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Company claims central Alberta oil spill mostly contained - CBC.ca

Company claims central Alberta oil spill mostly contained - CBC.ca | Govt News | Scoop.it
CBC.caCompany claims central Alberta oil spill mostly containedCBC.caStephen Bart, vice president of crude oil operations for Plains Midstream Canada, said crews have been working 24 hours a day implementing their emergency response since Thursday...
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Ex-presidents' tab for 2012: $3.7 million - USA TODAY

Ex-presidents' tab for 2012: $3.7 million - USA TODAY | Govt News | Scoop.it

MSNBC Ex-presidents' tab for 2012: $3.7 million USA TODAY Taxpayers fund presidential operations even after presidents leave office.


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Bleak election prospects in Quebec good for Canada - Winnipeg Free Press

Bleak election prospects in Quebec good for Canada - Winnipeg Free Press | Govt News | Scoop.it
Winnipeg Free PressBleak election prospects in Quebec good for CanadaWinnipeg Free PressThe Parti Quebecois ought, by all rights, to be a shoo-in when Quebecers go to the polls on Sept. 4.
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Protect the village and midden site of c̓əsnaʔəm (Marpole) | Facebook

Protect the village and midden site of c̓əsnaʔəm (Marpole) | Facebook | Govt News | Scoop.it
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
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Beijing Tells US To 'Shut Up' Over South China Sea Tensions ...

Beijing Tells US To 'Shut Up' Over South China Sea Tensions ... | Govt News | Scoop.it
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's over the weekend condemned a U.S. State Department statement that said Washington was closely monitoring territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and that China's establishment of a ...
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Harper government to introduce law to allow private property on reserves

Harper government to introduce law to allow private property on reserves | Govt News | Scoop.it
Move seen as way to improve relations, but many chiefs oppose it (RT @Tony_Tracy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the #Harper Conservatives at it again: http://t.co/10b7K6EY (via @SeanCarleton) #cdnpoli...
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It’s not just an oil boom, it’s an industrial revolution

It’s not just an oil boom, it’s an industrial revolution | Govt News | Scoop.it
Note: This is the first of several columns Clay Jenkinson will write about his recent tour of the Bakken Oil Fields.
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White House: Obama Supports Renewing Assault Weapons Ban — But Congress Won’t Act

White House: Obama Supports Renewing Assault Weapons Ban — But Congress Won’t Act | Govt News | Scoop.it
President Obama supports reinstating the assault weapons ban, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday, on the heels of back-to-back shooting rampages in the United States.
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The United States spends 58 percent of the total defense dollars paid by the world's top 10 military powers. | Face the Facts USA

The United States spends 58 percent of the total defense dollars paid by the world's top 10 military powers. | Face the Facts USA | Govt News | Scoop.it
Who spends more on their military, Russia or China?
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Mexico: Court’s Historic Opportunity to Address Military Impunity | Human Rights Watch

Mexico: Court’s Historic Opportunity to Address Military Impunity | Human Rights Watch | Govt News | Scoop.it
(Washington, DC) – Mexico’s Supreme Court has a momentous opportunity to reform the military justice system and eliminate one of the greatest sources of impunity for grave human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today.
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To connect the pipeline, connect the dots

To connect the pipeline, connect the dots | Govt News | Scoop.it
If negotiations fail, Parliament may have to perform the BNA Act in public (RT @nspector4: If S Harper goes anywhere near Tom Flanagan’s advice today in BC, he’ll be ridden out of town on a rail!
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US helps the Philippines improve its military capability - The Guardian

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The GuardianUS helps the Philippines improve its military capabilityThe GuardianThe US is helping the Philippines modernise and improve its military capability in the face of a growing confrontation with China over supremacy in the South China Sea,...
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Watchdog: Canada-US security agreement threatens privacy - Globe and Mail

Watchdog: Canada-US security agreement threatens privacy - Globe and Mail | Govt News | Scoop.it
Globe and MailWatchdog: Canada-US security agreement threatens privacyGlobe and MailA newly published agreement on how information will be handled under the Canada-U.S.
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Canada's unhealthy medicare superiority complex - Globe and Mail

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Globe and MailCanada's unhealthy medicare superiority complexGlobe and MailScaring people about the U.S.
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Report: Globalising the German Energy Transition

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Excellent report by German think tank SWP on the need for international cooperation if we are to move to a global new energy system.

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US Mars rover Curiosity touches down in Red Planet - Xinhua

US Mars rover Curiosity touches down in Red Planet - Xinhua | Govt News | Scoop.it
XinhuaUS Mars rover Curiosity touches down in Red PlanetXinhuaPhoto taken on June 10, 2012 shows a scientist introduce Curiosity rover to visitors at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA in Pasadena, California, the United States.
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GTSO: Could Canada Be the 'Next Big Thing' in Lithium Mining? - MarketWatch (press release)

GTSO: Could Canada Be the 'Next Big Thing' in Lithium Mining? - MarketWatch (press release) | Govt News | Scoop.it
GTSO: Could Canada Be the 'Next Big Thing' in Lithium Mining?MarketWatch (press release)Lithium mining activities have drawn significant investing interest to Canada's mining industry recently.
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Churches speaking out on Northern Gateway pipeline project - Politics - CBC News

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Delegates to the United Church's general council meeting in Ottawa next week will debate a resolution to reject Enbridge's $6-billion project to transport Alberta bitumen to the B.C. coast.
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Momentum Builds Against Fracking As Truth About Its Danger Spreads

Full Story: http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/08/06/momentum-builds-fracking-truth-danger-spreads-161991/ As anti-fracking momentum grows nationwide with... (I hope Canadians follow in their footsteps and end Fracking before it ends us!
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Pick Tuktoyaktuk for new port: Handley - CBC News

Pick Tuktoyaktuk for new port: Handley - CBC News | Govt News | Scoop.it
The premier of the Northwest Territories is urging Ottawa to choose Tuktoyaktuk as a place to build a new deep sea port in the Arctic.
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President Barack Obama: DO NOT PERMIT SHELL OIL TO DRILL OFFSHORE IN THE ARCTIC

President Barack Obama: DO NOT PERMIT SHELL OIL TO DRILL OFFSHORE IN THE ARCTIC | Govt News | Scoop.it
Despite promises from Shell Oil and Federal Agencies that deep-sea drilling in the Arctic can be safely managed, this is profoundly untrue. In 2011...
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Natives threaten unrest over oil pipeline

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Native chiefs in British Columbia threaten social unrest over Enbridge oil pipeline.
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Oval Office Interview with President Barack Obama

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In three months voters will head to the polls to decide whether to give President Obama a second term. This election will communicate whether the electorate believes his continued occupancy of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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US/Canada daily earnings hits & misses Aug 6 - 0900 ET - Reuters

US/Canada daily earnings hits & misses Aug 6 - 0900 ETReutersAug 6 (Reuters) - The following U.S. listed companies reported earnings on Monday. This list shows whether they beat, met or missed Wall Street analysts' forecasts.
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US Military's Big Plan For Renewable Energy Projects - Forbes

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ForbesUS Military's Big Plan For Renewable Energy ProjectsForbesThe U.S.
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Eighth-grade to represent Canada at World Chess Olympiad

Eighth-grade to represent Canada at World Chess Olympiad | Govt News | Scoop.it
And then in August, just before she has to buckle down and face the even greater pressures of Grade 9, she's representing Canada as second board on the women's team at the 2012 World Chess Olympiad, which opens in ...
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