Monday, August 01, 2005

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-08-01 06:51 GMT: AFX UK at a glance share guide - 2 (Interactive Investor)

"MARKETS FTSE 100 5,282.3 up 12.0 FTSE 250 7,605.1 up 28.0 FTSE techMARK 100 1,252.04 up 2.80 DJIA 10,640.91 down 64.64 Nasdaq composite 2,184.83 down 13.61 S&P 500 1,234.18 down 9.54 Brent Crude: September 59.37 usd vs 58.76 Gold: 429.50 usd vs 427.80 WEEKEND BREAKING NEWS * CI Financial of Canada has appointed investment banking and legal advisers to work on a formal bid for AMVESCAP - Sunday"

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Canada, Denmark draw line in the snow over disputed island (AFP via Yahoo! News)

"In just a week, a diplomatic spat between Canada and Denmark over a tiny, frozen island in the far north has escalated into a war of words between officials of both countries and patriotic prattle by others."

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From Canada's No. 1 fugitive to star farmer (The Globe and Mail)

"Mission, B.C. — Each morning, Kuldip Singh Samra can be found hunched over his vegetable patch in the blazing summer sun, yanking at weeds that threaten to strangle his delicate organic plants in British Columbia's lush Fraser Valley."

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Humans Hurt Ecosystem in Banff, Canada (TechNewsWorld.com)

""There isn't much variation. There are no tall willows, there are no openings or meadows."

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CANADA: Canada, Denmark bring diplomatic row to the Internet (AsiaMedia)

"Canada and Denmark have taken their diplomatic tussle over a scrappy lump of Arctic rocks to the Internet, with competing Google ads claiming sovereignty over Hans Island."

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CANADA: Canada, Denmark bring diplomatic row to the Internet (AsiaMedia)

"Canada and Denmark have taken their diplomatic tussle over a scrappy lump of Arctic rocks to the Internet, with competing Google ads claiming sovereignty over Hans Island."

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Canada Funds $1 Million to Develop Net-Zero Homes (Earth Vision)

"OTTAWA, Aug. 1, 2005 - The federal government in Canada will contribute $1 million to launch the first phase of a net zero energy housing initiative that initially will install solar PV panels for green power, and later include geothermal heat pumps for green heat."

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