There is considerable interest in having a backbone pipeline for carbon-dioxide (CO 2 ) built in Alberta-interest both on the part of major CO 2 emitters in the Athabasca oilsands region and of oil producers.

The term complementary and alternative medicines is usually used to describe medical therapies, practices, and products that are not typically seen as a part of conventional medicine, or that are not taught widely in medical schools or commonly available in North American hospitals.

The state of the relationship between Canada and the United States in 2007 is in transition. A recent period of chilled political relations, highly publicized trade disputes, and lack of substantial progress in defence relations is coming to an end. Political changes in 2006 in both Canada and the United States have created conditions for more cooperation in trade, security and defence policies.