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Canada, bastion of free markets?
We are living in unusual times indeed when Canada emerges as the last bastion of free-market capitalism. But with Barack Obama advocating a barrage of new U. S. financial regulation in the wake of the credit crunch and the Europeans pushing for a remakemore
Canada, bastion of free markets?
We are living in unusual times indeed when Canada emerges as the last bastion of free-market capitalism. But with Barack Obama advocating a barrage of new U. S. financial regulation in the wake of the credit crunch and the Europeans pushing for a remakemore
Raptor Pharmaceuticals to Collaborate with Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers for Phase II Clinical Trial in Huntington's Disease
NOVATO, Calif., Nov. 10 /CNW/ -- Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. ('Raptor' or the 'Company') (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers ('CHU d'Angers') ofmore
RCMP close part of Trans-Canada in Sask. after rollover of truck carrying cyanide
HERBERT, Sask. - RCMP have reopened a short section of the Trans-Canada Highway in western Saskatchewan which had been closed following the rollover of a semi trailer carrying potentially dangerous cyanide. Traffic was rerouted for a few hours around themore
Vancouver First Nations soldiers march to mark Aboriginal Veterans Day
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Several dozen First Nations veterans and their supporters came together in Vancouver on the weekend to pay tribute to those who have served in armed conflicts in defence of Canada. As the group marched down Vancouver?s West Hastingsmore
Alberta oilsands giant Syncrude still hasn?t agreed to pay more royalties
EDMONTON ? Just weeks before a $1.4-billion oil royalty hike takes effect, Alberta?s largest oilsands player still hasn?t agreed to new rates, but Energy Minister Mel Knight insists there?s no legal showdown coming. Knight concedes billions ofmore
Tim Hortons confident in Canadian loyalty in hard times.
TORONTO - Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX:THI) expects Canadians will keep crowding into its restaurants in bleaker economic times, but the lineups may be shorter and the company is shutting weak locations in the United States to reduce a drag on earnings. Inmore
Canadian journalist describes 4-week captivity in Afghanistan
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan A kidnapped Canadian journalist said captors kept her blindfolded for four weeks in an underground cave so small she could barely stand. Chains bound her hands and feet during her last week as a prisoner. Afghan tribalmore
/R E P E A T -- Southern Quebec chokes on smog for the fourth straight day - Worried about air pollution? You should be. Smog kills.../
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Woman found dead in Toronto-area home
TORONTO - The husband of a Mississauga, Ont., real estate agent who was well-known to that town's mayor, Hazel McCallion, is facing a charge of second-degree murder after police discovered a body in a suburban home Sunday morning. Peel Regional policemore
Poppy boxes stolen in Ottawa
OTTAWA - For the third time in less than two weeks, someone has stolen a poppy box in the nation's capital. Saturday morning, a young man was seen slipping a poppy box under his coat and quickly exiting a grocery store before taking off on a bicycle.more
Abducted Canadian reporter describes 4-week ordeal
KABUL, AfghanistanMellissa Fung says captors kept her blindfolded for four weeks in an underground cave so low the Canadian journalist could barely stand. Chains bound her hands and feet during her last week as a prisoner.Afghan tribal elders andmore
Chinese government 'frustrated' by Canada's lack of a policy towards China, says Brown
Patrick Brown recounts 30 years as a foreign correspondent, and how even after 20 years of reporting on China, he still doesn't fully understand it. Displaying start of article containing 2042 words - 'Brown! Butterfly Mind!' That's what a secondarymore
Wiseman searches for Canada's elusive political culture
Just don't get Nelson Wiseman started on the constitutional reform cottage industry between the 1960s and 1990s. He was a member. Displaying start of article containing 1886 words - Nelson Wiseman, 62, author of In Search of Canadian Political Culture,more
How sustainability can save Canadian economy
The only way to tackle climate change is with a Canadian energy plan. Displaying start of article containing 907 words - On Nov. 5, 2008, the day after the most historic U.S. presidential election in our time, Al Gore wrote an article in The Wall Streetmore
Ottawa political junkies soak up all the history-making at the 'Red, White and Bluesky' party
Politicos gathered at D'Arcy McGee's to cheer on Barack Obama and have some free beer while they're at it. Displaying start of article containing 824 words - A motley gaggle of Hill-folk gathered at D'Arcy McGee's Irish Pub on Sparks Street Tuesday nightmore
Harper's move of Multiculturalism to Immigration could set back quest for racial equality
Squirrelling Multiculturalism Act away in a department responsible for immigration and citizenship typecasts minorities as newcomers. Displaying start of article containing 811 words - OTTAWAThe election of America's first black president was rightfullymore
White House arm-twisting of Harper about to go down substantially
There are still more reasons for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to celebrate the changing of the guard at the White House than to mourn it. He can shake the 'Bush' image for one.more
Ottawa private medical clinic offers 5-hour, $1,200 checkup
A private clinic that recently opened in Ottawa's Kanata district is offering patients a thorough five-hour physical checkup if they agree to pay $1,200 out of their own pockets. Dr. Hassan Sannoufi said he opened his private clinic because the publicmore
Sino-Forest to host Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Call on November 13, 2008
TORONTO, Nov. 10 /CNW/ - Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE and TRE.S) will host its Third Quarter 2008 earnings conference call and live webcast on Thursday, November 13 at 8:30 am EST. Sino-Forest will release its Q3 results on Thursday, November 13,more
Minister says Canada won't extend Afghan commitment
MPs have called for a ban on 'happy hour' drink promotions. More 7 hours 9 mins ago Biodiversity loss in England remains severe despite? More Labour should consider changing its selection procedures to? More Yesterday, 01:45 pm The banks which havemore
Nortel could be hit with thousands more job cuts to prevent more losses
MONTREAL - The increased difficulty in making big-ticket sales in these uneasy times, combined with increasingly intense competition, have analysts expecting thousands of job cuts at Nortel Networks Corp. (TSX:NT). Canada's former tech darling, which ismore
RCMP close part of Trans-Canada in Sask. after rollover of truck carrying cyanide
A hazardous goods team removed 68 kilograms of sodium cyanide and silver cyanide from the scene. Cpl. Bill Betker says the containers carrying the cyanide did not rupture, making the cleanup a relatively easy job. Betker says no one was injured in themore
Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar Gains After Commodity Prices Surge (Update)
Higher commodity prices are underpinning Australian Dollar (AUD), after base metal prices, gold and oil surged this session following the news of China's stimulus package. Nymex Dec crude futures are up $2.48 at $63.52 while Comex gold futures havemore
Changan Auto, Electrovaya to roll out clean-energy car in Canada
Nov. 5, 2008 (China Knowledge) - Changan Automobile Group, one of the leading auto manufacturers in China, announced it will team up with Canada-based portable power technology products maker, Electrovaya Inc, to jointly develop and produce 30 electricmore