Yves Behar and Forrest North unveil Mission One, a sleek, powerful electric motorcycle. They share slides from distant (yet similar) childhoods that show how collaboration kick-started their friendship -- and shared dreams.
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology executives say they are prepared to cut more costs if the downturn proves more prolonged than expected, but finding places to get further savings won't be easy.
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The world economy has avoided "utter catastrophe" and industrialized countries could register growth this year, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said on Monday.
Ontario - The Institute for the Prevention of Crime in collaboration with members of the Municipal Network on Crime Prevention has published Making Cities Safer: Action Briefs for Municipal Stakeholders which contains 10 briefs clustered into Series 1 - Invest Smartly in Safety for the City - and Series 2 - Tackle Safety Successfully in the City.
Statscan - Realized net farm income (the difference between a farmer's cash receipts and operating expenses minus depreciation, plus income in kind) amounted to $3.3 billion in 2008, up $1.3 billion (+63.2%) from 2007. This was the second consecutive annual increase after declines in 2005 and 2006.
Montreal - After a year and half of research and development, "ethipedia", the online encyclopedia of sustainable business practices, is now accessible on the Web.
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell toward $61 a barrel on Monday, giving away some of last week's gains, ahead of OPEC's meeting in Vienna, where the group was widely expected to agree not to cut oil output further.
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has won the Canadian Association of Journalists' Code of Silence Award for 2008 for its dizzying efforts to stop the public from learning details of fatal failures in food safety.
No award for Waterloo Region Record in 2008 in journalism, they needed a break from all the past recognition
MONTREAL - The Globe and Mail led all newspapers in Canada with six awards in the 60th National Newspaper Awards competition. The Toronto Star was next with four, followed by Montreal's La Presse and The Hamilton Spectator with two each. The Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, The Canadian Press, London Free Press, Montreal Gazette, Lethbridge Herald, Simcoe Reformer, and The Toronto Sun had one each.
TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation Inc. reported its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Net loss for the first quarter of 2009 was $9 million compared to net income of $162 million for the same period in 2008. "OPG's results were significantly affected by a reduction in electricity generation, higher fuel prices, and an increase in expenses related to planned maintenance outages at our nuclear generating stations," said President and CEO Jim Hankinson.
Toronto - A leading Canadian automotive research centre has announced funding for 20 new programs - and in five of the projects, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering is 'behind the wheel.'
Ottawa – A computer game research project from Carleton University has been selected to showcase at E3, the world’s largest industry entertainment conference. (http://www.e3expo.com/)
Guelph – Local lawyer Robin-Lee Norris will discuss life skills for women, including career advice and words of wisdom for personal development at a Guelph Women in Networking dinner June 2, 2009. Robin-Lee is a senior partner of Miller Thomson and an active community volunteer. She considers humour one of the most powerful tools in her business and personal life.
World News - "...Data from the United States on jobless claims and business conditions on Thursday dented hopes of a quick economic rebound but euro zone countries showed that the worst recession in six decades may be easing
Ontario Government Invests In Strategy to Improve ER Efficiency
Waterloo Region - Residents of Waterloo Region will benefit from more than $2.3 million in funding to help local hospitals reduce emergency room (ER) wait times. The funding includes $1,330,400 for Grand River Hospital and $1,059,900 for St. Mary’s General Hospital.
Guelph - Learn about science and have a shot at a gold medal. That's the goal for about 460 high school students taking part in the University of Guelph's first-ever Science Olympics May 28.
World News - "...On Thursday the Senate approved a $100 billion US line of credit to the International Monetary Fund..."[Associated Press] In a similar report by Reuters, "...[The bill] meets Obama's request to extend up to $108 billion in credit lines to the International Monetary Fund as it tries to help countries mired in the global financial crisis and backs the IMF's plan to sell 400 tons (12.97 million ounces) of gold..." [Reuters]
OTTAWA - On Friday, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, issued the following statement pursuant to the latest tentative agreement between General Motors of Canada Limited and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union:
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