Canada

Calgary, Alberta, August 13, 2007 -- Dow Chemical Canada Inc. (Dow Canada) announced today that the Chlor-Vinyl business has signed an agreement to sell Dow’s Western Canada caustic soda business to Univar Canada Ltd. This sale includes the West Coast Distribution Centre (WCDC) in North Vancouver, British Columbia, its marine, rail and truck terminal assets and other miscellaneous equipment. Close of the transaction is expected as soon as practicable in 2007, subject to regulatory approval. Dow Canada is maintaining its caustic soda business in Eastern Canada.    » read more »

Midland, MI - August 13, 2007 -- Dow Chemical Canada Inc. (Dow Canada) announced today it has signed an agreement to sell Dow’s caustic soda business in Western Canada to Univar Canada Ltd. This sale includes the West Coast Distribution Centre (WCDC) terminal assets which consist of marine, rail and truck facilities in North Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as miscellaneous equipment. Close of the transaction is expected as soon as practicable in 2007, subject to regulatory approval.    » read more »

July 16, 2007 -- WASHINGTON -- At a ceremony held Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President and Chief Executive Officer Laurier J. Boisvert signed the official agreement that defines the terms of the agencies' cooperation on the James Webb Space Telescope.

According to the agreement, NASA will be responsible for the overall management and operations of the mission and will build the spacecraft, the telescope, and the platform that will host the instruments.    » read more »

June 29, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) earlier this week sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada applauding his efforts to secure passage of legislation in Canada to crack down on video and audio piracy, specifically banning the recording of movies before they are released to video.    » read more »

New England governors, Canadian premiers won’t wait for national governments

June 26, 2007 -- Brudenell, Prince Edward Island, Canada – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas today joined other New England governors and all eastern Canadian premiers in urging the federal governments of both countries to formulate national policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions.    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – Maine Governor John E. Baldacci and New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham released a report on electricity cooperation at the 31st Conference of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers being held in Prince Edward Island. The report contains the findings of Phase I of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Province of New Brunswick and the State of Maine to Enhance the Mutual Benefits of the Maine/New Brunswick Electrical Interconnections (MOU).    » read more »

19 June 2007 -- Canadian officials have seized 160 kilograms of cocaine and arrested five Mexican nationals in connection with the drugs.

Police say they discovered the cocaine in late May after it was shipped to the Port of Montreal from Mexico.

They say the five have visitor status in Canada and face charges of drug possession and trafficking.

The cocaine was said to have been stashed in plastic bags of four kilograms each and hidden in a shipment of frozen mashed mango.

Source: VOA News

05 June 2007 -- Leaders of the G8 group of major industrial nations are gathering in Germany's Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm for three days of discussions to include climate change, economic issues and debt relief for Africa. But differences were evident before the summit began and security was extremely tight to keep protesters away from the meeting site, as VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Heiligendamm.    » read more »

07 June 2007 -- U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet Thursday in Germany amid renewed tensions between the two sides.

The presidents will hold talks on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit at the German Baltic Sea port of Heiligendamm.

Mr. Putin is angry at U.S. plans to install a missile defense system in Europe, calling it a threat to Russian security, and he vowed to aim his nation's missiles at the region if the system is built.    » read more »

04 June 2007 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set Wednesday to host the annual summit of the G8 leading industrial democracies plus Russia. VOA's Barry Wood reports a recent sharp deterioration in western relations with Moscow is casting a chill over the meeting that will take place at a Baltic Sea resort in eastern Germany.    » read more »

Starting tomorrow, Michigan State Police (MSP) motor carrier officers will join over 9,000 federal, state and local truck and bus inspectors from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the 20th Annual International Roadcheck, which runs through June 7.    » read more »

05/31/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Premier Gordon Campbell today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between California and the Canadian Province of British Columbia to fight global warming. The agreement outlines key actions that California and British Columbia will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They met in Vancouver during Governor Schwarzenegger’s trade mission to Canada.    » read more »

05/28/2007 -- With California’s Anaheim Ducks seeking their first hockey championship, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that he and Canadian Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty will place a friendly wager of the outcome of the Anaheim Ducks and Ottawa Senators match up in the Stanley Cup Finals.

“California is the proud home to the best of the best – that’s why I am confident that the Ducks will bring the legendary Cup to the Golden State,” said Gov. Schwarzenegger.

Gov. Schwarzenegger will wager:    » read more »

04/23/2007 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Manitoba Premier Gary Doer announced legislation to implement a climate initiative consistent with Manitoba’s Memorandum of Understanding with California:    » read more »