Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper? It just might.
Waterloo Region - BRIDGESTHATUNITE is a bilingual traveling exhibition that invites you to consider Canada’s global leadership role through the lens of a remarkable 25-year partnership with the Aga Khan Development Network. Built on a set of common values, such as pluralism, democracy and peace, this unique partnership is replacing walls that divide the developed and developing worlds with bridges that unite us.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Job losses in the U.S. private sector accelerated in March, more than economists' expectations, according to a report by ADP Employer Services on Wednesday.
WATERLOO - Open Text(TM) was ranked the largest Canadian software company in the Branham300, the well-known annual ranking of top information and communication technology (ICT) companies operating in Canada. The Branham300 is published by the Branham Group, a leading Canadian industry analyst and strategic consulting firm serving the global information technology marketplace.
Waterloo Region – Trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board last night approved the Board’s 2009-10 School Year Calendar. Classes will commence on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 and end on Friday, June 25, 2010. The approved calendar meets the Ontario government’s requirement for school boards to provide a school year of no less than 194 instructional days.
WATERLOO - A Canadian pioneer in organizational health will address how people can balance work and life during a University of Waterloo public talk this week.
London - Anton Allahar, an award-winning sociology professor at The University of Western Ontario, has earned a spot in the Top 10 for TV Ontario’s annual Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition.
Kitchener ON – IGLOO Software, a leading provider of on-demand community and social software solutions today announced the release of its BlackBerry® Client application. Community members can now access and contribute content to their online communities not only from a standard web browser, but also from their BlackBerry Smartphone.
Kitchener - March 23-27 was National Co-op Week, recognizing the value and importance of co-operative education at Canada’s colleges and universities, and Conestoga College marked the occasion by naming the recipients of its Co-op Student of the Year Award, as well as a Co-op Employer of the Year.
TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. announced today the successful completion of a public offering in Canada of $500 million principal amount of Series 2009-1 Subordinated Unsecured 7.90% Fixed/Floating Debentures due in 2019. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including investments in subsidiaries.
MILPITAS, Calif.- Globalstar, Inc., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and individuals, today announced its operational and financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2008.
TORONTO - CAW President Ken Lewenza is calling the appointment of former chief restructuring officer Calin Rovinescu as Air Canada CEO a disturbing choice for the country's national air carrier as it struggles to rebuild.
Calls for increased credit availability to businesses and capital market efficiency
OTTAWA - The government must take decisive action to increase the availability of credit to Canadian businesses and to enhance capital market efficiency, according to today's testimony by the Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada), before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA), studying measures to enhance credit availability and the stability of the Canadian economy.
EMC-Sponsored Survey Finds Eighty-One Per Cent of Global Executives View Knowledge Management and Collaboration Core to Increasing Productivity, Performance, and Innovation
PHILADELPHIA - EMC Corporation at the AIIM International Exposition and Conference announced the results of a new research paper by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by EMC.
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Unite and USW global union sets out response to global crisis ahead of G20
LONDON - Workers Uniting, the first global union created through the coming together of Unite, the UK's biggest union and the USW, the largest private sector union in the USA and Canada, has today set out their response to the global crisis ahead of the meeting of G20 world leaders.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture), is pleased with the actions that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is taking to reduce the paperwork burden on Canadian business.
Moncton, N.B. - PDM ROYALTIES INCOME FUND (TSX: PDM.UN, PDM.DB) (“PDM” or the “Fund”) reported today its financial results for the fourth quarter, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2008. The Fund indirectly owns the trademarks and intellectual property for the Pizza Delight, Mikes, Scores, and Baton Rouge brands and has licensed them to Imvescor.
New Data is First in Series of Equifax Findings to be Released on Key Market Trends
TORONTO - Equifax Canada released the latest data from an economic report developed by its Consulting Solutions team revealing that Canadians are failing to pay their bills on time at an increasing rate.
OTTAWA - Equifax Canada publicly voiced support for the government's intention to introduce legislation to criminalize identity theft at a press conference held by the Minister of Justice, The Honourable Rob Nicholson, at the Bank of Canada Building in Ottawa.
BBC - I know you can't bear the suspense. The award for "Best Prepared Country Going Into the Crisis" goes to... Canada. And what a goodie-two-shoes economy it turns out to be.
Kitchener - Exchange Inc. a Waterloo based publishing internet and print media company has purchased the local daily, and community weekly titles in what was considered by the readership a surprise turn of events
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers' (USW) Canadian National Director says last week's announcement by the Harper government that it has introduced legislation for implementing a free trade agreement with Colombia is an appalling move and calls into question why this government is providing legitimacy to a government that has been condemned around the world.
GUELPH - After a decade of providing hands-on car seat education, The Co-operators has much to be proud of. And so much more to do! This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Co-operators award-winning Buckle Up Bears program. Over the past 10 years, The Co-operators held more than 600 car seat clinics across Canada correctly installing over 10,000 seats.
John Gunn will assume the role of President Americas as of May 4th 2009 at Esprit. In recent years, John has served as Executive Vice President Retail of Tommy Hilfiger in North America. Prior to that he was General Manager of IC Companies, Canada.
HAMBURG, Germany - The competition at this year's Crystal Cabin Award for aircraft cabin interiors innovations had strong entries in six different categories from 51 renowned companies. Winners are: Boeing, Lufthansa-Technik, B/E Aerospace and Recaro
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