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CUC MAGAZINE,
Number 13,
June 2005

 


  • Martin says no to early election - Awaits Gomery report.
    Charlottetown - Prime Minister Paul Martin is vowing to keep his minority government alive through the fall session of Parliament that begins today, and is calling on MPs gathering in Ottawa -- for what is likely to be a high-stakes, pre-election session -- not to repeat the "unsavoury spectacle" of shouting that overcame the House of Commons last spring.
    Ottawa Citizen
  • Martin: Canada must produce more renewable energy.
    Prime Minister Paul Martin says he plans to make Canada a major producer of renewable energy. As he toured the site of the new Canadian Wind Energy Institute at North Cape, a blustery village at the most northwestern tip of Prince Edward Island, he said the finance minister is working on a plan.
    CBC
  • $10-million endowment to honour Clarkson.
    Ottawa – Prime Minister Paul Martin will announce a multimillion-dollar endowment today in honour of outgoing Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson, to be called the Institute for Canadian Citizenship.
    The Globe and Mail
  • Bump up wheat board payments: farm group.
    Regina - A western farm group is calling on the federal government to bump up what it calls "ridiculously low" Canadian Wheat Board initial payments to farmers for their wheat and barley.
    Winnipeg Sun
  • Safety upgrades after Swissair disaster not enough to prevent similar crash - Transport Canada.
    Vancouver - Transport Canada, dogged by a continuing "unsatisfactory" rating in its response to the death of 229 people in the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Peggy's Cove, N.S., says despite improvements to aviation safety taking effect this month, there is still the risk of another disastrous crash under similar circumstances.
    Ottawa Citizen
  • Corporate tax cuts on hold.
    Charlottetown — The Liberal government, facing possible defeat in the House of Commons, has cancelled plans to implement corporate tax cuts until after the next federal election.
    The Globe and Mail
 


 
 


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  • Martin: Canada must produce more renewable energy.
    Prime Minister Paul Martin says he plans to make Canada a major producer of renewable energy. As he toured the site of the new Canadian Wind Energy Institute at North Cape, a blustery village at the most northwestern tip of Prince Edward Island, he said the finance minister is working on a plan.
  • New governor general to give up French citizenship.
    Michaëlle Jean said Sunday that she is giving up her dual French citizenship. Jean takes up her post as Governor General of Canada on Tuesday.
  • Suspect ends 79-day hunger strike.
    Mohammad Mahjoub ended Saturday his 79-day hunger strike in a Toronto jail. The 44-year-old claims he had been denied proper medical attention and visits from his family. The Egyptian refugee was using the prolonged strike to protest conditions at the Metro West Detention Centre.
  • Atlantic crossing attempt over for kite sailor.
    Dom Mee's attempt to cross the Atlantic in a kite boat appears to be over. Adrift in stormy seas off Newfoundland's Grand Banks, the British sailor sent out a distress signal on Sunday.

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  • Bush urges Americans to conserve.
    U.S. President George Bush urged Americans on Monday to conserve gasoline wherever possible. But he also said that much of the oil refining capacity shut down due to hurricanes would be back online soon.
  • Boeing strike may end Thursday.
    A three-week strike at Boeing's commercial airplane division could be over this week. Thousands of workers will vote Thursday on a tentative deal reached over the weekend.

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  • Some residents of New Orleans returning home.
    Residents of one New Orleans neighbourhood were told they can go home on Monday. Mayor Ray Nagin said that people living in Algiers could return to their homes starting at 10 a.m
  • IRA disposes 'totality' of illegal arsenal.
    The Irish Republican Army has completely disposed of the weapons it used during its armed campaign against British Rule in Northern Ireland. According to international monitors, "We have now reported to the British and Irish governments that we have observed and verified events to put beyond use very large quantities of arms which we believe are all the arms in the IRA's possession."

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  • Corporate tax cuts on hold.
    Charlottetown — The Liberal government, facing possible defeat in the House of Commons, has cancelled plans to implement corporate tax cuts until after the next federal election.
  • Telus ready to talk.
    Phone company says it's returning to bargaining table amid two-month-old work stoppage.

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NATIONAL POST »»»

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  • Martin says no to early election - Awaits Gomery report.
    Charlottetown - Prime Minister Paul Martin is vowing to keep his minority government alive through the fall session of Parliament that begins today, and is calling on MPs gathering in Ottawa -- for what is likely to be a high-stakes, pre-election session -- not to repeat the "unsavoury spectacle" of shouting that overcame the House of Commons last spring.
  • Jean gives up French citizenship.
    Ottawa - In what the Conservatives are calling a ''pleasant surprise,'' Michaelle Jean has renounced her French citizenship ahead of her installation as governor-general tomorrow.

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  • New G-G to give up French citizenship.
    Ottawa - Michaelle Jean has renounced her French citizenship ahead of her installation as the Governor-General of Canada this week.
  • Agencies squabble over air safety.
    Transport Canada is resisting demands for the wholesale inspection of planes for the same problem that resulted in the deaths of 229 people in a Swissair crash off Peggy's Cove, N.S., seven years ago.
  • Teachers start first phase of job action.
    Public school teachers in B.C. will withdraw from administrative and supervisory duties Wednesday morning after the provincial Labour Relations Board gave its approval to Phase 1 of the union's three-part job action plan.
  • Vancouver's picks for mayor.
    The battle now begins between Vancouver's two potential mayors after Sam Sullivan was chosen Saturday to lead the Non-Partisan Association and Jim Green has come through the weekend as the unchallenged mayoral candidate for the city's centre-left coalition.

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CALGARY HERALD »»»

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  • Alberta split over bonus.
    Albertans are split down the middle over Premier Ralph Klein's decision to give them a chunk of the provincial surplus -- and most Calgarians would rather see the government inject the cash into other priorities, a new poll reveals.
  • Commuter worries about bike downtown.
    If commuters are going to be encouraged to ride their bikes downtown instead of driving their cars, a safe place to park bicycles might be an added incentive, says one Calgarian.

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EDMONTON JOURNAL »»»

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WINNIPEG SUN »»»

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OTTAWA CITIZEN »»»

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MONTREAL GAZETTE »»»

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  • Poor get gas tax windfall.
    The federal government will use the windfall tax revenues it is collecting as a result of high gas prices to give low income Canadians a break, two senior government ministers said yesterday as high prices at the pump fuelled fiery opposition attacks on Prime Minister Paul Martin's government.

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  • Gas puming their gas consumption habits, industry experts say.

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  • Canadian will likely face fuel pinch this winter.
    Calgary - Hurricane Rita may have been last week's story, but with many U.S. refineries still down, curtailed oil production and relatively low gasoline storage levels, Canadians could be in for a winter of high fuel costs.

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THE TELEGRAM »»»

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  • Tired of living in limbo - Laid-off Hibernia workers want their day in court.
    More than 20 displaced Hibernia workers still have no idea when their appeal will be heard after five months of waiting. The workers were laid off by Hibernia Management and Development Co. (HMDC) in February 2000 in the midst of a Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) union- certification drive.
  • Environment - Oil well OK upsets Lubicon.
    The Lubicon say they are considering their options after Alberta regulators ignored their protests and gave an oil company permission Tuesday to drill a well on part of the band’s land claim.

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  • Rentrée parlementaire aujourd'hui à Ottawa.
    La reprise des travaux parlementaires s'annonce mouvementée à Ottawa à la suite de la dernière flambée des prix de l'essence. La session sera aussi marquée par le dépôt du premier rapport de la commission Gomery.
  • Ottawa crée un Institut de la citoyenneté.
    Le gouvernement fédéral investira 10 millions pour aider les futurs Canadiens à bien comprendre les droits et responsabilités attachés à la citoyenneté canadienne.
  • Québec rappelle les enseignants à la table.
    Après une rupture des pourparlers qui a conduit les enseignants à menacer d'engager de nouveaux moyens de pression, le gouvernement du Québec invite leurs représentants à reprendre les négociations dès mardi.
  • Mission Québec en route vers Shanghai.
    Après avoir conclu des ententes en matière d'éducation lors de son passage à Pékin, la mission économique du gouvernement québécois se dirige vers la métropole économique chinoise.
  • La «paix des braves» remise en question.
    Dans une entrevue à Radio-Canada, le nouveau chef des Cris, Matthew Mukash, se dit déterminé à sauver la rivière Rupert où un mégabarrage doit être construit, comme le prévoit l'entente signée avec Québec.
  • CBC/Radio-Canada: le gouvernement s'en mêle.
    Après six semaines de lock-out à la société d'État, le ministre du Travail, Joe Fontana, invite la direction et la Guilde des médias à le rencontrer à Ottawa, aujourd'hui, pour tenter de dénouer l'impasse dans les négociations.
  • Les Boisvenu poursuivent la Ville de Sherbrooke.
    La famille de Julie Boisvenu, assassinée en juin 2002, allègue que les policiers ont mal fait leur travail et réclame 235 000 $ en dommages et intérêts.

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  • Pétrole: Bush donne accès aux réserves stratégiques.
    Les entreprises pétrolières pourront recourir aux réserves stratégiques de pétrole du gouvernement américain pour compenser les difficultés d'approvisionnement consécutives aux ouragans Rita et Katrina.
  • Projet de terminal méthanier: Cacouna dit oui.
    Les citoyens du village de Cacouna, près de Rivière-du-Loup, se prononcent à 57 % en faveur du projet de terminal méthanier, mené par Petro-Canada et la société TransCanada.
  • Olymel rouvre ses portes.
    Les quelque 300 travailleurs de l'usine de découpage et d'abattage de porc de Princeville acceptent les dernières offres patronales. Olymel demandait notamment une réduction des salaires.

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LA PRESSE »»»

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  • Pour les attentats du 11 septembre - Le chef d'Al-Qaeda en Espagne condamné.
    Le chef d'Al-Qaïda en Espagne, le Syrien Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, «Abou Dahdah», a été condamné lundi à Madrid pour conspiration dans les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, et 17 autres personnes, dont le journaliste Tayssir Allouni, l'ont été pour appartenance ou complicité avec Al-Qaïda.
  • Afrique: les gouvernements se félicitent des annulations de dette.
    Nairobi - La confirmation de l'annulation de la dette de 14 pays africains a été salué unanimement par les gouvernements qui ont promis d'utiliser ces fonds au développement, tandis que la société civile s'est dite soulagée en exhortant toutefois à une utilisation «judicieuse» de cet argent.

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  • Environnement - La morue toujours menacée.
    «Et si on mangeait de la morue avant qu'il n'y en ait plus jamais?» Cette boutade cynique entendue cet été dans une poissonnerie risque bien de s'avérer si rien n'est fait.
  • Cancer du sein - Les gauchères deux fois plus à risque ?
    Les gauchères auraient plus de deux fois plus de risque d'être victimes d'un cancer du sein que les droitières, selon une étude néerlandaise publiée dans le British Medical Journal et reprise par la presse britannique lundi.

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LE SOLEIL »»»

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LE DEVOIR »»»

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  • Ottawa - La session de tous les dangers.
    Ottawa - Si le printemps parlementaire a été chaud, l'automne ne s'annonce pas moins mouvementé à Ottawa. La session à la Chambre des communes débute aujourd'hui et, dans un contexte de gouvernement minoritaire, tout peut arriver.
  • Manifestation à la Gare centrale - L'Est de Montréal réclame son train de banlieue.
    C'était la cohue hier midi à la Gare centrale de Montréal alors que 600 résidants, gens d'affaires et maires d'arrondissement de l'Est de Montréal s'y étaient retrouvés pour réclamer du gouvernement du Québec la mise en service dans les plus brefs délais d'un train de banlieue.

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  • Bush tire des leçons.
    Les autorités américaines, qui avaient mis les bouchées doubles pour affronter le cyclone Rita, ont poussé un soupir de soulagement après son passage qui a provoqué des dégâts sans comparaison avec la tragédie humaine de Katrina il y a quatre semaines.
  • Israël poursuit ses représailles.
    Gaza - Israël a poursuivi hier ses opérations militaires dans les territoires palestiniens, où la reprise des violences atténue les espoirs formulés par certains dirigeants quant à une relance du processus de paix après le retrait israélien de la bande de Gaza.

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