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Canada lauds move stalling missile shield

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Canada and Russia lauded Pres. Clinton's decision not to approve the building of the first stage of the missile-defence system after two of its crucial tests failed. Canada's Defence Minister Art Eggleton and Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day favor the scheme while Foreign Affairs Minister, Lloyd Axworthy, opposes it.

Russia, Ballistic Missile Defense Systems, International aspects, Guided missile industry, Ballistic missile defenses

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Brand new Canadarm2 flexes muscle

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The International Space Station will be equipped with a new robotic arm called the Canadarm2. The $1.4 billion device, which was installed by a Canadian astronaut on the Endeavor space shuttle, was financed by the Canadian Space Agency.

Product information, All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, General industrial machinery, not elsewhere classified, Robots NEC, Space Habitats, Finance, Equipment and supplies, Robots, Robotics industry, Space vehicles industry, Space colonies, International Space Station (Space station), Canada. Canadian Space Agency

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Customs union the next hot button

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Canadian provincial premiers focus on customs and Canada-U.S. relations.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Customs Regulations, International relations, Customs administration, Foreign policy

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