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Canadian grain farmers consider buyers as monopoly ends
TORONTO - The first thing farmer Kent Erickson does at 6 a.m. before irrigating his 2,000 acres of wheat is check his BlackBerry for the latest grain prices from buyers such as Viterra. With the recent end of the Canadian Wheat Board's 70-year-old...Tags: Agriculture, European Union, Toronto (Canada), Bank of Nova Scotia, Marketing
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Canadian DJs "punk" U.N. Secretary General
KIAHThe Avengers "owned" the summer, earning a billion and half bucks worldwide. But a Canadian team of Avengers tried to take over, stirring up some shiz last week at the United Nations General Assembly. Les Justiciers Masques, French for "Masked Avengers,"...Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, Disc Jockeys, Sarah Palin, Celine Dion, United Nations
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Rachel Marsden: Britain's backup plan
American VoicesWhile news in America continues to be dominated by the usual election-cycle fare of gimmicky talking points, gratuitous finger-pointing and constant bickering over which presidential candidate is best qualified to steer the country into the iceberg,...Tags: Germany, European Union, Chicago Tribune Columnists, United Kingdom, Russia
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Canucks give U.S. a break: Scout & About: Canada 2012
VarietyIncentives for film and TV production continue to be a major priority for the Canadian government. National Earlier this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government unveiled a federal budget that slashed funding to some of the country's cultural...Tags: Tax Credits, Toronto (Canada), National Government, Canada, Labor Legislation
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Rachel Marsden: The world isn't buying Europe's nonsense
As European leaders meet this week in an attempt to once again shoo reality away from the continent's respirator, countries outside the European Union are making it increasingly clear that they'll have no role in prolonging the charade. Cyprus has just...
Tags: Germany, Travel, European Union, Trips and Vacations, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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U.S. energy policy: What have we got against Canada?
It's been a rough month for Canada. America's biggest trading partner and overall non-jerk country just wants to sell some oil to its friends. Canada is sitting on a black-gold mine, but its oil sales are unable to keep pace with production -- a problem...Tags: European Union, Petroleum Industry, Documentary (genre), Trade Policy, National Government
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Rachel Marsden: Romney must find tactical advantage
American VoicesNow that it's a virtual certainty Mitt Romney will be the Republican presidential nominee, and all the other candidates have likely dozed off with the rest of us during this preliminary series of political skirmishes, it's time to wipe the sleep from...Tags: Mitt Romney, New York Dragons, Nicolas Sarkozy, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Elections
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Hand, Foot Mailed to 2 Schools in Vancouver
CNNVANCOUVER -- What appeared to be a human hand and foot were sent separately to two area schools, Vancouver police said Tuesday. The first package, containing what was thought to be a hand, was delivered to False Creek Elementary School, while the second,...Tags: Germany, Police Arrests, Health and Safety at School, Vancouver (Canada), Canada
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House bill blocks funding for new Detroit bridge: might not stop Snyder
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House has voted to prohibit using state money to build another bridge across the Detroit River. The House passed the supplemental budget bill Thursday by a vote of 79-31, with the bridge language inserted by...
Tags: Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Republican Party, Politics, Government
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UPDATED: Plan would build new US-Canada bridge at Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Officials have reached an agreement to build a new Canadian-financed bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a massive construction project that could create thousands of jobs and increase international trade, the Michigan...
Tags: Regional Authority, Global Expansion, Rick Snyder, National Government, Politics
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Governor Announces Michigan-Canada Bridge Agreement
FOX 17 Reporter and Web ProducerFriday, Gov. Rick Snyder announced an agreement with Canada that would provide a bridge from Michigan to Canada, in an effort to spark trade. “We shall launch a truly visionary project, one that will mean jobs and growth both in Canada and the...Tags: Regional Authority, Rick Snyder, Politics, Government
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War of 1812 enemies sign 'declaration of peace'
On the 200th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of war on Britain and its colonies, representatives of the United States, Britain and Canada gathered at Fort McHenry to sign a "declaration of peace." "Much … has changed in 200 years," Navy...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Kingdom, Johns Hopkins University, G20, David Cameron
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