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The environmentalist POV.  < 5:42:14 PM>.U.S. levies duties on Canadian softwood lumber All Canadian softwood lumber heading to the United States faces duties of at least 19 per cent. In some cases, producers will pay up to 35 per cent in tariffs and charges. The new duties will be imposed on May 8. [CBC News] A long running dispute. The Americans claim the Canadians subsidize their industry. The Americans have lost the case twice before in international trade rulings. < 10:39:34 AM>.Patience Pays Off for Nelly Furtado's Team. When Nelly Furtado rushed to the stage at the Grammy ceremonies to accept the award for best female pop singer she said she felt like Cinderella. By Bernard Weinraub. [New York Times: Arts] A small label with deep pockets that believed in the artist and let her and her original (Canuck) team have creative control. < 1:49:08 AM>.Massive no-fly zone ordered over Kananaskis, Alta., for June G8 summit: "Canadian military officials say the restricted airspace -- which runs from southeastern B.C. to the Calgary city limits -- will be patrolled by CF-18s prepared to shoot down unauthorized aircraft. " Calgary International Airport is within the no-fly zone. But they're not closing it down. I don't think I'd want to be flying into or out of Calgary during the summit. Coincidently I was due to fly out of Calgary on 11 Sept. < 1:36:22 AM>.Motorola in Talks to Sell Unit to Nortel. Motorola is in talks with Nortel Networks to combine the two companies' wireless network equipment businesses. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology] Wow. |
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