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Obama talks about Cuba thaw, Keystone XL in year-end remarks
U.S. President Barack Obama praised the reopening of diplomatic relations with Cuba on Friday but said he doesnt expect it to bring overnight change on the island, a quick end to the U.S. economic embargo or the likelihood that he will soon visit the .
TransCanada deadline to accept Keystone XL easement deals today
The Obama administration has delayed making a decision on whether to approve the project while a Nebraska court decides whether resistant landowners should be forced to allow the pipeline through their property. About one-fifth of Nebraskans who live.
Keystone XL new safety conditions dont alter economics
Additional safety conditions imposed on the Keystone XL pipeline are not expected to hurt the economics of the project, whose price tag is already expected to soar by at least several hundred millions of dollars over earlier estimates. It appears to.
Brad Wall says small carbon levy might help get Keystone XL approval
One benefit of having those rules in place, he said, is that they might provide environmental elbow-room for the Obama administration to approve Keystone. He said theres now a political window to accept the project, and create some jobs, before this.
Keystone XL supporters, detractors clash over US pipeline report
The Conservative government received some much-needed good news this week in the form of the U.S. State Departments massive and benign final assessment of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Ever since Stephen Harper called American approval of .
No deals but immigration, climate-change promises aired at Amigos summit
Whether its the friction between Harper and Obama over the Keystone XL pipeline, or Pe��a Nietos annoyance with Obamas failure to deliver promised immigration reform, or his frustration with Harper for refusing to lift the controversial visa.
Anti-Harper protesters send PM cold message
Stephen Harper CBC year end 2014 Stephen Harpers lone wolf comments based on arrest of Montreal teen: PMO read comments · Quebec woman gets jail time after stopping for ducklings led to 2 deaths read comments; Cubans see thaw with U.S. as shot .
Why BC, Alberta are ending their pipeline standoff
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico remains stalled, with no approval as of yet from the U.S. government. And though there has been talk of Alberta piping its oil east, through a reversal of the main TransCanada.
Mexican tabloids: Black and White -- and dead all over
Surging drug violence brought Mexico together with the U.S. and Canada this week to talk about military co-operation to contain it. But it took the Popes visit to cause a temporary halt. One cartel hung out signs welcoming Benedict and pledging not to.
Self immolation: Tibet Buddhists debate non-violence
A rash of suicides and protests among Tibetan Buddhists prompted the Dalai Lama to call for prayers and not parties. Tibetans continue to bristle under Chinese rule, which began in 1950 when Beijing sent troops into the independent state. That anger.
Romania outreach for Roma kids a bust
Romanias building new schools to educate the children of the Roma, which sounds like a good thing for a population thats been scorned as gypsies, and ghettoized in Europe for generations. But theres not much good about it really. The courts said .
Vigo, Spain.the flag from here flies on the sun
Youre not there long before someonell tell you Fidel Castros parents trace their bloodlines to the surrounding region once known as the Kingdom of Galicia. His father was born above a cattle shed not far away, but wound up a millionaire in Cuba.
20 years ago, Bosnia war like bad dream
And today, 17 years after the peace that divided the country into a Muslim-Croat Federation and a Serb statelet, the politicians still feud. It took 16 months for parliament just to agree, last month, a new central government. The Obama adminstration.
Dakars wrestling sandbox millionaires
More popular than soccer in many parts of Africa, traditional wrestling has grown into a major sport. Every year, wrestlers hoping to achieve fame and fortune converge on Dakar for an annual tournament. This form of competition, with its rituals and.
Chinese banquet dinner
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Health Canada expands recall of Maytag fridges
Thursday, August 27, 2009 | 02:33 PM ET. Health Canada is expanding its March 2009 recall of Maytag, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley brand side-by-side and top freezer refrigerators. An electrical failure in the relay, the component that.
Canada credited for helping broker U.S.-Cuba breakthrough
In separate speeches, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, thanked Canada as well as the Vatican for hosting secret talks between the two countries, which have been at odds since the 1960s. The talks were held. In a year-end interview with the CBC on Wednesday, Harper said he didnt want to exaggerate Canadas role in the secret talks, and that Canadian officials did not actually participate in any discussions. ���We facilitated��.
Obama calling Keystone an export pipeline is a weak.
Just before the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favour Friday of approving the Keystone XL pipeline (its ninth bill in support of the Canadian project), President Barack Obama came up with another excuse to reject it.. The most realistic estimates are this might create maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline, which might take a year or two, and then after that were talking about somewhere between 50 and 100 jobs in an economy of 150 million��.
Explaining Canadas hurry to build pipelines in the U.S..
Washingtons decision to temporarily shelve the Keystone XL project has Canadian companies rushing to redraw the pipeline map. Enbridge announced plans to reverse the direction in which crude oil flows in the Seaway��.
National Post: Defence minister says Canadian soldiers.
. Ukraine News. CBC News: Canadian Minister of National Defence calls on Russia to leave Ukraine2014-11-23In Ukraine News.. good cause. CNN: Obamas year-end message - North Korea, Cuba and Congress. Washington - President Barack Obama said the Keystone XL pipeline - which Republican congressional leaders have said they intend to approve legislation to authorize early next year - is not even going to be a nominal benefit to U.S. consumers..
Obama tells U.S. governors Keystone XL pipeline decision.
U.S. President Barack Obama told governors at a meeting Monday he expects to make a decision on Keystone XL in the next couple of months, Oklahoma governor told reporters.. $5.4 billion project. The agencies have until the end of April to comment on whether the pipeline is in the national interest.. Vladimir Putin compares Russia to cornered bear, warning citizens to brace for recession that could last two years. 30 smart answers to tough interview questions��.
The return of Keystone XL: U.S. mid-term election battle.
Canadians with an interest in the proposed Alberta-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline will be watching closely as Americans go to the polls in next months mid-term elections. While President. Referring to declining unemployment, President Obama credited his administration in a speech Oct. 2 at Northwestern University in Chicago for the progress. ���Im not on the. Next years United Nations climate change conference in Paris could also stand in the way of Keystone.
Hedge fund qualms stoke TransCanada debt concern.
An activist hedge funds proposal to break up TransCanada Corp., timed to collide with a vote on its Keystone XL pipeline, is triggering concern the company will seek to placate shareholders at the expense of bondholders.. ���If Canadian investors start seeing U.S. hedge funds circling a name like this it starts to create concern, especially heading into year-end,��� Derek Brown, who oversees $6-billion at Fiera Capital Corp., said by phone from Toronto. Brown said he��.
Keystone XL: Pipeline politics and the future of Canada-U.S..
Why Obamas Keystone decision is so critical���and dangerous���to Canada-U.S. relations.. Paul Wells: The Presidents got a decision to make; and our American hosts might not be aware, but this decision about Keystone has really transfixed Canadian politics over the last year and a half. When Barack. But its a lot easier to plug a pipeline coming in from Canada than talking about demand-side measures in the U.S.. Best (and worst) of TV in 2014 0 Comments.
Keystone, Northern Gateway pipeline pressure mounts as oil
The proposed pipeline, which would transport crude from Albertas oil sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast, is in its sixth year of review by Obama. The latest delay came in April, with Obamas administration giving federal��.
Harper builds oil link with China after Obama Keystone slap.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is gaining support among Canadians for his plan to ship oilsands crude to China after President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada Corp.s $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf��.
Keystone XL pipeline will be built: TransCanada CEO.
The controversial Keystone XL pipeline will receive President Obamas blessing and be built to transport crude oil from Canada to Texas, TransCanada Corp Chief Executive Russ Girling predicted on Tuesday.. confidence helps project a sense of inevitability around the $5.4-billion project, which supporters say would create badly needed jobs, and offset a recent unfavorable Nebraska court ruling and more than five years of political wrangling in Washington.
David Suzuki on Rio+20, Green Economy and Why Planets.
As host of the long-running CBC program, The Nature of Things, seen in more than 40 countries, Suzuki has helped educate millions about the rich biodiversity of the planet and the threats it faces from human-driven global warming.. in Rio de Janeiro to talk about the climate crisis, the student protests in Quebec, his childhood growing up in an internment camp, and his daughter Severns historic speech at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 when she was 12 years old.
Keystone XL to cast chill over Three Amigos meeting.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harpers frustration with U.S. President Barack Obamas failure to approve the Keystone XL pipeline may make this installment of the North America summit, known as the ���Three Amigos,��� the frostiest since. Yet 20 years after the North American Free Trade Agreement took effect, the U.S. and Canada are at loggerheads over a $5.4 billion collaboration that would carry oil south from the thick sands of Alberta to American refineries��.
A Hideous Atrocity: Noam Chomsky on Israels Assault on.
Chomsky is a world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author, Institute Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught for more than 50 years.. Please first just comment, since we havent spoken to you throughout the Israeli assault on Gaza.. The ceasefire terms were that Hamas would not fire rockets���what they call rockets���and Israel would move to end the blockade and stop attacking what they call militants in Gaza.
Enbridges Keystone XL alternative: New pathway on track.
Business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers on Thursday published an open letter urging U.S. President Barack Obama to approve Keystone XLs $5.3-billion northern segment, which would cross the. Keystones $2.3-billion southern portion is nearing completion, with startup expected before year-end, the company said last week.. Puzzled by how fast Jian Ghomeshis case against the CBC folded?
Not first time Donald Sterlings remarks have bled into.
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterlings alleged derisive comments against visible minorities will likely cast an enduring cloud over the successful career the billionaire built, despite a pattern of racially charged behaviour.. facing rebuke from his own basketball team, legends Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, and U.S. President Barack Obama himself over the billionaires alleged racist comments caught on tape and released by gossip site TMZ on Friday.