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Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Transport Canada would like to remind Canadians to drive safely during the winter season. Each year there are too many fatalities and people seriously injured on Canada's roads. By taking some simple steps, Canadians can improve safety on the roads this winter.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Canada on Wednesday welcomed the United States plan to boost forces in Afghanistan, but insisted on withdrawing its own troops on time in 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama's commitment of 30,000 additional troops would allow Canada to better concentrate on its priorities in Afghanistan including training local soldiers and helping with development before it leaves, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
&$ &$What alliance members say&$ &$ The NATO chief said Wednesday that alliance members would send at least 5,000 troops to back the new US surge of 30,000 extra soldiers, but other key nations hesitated. *fBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that a US-led troop surge in Afghanistan would change the balance between Afghan troops and international forces by 2011. *fForeign...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Canada's Transport Minister John Baird today announced the reappointment of Mr. Tom Calkin, of Bedford, Nova Scotia, as chair of the board of directors of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority for a period of two years.
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Inspectors union cites shoddy wiring, faulty parts, hazardous refuelling practices and iced wings in condemning Transport Canada's latest oversight system
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Transport Canada has decided to delay a new safety system for small airlines although major carriers will continue to operate under the policy.
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Maziar Bahari meets with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon today after international pressure helped secure his release
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA (MARKET WIRE) Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, and Brian Skabar, MLA for Cumberland North, will attend an important transit event for Cumberland County.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Government of Canada announced today that Canada is taking important steps to help reduce air and water pollution from ships in Canadian waters, and ensure the safety of vessels, goods and workers.
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Law is Cool (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Colvin a protected `whistleblower,’ Cannon says The Canadian Press: Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says diplomat Richard Colvin had a right to make his explosive allegations about Afghan prisoners. He says Colvin exercised his prerogative as a whistleblower by saying Ottawa ignored his warnings that Canadian soldiers were turning Afghan detainees over to torture.
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Rob Cottingham (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
MPs from all parties professed to support the idea, including then transport minister Lawrence Cannon.But behind the scenes, his office was pleading with the airlines to launch a lobby campaign to defeat the motion, according to documents obtained by Canwest News Service.While Cannon was promising to bring in a travellers’ bill of rights, a key [...]
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The Gazetteer (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
SellingCanadiansDownTheirOwnPrivate CrazyRiverVille From the Big Willbowski: The story starts in 2008. Liberal MP Gerry Byrne prepared a motion calling on the government to introduce an airline passenger’s bill of rights. Travellers would be guaranteed remedies for lost bags, unreasonable delays or overbooked flights. The model was similar to protection in Europe... {snippety-doo-dah} ...MPs...
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GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Good for Canada to show continued leadership on the world stage... Iran claimed effective victory over Canada at the United Nations on Friday as a majority of world countries refused to support a Canadian-led bid to censure the Islamic republic over its human rights record. The vote in a key 192-member committee of the UN General Assembly passed with 74 countries in favour, 48 against with 59 abstentions....