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Inuit pop, Algonquin rap, Innu reggae aim for mainstream

AFP Global Edition 44 days ago

Swapping skin drums for synthesizers and replacing throat singing with slam poetry, young Canadian aboriginals are reinventing traditional North American native music in a bid to bridge two cultures. The sounds are familiar to anyone who has recently watched MTV, but the ...

Patrick Roy's son pleads guilty to on-ice assault

AP News 45 days ago

Jonathan Roy, son of hockey great, pleads guilty to on-ice assault The son of NHL great Patrick Roy pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday for an on-ice beating that sparked a nationwide debate in Quebec about violence in hockey. In addition to the ...

Gate splits border community, unites it in disdain

AP News 50 days ago

A border runs through it: On US-Canada boundary, street barriers signal post-9/11 chill For decades, the towns of Derby Line, Vt., and Stanstead, Quebec, have functioned as one community. Located on either side of the border, they share a sewer system, emergency ...

Border Towns Divided

AP News 50 days ago

Gordy Douglas, owner of GRD Machine of Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, talks about the new gates his company is installing across the U.S.-Canadian border in Derby Line, Vt., on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Alison Redlich) Copyright 2009 AP News

VT BORDER GATES

AP News 50 days ago

Map shows border crossing to be closed on U.S.-Canadian border between Vermont and Quebec. With BC-US--Border Gates. Copyright 2009 AP News

Ski resort sets helmet rule after Richardson death

AP News 51 days ago

Ski resort company sets mandatory helmet after Natasha Richardson death Six months after actress Natasha Richardson died following a fall at the Mount Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, the company that operates the facility has announced helmet requirements at its North American ...

IBM'S CANADIAN COLLABORATION

BusinessWeek 51 days ago

IBM'S CANADIAN COLLABORATION Big Blue's Global Lab" (Cover Package, Sept. 7) failed to mention IBM's plant in Bromont, Quebec, part of a "microelectronics corridor" stretching from East Fishkill, N.Y., that provides 35,000 well-paying IT jobs. Part of a new partnership with the ...

Former Quebec leader charged with corruption

AFP American Edition 56 days ago

Former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault has been charged with multiple charges of corruption that could land her 12 years in prison, Canadian media reported Saturday. Prosecutors charged her with "breach of trust" and producing false or counterfeit documents on transportation expenses, as ...

Uranium junior jumps on resource increase

Stockhouse 65 days ago

Strateco’s (RSC) indicated doubled in the past 12 months Strateco Resources (TSX: T.RSC, Stock Forum) shares surged 23% to 97 cents on Thursday after the junior miner reported that the indicated mineral resources at its Matoush property in Quebec has doubled in ...

Plains of Abraham controversy over terror group

AP News 71 days ago

Quebec politicians to boycott anniversary of British, French battle over terror group role Politicians in Quebec are refusing to attend an event marking the 250th anniversary of a battle between the French and British that paved the way for Canada's creation because ...

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