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Canada finance minister says unemployment to rise

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 3 hours ago
Canada's finance minister said Friday that the country's economic recovery will likely be modest and job losses will mount into 2010 even after growth has begun. ...

Japan's royal couple head to Canada, Hawaii

Source: www.fortmilltimes.com --- 12 hours ago
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor. ...

Ford reportedly tops sales charts in Canada for first time in 50 years

Source: www.autoblog.com --- 47 minutes ago

Filed under: Car Buying , Ford , Earnings/Financials , Canada 2009 Ford F-150 - Click above for high-res image gallery Given the state of the market, the Ford Motor Company is on a bit of a roll right now. The Blue Oval posted an 11% decline in volume for June versus the same month in 2008; a far better number than nearly every competitor from Japan or Detroit. Ford also flat-out dominated the market in the Great White North, as the Dearborn, MI-based automaker ranked number one in sales volume for the first time in 50 years. Ford outpaced perennial market leader General Motors by a substantial (for Canada) 5,000 units. Ford posted 27,408 sales for the month; a 24.6% increase over June 2008. Toyota and Honda also were in the rear view mirror, as the Japanese stalwarts managed sales declines of 17%. Chrysler was a distant fifth place, as bankruptcy and an outdated product lineup conspired to sink sales by 58% verses June 2008. Overall sales in Canada were down 13% on the month. Ford's increase in sales was due in part to a surprising 41% increase in CUV and SUV sales. The F-150 also posted a healthy 59% increase, with Ford's Edge was up 23%. [Source: London Free Press ] Ford reportedly tops sales charts in Canada for first time in 50 years originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

BMW Canada hits 3,000 monthly sales for first time

Source: www.leftlanenews.com --- 5 hours ago
While sales are generally suffering across the board south of the border, BMW managed to sell more than 3,000 vehicles in Canada for the first time ever last month. The German luxury automaker sold 3,003 BMWs in June, a 2 percent increase over the year prior. Combined with Mini, the BMW Group Canada sold 3,531 cars [...] ...

O Canada: How Many People Will Descend on Downtown?

Source: la.curbed.com --- 9 hours ago

Brace, Los Angeles. Just how big will the crowds be for next Tuesday's Michael Jackson tribute at Staples Center? On CNN, Jermaine Jackson expressed worry about Staples Center's ability to handle all the fans, telling Larry King: "There's 20,000 people just coming from the U.K." One silver lining, of course, is that an influx of tourism will help the city's struggling hotel industry . As of 9 am this morning, here's what the folks at reservations desks at downtown hotels were saying about bookings for early next week. Looks like the media may snatching up all the rooms. At 10 am, there's an official press announcement about the concert. Updates to follow. UPDATE : Press conference underway. Web site for registering for Jackson tribute tickets is here . LAPD saying that anyone without a ticket won't be allowed to enter the Staples vicinity on Tuesday. Hotel Figueroa : “Reservations are coming in. Over the last 24 hours, probably about 75 [reservations for people coming to the concert]. Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel : “We have definitely seen an increase. The biggest pick-up has been from the news media. Particularly the Canadian news media. There’s been an increase in the amounts for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. But we also reached out to the media. I would think once the press event today is held, you’ll see the influx of reservations [from people], particularly from overseas, but that’s just my opinion." Omni Los Angeles Ho ...

Japan's royal couple begin two-week tour of Canada, Hawaii - Honolulu Advertiser

Source: www.bing.com --- 2 hours ago
TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began today, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor. "Both Canada and the state of Hawaii are home to many people of Japanese ancestry," Akihito said ... ...

Japan's royal couple arrive in Canada - PR Inside

Source: www.bing.com --- 3 hours ago
TORONTO (AP) - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were greeted by Canada's foreign affairs minister Friday when they arrived in Ottawa for the royal couple's first-ever visit to Canada together. The royal couple will spend 11 days in Canada to attend various ceremonies and events before ... ...

Soldier killed when Canadian commander's convoy hits IED in Afghanistan - Canada East

Source: www.bing.com --- 5 hours ago
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier travelling through a hotbed of Taliban activity was killed Friday when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb seconds after it was narrowly missed by the senior commander of coalition forces in Kandahar province. Cpl. Nicholas Bulger was killed and ... ...

Canada finance minister says unemployment to rise - Salon

Source: www.bing.com --- 6 hours ago
Jim Flaherty gave his most recent, sobering assessment of economic prospects in a conference call from Chile, after a meeting with finance ministers from the Americas. Responding to surprisingly high job losses reported in the United States earlier this week, Flaherty said all of his colleagues are ... ...

Stan Bevington, David Helwig, and Jack Hodgins named to the Order of Canada

Source: www.quillandquire.com --- 1 day ago
As part of yesterday’s Canada Day festivities, Governor General Michaëlle Jean has announced 60 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Among this year’s new members are BC-based novelist and short story writer Jack Hodgins and poet and novelist David Helwig. Also honoured was Coach House Books founder and “head coach” Stan Bevington and Giller [...] ...

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Standard on Geospatial Data for the Government of Canada

Source: www.gisuser.com --- 5 hours ago
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has established the Standard on Geospatial Data for the Government of Canada. The Standard... ...

Order of Canada for Indo-Canadian neurosurgeon

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com --- 20 hours ago
The neurosurgeon has been nominated for Canada's highest civilian honour for his contribution towards the development of innovative brain and spinal implants. ...

Japan's royal couple come to Canada, US

Source: www.krqe.com --- 14 hours ago
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor. ...

Job security key issue in Air Canada labor talks

Source: www.bclocalnews.com --- 19 hours ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Air Canada's biggest union may push for additional job security in labor talks with the debt-heavy airline and a federally appointed mediator on Friday, but it doesn't expect a quick resolution. ...

More youth, few surprises in Canada Olympic camp

Source: http --- 1 day ago
Sidney Crosby, left off the team as an 18-year-old in 2006, was among 46 players invited Thursday to the Canada Olympic hockey orientation camp next month. Also chosen were the NHL's three Staal brothers, five goaltenders and Colorado forward Joe Sakic, who turns 40 next week and would be the team's oldest player if selected. Executive director Steve Yzerman said the 23-man team won't necessarily be chosen from those attending, although all the 2002 and 2006 Olympians were in camp. Among those not selected for the Aug. 24-27 camp in Calgary are forwards Steven Stamkos, Marc Savard and Jason Spezza, goaltenders Chris Osgood, Carey Price and Marty Turco and defenseman Brian Campbell. "We spent a lot of time, had a lot of discussion," Yzerman said. "What we've tried to do is build a list and cover all of the aspects that this team will be made up of." ...

Job Security Key In Air Canada Union Talks

Source: news.airwise.com --- 2 hours ago
Air Canada's biggest union may push for additional job security in talks with the debt-heavy airline and a federally appointed mediator on Friday, but it doesn't expect a quick resolution. ...

Media Advisory: The Governments of Canada and Manitoba Announce Funding for Manitoba Post-Secondary Institutions

Source: www.streetinsider.com --- 3 hours ago
Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Media+Advisory%3A+The+Governments+of+Canada+and+Manitoba+Announce+Funding+for+Manitoba+Post-Secondary+Institutions/4774017.html for the full story. ...

Application Forms for Government of Canada Slaughter Improvement Program Now Available

Source: www.streetinsider.com --- 3 hours ago
Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Application+Forms+for+Government+of+Canada+Slaughter+Improvement+Program+Now+Available/4774015.html for the full story. ...

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009: Canada vs. Jamaica (live video stream)

Source: dailycontributor.com --- 4 hours ago
Canada and Jamaica will square off at Home Depot Center in Carson, California tonight to open this year's edition of the tournament. This will be Canada’s first meaningful match since being eliminated from contention for the World Cup by Jamaica, 3-0 almost a year ago. Post from: Daily Contributor CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009: Canada vs. Jamaica (live video stream) ...

Reader response: Crappy Canada; Michael Ignatieff's bandwagon; Omar Shaban

Source: network.nationalpost.com --- 5 hours ago
A selection of reader responses to Full Comment Re: Latest studies show Canada is one awful country I appreciated Kelly McParland's column on how Canada under-performed in various criteria. It was a good piece of satire and a thinly veiled commentary on how media tends to pick up on negative things. It was also, though, a reminder that perspective is everything. There are some areas where the column was not ironic, in fact. We are a nation of possibilities but we are also strangely mean and cruel towards the unemployed. It is true, at least when you compare Canada to its Western European cousins and the OECD in general. We are stuck in a sort of a reactive, knee-jerk attitudinal zone whenever someone loses their job. There was not an outpouring of sympathy towards the laid-off auto workers by the rest of the public; instead they received a "the industry is obsolete, time to move on" comments from many media commentators and I'd heard many a harsh thing from among my social circle, too. It felt strange. Shouldn't we all be helping to retrain and reintegrate these guys, and not be making a bad situation worse? I also know, based on experience from travelling and living in Europe, that most Canadians have access to a very mediocre health care system. It is not what it used to be and it differs widely according to what community one lives in. Try to get a family doctor in most places - tracking down a GP who'd take you has become fairly ...

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