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Canada kept detection of salmon virus secret

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Seattle Times - By Craig Welch - Nov. 30 (News Report) - A decade before this fall's salmon-virus scare, a Canadian government researcher said she found a similar virus in more than 100 wild fish from Alaska to Vancouver Island. But Canadian officials never told the public or scientists in the United States about those tests.

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Leaders: Free Trade In Asia-Pacific Vital To Recovery

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 13 (News Analysis) - The plan to forge a Pacific free trade area got a big boost Sunday when leaders of Canada and Mexico joined Japan in expressing support for a deal that has received a cool reception from rising power China.

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Rush for Arctic's resources provokes territorial tussles

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Terry Macalister - Jul. 06 (News Analysis) - US, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway are becoming embroiled in disputes over boundaries on land and at sea Two nations on opposite sides of the Nato military alliance divide – Russia and Norway – have signed a deal over who owns what in the Barents Sea. But there are plenty of other territorial tussles going on – some between good friends. The United States and Canada still disagree on the setting of the boundaries in the Beaufort Sea – an area of intense interest to oil drillers . Similarly, Canada has yet to resolve a dispute with Denmark over the ownership of Hans Island and where the control line should be drawn in the strait between Greenland (whose sovereignty remains with Denmark) and Ellesmere Island. But of even greater significance in a world of melting ice floes is control of the North West Passage . Canada insists that it has sovereignty over the sea route and therefore must be asked about usage. The US sees it as a potential area of open water which gives it automatic ...

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Crops outlook gloomy

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Jun. 20 (News) - Interest in long-range weather forecasts has always been high. But it is likely to intensify as weather conditions continue to threaten crops in many parts of the world including China, North America and Europe. Whilst crops in the southeast of China [pr

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Al Jazeera Says Syria Sent Missing Journalist to Iran

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By J. David Goodman - May. 11 (Breaking News) - A reporter for Al Jazeera’s English-language news channel who disappeared while covering the uprising in Syria almost two weeks ago has been transferred to Iran, the network said Wednesday. Al Jazeera has sought information from the Syrian government on the whereabouts and condition of the reporter, Dorothy Parvaz, since losing contact with her on April 29, shortly after she arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, from Qatar. It was five days before Syrian officials confirmed she was being held in the capital. The network said the officials told them that she would be released.

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Ontario court strikes down Canada’s pot laws

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Globe and Mail - By Adrian Morrow - Apr. 13 (News) - An Ontario court has struck down Canada’s laws against possessing and growing cannabis as part of a ruling that found the country’s medicinal marijuana program is failing to provide access to the drug for those who need it.

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Baltimore-based Metastorm to be acquired by Canadian firm

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Daily Record - By Ben Mook - Feb. 03 (News) - Canadian business software maker OpenText has entered into an agreement to buy Metastorm Inc., with the Baltimore-based software firm becoming a subsidiary.

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Israel Flotilla Raid Was Legal, Turkel Commission Report States

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:36:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Matti Friedman - Jan. 23 (News Report) - JERUSALEM — An Israeli inquiry commission defended the actions of the country's troops during last year's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound protest flotilla sailing from Turkey, finding in a report released Sunday that Israel had not violated international law

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Swarm of net satellites planned

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - By Jonathan Amos - Jan. 20 (News Report) - A Canadian company has announced a plan to put 78 small satellites in orbit to carry the internet. Called the "CommStellation", the system would be deployed from 2014-2015.

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Wall Street quietly seeks to undo new financial rules

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

McClatchy - By Kevin G. Hall - Nov. 16 (News Report) - "Taken all together, these are all proposals that were considered (by Congress) and rejected . . ." Through Republican lawmakers who will soon hold leadership positions in the House of Representatives, big banks are backing proposals that could lead to its being defunded or subject to conditions that weaken it.

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None flew over the cuckoo's nest

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Independent - By Kate Ravilious - Nov. 15 (Special Report) - Could we be facing a future without birds? Our reliance on pesticides has cut a swathe through their numbers. We must act now.

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Offshore bank account probe nets Canadians

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Canadian Broadcasting - By Joseph Loiero - Sep. 30 (News Report) - More than 1,700 private offshore bank accounts belonging to Canadians turned up on a list of secret accounts in Switzerland, a joint CBC News/Globe and Mail investigation into possible tax evasion has found.

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Judge decriminalizes prostitution in Ontario, but Ottawa mulls appeal

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Globe and Mail - By Kirk Makin - Sep. 29 (News) - A Superior Court justice gutted the federal prostitution law in Ontario on Tuesday, allowing sex-trade workers to solicit customers openly and paving the way for judges in other provinces to follow suit.

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Canada immigration policy critics call for overhaul

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By John McCrank - Sep. 28 (News) - Canada must overhaul its immigration and refugee system or risk overwhelming social services and driving up unemployment, a new lobby group says, echoing one side of a political issue that has raged in the United States and Europe.

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Pioneer Iran Blogger Sentenced To 19 Years Prison : NPR

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Sep. 28 (News) - An Iranian court sentenced the founder of one of the first Farsi-language blogs, credited with sparking the boom in Iranian reform bloggers, to more than 19 years in prison for his writings, a news web site reported Tuesday.

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Long-gun registry vote highlights divide within Liberal Party

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

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‘One law for all Ontarians’

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Toronto Star - By Harvey Simmons - Sep. 14 (News Analysis) - Five years ago, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced, “There will be no sharia law in Ontario. There will be no religious arbitration in Ontario. There will be one law for all Ontarians.” The premier was referring to the fact that since 1991, arbitration decisions made according to religious laws were enforceable in Ontario courts, and he was now going to rescind the law that made this possible.

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Vulnerable Dems duck public events

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Jonathan Allen - Sep. 11 (News Report) - There are no public meet-and-greets listed on the Ohio freshman's campaign Website — even though he signed a welcome note on his home page claiming it is the place to "find out about upcoming events." Ditto for Virginia Rep. Glenn Nye, who has a tool that lets users enter their zip code to get listings of events near their homes. Entering the zip code for Nye’s campaign office yields nothing within 50 miles. Driehaus and Nye, both Democrats, are in two of the most hotly contested House races in the country. But a year after tea party protesters disrupted their town hall meetings — and with control of the House hanging in the balance — many politically vulnerable House Democrats now appear reluctant to telegraph where and when they will appear in open forums. This dynamic illustrates the clear enthusiasm gap between Republicans and Democrats, with public polls and anecdotal evidence showing the GOP is fired up for the mid-term election and Democratic voters are not.

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Oil sands polluting Alberta river system, study finds

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeffrey Jones - Aug. 30 (News Report) - Oil sands operations are polluting the Athabasca River system, researchers said on Monday, contradicting the Alberta government's assertions that toxins in the watershed are naturally occurring.

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Canada's economy can teach the U.S. a thing or two

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Don Lee - Jul. 12 (Special Report) - ... on healthcare, as well as on such critical issues as the deficit, unemployment, immigration and prospering in the global economy, Canada seems to be outperforming the United States. And in doing so, it is offering examples of successful strategies that Americans might consider.

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Bristol Bay sockeye thrive on diversity, scientists say

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Sandi Doughton - Jun. 02 (News Report) - SEATTLE -- In nature, as in stock investing, the key to success is a diversified portfolio, says a new study by University of Washington biologists. tool goes here Sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay make up a valuable and dependable commercial fishery

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Bear shot in N.W.T. was grizzly-polar hybrid

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Canadian Broadcasting - May. 03 (News Report) - Biologists in the Northwest Territories have confirmed that an unusual-looking bear shot earlier this month near Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., was a rare hybrid grizzly-polar bear. The unusual-looking bear caught the attention of biologists after David Kuptana, an Inuvialuit hunter, shot and killed it on April 8 on the sea ice just west of the Arctic community, formerly known as Holman. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/04/30/nwt-grolar-bear.html#ixzz0mvA1VwTA

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Canadians healthier, outliving Americans: study

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Canadian Broadcasting - May. 01 (News Report) - David Feeny, a dual Canadian/U.S. citizen and investigator at the Center for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Portland, Ore., and his U.S. colleagues calculated health-adjusted life expectancy, which takes into account not only mortality risk but also the health-related quality of life, such as being free of disability.

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'Boobquake' Today: Can Cleavage Cause Earthquakes?

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

ABC News - By Ki Mae Heussner - Apr. 26 (News) - It promises to be a "scientific experiment" like none you've ever seen. To test an Iranian cleric's claim that immodestly dressed women are responsible for earthquakes, tens of thousands of women around the country plan to show off an extra bit of skin

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Scientists find it difficult to predict volcano behavior

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Joel Achenbach - Apr. 21 (News Report) - After eruption, scientists having difficult time predicting what’s next

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