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The article discusses several aspects of a 15-year-long global effort to ban blood diamonds (conflict diamonds) as of 2015, and it mentions the problems and misery that are associated with the conflict diamond industries in places such as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Diamond mining work is addressed, along with the claim that Africa's mines are home to 65 percent of the world's diamonds. The Kimberley Process international certification system for diamonds is also examined.

The article deals with the improving economic state of Canada which can threaten the financial performance of the U.S. in 1952. The increasing value of the Canadian dollar was a symbol of the country's growing strength. It states that in order to enhance its financial state, the country has undergone the most impressive industrial development of any nation in the world. It also features Clarence Decatur Howe, Canada's Minister of Trade & Commerce and Minister of Defense Production, who is claimed to have contributed most to the state's progress.

The article profiles 61-year-old Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. Diefenbaker was born in the Ontario village of Newstadt in September 18, 1895 and finished law education at the University of Saskatchewan. His first case was won on a fluke, but he continued to win cases in which only two clients were hanged out of the 20 murder cases he tried. He had a 15-year record of steady losing when he entered politics, and finally won the Parliament election in 1940 with 280 votes nationwide.

The article reports on the effects of acid rain on Canada and the U.S. The authors emphasize that Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau has proposed to cut emissions in eastern Canada, with the study that automobile emissions, burning of fossil fuels, and smelting operations act as the main cause to contribute to acid rain. They also reveal the study conducted by the U.S. and West Germany on acid rain.

The article focuses on the visit of U.S. President Ronald Reagan to Canada. it mentions that Reagan was welcomed by Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and states that Reagan and Trudeau discussed issues regarding the differences that arose between the nations over fishing rights in the Geroges Bank fishery in the East Coast. Reagan also explained American policy in El Salvador.

The article reports on the impact of the attempts of the Canadian Primer Minister, Pierre Elliot, to tamper the XXI Olympiad through his proposal of a foreign policy on the event held in Montreal, Quebec. It reveals that such move of the prime minister caused the athletes from China, Taiwan and the U.S. to withdraw from the event. It notes that the country violated the fundamental premise of the Olympic, that is the neglect of discrimination against any country or person on the grounds of race, religion and political affiliation, when it prosposed the policy. The article also indicates that the action of the government was criticized not only by the countries' affected but also by the citizens.

The article reports on effect of the missile agreement between the U.S. and Canada wherein U.S. officials have asked permission from Canada to test their unarmed cruise missiles at the Primrose Lake test range in northeastern Alberta in April 1983. It mentions that most Canadians opposed the missile idea. Also included was the visit of Vice President George Bush to Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss about bilateral problems.

The article provides information on the economy of Canada in the light of National Energy Program put forward by the government of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It informs that the sufferers of the program are the U.S. owned oil and gas companies that have invested approximately dollars 10 billion in Canadian petroleum, gas and other energy enterprises. It further informs that Trudeau had hoped that program would bring economic balance.

The article focuses on the campaign train from Ottawa, Ontario of Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent for his search for re-election as head of the country's Liberal government. It states that during the campaign, St. Laurent announces peace, social security, and prosperity as reasons for his re-election in the June 10, 1957 election. Meanwhile, his opponent Tory Leader John Diefenbaker attacks him by stating that St. Laurent's campaign has neglected those poors in Maritime Provinces.

The article reports on the revival of the le Beau Danseur or Handsome Dancer folklore in Canada in November 1952. National Museum folklorist Doctor Marius Barbeau considered the Handsome Dancer as one of his favorite characters. It relates an account of the appearance of the Handsome Dancer, which is said to be the devil, at a party given by the Moreau family of L'Islet County in 1917. Rumors say the Handsome Dancer has appeared near Routhierville, Quebec and Campbellton, New Brunswick.

The article focuses on the protests by community and church leaders over the dismissal of Herbert Edward Hames Jr. as managing editor of the newspaper "Ottawa Republican-Times," in Illinois. It states that Ottawans think Hames was fired due to hospital issue wherein a group of business and professional leaders conducted two protest meetings that aims for his reinstatement. Moreover, a committee member argued that there would be no press freedom in Ottawa without Hames.

Information about the meeting of several heads of state in Ottawa, Ontario is presented. Uganda has called Great Britain a hotbed of racism. British Prime Minister Edward Heath has accused Ugandan President Idi Amin of callous inhumanity for his expulsion of many Asians. Australian Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has warned the underdeveloped Commonwealth countries to watch out for multinational corporations.