- http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=headlines_archive en-us Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT © 2009 U.S. Embassy Toronto, Canada Latest Headlines from the U.S. Consulate, Toronto, Canada - covering topics from U.S. Canada relations and trade issues to environmental and security issues. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/embconsul/images/headlines_tor_rss.jpg http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=headlines_archive 144 318 - http://canada.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=g8_g20_2010_recap G-8/G-20 Summits in Toronto http://canada.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=g8_g20_2010_recap Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT - On May 1st, United States Consul General Kevin M. Johnson addressed the OCC AGM on U.S. foreign policy, U.S.-Canada relations, and trade and security developments. He emphasized the vitality of U.S.-Canada trade and stressed that the Consulate is focused on the President’s NEI. He noted that both our FCS team in Toronto and the entire Consulate team are anxious to help Ontarians link up with U.S. business partners to grow bilateral trade, asking that business leaders contact him or FCS Chief Scott Bozek with ideas or requests. Wed, 01 Jun 2010 13:00:00 GMT - On April 28, Consul General Kevin M. Johnson witnessed an international good faith agreement on behalf of the United States of America at the Aboriginal Human Resources Council, "Inclusion Works" conference in Toronto. The agreement will lead to cooperation to advance human resources development in indigenous partnerships and career development for the Indigenous peoples of United States and Canada and build a foundation and that will lead to mutual understanding of their shared resources, help exchange ideas and improve the quality of life throughout North America. "Greater societal and human resource inclusions, with the promise for human capita; development, meaningful professional and educational opportunities, is clearly among the most powerful tools available to address the neglect that has harmed our aboriginal neighbors for decades", said Consul General Johnson addressing the over 475 delegates attending this conference. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.entrepreneurship.gov/summit/ Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, April 26-27, 2010 http://www.entrepreneurship.gov/summit/ Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/04/140719.htm Secretary Clinton on World Intellectual Property Day http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/04/140719.htm Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://greatlakesrestoration.us/action/wp-content/uploads/glri_actionplan.pdf Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan http://greatlakesrestoration.us/action/wp-content/uploads/glri_actionplan.pdf Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-strengthening-intelligence-and-aviation-security 8 January 2010 - In our ever-changing world, America's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-strengthening-intelligence-and-aviation-security Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://cop15.state.gov/ 8 December 2009 - The U.S. is committed to forging an international response and achieving a successful outcome at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15) in Copenhagen, Dec. 7-18. Special Envoy Stern leads the U.S. delegation. http://cop15.state.gov/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/ 21 August 2009 - As the new crescent moon ushers in Ramadan, the President extends his best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Each Ramadan, the ninth month on the lunar calendar, Muslims fast daily from dawn to sunset for 29 or 30 days. Fasting is a tradition in many religious faiths and is meant to increase spirituality, discipline, thankfulness, and consciousness of God's mercy. Ramadan is also a time of giving and reaching out to those less fortunate, and this summer, American Muslims have joined their fellow citizens in serving communities across the country. Over the course of the month, we will highlight the perspectives of various faiths on fasting and profile faith-based organizations making real impacts in American cities and towns. http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/embconsul/pdfs/Fourth_of_July_Message.pdf Today, we are called upon to remember not only the day our country was born, but also the indomitable spirit of the first American citizens who made that day possible. We are called to remember how unlikely it was that our American experiment would succeed at all; that a small band of patriots would declare independence from a powerful empire; and that they would form, in the new world, what the old world had never known - a government of, by, and for the people. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/embconsul/pdfs/Fourth_of_July_Message.pdf Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=borderissues_boundary_waters_treaty_remarks Remarks at the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty - Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=borderissues_boundary_waters_treaty_remarks Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=borderissues_boundary_waters_treaty On June 13, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will join Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on the Rainbow Bridge connecting Niagara Falls, New York to Ontario, Canada to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty. The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 created the independent International Joint Commission (IJC) to prevent and resolve boundary waters disputes between Canada and the United States. The IJC makes decisions on applications for projects such as dams in boundary waters and regulates the operations of many of those projects. The IJC also has a permanent reference under the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to help the two national governments restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of those waters. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=borderissues_boundary_waters_treaty Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/06a/124634.htm Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario, on Saturday, June 13, 2009, to participate in the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty. Secretary Clinton will meet with Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon following the centennial celebration. Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Cannon will then hold a joint press availability. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/06a/124634.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=President_Obama_Cairo_speech_June_09 A New Beginning - I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. I am grateful for your hospitality, and the hospitality of the people of Egypt. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&document=President_Obama_Cairo_speech_June_09 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.america.gov/obama_cairo.html A New Beginning - Engaging the Muslim World - Obama to Speak to Muslim World from Cairo June 4 http://www.america.gov/obama_cairo.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://townhall.america.gov/ The focus of the Fifth Summit will be on human prosperity, energy security, climate change and sustainable development. Secretary Clinton will answer questions submitted online for her live Digital Town Hall of the Americas in the Dominican Republic Friday, April 17th, 2009 http://townhall.america.gov/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&subsection1=general&document=relations_westernhemisphere 27 March 2009 - Jeffrey Davidow, White House Advisor on the Summit of the Americas, was formerly U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela and Mexico. He discusses the U.S. agenda for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, to take place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17-19. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&subsection1=general&document=relations_westernhemisphere Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/dec/113151.htm Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Initiative. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/dec/113151.htm Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&subsection1=podcasts&document=general_howard December, 2008 - Brigadier General (Ret.) Howard was in Toronto to speak on the history of terrorism. Brigadier General Howard is a Faculty Associate at the University of Montana's Defense Critical Language/Culture Program and a Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) senior fellow. Previously he was the director of the Jebsen Center for Counter Terrorism Studies at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Other past positions include Head of the Department of Social Sciences and director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=issues&subsection1=podcasts&document=general_howard - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches Ambassador David Wilkins on The Agenda December 3, 2008 http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches_toronto_club_nov08 November 24, 2008 - Farewell Remarks by Ambassador David H. Wilkins at the Toronto Economic Club http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches_toronto_club_nov08 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=book_presentation U.S. Consul General Toronto John R. Nay presented books to the F.W. Begley School in Windsor, Ontario. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=book_presentation Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/11/111569.htm SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I asked Sean if I could open this briefing, and he said yes, that I could do that. I'm getting ready to leave for the Middle East, but I did not want this morning to pass without taking note of the extraordinary election last night. This was an exercise in American democracy, of which Americans across the political spectrum are justifiably proud. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/11/111569.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=obama_victory_speech President Elect Barack Obama's Victory Speech http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=obama_victory_speech Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=mccain_concession_speech Senator John McCain's Concession Speech http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=mccain_concession_speech Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_remarks_elections08 Ambassador David Wilkins Congratulatory Remarks on the Election Results http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_remarks_elections08 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/20081105.html THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Last night, I had a warm conversation with President-elect Barack Obama. I congratulated him and Senator Biden on their impressive victory. I told the President-elect he can count on complete cooperation from my administration as he makes the transition to the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/11/20081105.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html Barack Obama, unknown to most Americans just four years ago, will become the 44th president and the first African-American president of the United States. Obama, a senator from Illinois, and his running mate Joe Biden will take the oath of office on January 20, 2009. http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=hockey Woodstock Mayor Michael Harding, U.S. Consul General John R. Nay, John Goodbun General Manager of RBC Dominion Securities and Megan Porter, Owner/Operator of Boston Pizza Woodstock drop the ceremonial puck at the Ontario Hockey League game between the Saginaw Spirit and the Niagara Ice Dogs. The Captains are Alex Friesen of Niagara in white and Chris Chappell of Saginaw in red. Photo was taken by Judy Nay. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=hockey Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=thousand_islands Ambassador Wilkins traveled to the "Capital Corridor" Thousand Islands Bridge Authority facilities on September 29 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the bridge. The Capital Corridor, which includes bridges and highways linking Ottawa and Washington, is a truly splendid example of the close cooperation between United States and Canada. The Thousand Islands Bridge crosses the St. Lawrence River and is a strategic gateway between United States and Canada. It facilitates land and water transportation to both American and Canadian ports. During his visit, the Ambassador highlighted the important role that the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTE), which will be fully implemented in June 2009, plays as it enhances border security and facilitates border crossings. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=thousand_islands Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_journal_oakville_sept08 Ambassador David Wilkins - I was honored to have the opportunity to deliver the keynote address at the Fifth Annual Presidents Dinner at the Oakville Chamber of Commerce on September 23. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_journal_oakville_sept08 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_080108 Aug 01 - U.S. Consul General John R. Nay addressed the gala reception at the Emancipation Day Celebration in Windsor, Ontario http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_080108 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=noah_budnick 25 July, 2008 - Noah Budnick talks with the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa Canada. As Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) Deputy Director, Noah Budnick oversees and coordinates T.A.'s advocacy and media campaigns to improve and increase walking and biking in New York City. Mr. Budnick is T.A.'s senior advocate and has worked with scores of New York City community organizations and elected and government officials to make walking and cycling safer and easier in New York City. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=noah_budnick Tue,05 Aug 2008 11:45:22 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_july708 July 07 - Welcome Remarks by U.S. Consul General John R. Nay to the South Carolina Mission to Canada - Royal York Hotel http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_july708 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_july408 June 23 - Consul General John R. Nay welcomes guests to the 232nd Anniversary of the Independence of the United States and the commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the U.S. Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, June 25, 2008. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_july408 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_border_bridge June 18 - U.S. Consul General John R. Nay joined the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities; Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety; and Jeffrey Watson, Member of Parliament for Essex-Windsor for the Canadian announcement of the technically preferred location of the plaza and the bridge for the new border crossing bridge between Windsor and Detroit on June 18, 2008. Consul General Nay stated that "the United States, like Canada, supports projects such as the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) to improve infrastructure in the corridor and make sure that there is the capacity to handle increased trade and traffic" http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=nay_border_bridge Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=ijc June 10 - At a Rotary Luncheon in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the International Joint Commission and the Niagara 10 Leaders announced preliminary details for plans for the Niagara Falls region to host the centennial celebration of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 on Saturday June 13, 2009. The region is designating 2009 as the "Year of Our Shared Waters" and has numerous activites planned to comemorate this important environmental agreement. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=ijc Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=becel_bike_rides Toronto - A team from the U.S. Consulate in Toronto once again participated in the Becel Heart and Stroke Ride for Heart on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway on June 1. The Consulate team joined more than 12,000 bicycle riders who raised over $3 million to help the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario support research on stroke drugs and surgical techniques, as well as fund 100 scientific studies and science grants. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=becel_bike_ride Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2008_news_releases/may_2008/05192008_2.xml Detroit - Planning ahead for getting across the border this weekend -- the traditional start of heavy summer cross-border travel -- may spare motorists the unwanted angst of a traffic jam. That's the advice from U.S. Customs & Border Protection officials who are gearing up for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2008_news_releases/may_2008/05192008_2.xml Thu, 22 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_cuba_21May08 "The Castros' island prison" by Ambassador Wilkins - as it appeared in The National Post, 21 May 2008. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_cuba_21May08 Wed, 21 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=scourge During the War of 1812, two U.S. Navy schooners, the Hamilton and Scourge, sank in Lake Ontario off the coast of St. Catharines with more than 50 U.S. Navy sailors and service personnel aboard. The vessels were discovered in the late 1970s and ownership of the vessels was transferred from the U.S. Navy to the Royal Ontario Museum and later to the City of Hamilton as part of the Hamilton and Scourge National Historic Site. In partnership with many entities, the city sent down Remote Operating Vehicles to assess the condition of the underwater site. To conclude the week of inspection, U.S. Consul General John R. Nay spoke at a memorial service held aboard the CCGS Griffon to commemorate the lost crew. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=scourge Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_journal_sudburyMay08 Ambassador David Wilkins made a visit to the beautiful Northern Ontario city of Greater Sudbury as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. His trip included visits to Science North and Dynamic Earth. At lunch he spoke to over 200 participants in Sudbury's annual Mining Week and while in town raised a new United States Flag on Sudbury's Bridge of Nations. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_journal_sudburyMay08 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=battlecreek In celebration of Earth Day 2008, the Battle Creek Academy Band, from Battle Creek, Michigan, has taken Toronto by musical storm. Noting that these were the first international performances by the group, Battle Creek Academy alumnus Consul General John R. Nay introduced the band and spoke of the importance of Earth Day. In a display of cross-border friendship, the 54 high school students played for hundreds at the Toronto Zoo's Earth Day commemoration, performed a pre-game show when the Detroit Tigers faced the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, and entertained the students at Toronto's Carleton Village Public School. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=battlecreek Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.swontario.usvpp.gov/content/index.asp The U.S. Mission to Canada is pleased to announce the newest Virtual Presence Post - Southwest Ontario Gateway. http://www.swontario.usvpp.gov/content/index.asp Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/HealthCareinCrises_1i2v9.pdf The Canada Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars released the ninth paper in the One Issue, Two Voices series in Toronto on April 9. Antonia Maioni, Director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and Theodore Marmor, Professor Emeritus, Politics, Public Policy, and Law, Yale University, presented their findings in the paper, "Health Care in Crisis: The Drive for Health Reform in Canada and the United States". http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/HealthCareinCrises_1i2v9.pdf Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches_waterloo Waterloo - Ambassador Wilkins spent Tuesday, April 8 visiting the Waterloo region of Ontario where he gave the keynote address at a lunchtime gathering of the area's five Rotary Clubs. He also met with local business leaders, media, visited Research in Motion (the home of the BlackBerry), and spoke about education and its role in economic prosperity with university presidents at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). The day concluded with an Oktoberfest celebration hosted by Canada's Technology Triangle. http://ottawa.usembassy.gov/content/content.asp?section=embconsul&document=wilkins_speeches_waterloo Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=cross_borders On April 3 and 4, the University at Buffalo, in conjunction with partners Brock University, the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo and the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto, hosted the annual Crossing Borders conference. Sixty students from nine colleges and universities presented papers on border-related issues this year. Lauren Rachlin opened the conference with a provocative talk on "Regional or binational . . . call it what you will. It's our future or we have none" and USAF Col. Keith "Swede" Swensen delivered the lunch keynote address on the 50th anniversary of NORAD. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=cross_borders Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/earthHour2008.pdf Earth Hour Toronto 2008 - The staff of the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto participated in Earth Hour 2008 by turning out our lights for one hour from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night, March 29, 2008 to raise awareness about climate change and to demonstrate that working together, we can make a difference. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/earthHour2008.pdf Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/0324_greatlakes_canada_austin.aspx 27 March 2008 - John Austin, University of Michigan Professor and Senior Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution, visited Toronto to present the Metropolitan Policy Program's latest analysis, "The Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian Region" to a variety of audiences.The report shows how the region, comprised of the U.S. states bordering the Great Lakes, the upper Mississippi and Ohio watersheds, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, can continue to model what economic regions will look like in the global economy and also how they can thrive. http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/0324_greatlakes_canada_austin.aspx Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/antiSemitismReport2008.pdf Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism Report - This report is meant to be used as a resource for increasing understanding of and informing public discourse about contemporary forms of anti-Semitism and for shaping policies to combat anti-Semitism worldwide. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/antiSemitismReport2008.pdf Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/bwtCentennialnewsrelease.pdf The International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States announced that the Centennial Celebration of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 and the Creation of the Commission will be held in Niagara Falls in June of 2009. http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/issues/pdfs/bwtCentennialnewsrelease.pdf Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT - http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=headlines_archive For more news from U.S. Consulate Toronto, Canada, please visit the news Headlines Archive (by clicking the above heading). http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/content.asp?section=about&document=headlines_archive Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT