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Thousands of B.C. forest workers jobless as sawmills shutdown
Certainly the downturn in the US economy is having a disasterous trickle down theory for Canada's ailing lumber industry. Let's hope China bites and buys our lumber to build all their homes destroyed in the... Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling
" President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John McCain. Congressional Democrats have opposed lifting the prohibitions on energy...Russia Parades Military Might
It was an eerie sight, I'm sure; Nuclear missile launchers, columns of tanks and thousands of troops marched through Red Square in Russia today. The occasion was to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the victory overy...American bourses bouncing back
After a couple of month's bearish trend, American stock market is slowly recovering and even junks bonds are rallying. " Main Street may be struggling, but Wall Street is on a bit of a roll.Despite a drumbeat of bad economic news, the stock market is up — almost 11 percent...Archbishop attacks growing debt culture
Like in the US, the British have become additcted to borrowing. Today the utspoken and controversial leader of the Anglican church decried the creation of a debt culture that encourages people to spend what they don't have even in times of prosperity."Archbishop of Canterbury...Kibaki and Odinga meet for first time in Kenya crisis
"Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election triggered weeks of bloodshed, a major breakthrough brokered by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan. The two leaders had not talked since the December 27 polls...Pope's Midnight Mass ushers in Christmas
Get your Pope on..."VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Echoing a theme he has raised about an increasingly... Matt Damon criticizes Harper on African aid stance
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Updated Mon. Sep. 10 2007 10:58 AM ET
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Hollywood actor Matt Damon has lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his stance on humanitarian aid for Africa.
Echoing the sentiments... US stocks mirror world share rise
"US stocks edged up at the start of the week, echoing the pattern of other world shares after the US Federal Reserve cut a key bank lending rate."Muslim Brothers plan boycott of vote on Mubarak's changes
"The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's strongest opposition group, said on Wednesday it will boycott a referendum on constitutional amendments it says aim to block it from mainstream politics and stifle freedoms. The Brotherhood said it did not want to give legitimacy to next...Mary Landrieu hits bottom, keeps digging
"Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu had harsh words for the federal government on the eve of hearings into the progress of rebuilding the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Landrieu blamed the...Is Bin Laden Dead?
"Saudi sources tell TIME that credible reports suggest the fugitive Qaeda leader has contracted a serious 'water-borne illness,' and may have already died Fugitive Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, believed to be on...
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