With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom.
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - The Obama administration seized the wheel of the failing U.S. auto industry on Monday, forcing out General Motors Corp's CEO, pushing Chrysler LLC toward a merger and threatening bankruptcy for both.
WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Company announced today that Ontario beer drinkers will have another pack size option when heading to The Beer Store. Laker Lager and Laker Light 18 pack bottles are now available and value priced at $19.20 plus deposit.
TORONTO - Lyn McLeod is the new chair of the Ontario Quality Health Council (OHQC), an independent agency that reports to Ontarians on the quality of their health system and ways to improve it. Lyn McLeod has been a member of the OHQC's board of directors since its inception in September 2005. She is also Ontario's representative on the Health Council of Canada.
This while outlays by Canadians continued to fall, while spending by international visitors to Canada was flat.
Statscan - This was the first time tourism spending in Canada posted back-to-back declines since 2003, when the tourism sector was hit by the severe acute respiratory syndrome.
TORONTO - In a letter to federal Industry Minister Tony Clement, the United Steelworkers (USW) wants to know what steps the Canadian government has taken to require U.S. Steel to fulfil the commitments it made when its takeover of the former Stelco operations in Hamilton and Nanticoke, Ontario, were approved by the Harper government under the Investment Canada Act.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Address Hotels & Resorts, the five-star premium hotel brand owned and operated by the Emaar Hospitality Group, has introduced a 24-hour stay benefit across all its hotels.
WATERLOO — Six teams comprised of first-year business students from Wilfrid Laurier University will compete for the top prize at the BDO New Venture Competition on Saturday, March 28, 2009.
TORONTO - More than 200 workplace leadership from Chrysler facilities in Ontario voted unanimously today, reaffirming their support for the concept of pattern bargaining in the auto industry. CAW leadership from Windsor, Brampton and Etobicoke met Friday afternoon in Toronto and were told about the challenges facing the Chrysler Master Bargaining Committee in restructuring talks with the company.
"The World Bank said on Thursday it sold $6 billion worth of bonds -- its biggest ever issue -- to finance aid programs to countries struggling with the global economic crisis.
Kitchener - Catholic Family Counselling Centre provides a wide array of services to a broad audience. More and more of that audience is turning to the internet for answers and services. To make information and help more accessible, CFCC has created a dynamic and interactive site that is appealing and easy to navigate.
TORONTO - A panel of judges in Mexico City's Federal District Court granted legal protection to exiled mining union leader Napoleon Gomez Urrutia in a March 23, 2009 decision that invalidates both the arrest warrants issued for him and Mexico's extradition request to Canada, where he and his family now live in exile.
Whether you’ve been hit hard by the recession or not, kids and families may be reeling from the effects of the troubled times without a frame of reference for how tough it is out there.
OTTAWA — The University of Ottawa’s Sustainable Prosperity Research and Policy Network will receive $5 million from the Ontario government to develop a new generation of market-based environmental policy approaches to promote green economic development.
Guelph - Overall Messaging * Sales tax harmonization, in combination with other tax reform measures including reduced corporate and personal tax cuts, will put Ontario on a path towards increased competitiveness, productivity and economic recovery that will benefit every Ontarian and every business operator in the province
Boston, Mass. – A large, Boston-based real estate corporation, The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB), and nearly two dozen associated property owners have agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty and spend more than $2 million in lead paint abatement work at residential properties to settle an enforcement action brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
AUBURN HILLS, MI - Chrysler LLC Statement Regarding CAW Talks Attributed to Al Iacobelli, Chief Bargainer: "We all recognize that we are in unprecedented times as it relates to the global economy and current financial crisis, which has a direct impact on the automotive industry.
Waterloo Region - The Ontario Government’s budget released March 26, 2009, while forecasting a $57 billion deficit over seven years, is positioned to make the Ontario economy more competitive and lead to job creation.
NASDAQ OMX Europe Today Announced the Launch of an Equity
Investment Program for Its Participants
LONDON - "A good number of participants have connected to NASDAQ OMX Europe over the last six months. Many have expressed considerable interest in supporting the growth of NASDAQ OMX Europe as well as The NASDAQ OMX Group (Nasdaq:NDAQ). This program offers our participants an opportunity to share in our success," said Charlotte Crosswell, President NASDAQ OMX Europe.
Needless to say, there are a lot of contradictory reports floating around these days and they are at the absolute opposite ends of the spectrum. In one corner you have some economists predicting the imminent demise of global markets and in the opposite corner markets rising from the ashes in the near term. I think it is fair to say that these are extremist views at best.
Kitchener - The Children’s Museum is delighted to announce their blockbuster hit Andy Warhol’s Factory 2009 has been extended an additional three weeks until Sunday, May 10th.
ELORA, ON – The seeds are being sewn for what is shaping up to be a busy summer for Elora-based golf course architecture firm. This spring the company has two major projects in Kitchener and Muskoka cottage country near Port Severn.
TORONTO - Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is proud to host a distinguished panel of speakers including Dr. Harry Shannon, Dr. Miriam Garfinkle, Dr. Abdel-Rahman Lawendy, Dr. Jim Deutsch and Judith Deutsch. The discussion, open to the general public, is entitled "Health Crisis in Palestine: A Panel of Canadian Health Care Professionals give First Hand Accounts" and will be presented in Toronto.
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