Canada is to give 100 million Canadian dollars (85 million US dollars) in aid to developing countries to tackle climate change, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Sunday.

North Bay E Coli toll has risen to 131. According to health officials, 22 cases had been confirmed after lab tests whereas 22 other showed clear symptoms of the disease.

The outbreak is the result of contaminated food served at Harvey’s restaurant.

Dr Bill Clarke remarked that people severe gastro-enteritis had a 30 per cent increased risk of high blood pressure or kidney damage.

Now this is what you call being good at keeping secrets!  While, everyone was looking the other way, Canadian songstress Nelly Furtado, reveals on Entertainment Tonight Canada that fiancé Demacio ‘Demo’ Castellon and she very quietly tied the knot over the summer.  ‘We got married July 19,’ she says. ‘I love it.’

Enjoying this nice phase in her life, Nelly says she feels very relaxed, as she concentrates on enjoying life more.  The 29-year-old pop star and Castellon, who met when he engineered her 2006 hit album ‘Loose’ announced their engagement last summer.

State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) is looking at acquiring a bank in Kazakhstan and also exploring options of a subsidiary in Canada.

According to the sources, the public sector lender is eyeing a bank with a capital size of $20-25 million.

The bank expected that the Canada subsidiary option would come through by March 2010.

On its abroad proposals, PNB is looking at building up a representative office in Norway, and upgrading the representative office in Shanghai.

Canadian government is formally declaring ‘Bisphenol A’ as a toxic substance and bans its use in the manufacture of baby bottles.

"Today's confirmation of our ban on BPA in baby bottles proves that our government did the right thing in taking action to protect the health and environment for all Canadians," said Environment Minister John Baird in a statement Friday.

Montreal - Canada and the European Union are committed to forging a comprehensive economic partnership, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday.

The unfolding global financial crisis makes liberalizing trade between Canada and the EU even more crucial, Harper said after a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the annual Canada-EU Summit in Quebec City.