Tag: World

CNBC: Keystone Pipeline Bill Passes House of Representatives

By Javier E. David, Senior editor The GOP-led House passed a bill Friday to allow construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. In a vote fraught with politics and overshadowed by the Louisiana Senate runoff, the House approved the pipeline by a wide margin, with 31 Democrats joining 221 GOP members to…

November 14, 2014
What is the Rosetta Mission?

This week on November 12, 2014, the Philae lander made a soft landing on a comet and history was made. But did you know this mission started 10 years ago? On 6 August 2014, the Rosetta mission achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first mission to rendezvous with a comet. During the coming months,…

November 14, 2014
The Rosetta Mission is a Success

The European Space Agency is celebrating today as Rosetta’s lander Philae has landed on a comet to begin collecting data. Read more about it here: http://rosetta.esa.int/ Find it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosettaMission Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ESA_Rosetta

November 12, 2014
CBC: Berlin Wall, 25 years after fall of communism

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November 10, 2014
NPR: ‘Car Talk’ Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77

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November 5, 2014
National Post: U.S. midterm election results 2014: Republicans surge to near-historic dominance

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November 5, 2014
Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on the State Visit of the President of France

Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement as Alberta helps host the first State Visit by a French President to Western Canada: “It is a great privilege to welcome François Hollande, President of the Republic of France, to Banff and to our province. This visit is as historic as it is valuable given the long-standing…

November 4, 2014
Operation Christmas Child calls on Canadians to shop and pack, as annual gift-filled shoebox season begins

National Collection Week—when everyone’s boxes are to be at Collection Centers—is November 17-23 The Canada-wide 2014 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season—an annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse Canada—starts today as thousands of individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams, and community groups begin packing shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, plus personal notes and…

November 3, 2014
Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi Made the Short List of World Mayor Finalists

Finalists North America • Mayor of Calgary, Canada • Mayor of Houston, USA • Mayor of Oklahoma City, USA • Mayor of Sacramento, USA Latin America • Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Mayor of Guatemala City, Guatemala • Mayor of Monteria, Colombia • Mayor of Sucre, Venezuela Europe • Mayor of Ghent, Belgium •…

November 2, 2014
Readout of the President’s Call to Prime Minister Harper of Canada

President Obama spoke by phone with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to express the American people’s solidarity with Canada in the wake of attacks on Canadian Forces in Quebec on October 20 and in Ottawa on October 22. President Obama condemned these outrageous attacks, and reaffirmed the close friendship and alliance between our people. The President…

October 22, 2014
Canada Helps Improve the Quality of Life of Vulnerable People in Central America

John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, reiterates support to increase access to basic education, improve water and sanitation systems and provide access to microfinance in Honduras and Guatemala High River, Alberta – (October 16), (MP TBC) M.P. John Barlow reiterated the Harper Government’s support toward a project implemented by the Canadian Rotary Collaboration for…

October 17, 2014
Operation Eyesight: Teacher is “Mother of Cleanliness” to Her Students

Sarah Kiruri, a teacher at Kishermoruak Primary School in Kenya, is dedicated to preventing the spread of the painful eye disease trachoma by encouraging her students to wash their hands and faces. Because she received training on the importance of personal hygiene from Calgary-based Operation Eyesight, each morning she inspects every student in her school…

October 16, 2014
What To Do With The Kids® Fourth Annual Best/Worst Role Models for Kids

For the fourth year, What To Do With The Kids® asked people to let us know who they think have been the best and worst role models for kids this year. Although it has never been hard to find nominees for the worst, this year we encouraged people to look outside the world of celebrities…

October 13, 2014
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 Spotlights the Rights of Children

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Children must go to school and not be financially exploited. In the…

October 10, 2014
Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Shepard Fairey and More Contribute Art To War Child Guitar Auction

TORONTO /CNW/ – Sixteen artists, including Iggy Pop, Michael Stipe, Gus Van Sant, Shepard Fairey and Sam Taylor-Johnson (née Wood), have transformed a series of Carparelli guitars into unique works of art to benefit the charity, War Child. The guitars will be auctioned on November 9 at 7pm, at Bonhams New York at the preview of…

October 8, 2014