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Focuses on the effect of building a paper mill in Grande Praire, Canada. What Grande Prairie is known for; Impact of increased timber in Grande Prairie; Number of jobs the paper mill would provide; Results of a study on pollution conducted by the Alberta government; Where the greatest contamination was found; Largest forestry company operating in Grande Prairie.

Focuses on the impetus to Canada's weak economy from exports. Measures by government and Canadian consumers to cut down on costs; Data on economic growth in Canada in 1995; Comparison of the US and Canadian economy; Increase in the business of paper companies; Importance and role of export oriented industries in boosting the economy.

Explores the new method of manufacturing pulp in Northern New Brunswick in Canada, by using alcohol rather than sulphur. Opportunities of jobs by George Petty the Chairman of Repap enterprises Incorporated; Detail.

Focuses on the competitiveness of the newspaper industry in Toronto, Ontario as of May 6, 1999. Details of the creation and release of the national daily, `The National Post' to compete with three other general-interest English-language daily newspapers; Comparison of the competition in Toronto to that in New York and Mexico City, Mexico; Success of `The National Post'; Possible reasons for success, including high literacy rates; Comments from `Post' editor in chief Kenneth Whyte and others.

Discusses the privatization of air travel in Canada. Comparison of the system to that of the United States; Record number of flight delays in the U.S. in 2000; Comparison of the costs of air travel in Canada in the United States; Outlook for customer satisfaction with air travel in the U.S.

Focuses on attempts of Canada to involve its citizens in international issues as of May 26, 1999. Effects of the Canadian model on other countries; Role of the Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development (CCFPD) in the involvement of citizens; Example of citizen involvement in Canada's discussion on East Timor with the announcement of Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy; Comments from CCFPD national director Steven Lee.

Reports that Cartaway Resources Corp. shares fell from $23 to $2 after mining exploration results failed to show proof of a major mineral discovery in the company's property in Labrador off Voisey Bay, Newfoundland. Comparisons to Diamond Field Resources' share price runup; Bre-X Mining share performance.

Reports on the victory of environmentalists of Clayoquot Sound in British Columbia on July 6, 1995 with the approval given by province government for the reforms in logging practices. Detail on the planned reforms; Dispute over the proposed plan; Interests of Europe, over the decision of Canada in the issue.

Deals with the efforts in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a venue for 1995 Group of Seven summit, to develop its tourism potential. Statements of its Mayor Walter Fitzgerald on the related plans.

Reports the availability of cheap and good timber available in China. Visit to China by Hank Ketcham of West Fraser Timber Ltd. in British Columbia; Difference between the forests in Canada and China; Difference in the cost of the timber; Growing demand for the Chinese timber.

Reports on policies in Canada regarding courtroom secrecy and bans on media coverage of trials. Practice of privacy protection in courtrooms which is criticized by the media; Arguments in Canada's Supreme Court as to whether the bans go too far; Skepticism of the public regarding official secrecy.

Discusses ways to take children out of school for a year so kids have an opportunity to travel with their parents.

Reports on the concern among French-speaking citizens of Quebec that their children be taught English well.

Reports on the use of the Internet in the Canadian arctic city Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Discusses research into how economic freedom and political freedom are interrelated. How nations governed by communist regimes and free-enterprise nations have done, economically, since World War II; The agenda behind efforts by conservative economists to make such observations more scientific; How the size of a government affects economic growth; Some of the findings of the Fraser Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Discusses the possibility of a currency union between the United States and Canada. Concerns about the negative impact of floating exchange rates on Canada; Benefits of the union for business planning; Value of the Canadian loonie compared with the dollar; Integration of the US-Canada economies; Opposition to union from the Bank of Canada; Effects of union on the US; Political and social obstacles in Canada to the union.

Examines the efforts of the Greater Quebec Movement to push the Quebec government to allow a fully bilingual educational system in the province. The history of separate French and English schools in Quebec; The Charter of the French Language, which restricts access to English public schools to children with a parent or sibling schooled in English in Canada; Why many feel that both French and English are important for students to learn. INSETS: Language law takes a hit;Speaking French is key to business.

Reports the results of the Angus Reid Group of Toronto's poll of media coverage of issues of spirituality and faith in Canada. The tendency of low marks for religious coverage as connected to the frequency of church goers; The weakening of religious ties within society as making it easier for the media to deal with it.

Focuses on Canada's stock markets. Canadians' investment in mutual funds in 1996; Reason Americans are interested in investing in Canada; Number of Canadian-based mutual funds.

Looks at the illegal use of the Canadian-United States border by illegal immigrants entering the United States. Most popular places illegal immigrants come from; Comments from Lewis Mitchell, native police chief in Saint Regis, Quebec; Importance of the Mohawk Indian reservation to the illegal immigrant smuggling chain; How illegal immigrant smuggling effects the Canadian community.

Reports that some Toronto-area residents will soon be loading cash onto smart cards, by using a device attached to a telephone. Information on where this cash can be used; Details on how the program will work; Comments made by Terry Sydoryk, senior product manager at Northern telecom in Calgary, Alberta.

Presents author's account of his experience at Canadian border while returning from a trip to Montreal.

Assesses the questions arising in Quebec regarding its separation from Canada. Fears of French speakers in Quebec about interaction with English language and culture of Acadians; Analysis of the status of Acadians by education experts; More. INSET: Publisher puts Acadia back into history text..

Talks about the benefits of Canada's market and economy as a result of the victory of the federalist forces in the Quebec referendum on independence. Views of Rufus Gilday, an international bond trader at a bank in London, Sherry Cooper, an economist at Nesbitt Burns in Toronto, and others on the same. INSET: Chronology of events in Quebec's history..

Focuses on Quebec's separatist movement and the desire of the residents for nation hood. Referendum vote on independence; Factors contributing to the separatist feelings; Comments on the issue by the residents.

Reports about the various money laundering operations, like drug trafficking, that occur in Canada. Open financial system, the factor responsible; US, Latin American, Asian and Russian groups reported to be involved in Canadian banking system's money scams; Note on the Canadian anti-money laundering laws. INSET: How money laundering works..

Presents the author's account of his travel experiences during a visit to Ontario. Various sites and people he met on the way to the destination.

Discusses the speculation on the actual reasons behind the `salmon war' of Canada with Alaska. Criticism on Brian Tobin, Canadian fisheries minister for his failure to control the rampant domestic overfishing; Threats of legal action given by Tobin to Alaskan fisherman; Deterioration in the number of chinook fish.

Informs about the decision taken by the Canada government to subsidize and expand the annual hunt for sad-eyed, fish-eating harp seals on Newfoundland's rocky shore. Reason for the decision; International scenario related to seal hunting; Views of David Lavigne, a professor of zoology specializing in seal research at the University of Guelph in Ontario.

Discusses the Canadian call to preserve world fish stocks and critically analyzes its role in the same. Information on the fishing disputes between Canada and Spain; Turbot and other varieties of fish catching in Canada; Effects of overfishing; Researches in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; World fish market.

Reports on the sale in Mexico of neckties made in Canada. Other Canadian exports to Mexico.

Discusses filmmaking in Canada in 1997. The popularity of film festivals like the Vancouver International Film Festival; Canadian movies that could break into the United States movie market; The removal of much of the government funding for filmmaking; The National Film Board of Canada; Comments from Alan Franey, director of the Vancouver film festival.