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Cultural Olympiad 2010
announces first events
The Cultural Olympiad is a celebration of music, dance, theatre, film, literature and spectacular outdoor events featuring artists from around the world.
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Top three ranking for Canada as a business destination
Canada is ranked the third best country in the world in which to do business, in Forbes magazine′s annual ‘Best Countries for Business’ survey.
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Additional support
for 18,000 children in Kandahar
The Government of Canada is to give UNICEF $2 million in additional funding to help 18,000 children in Kandahar.
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New radar system to predict weather for 2010 Winter Games
Athletes competing in the 2010 Winter Games will have access to up-to-the-minute weather forecasts thanks to the installation of a $1million Doppler radar system.
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Focus on the Arctic
Arctic Special »
Melting polar ice and growing demand for energy and other natural resources, have put the Arctic firmly on the international agenda.
The Arctic in Arts and Culture »
The Northwest Passage – an Arctic Obsession
The Accessible Arctic – eighty years of Arctic photography
Talking Point – Taguk Curley »
“Nunavut means ‘our land’ you can claim it if you want to, but it’s our land.”
Special Profile – Aaju Peter »
"The most sustainable resource we have in Nunavut is our people. The arctic is a vast, vast territory and there are a lot of opportunities in minerals etc, but our wealth is the children."
Arctic Voice »
“How do you get across the message about climate change in the Arctic?”
asks Glenn Morris, mountaineer, explorer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.
“The answer is to get children involved and they will spread the word.”
Gale force winds, high seas, cold weather, sickness and close encounters with nuclear submarines have done little to deter a group of young Canadian and British adventurers who are paddling a 42 foot-long canoe around the coast of Scotland.
Making Headlines
• Support for 18,000 children in Kandahar
• Canada and the EU, partnership
• IMF endorses Canada’s Economic Action Plan
• Matching charitable donations in Afghanistan
• Supporting health care in war torn Sudan
• Scholarship programme for the Americas
• Northern medals awarded
• Canada Day – July 1
• Vancouver – the best city to live in the world
Focus on Business
• Top three ranking for Canada
as a business destination
• Canada to boost wine exports
• Launch of $1 billion Clean Energy Fund
• Connecting businesswomen with
new opportunities
• Investing in young entrepreneurs
Focus on Science & Technology
• Lights, camera, action –
the Aurora Borealis, live online
• New radar system to predict weather
for 2010 Winter Games
• McGill scholars win top academic prizes
• Research boost for auto industry
• Canadian pair win international
scientific tournament
Focus on Arts & Culture
• The Northwest Passage – an Arctic Obsession
• The Accessible Arctic
– eighty years of Arctic photography
• Arctic film season
• Cultural Olympiad 2010 announces first events
• Alice Munro wins international literary prize
• Anne Michaels publishes second novel
• All the Queen’s horses
• Nobel laureate Derek Walcott
takes up Canadian university post
Focus on the Arctic
• Canada takes the lead on Arctic issues
• Canada and the UK team up on Arctic Research
• Canadian forces complete High Arctic operation
• Also in Focus on the Arctic
Talking Point
• Taguk Curley
Special Profile
• Aaju Peter
Education Feature
• Arctic Voice
Adventure Feature
• Sprit of Adventure
