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Special Features
Canada Condemns North Korea’s Latest Ballistic Missile Launches
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement concerning North Korea’s July 4 ballistic missile launches.
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Statement by Minister Cannon on Incidents in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued a statement regarding reports of the deadly riots in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Ministers Day and Ritz Pleased with Russia’s Decision to Lift Import Bans on Canadian Meat Products
Friday, July 03, 2009
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced that Russia has agreed to lift restrictions on imports of meat products from Quebec and Ontario.
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International News
Economic, climate change and tectonic aftershocks await G8 leaders in Italy
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The Canadian Press
For world leaders meeting this week in Italy, it's all about the aftershocks, literally and figuratively.
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Le Canada vient en aide à l'Université de L'Aquila
Mercredi 8 juillet 2009
La Presse Canadienne
Le gouvernement du Canada contribue à la reconstruction de L'Aquila et de la région voisine des Abruzzes, dévastée le 6 avril par un grave tremblement de terre, en Italie.
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North Korea could be behind hacking
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Jack Kim, The Globe and Mail
More than two dozen Internet sites in South Korea and the United States, including that of the White House, were attacked and some disabled by hackers possibly linked to North Korea, South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday.
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Forced to fight for Tamil Tigers, Canadian says
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Stewart Bell, National Post
The Canadian government has asked Sri Lanka to confirm the number of Canadian citizens detained at camps where ethnic Tamils displaced by the country's civil war are being held.
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'We cannot imagine a greater honour,' Governor-General says of Emperor's and Empress's visit
Monday, July 06, 2009
Philip Ling, Canwest News Service
Japanese Canadians were thrilled to catch a glimpse of royalty at Rideau Hall Monday: Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, as they officially began their 11-day tour of Canada.
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Business and Trade
Canada Forecast to Lead Recovery
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Alia McMullen, Financial Post
Canada's economy is set to outperform nearly all industrialized countries this year and next, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday, leading analysts to declare the country does not need additional stimuli as advocated by some world leaders at this week's Group of Eight summit.
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The G8 Summit
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Eric Reguly and Barrie McKenna, The Globe and Mail
World leaders and many economists are acknowledging that the climb out of the Great Recession will be longer and shakier than expected, possibly requiring infusions of government cash well into next year.
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Canada and the U.S. are historic allies at the international summit
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Ian Macdonald, Freelance
The G8 economic summit began as the G5 in 1975 when Valéry Giscard d'Estaing hosted the heads of government of the United States, Japan, West Germany and Britain in what he called "a walk in the woods," in Rambouillet, France.
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Les entrepreneurs sentent la soupe chaude
Mardi 7 juillet 2009
Gilbert Leduc, Le Soleil
Les mesures protectionnistes contenues dans le plan de relance de 787 milliards $US du président Barack Obama attaquent de plein fouet les entreprises exportatrices canadiennes.
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Global leaders put focus on free trade
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Kevin Carmichael, The Globe and Mail
For the first time since the onset of the financial crisis, there's reason to feel optimistic about world trade.
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Canadian News
New vehicles to cost $5B
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Mike Blanchfield, Canwest News Service
Acknowledging the military death toll and the ravages on hardware from roadside bombs in Afghanistan, Canada's top soldier welcomed Wednesday's armoured-vehicle upgrade as a major step in combating "equipment fatigue."
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Olympic sponsor Air Canada unveils huge 2010 Games ads on its Boeing 777
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press
It's one of the biggest shows on earth, so why not have one of the biggest ads to promote the Vancouver 2010 Games. Olympic sponsor Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) officially unveiled its Winter Games-themed airplane Wednesday, a Boeing 777-300ER painted in bright Games colours and images.
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Railway lines to get $36M facelift
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Chris Morris, Telegraph-Journal
New Brunswick's key rail link to the lucrative United States market is being strengthened and upgraded thanks to a $36-million investment announced on Tuesday.
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Gatineau tisse des liens avec le Japon
Lundi 6 juillet 2009
Catherine Lamontagne, Le Droit
La Ville de Gatineau a profité de la visite de l'empereur Akihito et de l'impératrice Michiko du Japon pour créer des liens en vue de différents partenariats économiques avec ce pays.
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Hockey tournament a breakaway success in Israel
Monday, July 06, 2009
Patrick Martin, The Globe and Mail
At first glance it looked like any other international hockey tournament: players in their early 20s carrying in their hockey bags, on-ice officials arriving in suits and ties, former NHL players working as coaches for Team Canada and the Zamboni making one last sweep of the ice.
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Opinion/Editorial
Let's buddy up, America
Monday, July 06, 2009
Paul Berton, Winnipeg Sun
It is often proudly called the world's longest undefended border, but it's not exactly true. There may be no military presence between Canada and the United States, but the border is increasingly defended by law enforcement and government officials.
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U.S. health ideas could affect us
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Times Colonist
As United States President Barack Obama begins an all-out effort to push health reform through Congress, Canadians should take note. Whether he succeeds, and what kind of reforms he implements, might significantly affect our own quality of care.
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