Wal-Mart Canada Lauded for Energy Conservation Efforts - Progressive Grocer

"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada -- Peter Love, Ontario's first chief energy conservation officer, yesterday awarded his Certificate of Recognition to Mario Pilozzi, president and c.e.o. of Wal-Mart Canada Corp., for the retailer's contribution to energy...

Big Credit Cards Need to Change Practices, Says New Report - Progressive Grocer

"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Backed by findings of a new report, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said "merchants get nothing" out of programs that constitute nearly half of the $30.7 billion in credit and debit card interchange fees that Visa and MasterCard...

Activists rap new test for citizens

"The federal government intends to replace the current test for U.S. citizenship with one that relies less on knowledge of specific facts and more on an applicant's grasp of democratic principles, but many immigrant-advocacy groups are up in arms about the change, which they...

Nuclear test means now we can talk, says N.Korea

"BEIJING, Nov 28 (Reuters) - North Korea is prepared to return to six-country talks on its nuclear weapons programme at any time now that it has "completed defensive steps" with a nuclear test, a senior envoy of the communist state said on Tuesday. However, Kim Kye-gwan told...

Gaza Cease-Fire Appears to Hold, Halting Rocket Attacks

"SDEROT, Israel, Nov. 25 - A cease-fire in Gaza between Israelis and Palestinians appeared to be holding today after most Palestinian factions stopped firing rockets at Israel in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal of its troops from the territory. The cease-fire, which went...