Canada

Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)

7 Jul 2008

TORONTO (Reuters) - The slump this past week in mining and raw materials stocks, one of Canada's top performing sectors, is likely to be just a hiccup unless the global economy takes a long and lasting turn for the worse.

Sri Lanka: Spontaneous show of solidarity in Canada (TamilNet)

7 Jul 2008

In a spectacular show at short notice, more than 75,000 Canadian Tamils spontaneously gathered at Downsview Park in Toronto, Canada, for the Pongku Thamizh event, forging solidarity for the cause of Eezham, on Saturday. It was in fact a response to the oppressive policies of the International Community against Eezham Tamil nationalism, observers say.

Bombardier Montreal Workers Back Labor Deal, Radio-Canada Says (Bloomberg.com)

7 Jul 2008

July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bombardier Inc.'s Montreal-area workers approved changes to their labor agreement that may convince the company to build its proposed CSeries jet in the province, Radio-Canada reported.