Pfizer says purchase of Wyeth will close Thursday after antitrust regulators grant approvalOctober 14th, 2009 US and Canada regulators approve Pfizer-Wyeth dealNEW YORK — Pfizer Inc.'s $68 billion purchase of Wyeth will close Thursday after antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Canada cleared the deal, which will make Pfizer the world's largest drugmaker by revenue.
People of Indian origin meet Vayalar RaviOctober 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Tuesday interacted with a delegation of people of Indian origin who have come to India to learn more about their ancestral homeland. Expressing their desire to know more about their roots, members of the delegation, mainly in the age group 18 to 26, said: We want to know more about the country, its freedom movement, life in urban and rural areas and its centuries-old civilizaton.
Punjabi-origin trucker nabbed in US for smuggling drugsSeptember 1st, 2009 TORONTO - A Punjabi-origin Indo-Canadian trucker driver was arrested Monday by US authorities for trying to smuggle marijuana from Canada. Forty-year-old driver Gurmit Singh of North York on the outskirts of Toronto was arrested on the Canada-US border in New York State Monday after he was found carrying 353 pounds of marijuana in his truck cargo.
UAE lifts ban on cattle importsAugust 21st, 2009 DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a ban on cattle imports from Somalia, the WAM news agency reported Friday citing the environment ministry. Cattle imports from the two Somali cities of Bosaso and Barabara will now be allowed in the country, UAE Environment and Water Minister Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad said Thursday.
Canada to watch Russian Arctic maneuvers closely, promises responseJuly 31st, 2009 Canada watching Russian Arctic moves closelyHALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canada's defense minister said Friday the Canadian government is closely watching Russian plans to drop paratroopers in the Arctic next April. Defense Minister Peter MacKay said any country approaching Canadian airspace will be met by Canadians.
US-Canada Arctic expedition aimed at mapping, won't resolve boundary disputeJuly 29th, 2009 US, Canada Arctic expedition to startEDMONTON, Alberta — A joint U.S.-Canada expedition sailing next month to the icy waters off the northern coastline both countries share will help map the farthest reaches of the North American continent, but it won't deal with a long-running dispute over a resource-rich part of the Beaufort Sea. "The primary thing this mission is designed to answer is 'Where is the edge of the continental shelf?'" said Maggie Hayes, director of the U.S.
Supreme Court will decide battle between Shell Oil and gas station operatorsJune 15th, 2009 Court steps into dispute between Shell, stationsWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is stepping into a dispute between Shell Oil Co. and gas station operators who claim the oil company tried to drive them out of business.
Canada refuses US request to give Guantanamo detainees asylumJune 5th, 2009 Canada refuses US Guantanamo requestTORONTO — Canada has refused a request from the Obama administration to take men cleared for release from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay.
Canada tells US it will not accept Guantanamo detaineesJune 5th, 2009 TORONTO - Canada has flatly rejected an American request to accept Chinese Uighur Muslim detainees, held at Guantanamo Bay prison, as refugees. Seventeen Uighur Muslim detainees were captured in Afghanistan in 2001 when the NATO-led forces attacked the country after 9/11.
Canadian PM says Canada had to bail out GM to keep jobs in the countryJune 1st, 2009 Canadian PM says country had to bail out GMTORONTO — Canada's prime minister says the country would have lost hundreds of thousands of jobs if it hadn't joined with the U.S. government in bailing out General Motors.
Union leader says Canada governments pushing CAW, GM Canada to renegotiate contractMay 8th, 2009 Union says CAW, GM Canada being pushed to talkTORONTO — The head of the Canadian Auto Workers says the Canadian and Ontario governments are pressing the union to resume labor negotiations with General Motors Canada or risk losing government financial assistance. Ken Lewenza said Thursday that the governments have set a deadline of May 15 for the two sides to agree on a new pact.
China says it is not the origin of the global swine flu outbreakApril 30th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese government has rejected as "groundless" foreign reports labeling the country as the origin of the swine flu outbreak. According to the reports, dead pigs found in Fuqing, Fujian province, might be the source of the outbreak in Mexico, but China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said the pigs died of swine dysentery and dropsy.
Indian origin academic wins appeal to stay back with family in UKApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - A respected Perth academic of Indian origin, who was threatened with deportation, was celebrating after being given a reprieve by the British Home Office. A judge had originally rejected Swarthick Salins application for leave to stay in Britain after his bank balance fell below the minimum level set by the UK Border Agency.
India needs National Milk Vision 2020: KalamFebruary 6th, 2009 PANAJI - India needs to actively pursue a National Milk Vision 2020 in an integrated manner if it is to hold its position as a global milk production giant, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said here Saturday.
Chinese have more clout than Indians in Canada: DosanjhJanuary 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Despite the presence of more Indian origin members in the Canadian parliament compared to the Chinese, the Indians hold less clout, feels Punjab-born MP Ujjal Dosanjh. 'Yes, India may have more representation in the house but still the Chinese have bigger clout than Indians in Canadian politics.
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