Tag: Canada

Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 06:13 UTC
Chevron, Repsol and Statoil to drill offshore Newfoundland and Labrador

Chevron Canada Ltd., a big player in Canada's offshore oil industry, has struck a deal with Norwegian and Spanish oil companies to carry out exploration off the coast of Atlantic Canada.
Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 22:32 UTC
Canada’s withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol regrettable, says UN climate official

Canada’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is surprising and regrettable, the United Nations climate change chief Christiana Figueres said on Tuesday, calling on developed countries to meet the commitments they recently made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa.
Wednesday, December 7th 2011 - 22:17 UTC
Canada launches Ministerial Dialogue for greater engagement with the Americas

The Canadian government launched on Wednesday the First Ministerial Dialogue on the Americas with more than a hundred representatives from the private sector, academia, think tanks, civil society organizations and government.
Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:48 UTC
Canada freezes contributions to UNESCO, following vote on Palestine

Canada will not contribute more to UNESCO to make up for a shortfall after the US cut its funding over the Palestinians joining the UN cultural body, Foreign Minister John Baird said Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 20:51 UTC
What about “Life is short, have an affair” to sponsor a basketball team

Virtus Roma basketball team is in talks for a sponsorship deal with a website that helps unfaithful married people have an affair. Founder and president of www.ashleymadison.com Noel Biderman has been in talks with Roma president Claudio Toti for two days, something that has brought criticism from the Vatican.
Wednesday, August 31st 2011 - 00:58 UTC
Hundreds of thousands remain without electricity in north east US and Quebec

The cleanup after tropical storm Irene continued Tuesday across the Canadian province of Quebec, where the storm washed out roads, downed power lines and possibly contributed to one death. An 81-year old man died after he disappeared for several hours during the storm northeast of Montreal.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:08 UTC
Canada to overhaul and expand Argentine nuclear power plant

Argentina signed contracts worth 444 million dollars on Wednesday with a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group, Canada's top engineering firm, to extend the shelf-life of its Embalse nuclear plant.
Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 07:06 UTC
Colombia/Canada launch FTA promoting agro-trade and mining investment

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement which took effect on Monday August 15 is Canada's fourth bilateral trade deal with a Latin American country and eliminates tariffs on a range of goods and services in an effort to facilitate trade and investment.
Tuesday, August 9th 2011 - 07:26 UTC
Canada-Brazil CEO forum to consider trade agreement with Mercosur

Visiting Canadian Primer Minister Stephen Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed on Monday several agreements on air travel, pension benefits, international aid and other areas at the Planalto Executive palace in Brasilia.
Saturday, August 6th 2011 - 08:41 UTC
Canadian PM will visit Brazil, Colombia and Central America

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Honduras from August 8 to 12 to promote trade and investments, reinforce democratic governance and advance common security, according to a release from the PM’s office.