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Moving Business Forward Conference to Feature Canadian Legend Harry Rosen
Guelph – Harry Rosen, a national fashion icon and Executive Chairman of Harry Rosen Inc. will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Moving Business Forward Conference scheduled for September 13, 2006 at the River Run Centre in Guelph. Mr. Rosen will be speaking to the building of the outstandingly successful Harry Rosen brand, the market it serves and his secrets to engaging, inspiring and empowering his stakeholders for over 50 years.
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| Halton Region Chairman Sets Record Straight on Energy from Waste
OAKVILLE, ON - Halton Regional Chairman Joyce Savoline has issued a statement to correct the ongoing media coverage regarding Halton's proposed Energy from Waste Facility:
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Trustees With $199.5 Million Balanced Budget
Kitchener – Trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board tonight received the Board’s 2006-2007 school year budget. The budget vote is scheduled for 6 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2006.
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Staggering losses in welfare incomes
OTTAWA - In Alberta, the income in real dollars of a single person on welfare has decreased by almost 50 percent since 1986. Since 1992 in Ontario, the welfare income of a lone parent with one child has decreased by almost $6,600 and a couple with two children has lost just over $8,700.
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Rabies Confirmed in Animals in Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region - In the past month, three animals found in Waterloo Region have tested positive for rabies. The rabid animals include a cow, and a stray cat found in Woolwich Township, and a bat found in Wellesley Township.
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Employing Foreign Workers - Filling the Skills Shortage in the West
Calgary, Alberta – Billions of dollars worth of major development projects in western Canada are at risk of grinding to a halt due to a shortage of skilled workers. Accountants, managers, IT and other professionals are all in short supply.
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Estimate of production of principal field crops - Ontario, Quebec farmers should produce less grain corn and soybeans
Prairie farmers report that crop production will decline from last year's record levels, the result of persistent dry conditions. In the East, generally favourable conditions could result in crop production well above the 10-year average, said a report published on July 31, 2006.
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Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. reports 2006 second quarter results
KINGSTON - Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. ("FCTL"), a leading manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFCs) systems reports on the quarter ended June 30, 2006, with financial results, management discussion and analysis, and highlights of corporate activity.
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CAW Applauds Consultants' Support of Bombardier Subway Car Bid
TORONTO - The CAW applauds the report released today by
independent consultants who support the Bombardier bid to build 234
Canadian-made subway cars for the Toronto Transit Commission.
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Oil majors cultivate an interest in biofuel industry
By Sheila McNulty
After years of playing down the role of biofuels in the global energy markets, the world's biggest oil companies are now building an industrial-scale infrastructure to support their growth.
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What We Can Learn from a Lobster Sandwich
TORONTO - Yesterday's three-martini lunch has faded into oblivion. Today's business lunch is about five-star dining where "emotional service" and precision planning help guests seal the deal again and again. Tomorrow, Report on Business magazine takes a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the thriving, billion-dollar industry that is the business lunch.
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T-Mobile and RIM launch the new BlackBerry 7130g in the UK
London, England and Waterloo, ON - T-Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) on August 24 announced an expansion of T-Mobile’s portfolio of BlackBerry® handsets with the introduction of the new BlackBerry 7130g™ in the UK.
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Teradata Customer, RBC Financial Group, an "Elite Innovator"
DAYTON, Ohio - Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, has announced that two of its customers, RBC Financial Group and Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), received 2006 World Class Solution Awards from DM Review magazine for being " elite innovators."
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McGuinty Government Receives Recommendations Of Ontario Panel On Justice And The Media
Panel Proposes Ways To Improve Understanding Between Media And Justice System
TORONTO - The McGuinty government welcomes the report of the Ontario Panel on Justice and the Media that aims to promote mutual understanding between media and the justice system, Attorney General Michael Bryant said August 24, 2006.
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Young Scientists at rare
Blair, Ontario - Often, our efforts to understand the environment are hampered for lack of reliable data that can be easily compared to previous data or to data collected in other places. Without such information, attempts to improve the environment can be ineffective.
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Forty-two species added for protection under the Species at Risk Act
OTTAWA - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment and the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the addition of 32 land-based species and 10 aquatic species to Schedule 1, the list of species protected under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
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Commentary: A Global Problem: How To Avoid War Over Water
In a commentary published in today’s International Herald Tribune,
Director of the Human Development Report Office at the UN Development
Program, Kevin Watkins and the Executive Director of the Stockholm
International Water Institute, Anders Berntell write:
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Radical Overhaul Seen As Solution To Water Crisis
“Radical reform of the way water supplies are managed is the only way to solve the world's water crisis, delegates at an international conference on water in Stockholm have been told this week. Frank Rijsberman, Director General of the International Water Management Institute, said: ‘The last 50 years of water management practices are no model for the future when it comes to dealing with water scarcity.’ Food production is one area for improvement. The amount of water needed to grow food could be halved, scientists told government officials at the event, which highlights World Water Week.
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Canadian première of celebrity weekly Hello! magazine hit newsstands August 24
TORONTO - The highly anticipated and much-talked-about première Canadian edition of Hello! magazine finally hits newsstands today. Internationally, Hello! has over 60-plus years of success, 10 editions around the world and a reach of more than eight million readers in over 100 countries.
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Thursday August 24, 2006
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New Call for Clean Technology Funding Applications Announced by Sustainable Development Technology Canada
OTTAWA - Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a Government of Canada initiative that finances and supports the development and demonstration of clean technologies, today announced it is requesting applications for its tenth round of funding. The closing date for submissions is October 11, 2006.
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Study: Wives as primary breadwinners 2003
The dramatic increase in dual-earner couples during the last four decades has been accompanied by a gain just as dramatic in the number of wives who are the primary breadwinners, according to a new study.
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Vodafone Launches BlackBerry Connect for Palm Treo 650 Smartphone in Australia
Sydney, Australia, Sunnyvale, CA and Waterloo, ON - Vodafone Australia, Palm, Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the availability of BlackBerry® Connect™ for the Palm® Treo™ 650 smartphone on the Vodafone mobile network in Australia.(1)
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Leading indicators for July 2006
The composite index rose by 0.2% in July, after an upward revised 0.3% increase in June. The components related to consumer spending continued to lead growth, while the housing and stock markets rebounded from their spring slump after leading growth at the start of the year. Partly offsetting these gains was a slowdown in the United States, which aggravated the drop in orders for manufactured goods in Canada.
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Stanley Cup Coming to U of G
Hockey fans will have a chance to see the National Hockey League’s top prize at U of G’s Gryphs Sports Lounge Aug. 31 from noon to 3 p.m.
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How Many Stars Can You See at Night?
LONGUEUIL, QC - NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are collaborating on a new education activity that lets students become amateur scientists by inputting the number of stars that they see in their night sky along with information on the viewing and atmospheric conditions in their area into a North America-wide database. Participants can then use the results and the information found on the Star Count website to investigate the visual quality of the nighttime sky.
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Rogers Expanding Home Phone Service
Study: Time lost due to work stoppages 2005
Canadian businesses and governments in 2005 lost the highest number of workdays to strikes and lockouts in 15 years, according to a new study of trends in work stoppages. The study, published in the August online edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income, found that labour relations deteriorated at several large employers, resulting in large increases in time lost to work stoppages.
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Toronto, ON Rogers Cable Communications Inc. is expanding its Home Phone service to several additional communities across Ontario, including Belleville, Chatham, Dundas, Ancaster, Welland, Milton, Georgetown, Tecumseh and Trenton.
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The Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act
The Honourable Mike Colle, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, John Milloy, MPP, Kitchener Centre and Local Organizations Host Community Information Forum on Bill 124: The Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act
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Conestoga Student Wins Prestigious National Scholarship
Kathleen Richardson of Kitchener, who has completed first-year studies in the Public Relations program of Conestoga College, has been named one of only 24 national winners of an upper-year award from the Garfield Weston Merit Scholarship for Colleges.
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Steelworkers call on all levels of government to prepare for mine and smelter closure
BATHURST, NB - United Steelworkers' (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser said Wednesday that the union is anxious to involve the company, community and all levels of government as quickly as possible to ensure that members of USW Locals 5385 and 7085 are not disadvantaged by the anticipated closure of Falconbridge's Brunswick Mine and Smelter operations.
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CEP Says CHUM Not Meeting Obligations
Ottawa, ON The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has filed a complaint with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) against CHUM Ltd., claiming that the firm is in violation of its TV station licenses. According to CEP, CHUM’s recent cancellation of several stations across Canada means that the broadcaster is not fulfilling its obligations and commitments, and the union is asking the CRTC to call an inquiry into the issue.
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Sunday September 10, 2006 is World Suicide Prevention Day
According to the World Health Organization, suicide continues to be the world’s largest public health problem, accounting for approximately one million lives lost annually. In Waterloo Region, this means more than one death per week.
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TOP TEN LIST OF HOT INTERNET BUSINESS TRENDS FOR 2006
BAKERSFIELD, CA - With the ever-changing nature of the Internet, so are the business opportunities it offers. More and more new entrepreneurs are discovering their "niche" businesses online. For many, a small niche business on the Internet can still bring a very lucrative source of income.
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Wednesday August 23, 2006
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New dean of the Laurier school of business and economics brings international focus to her role
WATERLOO - Ginny Dybenko, a former senior corporate executive with both Bell Canada and Syndesis, has been named by Wilfrid Laurier University as the new dean of the Laurier school of business and economics (SBE). Dybenko's business accomplishments, along with her focus on international partnerships, put her at the top of a competitive selection process for the five-year term, which begins in September.
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Sixty per cent of advertising and marketing executives surveyed anticipate increased hiring
TORONTO - According to The Creative Group's annual hiring survey, a majority of employers within the creative field plan to hire in the coming year. Sixty per cent of advertising and marketing executives polled said their firms plan to increase staffing levels in the next 12 months.
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Entrepreneur Week (E-Week) is Coming! Mark your calendar: Sept 29th-Oct 6th, 2006
E-Week creates a unique opportunity in Waterloo Region for entrepreneurs of tomorrow to form rich connections with mentors, professional service firms, investors, government and business organizations.
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Highway 7 To Be Widened but not between Kitchener and Guelph
OTTAWA - The Ontario government is widening Highway 7 from
Highway 417 to west of Jinkinson Road to improve access and ease traffic
congestion, Parliamentary Assistant Phil McNeely announced at a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday.
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CHRISTIE IS THE OFFICIAL DIGITAL PROJECTION SPONSOR OF THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING AGE OF DIGITAL CINEMA
CYPRESS, CA – Christie, a major provider of visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, is the exclusive supplier of Digital Cinema projectors for the 31st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), September 7 – 16, 2006. Christie will provide the Festival with digital projectors, which will screen over eighty digital titles over the course of the Festival. Among the projectors to be featured are Christie CP2000 Digital Cinema projectors – the projector of choice for studios, exhibitors and post production houses around the world.
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Health Reports: Regional differences in obesity - 2004
Adults who lived in large Canadian cities in 2004 were far less likely to be obese than were their counterparts who lived outside such metropolitan areas, a new report indicates. The report "Regional differences in obesity" is based on actual measurements of height and weight from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey. The study examines obesity and overweight individuals inside and outside census metropolitan areas (CMAs).
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CanWest's sale of TV3 Ireland approaches completion
WINNIPEG - CanWest Global Communications Corp. today
announced that Granada Media Group Limited has agreed to waive its pre-emption right and sell its securities of CanWest Granada Media Holdings Limited (CGMH), which owns and operates the TV3 television network in Ireland, to funds managed by Doughty Hanson & Co. The transaction is currently expected to be completed on or about August 31, 2006.
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Current economic conditions as of August 2006
Since the beginning of 2006, services accounted for all the growth in output and jobs, thanks mainly to wholesale trade and, to a lesser extent, to finance and information industries. Many consumer-related industries took a respite from their recent rapid gains. This break was partly offset by a pickup in government spending, notably for the census.
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New plant sciences key to meeting global demand for crops
MEXICO CITY - To meet the growing global demand for crops, public and private researchers must develop a more complete understanding of plant genes and their interactions, DuPont (NYSE: DD) Vice President Bill Niebur challenged the International Plant Breeding Symposium held today, August 23.
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Film, video and audio-visual post-production 2004
Canada's film, video and audio-visual post-production companies posted a record $1.0 billion in operating revenues in 2004, but their profitability continued a long-term decline as rising expenses outpaced growth in revenues. As a result, their profit margin fell from 7.3% in 2001 to only 4.3% in 2004. Profitability has been on the decline since 1999 when it peaked at 17.9%. Exports were the sole driver of revenue growth, rising to $523 million in 2004 from $401 million in 2001.
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Consumer Price Index for July 2006
The 12-month percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was down for a second consecutive month, from 2.5% between June 2005 and June 2006 to 2.4% between July 2005 and July 2006. Prices were down slightly despite the 1.0% reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) that took effect on July 1.
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Rogers OMNI.1 Exclusive: We Jumping Higher 2-Hour Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) Special Sunday, August 27th at 9PM
TORONTO- As official television media partner and sponsor of the 2006 Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana), Rogers OMNI Television is pleased to present its viewers with a front row seat at North America's largest cultural celebration! OMNI's exclusive broadcast of We Jumping Higher - a two-hour special presentation that captures the visual pageantry of the floats and the revelry of the Mas' bands - will air on Rogers OMNI.1, Sunday, August 27th from 9PM to 11PM ET. An encore presentation of We Jumping Higher will air on OMNI.1, Sunday, September 3rd.
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Booming Franchise Announces Extreme Expansion in Home Province
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Continuing to set a new bar in convenient healthy dining throughout Canada, Mississauga-based The Extreme Pita is reshaping the quick serve landscape and expanding its nutritiously balanced menu in the Ontario region. Company plans call for 35 additional area restaurants to open by the end of 2007. There are currently 52 locations in the area.
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Tuesday August 22, 2006
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Waterloo gets ready to welcome new University students
WATERLOO, ON – As University students get ready to start back to school, the City of Waterloo is providing residents, neighbourhoods and businesses with Welcome Bags that will help new students get better acquainted with the city.
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World Anti-Doping Agency Selects Open Text Solution for Document Management System
CHICAGO - For the global agency dedicated to the fight against doping in sport, implementing innovative technological solutions for electronic document management is an important task. The organization, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has chosen a document and records management software solution from Open Text(TM) Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software. WADA will use the Open Text Livelink ECM solution to manage information security and controls, automate internal functions, and facilitate intra-organizational communication.
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West Nile Virus Confirmed in Mosquito Pool in Waterloo Region
Waterloo Region - Curt Monk, Manager of Health Protection for Region of Waterloo Public Health, confirmed that a mosquito pool has tested positive for West Nile Virus in Waterloo Region. A "pool" is defined as one batch of mosquitoes caught overnight in one trap. The positive pool was collected from a trap set in the Mill Park area of Kitchener.
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Retail trade - June 2006
Retail sales edged down for the second month in a row, slipping 0.2% to $32.5 billion in June. Nevertheless, retail spending continued to grow at a fast rate in the second quarter (+2.3%), though sales were inflated by a spike in gasoline prices.
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Zarlink Appoints Warner Andrews as Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Development
OTTAWA - Zarlink Semiconductor (NYSE/TSX:ZL) today announced the appointment of Warner Andrews as Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Business Development.
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New HTM Scholarship Honours Former Ontario Deputy Minister, U of G Grad
Hospitality and tourism management (HTM) students at the University of Guelph are being served up a new $2,500 annual scholarship named for Bill Allen, former Ontario deputy minister of tourism and recreation. The inaugural scholarship will be awarded in March 2007.
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China's young consumers are ready to buy western products: But are Canadian businesses ready for them?
MISSISSAUGA - UPS's second annual survey of China's growing class of urban consumers highlights a rapidly expanding market and an increased demand for American/western products. Providing insight into the Chinese consumer's mind, the survey highlights important information for Canadian companies that have yet to capitalize on the world's fastest growing consumer market.
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Canada West Foundation commentaries, August 21, 2006 Topic: Senate reform.
Brian Lee Crowley, President, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, writes that the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto triangle is so last century. The 21st century, he says, now belongs to Calgary-Edmonton-Vancouver. What, he asks, does that mean for Senate reform?
F. Leslie Seidle, Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Research on Public Policy, argues for a staged approach to Senate reform. Further, he argues that "Fundamental changes to our second chamber must not reflect only the positions of governments. We need to draw on the views of a broad range of interveners, including researchers, democratic reform activists and citizens."
Link Byfield, Alberta Senator-Elect and Chairman of the Citizen's Centre for Freedom and Democracy is never shy about expressing his views. He maintains that the Harper government is dead serious about Senate reform He writes that "Serious Senate reformers realized long ago - some time between the death of the Meech Lake Accord and the death of the Charlottetown Accord - that the total-package approach to Senate reform will always stall and default to the status quo." That's why Harper's piece-meal approach, he says, will be so effective.
Grant Mitchell Liberal Senator for Alberta, disagrees. He writes that the prime minister, rather than use a piece-meal approach, should engage in the debate directly with the provinces to see what leadership he can provide in getting them to agree to comprehensive Senate reform.
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ATS Announces Reorganization of North American ASG Operations and Appointment of Regional President
CAMBRIDGE - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. announced August 22 the launch of a significant reorganization of its Automation Systems Group (ASG) as part of the continuing implementation of its strategic plan and improvement initiatives.
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Scientists Add Up To 15 Years Recovery Time For Ozone Layer: UN Study
“The atmosphere will take up to 15 years longer than previously expected to recover from pollution and repair its ozone hole over the southern hemisphere, the United Nations' weather organization said Friday. Scientists said Friday it would take until 2065, instead of 2050 as previously expected, for the ozone layer to recover and the hole over the Antarctic to close.
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Canadian firm named No.1 provider of "extra-financial" research by global survey of buy and sell side firms
TORONTO - Innovest Strategic Value Advisors was ranked as the No.1 global provider of "extra-financial" investment research out of 20 ranked firms in the latest Thomson Extel survey. Innovest leads the ranking with 16.38% of the vote, more than three times the scores of its major competitors.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch with Canadian Steve MacLean Onboard
LONGUEUIL, QC - The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is scheduled to participate in the launch of NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle set for August 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. with Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean onboard.
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Survey: CFOs More Certain About Financial Reporting Today Versus Three Years Ago
TORONTO - How have businesses changed during the past three years? In a recent survey, 33 per cent of chief financial officers (CFOs) said they are more confident in the accuracy of their companies' financial reporting today. Thirty-two per cent of respondents said they are more assured about their employee's loyalty and 27 per cent said they are more confident in their companies' technology capabilities.
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Monday August 22, 2006
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CMA Report Card warns Canada's kids on dangerous track
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) released its sixth annual National Report Card on Health Care in Canada August 18, a document that contains some disturbing findings for our nation's children.
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Tighter Travel Restrictions and Security Disruptions Demand New Business Continuity Strategies
TORONTO - Route1, Inc., a market leader in providing secure, identity-managed remote computing solutions, announced that it is offering a free, 15-day trial of the Route1 MobiKEY. This ultra-portable, smart-card enabled, cryptographic USB device securely connects users to desktop and network resources from any Internet-enabled Windows-based PC, providing an insurance policy for business continuity and disaster preparedness that organizations don't have to wait to use. Business users can sign up for the trial offer by visiting www.route1.com/trial and completing the submission form.
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Legislature to debate measure to protect biotech crops
By E.J. Schultz
SACRAMENTO - Negotiations are heating up over legislation that would prevent local governments from banning genetically modified seeds. One of the most closely watched agriculture bills of the year, the legislation pits large-scale growers against environmentalists and organic farmers.
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Wholesale trade June 2006
Wholesale sales fell for a second time in three months (-0.6%) in June, pulled down by lower sales in the automotive sector. Wholesalers sold $41.5 billion worth of goods and services. Excluding the automotive sector, sales declined 0.3%. Weak wholesale sales in these past months sharply curtailed the growth for the quarter ending in June compared to the previous two quarters.
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Universal Insurance Premiums Can Benefit All, Says U of G Economist
A University of Guelph economist has found that instead of charging people different insurance rates based on their risk factors, insurance companies still come out ahead by charging everyone the same price.
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Foreign Direct Investment (fDI) Awards to be Held in Canada’s Technology Triangle
Waterloo Region - In the spirit of celebrating economic development and investment attraction, Waterloo Region, the area known around the world as Canada’s Technology Triangle, will be host to the Global Foreign Direct Investment Awards ceremonies this fall. Community partners at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Centre for International Governance Innovation will join CTT Inc to bring the prestigious awards ceremony and world-wide participation to the Region.
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World News Briefly Noted Monday August 21, 2006
The New York Times writes that “China, it seems, is suddenly everywhere in
Africa, not just in oil-rich states. Trade between Africa and China has
almost quadrupled since 2001, and last year reached almost $40 billion.
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China's Central Bank Raises Lending, Deposit Rates
Bloomberg writes that “China raised benchmark lending and deposit rates simultaneously for the first time in two years to curb an investment boom that threatens to fan inflation and leave the nation with too many factories. The People's Bank of China raised the one-year lending rate 27 basis points to 6.12 percent, according to a statement on the Beijing-based bank's Web site.
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International Finance Corp. To Double Investments In Vietnam
“A top executive of the International Finance Corporation said Thursday
that the private sector arm of the World Bank plans to double its
investments in Vietnam over the next few years. ‘We've seen lots of
opportunities and have an ambition to increase our commitment even
further,’ Lars Thunell, executive vice president of the IFC, told
reporters at the end of a three-day visit.
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