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11.) Haunting songs, dazzling dancing part of Paralympic opening ceremonies - The Canadian Press
17 hours, 10 minutes ago | Sat Sep 6 18:40:00 PDT 2008
 Voice of America | Haunting songs, dazzling dancing part of Paralympic opening ceremonies The Canadian Press, BEIJING - The show left Canadian Paralympian Michelle Stilwell battling tears. "It was such a fantastic and amazing event," said the Winnipeg native, who was part of ... Video: A winding road for Iraq's paralympic team - 05 Sept 2008 Paralympics open with a bang Alta states: Re-defining the ?Olympic Family? |
12.) Tropical storm Hanna soaks Maritimes - CBC.ca
3 hours, 22 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 8:28:00 PDT 2008
 Canada.com | Tropical storm Hanna soaks Maritimes CBC.ca, Canada - The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, NS, said people in northern and western Nova Scotia and PEI can expect about 70 millimetres of rain. ... Weakened Hanna strikes today Hanna heads for East Coast; Ike reaches Category 4 Tropical Storm Hanna to hit East Coast today |
13.) Canadian PM calls snap elections - AFP
19 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 11:31:00 PDT 2008
 AFP | Canadian PM calls snap elections AFP - "We have come to a moment that requires the people of Canada to choose a way forward," Harper said after asking Governor General Michaelle Jean, ... |
14.) Turn off CNN and focus on Canada, May urges voters - Globe and Mail
2 hours, 48 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 9:02:00 PDT 2008
Turn off CNN and focus on Canada, May urges voters Globe and Mail, Canada - ?I believe that Canadians need to hear from someone on one of these podiums that they are important and that the people who claim to be leaders are nothing ... |
15.) Reparations: now or never? - Jamaica Gleaner
15 hours, 31 minutes ago | Sat Sep 6 20:19:00 PDT 2008
 The Gazette (Montreal) | Reparations: now or never? Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - It is around this complex human tragedy that the aboriginal nations pressured the Canadian government to move beyond the rhetoric of change to the reality ... From suffering to healing |
16.) CAW Convention Delegates Elect Ken Lewenza New National President - MarketWatch
24 hours, 38 minutes ago | Sat Sep 6 11:12:00 PDT 2008
 CTV.ca | CAW Convention Delegates Elect Ken Lewenza New National President MarketWatch - Lewenza also stressed that he would continue to build the diversity of the union and reach out and organize low wage workers and the 70 per cent of Canadian ... Hargrove chastises Harper's belated aid Buzz Hargrove prepares to step down as CAW head Buzz Hargrove strikes out on his own |
17.) Arctic genetics increasingly valuable to international ... - The Canadian Press
1 hour, 28 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 10:22:00 PDT 2008
Arctic genetics increasingly valuable to international ... The Canadian Press - None are Canadian. Leary's report found only three Canadian companies involved in Arctic bioprospecting. Iceland, with a population slightly smaller than ... |
18.) Canada Provides Emergency Relief to Haiti and the Caribbean - MarketWatch
Over one day ago | Sat Sep 6 7:52:00 PDT 2008
Canada Provides Emergency Relief to Haiti and the Caribbean MarketWatch - ... Minister of International Cooperation announced today that Canada is providing $600000 to assist people affected by recent hurricanes and tropical ... |
19.) Boost literacy and help tackle alienation and stagnation By SHERRY ... - TheChronicleHerald.ca
11 hours, 4 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 0:46:00 PDT 2008
Boost literacy and help tackle alienation and stagnation By SHERRY ... TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - In Canada, the literacy trend is troubling and getting worse. The Canadian Council on Learning?s recent report, Reading the Future, indicates nearly half of ... |
20.) A ?candy shop' for actors and idols - Globe and Mail
Over one day ago | Sat Sep 6 7:21:00 PDT 2008
A ?candy shop' for actors and idols Globe and Mail, Canada - ?I think people are concerned that that the government is lopping off major amounts of support for Canadian film and it's troubling because we really need ... |