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Balado de Lien Canada: Désamorcer une bombe avec une baïonnette
L'équipe LienCanada
Après que son véhicule ait été touché par une bombe sur une route d'Afghanistan, James Leith, un plongeur de la Marine canadienne et un expert en explosifs, réussit à se reprendre rapidement et à désamorcer un autre explosif muni uniquement de sa présence d'esprit et d'une baïonnette. Écoutez.
Dossiers
Discours de l'ambassadeur Wilson devant la Border Trade Alliance
Mercredi 13 mai 2009
Ambassade du Canada
Le 21 avril 2009, l'ambassadeur a pris la parole devant la Border Trade Alliance International Conference and Congressional Briefing afin de présenter certaines perspectives canadiennes concernant la frontière commune du Canada et des États-Unis.
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Le Canada salue la libération de Mme Roxana Saberi en Iran
Jeudi 14 mai 2009
Affaires étrangères et Commerce international Canada
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, l'honorable Lawrence Cannon, a fait aujourd'hui cette déclaration au sujet de la libération de la journaliste américaine Roxana Saberi en Iran : « Le Canada salue la libération de Mme Roxana Saberi, qui était détenue dans une prison en Iran. Nous estimons que les accusations portées contre elle étaient sans fondement.
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Le Canada souligne 60 ans de relations diplomatiques
Jeudi 14 mai 2009
Affaires étrangères et Commerce international Canada
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, l’honorable Lawrence Cannon, a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante pour souligner 60 ans de relations diplomatiques entre le Canada et Israël :
« Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons le 60e anniversaire des relations diplomatiques entre le Canada et Israël...»
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Actualités internationales
U.S. troops will let Canada 'multi-task'
Friday, May 08, 2009
Richard J. Brennan, Toronto Star
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says thousands of new U.S. troops in Afghanistan will allow Canada to refocus its efforts on humanitarian projects and training the Afghan army and police force.
In a brief appearance in Afghanistan—his third since becoming prime minister—Harper's visit was part pep rally and reminder that changes are coming to Afghanistan.
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Border posts ready with crossing scanners
Monday, May 11, 2009
Wilson Ring, Telegraph- Journal
The scanners and the new computer systems are in place at Vermont's largest border crossing with Quebec and people in both the United States and Canada are starting to get identification cards that makes it easier for them to cross the border.
There are still a few loose ends, but officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they will be ready on June 1, the day the United States fully implements the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
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Manitoba premier offers deal in cross-border water dispute
Friday, May 08, 2009
Canadian Press
Manitoba Premier Gary Doer has offered to cut a deal with North Dakota in a cross-border water dispute that has dragged on for years and ended up in courtrooms in both countries.
Doer said Thursday that Manitoba would be willing to invest more than $10 million to improve drainage along a controversial road just north of the border, if North Dakota would slap a $15-million permanent filter on its outlet at Devils Lake.
''We have proposed a win-win solution,'' he said.
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Canadian-born governor on short list
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sheldon Alberts, Star Phoenix
Will Jennifer Granholm's Canadian birth certificate keep the two-term Michigan governor off the United States Supreme Court?
As U.S. President Barack Obama whittles down his list of potential Supreme Court nominees, Granholm has reportedly landed on a White House short list of six candidates under serious consideration for the vacancy being created by the impending retirement of Justice David Souter.
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With his voice and his bell, law professor shaped our relationship with U.S.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Barrie McKenna, The Globe and Mail
Armed with an oversized school bell, Case Western Reserve University law professor Henry King ran his renowned annual Canada-U.S. relations conferences with firmness and flair. Speakers who ran overtime, or those who merely ran on, risked getting gonged.
Those who knew the former Nuremberg prosecutor, who died in Cleveland over the weekend at the age of 89, probably won't miss his bell.
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Un chasseur s'est écrasé à la base aérienne de Kandahar
Jeudi 14 mai 2009
Patrice Bergeron, La Presse
Un chasseur britannique s'est écrasé au moment de son atterrissage, jeudi matin, à la base aérienne de Kandahar, où sont stationnées les troupes canadiennes.
Le pilote de l'avion de chasse Harrier s'est éjecté, vers 10h30, heure locale, avant l'atterrissage, et il a été conduit à l'hôpital de campagne pour soigner des blessures mineures, selon un porte-parole du haut-commandement de la Région Sud de la Force internationale d'assistance à la sécurité (FIAS), la mission de l'OTAN en Afghanistan. Personne d'autre n'a été blessé.
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Affaires et commerce
Carbon tariffs a threat to trade, Canada says
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Lee-Anne Goodman, The Record
Imposing tariffs on imports from countries that allow greater greenhouse gas emissions than the United States will jeopardize trade and prosperity, Canada's environment minister warned yesterday, as congressional leaders debate a bill that includes such measures.
"They would constitute arbitrary discrimination," Jim Prentice told the Council of the Americas conference.
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Canada should stress trade with U.S. outside NAFTA, report says
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
John Morrissy, Vancouver Sun
Despite appearances, Canada is not facing a perfect storm of U.S. anti-trade forces, a new report said Monday.
But, the report added, Canada must stress the existing bilateral relationship, rather than NAFTA, to promote its interests with its largest trading partner.
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Canada's trade surplus exceeds estimates
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
CanWest News Service, Ottawa Citizen
Canada posted a bigger-than-expected trade surplus in March as weak consumer demand cut into imports as the economic downturn deepened.
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the surplus rose to $1.1 billion during the month, up from a revised surplus of $262 million in February.
Many economists have expected a trade surplus of between $500 million and $800 million in March, following trade deficits in December and January, which were the first since 1976.
Krishen Rangasamy, at CIBC World Markets, said the big jump in March "came for all the wrong reasons."
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Town battles U.S. protectionism
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Julian Bel Trame, London Free Press
An Ontario town—population 58,000—is vying to be the mouse that roared in the battle against big bad U.S. protectionism.
Upset that one of its biggest manufacturers is being shut out of municipal infrastructure projects in the U.S. under Buy American legislation, the Town of Halton Hills is taking matters into its own hands.
Town council has unanimously passed a resolution that would have the Toronto-area municipality discriminate against any country that discriminates against Canada.
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Ottawa won't bail out GM pension plan
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Paul Vieira, Financial Post
Industry Minister Tony Clement rejected Wednesday any notion that Ottawa would step in to make up a multibillion-dollar shortfall in General Motors of Canada Ltd.’s pension plan.
“I have been very clear from the outset—we are not in the business of bailing out pension plans or legacy costs such as that,” Mr. Clement said following the weekly meeting of the governing Conservative Party caucus. “We have been there for interim loans in terms of the [car companies’] operating costs, but that does not extend to the pension issues.”
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'Silver lining' ahead in oilsands: premier
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
David Finlayson, Edmonton Journal
Major oilsands projects could get moving again in only a few months as companies take advantage of lower construction costs during the recession, Premier Ed Stelmach said Tuesday.
Labour and material costs have decreased as much as a third or more, and the speculation is some projects put on the back burner will move to the front burner in a few months, Stelmach told the Meet the North conference.
"That's the silver lining to the dark clouds were seeing now, and good news for all Canadians."
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Recession surprises with flow of good news
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Derek Abma, Edmonton Journal
What more could come in the way of good economic news in the midst of a recession that has been compared to the Great Depression?
What could follow last week's occurrences such as Statistics Canada saying the economy added 36,000 jobs in April, the Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark index getting back into plus-10,000 territory for the first time in half a year, and the heads of central banks in Canada and the U.S. saying the recession will end in a matter of months?
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Recherchées: Vaches canadiennes pour fromage unique
Lundi 11 mai 2009
Stéphanie Bérubé, La Presse
Le 1608 n'a pas un an de vie et déjà, il est si populaire que des fromagers de Charlevoix cherchent de nouveaux producteurs laitiers qui seraient intéressés à s'installer près de chez eux avec un petit troupeau de vaches canadiennes.
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Actualités canadiennes
Safe campaign seals victory
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Patrick Bethour, Ian Bailey and Justine Hunter, The Globe and Mail
Gordon Campbell and his B.C. Liberals have won a solid majority in Canada's first recession election, with his pitch of economic competence blunting an NDP attempt to use anger over the carbon tax to pry him out of office.
Last night's vote was a replay of the 2005 results, with the popular vote unchanged for the Liberals and NDP, and neither party gaining much ground on seat counts. The Liberals won 49 seats, comfortably ahead of the 43 seats needed for a majority. The NDP was elected in 36 seats.
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Canada's newest astronauts introduced
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen
Canada's two newest astronauts were announced Wednesday—Dr. David Saint-Jacques and Capt. Jeremy Hansen.
"Canada is poised for the future, extending our proud history of achievements in human space flight, science and technology innovation and space exploration," said Industry Minister Tony Clement, who introduced the two to the public at a brief ceremony at the Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
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Alberta 'much more' than oil
Saturday, May 09, 2009
David Finlayson, Edmonton Journal
Alberta should tell the world it's much more than a secure energy supplier to the U.S, former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna said Friday.
The province is in the marvellous situation of having a huge, world-class educational resource that can be used as a base for building new industries, he told the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.
"Alberta needs in some small way to reinvent itself and show that National Geographic's depiction (of dirty oilsands energy) isn't your world.
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Russia's golden moment leaves Canada heartbroken
Monday, May 11, 2009
Graham Dunbar, Toronto Star
Russia defended its gold medal at the world hockey championship yesterday, beating Canada 2-1 in a rematch of last year's final in Quebec City.
Oleg Saprykin had a tying, power-play goal in the first period and Alex Radulov scored late in the second for Russia. The Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza gave Canada the early lead.
Sweden won the bronze medal, beating the United States 4-2 earlier yesterday.
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Fetus undergoes life-saving surgery in womb
Friday, May 08, 2009
Carly Weeks, The Globe and Mail
The tiny baby clothes and other items Vicki McKenzie bought to prepare for her little girl's birth are still in shopping bags, untouched since they were purchased in March.
Until a few days ago, she thought she would have to return them.
Instead, Ms. McKenzie, 32, and her husband, Ian, about to turn 33, have become part of a breakthrough medical success story that marks a new Canadian chapter in the quest to save the lives of critically ill babies before they're born.
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L'argent du fonds d'infrastructure circulera à grande vitesse, promet Baird
Jeudi 14 mai 2009
Joan Bryden, La Presse
Le programme d'infrastructure lancé en janvier par le gouvernement fédéral afin de relancer l'économie est victime de sa popularité.
Le gouvernement a reçu un très grand nombre de demandes mais jusqu'à présent, très peu d'argent a été distribué. Le ministre des Transports, John Baird, a toutefois affirmé samedi que les employés du gouvernement travaillaient jour et nuit pour s'assurer que l'argent circule à une vitesse inégalée.
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Condoleezza Rice speaks at Calgary fundraiser
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Globe and Mail
Two months after her old boss came to town, former U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is appearing in Calgary to attend a gala fundraiser.
Ms. Rice is helping open the new School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.
She is the keynote speaker at a $500-a-plate dinner tonight.
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Opinions et éditoriaux
Look north for true solutions
Friday, May 08, 2009
Chris Cochrane, The Chronicle Herald
Gart Bettman's puzzling attitude toward ailing American NHL franchises doesn't draw much attention south of the border, where in most American markets the NHL is so low-profile its issues aren't deemed worthy of any substantial debate.
But in Canada, where hockey remains king, the NHL commissioner has left many bewildered by his dogged determination to squeeze square franchises into round American markets.
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