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September 2007
- Passport Regs Kick Back In
  
  USA Today | Sep 28, 07 9:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The deluge of passport applications that forced a suspension of new rules has eased, and starting Monday, US airline passengers must carry a passport when traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda. And after Jan. 31, documentation requirements for those destinations will apply to travelers on water and land as well, reports USA Today . More »
- Canada-US Border Insecure
  
  CNN | Sep 27, 07 7:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It is easy to smuggle radioactive material across the border between Canada and the US, CNN reports. Investigators from the Government Accountability Office testified before Congress today that they were able to pass from one country to the other with a duffle bag containing what looked like radioactive components, and never saw a police or border-security officer. More »
- Canada Tells Google to Back Off
  
  Canadian Press | Sep 12, 07 11:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Canada's privacy czar isn’t as thrilled as your average techie with Google’s Street View feature, the Canadian Press reports: She wants to put the kibosh on the photo archive before it moves north of the border. Jennifer Stoddart has sent Google a letter saying the application “might not comply with our federal privacy legislation" on privacy grounds, among others. More »
August 2007
- Hot Air Balloon Bursts Into Flames, Kills 2
  
  Associated Press | Aug 25, 07 5:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A hot air balloon went up in flames last night over Western Canada, killing two and injuring 11. The balloon erupted into a fireball as it was preparing to launch, but broke free of its tethers as passengers jumped off. They leaped from the burning balloon with their clothes on fire as their families looked on in horror, the AP reports. "It's basically a burning death up there," a resident said. More »
- Vick Can’t Play in Canada, Either
  
  Toronto Star (Canada) | Aug 22, 07 11:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If Michael Vick is suspended from the NFL as expected, he shouldn’t expect to find asylum in Canada. The CFL recently amended its rules to forbid signing a player under suspension in another league, the Toronto Star reports—a reaction to the Ricky Williams flap, not Vick's case. The Falcons QB will plead guilty to federal dogfighting charges next week. More »
- As Ice Shrinks, Islands Emerge
  
  Reuters | Aug 21, 07 7:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The melting of ice in the Arctic Ocean has revealed previously undiscovered islands, one approximately the size of a basketball court. Reuters reports that the formerly submerged islands are unclaimed by any government but lie near Svalbard, the Norwegian territory north of the Arctic Circle. The discoveries raise fears that scientists have underestimated the accelerating pace of global warming. More »
- Identical Quads Born to Canadian Couple, in US
  
  Calgary Herald | Aug 17, 07 6:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Canadan woman delivered four identical daughters in a Montana hospital last weekend, when there were no neonatal beds for them in the local hospital in Calgary—or any other Canadian hospital. The newborns, born by C-section at 31 1/2 weeks, ranged from 2 lbs., 6 oz. to 2 lbs., 15 oz. but were able to breathe on their own and are now doing fine. More »
- Canada Vows to Defend Pole
  
  BBC | Aug 10, 07 2:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Russia presses claims to the North Pole, Canada is stepping up its defense of its Arctic territory and will no longer take its sovereignty "too lighty," PM Stephen Harper declared yesterday during an Arctic tour. Canada is building six patrol vessels to guard the icy territory where Russia planted a flag in the seabed last week, the BBC reports. More »
- Black Holds $60M Offshore, Court Hears
  
  Globe and Mail | Aug 2, 07 8:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Disgraced media mogul Conrad Black has shuffled $60 million to an offshore account into Gibraltar, an affidavit filed at his Chicago bail hearing alleged yesterday. Canada's Globe and Mail reports that Juval Aviv, a private investigator with a checkered past, told the court that he had uncovered a complex network of secret bank transfers while working for Black's Hollinger Media. More »
July 2007
- Press Baron Stays Out of Prison
  
  Globe and Mail | Jul 20, 07 5:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Press baron Conrad Black will remain free on $21-million in bail until his sentencing for three counts of fraud and one of obstructing justice. Prosecutors fear that if he's out on bail he'll flee to Canada because he's facing 30 years in prison, he's rich, and he hasn't shown respect for the court. More »
- Deals Excite Nervous Markets
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 2, 07 8:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Dow rose 126.81 points to 13535.43 today, as several big deals assuaged traders worried the recent LBO spate is coming to an end. Chief among them, the Journal 's Market Watch reports, was a $32.6B buyout of BCE, Canada's largest telecom, by a consortium including two US firms. More »
- BCE Agrees to Landmark LBO
  
  Globe and Mail | Jul 1, 07 10:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Canada's dominant telecom company will go private in the country's biggest takeover ever, and one of the largest LBOs in the world. A powerful teachers' retirement fund and two American private-equity firms made a deal yesterday for CBE, also known as Bell Canada. The $48.5 billion (C$51.7 billion) bid must still clear regulators and shareholders. More »
June 2007
- Seven Wonders of Canada
  
  Washington Post | Jun 17, 07 3:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Yes, Pamela Anderson (she's Canadian) was nominated (it was an open process) but, no - alas, she did not win. The winners were: Sleeping Giant, Thunder Bay Niagara Falls Rocky Mountains More »
- Top 10 Up & Coming Destinations
  
  VirtualTourist | Jun 14, 07 4:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gdansk, Poland Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada Nesebar, Bulgaria San Ignacio, Belize Antananarivo, Madagascar More »
May 2007
- Alcan Steels Itself Against Alcoa Bid
  
  Bloomberg | May 22, 07 6:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Canadian aluminum maker Alcan has rejected the $24.7-billion bid from rival Alcoa that would have been the biggest takeover in the metals industry, and signalled its intention to look elsewhere. Alcoa’s $74.60-per-share bid was inadequate, Alcan’s CEO said today, reigniting rumors that both companies may be ripe takeover targets. More »
March 2007
- Global Warming: Who Wins?
  
  Atlantic Monthly | Mar 21, 07 10:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Global warming is a looming planetary disaster, but there will be winners along with the losers, writes Brookings Institute Fellow Gregg Easterbrook. While arable regions turn into arid wasteland and coastal communities sink beneath rising oceans, climate change could trigger a real estate and mineral resources boom in balmier Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and newly-thawed Greenland, three times the size of Texas. More »