The Province, Canada.com
When the Canadian loonie briefly reached parity with the U.S. greenback early yesterday, it is safe to say that across the country most of us felt a quiet satisfaction.
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