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BY GEMMA HANDY, IN PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS, AND POORNA RODRIGO

SWAPPING the grey British skies for the sun-soaked shores of the Caribbean might sound like an easy decision to make.

For 56-year-old nurse Anne Males, there was some initial trepidation at how she would cope living on a tiny island with a population of just 25,000, more than an hour’s flight from the nearest major American city.…

BY ROBERT STOKES, IN EDINBURGH; LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON; AND PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT

AS the price of oil continues to rise and the demand for the valuable commodity increases worldwide, oil and gas companies are making major profits – yet this industry remains one where safety issues and hard physical work can cause injury.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

CANADA’s food industry is putting on a brave face after the sacking of approximately 100 government food inspectors this week due to major federal government budget cutbacks, telling just-food that high health standards will be maintained.

"Our food safety system includes robust screening and monitoring by both government agencies and industry," said Susan Abel, senior director of product safety and trade regulation at industry association Food and Consumer Products of Canada, in response to the cuts.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

IN comparison to larger publishing hubs such as France, the USA or Britain, Canada’s literary market has always been regarded as relatively small in global terms. And at a time when the hard copy publishing industry is struggling as a whole, there have been some concerns that Canada’s two official languages – which effectively split an already undersized book market – could be further exacerbating pressures.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN

IT is now 30 years since Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into being – and the rights it entrenched for Canadian citizens are still being used to defend minority language communities. Only this year, the Prince Edward Island French language school board has used its language provisions to support a lawsuit it has filed against the provincial government.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE US government is appealing against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that its country-of-origin rules for various foodstuffs are so tough, they break global trade agreements. Canada and Mexico had successfully brought dispute proceedings against the US over America’s COOL (country-of-origin labelling) rules.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

While Ontario’s tobacco growing industry has faced hard times in recent years – with production reaching an all-time low back in 2008 – the sector is now gaining back some of its lost momentum. Tobacco leaf production has stabilised since the removal of the tobacco quota system back in 2009, and the industry is now seeing rising production numbers and renewed interests from the export market.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is to further reduce its maximum rates for mobile roaming tariffs from July 1, and also introduce cap EU mobile data service charges for the first time. Under a deal struck between the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, these would cost no more than Euro EUR0.70 cents from that day, with the cap falling to EUR0.45 cents in 2013 and EUR0.20 cents in 2014.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL AND KITTY SO, IN OTTAWA; AND CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS

KNOWING how to speak two languages in a country where there are two official languages is always going to be a good bet. But as well as the delights of knowing you peanuts from your arachides and your gelée from your jelly, there are whole host of additional cognitive advantages to mastering two tongues rather than one.…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, IN NEW DELHI

THE INDIAN government is considering lifting its 25 year ban on issuing new asbestos mine licences, Industrial Minerals can reveal. A senior government mining official said in an exclusive interview that "the matter is under consideration"

BP Sinha, deputy director general of the Indian Bureau of Mines, based in Nagpur, Maharashtra, told Industrial Minerals that the central Ministry of Mines is exploring the possibility of reopening the asbestos mines, now mining companies have access to better technology for ensuring the health and safety of the workers.…