Surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr tours the history of surgery (and its pre-painkiller, pre-antiseptic past), then demos some of the newest tools for surgery through tiny incisions, performed using nimble robot hands. Fascinating -- but not for the squeamish.
KITCHENER WATERLOO – At its upcoming Annual Meeting on Monday, June 22, 2009 at Calvin Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, starting at 6:45 pm, House of Friendship will mark its 70th year of extending the hand of friendship to our neighbours in need, and bid farewell to long-time Executive Director, Deborah Schlichter.
Waterloo – Research In Motion Limited (RIM), reported first quarter results for the three months ended May 30, 2009 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where indicated).
(Reuters) - RIM's fight for subscribers with Palm and Apple -- as well as Nokia and other handset makers -- is taking place against the backdrop of a sharp economic downturn. Companies and consumers alike have tightened their budgets.
TORONTO -Despite the economic downturn, many executives haven't forgotten the benefit of occasionally taking a break. A new survey shows that more than four in five (83 per cent) of Canadian CFOs plan to proceed with vacation plans.
Recognized for innovative research and mathematical software systems
Waterloo - Maplesoft, the leading provider of software systems for engineering and mathematics, yesterday received outstanding recognition for its innovative and breakthrough research. Presented by the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS), the 2009 Omond Solandt Award recognizes Maplesoft’s exceptional contribution to operational research and development of innovative and revolutionary mathematical software systems.
Statscan - The slowdown in the 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) was primarily the result of an 18.3% year-over-year price drop for energy products. Excluding energy, the CPI rose 2.3%.
CAMBRIDGE - The Northstar TCE Class Action was approved yesterday by the Honourable Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court. The Class Action had been brought on behalf of Cambridge residents against Northstar Aerospace, Inc. and Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. in respect of alleged contamination of Trichloroethylene ("TCE") in the proximity of Northstar's Bishop Street plant.
OTTAWA - ITAC, the Information Technology Association of Canada, has called for the creation of a national ICT (information and communications technology) strategy for Canada. And, in a white paper, it released yesterday, it has outlined some of the measures that it believes are the essential elements in the formulation of this strategy.
WATERLOO – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced June 18 that it is providing nearly $2.7 million to fund research facilities at Laurier.
OTTAWA — The University of Ottawa has been awarded $12.7 million in research funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Leading Edge Fund and New Initiatives Fund.
Guelph - The University of Guelph will enhance its reputation as a world leader in DNA barcoding, nuclear physics and human and animal health, thanks to a nearly $12.5-million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced yesterday.
"The World Bank raised its forecast Thursday for 2009 growth in China, citing a massive public spending drive that offset weak exports, but warned it was too soon to declare an end to the crisis.
Kitchener – Dessau Inc., one of Canada’s largest engineering-construction firms, today announced further expansion in Ontario through the acquisition of Naylor Engineering Associates, a Kitchener-based consulting engineering firm.
By 2013, profit margins are expected to return to historical norms.
Ottawa — Canada’s auto parts makers will implement major structural changes in 2009, which includes trimming its workforce by one-third as part of a 34 per cent reduction in industry costs this year, according to the Conference Board’s Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Industry – Spring 2009.
London - The world’s first hexagonal wind tunnel, home to research that will protect us from storms and harness the power of wind, will be built at The University of Western Ontario, supported by funding announced yesterday from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The project, led by Western Engineering professor Horia Hangan, received $9.5 million toward the total cost of $23.6 million.
"The agriculture sector is showing more resilience to the global economic crisis than other industries as food is a basic necessity, but the risks of a sharp rise in food price still remains, according to a new report by the OECD and FAO released on Wednesday.
Hamilton –Developing clean, sustainable energy and improving healthy aging are just two of six new McMaster research projects receiving Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funding
In the long term, East Asia’s growing ranks of middle-class consumers will drive new growth
Key sectors will include consumer finance, healthcare, education, green business and infrastructure
Seoul, Republic of Korea – In the medium to long term, the growing ranks of middle-class consumers in East Asia, particularly in the emerging provinces of China, will continue to drive new growth in the region, business and government leaders at a plenary session on the second of the two-day 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia agreed.
Asia will have the opportunity to drive post-crisis reforms, as Korea assumes the G20 chair next year
Seoul, Republic of Korea – East Asia can drive the critical post-crisis structural reform of the global economy, business, government and civil society leaders participating in the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia agreed at the closing session of the two-day meeting.
Seven Queen's University research projects - ranging from Dark Matter to microelectronics to nuclear materials - have received a total of $42.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
CHATHAM - CAW negotiators have advised Navistar Truck in Chatham, Ontario of the union's intention to bargain beyond the expiry of the current collective agreement on June 30 at 12:01 a.m. In a June 17 letter to Navistar Vice President of Manufacturing Dave Beebe and Thomas Hennigan, Navistar's director of employee relations, the union states it will not exercise the right to strike at the deadline.
- South Korea drafting five-year development plan to create green industries and nearly one million jobs
- China allocates 40% of stimulus package to environment-related projects
- South Korea, China and Japan in trilateral partnership to lead low-carbon green growth
Seoul, Republic of Korea – “We believe that a strong economy and a clean environment are not mutually exclusive, and that Korea has to take an active part in tackling climate change,” Han Seung-Soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, told 350 participants from 35 countries at the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia today.
TORONTO - CAW members have ratified a new 21-month collective agreement with Air Canada today by a margin of 76 per cent following a series of meetings that took place over the course of the week. The deal includes some quality of life improvements, such as increased rest periods and partial shift trades.
Travel to Canada increased 1.1% from March to April to just under 2.3 million trips. While this was the highest level this year, inbound travel has remained fairly stable over the last 12 months.
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