The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand
Wednesday, den 7. January 2009Environmental groups in the U.S. and Canada are pushing for a slowdown to oil sands development.
Sand and Gravel, Oil Sands, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Canada, Environment | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Charge in Afghan Death
Saturday, den 3. January 2009The Canadian military police charged an officer with second-degree murder on Friday in connection with the shooting death of an unarmed man in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan War (2001- ), Canada, Murders and Attempted Murders | 0 Kommentar »
Six Bodies Recovered in Canada Avalanches
Tuesday, den 30. December 2008Two avalanches had buried eight snowmobilers in western Canada’s backcountry on Sunday.
Avalanches, Canada | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: ‘Miracle’ in the Snow
Wednesday, den 24. December 2008A Canadian woman who disappeared during a blizzard has been found alive, buried in 23 inches of snow, three days after her sport utility vehicle got stuck in a snowy field. A police dog found Donna Molnar, 55, on Monday, near Ancaster, Ontario, a few hundred yards from her SUV, conscious and wearing little more […]
Snow and Snowstorms, Ontario (Canada), Missing Persons, Canada | 0 Kommentar »
Conservatives Appointed as Senators in Canada
Tuesday, den 23. December 2008The appointments by Prime Minister Stephen Harper broke his longstanding promise not to name members to the upper chamber of Parliament until it is transformed into an elected body.
Harper, Stephen J, Conservative Party, Canada, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentar »
Canada Agrees to Its Own Auto Bailout
Sunday, den 21. December 2008The governments of Canada and its Ontario province offered the industry 4 billion Canadian dollars in emergency loans.
Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Automobiles, Canada, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentar »
Serial Crank Caller in Canada Ordered to Seek More Therapy
Thursday, den 18. December 2008Over 15 months, Marie-Ève Dean flooded Montreal’s 911 emergency line with more than 10,000 crank calls in a dialing marathon that sometimes blocked legitimate callers.
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Niger Rebels Say They Kidnapped U.N. Envoy
Tuesday, den 16. December 2008A splinter faction of an insurgent group claimed on Tuesday that it had abducted a Canadian diplomat serving as the United Nations envoy to the country.
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Niger Rebels Claim Kidnap of Canadian Diplomat
Tuesday, den 16. December 2008A splinter faction of an insurgent group claimed on Tuesday that it had abducted a Canadian diplomat serving as the United Nations envoy to the country.
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World Briefing | Africa: Niger: 2 Canadian Diplomats Missing
Tuesday, den 16. December 2008Two Canadian diplomats working for the United Nations in Niger have been missing since Sunday night, United Nations officials said Monday. A car that had been carrying the diplomats — Robert Fowler, the United Nations’ special envoy to Niger, and Louis Guay, his assistant — and that bore lettering identifying it as a United Nations […]
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