Canada NewsNews on Canada continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Operation Power Down today across North America ways that you can reduce energy everyday- August 14, 2008 Power down on August 14 as Guelph competes against Ontario municipalities to see who can conserve the most energy.http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/operation-power-down-today-across-north-america-... Byelections & Media Manipulation Column Conservatives are telling any journalist who will listen- August 14, 2008 Astute politicians understand the importance of media manipulation, not just in the North America World : Barbara Yaffe Which is why the Harper Conservatives are telling any journalist who will listen that three byelections scheduled for Sept. 8th will be a huge test for the Liberals, Stephane Dion and that party's carbon tax. The governing crew is shifting the story line so it focuses almost entirely on the other guys. Conservatives thereby hope to lower expectations for themselves in case...http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/byelections-media-manipulation-column-conservati... Man accused of bus attack became a Canadian citizen - nearly two years ago North America- August 13, 2008 The man accused of slaying a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus can't be deported back to his native China because he became a Canadian citizen nearly two years ago.http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/man-accused-of-bus-attack-a-canadian-citizen-pap... Revenue Canada doesn't take Cash Netfile users more likely to cheat, CRA internal report finds- August 13, 2008 An internal analysis by the Canada Revenue Agency found that individuals who sent their tax returns through the Internet - the so-called Netfile option heavily promoted by Ottawa - were more likely to ...http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/netfile-users-more-likely-to-cheat-cra-internal-... PM not expected to meet Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams- August 13, 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is greeted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper before Provincial and Territoral first ministers meeting in Ottawa, last January.http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/williams-pm-not-expected-to-meet?fromrss=1 Top Tory booted from committee after refusing to leave- August 13, 2008 They warned about a kangaroo court, but the Conservatives seemed more interested in a media circus Monday as parliamentary hearings into the Tory "in-and-out" scheme began.http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/top-tory-booted-from-committee-after-refusing-to... Gentle giant killed in attack as security contractors called into question following soldier's death- August 13, 2008 A burly "mountain of a man" nicknamed the Friendly Giant became the second Canadian combat death in three days when insurgents attacked a remote outpost in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province yesterday. Afghan security contractors called into question following soldier's death 2 hrs ago The Chronicle They are often a ragtag band of locally hired guns. Many are known to have a drug problem... http:www.topix.netforumworldnorth-americaT0GMB7N52UUPT8GOC LOTS more Global news in the North..http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/gentle-giant-killed-in-attack?fromrss=1 Canadians are Wondering about voting for Mike Nagy What are You Hearing on the Campaign Trail- August 12, 2008 People in Guelph Ontario are telling us they love their community and they want a strong voice in Ottawa, particularly now... http:www.guelphtribune.canewsarticle138395 www.Macleans.ca was in Town this Week http:blog.macleans.catagmike-nagy Guelph Green Party of Ontario Candidate Ben Polley Blog Archive ... 2008 ... If you're looking for Mike Nagy's site see Guelph Federal Candidate. ... Mike Nagy, Environment Critic, Green Party of Canada ... http:benpolley.cap=117http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/canadians-are-wondering-about-voting-for-mike-na... Credit unions hit by mortgage-market problems: report for North America- August 11, 2008 Five of North America's largest credit unions are reporting big paper losses on mortgage-related securities, a sign that housing-market distress is spreading even to the most risk-averse financial sectors, the ... Auction-Rate Bond Probe Costs May Rival Spitzer, Mutual Fund Settlements 4 min ago Bloomberg Wall Street's costs to end federal and state investigations of the auction-rate bond market's collapse may wind up exceeding the sanctions from abuses of mutual funds and analyst research in.http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/credit-unions-hit-by-mortgage-market-problems-re... Lawyers for Guantanamo inmate sue Canada's PM : US Military Prisons, Cuba Bay Detention Camp- August 11, 2008 By David LjunggrenOTTAWA (Reuters) - Lawyers for a young Canadian man imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay filed a lawsuit on Friday against Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a bid to force him to intercede with Washington on the inmate's behalf.Harper has so far refused to ask the United States to repatriate 21-year-old Omar Khadr, who is due to go on trial in October on charges of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan in July 2002, when he was 15.Critics say Khadr was a child soldier and should be...http://www.topix.net/world/canada/2008/08/lawyers-for-guantanamo-inmate-sue-canadas-pm?fro... |