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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: Montreal (Canada), Canada, Qatar
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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: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Conservation, Politics, Enbridge Incorporated, Environmental Issues
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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: Entertainment, American Idol (tv program), Franklin (New London, Connecticut), Music, Concerts
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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: Hull House, Entertainment, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
Reuters* Expenses crisis threatening to undermine government * Conservatives trailing in opinion polls By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 19 (Reuters) - The top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in an...Tags: Elections, Religion and Belief, Values, Canada, Ethics
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Canadian quake jolts St. Lawrence County
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.An earthquake that started in Canada was felt across parts of Northern New York on Friday morning. SUNY Potsdam geology professor Frank A. Revetta said his equipment detected a magnitude-5.0 quake at 9:43 a.m., originating in what is known as the...Tags: Canada, State University of New York, Natural Disasters, Physiology, U.S. Geological Survey
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BRIEF: Canadian quake jolts St. Lawrence County
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y.An earthquake that started in Canada was felt across parts of Northern New York this morning. SUNY Potsdam geology professor Frank A. Revetta said his equipment detected a 5.0-magnitude quake at 9:43 a.m., originating in what is known as the Western...Tags: Canada, State University of New York, Watertown
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Letter tries to ease Peace Bridge fallout
The Buffalo NewsA group of state lawmakers Tuesday offered an olive branch to Canadian Peace Bridge officials, urging them to keep on track a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to begin a historic pilot project that allows U.S. customs agents onto Canadian soil to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Schumer, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Canada
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Flooding adaptation
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY -- Environmental experts say most wildlife weathered the recent flooding disaster. NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY -- "In terms of direct mortality, you won't see much of that," said John Coluccy, director of conservation planning for...Tags: Ducks Unlimited
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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: Entertainment, Greg Kot, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Toronto (Canada), Music
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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, Canada, European Union, Politics
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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: Lobbying, Paris (France), International Organizations, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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