‘Raise people’s morale to improve economy’TORONTO - Governments should work more on raising people’s morale rather than relying on stimulus packages, says world renowned economist and Yale University professor Robert Shiller. Canadians default on bills as jobs disappearTORONTO - With the economy sinking deeper into recession and jobs disappearing fast, more and more Canadians have begun defaulting on their home bills. Dalai Lama to lead ‘dream spiritual team’ at peace summitTORONTO - The Dalai Lama, who is an honorary citizen of Canada, will lead Nobel Peace Prize laureates at a global peace summit in Vancouver in September. Canada unveils $4 bn interim loan to GM, ChryslerTORONTO - Canada Monday announced $4 billion in interim loans to General Motors (GM) and Chrysler as the struggling auto giants undertake government-supervised restructuring plans. Canadian court upholds ban on anti-war British MPTORONTO - A Canadian court has upheld the government’s ban on the entry of anti-war British MP George Galloway for a speaking tour. Air Canada CEO quits as airline faces bankruptcyTORONTO - Air Canada president and CEO Montie Brewer suddenly resigned Monday as the world’s 11th largest airline struggles with a deepening financial crisis. Over 100 countries hit by electronic spying operationNEW YORK/TORONTO - A spying operation that infiltrated computers - many of them belonging to governments - in 103 countries has been uncovered by a group of Canadian researchers, the New York Times reported Sunday. Dog attacks owner couple to stop their fightTORONTO - A fight between a Canadian couple upset their faithful dog so much that he attacked them to end the fight. ‘Canada’s bureaucracy spoiling ties with India over Kashmir’TORONTO - Indian Canadian leaders have slammed Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon for his recent statement about playing a role in the Kashmir dispute. They said Canada must recognize the recently held ‘free and fair’ polls in Kashmir and say that it is an integral part of India. Oil scarcity will spell end of globalisation: EconomistTORONTO - The world may no longer be flat very soon. Contrary to what Thomas Friedman said told us after his analysis of globalisation, the world will indeed become a ‘whole lot smaller” very soon, if a top Canadian economist is to be believed. Use public transport to stay fitTORONTO - People who use public transport daily are thrice more likely to meet recommended physical fitness norms than others. Banned British MP to sue Canada for damagesTORONTO - An anti-war British MP, barred from Canada for his links to the Palestinian group Hamas, is likely to sue the Canadian government for damages. Canadian markets post 20 percent gains after record lowTORONTO - Financial and energy shares propelled Canadian markets to cross the important 9,000-mark for the first time in two months. Anti-war British MP drags challenges entry banTORONTO - A British MP, who has been banned from entering Canada for supporting terror groups and opposing US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has challenged the Canadian government action in court. Canada favours peaceful resolution of Kashmir disputeTORONTO - Canada has reiterated that it has not changed its position on Jammu and Kashmir and that it wants India and Pakistan to resolve the dispute peacefully. ‘Canada has not changed its stand on Kashmir’TORONTO - Canada Tuesday reiterated that it has not changed it position on Kashmir. The clarification came after a pro-Pakistan Kashmiri group here wrote a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently alleging human rights violations by India in the Kashmir valley. Low oil prices force merger of Canadian giantsTORONTO - With global oil prices well below their production costs, Canada’s top two energy companies have decided to merge to create one of the world’s biggest oil companies to weather the crisis. Will Nano stall or storm, asks Canadian dailyTORONTO - With the launch of Nano, the world’s cheapest car, making headlines across the world, a major Canadian daily asked Monday: Will the world’s cheapest car stall or storm? Banned British MP will be ‘escorted’ into CanadaTORONTO - Groups organising the speaking tour of a British anti-war MP whose entry has been banned into Canada say they will now ‘escort’ him into the country from across the US border. Learn English or face denial of citizenship: CanadaTORONTO - Hinting that language skills will soon become a must for getting citizenship, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Friday said immigrants should either learn English or French, or face denial of citizenship. Taliban kill four Canadian soldiers in AfghanistanTORONTO - Four Canadian soldiers have been killed and eight injured in attacks by the Taliban near Kandahar in Afghanistan. Anti-war British MP denied entry into CanadaTORONTO - Canada Friday banned the entry of anti-war British MP George Galloway, citing him as a threat to national security. Acetaldehyde in alcohol gravest risk for digestive tract cancersTORONTO - Acetaldehyde in alcohol is the greatest risk factor for digestive tract cancers, particularly for heavy drinkers, according to the latest evidence. Nortel seeks court nod for bonuses to top honchosTORONTO - Even as the US House Thursday passed a bill to heavily tax bonuses for executives of companies bailed out with government money, global telecom giant Nortel is seeking court approval for its bonus plans. Canadian currency too surges against US dollarTORONTO - The Canadian dollar followed the euro and the pound to rise sharply against the US dollar Thursday. Hippos more closely related to whales, not pigs, say researchersTORONTO - Hippos spend lots of time in the water and now, if researchers are to be believed, it turns out that they are the closest living relative to the whales. LTTE flags at Tamil rally not illegal: Toronto policeTORONTO - Toronto police late Wednesday gave its clean chit to the use of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flags by Tamil protesters at a rally here Monday. Actress Natasha Richardson dead, didn’t get early medical helpTORONTO - British actress Natasha Richardson, who died Wednesday from head injuries suffered on a Canadian ski hill, could get not timely help, reports here said. Paramedics, who rushed to the actress after her fall on the ski hill near Montreal Monday, were turned away by emergency workers and told they were not needed. Actress Richardson was not allowed early medical help: ReportTORONTO - British actress Natasha Richardson, who died Wednesday from head injuries suffered on a Canadian ski hill, could get not timely help, reports here said. Para-medics, who rushed to the actress after her fall on the ski hill near Montreal Monday, were turned away by emergency workers and told they were not needed. Canada investigating waving of LTTE flags at Toronto rallyTORONTO -With thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils waving the flags of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) at a rally here Monday, Canadian authorities have launched an investigation whether their action violated the nation’s new anti-terror laws. |