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June 19, 2013
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  • 25/03/2011 | Argentina

    Boudou attends IDB Annual Meeting in Canada

    Finance Minister Amado Boudou attended the first day of the 52nd Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meeting in Calgary (Canada). The Argentine official will seek to reopen some loan lines to be allocated to Argentina by the financial institution, official sources reported.

  • 26/03/2011 | Argentina

    Gov't hopes to apply new index this year

    Economy Minister Amado Boudou assured the government hopes to apply the new Consumer Prices Index this year after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) missions in the country.

  • 24/04/2013 | World

    Train plot suspect says Canadian laws not a 'holy book'

    One of two men charged in Canada with plotting to attack a passenger train dismissed Canada's criminal code as imperfect, saying only God is perfect.

  • 21/01/2013 | World

    Algeria says 37 foreigners die in siege led by Canadian

    A total of 37 foreign workers died at an Algerian desert gas plant and seven are still missing after a hostage crisis coordinated by a Canadian, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said.

  • 11/03/2013 | World

    US overtake Canada to reach second round of WBC

    Team USA battled back to overcome Canada 9-4 and advance to the second round of the World Baseball Classic in a do-or-die game at Chase Field in Phoenix.

  • 22/04/2013 | World

    Canada thwarts 'al Qaeda-supported' passenger train plot

    Canadian police said they had arrested and charged two men with an "al Qaeda-supported" plot to derail a passenger train.

  • 24/05/2012 | World

    Quebec premier replaces aide, student arrests mount

    The embattled premier of Quebec replaced a key aide, the day after almost 700 people were arrested for taking part in the latest in a series of student demonstrations to rock the Canadian province.

  • 12/07/2012 | World

    Major tunnel linking US and Canada shut by bomb threat

    One of the busiest border crossings between the US and Canada, the tunnel connecting Detroit with Windsor, Canada, was shut down after a bomb threat was phoned in to Canadian police, authorities said.

  • 18/01/2013 | World

    Canada put 'wrong' maple leaf on new C$20 bill

    The Bank of Canada has barked up the wrong maple tree with its new plastic banknotes, using a foreign Norway maple leaf as the emblem on the notes instead of the sugar maple that the country has on its national flag, an eagle-eyed Canadian botanist says.

  • 09/09/2011 | World

    Quake off Vancouver, no damage reported

    A magnitude 6.4 quake struck off Vancouver Island, some 175 miles (281 km) northwest of Vancouver on Canada's Pacific coast, but no damage was reported in the city, eyewitnesses said.

  • 02/10/2011 | World

    Hurricane Ophelia weakens enroute to Newfoundland

    Hurricane Ophelia weakened to a Category 2 storm as it races toward Newfoundland off the east coast of Canada, forecasters said.

  • 12/12/2011 | World

    Canada to pull out of Kyoto protocol

    Canada will pull out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said, dealing a symbolic blow to the troubled global treaty.

  • 30/06/2011 | World

    William, Kate to surf popularity on Canadian tour

    White cowboy hats, an emergency helicopter landing and a flight over the fictional home of Anne of Green Gables await Prince William and his new bride Kate in Canada on their first official trip overseas.

  • 02/07/2011 | World

    Canada welcomes William and Kate

    Canada's capital gave a wonderfully rock-star like welcome yesterday to Prince William and Duchess Kate by holding a giant street party for the royal couple.

  • 20/08/2011 | World

    Jet crashes in Canadian Arctic, 12 killed

    Twelve people were killed when a First Air jet crashed near Resolute Bay in the far north of the Canadian Arctic, but three people survived, the airline said.

  • 26/03/2011 | World

    Canada general elections set for May 2

    A general election will be held in Canada on May 2, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said after his minority Conservative government was brought down on a nonconfidence vote in Parliament the day before.

  • 27/03/2011 | World

    Canadian election heats up over coalition claims

    Opposition parties said it was hypocritical for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to accuse them of plotting to take power in a coalition government since he had once considered doing it himself.

  • 31/05/2011 | World

    William and Kate to visit Canada, USA in July

    Prince William and his new wife Princess Catherine are to visit eight cities during their official trip to Canada in July, which marks their first royal tour as a married couple, informed a representative from St. James’ Palace in London.

  • 11/03/2011 | World

    Tsunami grazes US West Coast, thousands evacuate

    Thousands of people fled their homes along the California coast as a tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan began hitting the US West Coast after rolling through Hawaii.

  • 11/03/2011 | World

    American Pacific coast on alert over Japan tsunami

    After a massive Tsunami hit Japan, warnings have been extended to a long list of countries over the possibility of a similar disastrous experience. Among the countries at risk are Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and the United States (with focus on Hawaii).

  • 25/03/2011 | World

    Canadian government falls, election set for May

    Angry opposition parties brought down Canada's Conservative government, setting the scene for an early May election that polls indicate the Conservatives will win.

  • 11/06/2011 | Sports

    Vettel grabs pole at Canadian Grand Prix

    Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel bounced back from a practice crash to take his sixth pole position in seven races at the Canadian Grand Prix and maintain Red Bull's stranglehold on qualifying.

  • 30/10/2011 | Sports

    Canada upset Argentina to win inaugural Pan-Am rugby title

    Two interception tries from Conor Trainor spurred Canada to a 26-24 upset victory over Argentina in the gold medal match in the inaugural rugby sevens tournament at the Pan-American Games.

  • 04/02/2013 | Sports

    Spain crash out, Czechs through in Davis Cup

    Top seeds Spain crashed out of the first round of the Davis Cup for the first time since 2006 when Milos Raonic beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to give Canada an unassailable 3-1 lead in their world group tie.

  • 21/07/2012 | Entertainment

    US shooting quiets Hollywood, slows 'Dark Knight' box office

    Hollywood studios will not release box-offices figures on Sunday after the fatal gun rampage at a midnight showing for the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," which made less money than some industry insiders projected.

  • 14/12/2012 | Entertainment

    'Hobbit' debut reaps $13 mln in US, Canada, a December record

    The first of three "Hobbit" movies kicked off its box office quest with an estimated $13 million in ticket sales from showings at US and Canadian theaters just after midnight today, a record for a December debut.

  • 11/03/2013 | Entertainment

    Justin Bieber concert in Portugal cancelled

    Canadian singer Justin Bieber has cancelled one of two planned concerts in Portugal this week, the venue in Lisbon said on its website today.

  • 13/04/2012 | Entertainment

    Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift team up for new song

    Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has teamed with country sensation Taylor Swift on a new song for his upcoming third album, though details were scant as the "Boyfriend" singer keeps fans guessing.

  • 17/06/2012 | Entertainment

    Radiohead Toronto show cancelled after fatal stage collapse

    A concert by the British rock band Radiohead was cancelled after the roof of an outdoor stage collapsed during sound checks and rehearsals before the show on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three others, police and fire officials said.

  • 09/07/2012 | Entertainment

    Quidditch nerds target Games to promote their sport

    Quidditch players riding broomsticks tagged on to the Olympics, acknowledging the game adapted from the Harry Potter series was for nerds but arguing that it was a legitimate sport worthy of being in the Olympics.

  • 13/01/2011 | Entertainment

    Canada radio stations told to censor Dire Straits

    Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit "Money for Nothing," after a complaint that the lyrics of the Grammy Award-winning song were derogatory to gay men.

  • 26/09/2011 | Entertainment

    3D 'Lion King' rules box office for second week

    Walt Disney Co's 3D re-release of the animated classic rang up an estimated $22.1 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over three days as families turned out to see lion cub Simba's return to theaters.

  • 22/03/2012 | Entertainment

    US, Canada 2011 box office slumps, global sales up

    Ticket sales at US and Canadian theaters suffered a 4 percent slump in 2011 to $10.2 billion, its lowest level in a decade, despite a slew of big studio-funded hits that helped boost the global box office, a Hollywood industry group said.


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