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News from Connect2Canada
Canadian Talent on Tour
The Connect2Canada Team
Interested in seeing The Weakerthans, Nickelback, The Trews, Cowboy Junkies, Destroyer, Diana Krall, Jesse Cook, Our Lady Peace, Mother Mother or Gordon Lightfoot live? Wondering when the Toronto Blue Jays will be in your area? Check out the Connect2Canada National Calendar of Events. Know of any local events which you would like to see on the calendar? Email us and tell us about it.
Canadian Boy Helps SC Aquarium Sea Turtle Rescue Program
The Connect2Canada Team
One extremely passionate seven-year-old, one very sick sea turtle, four garage sales, three craft shows, 500 homemade turtle chocolates and numerous 10-cent bottle refunds add up to a winning combination for patients in the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rescue Program. Ethan, of Caledonia, Ontario, has worked diligently for over two years raising funds to support the hospital patients. Read more.
Podcast: Tim Hortons Arrives in the Big Apple
The Connect2Canada Team
With 12 new stores dotting Manhattan, Tim Hortons President & CEO Don Schroeder tells us about the company's expansion into one of the most competitive markets in the world. Listen.
Special Features
New Windsor-Detroit crossing is one step closer as a result of land purchase from City of Windsor
Monday, July 20, 2009
Transport Canada
The Government of Canada announced today that it has purchased approximately 94 acres of land from the City of Windsor as an important step forward in building the new border crossing between Windsor and Detroit. The land has been purchased to build the new Canadian inspection plaza and Canada's portion of the six-lane bridge.
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Statement by Minister of State Kent on the Situation in Honduras
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
“In light of the mediation process involving representatives of President Zelaya of Honduras and the de facto government this weekend in Costa Rica, Canada wishes to stand with our colleagues in the region and reiterate the call for restraint in the timing of President Zelaya’s return to Honduras..."
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Canada Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Jakarta
Friday, July 17, 2009
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement condemning the attacks on hotels in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Friday
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International News
Border changes needed
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sheldon Alberts, Ottawa Citizen
North America's largest business groups on Tuesday warned the U.S. and Canadian governments that they risk a return to long and costly border delays unless changes are made in the next 18 months to speed commercial and tourist traffic between the two countries.
In a report issued Tuesday, the U.S. and Canadian chambers of commerce said the only factor preventing more widespread confusion and frustrating backups at key border crossing is the ongoing recession.
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L'influence de Walter Cronkite a dépassé la frontière des États-Unis
Samedi 18 juillet 2009
Acadie Nouvelle
Le célèbre présentateur de nouvelles de la chaîne américaine CBS, Walter Cronkite, qui est décédé vendredi, a grandement influencé le journalisme canadien.
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U.S. beefs up security
Monday, July 20, 2009
Barbara Yaffe, Vancouver Sun
The 2010 Winter Games are Canada's Olympics, but they'll be taking place just 50 kilometres from our border with the United States
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Van Doos 'hit the jackpot' with Taliban bomb factories
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Matthew Fischer, Ottawa Citizen
Troops from the Quebec-based Royal 22nd Regiment and their Afghan army allies "hit the jackpot" in a major combat operation that ended Sunday, discovering four factories used by the Taliban to make improvised explosive devices about 17 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.
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New ambassador eager to see greater military progress
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Mike Blanchfield, Ottawa Citizen
Afghanistan was initially "starved" of the international troops it needed after 9/11, but progress could now come quicker as more soldiers and aid pour into the country, says Afghanistan's new ambassador to Canada.
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20 per cent of Canada's flu vaccine headed to developing nations
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Caroline Alphonso and Gloria Galloway, Globe and Mail
About 20 per cent of a swine flu vaccine produced in Canada will be shipped to developing nations, the country's pandemic vaccine contractor said Wednesday, while assuring Canadians it will meet its contractual obligations to produce enough doses for all who want it.
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Business and Trade
Day brokers response to Buy America plan
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Julian Beltrame, Globe and Mail
Stockwell Day says he hopes all provinces will soon sign on to a commitment not to discriminate against U.S. companies in government procurement.
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U.S. Steel job vows broken, says Clement
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Naomi Powell, Hamilton Spectator
U.S. Steel promised to employ an average 3,105 workers and increase production by 10 per cent at the former Stelco in exchange for Ottawa's approval of its $1.9-billion takeover, according to court documents filed by the federal government.
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Ambassador to U.S. weighs in on Maine LNG plant
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
John Schmuel, Telegraph Journal
The Canadian ambassador to the United States has a message for the state of Maine: Canada won't let ships have access a liquefied natural gas terminal on Passamaquoddy Bay.
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Senator reviews port security
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Ken Peters, Hamilton Spectator
Think Canadian border security doesn't affect you? Think again. Canadians may have plenty of time to contemplate the matter as they sit in their cars at huge lineups at beefed-up U.S. border crossings; or when more stringent U.S. border security begins to cost them jobs.
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Alimentation Couche-Tard met en vente 75 établissements Circle K
Lundi 20 juillet 2009
Sylvain Larocque, La Presse Canadienne
L'exploitant de dépanneurs et de stations-service Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) a annoncé la mise en vente, lundi, de 75 établissements de sa filiale américaine Circle K au cours des prochains mois.
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Carney's dollar dilemma
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Kevin Carmichael, Globe and Mail
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has a problem: Many investors are having a hard time believing that he would actually tailor monetary policy to slow the loonie's ascent.
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Foreign securities investment at five year high
Monday, July 20, 2009
Financial Post
Foreign investors purchased a five year high $18.9-billion in Canadian securities in May, while Canadians sold $985-million in foreign securities over the same month.
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Consumers becoming more confident
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Heather Scoffield, Globe and Mail
Consumer confidence edged slightly higher in Canada in July, according to a survey by the Conference Board of Canada.
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Canadian News
Recession over, Bank of Canada says
Thursday, July 23, 2009
CBC News
The recession is over, the Bank of Canada said in its quarterly Monetary Policy Report released Thursday.
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Tories, Liberals start EI talks
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Joan Bryden, Toronto Star
Liberals and Conservatives start negotiations Thursday aimed at determining whether the two parties can find enough common ground on employment insurance reform to avert a federal election this fall.
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Atleo wins AFN election
Thursday, July 23, 2009
CBC News
British Columbia businessman Shawn Atleo became the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Thursday morning when his sole remaining contender conceded defeat after the eighth ballot.
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Union warns of travel 'chaos'
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Tess Kalinowski, The Toronto Star
A potential strike by 340 unionized train engineers is threatening to derail vacation plans and strand tens of thousands of passengers during Via Rail's peak summer season.
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Alberta moves to boost upgrader capacity
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Nathan Vanderklippe, Globe and Mail
Alberta's government plans to deliver a bitumen-filled shot in the arm to companies working to build new domestic oil-sands-processing capacity
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Huntsville has the recipe for G8 success: Add garlic
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Richard J. Brennan, Toronto Star
Canada is counting on garlic, known for repelling vampires, to make this town attractive to the world's most powerful people.
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Canadians ready for home Open
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Michael Grange, Globe and Mail
Mike Weir’s new caddy paused for a minute and then nodded. “Yup, 7-iron.”
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Une nouvelle proposition à Ecclestone?
Jeudi 23 juillet 2009
Radio-Canada
Selon La Presse, le gouvernement canadien, le gouvernement québécois et la Ville de Montréal vont bientôt présenter une nouvelle proposition au grand patron de la F1, Bernie Ecclestone.
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Opinion/Editorial
Today's sacrifices in Afghanistan help ensure our future
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tpr. Cory Rogers, Edmonton Journal
A few weeks ago, following one of my previous articles, I received a letter from a reader.
The reader, an educator at a Canadian university, asked me several questions regarding my service here in Afghanistan. I appreciated the analytical nature of the letter, and it gave me a feeling there are Canadians who want to understand their soldiers on a more personal level.
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Label law cuts exports to the bone
Monday, July 20, 2009
Michael Armstrong, The Toronto Star
The U.S. position in the country of origin labelling (COOL) trade dispute is full of irony. It's almost funny, in a dark way. But COOL is hurting our livestock producers and our economy, and that's no laughing matter.
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Eau : un équilibre à rétablir
Lundi 20 juillet 2009
Kazimir Olechnowicz, Le Devoir
Le débat sur l'exportation de l'eau soulevé la semaine dernière par l'Institut économique de Montréal (IEDM) devrait intéresser quiconque est préoccupé par l'avenir économique du Québec. En effet, que l'on soit ou non d'accord avec le projet spécifique de l'Eau du Nord proposé par l'ingénieur F. Pierre Gingras, la prochaine grande richesse à exploiter au Québec sera l'eau.
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