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Canada's wealth-sharing plan is unconstitutional, study says Toronto Star Robert Benzie Queen's Park Bureau Chief Canada's national wealth-sharing scheme violates the Constitution with a half-baked equalization formula that shortchanges provinces like Ontario, a major new study has found. In a 41-page paper to be released ... |
![]() CBC.ca | Canada to raise Syria crisis during China trip Vancouver Sun Canada will raise China and Russia's “deeply disappointing” decision to veto the condemnation of the Syrian government's crackdown on civilian protests during this week's trade mission, Canadian officials said Sunday. Deepak Obhrai, parliamentary ... Canada 'disappointed' in Russian, Chinese UN veto, says Baird Canada slams UN 'paralysis' on Syria Canada 'disappointed' by Syria resolution failure |
![]() Globe and Mail | Dominant weekend for Canada on winter sports circuit Victoria Times Colonist By Gary Kingston, Postmedia News February 5, 2012 Jan Hudec of Canada takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on February 4, 2012 in Chamonix, France. Canada's short-track speed skating team must have felt like it missed ... Canadians crowd top of podium Canada highlights downhill podium Weekend medal haul for Canada |
![]() AFP | For Harper, all trade roads now lead to China Globe and Mail In little steps, he's launching the rewiring of Canada for Asia, and especially China. In Kitimat, BC, industry and government sketch lines on the map that will point Canada's biggest export – energy – toward Asia for the first time. Harper to raise Syria crisis on China trip True old-age security rests in bricks and mortar Canada PM Harper goes to China to boost trade |
![]() CBC.ca | Cohn: How Canada let Caterpillar strip a plant clean Toronto Star There were no strikebreakers wielding clubs at Electro-Motive Canada, because there was no strike to break — the union was locked out on New Year's Day. There were no replacement workers to bust the union, because the union was merely invited to slit ... Caterpillar Closes Plant in Canada After Lockout Caterpillar to Close Assembly Factory in Canada McGuinty has more to lose than Harper in EMD closure |
![]() Globe and Mail | Canada completes short-track sweep Globe and Mail It was Canada's first World Cup medal sweep since Hamelin, Yellowknife's Michael Gilday and Jean won all three medals in a 1000-metre race in Saguenay, Que., last October. Canada added another gold in the men's relay final Sunday. Canadians advance at short track World Cup |
![]() DigitalJournal.com | Op-Ed: Is Canada's oil sands monitoring program a 'PR stunt'? DigitalJournal.com Environment Canada announces they are taking steps to monitor the effects of development of oil sands in the area. The plan is designed to gauge the cumulative effects on the environment from oil production from tar sands. According to a press release, ... Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics Canada to Boost Efforts to Monitor Oil-Sands Pollution Canada outlines oil-sands environmental monitoring |
Canada's Parliamentary Secretary Deepak Obhrai Visits TELUS-GK Village 1 GMA News TELUS International Philippines (TIP) welcomed the Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines Christopher Thornley and the Canadian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Deepak Obhrai during their visit at the TELUS-Gawad Kalinga (GK) ... |
![]() Sky News | She was Queen of Canada first: When George VI died, Canada declared its ... Montreal Gazette Originally published on Wednesday February 6, 2002 For one or two glorious hours exactly half a century ago, on a day otherwise shrouded in terrible grief, she was all ours: a dutiful, beautiful, majestic Queen of Canada. Who knows for sure how it ... This Jubilee day is also a sad anniversary |
![]() CBC.ca | Community reaction to Canadian fatwa blasting 'honour killings' CBC.ca (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)Muslim leaders in Canada have issued a rare religious decree to condemn the so-called "honour killings" that were brought into sharp focus by the Shafia murder trial. The fatwa, which was issued by a Canadian imam on ... Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against "honor killing" US, Canadian imams issue fatwa against honour killings US, Canadian imams issue fatwa against honor killings |