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Canada:

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Albertans up school spending Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:11:00 GMT]

BNY Mellon Purchases I(3) Hedge Fund Advisors of Toronto New York (HedgeCo.net) – BNY Mellon, a leading global financial services company, has completed its purchase of I(3) Advisors of Toronto, an independent wealth strategy company with more than C$3.8 billion in assets under advisement. This transaction [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:46:00 GMT]

Canada rejects MS therapy trial fctAdTag("bigbox",MyGenericTagVar,1); OTTAWA It will be at least two years before Canada sees a federally backed trial for a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment, if it happens at all, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq confirmed Wednesday. Aglukkaq [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:57:00 GMT]

Canada Zinc drills eight of 10 holes at Cardiac Creek . has provided an update on the 2010 diamond drill program currently under way on its Cardiac Creek Sedex zinc-lead-silver deposit. The deposit, which is on the Company's 100% owned Akie property, is located approximately 260 kilometers north-northwest [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:10:00 GMT]

Canadian Pharmacy Intermediary SaveRxCanada.com Enhances Online Shopping System Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:09:00 GMT]

Canadian Pharmacy Intermediary SaveRxCanada.com Enhances Online Shopping System MIAMI, Sept 02, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SaveRxCanada.com, the premier Canadian pharmacy intermediary since 2004, announced an enhancement to its full online shopping system. SaveRxCanada.com has been at the forefront of connecting consumers to [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:50:00 GMT]

Canadian Solar Reports 2Q10 Financial Results -- Net revenues of $328.7 million for 2Q10, compared to net revenues of $336.9 million for 1Q10. -- Shipments of 181.2 MW for 2Q10, compared to shipments of 185.0 MW for 1Q10. -- Gross margin of 13.6% for 2Q10, compared to gross margin of 12.4% for 1Q10. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:44:00 GMT]

CN signs mitigation agreement with Long Grove APPLICATION Disaster Relief UPREHS Mortgage Services [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:54:00 GMT]

Days Inn Locations in Canada Launch Fifth Annual Fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Toronto, ON September 2010 Starting today, all Days Inn locations across Canada will participate in a four-week fundraiser to benefit the (CCF). To coincide with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, hotels across the country will collect donations from [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT]

Don’t jump to assumptions on AWB: Agrium AGRIUM chief executive Mike Wilson has a warning for those within the Australian grains industry that consider the carve-up of AWB a fait accompli once the Canadian agribusiness takes over.“The assumption you should take is that AWB’s commodity [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:52:00 GMT]

Don't expect a fall federal election, say Ottawa insiders OTTAWA [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT]

Drilling for shale gas unearths environmental risks, Ottawa warned MONTREAL - The Conservative government has been warned that drilling for shale gas could boost carbon-dioxide emissions, encroach on wildlife habitat and sap freshwater resources. The risks are outlined in briefing notes prepared last spring for Natural [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:11:00 GMT]

for Pickton inquiry continue at Vancouver healing ceremony VANCOUVER [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT]

Forecasters say hurricane Earls track on course for Atlantic Canada by Saturday HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre says its numerical models continue to show little significant change in hurricane Earl's forecasted track toward Atlantic Canada. In its latest update the centre says confidence is increasing Earl will move into [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:01:00 GMT]

from Toronto store could have E. coli: CFIA OTTAWA [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:48:00 GMT]

Hurricane Earl Expected To Hit Canada Saturday Although not as powerful as once feared to be, Hurricane Earl still packs a punch which is why evacuations are already being carried out in some parts of the United States. After being downgraded to Category 3, the hurricane is now located about 295 [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:53:00 GMT]

Ignatieff pitches Grits as best for Canadians BADDECK, N.S. — Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said Wednesday he’s intent on earning the support of Canadians who traditionally vote for other parties and is pitching his party — the big red tent — as the clear alternative to Stephen Harper’s [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:08:00 GMT]

Ignatieff pitches Grits as best for Canadians Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, who spent most of his summer the election-style tour bus pictured here, said he is trying to gain voters’ trust and that it’s a work in progress to persuade Canadians to ditch their party allegiances and support the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:46:00 GMT]

Ignatieff uses Nunavut visit to blast Harper on northern policy IQALUIT, Nunavut [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT]

Invisible danger lurks in Canadas freshwater lakes: electric shock drowning TORONTO - With the long weekend on the horizon, many people will be heading up to the cottage and some will be taking a dip in the lake. But, there's a hidden danger that lurks under the surface of freshwater lakes, called electric shock drowning. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:01:00 GMT]

JobServe and IT World Canada Niche IT Job Site Launches JobServe Canada and IT World Canada today officially launch their co-branded niche technology job board, http://jobs.itworldcanada.com . The new site had a beta launch in early August, after the announcement of the new partnership prompted a strong [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT]

Man dies in Lake Ontario diving expedition A man who had to be pulled out of Lake Ontario by police following a recreational diving expedition in Oakville has died. The incident happened Wednesday afternoon off the shores of Bronte Harbour. The man's identity has not been released. A post-mortem [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:01:00 GMT]

Montreal man dies at Lachine rapids A 61-year-old man has died after a fishing accident at Parc des Rapides in Montreal's LaSalle borough, in the south-west part of town. The man was fishing in water up to his knees when he fell into the water and was swept away by the strong current. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:45:00 GMT]

Ontario's health networks spent $33M on consultants over 4 years, figures show TORONTO - Ontario's local health integration networks spent $33 million on consulting services since their inception four years ago including $6 million last year alone, according to figures obtained by The Canadian Press. Numbers compiled by the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:10:00 GMT]

Orexigen and Takeda partner to develop, commercialize Contrave in US, Canada and Mexico Additional positive data from Ardea Biosciences' RDEA594 Phase 2 program presented at EULARArdea Biosciences, Inc. today announced that additional positive data from its Phase 2 program for R...Sanofi-aventis reports new 1-year data from teriflunomide [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:05:00 GMT]

Taliban implicated in alleged Ottawa terror plot OTTAWA [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:48:00 GMT]

Toronto: Speed Trap Central It's yet another reason to slow down to a more reasonable speed when on Toronto streets and highways. The city has made the National Motorists Association's annual list of ``Worst North American Speed Trap Cities.'' According to the report, there [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:45:00 GMT]

Toronto-Dominion Bank said on Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 29 percent, as better credit quality and a strong retail bank performance overshadowed lower wholesale banking income. Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:07:00 GMT]

Transdel Pharmaceuticals Presents Phase 3 Study Data on Ketotransdel® at World Pain Congress in Montreal, Canada TRANSDEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC Symbol U : TDLP Recent Sedar Documents Transdel Pharmaceuticals Presents Phase 3 Study Data on Ketotransdel® at World Pain Congress in Montreal, Canada [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:07:00 GMT]

Mexico:

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US Open Tennis Tickets - Sponsored Link Ad - Get Great Ticket Selecion & Prices to US Open Tennis Championship in New York [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:10:00 GMT]

Ambassador Pascual Congratulates Mexico for Arrest of Edgar Valdez Villarreal News & Information Job Opportunities [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:03:00 GMT]

Baby Care - Mexico - Market Report - New Market Report Published While the Mexican recession reached its deepest level in 2009, the baby care sector was marked by sustained innovation in value-added formulations, with innovation seen in baby skin care and baby bath and shower, in particular. There was also broader [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:35:00 GMT]

Bath And Shower - Mexico - Market Report - New Market Report Published The number of households with water disruptions increased in the latter part of the review period. Moreover, the proportion of the population without access to a bathroom with shower or bath facilities is high. Consumers with no access to a regular [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:34:00 GMT]

Canadian survives Mexico carjacking EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman who survived a gunpoint carjacking in Mexico that left bullet holes in her SUV is warning Albertans to steer clear of the country. Johanne Amonson says she was driving back to Canada with her parents after enjoying some fun [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:42:00 GMT]

Chinese, Mexican defense ministers hold talks on military cooperation Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (L) reviews an honour guard at Mexican defense ministry in Mexico City, Mexico, Sept. 1, 2010. Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie is in Mexico on an official good-will visit at the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:09:00 GMT]

CORRECTED - Mexico says drug violence dents economy (Corrects to remove direct reference to Mexico) MEXICO CITY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Raging drug gang violence is likely weighing on Mexico's economy as countries with crime problems can see 1.2 percentage points sliced off their GDP growth, the country's [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:39:00 GMT]

Did Mexican actress fake marriage for green card? Twelve jurors must decide whether the marriage of a Mexican soap opera actress to a California pizza delivery man was a fact built on love or fiction designed to fool immigration agents. The question is apparently not easy for jurors who told the judge [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:49:00 GMT]

Drug-trafficking suspect 'La Barbie' tells of drug kingpins' meeting in video of interrogation MEXICO CITY – In his first public declaration since his capture this week, Texas-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," said he had paid an unidentified producer $200,000 to make a movie based on his life, revealed that he had drug [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:11:00 GMT]

Merida Initiative Bilateral Implementation Office Opens News & Information Job Opportunities [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:03:00 GMT]

Mexican foreign minister visits Austria Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Tuesday held talks with her Austrian counterpart Micheal Spindelegger on climate change, organized crime and the United Nations Security Council. Espinosa, who arrived here Tuesday for a visit, also met with [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:36:00 GMT]

Mexicana ceases operations Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:46:00 GMT]

Mexicans hope drug lord's arrest may be turning point Mexican authorities displayed in public a top drug lord on Tuesday whose arrest this week they hope will mark a breakthrough in President Felipe Calderon's bloody campaign against powerful cartels. REUTERS Major drug trafficker Edgar 'La Barbie' Valdez [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:53:00 GMT]

Mexico airport group opens new terminal in Monterrey Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:34:00 GMT]

Mexico confirms 2nd migrant survived massacre A second migrant survived the massacre of 72 Central and South Americans near the border with the U.S., Mexican authorities confirmed Wednesday, and they said he has given information that helped their investigation. Authorities had kept secret the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:45:00 GMT]

Mexico confirms second migrant survived massacre Authorities had kept secret the information about the other survivor, a Honduran, to protect him, said a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, Ricardo Najera. As of Tuesday, the only survivor known publicly was Luis Freddy Lala Pomavilla, an [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:31:00 GMT]

Mexico: El Presidente Calderón en la gira de trabajo por el estado de Veracruz Señora Presidenta Municipal, Esperanza Burela. Presidenta de Tlacotalpan. Señores Secretarios de Marina, Defensa, de Desarrollo Social, de Salud, de Comunicaciones y Transportes; Director de la Comisión Nacional del Agua; y Directora de Protección [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:57:00 GMT]

Migrants abducted in northern Mexico Mexican authorities are searching for migrants they believe have been kidnapped in north Mexico. Police have said they believe at least 17 migrants have gone missing. It is believed human traffickers are responsible for the lost people, who were [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:01:00 GMT]

Migrants go missing in northern Mexico Mexican authorities are searching for migrants they believe have been kidnapped in north Mexico. Police have said they believe at least 17 migrants have gone missing. It is believed human traffickers are responsible for the lost people, who were [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:46:00 GMT]

Migrants held hostage in Tijuana TIJUANA, Mexico, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Smugglers kidnapped 16 migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, holding them for ransom, police said. One of the migrants was freed and alerted authorities. Tijuana Municipal Police Officer Jose Varela said the family of the freed [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:10:00 GMT]

Migrants held hostage in Tijuana Listen TIJUANA, Mexico, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Smugglers kidnapped 16 migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, holding them for ransom, police said. One of the migrants was freed and alerted authorities. Tijuana Municipal Police Officer Jose Varela said the family of the [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:56:00 GMT]

Police: 16 migrants kidnapped in Mexico Extract not available. [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Riviera Maya sets agent seminars The Riviera Maya Destination Marketing Office, in partnership with the Mexico Tourism Board, is conducting fall educational seminars for travel agents. The evening events offer travel agents the opportunity to meet face to face with hotel representatives [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Telmex upgrades broadband speeds to 10 Mbps Telmex has rolled out trials for its 10 Mbps broadband service. Telmex currently offers broadband speeds of up to 5 Mbps. The trial will be developed in three Mexican cities. Telmex plans to commercially launch its 10 Mbps broadband service across Mexico [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:32:00 GMT]

Virgin America Sale from $39 Including New Routes to Mexico With ultra-low rates and chic aircrafts, it’s no wonder Virgin America is drawing a loyal following of savvy flyers as the airline rapidly expands its route network. The West Coast-based carrier recently touched down in Toronto, and now the airline has [Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:19:00 GMT]