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Montevideo, March 31st 2025 - 07:32 UTC

Tag: Canada

  • Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 - 23:08 UTC

    The entire Great Lakes almost completely covered with ice

    According to NOAA data, the Great Lakes ice coverage is up over 3%. This time last year, there was 85.4% coverage

    The entire Great Lakes, shared by Canada and the United States is at 88.8% ice coverage, with the highest totals coming from Lake Huron and Lake Erie at about 96% ice coverage according to Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA.

  • Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 19:28 UTC

    Canada identifies origin of mad cow disease case; Korea bans Canadian beef

    “They’ve got the birth farm, which is important,” Masswohl said. “I understand that everything is in Alberta.”

    The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says a beef breeding cow found with mad cow disease on an Alberta farm was born in the province at a different farm. Association spokesman John Masswohl says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency identified the birth farm. It is the first case reported since 2011. South Korea announced it was banning Canadian beef.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2015 - 05:44 UTC

    UK, US and Canada welcome elections announcement by Guyanese president

    President Ramotar’s announced national elections will be held in Guyana on 11 May, 'a critical first-step towards the return of a fully functioning Parliament'

    The United States of America, Canada, and the United Kingdom have welcomed Guyana's President Ramotar’s announcement that national and regional elections will be held in Guyana on May 11, 2015. Elections are a critical first-step towards the return of a fully functioning Parliament.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 08:37 UTC

    Falklands' delegation in Canada receives full support for self determination

    The Falklands delegation had government and private sector representatives. <br /> (L to R) Phyl Richards, Lewis Clifton, John Baird (FM Canada), Mike Summers, Tom Clarence Smith and David Blockley

    Canada openly supported Falkland Islands' people right to self determination, backed Canadian companies working in the Islands and confirmed ongoing political and trade assurances. The message was clearly conveyed to a high level Falklands' government and private sector during their recent visit to Canadian capital Ottawa and tour of several provinces.

  • Friday, September 12th 2014 - 03:58 UTC

    Canadian team locates English vessels lost in 1845 in the Northwest Passage

    PM Harper announced one of Canada's greatest mysteries has been solved with the discovery of one of the two ships belonging to the Franklin Expedition

    After more than 160 years of searching to understand the fate of English explorer Sir John Franklin’s fabled arctic voyage, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a Canadian team has located one of Franklin’s historic ships and solved one of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries, according to reports from Parks Canada.

  • Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 08:06 UTC

    Peruvian president Humala honoured as “Statesman of the Year” in Canada

    Humala meets Prime Minister Harper: 'Canada a strategic partner' for Peru

    Peruvian President Ollanta Humala at the end of his three day visit to Canada was honoured in Toronto by the Canadian Council of the Americas with the “Statesman of the Year” annual award. On thanking the award President Humala said that Peru during this year is expected to expand over 5.5% while investment is set to increase by 8%.

  • Thursday, February 20th 2014 - 04:11 UTC

    North American partners meet to celebrate NAFTA 20 years, but the agenda has many frictions

    The three leaders pose for the family picture at Toluca

    US President Barack Obama joined the Mexican and Canadian leaders Wednesday for a North American summit focused on trade but marked by friction between the “three amigos”. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto shook hands with Obama in an ornate state government palace in Toluca, near Mexico City, for private one-on-one talks before Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined them later.

  • Friday, January 31st 2014 - 23:14 UTC

    Falklands referendum: observers mission partially financed by Canada, claims Argentina

    Falklands celebrate results of the March referendum

    The Falkland Islands referendum a year ago when an overwhelming majority of Islanders voted to remain as a British Overseas Territory, supported on the UN charter enshrined peoples' right to self determination has become an obsession for Argentina and the official news agency Telam has been researching the international validation of the event and Canadian support stands out strongly.

  • Friday, November 15th 2013 - 16:15 UTC

    Deliver or Die: Financial Survival Challenges for Today’s Junior Oil Companies

    “The only way a junior can truly capitalize their program and fund their growth is through internal generation of cash,” says Nichol, Edge Resources CEO

    Long gone are the days of easy money, so it seems. Junior energy companies are finding today’s capital to be more expensive and harder to access. In the current market, juniors are fighting an ongoing battle just to balance sustainable growth, manage debt, and to compete with peers for dollars that just aren’t there. When assessing a junior, one must look at how they put their budgets together and maintain them if they’re to survive out there in the wild.

  • Monday, October 21st 2013 - 06:49 UTC

    EU and Canada sign agreement expected to increase bilateral trade by over 20%

    Canadian PM Stephen Harper and European Commission president Barroso confirmed the negotiations had concluded

    A landmark trade deal reached between the European Union (EU) and Canada, that will benefit the UK economy and businesses by over £1.3 billion a year, has been welcomed by Prime Minister David Cameron.