http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=960&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com Daily National and International news plus oddities and entertainment news en-us 2008 Black Press Group Ltd. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT BClocalnews.com 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z en-us 2008 Black Press Group Ltd. http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=49892622&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F49892622.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles city officials are planning a massive security operation for Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, and on Friday urged fans who do not win a ticket in a random drawing to stay away from the basketball arena where the singer will be memorialized. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT bc1286ef2190a03e5be8973842d6975d Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=49890432&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F49890432.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles city officials are planning a massive security operation for Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, and on Friday urged fans who do not win a ticket in a random drawing to stay away from the basketball arena where the singer will be memorialized. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 75bca9d623105f1356310feb92cd15e4 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=49883502&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F49883502.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Organizers of an elaborate Michael Jackson memorial said on Friday they would give away 17,500 tickets for Tuesday's event for the late "King of Pop" but have to yet to set the program for the event. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT d86796c1b9d6142e8d61ea7460e8f09c Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49883492&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49883492.html SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - Most of the drought-stricken Western Canadian province of Alberta received a sprinkling of rain between Thursday evening and Friday morning, but patches of the region got as much as 30 millimeters (1.2 inches). Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 9e7f768e8a10331cd0004c753f2f3fe3 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49883487&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49883487.html SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - Russia has partly lifted its ban on Canadian pork, easing one of the major trade impediments that have been straining Canada's pork industry since the outbreak of H1N1 flu in April. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 1c63a10c022e93fddbfdc4e80618a01a Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49880502&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49880502.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - Air Canada's biggest union may push for additional job security in labor talks with the debt-heavy airline and a federally appointed mediator on Friday, but it doesn't expect a quick resolution. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 7c857755a3da1924b0e80810d6acc48e Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49878937&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49878937.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency of choice has been a stabilizing force during the current financial crisis, Canada said on Friday, downplaying calls to debate the greenback's dominant status. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 39a38cceaef1d9e493dccc8d6d2bc56e Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=49878912&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F49878912.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - Other companies are likely to follow Tim Hortons Inc in moving their corporate structures to Canada to take advantage of a falling corporate tax rate, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 3a387ae1bda8045afc19337aca33cd5c Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49876927&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49876927.html OTTAWA (Reuters) - The jobless rate in Canada and the United States will continue to rise, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 516630a67b3863bb4be7ddc464e8ca07 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49876962&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49876962.html SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - Russia has lifted its ban on Canadian pork, removing one of the major trade impediments that have been straining Canada's pork industry since the outbreak of H1N1 flu in April. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT c3dae642785cc371556d69d5701d2e61 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=49874777&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F49874777.html ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 0f81b9a87ea083aac0ea2b3665feab4c Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=49874662&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F49874662.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose on Friday morning, boosted in part by Teck Resources Ltd's equity sale to China Investment Corp. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT eea1057f42e77c603eba6d27191fbaa7 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=49874672&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F49874672.html RIGA (Reuters) - Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 0b15c365f6e903143768585d23313b56 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343614&44=49874647&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Foddities%2F49874647.html MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-meter-long zeppelin. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT aff851d7b1b13a5a4534070cbdc625f0 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323531&44=49874622&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fentertainment%2F49874622.html BOBIGNY, France (Reuters) - Algerian singer Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 143c994ab2d9f70e4d64a4df1927e072 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49871022&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49871022.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was little changed at the open on Friday, and trading for the day was expected to be thin with the U.S. markets closed for the Independence Day holiday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT e75042926bf766f5addd30310113c4b9 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=49858157&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F49858157.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index could open little changed on Friday morning in thin trading with the U.S. markets closed for a holiday and mixed commodity prices. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT e95cacac723ade9cb23979424d4ef7b5 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=343599&44=49827717&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F49827717.html TORONTO (Reuters) - The Globe and Mail newspaper has agreed to a tentative deal with unionized workers just ahead of a strike deadline, a union official said early on Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 0867bf593e732ae0ada15cc8f9245279 Reuters Upload 2009-07-03T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=49727187&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F49727187.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished lower on Thursday as oil prices slid and a gloomy U.S. jobs report dimmed hopes for a quick economic recovery. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 914c14713cbad4af978d453c86127487 Reuters Upload 2009-07-02T07:00:00Z http://www.bclocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=323546&44=49719872&32=4377&7=406109&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bclocalnews.com%2Fdaily%2Fwhiterock%2Fbusiness%2F49719872.html TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished lower on Thursday as oil prices slid and a gloomy U.S. jobs report dimmed hopes for a quick economic recovery. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 362e0de0dd7c4ec71865304cd7df8826 Reuters Upload 2009-07-02T07:00:00Z