Breathing life into death on the Nile Jan 3, 2009
With Tombs of Eternity: The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Que ... Here, various Canadian institutions have lent the museum their mummies to create a compelling exhibit devoted to the process and philosophy of mummification. (Globe and Mail)
Harper still a fave, Ignatieff trails second in line Jan 3, 2009
Results of the poll, conducted exclusively for Canwest News Service and Global National in late December, show 43 per cent of Canadians said they believe Harper would make the best prime minister, compared with 33 per cent who picked Ignatieff and 23 per cent who sided with Layton ... The poll, conducted Dec. 18 through Dec. 21, involved an online survey of 1,021 Canadians ... The Canadian Forces has charged a military officer serving in Afghanistan with one count of second-degree murder in the... (Vancouver Sun)
Alta. dad sinks under ice as horrified children watch Jan 3, 2009
The Canadian Forces has charged a military officer serving in Afghanistan with one count of second-degree murder in the death of a suspected Taliban insurgent. 31 minutes ago. (The Gazette (Montreal))
Beauty may be sacrificed for bottom line Jan 2, 2009
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Microsoft planning big layoffs for January? Jan 2, 2009
It's 100 miles north on the Washington / Canadian border and is a small college town. Regarding Google docs- if you read the terms of service, Google reserves the right to do whatever they wish with the content, including copying/selling/marketing it to others without your consent or even your knowledge. (CNET News)
Your thoughts on copyright in Canada Jan 2, 2009
In , Wojciech Gryc and Jesse Helmer write that the copyright debate "so far has not engaged the vast majority of ordinary Canadians who would be affected ... everyone who buys music, videos, books and movies in digital form. Rightsholders and their lobby groups, on the other hand, are fully engaged and pushing for changes that would benefit them. "How our laws are changed matters, as well-intentioned reform can lead to unintended consequences ... While copyright was not a hot-button issue in the... (Globe and Mail)
Fulfilment is now the operative word at CSIS Jan 2, 2009
OTTAWA A decade ago, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was in rough shape gutted by a high turnover rate, a flood of retirements and little interest among Canadian workers ... That means even though new employees still have to slog through one of the longest probation periods of any organization, and deal with the possibility of being transferred all over the country, young Canadians are lining up to join. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Allegories and animations Jan 2, 2009
The film topped the domestic (Canadian and American) box office in excess of a half-billion dollars ... Canadians: Making Love and War ... The film cost $20-million, the most expensive movie ever made in Canada, and though it met with mixed reviews, the film has done well enough at the box office (approaching $5-million) to prove there's a homegrown audience for Canadian films, if you can afford it. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Study links mammoth extinction, comets Jan 2, 2009
The report relies on photomicrograph analyses of soil samples from Arizona, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and two Canadian sites. Photomicrography captures images seen through a microscope. (USA Today -- Tech)
Secy of State Not Happy with 'Premature' Franken Claim... Jan 1, 2009
I am Canadian and I have been watching this race with interest. First I have to say, the Republicans have been correct all along. (The Drudge Report)
Prime ministers in exile Jan 1, 2009
Canadians, who are now heirs to a poisoned political culture in which all the parties are culpable, can only look on in envy at so much that has happened in the United States since election day ... We banish our former prime ministers to a uniquely Canadian exile ... By contrast, Canada's former prime ministers remain exiled, their experience, contacts and skilled largely wasted to Canadians - but more importantly, lost to the man who now holds the job they once did. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Ivanhoe Cambridge recognized as one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada for fifth consecutive year Dec 31, 2008
About Ivanhoe Cambridge Ivanhoe Cambridge is a pre-eminent Canadian-based global property owner, manager, developer and investor, focusing on high-quality shopping centres located in urban areas ... Amongst its shareholders, the Company also counts four prominent Canadian pension funds. (Canada Newswire)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada named one of 50 Best Employers in Canada for 2009 Dec 31, 2008
DORVAL, QC, Dec. 31 /CNW Telbec/ - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada has been named once again one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada (Canada Newswire)
A walk in the parks Dec 31, 2008
So why drag his cameras out here to the Canadian border, amid the peace, quiet, scampering children and slowly retreating glaciers. When you boil it down, Burns says, almost all of his work is about the way American geography connects with the American character. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Memories of a Farce Dec 31, 2008
Then he explains the loneliness and confusion of being a new immigrant to Canada, discovering Air Farce on television, and suddenly able to laugh at the foibles of his puzzling new land, giving him his first feelings of being Canadian ... We'd found a winning formula: topical Canadian comedy ... John Morgan and I thought a new name would provide a fresh start, and perhaps influenced by the four words and aerial feel of Monty Python's Flying Circus, we became Royal Canadian Air Farce. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Travellers vent anger at Air Canada's holiday delays Dec 30, 2008
(THE CANADIAN PRESS / Darryl Dyck) ... (Richard Lam / THE CANADIAN PRESS) ... And, if a complaint is not resolved, passengers can contact the Canadian Transportation Agency, an administrative tribunal with quasi-judicial powers. (CTV.ca)
Regrets, I've had a few ... Dec 30, 2008
Several years ago (when Danny Williams was hauling down the Canadian flag to protest against the latest atrocity committed against his people), I wrote a humorous (or so I thought) piece comparing that province to an ungrateful sponging brother-in-law. Newfoundlanders were not amused. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Arts person of the year: Matthew Teitelbaum Dec 30, 2008
Woodsy and warm as a longhouse, it offers a sense of shelter against the harrowing chill of the Canadian winter. Yet it also opens itself to Toronto in unprecedented ways, framing eye-dazzling slices of prime architectural Canadiana along its northern Dundas Street fa ... This is the largest cash gift to a cultural institution in Canadian history. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Theatre: Drama queens, everywhere Dec 30, 2008
While 2008 saw a landmark U.S. election and unprecedented parliamentary drama, the Canadian theatre world responded in kind, onstage and off ... Fully tapped into the zeitgeist for once, Canadian theatre was chock full of political displays of drama this year, grappling with hot-button issues like the war on terror, wrongful imprisonment and, of course, the Conservative government's arts cuts; meanwhile, the theatre community's behind-the-scenes power struggles rivalled those of Parliament when... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Lehman's rise and fall Dec 27, 2008
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce became the largest domestic casualty, taking $3. 5-billion (Canadian) in writedowns early in 2008. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
From animal shelters to magazine covers (1493) Dec 27, 2008
The toy Trus is playing with is a stuffed moos that talks in short, comedic messages with a Canadian accent that set Dodge to giggling. World Photo by Lou Sennick According to his owner Liz Dodge, Mick is a one-in-a-million dog when it comes to agility courses. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Horror movies back from the dead with 3D, no torture Dec 27, 2008
On Jan. 16 the studio will release "My Bloody Valentine 3D," an extensive remake of the 1981 Canadian cult hit about a bloodthirsty coal miner with a pickax fetish. Lionsgate believes it will be the first three-dimensional horror film to be released theatrically in the United States in more than 20 years. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Websites connect donors to specific needs Dec 26, 2008
That's the lesson learned by some freelance philanthropists US and Canadian who've turned to the Internet to reach out to their neighbors. They're finding that thousands are responding to websites they've created for person-to-person aid to the homeless or to hard-working households that face an unexpected expense they cannot afford. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
The good, the bad, and the faint signs of hope Dec 26, 2008
Our strategists panel looks back on the year in Canadian politics ... John Manley argued that Canadians were owed a reasonable strategy for success if Parliament were to request an extension of our Kandahar mission ... Caplan: The link between government economic policies and the ever-increasing financial woes of millions of Canadians. (Globe and Mail)
Pop gets political Dec 26, 2008
Even Canadian politics, where the funding of culture arguably cost the Conservatives a majority, betrayed a hint of glam. Sitting on a Via train during our constitutional crisis a few weeks back, the woman across from me looked up from a celebrity fashion magazine story called Who Has the Smoothest Face in Hollywood. (Globe and Mail)
It's time for players to give something back Dec 25, 2008
Bill Paul, the RBC Canadian Open's tournament director, certainly thinks it's time to take the initiative rather than only reactive ... But Paul senses what could be coming down the road for the Canadian Open, and is already here for other tournaments. (Globe and Mail)
Taking the theatre of healing to Rwanda Dec 23, 2008
That left her well versed in theatre's power to speed reconciliation and healing when she was handed a last-minute invitation in 2006 to work as a script supervisor on Shake Hands with the Devil, the film adaptation of Canadian Lieutenant-General Rom. o Dallaire's memoir of the genocide. (Globe and Mail)
Crime is everywhere, punishment elusive Dec 23, 2008
2 million annual Canadian visitors, a number that increases by 15 per cent a year ... More than 50,000 Canadians known as los gringos buenos have retired here ... More Canadians are killed every year in the United States than in Mexico. (Globe and Mail)
Sample Hot Cocoa, Wintry Cityscapes at New Yorks Skating Rinks Dec 22, 2008
You can spend a bit more at the adjacent Celsius Canadian Lounge for beer from up north, signature cocktails like the Maple Leaf Cosmo or Polar Bear Mojito and reasonably good food. Admission: Free. (Bloomberg)
Blue skies, green ambitions Dec 22, 2008
Canada is in a difficult situation, but my view is that a great deal of what Canadians fear is what is happening south of the border ... I'd like to take this Canadian expertise in loyalty management into another half-dozen counties. (Globe and Mail)
'ONLY ONE CALL'... Dec 22, 2008
barefoot - NAFTA was signed by U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Mexican President Salinas, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1992. It was ratified by Clinton. (The Drudge Report)
How it all began Dec 22, 2008
How could a shadow banking system, one ten times bigger than the Canadian economy, be allowed to flourish so quickly without any oversight from government regulators. Why were credit rating agencies stamping dubious products with their approval. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Hot seat talk here is cold Dec 21, 2008
Canadian teams bring home baconNo doubt the general, and in some sectors acute, lowering of the economic tide will catch up with the NHL, especially in some of the already challenged markets among the 24 United States-based clubs of the Original 30. The down-and-out Islanders, for instance, reported a crowd of 11,655 Tuesday with Alexander Ovechkin at Nassau Coliseum, and the true figure (people in seats) appeared to be more in the range of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (i. (Boston Globe)
What the Volta Region Means to Me Dec 21, 2008
Anyway, recently, a Canadian professor in the process of putting together a literary compendium of some sort e-mailed me with a quite tempting request that I contribute a summative essay on the life and literature of Professor Kofi Awoonor, my late fathers old friend. I had to promptly decline the request without any reservations whatsoever. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Building literacy skills one word at a time Dec 21, 2008
Canada enjoys one of the highest literacy rates in the world, and yet, according to Human Resources and Social Development Canada, at least 40 per cent of Canadian adults do not meet the minimum level required to succeed in the knowledge- based economy ... "Literacy is about brain development, education, and creativity, but it is also about fun," says Brad Martin, president of the Canadian Publishers' Council (CPC) ... And Canadian publishers are also doing their part by supporting numerous... (Sudbury Star)
Michael Taube: Best of the blogosphere (right-wing version) Dec 21, 2008
So, I decided to take on the task of creating two lists of leading Canadian political bloggers ... To start with, heres my list of the Top 15 right-leaning Canadian political bloggers, in no particular order ... Read more commentary on Canadian and global business, politics and the fight against junk science on our or. (National Post)
Spirits: Newfangled American whiskeys go beyond rye, bourbon Dec 20, 2008
At Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, N.Y., co-owner Ralph Erenzo ages his Hudson single-malt whiskey, made from Canadian malted barley, in new, charred-oak barrels. These barrels are similar in style to those used for bourbon or rye, but are much smaller, some holding as little as 3 gallons. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Swords, Zorro Attract Teens to Fenc... Dec 19, 2008
Her biggest achievements to date include a gold medal at a Newmarket, Ontario Open Competition, the 2008 Ontario Winter Games, where she earned a gold, silver and two bronze, the Canadian Fencing Championships in Montreal, Quebec where she ranked seventh in Cadet class and eighth in the Junior class and competing in the Junior World Cup in October 2008 ... Canadian parents should visit the Canadian Fencing Federation for more information about clubs and programs. (Suite101.com)
Egyptian Art Exhibitions 2009 Dec 19, 2008
More than 200 from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, supplemented by artifacts from the Canadian Museum of Civilization, describe the Egyptian concept of death as the beginning of immortality ... Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec: December 19, 2008-August 16, 2009. (Suite101.com)
Shoe-thrower sorry for 'ugly act' Dec 19, 2008
And in the Canadian city of Montreal, Block the Empire, an anti-war protest group that regularly criticises Bush's foreign policy, invited Canadians to hurl their footwear at the US consulate in the city on Saturday in solidarity with al-Zaidi. Source. (Aljazeera.net)
Atna Announces Management Changes and Option Grants Dec 19, 2008
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements," as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to the timing of placing the Briggs Mine into operation, the Briggs Mine achieving positive cash flow, permitting success at Reward, and changes in equity interests at Pinson ... Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated in these... (PR Newswire)
Charest's cabinet again half women Dec 19, 2008
December 18, 2008 at 11:43 AM EST. QUEBEC Quebec Premier Jean Charest unveiled his new cabinet this morning, opting for continuity and a steady hand on key economic and social portfolios with few changes to major portfolios. (Globe and Mail)
MPs reflect on rebuilding the Liberal Party Dec 19, 2008
If we are to regain the confidence of Canadians we must first put our own house in order ... Once we regain the faith of our members, we will be well on our way to winning back the confidence of all Canadians ... People say that Canadians, particularly youth, are apathetic. (Globe and Mail)
A broken Idol whose time had come Dec 19, 2008
AARON LYNETT/TORONTO STAR Theo Tams (right) may have been the last to be crowned Canadian Idol after his win earlier this year ... Anyone who tuned into Canadian Idol this past season knows CTV's official reason for placing the venerable karaoke showcase on hiatus for '09 (and possibly beyond) had less to do with diminished global currencies than the fact that the fractured reality franchise had bottomed out creatively in every possible way ... Back then there was a palpable buzz over... (Toronto Star)
One in ten Scots taking antidepressants Dec 19, 2008
com/" Warden An' All, Reborn, 18/12/2008 02:18:12 167-Scunnert-Scotland has a large number of marginalised communities away from the big cities and towns too, and so does many countries, so what is your point. Most with the problems you talk about dont have independence issues. !Ya basta!, 18/12/2008 02:24:34 Agree with some earlier sensible comments about alienation (also isolation, social exclusion), pill-popping culture, the underclass, the need for more counselling, meditation etc. But... (Scotsman)
Christopher Plummer's legendary life, wonderfully retold Dec 19, 2008
He collects more great reviews and moves on to Canadian radio. He is catnip for women, and his description of having sex at a party with his leading lady, all the while conversing with her husband, is a classic. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Designing the future of alpine tourism Dec 18, 2008
Mayens de Bruson SFr250 million chalet village with 2,000 beds proposed by Canadian firm Intrawest has met opposition by WWF.. CONTEXT. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
David Swann wins Liberal leadership Dec 18, 2008
Swann won the crown for the toughest job in Canadian politics on the first ballot, besting Calgary-Currie MLA Dave Taylor and former MLA Mo Elsalhy, with 54 per cent of the vote. A total of 6,258 ballots were sent to party members, 4,599 were returned by the December 12 deadline. (FFWD)
2 trains derail in crash along Mississippi River Dec 18, 2008
- Two freight trains of the Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. collided in southeastern Minnesota early Wednesday, derailing 26 cars and plunging a locomotive into the Mississippi River, authorities said ... The cause of the collision remained under investigation, said Mike LoVecchio, a spokesman for Canadian Pacific in Calgary, Alberta ... "Four workers operated the two trains. Two were taken to a hospital as a precaution but all four were "safe and accounted for," LoVecchio said.The Federal... (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Thanks for the Toilet Paper, My Robot Friends Dec 18, 2008
How It's Made isn't new; the half-hour Canadian program has been airing in the United States on the Discovery Channel since 2001 (it now also runs on the Science Channel), and it has been translated into several languages for broadcast around the world. Over the years, the show has offered a peek into the production of a of everyday things, , aircraft landing gears, canned corn, bicycle helmets, pipe organs, newspapers, , , , car engines, , , wooden ducks, , duvets, sardines, gliders, and... (Slate)
Much ado about funding Dec 18, 2008
Members of the Alberta chapters of both the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes [sic] (IATSE), organizations that protested Bill C-10 heavily, have decried Blackett s statements. They say that such oversights to the fund could hurt production in the province and cost their members work. (FFWD)
A TALE OF TWO (ENERGY) CITIES Dec 17, 2008
When Bill White took his first international trip as mayor of Houston in 2006, his delegation traveled to Calgary to meet his counterpart in this fast-growing Canadian city ... Thirteen Calgary energy companies already have offices in Houston, more than a third of the total of 32 Canadian companies that have locations in the Bayou City. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Govt readies scheme to attract foreign tourists Dec 16, 2008
In short, a Brazilian or a Canadian tourist will stand to avail more than, say, a traveller from Malaysia or Russia. The scheme will be operational by 2010, and its contours will be clear in a day or two, the minister for tourism and culture Ambika Soni said. (Economic Times)
Ups and downs of secular markets Dec 16, 2008
(The Canadian Press) ... But the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says the "all-in" cost of producing a barrel of oil sands oil is between $75 (U.S.) and $90 a barrel ... Last week the Bank of Canada said it would make $20-billion available to Canadian banks, and on Monday it said it would let banks pledge their troubled asset-backed commercial paper assets as collateral. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Unanswered Questions Dec 15, 2008
Look for more experiments such as CBS decision to import Canadian crime drama Flashpoint. . (TVweek.com)
Takin' it from the streets Dec 15, 2008
"Housepaint's" scaled-down rickety-looking habitats are equally reminiscent of another early Canadian institution the cottage country outhouse. Then again, this particular reference is funkiest aspect of the entire installation which continues until July 5 when the canvas homes are to be auctioned off, the proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity. (Toronto Star)
Tis the season for death and disaster Dec 14, 2008
Anyway, according to the Canadian professor beavering away in this community of dry-stone walls, sheepdogs, allotments and women knitting contentedly in the breeze (imagine Northumberland with a volcano in the background), all the inhabitants here were descended from the original 12 people, which suggested a strong genetic factor, coupled with quite bad luck. But that was just one story. (guardian.co.uk)
World famous. Within your own borders Dec 14, 2008
Just ask the Canadians, says Clive James ... Everyone knows that Mexicans are Mexicans but few of us can tell a Canadian from an American unless the Canadian is speaking French ... The Canadians are forever bothered by a sense of being dominated by their famous neighbour to the south. (BBC News -- UK)
Sook-Yin Lee – Culture creator with a naughty rep Dec 13, 2008
Happily, the Canadian people sided with Lee and her randy exploits purely out of concern for her right to freedom of expression, of course. Given her manic schedule, chatting with Lee is surprisingly calming. (Globe and Mail)
World domination, one stylish appliance at a time Dec 13, 2008
So, Mr. Barrett asked: "How do I get an update on the [Canadian] launch?" ... In the summer of 2000 he jumped to Molson, which was then enjoying the popularity of the Joe Canadian rant ... One: "I felt that the I Am Canadian franchise and marketing campaign still had legs. ... The CEO had a different point of view." Two: "It was a real tough time on my family." The hours were crushing. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
TV's dark heroes stretch moral boundaries Dec 13, 2008
Yet when a Canadian killer recently opted to use some of the techniques he learned on an episode of Dexter, a Showtime drama about a charming serial killer, the TV community was quick to point out that a television series had little or no impact when it came to psychopaths playing out their tendencies. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Television)
Red alert on China, Wall-Mart Dec 12, 2008
In October of this year, Wal-Mart sent a strong message to organized labor when it closed a Canadian tire and lube center that had voted to unionize. The UFCW's "2008 Holiday Campaign"escalates the increasingly terse relationship between Wal-Mart and American labor unions. (Asia Times Online)
SCIENCE FIGHT: NASA becomes transition problem for Obama... Dec 12, 2008
Posted by: Ilona Proud Canadian. Griffin has got to go, and right soon. (The Drudge Report)
A walk in the parks Dec 12, 2008
So why drag his cameras out here to the Canadian border, amid the peace, quiet, scampering children and slowly retreating glaciers. When you boil it down, Burns says, almost all of his work is about the way American geography connects with the American character. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Candente Resource Corp.: Preliminary Economic Assessment on Cañariaco Norte Copper Project, Peru Dec 12, 2008
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive, and are encouraged to review the sections on Risks outlined in the Company's MD&A for the year ending December 31, 2007 and set forth in public disclosure documents filed by Candente with Canadian regulatory authorities. Although Candente believes that the expectations represented in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
