French-speaking Quebec City celebrates 400th B-day Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | QUEBEC CITY, Quebec - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Quebec City is the country's most beautiful city as he and other dignitaries celebrated the historic town's 400th birthday. | Harper said there's a saying where he comes from that "you must have ...
Quebec City kicks off celebrations Canada Dot Com | QUEBEC - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other political dignitaries wished Quebec City a happy 400th birthday Thursday morning during a ceremony to honour Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer who founded what was to become the historic city on July 3, 1608. | The pouring rain didn't stop th...
The Big Question: Should we all be thinking about making a move to Canada? The Independent | Why are we asking this now? | It's always nice to be wanted. And Canada wants us. It really wants us. In fact, a top politician has made the trip across the Atlantic to encourage Brits to shut up shop and pursue the Canadian dream. Hector Goudreau,...
India eyes Canada energy Hong Kong Standard Indian firms could invest between US$2 billion (HK$15.6 billion) and US$2.5 billion for stakes in Canadian tar sands projects, as part of efforts to secure overseas energy assets to fuel the country's fast- growing economy. | //--> Friday, July 04, 2...
Fired Kandahar police chief says Canadians let him down Globe and Mail | Prison break was military failure, Sayed Agha Saqib says, adding that soldiers did nothing to help round up prisoners ...Read the full article Post the first comment Start the Conversation, Leave a Comment | This conversation is semi-moderated What...
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Canadian embassy apologizes for controversial Canada Day invite Globe and Mail | The Canadian embassy in Washington is apologizing after it sent out a Canada Day party invitation that showed Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City, holding a plate of pout...
Canadian dollar heading lower: poll Globe and Mail | The Canadian dollar will fall steadily against the U.S. dollar during the next 12 months as commodity prices weaken and the gap between domestic and U.S. interest rates narrows, ...
Canada Day is one big birthday party Canada Dot Com | Canada Day set downtown Victoria alive yesterday as thousands of people flooded the area to celebrate the country's 141st birthday. | The fact that this year's holiday fell midwe...
Toronto stocks rally late on banks, consumer issues Canada Dot Com | TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index rallied from early weakness to close more than 100 points higher on Thursday as investors scooped up hard-hit financial and consumer shares after data showing the U.S. labor market was hol...
Economic contraction in Canada will be short-lived: Royal Bank Canada Dot Com | OTTAWA - The unexpected first-quarter contraction in the Canadian economy will not be repeated, the country's largest bank forecast Thursday. | The weakness in the U.S. economy, which shed thousands more jobs last month and where consumer confidenc...
Toronto stocks rally late, financials lead Canada Dot Com | TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index rallied from early weakness to close more than 100 points higher on Thursday, as investors scooped up hard-hit financial and consumer shares after data showing the U.S. labor market was ho...
Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease The Star | VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - A new case of mad cow disease was confirmed Monday in Canada, its 13th case since 2003. | The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Monday that the latest case of mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, is not an indication of a widespread epidemic. | "We've very confident that BS...
Thousands flood downtown to celebrate Canada Day Canada Dot Com | Thousands of people flooded downtown Victoria Tuesday to celebrate the country's 141st birthday. | Canada Day events started at 8:30 a.m. when bands began performing on the legislature lawn. The music continued throughout the day, with hundreds lying in the sun. They're scheduled to conclude with Inner Harbour fireworks at 10:30 p.m. | "The music...
