Canadian contractor punished for exporting military software to China
Canadian press reports that Pratt and Whitney Canada admitted to exporting military software to China in violation of U S law. Senators McCain and Levin urge tougher action including suspending the unit from U S defence contracts amid ongoing ITAR and export control controversy.
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Ottawa pledges matching funds for Sahel humanitarian aid
Canada will match Canadians donations to a Sahel relief fund covering nine West African nations. The initial 10 million dollar pledge runs Aug 7 to Sept 30, aiming to aid more than 18 million hungry people in Niger Burkina Faso Mali Chad Mauritania Senegal and Gambia. UN notes food shortages and refugee influx after Mali coup.
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Harper expands EI for parents of seriously ill children
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced new employment insurance benefits for Canadian parents caring for critically ill or injured children. The program will allow up to 35 weeks of benefits, up from six, with start planned for June next year and an estimated 6000 families eligible.
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Canadian on vacation found dead in Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta police confirm Canadian Duane Joseph Lang, 46, of Regina, was killed by stabbing. Lang was discovered July 30, after friends failed to reach him, in his apartment bedroom with seven stab wounds.
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