NewsCan: For October 19-25, 2007
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Wildfires in Southern California - Assistance for Canadians
The Connect2Canada Team
On October 23, Connect2Canada sent a message to C2C members in Southern California who may be affected by the wildfires. If you have any friends or family in the area, please let them know that the Canadian Consulate General in Los Angeles and the Canadian Consulate in San Diego continue to monitor the locations and conditions of all the fire sites in Southern California. Canadians are advised to consult local news reports and authorities for the latest information affecting their area. Canadians affected by the fires and requiring assistance may contact the Consulate General in Los Angeles at 213-346-2771 or the Emergency Operations Centre in Ottawa toll free at 1-888-949-9993.
Mark Messier Honoured at the Canadian Embassy
The Connect2Canada Team
On October 24, Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee Mark Messier was honoured at an event hosted by Ambassador Michael Wilson. Recognized as one of hockey's greatest players, Mark is also considered one of the professional sporting world's greatest leaders on and off the ice. In his post-hockey career he is a strong advocate for preventive healthcare and a champion of research to combat childhood disease. Leaders in the worlds of politics, business and sport attended the event. Media representatives hailing from DC and NY and 11 Members of Congress also accepted the invitation. Coverage of this very special event was seen on TV and heard on radio. In his remarks, Mark said "I have represented my country at so many events over my career so it is a great honour for me and my entire family, especially my parents, to be here at our Embassy in Washington DC." It was a greater honour for the Canadian Embassy.
Special Features
Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Anti-Terrorism Provisions
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today fulfilled the Government’s commitment to reinstate two important, amended anti-terrorism measures in the Anti-Terrorism Act by tabling legislation in the Senate. The two amended measures – investigative hearing and the recognizance with conditions provisions in the Criminal Code – will assist the Government of Canada to meet the extraordinary challenges presented by terrorism.
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Minister Flaherty Stands Up for Canadian Consumers
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, met with the Retail Council of Canada and representatives of major Canadian retailers today and encouraged them to reduce prices to reflect the increased purchasing power of the Canadian dollar.
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Government of Canada Launches Web site to Inform Families of Recalled Food and Children's Products
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, and the Honourable Christian Paradis, Secretary of State (Agriculture) today launched a user-friendly and centralized Web site database at www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recalls which will allow Canadians to search recalled food and children's products that are unsafe or unhealthy.
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International News
Rice admits Arar case mishandled, but no apology
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
ctv.ca
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted on Wednesday that American authorities mishandled the case of torture victim Maher Arar, but stopped short of an apology.
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L'OTAN s'engage à faire plus
Mercredi 24 octobre 2007
radio-canada.ca
Le Canada, qui demande depuis au moins un an à ses partenaires de l'OTAN d'envoyer davantage de troupes en Afghanistan, a de nouveau exigé plus d'efforts de ceux-ci lors d'une réunion de l'organisation qui se tient jusqu'à jeudi, à Noordwijk, aux Pays-Bas.
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Soldiers agree Afghanistan needs Canada past 2009, debate what mission can do
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Canadian Press
Parliament is poised for a great deal of debate in the coming months over Canada's role in the war in Afghanistan, but on the dusty battlefields of this central Asian country there is not much doubt over one central question.
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PM plans first public meeting with Dalai Lama
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Jack Aubry, Ottawa Citizen, Canada.com
When the Dalai Lama meets Stephen Harper in Ottawa next week, it will be the first time a Canadian prime minister agrees to meet the exiled Tibetan leader in public.
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Treading on thin ice
Monday, October 22, 2007
Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail
Inside a high-security facility in southern England this week, two Canadian officers scribbled notes as they learned how to spot Russian submarines by listening to faint sounds reflected off the floor of the Arctic Ocean.
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Canadian paediatricians join international efforts to eradicate poverty
Monday, October 22, 2007
Newswire.ca
The Canadian Paediatric Society is part of
a global effort spearheaded by the Council of Science Editors to raise
awareness, understanding and further research on poverty throughout the world.
Paediatrics & Child Health, the CPS journal, is one of 233 peer reviewed
publications publishing papers on the topic this month.
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Business and Trade
Loonie headed higher again
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
John Partridge, Globe and Mail
The Canadian dollar briefly punched its way back up to another multi-decade high Tuesday morning after a sharp fall Monday, moving back up courtesy of strong retail sales numbers on top of North American equity markets' reversal of early losses to finish in the black yesterday.
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Dodge sounds alarm on dollar's surge
Monday, October 22, 2007
Heather Scoffield, Globe and Mail
The Canadian dollar has soared to unjustified heights, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said yesterday, in his strongest suggestion to date that the loonie has gone too far too fast.
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Central bank forecasts long-term rate stability
Friday, October 19, 2007
Michael Babad, Toronto Star
The Bank of Canada forecasts holding its benchmark interest rate steady through the end of 2009. Consumer and corporate credit costs have increased in the past few months, which will likely curb borrowing and delay some capital spending by businesses, the central bank said in its Monetary Policy Report yesterday.
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Consumer complaints key to price cuts: Flaherty
Sunday, October 21, 2007
ctv.ca
Consumer advocates and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty are urging Canadians to use the power of public pressure if they want to see price cuts in the face of a soaring Canadian dollar.
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RIM jousts with RBC for Canada's most-valuable title
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Roma Luciw, Globe and Mail
Research In Motion Ltd. shares rallied on word that its BlackBerrys could soon be on store shelves in China, with the company vying with Royal Bank of Canada for the title of this country's most valuable company.
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Un nouveau transporteur se prépare à décoller
Lundi 22 octobre 2007
La Presse Affaires
Citant des sources de l'industrie du transport aérien, le journal indique que la première ronde de financement du projet baptisé NewAir & Tours a été un succès et que la deuxième phase est maintenant en cours.
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Canadian News
Mike Weir wins Fry's Electronics Open for first PGA Tour victory since 2004
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Canadian Press
Mike Weir outduelled Tiger Woods in the Presidents Cup three weeks ago at Royal Montreal, reaffirming his status as a Canadian icon.
That emotional victory paid dividends Sunday, when Weir shot a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Mark Hensby in the Fry's Electronics Open.
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Des chiffres pour le Canada
Mardi 23 octobre 2007
radio-canada.ca
Le nombre d'infirmières réglementées au Canada a augmenté plus vite que le nombre de Canadiens de 2003 à 2006.
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Canadian docs perfecting heart valve surgery
Sunday, October 21, 2007
ctv.ca
Open heart surgery to replace aging heart valves is complicated and carries a high degree of risk. That's why Canadian doctors are perfecting a newer, and possibly safer way of replacing valves.
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Canada's air marshals world's best, inquiry told
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen
The anti-terrorist marksmen aboard flights leaving Canada are so "surgical" in their precision that there is little chance of an uncontrolled shootout in the sky, the Air India inquiry heard yesterday.
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Tireless Steadward to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Monday, October 22, 2007
Jack MacKinnon, Canada.com
The man many see as the father of the worldwide Paralympic sport movement first got seriously involved in that milieu almost 40 years ago, when he found himself huddled around Gary McPherson's short-wave radio set on Sunday mornings in Ward 67 at Edmonton's University Hospital.
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Bills inch closer in plan to play in Toronto
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
National Post, Canada.com
The Buffalo Bills are one step closer to playing games in Toronto, possibly as soon as next season.
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Out of Their Gourds?
Friday, October 19, 2007
Nick Timiraos, Wall Street Journal
Leo Swinimer carefully climbed into his boat and dipped his paddle into the pond last Saturday afternoon. The craft rocked back and veered to one side. Keeping the 600-pound pumpkin on course was going to be a trick.
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Ottawa to create protected zone in northern Lake Superior
Thursday, October 25, 2007
cbc.ca
A section of Lake Superior's North Shore, known for its pristine fresh water supply, will be declared a protected marine area, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to announce Thursday.
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Opinion/Editorial
How to help Afghanistan
Monday, October 22, 2007
Ottawa Citizen, Canada.com
Having Canadian troops stay in Afghanistan until 2011 in a non-combat role is a good balance between protecting our forces and protecting the Afghans we signed up to help in 2001.
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Revised security law addresses suspects' rights
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Vancouver Sun, Canada.com
The revised legislation introduced in Parliament this week that will allow suspected terrorists to be imprisoned indefinitely under "security certificates" should satisfy concerns raised by the Supreme Court of Canada earlier this year when it struck down a previous version of the law.
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Our diversity makes us a think-tank for the world
Monday, October 22, 2007
Alidad Mafinezam, Toronto Star
The Quebec hearings on the Reasonable Accommodation of Minorities, chaired by distinguished scholars Charles Taylor and Gerard Bouchard, have necessitated similar discussions of the challenges and opportunities of diversity in Canada's other provinces.
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