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QUEBECOR WORLD GRANTED CREDITOR PROTECTION

Quebecor World granted creditor protection

Financially troubled printing giant Quebecor World Inc. on Monday obtained creditor protection in Quebec.

The company said the filing was a result of tough industry conditions — especially in Europe — and its failure to raise new capital. A creditor protection filing was also expected to be approved in New York on Tuesday. Investors sent the stock down 17 cents to a finish of 16.5 cents on the TSX. The stock is now worth a fraction of its one-year high of $17.25, which was reached last February

B.C. SEXTUPLETS DIDN'T NEED TRANSFUSIONS, EXPERT TESTIFIES
Four surviving sextuplets who were taken from their Jehovah's Witness parents because B.C. doctors believed they would die without blood transfusions were not in imminent danger, an expert testified in Vancouver on Monday.

ATLANTIC COMPANIES SLATED FOR AEROSPACE CONTRACTS
Atlantic Canada aerospace companies will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in defence contracts as the result of a move to replace the military's Hercules transport aircraft, two federal cabinet ministers are expected to announce Tuesday.

KITIMAT FATHER PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN DEATH OF DAUGHTER
A B.C. man pleaded not guilty Monday to a second-degree murder charge in the death of his teenage daughter in Kitimat in November 2006, with the accused's lawyer arguing the father was not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.

LIBERALS PONDER WHEN TO BRING DOWN GOVERNMENT
Stéphane Dion opened his party's caucus retreat on Monday with a campaign-style speech, as Liberal members of Parliament met to map out strategy amid speculation of a federal election.

STUDY SAYS TOLLS AND TAXES SHOULD FUND INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS
A study concludes that cities in the GTA and Hamilton should impose road tolls and new fuel taxes to reduce gridlock and pay for better public transit.

MANLEY TO DELIVER REPORT ON CANADA'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN
John Manley and his advisory group are expected to release a highly anticipated report this week advising Parliament on Canada 's role Afghanistan once the current combat mission expires in February 2009.

         

January 21, 2008

GLOBAL SHARES TUMBLE ON US FEARS

Global stock markets tumble, with European indexes set for the worst day in four years, on fears of a US recession.

Investors remain worried about the state of the US economy

Global stock markets have tumbled, with European indexes heading for their worst day in four years, amid growing fears of a recession in the US . London 's FTSE 100 index fell 3.6% to 5685.2, in Paris the Cac-40 fell 6.7%, and Frankfurt 's Dax dropped 5.4%. Tokyo 's Nikkei 225 index slid by 3.9% to its lowest close since October 2005, while India 's Sensex shed 7.4%. Investors have taken little comfort from emergency measures proposed by President George W Bush on Friday. US markets have closed for a public holiday on Monday and will re-open on Tuesday.

CSIS ON LOOKOUT FOR VIOLENT PROTESTS AT 2010 GAMES
Canada 's spy agency is warily eyeing the possibility of violent protests against the 2010 Winter Olympics in British Columbia .

TO BUY, SELL OR HOLD WILL BE ON INVESTORS' MINDS THIS WEEK
Buy, sell or hold? That will be the question on the minds of many investors as the markets open Monday following last week's stock market sell-off.

NEW BID TO CLEAR PRINCE GEORGE ICE JAM
A new effort is underway to unclog a 5.5 kilometre-long ice jam along the Nechako River in Prince George , B.C.

TORTURE WATCHLIST 'WRONGLY' NAMES CANADIAN ALLIES: BERNIER
Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has issued a statement in an effort to pacify allies angry over a training manual for Canadian diplomats that lists the U.S. and Israel as countries where prisoners risk torture and abuse.

BATTLE FOR QUEBEC BETWEEN TORIES AND BLOC, DUCEPPE SAYS
The critical struggle for Quebec in the next federal election will come down to a dogfight between the Conservatives and his Bloc Québécois, Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe predicted Saturday.

US BORDER PATROL ARREST FAKE CANADIAN DOCTOR WANTED IN FLORIDA

CHAMPLAIN , NY – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the arrest of a Canadian citizen wanted in Florida on charges of grand theft and practicing medicine without a license. On January 17, 2007, CBP officers encountered Joseph Gerard Otis, a 63 year-old Canadian citizen from Montreal, Quebec, as he applied for admission into the United States at the Champlain, New York border crossing. Otis advised the primary CBP officer that he was enroute to vacation in Orlando , Florida . Primary record checks revealed that Otis was the subject of an active nation-wide felony warrant issued in October of 1986 by the Broward County ( Florida ) Sheriff’s Department. The warrant stems from a 1986 arrest and charges Otis with grand theft, practicing medicine without a license and use of title doctor without a license. Otis was immediately taken into custody by CBP officers. Fingerprint verification by CBP officers confirmed Otis’ identity.  Officers then verified the validity of the warrant and confirmed extradition. Otis was arrested without incident and turned over to the custody of the New York State Troopers pending extradition to Florida .  “This apprehension was the result of CBP’s increased use of name inquiries during primary inspections at land border crossings, as well as CBP officers due diligence in apprehending wanted criminals” stated James T. Engleman, CBP Director of Field Operations for the Buffalo Field Office. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for  the management, control, and protection of our Nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Further inquiries can be directed to  Kevin Corsaro, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Buffalo Field Office, (716) 626-0400 ext 204-Office, (202)-359-0570-Cell

January 20, 2008

Sure, Mr. Bernier!

Torture watchlist 'wrongly' names Canadian allies: Maxime Bernier

TORTURE WATCHLIST 'WRONGLY' NAMES CANADIAN ALLIES: BERNIER
Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has issued a statement in an effort to pacify allies angry over a training manual for Canadian diplomats that lists the U.S. and Israel as countries where prisoners risk torture and abuse. Bernier said the manual "contains a list that wrongly includes some of our closest allies."
 
2 CHILDREN KILLED, MOTHER CRITICALLY HURT IN QUEBEC CRASH
Two children are dead and their mother is in critical condition after a train smashed into their minivan Saturday about 200 kilometres northeast of Quebec City .
 
NEW BID TO CLEAR PRINCE GEORGE ICE JAM
A new effort is underway to unclog a 5.5 kilometre-long ice jam along the Nechako River in Prince George, B.C.
 
WILDROSE ALLIANCE PARTY BORN IN ALBERTA
Alberta got a new political party on Saturday as the right wing Alberta Alliance and Wildrose Parties agreed to merge to form the Wildrose Alliance Party.
 
USE OF 15-SEAT VANS SUSPENDED IN N.B.
The use of 15-seat vans to transport schoolchildren has been suspended in New Brunswick , where a horrific accident claimed the lives of eight people last weekend.
 
MAN ARRESTED IN DELTA IS FATHER OF DEAD 18-MONTH-OLD: FAMILY FRIEND
An Indo-Canadian man in his mid-40s remained in custody Friday evening after police found the body of a young child in his home in Delta, B.C.
 
DION PROMISES $1B MANUFACTURING PROSPERITY FUND
A Liberal government would establish a $1-billion fund to help manufacturers move into green technologies, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion pledged Friday.
 
DOCTORS THREATEN TO VACATE MONTREAL MATERNITY WARD
Doctors at a Montreal hospital are threatening to stop delivering babies this spring, saying the aging maternity ward is in a decrepit state of repair.
 
CROWN DROPS CHARGES AGAINST FORMER RED CROSS DIRECTOR
The Crown has dropped all criminal charges against the former national medical director of the Canadian Red Cross Society, who was one of several officials named in connection with Canada's tainted blood scandal.

  
 
  January 19, 2008

JOURNALISTS MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT LEAKED REPORT IN CHARKAOUI CASE

Adil Charkaoui, who has been under a security certificate since 2003, holds up a copy of the Supreme Court ruling at a news conference in Montreal in February 2007.
(Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

The rights of a Montreal man accused of being a terrorist override journalists' privilege to protect their sources, according to a Federal Court ruling issued Friday. Two journalists, who alleged Montreal resident Adil Charkaoui was part of a plot to hijack a plane, will have to answer questions under oath about their secret source who provided classified information used in a newspaper report, Judge Simon Noël wrote in his highly anticipated ruling.

DION PROMISES $1B MANUFACTURING PROSPERITY FUND
A Liberal government would establish a $1-billion fund to help manufacturers move into green technologies, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion pledged Friday.
 
DOCTORS THREATEN TO VACATE MONTREAL MATERNITY WARD
Doctors at a Montreal hospital are threatening to stop delivering babies this spring, saying the aging maternity ward is in a decrepit state of repair.
 
CANFOR TO SHUT 2 B.C. MILLS; 435 JOBS LOST
The beleaguered Canadian forestry industry took another hit Friday, with news that Canfor Corp. is shutting two wood-product mills in Fort Nelson, B.C., indefinitely.
 
WALL SAYS HE WON'T RAISE ROYALTIES
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says his government will be reviewing oil royalty rates, but not with a view to raising them like Alberta did.
 
ALBERTA PREMIER CONFIDENT U.S. WILL REMAIN MAJOR ENERGY CUSTOMER
Alberta 's premier said he is confident the province will continue to export oil and gas to the United States despite more stringent environmental laws there, after a meeting on Friday with U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney.
 
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN LAW LIMITING REFUGEE CLAIMS
Ottawa is appealing a court ruling that has the potential to significantly increase the number of people making refugee claims in Canada .

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 January 18, 2008

CANADA PUTS US ON 'TORTURE LIST'

The manual refers to Guantanamo Bay where a Canadian is being held

The United States has been listed as a country where prisoners are at risk of torture in a training document produced by the Canadian foreign ministry. It also classifies some US interrogation techniques as torture. The manual - part of a training course on torture awareness for diplomats - also includes Israel , China , Iran and Afghanistan on its watch list. A government spokesman said  

FORMER NAZI SS GUARD  MICHAEL SEIFER'S IMMEDIATE EXTRADITION  IS FINAL:  SUPREME COURT

Toronto-Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) welcomes today's announcement that the Supreme Court of Canada has denied an appeal for a hearing and upheld the extradition of Michael Seifert. Seifert worked as an SS guard at Nazi transit camps in Bolzano and Fossoli di Carpi in Italy from 1944-1945.  In November, 2000 an Italian military court convicted him and imposed a life sentence in abstentia for the torture and murder of 11 civilians, including Italian nationals, while serving in this capacity.  Italian authorities subsequently filed an extradition request with their Canadian counterparts for his return. "With today's decision, Seifert's extensive access to due process in Canada 's legal system with respect to his extradition case has come to an end," stated Keith Landy, Chair of the CJC war crimes committee.  "The Supreme Court of Canada found no compelling need to review the findings of the lower courts which assessed the evidence against Seifert and supported his extradition." Landy is now calling on the Canadian government to move quickly and begin the extradition process on Michael Seifert. " Canada is ill-served having this man living amongst us and we now strongly urge the federal government to honor Italy 's extradition request and immediately send the 'Beast of Bolzano' back to his home to face the justice he has so long evaded." Landy also urged the federal government to take this opportunity to deal with the remaining cases of denaturalization and deportation dealing with Nazi era defendants. For more information: Jordan Kerbel, Director of Public Affairs, Canadian Jewish Congress, 416-635-2883 ext. 142 (office), 416-317-9517 (cell), jkerbel@on.cjc.ca  www.cjc.ca

JEWISH COMMUNITY CELEBRATES RAOUL WALLENBERG DAY

Toronto - Canadian Jewish Congress welcomes today's annual commemoration of Raoul Wallenberg Day, on the 63rd anniversary of his capture by the Soviet Red Army in Budapest , Hungary . Said CJC co-president Sylvain Abitbol, "Raoul Wallenberg was a beacon of light in the darkness of the Holocaust.  All citizens of the world must never forget the shining example of his selfless efforts to save thousands of Jews while at the Swedish legation in Budapest during the Second World War. Raoul Wallenberg is the true definition of a hero.  He could have stayed in neutral Sweden , but given the chance to make a difference he put his own life in jeopardy to save others.  Raoul Wallenberg was the first person upon whom Canada conferred honorary citizenship and we look to his selfless bravery as an example to emulate in today's troubled world. This will be a day for serious reflection across Canada on the critical importance of freedom, democracy, human rights and above all, the profound impact for positive change that a single person of integrity can make in the world." Special programs to mark the day are being held in several cities across the country including Winnipeg , Toronto , and Montreal . For more information:  Jordan Kerbel, Director of Public Affairs, Canadian Jewish Congress, 416-635-2883 ext. 142 (office), 416-317-9517 (cell), jkerbel@on.cjc.ca  www.cjc.ca

VETERANS' PENSION CASE REACHES END OF THE ROAD
Canada's top court on Thursday refused to review for the second time the case of a group of disabled veterans and their families seeking billions of dollars for interest on pensions kept in trust.

HUNDREDS PACK QUEBEC CHURCH FOR FUNERAL OF SOLDIER KILLED IN ROLLOVER
Several hundred mourners in Quebec City bid farewell Thursday to a Canadian soldier killed in a rollover accident in Afghanistan earlier in January.

2,500 WESTERN SOLDIERS PREPARE TO DEPART FOR AFGHANISTAN
Hundreds of soldiers and their families packed a gymnasium at the Edmonton Garrison on Thursday afternoon to mark the latest major deployment of western-based troops to Afghanistan .

ONT. PRISON WORKERS FIRED OVER N.B. INMATE'S DEATH
Three prison guards and their supervisor have been fired from an Ontario prison, almost three months after an inmate's apparent suicide.

HUNDREDS MOURN BATHURST TEACHER
Hundreds of people gathered in a Bathurst , N.B., church on Thursday to honour a teacher, wife, mother and friend who died with seven teenagers in a highway crash last weekend.

MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST KIDS
A convicted Quebec pedophile who ran a Chinese-boxing school in the Eastern Townships has been arrested and could face new charges of sexual assault against children, police said.

BROTHER VERSUS BROTHER IN CHILD PORN CASE
A trial where a man involved in child pornography testified against his brother over a similar offence was wrapping up in Saskatoon Thursday.

NEW CHARGES LAID AGAINST ALLEGED MONTREAL MOBSTERS
As many as 100 new charges have been laid against people accused of belonging to the Montreal Mafia, including alleged boss Nicolo (Nick) Rizzuto, who is still in police custody after a major crackdown in 2006.

January 17, 2008

SURE, MR. GATES!

U.S. critique of Afghan allies wasn't aimed at Canada: MacKay

U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates told the Los Angeles Times that he's worried about the training of soldiers serving in southern Afghanistan. (Kevin Wolf/Associated Press)

U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates wasn't talking about Canada when he verbally attacked the skills of the allied troops working in southern Afghanistan, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Wednesday. MacKay said Gates called him Wednesday to explain that the comments he made in the Los Angeles Times were meant to be a general reflection on NATO's shortfalls when it comes to battling insurgents.

SCHOOLS ACROSS CANADA REMEMBER THE BOYS IN RED
Young athletes across Canada paid their respects Wednesday as a northern New Brunswick community gathered for the funeral of seven teenage basketball players killed in a crash.

GUANTANAMO POSSIBLE TORTURE SITE: GOVERNMENT MANUAL
Guantanamo Bay is listed alongside Syria , Egypt and Iran as a suspected site of torture and abuse in a Foreign Affairs Department training manual obtained by lawyers working on the case of Canadian detainee Omar Khadr.

DION ACCUSES CABINET MINISTER OF SECURITY BREACH, CALLS FOR RESIGNATION
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has called for the resignation of a Tory cabinet minister, claiming she endangered his life by announcing his plan to visit a provincial reconstruction team in Kandahar .

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES $1.4 BILLION TRANSPORT PLANE DEAL WITH U.S. FIRM
The federal government has announced the $1.4 billion purchase of 17 new Hercules transport planes to replace the air force's aging fleet.

POLICE PREDICT MORE CHARGES FROM 'OPERATION KOALA'
There could be as many as 10 more Edmonton residents charged in a huge international child pornography investigation, a local police investigator said Wednesday.

POLICE SAY CALGARY GIRL MADE UP ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION
After calling it their top priority, Calgary police concluded Wednesday that a girl's allegations of a man trying to kidnap her were a hoax.

January - Photos from around the world  Travel: Staying healthy - Tips for staving off colds and flu on the road  Canada's Casualties - Military deaths in Afghanistan  Photo Gallery: Bathurst Victims - Seven teens, teacher die in N.B. van crash  Aboriginal Peoples - Interactive look at new Canadian statistics  Depression  - Strategies for dealing with a depressed loved one  Media Concentration  - Who owns what in the Canadian media

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