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Canada Boosts Support for Burma Cyclone Relief
Friday, May 30, 2008 6:19:00 PM
Canada is encouraging donations and boosting government support of cyclone relief efforts in Burma while condemning an extension of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's detention by a year.   Full Story
 

Canada Blocks Bid to Outlaw 'Frankentrees'
Friday, May 30, 2008 1:10:00 PM
Environmentalists are condemning the Canadian government for blocking a moratorium on genetically engineered trees at the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity currently taking place in Bonn, German ...   Full Story
 

Chinese Consulate Attempts to Influence City Council in Canadian Town
Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:18:00 PM
The city council of a town on Vancouver Island has, for the first time in several years, failed to approve a proclamation for a meditation group — seemingly at the behest of the Chinese consulate in V ...   Full Story
 

Canadian Plastic Industry Lashes out over Bag Bans
Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:16:00 PM
The Canadian plastic industry is lashing out at growing movement to eliminate plastic shopping bags, saying that an outright ban could cause more environmental harm than good.   Full Story
 

Ottawa to Appeal Ruling on Drug Injection Facility
Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:12:00 PM
The Canadian government will appeal a provincial court ruling that would allow North America's only sanctioned drug injection site to remain open, Health Minister Tony Clement said on Thursday.   Full Story
 

Canada Regulator Sees High Summer Oil, Gas Prices
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:21:00 PM
CALGARY, Alberta—Oil prices will likely stay near record highs this summer and natural gas is also expected to cling to unusually strong levels due to simmering worries about supplies, Canada 's e ...   Full Story
 

Canadian Cabinet Shuffle to Be Small, Says Source
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:20:00 PM
OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will shuffle his cabinet in coming weeks but will limit the moves to what is necessary to replace the foreign minister, a source close to Harper said on W ...   Full Story
 

Proposed Bylaw Angers Toronto Gun Enthusiasts
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:17:00 PM
Firearm enthusiasts slammed Toronto's proposed anti-gun measures on Tuesday, which would see shooting ranges, gun clubs and firearm manufacturers banned from Canada's largest city.   Full Story
 

Canadian Drug Injection Site Ruled Needed Service
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:13:00 PM
The Canadian government cannot constitutionally shut North America's only legally-sanctioned drug injection site because it is a needed health service, a judge ruled Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Canada Reopens its 'Most disgraceful' Act
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:13:00 PM
After decades of foot-dragging, Canada is finally about to take a close look at what one aboriginal leader calls "the single most disgraceful, harmful and racist act in our history".   Full Story
 

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