Perkins added to Canada’s WBC roster
Baseball Canada shook off the unexpected loss of Russ Martin by naming well-regarded young catcher Chris Robinson and Blue Jays pitching prospect Vince Perkins to its 30-man roster for the World Baseball Classic.
Tuesday’s announcement leaves one last spot up for grabs and it’s being saved for Washington Nationals prospect and former Olympian Shawn Hill.
The right-handed starter is scheduled to throw a simulated game Thursday to test his readiness after ligament-replacement surgery in the fall of 2004, and a decision on his status will be made soon afterwards.
“We want to make a decision soon,” Greg Hamilton, Canada’s GM, said Tuesday from Ottawa. “He should get an indication of whether he can pitch or not after the outing, and then he’ll have to sit down with the club and see what they think.”
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Good Morning America" weatherman Tony Perkins will leave the show December 2 to take a job with Fox's local morning show in Washington, D.C., to be closer to his family.
Perkins, who left Fox affiliate WTTG-TV in 1999 for "GMA" will return to the station that where he worked between 1993 and 1999. He'll start at WTTG as the weekday weathercaster January 3. In an email to "GMA" staff Wednesday morning, Perkins said there would also be a chance to work on Fox Television projects but didn't elaborate.
Perkins couldn't be reached for comment but in the email he said: "Just as
Surging dollar has negative impact on Canadas international assets
Canadas net liability to foreign residents increased by $12.5 billion in the second quarter, mostly as a result of valuation changes from a rising Canadian dollar.
The stronger dollar had a more negative impact on Canadas international assets than on its international liabilities.
The net external liability - the difference between its external assets and liabilities - amounted to $148.8 billion at the end of the second quarter, 9.2 per cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter, which was the lowest since the end of 1981.
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Canadas Dollar Declines as Gold, Crude Oil, Natural Gas Fall
The Canadian dollar fell, snapping a five-day winning streak, as commodities including crude oil, gold and natural gas declined.
Commodities comprise 54 percent of Canadas exports and 12 percent of the nations C$1.09 trillion economy. Canadas oil sands in Alberta contain the largest crude deposits outside the Middle East. The currency surpassed 90 U.S. cents last week for the first time since July 7.
This is, by and large, a commodity-driven decline, said Matthew Strauss, a senior currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets Inc. in Toronto. Were seeing
Canadas Surplus Widened to C$13.2 Billion Last Year
Canada posted a budget surplus of C$13.2 billion ($11.8 billion) last fiscal year, its third- highest ever, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper benefited from rising commodity prices and cuts in program spending.
Canadas ninth-straight surplus was more than eight times higher than a year earlier, the finance department said in its annual financial report today. Revenue rose 4.8 percent to C$222.2 billion for the year ended March 31 and expenses fell for the first time in nine years.
The surplus, which was higher than the C$8 billion forecast in the May budget, went
Airport delays at a minimum, says Canadas air security chief
Canada is no slouch in ensuring security screening goes beyond airline passengers to the tens of thousands of workers across the country who have access to aircraft, says the head of Canadas air security agency.
Jacques Duchesneau also said Friday Canadian authorities did not over-react to an alleged bomb plot, foiled Thursday by British intelligence, by banning liquids and gels from carry-on baggage.
He said delays at Canadian airports were down to a minimum by Friday, despite the stiff new security measures, and he suggested they would not be lifted anytime soon.
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