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The article reports that Graphic Packaging International Corp. (GPI), Marietta, Georgia, is expanding microwavable packaging options with its MicroRite material. MicroRite consists of aluminum and polyester laminated to a paperboard base, and allows consumers to cook food quickly and evenly in die microwave. GPI has supplied the package successfully in Canada for pies and in Europe for lasagna.

The article offers information on H.J. Heinz Co. It states that, the company, which is successfully running its operations in many countries including, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia, is expanding its business into the common market of Europe. It also discusses the growth of the foreign operations of H.J. Heinz Co., that started with a small investment.

This article focuses on tussle between the Pentagon and the State Department over Korean War. The differences in emphasis between the Defense and State departments were reflected in the resolution presented to the United Nations Security Council. As passed by the Security Council, the resolution was designed to draw "the mantle of the U.N." more firmly around Anglo-American action in Korea, but it involved the U.N. in the conduct of the war less than had the original proposal of the Canadians, made a week ago.

The article profiles the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) established in 1975 with member nations including Canada, U.S. and Germany. The purpose is to be a forum for political negotiations and decision-making within Europe and Central Asia. A Parliament of Canada paper indicated that a Charter of Paris for a New Europe set in November 1990 proposed for foundation of a Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Parliamentary Assembly.

Focuses on the Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. International trade agreements in Europe and Asia; U.S. diplomats' concern that even if a trading bloc does not raise collective barriers to trade with the outside world, it can be destructive to both the economic efficiency and the political logic of the trading system; Arguments for and against trading blocs and common market system.

The article reports on the plan of Belgian holding company La Societe Generale de Belgique to invest increasing amounts in the rest of Western Europe, Canada and the U.S. In line with this plan, the board named Max Nokin to the post of Board Governor with a mission to diversify the company's portfolio. La Societe Generale is actively seeking joint ventures with U.S. and European companies. In July 1962, the company set up a joint venture with Reynolds Metal Co. and created Aleurope.

This section offers world news briefs. The speculations in Europe on the Spanish civil war is that it will end soon with the victory of Franco. The recession in the U.S. created a negative impact on the productivity and revenues of industries in Canada. The backlog of orders in the firearms industry of Great Britain provides a respite from uncertainties about the stability of the economy.

The article offers information on the planning of the U.S. to use weapons produced and developed by nation's allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It mentions that weapons developed by other Atlantic Pact nations will be constructed under the U.S. license either in the U.S. or in Canada, but in Europe. It informs that European member will have to purchase these weapons from the U.S. after exchanging dollars.

The article offers information related to municipal assessment and taxation in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Topics discussed include the availability of the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Program in Yukon, the financial threshold increase on claims under Disaster Financial Assistance arrangements in Alberta, and the paper which presents an overview of property taxation systems in the European zone.

The article compares enforcement of consumer claims in Europe, U.S. and Canada in May 2007. Method of enforcement may either be through litigation, negotiation in order to prevent litigation, settlement allowing litigation to be ended at any stage or arbitration as a litigation alternative. The differences in the method of enforcement include subject of the claim or whether it involves personal or economic losses, socio-economic factors and the institutional players or the public and private agencies for redress of claims.

Looks at Canada's informal child-care system which falls behind what is offered in several European countries. Description of Canada's child-care system, according to a report released in October 2004; List of European countries that are providing publicly funded systems of early learning for growing numbers of children; Average earnings of full-time child-care workers. INSETS: THE NORDIC WAY;FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY NEEDED.

Deals with privatization of utilities in Canada. Arguments in favor of privatization; Consequences of deregulation in Europe; Result of the privatized water supply in Bolivia. INSET: ENVIRONMENTALISTS QUESTION 'SMART REGULATION'.

This article focuses on the book "Canada: America's Problem," written by John MacCormac. According to MacCormac, Canada makes isolation impossible for the U.S. The Monroe Doctrine virtually commits the U.S. to resist any attack on Canada by a European power, a pledge which has been explicitly reaffirmed by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Yet Canada, as part of a political system having its center adjacent to Europe, is already deeply involved in Europe's war. It is serving as the chief training ground for empire aviators and is providing a large proportion of the empire's war equipment. Should it become the political center as well, American isolationism could no longer exist. Since we dare not allow Canada to fall into the hands of a hostile power, we are committed, in effect, to the support of one of Europe's belligerents.

Reports on the decision of the British to try to join the European Common Market of the European Union. Reaction of the imperialists on the Tory Right and the Little Englanders on the Labour Left; Commonwealth opposition in Canada and New Zealand; Presence of East German troops at the checkpoints on the Western access routes to Berlin.

The article presents information on the war orders to be placed during the Second World War. It is stated that airplane manufacturers in the U.S. will get the biggest orders; and Paris and London are expected to supplement orders that were not filled because the embargo put an end to shipments. Orders for machine tools are also likely to be placed, but these have been held up because Canada and Europe have delayed the orders.

This section offers world news briefs related to U.S. business as of April 4, 1970. The upsurge in U.S. corporate spending overseas is attributed to the low cost of investment outside the country. U.S. automobile manufacturer Simca is planning to spend 60 million dollars on its French plant. Canada has emerged as the country getting the largest increase in U.S. investment outside Europe.

The article discusses trends which may be seen in 2011 in the natural food and dietary supplement and ingredient industries. In the article several individuals from the industries, including Jim Tonkin of Healthy Brand Builders, Loren Israelsen of the United Natural Products Alliance and Mark Blumenthal of the American Botanical Council, offer their opinions on ingredient trends in 2011 and discuss the supplements that they take on a daily basis.

The article discusses U.S. legislation that went into effect on October 2006 that essentially banned Americans from participating in online gambling. The effects the ban had on investors who had invested in online gaming companies in Europe and Canada are discussed. An analysis of the effect the ban had on shares of the Canadian online gambling companies including Cryptologic Inc. and Chartwell Technology Inc. is presented.

The article focuses on Japan's trading relations with Alaska as of November 15, 1969. Topics addressed include Alaska exporting its natural resources to Japan and Japanese companies investing in Alaska. Special attention is also paid to Russia, Australia, Europe and Canada conducting business with Japan.

The article discusses efforts by major cities worldwide to cut pollution and costs by burning refuse to generate power. Cities in Europe and in North America are already into the trend of garbage for health and power. Each year, Paris in France converts 1.5 million tons of garbage into steam and electricity. Germany's Munich sees refuse to supply it with up to 10% of its power needs in a few years. In Montreal, Quebec, an 8.7 million U.S. dollars refuse-for-power plant is under way.

The article deals with divergent opinions on the Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). International Trade Minister Ed Fast expects that CETA will improve bilateral trade and expand the Canadian economy. Trade policy chairman Michael Hart implies that Canada should be eyeing emerging markets instead of Europe. Council of Canadians national chairwoman Maude Barlow expressed opposition to CETA on the grounds that it is not in the best interests of Canada.

The article discusses a proposed Canada-Europe free trade agreement. Such an agreement would integrate Canada with the world's largest and richest market, the author states, allowing for the free movements of goods and services, capital, and labour. Also discussed is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act passed in the U.S. in 1930.

The article offers tips for Canadian investors on how to navigate the global fixed income opportunities. Europe, Australia and Asia have the most developed and diversified bond markets. Emerging markets (EM) have been a hot spot and have outperformed other destinations. Rather than committing a fixed portion of an investor's assets to EMs, he or she should invest a small allocation as part of a global mandate.

The article reports on the prevention of foreign nonprofit groups from working in Russia after the deadline expired requiring them to be re-registered. The new law is being criticized for its red tape. Among those that now may resume their activities are the National Democratic Institute and the International Republic Institute. Five nonprofit groups from Great Britain, four each from Germany and Norway and two each from Canada, France and Italy were also being vetted by the registration service.

The article focuses on Canada's relations with the European Union. On May 1, a day when the world celebrates the worker, eight former Soviet client states, plus Malta and Cyprus, will march into the European Union, bolstering what is already the western world's largest trading bloc. The so-called EU-25 nearly fulfills the dream of a united Europe, but even the slightly truncated version will have a population of roughly 450 million people and a GDP of €9.6 trillion ($15.5 trillion). More important than any symbolic union, however, is the big stamp of economic approval on the newcomers, which have achieved the physical infrastructure, legal environment and political stability necessary to make investors breathe a little easier. "It's a badge of honour," says Brian Kelsall, co-chair of law firm Ogilvy Renault's Projects Finance Group. Even with the addition of underdeveloped eastern Europe, EU productivity will continue to dwarf that of Canada, and if western businesses don't take note of the potential market and investing opportunity, it won't be long before they find themselves being targeted. Perhaps it's a little too much to expect Canadian businesses to be ready for an expanded EU when even Europeans seem unprepared. A March survey of Belgian businesses by Pricewaterhouse-Coopers found that 30% of those companies that already trade with the new EU members don't think accession will have any consequences for them. That, despite the fact 90,000 pages of European legislation come into effect on May 1. Growth in some of the incoming nations is extraordinary, and that should expand under favourable EU trade rules.