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The Government of Canada Renames Montreal's Dorval Airport in Honour of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 9/9/2003; 655 words ; ...1919-2000) was Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979...Canadian unity and he worked hard to promote Canada's official languages and the Charter...2000, at the age of 80. Transport Canada is on-line at www.tc.gc.ca. Keep...
U.N. RENAMES LIBERIA SANCTIONS PANEL
News Wire article from: United Press International; 7/6/2004; 314 words ; ...International 07-06-2004 U.N. renames Liberia sanctions panel UNITED NATIONS...products. The National Transitional Government of Liberia asked the Security Council...one representative each from Britain, Canada, France, Senegal and Sierra Leone...
Government renames Montreal airport for Pierre Trudeau
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/9/2003; 329 words ; ...0000 Dateline: MONTREAL The Canadian government on Tuesday renamed Montreal's Dorval...because of his father's efforts to promote Canada's multicultural society. I think that diversity and that international side of Canada and that openness and that welcomeness...
FortisOntario Acquires Great Lakes Power Distribution Inc., Renames Latest Acquisition Algoma Power Inc.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 10/8/2009; 700+ words ; ...regulated generation assets across Canada and in Belize and Upper New...commercial real estate across Canada. Fortis Inc. shares are listed...applicable securities laws in Canada ("forward-looking information...absence of significant changes in government energy plans and environmental...
Canadian government renames Montreal airport for Pierre Trudeau
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/9/2003; 408 words ; ...from hardline separatists in Quebec, the government on Tuesday renamed Montreal's Dorval...because of his father's efforts to promote Canada's multicultural society. I think that diversity and that international side of Canada and that openness and that welcomeness...
Mackenzie Ivy renames three portfolios. (Mackenzie Ivy Funds Distribution) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 11/29/1994; ; 686 words ; ...funds, which formerly carried the Mackenzie label, will now be known as the Ivy Canada Fund, the Ivy Global Fund, and the Ivy Short-Term U.S. Government Securities Fund. A fourth portfolio, the Mackenzie Fixed Income Trust, is in the...
Tyco International Ltd. Renames CIT Tyco Capital.
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