North America NewsNews on North America continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Bath & Body Works to enter Canada- July 13, 2008 American parent company Limited Brands Inc. announced Thursday that six Canadian stores will open this fall.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/bath-body-works-to-enter-canada?fromrss=1 Terry Fox's original van from the Marathon of Hope makes a...- July 12, 2008 It's an iconic 1980 cream-coloured van and that year it was home to a Canadian hero in his attempt to run across the country to raise money for cancer research.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/terry-foxs-original-van-from-the-marathon... N.L. gov't wants federal action on seal hunt- July 12, 2008 Provincial fisheries minister calls on Ottawa to defend centuries-old Canadian industry C4 THE CANADIAN PRESS ST.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/n-l-govt-wants-federal-action-on-seal-hun... They lost limbs serving Canada, now Afghan translators hope...- July 12, 2008 They lost their limbs serving Canada, and now they're asking to be allowed into the country.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/they-lost-limbs-serving-canada-now-afghan... Economy sheds 5,000 jobs in June- July 12, 2008 Full time positions dropped substantially, offset by new part-time jobs. Economists have observed a gentle slowdown in Canada's job market, and expected just 6,500 new positions to be added to the Canadian ...http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/economy-sheds-5-000-jobs-in-june?fromrss=... Massive Robert Lepage projection show tells 400 year story of Quebec City- July 12, 2008 The gritty, industrial Port of Quebec is the backdrop, its collection of towering grain silos, the backbone.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/massive-robert-lepage-projection-show-tel... More Seeking Asylum on U.S.-Mexico Border- July 12, 2008 Dozens of Mexicans - including police, business people, at least one prosecutor and a journalist - are asking for political asylum in the U.S. The Associated Press reports it's a desperate and probably hopeless ...http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/more-seeking-asylum-on-u-s-mexico-border?... War dodger gets break- July 11, 2008 An American deserter who refused to redeploy to Iraq was granted a last-ditch reprieve from deportation on Wednesday when the Federal Court said he could stay in Canada while it decides whether to hear his ...http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/war-dodger-gets-break?fromrss=1 The iPhone comes to Canada- July 11, 2008 Christian Meagher holds his new Apple iPhone 3G, the first sold in Canada, at the Rogers Wireless store in Halifax on Friday, July 11, 2008.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/the-iphone-comes-to-canada?fromrss=1 Sask. drops legal challenge of equalization, saying it hampers gov't relations- July 11, 2008 Saskatchewan's government is dropping a court challenge of the federal equalization program, saying the case has been "the elephant in the room" in talks with Ottawa.http://www.topix.net/world/north-america/2008/07/sask-drops-legal-challenge-of-equalizatio... |