The Canadian to be reviewed nuclear power safety

The Canada has five nuclear power plants in different States of operation.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has established a working group to assess the impact of operational, technical and regulatory of the nuclear disaster at the Japan for the Canadian plants.

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex was severely damaged by the March 11 earthquake and the tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of the Japan and continues to release radiation into the environment as officers work desperately to get the reactors under control.

The geese of the standing Canada near Pickering Ontario Hydro nuclear power station. Ontario Hydro is the most important power in North America. Andy Clark/Reuters.

The Canadian commission has decided to implement the Working Group at its meeting of March 30.

"The members of the Working Group will examine the responses of the licensees at the request of CNSC information under subsection 12 (2) the General nuclear safety and regulation of review to review the respective cases of the safety of their nuclear installations."", underlying in-depth defence against externesscénarios of serious accidents and guidelines and emergency procedures," said a press release of the CNSC.

The Canada has seven nuclear power plants located at five locations in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.

Employment of the Working Group will be recommending short and long term measures to address Canadian nuclear Central significant deficiencies and determine if design changes are necessary.

The Fukushima Daiichi crippled nuclear plant sees this picture Tokyo Electric Power Co., exit on April 14. The utility giant still works on a plan to end the nuclear crisis a month after the start. Tokyo Electric Power Co./Reuters

The Working Group recommends that, if appropriate, potential changes in regulatory requirements, for inspection and programs policies for CANDU reactors and for potential new nuclear power plants, according to the release of the commission.

Members will also determine priorities for the implementation of corrective actions based on lessons learned and the need, if any, for further examination. The Working Group will present its findings to the commission at a public forum, even if the date has not yet been decided.

The Working Group will be chaired by Greg Rzentkowski, the Director-General of regulation of nuclear power, and members will consist of senior experts in the design of the reactor, security assessment and the emergency preparedness and response.

The most recent accident at a Canadian nuclear power plant was in mid-March when 73 000 litres of water demineralized leak in Lake Ontario of the Pickering a nuclear power plant.

Ontario Power Generation, which operates the plant, located 35 kilometres east of Toronto, told the CNSC that seal of pump failure was the cause.

Ontario Power Generation, said that the risk was minimal, but that these leaks are not supposed to happen.

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Waves of multi-year high Canadian dollar

TSX rises to 1.2% at 13, 897 48Dow rises 1.5 per cent at the stage of the North American market 12,453.54 their largest gathering of a day of the yearBack links to accessibility

The Canadian dollar hit a Wednesday top 3? years and North American markets held their largest gathering of a day of the year.

Gold reached another record as the U.S. dollar weakened.

The Canadian dollar hit a new multi-year high in prices of raw materials and concerns about the health of the US economy. (Canadian Press)

Closed loons of cent 104.90 0.35 cents after touching a high of 105.29 cents US, its the highest level since November 2007.

Some economists said that the rally was propelled by a move products investors seeking safe haven, tangible investment.

Markets responded to concerns about possible inflation, as the reserve Federal American expands the money by $ 600 billion supply and effects on recovery as this stimulus ends this summer.

Traders are also concerned by the possibility of a downgrade of the U.S. government debt after that the rating agency Standard and prevents Monday Poor one in three chance that he would lower the rating over the next two years.

"It is a history of US dollar as the combination of loose monetary policy and a compromise budget post weigh heavily against the [ticket]," said Camilla Sutton Scotia Capital Chief currency strategist.

The weaker greenback has helped push the price of oil above US $111 a barrel. Oil also rose after a report showed U.S. supplies gasoline fell for a second week, suggesting higher fuel have not slowed demand.

June crude closed with a gain of $3.17 or 2.9% to $111.45 per barrel.

In Toronto, the S & P/TSX Composite Index finished the day at 160.65 points, or 1.2%, to 13,897.48, supported by solid materials and oil issues.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average rose to 186.79 points, or 1.5%, to 12,453.54, its highest level since June 2008.

Advance of the dollar followed a period prior to more than 8 tenths of one cent Tuesday after figures of higher inflation more convinced traders the Bank of the Canada can pass to the increase in the rate of interest in July.

Statistical Canada said Tuesday that country's inflation rate increased by 3.3% in the 12 months ending in March, the highest since before the recession.

Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected the figure to come more close to 2.8%.

Also supported metal prices into account in the rising Canadian dollar.

Gold rising above US $1,500 an ounce Wednesday for the first time as concerns over the health of the economy sent U.S. investors flocking to a shelter.

Future of gold for June delivery settled at $3.80 to $1,498.90 an ounce.

In its warning, Standard & Poor cited a "material risk" that the politicians could not agree on how reduce the budget deficit in the medium term, say to the United States a "very large budget deficits and rising government debt and the path to the solution of these is not clear for us."

This issue could continue to have an impact on the U.S. greenback, said Sutton.

"The dollar should weaken further that the combination of fiscal policy and monetary us weighs heavily on the prospects", she said.

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Canadian photographer wins the Pulitzer

Los Angeles Times Barbara Davidson photographer won the Pulitzer for a series of images which it Erica Miranda, 10, who was shot three times while playing basketball outside his home in Compton, California (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times / Associated Press)

A native of Montreal Barbara Davidson, a photographer working for the Los Angeles Times, is among the winners of the Pulitzer Prize, announced Monday.

She won the prize of photography of functionality for a series of images on victims of violence in the street in Los Angeles. Davidson spent almost two years to win the confidence of island communities such as South Los Angeles, Compton and Watts before striking images of those which have been slaughtered, many of them innocent victims.

This is Davidson a second Pulitzer - she won for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, when she worked for the Dallas News.

There are seven awards Pulitzer for drama, music and letters and 14 for journalism while the price for the latest news did not this year. The prize is administered by Columbia University and is equipped with 10 000 US dollars.

One visit Jennifer Egan team Goon, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (Associated Press)

In fiction and drama, filled Chicago writers a blow, for Jennifer Egan taking a Pulitzer Prize for his novel a visit from the Goon Squad and Bruce Norris winner for Clybourne Park.

Egan novel is "the inventive investigation grow and old growth in the digital age, displaying a curiosity big-hearted on cultural change at the speed of light", the Pulitzer Board said in its citation. A visit from the Goon team also experimented with format, with a long section structured as a PowerPoint presentation.

Clybourne Park examines race relations and the effects of modern gentrification in a fictional neighborhood of Chicago. The play created at Playwrights Horizons, in New York in February before moving to London.

Other winners in writing and music:

History: The Fiery trial: Abraham Lincoln and slavery to the United States by Eric Foner.Biography: Washington: a life by Ron Chernow.Poetry: the best: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan. non-fiction: the Emperor of all the ills: a biography of Siddhartha Mukherjee.Music Cancer: by Zhou long Madam White Snake

In journalism, the New York Times took two Pulitzer – for international reporting and commentary.

Clifford j. Levy and Ellen Barry won the prize in international reporting for their examination of the failing justice in Russia system, while David Leonhardt won the award for his economic commentary on topics ranging from the deficit of the US federal budget to health care reform.

The price of production of investigative reports went to Paige St. John's Herald Tribune Sarasota, Florida for a survey of the State blurred property insurance system which has finished stirring regulatory measures.

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International rights group says Syrian authorities detained any demonstrators - the Canadian Press torture

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BEIRUT, A leading international rights group says Syrian and intelligence services arrested and tortured hundreds of protesters because governmental nature rallies Syria last month have devoured.

Human rights watch demanded Syrian authorities on Friday immediately stop the use of torture and all protesters, activists and journalists in prison.

The New Yorker HRW says hundreds were arbitrarily detained and subjected to "Torture and ill-treatment." Some have it not precisely.

Protests in Syria insisted to authoritarian regime of President Bashar Assad has been continuously increasing, with tens of thousands of far-reaching political reforms. More than 200 people were killed during the RAID of the Government against the Protestants, according to Syria's main pro-democracy group.

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Turkish ship death hundreds of wounded from Libya for treatment - the Canadian Press

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ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish vessel evacuating hundreds of wounded from Libya achieved Aegean coast of Turkey on Tuesday in a field hospital encrypted, to provide emergency treatment.

Ferry-enabled hospital brought wounded people from the besieged Libyan city of Misurata and the rebel stronghold of Benghazi for treatment in hospitals to Western Turkey. More than 160 ambulances were on stand by mode.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Monday said that Turkey secured a temporary armistice in Misratah by intensive "telephone diplomacy" over the weekend, which allows the vessel to pick up the injured. Misratah, 125 miles (200 km) southeast of the capital Tripoli, had been largely cut off from the world for weeks.

Health Minister Recep Akdag said on Tuesday "Backup of ceasefire was critical" for the operation. It was only the safe passage of Turkish ferry in which and from which the Libyan ports allow to and is not part of the ceasefire, Turkey between nepotism and tries to give the opposition, officials said.

The ferry is 321 wounded and 108 other Libyans accompanying them. The boat is the medical care after Libya, including 29 foreigners, also from Greece, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Germany and Finland, and dozens of Turks back.

"Turkey a leading country in the provision of humanitarian aid around the world become," said Akdag reporters at the port of Cesme, as he expected arrival.

The Turkish Government financed the trip, and the Turkish Red Crescent and Islamic aid group IHH staff and supplies provided. Twelve Turkish jets and a frigate provided protection for the ferry.

Turkey has evacuated 25,000 Turkish workers and more than 6,000 foreigners from Libya as it succumbed to chaos.

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