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CODE Écran 2010 : l’art canadien à portée de la main
L'équipe LienCanada
Il s’agit d’une galerie d’art que l’on peut visiter dans le confort de son foyer. Elle n’a pas de murs, pas de stationnement, pas de facteur d’intimidation ni droit d’entrée. Intitulée CODE Écran 2010, cette série d’expositions virtuelles a pour objectif de recueillir un échantillon des meilleures et des plus inspirantes œuvres d’art contemporaines du Canada et de les sortir des musées pour les présenter sur les écrans d’ordinateur de tous les Canadiens.
CODE Écran 2010 a été lancé cette semaine, ainsi q'une application unique que l’on peut télécharger afin de recevoir automatiquement les nouvelles expositions toutes les deux semaines, et ce, jusqu’au début des Jeux. Écran 2010 est le second volet d’une série de projets numériques qu’on lancera dans le cadre de CODE, l’édition numérique de l’Olympiade culturelle.
Dossiers
Le PM présente le prochain ambassadeur du Canada aux États-Unis
Vendredi 28 août 2009
Cabinet du Premier ministre
Le Premier ministre Stephen Harper a annoncé aujourd'hui son intention de nommer le premier ministre du Manitoba Gary Doer comme prochain ambassadeur du Canada aux États-Unis d’Amérique.
« Le bilan de leadership de Gary Doer au Manitoba parle de lui-même, a dit le Premier ministre. J’ai toujours apprécié le style franc et direct du premier ministre Doer, de même que ses efforts inlassables pour créer des partenariats constructifs avec ses homologues. Il possède la bonne combinaison d’expérience, de leadership et de diplomatie afin de servir comme prochain ambassadeur du Canada aux États-Unis. »
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Le gouvernement du Canada condamne l’attentat survenu dans la province de Laghman
Mercredi 2 septembre 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 l’attentat meurtrier à la bombe survenu dans la province de Laghman :
« Le Canada condamne sévèrement le violent attentat commis aujourd’hui dans une mosquée à l’est de Kaboul, tuant 23 personnes dont M. Abdullah Laghmani, directeur adjoint de la Direction nationale de la sécurité (DNS), le service de renseignement afghan. L’attentat a aussi fait de nombreux blessés.
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Le Canada en bonne position pour fournir les vaccins antigrippaux dans les délais requis
Mercredi 2 septembre 2009
Agence de la santé publique du Canada
Alors que se réunissent aujourd’hui à Winnipeg des responsables de la santé publique, des spécialistes des soins aigus et des experts médicaux du Canada et de l’étranger afin de discuter des meilleures méthodes pour traiter les personnes atteintes plus gravement par le virus de la grippe H1N1, la ministre de la Santé du Canada, Leona Aglukkaq, a tenu à souligner les efforts importants consacrés par le gouvernement du Canada aux préparatifs requis en vue d’une importante campagne de vaccination contre le virus H1N1 qui aura lieu cet automne.
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Actualités internationales
Appointment as envoy hailed—Doer has ability to make U.S. take notice, former ambassador says
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Mia Rabson, Winnipeg Free Press
It was a diplomatic posting with roots going back almost two years to the shores of Hudson Bay. Premier Gary Doer and Prime Minister Stephen Harper were in a private plane in October 2007, headed north to make a joint fundraising announcement for the Port of Churchill, when Doer casually mentioned his plan to retire after 10 years.
"We talked about kids, we talked about sports, we talked about politics and about people who didn't leave on time," Doer said. "And I did tell him I thought the 10-year rule was a good one."
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Harper announces $44M to revamp customs plaza at N. Ont border crossing
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Canadian Press
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is announcing $44 million to redevelop the customs plaza in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Harper says his government believes the northern Ontario border city holds tremendous potential as a centre of expanded trade and commerce between Canada and the United States.
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge connects the city with Michigan.
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Danish defence chief quietly tours Canadian Arctic
Monday, August 31, 2009
Murray Brewster, Canadian Press
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff met quietly with his Danish counterpart to strengthen military co-operation in the Arctic just days after the Conservative government mounted a solo display of military prowess in the Far North.
The unannounced discussions between General Walter Natynczyk and Admiral Tim Sloth Jorgensen took place over several days last week, and were only made public in a Danish news release.
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Derniers adieux à Ted Kennedy
Samedi 29 août 2009
Richard Hétu, La Presse
Le président américain Barack Obama et près de 1 500 parents, amis et dignitaires, dont trois anciens présidents, ont rendu un dernier hommage aujourd'hui à Ted Kennedy à l'occasion d'une messe de funérailles célébrée en la basilique Notre-Dame du perpétuel secours à Boston et diffusée en direct sur les chaînes de télévision américaine.
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Gardens open world to women in Afghanistan
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Rosie DiManno, TheStar.com
The testimonials are simple and eloquent.
"I bought a cow."
"I bought a carpet."
"I bought a refrigerator."
"My children are in school."
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Cirque of the stars
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Peter Rakobowchuk, Canadian Press
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté will turn a trip to space into a mission next month by playing ringmaster from far above the planet to a series of performances in cities around the world to raise awareness of water issues.
Featuring personalities such as former U.S. vice-president Al Gore, David Suzuki, Shakira and U2, the performances will take place Oct. 9, starting in Montreal and ending in Moscow.
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Affaires et commerce
Border barriers hurt farms
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Milton Boyd, Winnipeg Free Press
With the recent economic downturn in the United States, lower demand for meat has meant U.S. livestock producers have struggled. That has spurred recent trade protectionism, including country of origin labeling regulations (COOL) that essentially require U.S. meat processors to segregate live Canadian cattle and hogs from U.S. animals.
The package must then be labelled as containing Canadian meat. But this separate labelling has been too costly for most U.S. processors so they have been unwilling to accept Canadian animals.
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Le Canada semble engagé sur la voie de la reprise économique
Lundi 31 août 2009
La Presse Canadienne
Le Canada semble engagé sur la voie de la reprise économique, mais celle-ci paraît «hésitante et fragile», a déclaré lundi le ministre canadien des Transports, John Baird.
M. Baird réagissait à la publication des chiffres montrant que le produit intérieur brut (PIB) s'est contracté de 3,2% au second trimestre par rapport à la même période de l'an dernier, mais que la croissance était de retour en juin, avec une progression modeste de 0,1% de l'activité économique.
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Growth brought to you by: The government
Monday, August 31, 2009
Alia McMullen, National Post
Canada's government and central bank have achieved what they set out to do: injected life back into the economy through stimulus, stoking growth in June after 10 consecutive months of decline. The return to growth may be a welcome change, but with the economy still heavily dependent on its stimulus addiction, activity in the coming year will remain shaky until the private sector can stand on its own two feet.
Economists, like Krishen Rangasamy from CIBC World Markets and Sébastien Lavoie from Laurentian Bank Securities, said unemployment and weak export demand would likely rattle the figures until the end of 2010 when the private sector will eventually begin to strengthen.
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Canadian banks' earnings signal recovery
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The Star Pheonix
Mere months after Canadian banks were hammered by imploding credit markets, they have not only healed themselves but are once again scaling the heights of the stock market on the back of solid profits.
The last to report on Friday, Bank of Nova Scotia, posted net income of $931 million, or 87 cents a share, down 7.8 per cent from last year but ahead of analyst estimates like the other major banks, with the exception of CIBC.
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Conference Board confident on oil sands outlook
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
John Morrissy, National Post
Output from Canada's oil sands will double and profits in the oil business will triple by 2013 as rising crude prices kick-start megaprojects delayed by the economic downturn, the Conference Board of Canada said Wednesday.
The board's summer outlook for the Canadian oil-extraction business forecasts that crude prices driven south by the economic downturn will slash pre-tax profits for Canadian producers by 24% from $15.3-billion in 2008 to $11.6-billion in 2009.
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Housing market to rebound, CMHC says
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Financial Post
Canada's housing market is expected to see a strong rebound in the second half of this year and into 2010, the federal housing agency said Thursday.
Housing starts will reach 141,900 this year and increase to 150,300 for 2010, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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Couche-Tard aims to double store empire
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Giuseppe Valiante, Financial Post
Fresh off strong sales and earnings for 2009 and the first quarter of 2010 despite the recession, the president and CEO of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Wednesday he would like to double the number of stores the company operates in Canada and the United States in the next few years and hinted at plans to develop a credit card to counter what he said are “gouging” interchange fees for VISA and MasterCard credit cards.
“How big will we get? Well, my successor in 10 years will have to decide that,” president and CEO Alain Bouchard told a press conference after the company’s annual meeting in Laval, Que.
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NASCAR gears for expansion in Canada
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Lynn Moore, Montreal Gazette
The sport that grew out of whiskey-running in the U.S. south—NASCAR racing—has been hit by the U.S. recession, but the firm that owns and manages NASCAR tracks, International Speedway Corp., figures its expansion into Canada may take off.
One indication of ISC's profit-potential north of the border is the corporate sponsorship garnered for tomorrow's race in Montreal, the company's chief operating officer said yesterday.
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Actualités canadiennes
Système de santé : Clinton souhaite que les É-U s'inspirent du Canada
Samedi 29 août 2009
La Presse Canadienne
L'ex-président des Etats-Unis, Bill Clinton, espère que son pays suivra l'exemple du Canada et qu'il mettra en place un système de santé public.
Bill Clinton a tenu ces propos samedi après-midi lors de l'exposition nationale canadienne qui a lieu à Toronto, seulement quelques heures après avoir assisté aux funérailles du sénateur américain Ted Kennedy à Boston.
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Bill Clinton's Toronto love-in
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Nick Aveling, Toronto Star
The sun shines, and audiences beam, for Bill Clinton.
Or at least they did yesterday, when the skies cleared in time for the former U.S. president to address almost 12,000 spectators at BMO Field at the Canadian National Exhibition.
The speech was called "Embracing our Common Humanity," a theme and title Clinton has used in the past. But his words yesterday were tailored to a Canadian audience.
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Vanity Fair spread raises TIFF profile
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Martin Knelman, Toronto Star
Q: What is it that sets this festival apart from other ones?
A: Most of the world's top film festivals set standards for what great cinema is... We go beyond that in bringing our audience front and centre. They decide our most important prize, the Cadillac People's Choice Award. They were the ones who plucked Slumdog Millionaire out of the pack last year and gave it its first-ever prize.
That's Cameron Bailey, co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival talking. But what's startling is where he's talking.
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Two posthumous awards among GG's 11 bravery decorations
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Canadian Press
The Governor General has announced 11 bravery awards, including two posthumous decorations to Canadians who died in futile attempts to save people from drowning.
Roxanne Lalonde of Merrickville, Ont., and Hady Quan of Vancouver both died in separate incidents in 2007 and will receive Medals of Bravery for "acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances."
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'Saint John is the place to be when it comes to energy'
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Sandra Davis, Telegraph- Journal
As one of the windiest places in North America and with a bay boasting the highest tides in the world, the region—and specifically Saint John—is well placed to distinguish itself as the hub of a constant, renewable energy source, Peter MacKay said Tuesday.
"The Atlantic Energy Gateway is focused on bundling and bringing together these clean, renewable energy sources and positioning Atlantic Canada as a national and world leader in the development and export of clean, renewable energy," MacKay, minister for the Atlantic Gateway, told the Saint John Board of Trade on Tuesday.
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On the right track
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Todd Saelhof, Winnipeg Free Press
Women's pro golf circuit chugs along in Canada despite tour woes elsewhere.
Never mind the LPGA Tour's shaky direction south of the border.
The state of the women's pro circuit in Canada continues to chug along on just the right track, thank you very much.
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Boy's tumour removed—without a scar
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Sidhartha Banerjee, Toronto Star
In what surgeons believe could be a Canadian medical first, a toddler had a tumour removed from his face using a procedure that allows him to avoid living the rest of his life with an unsightly scar.
Doctors say the endoscopic technique employed on the cherub-cheeked Montreal baby could drastically change the way tumours are removed and leave little scarring.
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Toronto's Pan Am Games bid gets boost
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Vanessa Lu, Toronto Star
With rave reviews of its bid to host the Pan Am Games in 2015, the stars may finally be aligning for Toronto to win a coveted spot on the international stage.
Timing, geography and language are in Toronto's favour this November when the 42-member Pan American Sports Organization meets in Mexico to choose the location of the two-week event.
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Opinions et éditoriaux
Our chance to get back in Uncle Sam's embrace
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Colin Robertson, The Globe and Mail
The appointment of Gary Doer as our next ambassador to the United States is inspired. His experience, progressive credentials and can-do attitude are what we need for Barack Obama's Washington. Mr. Doer is forthright but affable. He has a network of contacts at the state level. Now he needs to reach out to congressional chairs and the czars in the White House.
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Trade deficit is no big deal
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Jay Bryan, Canwest News Service
Canada's trade performance suffered a serious blow earlier this year as exports to the devastated U.S. economy plunged. The current account, our broadest measure of trade, showed a whopping deficit of $11.2 billion in the second quarter.
That's the economic news. But what's just as important is the interpretation.
This deficit was far from a record, even if a number of news accounts say so. In fact, it looks pretty manageable.
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In defence of the Afghan election
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Jawed Ludin, Toronto Star
Nobody will deny that the Aug. 20 election in Afghanistan was fraught with problems—from procedural hiccups to electoral irregularities to outright disenfranchisement of millions due to security threats. But should anyone be surprised that the Afghan election, perhaps the most threatened public undertaking in any country in modern history, turned out less than perfect?
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Faceoff with Facebook
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Toronto Star
Canada's privacy watchdog has issued a bark heard around the world—and a quarter-billion Facebook users are better off for it. Operators of the popular social networking site, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., have pledged to tighten protection for all users after federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart raised concerns about how the online giant stored and shared peoples' personal information.
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