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Qatar drops bid to move civil aviation body ICAO from Montreal
Reuters* Canada mounted strong campaign to keep ICAO in Montreal * ICAO has been based in Montreal since 1947 OTTAWA, May 24 (Reuters) - Qatar has dropped a bid to move the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization from Montreal to Doha,...Tags: Qatar, Montreal (Canada), Canada
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Quebec to do own review of Enbridge pipeline project
ReutersBy Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Quebec will announce within weeks that it will launch its own public review of a proposed pipeline that would deliver crude oil from western Canada to eastern markets, its environment minister said...Tags: Conservation, Government, Enbridge Incorporated, Energy, Politics
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Singer Aretha Franklin postpones three more concerts
ReutersLOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Soul music legend Aretha Franklin postponed three June concerts, the singer's spokesman said on Wednesday, a week after health issues caused her to cancel two shows in May. Spokesman David Brokaw said the "Queen of Soul"...Tags: Music, Franklin (New London, Connecticut), Concerts, Entertainment, American Idol (tv program)
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Museums
Elmhurst Historical Museum 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst; 630-833-1457, elmhursthistory.org The regional history museum is located in the Glos Mansion, former home of Elmhurst's first village president, Henry L. Glos, and offers a look at the lifestyle...Tags: Museums, Entertainment Events, Girl Scouts of the USA, Nobel Prize Awards, Hull House
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Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
ReutersOTTAWA (Reuters) - The top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in an mounting expenses scandal which is threatening to undermine the Conservative government. Nigel Wright, Harper's chief of staff, quit...Tags: Ethics, Stephen Harper, Parliament, Elections, Government
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Canada's PM defends aide at heart of growing expenses scandal
Reuters* Scandal becoming one of biggest to strike government * Conservatives had promised to be more accountable By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 17 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended on Friday a top aide who is at the center of an...Tags: Ethics, Government, Values, Religion and Belief, National Government
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Metz: Toronto trio is all out, all the time
A few weeks ago, the Toronto trio Metz was played a midafternoon gig at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, with such fury that the welt-inducing performance left me questioning the band members’ physical well-being and sanity....
Tags: Music, Toronto (Canada), Greg Kot, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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Canada says close to agreeing long-delayed EU free-trade deal
Reuters* Canada-EU talks have dragged for 18 months * EU now turning its attention to talks with U.S. OTTAWA, May 6 (Reuters) - Canada is close to finalizing a long-delayed free-trade deal with the European Union but will not set a timetable for reaching an...Tags: International Organizations, European Union, Politics, Canada
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INTERVIEW-Canadian minister takes fight for oil sands crude to Europe
Reuters* Canada fears oil exports could be harmed by EU plan * Canada sits on world's third largest oil reserves * Ottawa keen to find new buyers for its crude By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 5 (Reuters) - A European Union plan to label crude from the Alberta...Tags: France, Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, European Union, Politics
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NEWSMAKER-Bank of Canada's Poloz is outsider with financial savvy
ReutersOTTAWA, May 2 (Reuters) - Stephen Poloz, named on Thursday as the next Bank of Canada governor, is seen as an outsider with a solid financial background who will be well able to navigate Ottawa's politics and bureaucracy. Poloz, 57, takes over as...Tags: Regional Authority, Money and Monetary Policy, Government, Finance, Executive Branch
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FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Canada
ReutersBy David Ljunggren May 1 (Reuters) - The Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a majority in the House of Commons and will not have to face an election until October 2015. The main political risk facing the government is a tepid...Tags: TransCanada Corporation, Stephen Harper, Money and Monetary Policy, Government, Finance
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Canada budget office sees rates on hold until mid-2015
Reuters* Budget office sees economy below potential through 2015 * Sees bigger budget surplus than government does in 2015-16 OTTAWA, April 29 (Reuters) - Canada's parliamentary budget office (PBO) sees the country's central bank holding its key interest...Tags: Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Productivity
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