E-commerce gained momentum among Canadian retailers.

Online sales recorded their fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth in 2006, as e-commerce gained momentum among Canadian retailers. Private and public sector online sales combined surged 40% to $49.9 billion. Online sales by private firms increased 42% to $46.5 billion, while those by the public sector rose 17% to $3.4 billion.
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New Tourist Train proposed for City of Waterloo

City of Waterloo staff along with staff from the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society, will be hosting an information session and open house regarding a proposed plan to re-establish a tourist train on the 18.9 kilometres of railway track between Waterloo and Elmira.
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Roger Lawler Elected To Head Ontario’s Catholic Education Directors

Kitchener – Roger Lawler, Director of Education for Waterloo Region’s Catholic Schools, was yesterday elected president of the English Catholic Council of Directors of Education (ECCODE) – the provincial association representing the 29 English Catholic Directors of Education in Ontario.
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Young Families 3 times More Likely to Use PayDay Loans

In 2005, a small minority of Canadian families (almost 3%, or about 353,300) reported having taken out a payday loan within the previous three years, according to a new study.
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Linking art and academics on WLU Campus

WATERLOO — In the fall of 2006, an intriguing new component was added to several arts courses at Laurier: art. It is an initiative of Suzanne Luke, curator and co-ordinator of the Robert Langen Art Gallery at Laurier.
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Mexico along with Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey are the emerging markets to watch

TORONTO - The latest findings from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) have identified Mexico, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Turkey as the next generation of emerging economies set to have significant impacts on the world economy.
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First Formal Meeting for Cross-Country Green Power Corridor

Multi-billion dollar green grid could enable vast new supplies of clean energy to come on line

OTTAWA - Provincial ministers, Aboriginal leaders, environmental organizations and electricity infrastructure and financing executives met in Ottawa on April 19, 2007 at the Government Conference Centre
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Preventing the “Pathways to Violence” in Schools - One-Day Workshop

Waterloo Region – The Alliance for Children and Youth of Waterloo Region presents “Preventing the Pathways to Violence”, a one-day workshop this Friday, April 20, 2007 featuring Mr. Kevin Cameron, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response
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Reflections on the Virginia Tech Shooting: Dynamics Which Drive Angry Loners and School Violence

GREAT NECK, NY - "Many of my patients relate to the perpetrators of school shootings," says Jonathan Berent, L.C.S.W., author of "Beyond Shyness: How to Conquer Social Anxieties" (Simon & Schuster).
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OSFI: Study Finds Current Funding Approach for CPP Optimal

OTTAWA - An actuarial study published by the Office of the Chief Actuary of Canada concludes that the current partial-funding model of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is robust and appropriate for the purpose of contributing to the long-term financial sustainability of the Plan.
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Canadians deserve more than climate of fear from John Baird: Greenpeace

OTTAWA - Greenpeace today said that Canadians deserve action on global warming, not a climate of fear from the environment minister. But today, John Baird continued to fear-monger about the Kyoto Protocol, using arguments that have been debunked time and again.
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C.D. Howe Institute's Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Hold its Benchmark Interest Rate Target at 4.25 Percent

TORONTO - The C.D. Howe Institute's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada keep its target for the key overnight interest rate at 4.25 percent when it makes its next announcement on April 24.
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RBC says increasing ATM regulation will reduce consumer choice

Students and seniors well-served already

TORONTO - Citing the benefits that Canada's competitive ATM network now provides across the country, RBC Royal Bank today cautioned that any attempts to increase regulation would have the unwanted effect of reducing services and increasing costs to Canadians.
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Researchers find that neurons compete to become part of memory networks in the brain

TORONTO - Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Columbia University, UCLA, Harvard Medical School and University of California, Irvine have found that there is competition between brain cells during memory formation and that the expression of a particular protein is involved in the success of a brain cell becoming part of a given memory.
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ATS Solar Group secures multi-year silicon supply agreement with Dow Corning

CAMBRIDGE - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. today announced that its Photowatt France subsidiary has entered into a multi-year agreement to purchase refined metallurgical-grade silicon (MgSi) from Dow Corning.
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NDP ask McGuinty to explain grants

TORONTO - Two days after promising to do so the McGuinty government has yet to produce any documentation explaining why so-called "Year End Funds" at the Ministry of Citizenship flowed to Liberal-friendly organizations who have little to show for it.
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Retail sales were essentially flat in February 2007, masking underlying differences in movements among retail trade groups.

Weak sales at new car dealers were offset by strong sales growth in other major retail sectors in February. Total retail sales edged up 0.1% in February to an estimated $33.3 billion. Excluding new, used and recreational vehicles and parts dealers, retail sales rose 1.0%, mainly due to gains at gasoline stations and supermarkets. Prior to 2007, sales had been rising steadily with higher annual growth rates each year since 2003.
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UW names top teachers of the year

WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo has named eight instructors, four of them faculty members and four student teachers, as teachers of the year. Winners of the 2007 Distinguished Teacher Award (DTA) are: Gary Bruce, of the history department; Steve Furino, of the mathematics department at St. Jerome's University on the UW campus; Barbara Moffatt, of the biology department; and Wei-Chau Xie, of the civil and environmental engineering department.
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CANADA’S WATER CAN’T BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED

Ottawa – Canadians can no longer take for granted boundless quantities of clean, fresh water. To prevent local water challenges from becoming a widespread crisis, a new Conference Board report makes six recommendations to improve governance and management of Canadian water.
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Drop follows major leap in previous quarter

WATERLOO - Canadians' interest in investments fell back slightly in late March, after recording its largest leap in more than six years the previous quarter based on national polls for Manulife Financial, Canada's leading insurance and wealth management company.
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Climate reporting 'too balanced' say scientists
By Daniela Hirschfeld

MELBOURNE - Airing the views of climate change sceptics in the media only serves to keep controversy boiling, scientists have told the World Conference of Science Journalists in Melbourne, Australia.
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Tech@Work: Student Technical Project Showcase

The proof and value of technical knowledge and skills in today*s world is how these can be used to develop new products, improve existing products, devise and perfect processes that generate economic growth and prosperity, and contribute directly to a better life and a more vibrant society.
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Business World Urged To Play Greater Role On Climate: UN Meeting

“More global corporations need to get involved in fighting climate change, experts told a major conference in Singapore Thursday, adding that many companies are already seeing the benefits of environmentally-friendly practices.
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Latin America At Risk From Social, Economic Inequalities: WEF

“Latin America's economies are less vulnerable to sudden disruption than in previous decades but social and economic inequalities pose a growing concern, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Wednesday.
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Ontario Clean Air Alliance April 19, 2007 Letter re:Tory endorses wasting billions on ineffective pollution controls

Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory has endorsed the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA’s) proposal to spend $1.9 billion to install pollution control devices on the Nanticoke coal plant that will reduce Canada’s largest air polluter’s total emissions by only one-half of 1 percent.
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New generation biofuels coming soon
By Tom Bergin

LONDON - The credentials of biofuels might have been dented by claims that current production methods are inefficient, lead to deforestation and drive up food prices, but a German firm hopes to change all this with new technology.
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Thursday April 19, 2007

Molson Family Honored for its Legacy of Entrepreneurship

Montreal brewing family joins Forbes family as 2007 inductees into Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs

WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS - Babson College, the number 1 business school for entrepreneurship in the U.S., today honors the entrepreneurial contributions of family businesses when it enrolls the Molson (Molson Coors Brewing Company) and Forbes families into Babson's Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs (ADE), the world's first entrepreneurship "hall of fame".
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Canadian Consumers put out more cash for same quality of life in March 2007 - 0.3% higher than previous month

Consumers paid 2.3% more in March for the goods and services in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket than they did in March 2006, owing largely to the strong increase in gasoline prices throughout the country.
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Area hospital crisis investigator explores how health informatics can create ideal health care

WATERLOO - The provincial investigator who probed the emergency room crisis in Waterloo Region's hospitals will discuss next week how health informatics can create an ideal health-care system in Canada.
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Travel between Canada and other countries continues to fall in February 2007

Travel between Canada and the United States fell in both directions in February, possibly the result of new passport requirements for air travel into the United States that came into force on January 23.
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Steelworkers and Amicus take first steps towards global super-union

Merger exploration group to create 3.4 million member Trans-Atlantic union

OTTAWA - The United Steelworkers (USW), together with Amicus and the Transportation & General Workers Union (T&GWU) of the United Kingdom, announced April 18, 2007 a formal process to prepare the ground for the creation of the first Trans-Atlantic trade union.
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First Formal Meeting for Cross-Country Green Power Corridor

OTTAWA - A working group assembled by Corporate Knights and chaired by former Northwest Territories Premier Stephen Kakfwi, composed of provincial Ministers, Aboriginal leaders, environmental organizations and electricity infrastructure and financing executives, will meet, today, in Ottawa
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Ontario Government To Ban Inefficient Light Bulbs By 2012

Switch To Efficient Lights, Summer Programs Will Help Ontarians Save Electricity And Money, And Protect The Environment

TORONTO - Ontario is banning the sale of inefficient light bulbs by 2012 and launching five province-wide conservation initiatives as part of the government's commitment to build a conservation culture, Energy Minister Dwight Duncan and Environment Minister Laurel Broten announced April 18, 2007.
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REPORT IDENTIFIES KEY RISKS TO CONTINUED RISE OF LATIN AMERICA

Regional manifestations of global risks may shape business environment, social and economic conditions

Geneva – The World Economic Forum released its Latin America@Risk report on April 18, 2007. Produced by the Forum’s Global Risk Network, the report emphasizes the uncertainty surrounding external economic shocks, global climate change, political instability and social inequality, and its effect on regional growth and welfare.
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A new biofuel: propane
By Katherine Bourzac

MIT researchers say they have developed an efficient chemical process for making propane from corn or sugarcane. They are incorporating a startup this week to commercialize the biopropane process, which they hope will find a place in the existing $21 billion U.S. market for the fuel.
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Workplace Safety Strategy Preventing Injuries And Saving Money

Ontario Government On Target In Improving Worker Safety

TORONTO - The McGuinty government's workplace health and safety strategy continues to produce dramatic results by preventing the human cost of workplace injuries and avoiding costs for businesses, Labour Minister Steve Peters announced April 18, 2007.
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Manulife Financial donates $500,000 to IWK Health Centre in Halifax

HALIFAX - Manulife Financial announced today it will donate $500,000 to provide digital echocardiographic imaging equipment for children requiring cardiac care at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Ontario challenges rest of Canada … and the US … for energy efficiency supremacy

Toronto - The April 18, 2007 announcement by Ontario's Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan is beginning to show just how serious he is about energy efficiency.
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Canada Celebrates National Meetings Industry Day April 19, 2007

The Business of Meetings & the Global Meetings Industry Community

DALLAS - All across Canada, the business of meetings will be celebrated on April 19 with National Meetings Industry Day (NMID). Developed by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), a variety of events are planned to highlight the significance of the Canadian meetings industry to the business community.
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Middle East and North Africa Economic Developments and Prospects 2007: Higher growth, more jobs but reforms are still a priority

Washington — High economic growth has been accompanied by strong job creation and declining unemployment in recent years. But for this performance to be sustainable it needs to be supported by deeper structural reforms in countries of the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Biofuel market from cellulose not seen before 2015

PRAGUE - The widespread commercial use of "second generation" biofuels from cellulose is still about eight years away, Rabobank said on Wednesday.
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Energy Monopoly Driving Up Costs, University of Guelph Prof says

Consumers would be paying significantly less for their electricity if Ontario had more players generating power, says a University of Guelph economist who conducted a ground-breaking study on the restructuring of the province’s electricity market.
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RDM Corporation announces sale of minority position in Xign

- One-time gain expected to be $0.12 to $0.18 per share -

WATERLOO - RDM Corporation announced April 19, 2007 that Xign Corporation has signed an agreement to sell Xign to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Upon completion of the transaction RDM expects to receive net cash proceeds of approximately $9.0 million ($7.95 million U.S.).
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Wholesale picks up in February 2007

Following a lackluster start to the year, wholesaling activity picked up in February with higher sales of food and personal and household products accounting for much of the increase.
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Canada #1 U.S. Supplier as S&T Fuels Energy Sector

OTTAWA - For the eighth consecutive year, Canada is the main source of oil and natural gas to the United States. In 2006, Canada's oil exports grew by six percent over 2005, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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RDM and ProfitStars(TM) join forces to offer the newest remote deposit capture scanner technology

LAS VEGAS& WATERLOO - RDM Corporation, announced April 18, 2007 that ProfitStars, a division of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. , a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, will offer its Back Office Conversion (BOC) solution on the newest innovation in processing equipment, the RDM SYNERGY.
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City of Waterloo celebrates Earth Day with 20-Minute Makeover

On Friday, April 20th at 2:00 p.m., the City is encouraging all citizens to take a break from their day and give their neighbourhood or business grounds a 20 minute makeover.
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Canada's employment increases close 0.3%

Output and employment continued to grow early in the new year, although the change from record warmth to below-average temperatures after mid-January make monthly changes hard to interpret.
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CIBC World Markets predicts Canadian house prices will double in the next 20 years

- Fears of a decline sparked by demographics greatly exaggerated -

TORONTO - Canadian house prices are likely to double in the next 20 years, according to a CIBC World Markets report released today, entitled "Much Ado About Nothing: Canadian House Prices Not Based on Demographics Alone."
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Good News for former Deere/Timberjack Employees

Woodstock - In January 2006, John Deere Forestry, Inc. (formerly Timberjack) announced the closure of their Woodstock manufacturing facility resulting in the loss of 325 jobs in the City. The news sent a shockwave through the city coming at the time of industrial growth in the manufacturing and auto sector.
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Success for First Group of Equipment Operator Apprentices at Conestoga College

In a time when the need for a well-educated workforce is increasing, partnerships are the key to effective training and successful educational initiatives.
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Anti-Women Bias Costs Asia $80 Billion A Year - says UN

“Discrimination against women by restricting access to schools, hospitals and jobs is costing Asia-Pacific countries nearly $80 billion a year, the UN said on Wednesday April 18, 2007.
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Rift At UN Over Climate Change Debate

“China and an alliance of developing countries Tuesday launched a concerted attack against the right of the United Nations Security Council to debate climate change. The move came at a landmark meeting at which the UK had sought to cast global warming as a threat to international peace.
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Canada’s Preeminent Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference in Halifax with Keynote Speaker Henry R. Kravis of KKR

TORONTO: The CVCA- Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association will hold its 2007 Annual Conference in Halifax from May 28 to 30, featuring keynote speaker, Henry R. Kravis, Co-Founding Member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company.
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CANADIANS SHOULD RECYCLE THEIR COMPUTERS

Company Urges Corporations and Individuals to Safely Dispose of Computer Hardware without Leaving Private Data on Hard Drives ~

MARKHAM — With Earth Day approaching, many Canadians are thinking about recycling. And with new technology constantly being introduced to the market, thoughts turn to recycling computers.
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Most Companies Have Internet Use Policies in Place, Survey Shows

TORONTO - Businesses are becoming increasingly sophisticated about managing employee Internet use at work, a new survey shows. More than half (61 per cent) of chief information officers (CIOs) polled recently said their company has either instituted policies that detail acceptable web browsing, installed content-filtering or blocking software, or done a combination of both.
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Cayuga International Speedway Hosts First NASCAR(R) Canadian Tire Series Race in Canada

HAMILTON - Cayuga International Speedway Park (at Nelles Corners) "revs up" its 2007 season by making history in hosting the first NASCAR(R) Canadian Tire Series race on May 26, 2007.
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Profile of Canadian exporters 1996 to 2005

The number of Canadian establishments that export merchandise fell for the first time according to the latest version of the Exporter Register. While the number of exporters declined, the value of exports increased between 2004 and 2005.
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Wednesday April 18, 2007

Rogers reacts to Quebecor CEO's speech

TORONTO - Ted Rogers, President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. today responded to comments made by the Quebecor CEO regarding the Canadian wireless market, saying "we disagree with subsidies and favours being granted to new entrants, many of which are well financed communications companies."
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Ontario Receives Prestigious American Growth Planning Award

Growth Plan For The Greater Golden Horseshoe Internationally Recognized

TORONTO - The Ontario government is being internationally recognized as a leader in planning with the American Planning Association's Daniel Burnham Award, Public Infrastructure Renewal Minister David Caplan said April 17, 2007.
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Sixth Annual Knowledge Economy Forum: Adopt or Innovate?

Putting Knowledge and Technology to New Uses in Europe and Central Asia

CAMBRIDGE UK – The acquisition of technology and know-how from around the world offers greater potential for sustained economic growth in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) in the short to medium term than innovation.
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Industry Insider Tells Platts Energy Podium New LNG Terminals Unlikely in the United States Over Next 10 Years

WASHINGTON - Hess LNG CEO Gordon Shearer told the Platts Energy Podium here Tuesday that construction of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import and processing terminals in the United States is highly unlikely over the next ten years
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HOME TO USE 90 PER CENT LESS ENERGY, 50 PER CENT LESS WATER

Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert opened the door to a more environmentally-friendly future in Saskatchewan April 17, showcasing an energy efficient home that uses 90 per cent less energy, and 50 per cent less water than an average existing Saskatchewan home.
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Revenues for Performing arts in 2005 up 2.2% from 2004

The live performing arts industry in Canada, including both for-profit and not-for-profit companies, again generated operating revenues of approximately $1.2 billion in 2005, up 2.2% from the previous year.
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St. Anne’s Catholic Elementary School Greening Project

Cambridge – St. Anne’s Catholic Elementary School, 127 Elgin Street North in Cambridge (Galt), is celebrating Arbour Week, April 27 to May 6, 2007 with the support of their community!
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International Relations Expert Ramesh Thakur Joins CIGI

Thakur former senior vice-rector at the UNU in Tokyo and former UN assistant secretary–general

Waterloo - John English, Executive Director of CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation), a leading Canadian international relations and policy research centre, is pleased to announce the appointment of international relations expert, Dr. Ramesh Thakur, as a CIGI Distinguished Fellow.
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Tensions On Ethanol Set To Dominate Summit

“Tension between Venezuela and Brazil over ethanol policy threatens to overshadow a regional energy summit being hosted by Venezuela this week, despite attempts to play down differences and promote Latin American integration.
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Open Text's Artesia Digital Media Group Demonstrates Integration with Microsoft Interactive Media Manager at NAB2007

Microsoft Demonstration at National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference to Highlight Collaborative Media Production Workflows with Artesia DAM Integration

NAB 2007 CONFERENCE, LAS VEGAS - Open Text(TM) Corporation, announced that its Artesia Digital Media Group digital asset management (DAM) solution will be showcased in the industry's first demonstration of Microsoft Interactive Media Manager
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Six Tips on How to "Summer-ize" Your Car

TORONTO - Everyone talks about winterizing cars, but did you know that you should also prepare your car for summer? Canadian winters can be especially harsh on your vehicle. All of that snow, ice, road salt and sub-zero temperatures can really wreak havoc on your car.
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Decline in Oil Prices to Lead to Greater Tensions Over Trans-Pacific Imbalances Says New PECC Report

VANCOUVER - Economic growth in the Asia Pacific is set to slow in 2007 to a still healthy 4.3 per cent across the region, compared to 5.0 per cent in 2006 before a moderate rise in 2008 to 4.5 per cent. East Asia will lead the way with growth at 5.7 per cent, pulling up the rest of region, which is forecast to grow by only 2.6 per cent this year.
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Investor Confidence Index Falls to 91.7 in April

BOSTON - State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation, released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index(R) for April 2007.
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Two more years of flat export growth, says EDC

OTTAWA - The U.S. slowdown is trickling though the world's economies and continuing to pressure the Canadian exporter, according to the semi-annual Global Export Forecast released today by Export Development Canada (EDC). EDC does not expect the global slowdown to be severe or that it will drag on.
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COM DEV Announces Cost Overrun on Program

CAMBRIDGE - COM DEV International Ltd. announced that the Company has encountered an unanticipated problem on a program that will require additional work to be done before a multiplexer order can be shipped to the customer.
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Canadians shifted slowed purchase pace of Januarys record foreign bonds

Canadians continued to invest heavily in foreign securities, buying $6.2 billion worth in February 2007, almost equally split between bonds, stocks and money market paper. Meanwhile, non-residents acquired $4.8 billion worth of Canadian securities, reversing the sell-off in January, with almost all the investment in Canadian equities.
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Historian Ken McLaughlin launches new book, gives talk on UW's 50-year success

WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo's official historian, Ken McLaughlin, will launch his new book on UW and give a talk on the university's 50-year success at the Friends of the Library lecture and authors event April 25.
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Bill To End CN Rail Strike Won't End Strife, Say Union Leaders

UTU Vows to Continue Fight

OTTAWA - United Transportation Union leaders reacted swiftly and vehemently to the passage of back-to-work legislation today, vowing to continue the fight over worker dissatisfaction with work rules and conditions at CN, dissatisfaction the UTU says gave rise to their national rail strike and caused a 79% rejection vote by their 2,800 members against a tentative contract deal on April 10th.
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DaimlerChrysler Canada Names New Vice President

Lorraine J. Shalhoub becomes Vice President - General Counsel / External Affairs and Public Policy

WINDSOR - DaimlerChrysler Canada today announced that Lorraine (Lori) J. Shalhoub has been appointed Vice President - General Counsel / External Affairs and Public Policy.
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Defining Moment: New Plan to Transform Thunder Bay and its Waterfront

THUNDER BAY - Thunder Bay City Council approved a $100 million Master Plan for Prince Arthur's Landing at Marina Park - a plan that promises to transform Thunder Bay's waterfront and realize the potential of the City's unique location on the shores of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake.
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Hydro One sends crews to Vermont to assist in power restoration

TORONTO - Hydro One is sending approximately 60 power line maintainers and support staff to assist Central Vermont Public Service restoring power to 50,000 customers following severe storm damage this week. The work is expected to last into the weekend.
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UN Chief Urges Streamlined Bureaucracy

“Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon formally endorsed a radical streamlining of UN operations Monday, delivering a report to the General Assembly that urges the elimination of unnecessary bureaucracy.
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Climate Change Takes Center Stage In Singapore

“More than 600 business executives and experts will gather in Singapore this week for ...the Global Business Summit for the Environment, to take place Thursday and Friday, [which]will be the first major international conference focusing on business and the environment in Asia
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DROPOUTS AND FAILING TEST SCORES …IS IT TOO LATE TO SAVE AMERICA’S HIGH SCHOOLS?

Each weekday morning, millions of teenagers across America head off to public high schools. Many face the day with trepidation and a fervent wish that it was Saturday.
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World now faces competition between food and fuel, expert warns
By Ethan McNern

Global grain yields must rise sharply over the next 50 years to avoid food shortages as an increasingly rich population competes with biofuels for scarce resources, the head of the Scottish Agricultural College has said.
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Tuesday April 17, 2007

Experts Warn IMF Might Be “Slipping into Obscurity,” Offer Options for Reform

Waterloo, Canada - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is unlikely to emerge from a looming budget crisis and threats to its legitimacy without serious reforms. At the same time, there is much potential in the Fund focusing on a more prominent surveillance role, in being more flexible in the advice it gives, and in working more collaboratively with other institutions in carrying out its lending and crisis-management roles.
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Home Hardware Dealers Fly Home To SPRING 2007 MARKET

St. Jacobs and Waterloo Region hosting 10,000 Attendees from Across Canada

St. Jacobs – Thousands of Home Hardware Dealer-Owners and vendors will descend on the Kitchener-Waterloo area to join the company’s staff and hardware industry representatives for the Home Hardware 2007 Spring Market running from April 14-18 in St. Jacobs.
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ONTARIO GOVERNMENT EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SKILLED NEWCOMERS IN WATERLOO REGION

Over $1.5 Million To Help Skilled Newcomers in Kitchener-Waterloo Area

KITCHENER — Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Mike Colle today announced that the McGuinty government is investing more than $1.5 million to help newcomers in the Waterloo Region settle in the area and get jobs in their field.
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Lighter and Safer Autos a Focus for University of Waterloo Researchers

Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc and Partners at SAE World Congress

Waterloo Region - The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress kicks off in Detroit on April 16, 2007. At the event the University of Waterloo’s (UW) Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) will showcase their latest technology and innovation.
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Healthy Lawn Makeover Contest Launched

Waterloo Region – The ‘Let’s Curb Pesticides’ initiative is holding an exciting new contest that will award a group of neighbours with advice, training, and tools for cutting their use of pesticides.
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Open Text Presents Artesia Digital Asset Management Solution for Broadband & Broadcast Media at NAB 2007

Artesia Digital Media Group Sponsors the Digital Asset Management Theater; Presents Product Overviews, DAM Best Practices, Customer Case Studies

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) 2007 CONFERENCE, LAS VEGAS,- Open Text(TM) Corporation, announced April 16, 2007 that its Artesia Digital Media Group is showcasing its market-leading Artesia DAM solutions for broadcasters this week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2007 Conference, in Las Vegas, April 16-19.
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Loblaw Plans to Eliminate at Least One-billion Plastic Bags from Canada's Landfills This Year

President's Choice(R) Launches "Canada's Greenest Shopping Bag" and Goes GREENer with Expanded Line of Household Products

TORONTO - President's Choice launches an expanded PC(R) GREEN(R) product range, including the introduction of the PC(R) GREEN (R) Reusable Shopping Bag - "Canada's Greenest Shopping Bag(R).
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Poor countries need open access to rich countries’ markets, say nonprofits

Washington, D.C. — The poorest countries of the world should have duty-free, quota-free access to rich countries’ markets, stated the Competitive Enterprise Institute and eight other U.S. nonprofit organizations* in comments recently submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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Extreme Poverty in the World Reduced by 21 Percent Between 1990 and 2004

“The percentage of those who live on less than two dollars a day also has diminished, although it is estimated that in 2004 2.6 billion people, almost half of the population in the developing world, still are living below that threshold.
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Canadian Business Magazine presents "Outlook on Retail" Luncheon on April 18, Sponsored by Accenture

TORONTO - Canadian Business, in association with Accenture (NYSE: ACN), will present Canadian Business Outlook on Retail, an exclusive invitation-only event for senior executives on April 18, 2007, featuring Canada's most innovative business thought leaders.
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ECtel Appoints Itzik Weinstein as its President and CEO

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel - ECtel Ltd., announced it has promoted Itzik Weinstein, Executive Vice President, Professional Services & Operations to serve as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer, commencing May 1, 2007
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City of Waterloo reaches fire labour agreement

Labour negotiations between the Waterloo Professional Fire Fighters Association and the City of Waterloo reached a successful conclusion this evening with the ratification and approval of a contract that will be in effect from January 2006 to December 2008.
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Manufacturing shipments showed resilience in the face of a national rail strike and a fire for February 2007

Factory shipments edged down in February, in spite of the effects of a refinery fire in the petroleum and coal industry and a rail strike on the supply chain of manufacturers of transportation equipment, chemicals and non-metallic minerals.
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UW holds largest graduate student research conference in Canada

WATERLOO - The largest graduate student research conference in Canada takes places next week at the University of Waterloo, with the public welcome to learn about the latest discoveries hatched by the university's young minds.
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Guelph Waterworks will clean 75 kilometres of Guelph’s watermain pipe, beginning April 16

Cleaning takes place overnight to minimize customer inconvenience

Beginning April 16, Guelph Waterworks will begin the first stage of its 2007 watermain cleaning program. Swabbing and flushing – two methods used to clean watermain pipe – will take place in several south-end neighbourhoods until approximately May 11.
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Joint ADM and Purdue University cellulosic ethanol project selected for funding by U.S. Department of Energy

DECATUR - A joint BioEnergy project of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and Purdue University has been selected to receive funding by the U.S. Department of Energy to further the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol.
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USW and AMICUS Set to Make Historic Announcement regarding the development of a "truly global union".

Top Industrial Unions in North America and U.K. to Pursue Global Solidarity

OTTAWA - United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W Gerard and Amicus General Secretary Derek Simpson, will hold a news Conference, Wednesday April 18 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa Canada.
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Canadian New Media Awards Announces 2007 Finalists

- Industry entrepreneurs to be awarded at gala May 28, 2007 -

TORONTO - The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA) announced the finalists for the 7th annual Canadian New Media Awards. Celebrity host, Debra DiGiovanni from the Much Music show Video on Trial and The Last Comic Standing will be joined by industry supporters on May 28th, 2007 to celebrate and present 14 Pixel Awards at The Carlu in Toronto.
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DALSA selects Aspex Semiconductor to power next-generation Origin® 4K workflow

Las Vegas, NV – Aspex Semiconductor™, a UK -based fabless semiconductor company developing leading-edge software programmable Extreme Processors, today announced that DALSA has selected Aspex’s Linedancer™ processors to power its “4K Lab-in-a-box” image processing workstation, designed to efficiently and cost effectively de-Bayer RAW 4K motion picture images.
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You've Been Diagnosed with a Brain Tumour-How to Manage Your Work and Personal Life During Your Treatment

TORONTO - Being diagnosed with a brain tumour can be extremely scary and an overwhelming life-altering event. But people affected by a brain tumour can be in control and manage both their work and personal lives while keeping their privacy and dignity in the workplace intact.
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FKI LOGISTEX INVESTS IN EXPANDED SALES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN CANADA

Company veteran Steve McElweenie to head up FKI Logistex Canada

St. Louis, Missouri - FKI Logistex announces the expansion of its Canadian operations. Company management veteran Steve McElweenie will serve as vice president and general manager of FKI Logistex Canada Ltd.
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United Steelworkers National Policy Conference

OTTAWA - Developing a Workers First Agenda locally, nationally and internationally is the goal of the United Steelworkers (USW) 50th National Policy Conference in Ottawa starting Tuesday at the Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa. The conference runs from April 17 - 19.
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Monday April 16, 2007

The Fraser Institute: Average Canadian Family Spending More Money on Taxes Than on Food, Clothing and Housing Combined

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average Canadian family spends more money on taxes than on necessities of life such as food, clothing, and housing, according to a study from The Fraser Institute, an independent research organization with offices across Canada.
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RDM and Epson America introduce CaptureOne(TM) - the newest innovation in check imaging technology

CHICAGO - RDM Corporation, and Epson announced April 16, 2007 at the NACHA Payments 2007 Conference the Epson CaptureOne. batch check scanner - powered by RDM.
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Investment in non-residential building construction First quarter 2007 - Kitchener CMA still howling with the big dogs

Heavy spending on office buildings in Alberta and British Columbia pushed investment in non-residential building construction to another record high in the first three months of 2007.
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Study: Science and engineering doctorates 2001

The supply of PhDs plays an increasingly important role in determining Canada's ability to compete in the emerging global knowledge economy. According to a new study, there were 100,000 employed PhDs in 2001, of which 57,000 were science and engineering doctorates.
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G7 To Say Global Economy Healthy, Risks Manageable

“The Group of Seven finance chiefs were gathering [on Friday] amid predictions the global economy will grow 4.9 percent this year and again in 2008 after expanding 5.4 percent in 2006 -- on its best pace since the 1970s.
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Dr. Deborah Enns receives research award from the American Physiological Society

WATERLOO — Deborah Enns, a post-doctoral fellow in Laurier’s Kinesiology and Physical Education department, has received a prestigious award from the American Physiological Society (APS).
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To Give Customers More Options, The Home Depot in Canada Continues To Build Its Network of NCR Self-Checkout

With 35 Percent of Store Transactions Now Conducted On NCR FastLane(TM), The Home Depot Can Enhance Customer Service by Redeploying More Staff onto the Floor

MISSISSAUGA - NCR Corporation announced that The Home Depot is continuing to roll out NCR FastLane self-checkout across Canada. The world's largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot is the country's first home improvement store to equip its Canadian stores with self-checkout.
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Citizens Bank of Canada set to launch first "Green Mortgage" in Canada

Ontario homeowners will be first to receive "green home" support

Toronto - Citizens Bank of Canada, in partnership with the Conservation Council of Ontario and Green$aver, will launch the Citizens Bank "Green Mortgage" on April 17, 2007.
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The Canadian Institute's Managing Complex Litigation April 19 - 20, 2007

TORONTO- The Canadian Institute's Advanced Forum on Managing Complex Litigation is the place to get up-to-date information on proven strategies and tools to help simplify the complex case and manage costs.
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Magna confirms involvement in potential sale of Chrysler Group

AURORA - Magna International Inc. confirmed Friday April 13 that it continues to review potential alternatives regarding the future of the Chrysler Group.
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World Bank Online: World Bank Indicators Show Global Poverty Rates Falling, Poverty Dropping Below 1 Billion"

WASHINGTON — Global poverty rates continued to fall in the first four years of the 21st century according to new estimates published in the World Development Indicators 2007, released April 15, 2007.
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Record-Breaking 79% Increase in Capital Raised by Canadian Biotechs in 2006

Canada's biotech industry reports best year, but challenges remain

MONTREAL - Canadian biotech companies had a banner financing year in 2006, raising $1.8 billion in capital (all figures in $US), setting a new industry record. Capital raised in 2006 topped the previous record of $1.3 billion raised in 2003, according to Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report 2007
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New motor vehicle sales continues to decline in February 2007

The number of new motor vehicles sold fell a further 3.7% in February following a 4.0% decline in January. This setback followed two months of strong sales gains in November and December of last year.
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General Motors of Canada establishes Raydan as authorized ship-thru facility

EDMONTON - Raydan Manufacturing Inc. announced that Raydan's eastern and western manufacturing facilities have been approved to have GM medium duty trucks ship-thru these facilities to install the Link(R) UltraRide(R) rear air suspension for GM dealers.
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Apple Unveils Final Cut Studio 2

Major Upgrades of Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion & Compressor; and Introduces “Color”

NAB, LAS VEGAS— Apple® unveiled Final Cut Studio® 2, a significant upgrade to the industry’s leading video production suite that delivers new creative tools designed expressly for editors.
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Sun Life Financial and CI Investments launch SunWise Elite Plus guaranteed retirement income product

TORONTO - Sun Life Financial and CI Investments Inc. announced the launch of SunWise Elite Plus, an innovative new product that redefines retirement planning.
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World Bank Aims For Ok To Boost Clean Energy 40 Percent

"A World Bank plan for clean energy projects sanctioned by its board two weeks ago would see spending around the globe grow more than 40 percent in the next three years if approved by member countries, a World Bank official said on Friday April 13, 2007.
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United Steelworkers National Policy Conference - April 17 - 19

WORKERS FIRST April to Westin Ottawa Colonel By Drive Ottawa Ballroom Conference Office Conference Phone

OTTAWA - Developing a Workers First Agenda locally, nationally and internationally is the goal of the United Steelworkers (USW) 50th National Policy Conference in Ottawa, April 17 - 19 at the Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Drive.
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Norway Set To Resume Aid To Palestinian Administration As Soon As Conditions Permit

“Norway, the first country to recognize the Palestinians' new government, is ready to resume direct aid to that administration as soon as conditions permit, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Thursday.
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World Bank Must Lead On Climate Change, Says Benn

“The World Bank should challenge richer countries to help the developing world adapt to climate change and set ‘bold new targets’ for investment in renewables, Britain said Thursday.
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