News Topic - Canada

Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!
When Canada's Do Not Call registery came on-line last week it was an instant success - well, it took a bit more than two years to issue the outsourcing contract for it, nine months to get it working on Linux, and perhaps two days to port a highly secure (and...
ZDNet  –  Oct 6, 2008 07:15 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Technology: Internet

Brain Injury Association Of Canada Asks Legislators And Leaders, "Where Is Canada's Injury Prevention Strategy?"
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Canada NewsWire  –  Oct 6, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada

Flower show at Descanso Gardens
LA CAADA FLINTRIDGE - There will be an African violet show from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge.
Pasadena Star-News  –  Oct 6, 2008 06:46 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: California: Los Angeles

Canadian building permits fall more than expected
Canadian building permits fell far more than expected in August as both the residential and non-residential sectors registered big declines, Statistics Canada said Monday.
Canada.com  –  Oct 6, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Ontario

Market freefall
Stock markets in Canada and around the world plunged on Monday as the global financial crisis widened and several financial institutions warned that global economies - including here and in the U.S. - are heading into a recession.
Canada.com  –  Oct 6, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Ontario

Double-digit declines for home prices
While average resale home prices across Canada nudged upward in thethird quarter, Edmonton saw double-digit declines from last year inbungalows, two-storeys and standard condos, says a report releasedtoday by real estate firm Royal LePage.
Canada.com  –  Oct 6, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Alberta

Parties' combined campaign spending can top $100M: Elections Canada
Canada's 19 registered political parties will be allowed to spend a total of more than $100 million trying to get their candidates elected on Oct. 14, according to the spending limits just published by Elections Canada, although actual spending on national advertising and campaign planes, train ... more »
Canada.com  –  Oct 6, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: Ontario

'We're not going to win,' British commander says of bid to quash Taliban
Britain's top commander in Afghanistan says the war will not end in victory, the latest indication of soul-searching as Canada's allies grapple with how to handle the rising power of the Taliban insurgency.
The Globe and Mail  –  Oct 6, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World: Europe

War effort thrust into Canada's election
A warning from Britain's most senior military commander in Afghanistan that the war there cannot be won reflects his own view and not those of the NATO-led coalition, the Canadian Conservatives said yesterday.
The Globe and Mail  –  Oct 6, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World: Europe

Vancouver International Film Festival
The following reviews are by Marsha Lederman, Liam Lacey and Simon Houpt. Films are rated out of four stars, in descending order.AdorationAtom Egoyan (Canada)***
The Globe and Mail  –  Oct 6, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Canada: British Columbia