Canada
The caviar of proteins
Industry leaders from seven top beef producing nations have been in New Zealand to discuss the trials of farming beef and selling it to the world.
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Nights' Overseas - Canada
What does Trump's election mean for Canada? We ask journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell. Audio
InterOil sale to Exxon halted by Canadian court
A Canadian court has upheld an appeal against the sale of the Papua New Guinea-concerned energy company InterOil to ExxonMobil.
Canadian spy agency put on notice
A Canadian federal court has dealt the country's spy agency a major blow by declaring it illegally kept data collected during investigations over the past decade.
Refugees could be resettled in North America
An Iranian refugee says his family has no future on Nauru and he'd happily go to North America under an Australian plan. Audio
Australia to send refugees to North America - report
Media reports say refugees held on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and Nauru will be offered permanent resettlement in Canada and the US as part of an Australian government plan.
Police canvass via text
Police in Canada have moved from old fashioned door-knocking to text canvassing. Audio
EU-Canada trade deal to be signed today
Canada and the European Union are preparing to sign a long-delayed landmark trade deal at a summit in Brussels.
Canadian nurse charged with eight murders
A 49-year-old nursing home worker in Ontario has been charged with eight counts of first-degree murder spanning several years.
NZ fallout likely if EU-Canada trade talks collapse
New Zealand could be a casualty if the European Union's trade pact with Canada collapses, a dairy industry lobby group says.
Canadians warned not to rush towards Pharmac
'Reduced costs, but restricted access to important medicines'. A study warns Canadians 'to be careful about what they wish for ' when considering a Pharmac style drug buying system. Audio
Canadian college sets up cannabis cultivation course
A college in Canada is setting up a course on marijuana cultivation so students can be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug.
Royal family delights Canadian crowds
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have impressed the Canadian public on their first overseas tour as a royal family. Video, Audio
Kate Pullinger: digital fictions
Kim Hill talks to Kate Pullinger, Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media at Bath Spa University, who writes fiction for print and digital platforms, including Inanimate Alice, an ongoing… Audio
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore: the battle of the Somme
Kim Hill talks to Hugh Sebag-Montefiore about his new history, Somme: Into the Breach, a fresh account of the most famous battle of World War 1, which saw over a million casualties, including some… Audio
Vancouver's property market slumps after new foreign buyers tax
A surprise tax on foreign house buyers in Vancouver, which has a similar over-heated market to Auckland, has quickly led to a slump in house sales. Audio
Nights' Overseas Reports - Canada
Journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada. http://pegomancy.com/ https://twitter.com/pegspirate Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada... Tu 30 Aug 7pm [Wed 1pm NZT] prerec : rnz… Audio
Elizabeth Hay: Canada and nostalgia
Kim Hill talks to Canadian writer Elizabeth Hay, a former radio broadcaster, and the author of many short story collections and novels, most recently, His Whole Life. She speaks at two WORD… Audio
Michael Hill's Canada business boosted by competitor's closure
The jewellery retailer, Michael Hill International, expects its Canadian expansion to accelerate following the closure of one of its major competitors. Audio
Vancouver imposes 15-pct tax on foreigners buying houses
Auckland finds out what's in its Unitary Plan today but Vancouver's taken a more radical approach to its soaring housing prices - a 15 percent tax on foreign buyers. We talk to the Vancouver Sun's Rob… Audio
