Future Inns Cambridge Grand Opening - Future Inns Opens Newest Hotel & Conference Centre in Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE - The newly built 138 room Future Inns Hotel and Conference Centre officially opened its door July 19 with over 300 people in attendance. Mayor Doug Craig of Cambridge officially cut the ribbon.
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Blind Chickens Lay More Eggs, Prof Finds

A strain of chickens that are naturally blind produce more eggs than their sighted counterparts, a U of G animal scientist has found.
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VIA Strike still pending, negotiations continue

MONTREAL - The CAW continues to meet around the clock with VIA officials in an attempt to get an agreement before the July 22 deadline at 12:01 a.m.
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Settlement rejected: Steelworkers' strike against TD-Canada Trust continues

SUDBURY - United Steelworkers' (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser announced late Thursday that members of USW Local 2020 have rejected a tentative settlement reached earlier this week with TD-Canada Trust.
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SPS partners with ETSL to pilot a new processing solution in New Zealand

TORONTO - Smart Processing Solutions ("SPS"), one of the TNS Group of Companies, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Electronic Transaction Services Limited ("ETSL"), to pilot the Smart Processing Suite(TM) solution in the New Zealand market.
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US, Germany, Russia Grant $1 Billion Debt Relief For Afghanistan

“The US, Germany and Russia will grant $1 billion worth of debt relief to Afghanistan under a program designed to provide relief for heavily indebted countries, the US Treasury Department said Wednesday.
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Gaza's Economy, Already Fragile, May Collapse Unless Crossings Are Reopened, UN Reports

“Gaza’s already weak economy could collapse unless its main commercial crossing with Israel is reopened, Gaza businessmen and United Nations officials warned on Wednesday.
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Kansas plant tests algae-to-biofuels plant

HOLCOMB - Testing of a new coal-based algae-to-biofuels process began at the Sunflower Integrated Bioenergy Center in Kansas recently.
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New home market up 33 per cent in June

TORONTO - New home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose by a remarkable 33 per cent in June with high-rise condos capturing a near-record share of total sales, Bob Finnigan, president of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), revealed July 19, 2007.
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Don't be fooled by stable gas prices, warns CAA-Quebec

QUEBEC - Retailers are reaping record-level profit margins on every litre of gasoline they sell, says CAA-Quebec, which has been observing a decrease in gasoline cost indicators over the past days.
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Ontario Government Helping Ontarians Understand The Potential Impacts Of Climate Change

Invests In Interactive Website, Polar Bear Research

TORONTO - An interactive website that shows the impact greenhouse gases could have on our climate and additional research into polar bears and their threatened habitat will help to drive home the impacts of climate change, Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay said July 19, 2007.
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IMAX Corporation reports 2006 and first quarter 2007 financial results

Company enjoys a record opening week for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: An IMAX 3D Experience, with $11.6 million in worldwide IMAX box office on 126 screens, building on the strong performance of 2007 film slate to date, including 300: The IMAX Experience and Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience.
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Canadian Port activity in 2004 - A Review

Statscan - Released July 20, 2007 - Activity at Canada's ports hit another record high in 2004 in the wake of a moderate increase in international cargo. Overall, shipments increased at 12 of the country's top 20 ports.
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One Touch Can Opener Wins Gold Award in Businessweek 2007 International Design Excellence Awards



HONG KONG - The international best selling 'hands free' One Touch Can Opener created by Hong Kong-based DAKA has today been named a Gold Award winner in the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA(sm)).
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Ontario Government Paves The Way For The Redevelopment Of Grand River Hospital

Projects At K-W And Freeport Health Centres Moving Forward To Implementation

KITCHENER - The Ontario government is giving Grand River Hospital approval to implement the final stage of its redevelopment projects at both the Kitchener-Waterloo and Freeport sites.
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Manulife Investor Sentiment Index gains slightly

Remains near seven-year high

WATERLOO - Canadians' interest in investments gained slightly in July and held near its seven-year peak, according to a national poll for Manulife Financial, Canada's leading insurance and wealth management company.
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How could he let it happen? The Conrad Black inside story: A Maclean's special report

Was it a disastrous defence that did him in? Maclean's 30-page special report features in-depth coverage of the Conrad Black trial, from the deals that did him in to the ugly truth about white-collar prisons. Read it all, in this week's Maclean's.
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Du Pont Performance Elastomers Fined $4 Million for its Role in an International Price Fixing Agreement

OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau announced that Du Pont Performance Elastomers L.L.C. (DPE) pleaded guilty and was fined $4 million by the Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa for its role in an international conspiracy to fix prices of polychloroprene rubber.
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Canadian potato production move West in 2007

Canadian farmers planted virtually the same area in potatoes in 2007 as they did in 2006, according to preliminary survey data.
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Grand Opening - First RIU Property in Aruba

Riu Palace Aruba exceeds all expectations by offering guests a new way to experience this incredible destination.
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Students display universal product designs to improve everyone's quality of life, including elderly

WATERLOO - Students in a third-year systems design engineering course at the University of Waterloo will display product designs to improve the quality of life for as many people as possible, including elderly people with disabling conditions.
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Brazil reaction to wave of environmental concerns
By José Alberto Gonçalves Pereira

Brazil is out to prove that its biofuels are sustainable.

After being in a tight squeeze since the beginning of this year, the Brazilian government has left the defensive position and in the last few days announced various initiatives to convince Europeans of its commitment to support a sustainable production of sugar cane, the raw material used to make ethanol and sugar.
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India edible oil imports may fall, weigh on palm oil
By Pratik Parija

India, the world's second-biggest vegetable oil buyer after China, may cut imports next year following higher domestic oilseed output, taking some impetus from palm oil prices that reached a record last month.
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Tourism Toronto adds to sales team in key markets

TORONTO - Tourism Toronto announced today an expanded commitment to the international convention market with a new sales office in London, England, and important staff appointments in the U.S. and Canada.
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Canada's international transactions in securities May 2007

Canadian investment in foreign securities remained robust at $5.7 billion in May, driven by strong maple bond issuance. This followed back-to-back near-record monthly investments in foreign securities totalling $24.2 billion.
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BLACKENTERPRISE.COM ANNOUNCES RELAUNCH

On Demand Video, Exclusive News, and Easier Navigation Highlight Site Redesign

New York, NY – black enterprise, the premier business and financial resource for African Americans, today unveiled a complete redesign of its Website, BlackEnterprise.com. The redesign sets the destination apart as being the most comprehensive source of online information for African American professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers.
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Steelworkers serve 72-hour strike notice on International Forest Products

BURNABY, BC - On Wednesday the United Steelworkers (USW) served 72-hour strike notice against International Forest Products (Interfor), which has three sawmills along the Fraser River. The union represents some 600 company employees.
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New EatRight Ontario Service Provides Better Access to Registered Dietitians

Toronto - Dietitians of Canada (DC) is excited about the launch today of the EatRight Ontario service by the government of Ontario that now provides residents of Ontario with better access to Registered Dietitians and trusted nutrition advice.
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Solar Technology Has A Renaissance.

“Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sun's light, at a cost competitive with power from coal or natural gas. The challenges are formidable. But now they are very close, using the sun's heat instead.
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Manulife Mutual Funds launches new Elite Pricing Series

TORONTO - Manulife Mutual Funds, a division of Elliott & Page Limited, has launched an Elite Pricing Series available to clients with more than $100,000 to invest in a single fund, in a single account.
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TWENTY-NINE PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS TO INCREASE STAFF IN Q3 2007, CAREERBUILDER.CA SURVEY FINDS

- Twenty-three percent adding more workers in second half of 2007, than in the first

Toronto – CareerBuilder.ca, a leading online job site in Canada, released the results of its midyear survey, conducted by Harris Interactive®, tracking projected hiring and job search activities for the remainder of 2007.
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Students display universal product designs to improve everyone's quality of life, including elderly

WATERLOO - Students in a third-year systems design engineering course at the University of Waterloo will display product designs to improve the quality of life for as many people as possible, including elderly people with disabling conditions.
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UN Still Needs $2.5 Billion For Worst Crises

“The United Nations is short of $2.5 billion of the $4.4 billion it needs this year to confront the world's worst humanitarian crises, the top UN aid official said on Tuesday.
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Prof Named to Royal Society of Canada

Prof. Chris Whitfield, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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A Record Breaking BBM Results Show CHUM FM Continues to Be Toronto's No. 1 Radio Station

TORONTO - 104.5 CHUM FM has once again earned the top spot in the Bureau of Broadcast Measurements Spring ratings released Monday. CHUM FM is the No. 1 station overall with a 10.4 share of tuning.
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Energy and mining activity will sustain Atlantic Canada's expansion, say Scotiabank economists

TORONTO - Energy-related production and investments in Atlantic Canada are ongoing, though fewer major construction projects will limit the region's overall economic advance in 2007-2008, according to Scotia Economics' latest Provincial Trends report.
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Ontario's overall economic expansion is limited by ongoing restructuring in manufacturing, says Scotiabank economists

TORONTO - Ontario's economy is expected to remain in the slow lane of growth over the 2007-2008 period, as ongoing weakness in manufacturing offsets major public and private construction projects, according to Scotia Economics' latest Provincial Trends report.
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Wholesale inventories registered a modest decline in May 2007, down 0.8% to $54.2 billion.

Statscan - Following April's sharp decline, wholesale sales posted a modest rebound in May with most sectors registering gains.
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Guelph scores top marks in MOE annual drinking water report

City of Guelph says it has achieve "100 per cent rating on water quality tests and water system inspections" after testing indicated unacceptable levels of lead in water earlier this year.

Guelph - The City of Guelph received perfect scores in the Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s Annual Report for 2005- 2006, recently released by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
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Swiss To Free Mobutu's Millions

“The Swiss Confederation president said Monday that Switzerland is prepared to restore to the Democratic Republic of Congo the fortune held in Swiss accounts by the late DRC dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
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Phase-out regulation has Ontario headed in the right direction

Ontario's Clean Air Alliance says "The McGuinty Government is moving forward with establishing a legally binding deadline for an end to coal burning for electricity in Ontario.
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Quintiq Launches New Advanced Planning and Scheduling Solution for the Aviation Industry

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands - Quintiq, a leading provider of advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solutions,announced the release that builds on the foundation of Quintiq proven technology.
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On strike one month: Steelworkers reach tentative agreement with TD Canada Trust

SUDBURY - A month after going on strike at eight branches in Sudbury, United Steelworkers' (USW) Local 2020 has reached a tentative agreement with TD-Canada Trust.
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TransUnion Finds Nearly Half of Canadians Underestimate True Cost of Home Mortgage

Toronto — Do Canadians really know how much a mortgage will cost them? With the summer home buying season now in full swing, TransUnion recently commissioned GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media to survey consumer perceptions and attitudes about mortgages.
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Marketwire and Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network Forge Agreement to Offer Video Press Release Services for the Political Community

Marketwire to Provide Premier, Discounted Newswire Service to CHBN Members

WASHINGTON, DC- - Marketwire, a full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions provider, today announced an agreement with Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network (CHBN), a website featuring user-generated political videos, to serve as its newswire partner. Under the agreement, Marketwire will host a news site for CHBN, as well as provide a discount on domestically distributed press releases to individuals posting videos on CHBN's website.
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New Quark Volume Licensing Program Reduces Costs and Increases Efficiency of Purchasing and Deploying Multiple QuarkXPress Licenses

Quark's New Initiative Offers Discounts on QuarkXPress Licenses, Complimentary License Management Software and Support from Two New Service Programs

DENVER - Quark Inc. announced Quark Volume Licensing Program (QVLP), a new licensing program that provides volume discounts and purchase and installation management for users who purchase or upgrade five or more QuarkXPress licenses.
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UW holds Student Life 101 for incoming first-year students

WATERLOO - Students attending the University of Waterloo for the first time this fall and their parents will gather on campus Saturday to explore their brave new world, far away from home.
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TeraGo Networks Launches New Service in Thriving Golden Horseshoe Communities

National broadband service provider unveils broadband data networking solutions to support the fast growing economies of Milton and Burlington

TORONTO - Two of Southern Ontario's fast growing municipalities now have a fast and reliable alternative for their broadband communications needs, thanks to TeraGo Networks Inc., a leading national wireless broadband service provider.
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New U of G Science Camp Includes Zany Zoology Now here's a summer camp with teeth.

Aspiring veterinarians and animal lovers will dissect sharks at "Zany Zoology," a new science camp running this week at the University of Guelph.
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Honda Aero to Build Headquarters, Manufacturing Plant to Produce New Turbofan Jet Engines

$27 Million Plant to Produce GE Honda Engines for Very Light Jet Market

BURLINGTON, NC - Honda Aero, Inc., announced today that it will establish its corporate headquarters and a state-of-the-art jet engine manufacturing plant in Burlington, North Carolina. The new facility will produce advanced jet engines developed and marketed by GE Honda Aero Engines, LLC.
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Ontario Government Unveils New Health Care Service For Ontarians

MedsCheck Offers Free, One-On-One Pharmacist Review Of Clients' Medication

TORONTO - The Ontario government is expanding medicare by launching a brand new service called MedsCheck for all Ontarians who take three or more medications.
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O2Diesel to start selling biofuel in France

Delaware - O2Diesel of Newark, Delaware has received regulatory approval to start delivering its diesel ethanol blended fuel in the French market.
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Consumer Price Index June 2007 - growth in average price levels was attributable to costs associated with owned accommodation

Consumer prices rose by 2.2% in June compared with June 2006, identical to the increases in both April and May.
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2007-2008 accessibility plan receives Board of Governor’s approval

Waterloo - On June 21, 2007, Laurier’s Board of Governor’s officially approved the 2007-2008 Accessibility Plan.
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Steelworkers and Communications Workers sign strategic alliance

TORONTO - The United Steelworkers (USW) and the Canadian Region of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have signed a Strategic Alliance to work together on issues of common interest in Canada and globally.
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Scott's REIT completes acquisition in Smith Falls, Ontario Announces July distribution

TORONTO - Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust ("Scott's REIT"), Canada's leading owner of small-box retail properties, announced that it has completed the acquisition of an income-producing property in Smith Falls, Ontario.
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Labour fears 'dumbing down' of trade qualifications under TILMA

AFL Study predicts race to the bottom for occupational standards

EDMONTON - An Alberta Federation of Labour study of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) between Alberta and British Columbia rejects the Agreement for opening the door to watered-down trade qualifications - despite the risk that creates for worksite and public safety.
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MEDA hires staff to increase visibility

Waterloo – Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) has hired a new communications professional to increase its profile during its current period of unprecedented growth and innovation.
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RIM Announces the BlackBerry 8820 Smartphone

The First Dual-Mode Cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry Smartphone

Waterloo, ON - On July 17, 2007 Research In Motion (RIM) announced the BlackBerry® 8820 smartphone.
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China Must Boost Efforts To Cut Pollution, Energy Use

“China needs to step up efforts to reverse environmental degradation and cut energy consumption, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday.
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Leading indicators June 2007 - demand for furniture and appliances accelerated to a 0.7% increase

Statscan - The composite index rose 0.2% in June, after a downward-revised increase of 0.4% in May. Only 5 of the 10 components were up, the fewest since last autumn's slowdown, while two were unchanged and three decreased.
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Steelworkers say yes to agreement with Hamilton Specialty Bar purchaser

HAMILTON - Members of the United Steelworkers' (USW) Local 4752 have voted 93 per cent in favour of an agreement reached last week with US firms Woodside Capital and Pinnacle Steel, which could lead to the reopening of Hamilton Specialty Bar as early as August once the purchase has court approval.
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British Airways World Cargo Renews Contract with Descartes

WATERLOO -Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced that British Airways World Cargo (BAWC), one of the world's largest air cargo carriers, has renewed its global electronic messaging contract with Descartes.
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Downtown Ribfest & Craft Beer Show

KITCHENER - It's one of the most tasteful competitions of the summer and it's happening this weekend in Victoria Park: the Downtown Kitchener Ribfest & Craft Beer Show.
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Arriscraft International Income Fund announces unitholder approval of the previously announced sale of its assets to General Shale and provides an update on the estimated redemption price

TORONTO - Arriscraft International Income Fund (TSX: AIN.UN) today announced that its voting unitholders have approved the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Fund to certain affiliates of General Shale Brick, Inc. ("General Shale").
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CIGI Distinguished Fellow and Global Economist John Whalley to Deliver Keynote AT CESifo in Venice

Speech to address the Global Environment around Future European Integration

Waterloo, Canada – CIGI Distinguished Fellow, Dr. John Whalley, one of Canada’s preeminent experts in the field of global economics, is the keynote speaker at a workshop on “Reinventing Europe”. The workshop, presented by CESifo GmbH at the Venice Summer Institute, Venice International University, takes place July 16-17.
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China's Roaring Economy Set To Overtake Germany

AFP reports that “China's economy grew so rapidly in the first half of 2007 that it is likely to overtake Germany as the world's third-largest by the end of this year, analysts say. …China's sizzling economy expanded even faster than originally thought last year, with the government revising 2006 growth domestic product (GDP) to 11.1 percent from 10.7 percent.
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Tikvah Therapeutics Enters an Exclusive Licensing Agreement With Apkarian Technologies Related to Agents for Treatment of Pain and Pain-Related Indications

ATLANTA - Tikvah Therapeutics, Inc. and Chicago-based Apkarian Technologies, LLC announced that Tikvah has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Apkarian for patents and patent applications involving certain agonists of specific sites of the NMDA receptor.
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UW students earn graduate scholarships worth $4.5 million

WATERLOO - The University of Waterloo is once again among the top three universities to receive scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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Canada's First Online Brokerage Changes The Face of Insurance

TORONTO - Surfing the web for insurance is nothing new. Discovering a quote for insurance on the web is nothing new. Even buying insurance direct online is nothing new. So it comes as a surprise to many to learn that Canada's first online brokerage only launched recently but what's not a surprise is its success and the attention it is already garnering
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Direct Energy Launches Energy Conservation Project in Milton, Ontario

TORONTO - In an ongoing effort to encourage a culture of conservation in the province, beginning this month in collaboration with Milton Hydro and Bell, Direct Energy is launching the Direct Energy Smart Home Energy Conservation Program.
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Wal-Mart Canada's Corporate Values Report an open book

First complete record of Wal-Mart Canada's practices and goals related to employment, community involvement, ethical sourcing, environmental sustainability and more

MISSISSAUGA - Wal-Mart Canada has published its first-ever Corporate Values Report. The 60-page document outlines the company's vast social responsibility platform, covering many of the topics Canadians find most intriguing about the company.
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2006 Census: Proportion of Senior Citizens increased from 13.0% in 2001 to 13.7% in 2006

Statistics Canada released data from the 2006 Census covering age and sex. A detailed analysis of how the nation's population age structure is changing is available in the online report Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, by Age and Sex, 2006 Census.
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Descartes Expands ACE Customs Filing Service Center

WATERLOO - Descartes Systems Group, announced the expansion of its service center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to support Descartes' Customs Filing and Compliance Services.
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CBC and Canadian Blood Services Choose ThinData to Ensure Email Gets Delivered Canada's top Email Marketing Service Provider to add to already impressive client roster

Toronto - ThinData announced today that two of Canada's most recognized brands have chosen them to lead their permission-based email marketing programs and ensure that those who have requested an email get it delivered to their inbox.
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IDI has crossed the border and has joined the excitement in Woodstock

Woodstock– IDI a full-service real estate developer, has crossed the border and joined the excitement in Woodstock. The developer has strategically chosen to acquire approximately 17 acres of prime industrial land adjacent to Highway 401 in the City of Woodstock.
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Surge In Biofuels Pushes Up Food Prices

World Banlk - “A surge in the production of biofuels derived from corn, wheat and soyabeans is helping to push up food prices so sharply that the World Food Programme, the United Nation’s agency in charge of fighting famine, is finding it difficult to feed as many hungry people as it has in the past.
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More than 1,000 Canadians tell CRTC to stop big media

VANCOUVER - In the space of three weeks, more than 1,000 Canadians have written the CRTC asking for policies to limit concentrated and cross-ownership in the media. They are unhappy with the lack of choice in their communities and are calling for measures to increase media diversity.
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Chase Paymentech Provides Tim Hortons Enhanced Speed and Convenience with Point of Sale Payment Acceptance

Chase Paymentech Will Enable More Than 2,000 Tim Hortons Stores in Canada to Accept MasterCard PayPass(R) and Support Quick Payment Service

TORONTO - When customers step up to the front counter or pull up to the 24-hour drive-thru window at their local Tim Hortons, they will enjoy the convenience of paying with their MasterCard(R) card through the introduction of Chase Paymentech-powered services to be rolled out at more than 2,200 Canadian locations by September 2007.
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Health and Personal Care Products Increased At Their Fastest Pace First quarter 2007

Statscan - Retail sales of health and personal care products increased at their fastest pace in nearly five years in the first quarter of 2007, according to new data from the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey.
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ResourceMate Brings More Capabilities to Budget-Strapped Libraries!

GUELPH - Jaywil Software has just unveiled two new powerful tools for use with their popular library automation software, ResourceMate: Library Search and Web Search Inter-Library! These add to the already impressive features and products in the ResourceMate? family of library automation.
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May 2007 New motor vehicle sales 7.5% higher than they were a year earlier

New motor vehicle sales declined 0.8% nationally in May, with five provinces recording increases and five reporting decreases. Seasonally adjusted data from the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey put the level of sales at 145,496 units. The decline in May was not strong enough to offset the 6.3% increase in April, and May sales were 7.5% higher than they were a year earlier.
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EU Envoy Warns Latvia Its Economy Is At Risk

"Latvia must do more to avoid risks posed by its overheating economy, EU [economic and monetary affairs] commissioner, Joaquin Almunia said Thursday, adding his voice to growing warnings about the situation in the Baltic state.
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Trent's Indigenous Studies Faculty Experts to Mentor First Nation Youth in Entrepreneurship

Peterborough - Twenty First Nation youth arrive at Trent University today to participate in a series of workshops to learn about entrepreneurship from leading business and cultural experts as part of Project Beyshick, a youth mentoring program focused on career mentoring and entrepreneurship among Aboriginal youth aged 21 to 35 years.
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Financial Leaders Address Challenges Facing Accounting, Finance and Audit Professions

New Report Documents Strategies for Increasing Number of Finance Practitioners, Preparing Workforce for the Future

TORONTO - The future of the accounting, finance and audit professions will be largely determined by their response to escalating talent shortages and other challenges of the post-regulatory-reform era, says a distinguished group of leaders in these fields.
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US Southern utilities, lawmakers resist call for renewable power

WASHINGTON - Six of the United States' 10 largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions are coal-fired power plants in the South, but year after year Southern lawmakers balk at pushing utilities toward cleaner renewable energy.
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Canadians on holiday may not be prepared for perils on the road: RBC survey Two-day emergency care in U.S. hospital can cost US$10,800

TORONTO - With the kids out of school, many Canadian families are loading up the car and heading out on road trips this summer. However, a new survey from RBC Insurance reveals many may not be prepared for unexpected travel incidents, such as sudden illness or accidents.
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University of Guelph Creates Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation

The University of Guelph has launched a groundbreaking initiative in the fight against cancer with the creation of the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI).
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Manufacturing Remained Steady in May 2007

Statscan - After a slight decrease in April, manufacturing shipments remained virtually unchanged in May (-0.1%) at $49.7 billion. Manufacturing shipments had trended slowly downwards throughout most of 2006, before posting a strong first quarter in 2007.
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U of G President Says Proposed Boycott Threatens Civil Society

Guelph - The United Kingdom's University and College Union (UCU) congress has passed a motion requiring the union to debate whether to support a Palestinian call for an international boycott of Israeli academic institutions as a way of contributing to the struggle to end Israel’s occupation.
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For-hire motor carriers of freight, top carriers First quarter 2007

The top 97 for-hire motor carriers of freight (Canadian-based trucking companies earning $25 million or more annually) generated operating revenues of $2.5 billion and operating expenses of $2.4 billion in the first quarter.
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Government has obligation to workers and communities in foreign takeovers, CAW President

TORONTO and MONTREAL - The proposed takeover of Canada's industry-leading aluminum company Alcan by UK-based Rio Tinto raises serious concerns about the government's role in the foreign acquisition of Canadian firms.
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MF Agrees On Process To Select Next IMF Chief

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board on Thursday agreed on a procedure to select the next IMF chief.
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Aircraft movement statistics June 2007 (preliminary)

Statscan - The 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reported 445,745 aircraft take-offs and landings in June, up 8.9% compared with June 2006 (409,285 movements).
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