He was honoured with the Order of Canada in 1996 and was featured on a postage stamp.

BBC: Tom Connors file picture November 2009

Rogers was made an officer of the order of Canada and inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Earlier, he was awarded one of Canada's highest orders Companion of the Order of Canada and the Commander of the Order of Military Merit.

BBC: Duke of Edinburgh on three-day visit to Canada

Following his arrival the duke was presented with the insignia of a Companion of the Order of Canada and Commander of the Order of Military Merit by the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston.

BBC: Duke of Edinburgh on three-day visit to Canada

Quebecers have long debated whether their province should separate from the rest of Canada and become its own sovereign nation in order to keep its French identity firmly intact.

BBC: Qu��bec��s strong French accent

She has now gone to the University of Toronto in Canada to work with Professor Terence Picton in order to compare results from standard hearing tests for adults, compared to the electrophysiological test.

BBC: NEWS | Health | Hope for better baby hearing test

"We are calling for the extradition of the murder suspect back to Canada as soon as possible in order to bring justice and peace to our family, the Chinese community and the whole society, " they said.

CNN: Dismemberment victim's family recalls his 'love of life'

With Matt Prior failing to impress at the top of the order in Australia, England picked Pietersen to partner Strauss in the warm-up against Canada.

BBC: Cricket World Cup: Kevin Pietersen confirms opener role

An indictment against Mr Abassi, unsealed on Thursday, alleged he came from Canada and was fraudulently seeking a US work visa in order to "facilitate an act of international terrorism".

BBC: Tunisian held in New York over Canada train bomb plot