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Open only two weeks - David’s Gourmet customers say "finally a place of our own in Waterloo"
New provider of specialty foods, imported cheeses, elegant treats & gourmet staples
WATERLOO – That's what David’s Gourmet, David Ehrenworth says. The new stores offers specialty foods, imported cheeses, elegant treats and gourmet staples. It opened the flagship Waterloo store on December 13th
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Top 2006 Search Terms
With the help of Search Engine Land we compiled these year-end lists and graphs, to review the variety of the most popular search terms that people typed into the ever growing capacity of search engines.
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FDA set to OK food from cloned animals
By Libby Quaid
The US government has decided that food from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling. The Food and Drug Administration planned to brief industry groups in advance of an announcement Thursday morning. The FDA indicated it would approve cloned livestock in a scientific journal article published online earlier this month.
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1.2 million square foot complex in Boston acquired by Manulife Financial for John Hancock operations
- Back Bay buildings back under Company ownership -
BOSTON - Manulife Financial, the world's fourth largest life insurance company, through its U.S. subsidiary, John Hancock Financial Services, has purchased 197 Clarendon Street (the "Stephen L. Brown Building"), and 200 Berkeley Street (the "Berkeley Building") in Boston's Back Bay from Broadway Real Estate Partners, LLC, a national private real estate investment and management firm headquartered in New York.
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GM food is answer to poverty and hunger
By Rob Edwards
People are being urged by Scotland's new chief scientific adviser to embrace genetically modified (GM) food as an answer to poverty, hunger and toxic pollution.
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What me worry? Canadians are cool about retirement healthcare costs especially when compared to U.S.
Open only two weeks - David’s Gourmet customers say "finally a place of our own in Waterloo"
New provider of specialty foods, imported cheeses, elegant treats & gourmet staples
WATERLOO – That's what David’s Gourmet, David Ehrenworth says. The new stores offers specialty foods, imported cheeses, elegant treats and gourmet staples. It opened the flagship Waterloo store on December 13th at 36 Northfield Drive. Designed to provide Kitchener-Waterloo area residents with an upscale, gourmet food experience for those with even the most discerning palates.
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TORONTO - Canadians and Americans have drastically different fears when it comes to retirement, according to a recent national survey sponsored by Edward Jones and conducted by Decima Research and Kelton Research.
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Stones, Streisand among top 2006 tours
By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES - Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive ticket revenue to a record $3.6 billion, according to figures released Thursday by Pollstar, the industry trade magazine.
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The Future of Things (TFOT) Top 2006 Stories in Science, Medicine, and Space
Contributed by Iddo Genuth & Lucille Fresco-Cohen
From discovering extrasolar planets to revealing new insights into the workings of life-threatening disease such as cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimers, 2006 was a year full of scientific innovation.
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The Best New Year's Resolution You Can Make: Don't Drink And Drive
Free GO rides after 7 p.m. on New Year's Eve
TORONTO GO Transit is offering free transportation on its trains and buses on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31.
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Canada's New Government Is Providing Real Tax Relief for Canadians
OTTAWA - Canadian families, students, workers and seniors will be able to keep more of their hard-earned money in 2006 and 2007. Canada's New Government is providing substantial and immediate tax relief in every way the government collects taxes.
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Tax Savings in '07 - Modest Gains for Individuals, Families with Young Children Win Big
OTTAWA - The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) released projected income and payroll tax changes kicking in on January 1st, 2007.
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Giant ice island breaks off Arctic shelf
An ice island the size of a small city is adrift in the Arctic after breaking free from one of Canada's largest ice shelves, scientists said December 29, 2006.
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Top Ten 2006 US Health Stories reported by abc news
It's been a busy year in medical news, with stories ranging from E. coli infections to New York City's ban on trans fats receiving broad coverage
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Poker and Pam top Lycos top 2006 searches
BOSTON, MA, United States (UPI) -- 'Poker' beat out 'MySpace' for No. 1 on Lycos` annual list of the top 50 search terms for 2006, the U.S. Internet gateway said Wednesday.
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Associated Press Reviewers Pick Their Top 2006 Films
-- The top 10 films of 2006, according to AP Movie Writer David Germain:
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Social networks and World Cup top 2006 Google searches
The top search term on Google.com in 2006 was “Bebo” followed by “MySpace” in second place, which shows how embedded the two top social networking sites are in our “collective consciousness”, as Google puts it.
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Thursday December 28, 2006
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2007 Christmas tree collection in Waterloo Region and Garbage Collection Schedule.
Waterloo Region - The Region of Waterloo is responsible for the collection of discarded Christmas trees in specified municipalities. The trees are chipped and composted at Regional composting facilities.
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Five-year cycle of record global car sales set to end in 2007
TORONTO - Vehicle purchases in China, India and Latin America will remain in the fast-lane in 2007. However, after five consecutive years of record sales, global volumes are expected to be flat next year, as slowing economic growth undercuts sales in the mature markets of the United States, Canada, Western Europe and Japan, according to the latest Global Auto Report released December 28, 2006 by Scotia Economics.
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Re-gifting not what it use to be as unwanted gifts turn to cash
TORONTO - "Re-gifting" is as much a part of the holidays as mistletoe, fruitcake and maxed-out credit cards. In fact, re-gifting became part of pop-culture in 1995 when Elaine busted Dr. Tim Whatley for re-gifting the label-maker to Jerry Seinfeld.
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Sears Names Dene Rogers As President And CEO
DOW JONES reported that Sears Canada Inc. (SCC.T) has named Dene L. Rogers as president and chief executive and William C. Crowley as chairman.
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Guelph Youth Council, the Ray Scapinello Foundation and Home Depot take the first step in creating the Guelph Youth Centre
Members of the Guelph Youth Council and staff from Home Depot volunteered their time on Saturday, December 16 to transform parts of the Delhi Community Centre into the new Guelph Youth Centre.
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Based on a survey carried out in 16 countries - On New Year's Eve, Canadians will first wish good health to the ones they love
MONTREAL - According to the results of the AXA Retirement Scope's 3rd wave, a study of 11,590 persons carried out in 16 countries, Canadians will initially wish health (69%), than happiness (52%) and love (35%) during the Holiday Season.
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Canadian Consumer Confidence Increases Slightly
WINNIPEG - The Decima-Investors Group Consumer Confidence Index released this morning shows a slight increase in consumer confidence in the fourth quarter, up 0.6 points to 86.7. While the index shows U.S. consumer confidence outpacing Canadian consumer confidence for the first time in over a year, this is primarily attributable to the trend toward greater volatility in consumer confidence south of the border.
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Repayable R&D Investment in Leading Edge Wireless Technologies Granted to Toronto Tech/Entertainment Company
OTTAWA - The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry, on December 27, 2006 announced a $9.3 million repayable investment in a research and development (R&D) project that will contribute to the enhancement of Canada's capabilities in the field of information and communications technologies (ICT).
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McAfee's tips for new computer or wireless device
MARKHAM - Marc Solomon, McAfee's Director of Product Management outlines an 8-step process to protect the hottest tech gadget gifts and PCs.
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Corel Corporation Completes Acquisition of Ulead Systems, Inc.
OTTAWA- Corel Corporation , announced on December 28, 2006 that its InterVideo subsidiary has completed its acquisition of Ulead Systems, Inc.
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Scientists get OK for engineered peanuts urg "due diligence"
By Elliott Minor
A leading industry group has given scientists the go-ahead to build genetically engineered peanuts that could be safer, more nutritious and easier to grow than their conventional version.
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Winstar Lists on the Toronto Stock Exchange and looks for more cash
CALGARY - On Dec. 27 Winstar Resources Ltd. announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") has approved the listing of the outstanding common shares of Winstar commencing Friday, December 29, 2006.
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Wednesday December 27, 2006
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United Way Receives $446,500 Dollar Gift from The Co-operators
GUELPH, ON - The spirit of the holiday season shone brightly at The Co-operators on December 22, 2006, as a record donation of more than $446,500 was made to the United Way. Staff members contributed the majority of the funds, which will be used in the communities where the donations were made.
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Steelworkers stand behind Canadian actors - ACTRA negotiations with producers on the rocks
TORONTO - United Steelworkers' (USW) National Director Ken Neumann said Friday the 280,000-member union stands fully behind Canadian actors poised to take strike action following the breakdown of negotiations with producers demanding next to no pay increases along with other concessions.
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Forty-Two Percent of Employers to Add Jobs in 2007, CareerBuilder.ca Survey Finds
TORONTO -- CareerBuilder.ca, the third leading job site in Canada, released the results of its first survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R), tracking projected hiring and job search activities for the upcoming quarter and 2007. The survey, titled "Q1 2007 Canadian Job Forecast" was conducted between November 17 and December 11, 2006 and included 225 hiring managers and 422 workers.
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Canada's New Government Announces Repayable R&D Investment in Mobile Communications Technology
OTTAWA - The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Member of Parliament for St. John's South-Mount Pearl, on December 22, 2006 announced, a $1.8 million repayable research and development (R&D) investment to develop wireless technology. The funding is part of a $5.5 million project by Consilient Technologies Corporation of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Tackling Rural Poverty Will Require Tough Action, Profs Say
Tackling rural poverty in Canada may require Ottawa to introduce a guaranteed annual income, offer transportation funding and promote rural tourism, according to three University of Guelph professors quoted this week in a new report on rural poverty.
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