Canada's foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon had stated that Canada will not extend its stay in Afghanistan beyond 2011. "Let me be perfectly clear: Canada is abiding by the motion that was adopted in our...
The Kimberley Process that sought to stop the illegal and bloody sourcing of diamonds is in disarray as it's key author Ian Smillie has walked out on it claiming that it is not being enforced leading to diamonds...
Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor June 15, 2008
Apparently W-5 reported last night that the Canada Food Inspection Agency,who previously stated in last years scandal that they are going to get...
Animal organization PETA has launched their 'Olympic Shame 2010' website to help bring awareness to and an end to the Canadian seal slaughter that takes place every year. "All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics. This extra attention will bring...
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Transport Minister John Baird apologized to Toronto Major David Miller for cussing at Toronto. ""I was speaking out of frustration, and I certainly expressed that," John Baird said in the House of Commons on...
"Canada's unemployment rate rose to an 11-year high of 8.4 per cent in May as the country lost 41,800 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday. The jobless rate was up from eight per cent in April, when the country...
" DETROIT — Magna International Inc. is making a big leap into the electric vehicle age with a strategic alliance with Ford Motor Co. to supply key engine components for a new battery-powered vehicle. The...
CTV and A channels throughout Canada are hosting Open Houses on Saturday, May 23rd, to enable people to tour their facilities, meet some familiar CTV faces, and understand the important issues facing local television...
Chalk one up for the little Canadian guy. "CNET reports that i4i, a Toronto-based firm, has been awarded US$200 million in damages from Microsoft in a patent infringement case. A Texas jury ruled that the...
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The World Health Organization issued a warning today that left Canadian officials scrambling to reassure citizens that our pork is safe to eat. "On Wednesday, the WHO issued a warning about consuming meat from pigs...
Pavel Kulisek is a man who is currently in jail in a maximum security prison near Guadalajara, Mexico, but no one seems to be sure exactly why he is there. He has been there for over a year, in a jail cell underground, but his family is saying that they are receiving no help...
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Billy Bob Thorton and The Boxmasters have cancelled the rest of their Canadian Tour with Willie Nelson. The following message was posted on Willie Nelson's website."It has been reported that Billy Bob Thornton...
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Toronto's Globe and Mail reports that the Taliban has shelved their plans to behead Canadian hostage Beverly Giesbrecht (aka Khadija Abdul Qahaar), but she is still being held in an unknown tribal...
Toronto's Globe and Mail published an exclusive Monday night, on Beverly Giesbrecht, the Canadian being held held hostage by Taliban. They claim to have spoken to her briefly by satellite telephone today." “Please tell me what the Canadian embassy and the Pakistani...