Consortium Rescues Bell Canada Takeover
A private equity and pension fund consortium said it salvaged a record $52 billion deal for Bell Canada on Friday by postponing its closing date and canceling dividend payments. ...
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:36:47 GMT |
Canada Board Told to Rethink Okla. GI's Asylum Bid
Canada's Federal Court finds Immigration and Refugee Board made mistakes in denying Joshua Key's claim for asylum after serving in Iraq and then crossing into Canada with his family while on leave. ...
Fox News: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:14:04 GMT |
Canada to rehear US Army deserter's asylum bid
A court ordered Canada's refugee board Friday to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter's failed bid for asylum in a ruling that could affect scores of other American soldiers who have refused to fight in Iraq. ...
AP via Yahoo! News: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:55:10 GMT |
Aznavour receives honorary Order of Canada
Iconic entertainer Charles Aznavour called the harmony of Canada's French and English cultures "impressive" Saturday, following his appointment as an honorary officer of the Order of Canada. ...
CTV.ca: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:35:55 GMT |
Canada's top soldier doesn't believe Taliban making a comeback
CALGARY - Increased insurgent activity in Afghanistan over the past month isn't a sign the Taliban is regaining its strength, Canada's top soldier said Saturday. ...
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:21:00 GMT |
Canada to rehear U.S. soldier's refugee claim
A court ordered Canada's refugee board to take another look at a U.S. Army deserter's failed bid for asylum in a ruling that could affect many U.S. soldiers who have refused to fight in Iraq. ...
MSNBC: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:44:01 GMT |
Dalembert headlines Canada's team for Olympic qualifier
TORONTO - Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Miami Heat's Joel Anthony headline Canada's 12-man basketball roster for the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament. ...
TSN: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:15:51 GMT |
Aznavour handed Order of Canada honours in Quebec City Saturday
QUEBEC CITY - Legendary singer Charles Aznavour has been invested as an honorary officer of the Order of Canada. ...
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:39:00 GMT |
Largest mosque in Canada opens in Calgary to policital fan-fare
CALGARY - Calgary's Ahmadiyya community, an offshoot movement of Islam persecuted in some countries, was to officially open what is believed to be Canada's newest and largest mosque Saturday. ...
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT |
Air Canada lays out air service cut plans
Air Canada has provided some details of what routes it will either be cutting and seasonally suspending in response to record-high fuel prices. ...
CTV.ca: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:27:10 GMT |
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G8 gathers for diplomacy amid doubts about results
warming amid doubts about how much the annual diplomatic pageant can achieve. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Canada and the United States will be joined during the July 7-9 meetings at a luxury hotel in the lakeside resort of Toyako by ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Nestor and Zimonjic win men's doubles final at Wimbledon
Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic bested the eighth-seeded duo of Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Zimbabwe's Kevin Ullyett for a four-set victory in Saturday's men's doubles final at Wimbledon. The second-seeded tandem of Nestor-Zimonjic ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Wyndham Lewis's big mistake
aspects of his colourful life - Percy Wyndham Lewis was born on a yacht off the coast of Canada in 1882, to an American father and an English mother. He disliked the Percy bit and later dropped it, but he was a Percy all right: a ludicrous, libertarian, ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
India and Human Rights - More Than 4 Detainees Killed by Police Every Day
Ottawa, Canada - The World Sikh Organization (WSO), while expressing disappointment at India's continuing disregard for human rights, is not surprised by the latest findings on India's atrocious human rights record by ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Gunmen kill lawmaker in southern Afghanistan
What's this By Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A prominent Afghan lawmaker has been gunned down outside his house in Kandahar province, in an assassination that authorities fear could prompt a surge in rebel violence. ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Huge Iranian stockpile of uranium is secretly shipped into Canada
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program, a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium, reached Montreal on Saturday to complete a top-secret U.S. operation. It included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a voyage across two ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Huge Iraqi stockpile of uranium is secretly shipped into Canada
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program, a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium, reached Montreal on Saturday to complete a top-secret U.S. operation. It included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a voyage across two ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:28:00 GMT |
Photo of Shaheed Singh Creates Controversy at a Canadian Gurdwara
expressed disappointment over the fact as he considered Parmar a mastermind of the plot. Parmar founded the BKI Canada unit but he was never convicted under Canadian law in the Air India bombings. Before the trials were initiated, Parmar was mysteriously ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:27:00 GMT |
Whistler urged to look south...
usual solution to labor shortages in the United States has been to look south of the border. In Canada, a professor for Simon Fraser University told a crowd in Whistler recently that the resort should do the same. But instead of Mexico, visiting ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:27:00 GMT |
Canada's top soldier doesn't believe Taliban making a comeback
prison is an event that needs to be learned from. It was an Afghan-run prison, he said, and Canada did its best in training correctional staff there. 'I think it's difficult to come to any conclusion unless you have the full story. When something doesn't ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:27:00 GMT |
Arrests made during scuffles at G8 protest in Japan
reading, 'G8: Don't wait till it's too late.' The three-day summit is for leaders of the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, France, Britain, Italy and Germany. Prime Minister Stephen Harper planned to leave Canada on Saturday for the city on the ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:27:00 GMT |
British 'twitchers' flock to remote Alaska island to see birds
Island Tours, which works with 18 travel agencies in the Lower 48 and in Scotland, England, Japan and Canada, to bring birders to St. Paul. Cameron Cox, 28, one of the tour guides, had heard about St. Paul for years before having the opportunity to ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:27:00 GMT |
Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Hero-Tornado in PWG, Sabin & Shelley in IWC, Shimmer taping
Twins vs. Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin, Egotistico Fantastico vs. Ryan Boz. UWA Hardcore, July 12, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. House of Pain Wrestling Federation, July 12, Hagerstown, Md., with Jimmy â??Superflyâ? Snuka appearing. Chikara Pro, ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:26:00 GMT |
ROH News: Lance Storm interview on working with ROH wrestlers and injuries in pro wrestling
the level of ROH wrestlers, but he's looking forward to working with wrestlers during ROH's debut show in Canada on July 25. 'You would have to go full time to go the speed the ROH guys do,' Storm told Scott Fishman in an interview for the Miami Herald. ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:25:00 GMT |
Nestor, Zimonjic win men's doubles title
in the final at Wimbledon in 2004 and 2006, and the French Open earlier this year. Nestor of Canada, who was a runner-up at Wimbledon to Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge in 2002, adds the title to his grand slam wins at the Australian, US and French Opens. ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:25:00 GMT |
TORCH NEWS TICKER 7/4: Murdoch gone from WWE, ROH ticket sales for Toronto, Bell interview on documentary response, Morrison interview
debut on July 25. 'We're always nervous going into a new market,' Silkin told the Oakville Today in Canada. 'We're close to our record crowd numbers in sales.' Silkin said they'll announce a return date during the show, which they expect to be a very ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:25:00 GMT |
Huge Iraqi stockpile of uranium is secretly shipped into Canada
What's this By Brian Murphy, The Associated Press The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program, a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium, reached Montreal on Saturday to complete a top-secret U.S. operation. It included a two-week ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:24:00 GMT |
Ahead of G8, Bush stresses climate change bottomlines
South Africa - would be attending the meeting besides G8 members - the US, Britain, Russia, Japan, Germany, Canada, France and Italy. Asked if he hoped to strike an agreement on a long-term goal for curbing greenhouse gas emission, Bush said: 'I'm ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:24:00 GMT |
Merkel demands G8 commitments to cut carbon emissions
to 'very demanding targets' without waiting for others. The non-EU members of the G8 are the United States, Canada, Japan and Russia. 'I hope we will be able to make some joint commitments that clearly show that we must reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:24:00 GMT |
Cnd Soldier Found Dead at Persian Gulf Base
A Canadian soldier has been found dead at a Persian Gulf military base. The death of Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey on Friday has been declared non-combat-related. Downey, an airman and military police officer based in Dundurn, Sask., was serving at Camp ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:24:00 GMT |
Classified: For All Eyes And Ears
mind and time, Class has spent more than the last decade of his young life putting Halifax and Canada on Hip-Hopâ??s global map. And he hasnâ??t run out of ideas yet! Listen to any of Classifiedâ??s albums from While You Were Sleeping all ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:23:00 GMT |
G8 leaders likely to strongly condemn Zimbabwe: US
were killed in attacks he blamed on pro-Mugabe thugs. Leaders of the eight major industrial powers -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- meet starting Monday at the Hokkaido resort of Toyako. ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:23:00 GMT |
Canada's top soldier doesn't believe Taliban making a comeback
prison is an event that needs to be learned from. It was an Afghan-run prison, he said, and Canada did its best in training correctional staff there. 'I think it's difficult to come to any conclusion unless you have the full story. When something doesn't ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:23:00 GMT |
Found dead
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey did not die in a combat zone and his death is the subject of a military investigation but he will be honoured with a ramp ceremony to repatriate his body, say Canadian Forces officials. ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:23:00 GMT |
U.S. and Japan to discuss next steps in six-party talks
July 11 or 12, Wilder was quoted as saying. Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8), comprised of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, will meet on July 7-9 on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:22:00 GMT |
Coast Guard bark Eagle in Portland this summer
will stop in Portland July 31 through Aug. 3 on a cruise that will include the Atlantic coast, Canada, Europe and Bermuda. Hundreds of Coast Guard Academy cadets train aboard the boat each year. Built in the early 20th century at the end of the sailing ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:22:00 GMT |
Challenges abound for Bush at last economic summit
presidency is a major factor hanging over the meetings involving leaders from Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada at a Group of Eight summit in Toyako, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. With Bush en route to Japan on a nonstop ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:22:00 GMT |
Canada's top soldier doesn't believe Taliban making a comeback
prison is an event that needs to be learned from. It was an Afghan-run prison, he said, and Canada did its best in training correctional staff there. 'I think it's difficult to come to any conclusion unless you have the full story. When something doesn't ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:21:00 GMT |
Cameco Provides Date for Q2 Results and Conference Call
- ALL AMOUNTS ARE STATED IN CDN $ Cameco Corporation (TSX:CCO) (NYSE:CCJ) will issue its second quarter results before markets open on Thursday, August 14, 2008. Cameco invites investors and the media to join its second quarter conference call with the ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:20:00 GMT |
BCE and Purchaser Enter Into Final Agreement Financing and Credit Agreements Signed
June, which the Board believes is very much in the best interest of shareholders, the company and Bell Canada, particularly given current capital market conditions,' said BCE and Bell Canada Board Chair Richard J. Currie. 'As previously announced, BCE ...
Moreover: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:20:00 GMT |
