Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic analysis that may uncover the rotten wiring in the nature (and nurture) of murderers. In a too-strange-for-fiction twist, he shares a fascinating family history that makes his work chillingly personal.
Waterloo Region - The new Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters for Waterloo Region recently received its LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), becoming the first LEED certified building in Kitchener.
Cambridge - Kin Canada team at the Bruce Restaurant on July 15 – playing Cambrdge Chamber of Commerces Business Feud for Charity. Kin Canada was the winning team and gave its $600 in winnings to the Kin Canada Foundation.
Waterloo - "Planit! Waterloo: Networks and Transportation System Discussion Paper". The Discussion Paper is the third in a series of reports dealing with proposed draft Official Plan policies.
TORONTO - Canadian real estate giant Cadillac Fairview is "union busting" and "could not sink any lower" at its downtown Toronto flagship property, the Toronto Dominion Centre, CEP Ontario VP Bob Huget declared today.
London - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced funding for a three year project at The University of Western Ontario aimed at finding ways to prevent adult obesity.
Life is good(R) and Children's Wish Foundation of Canada To Host Free Feel-Good Festival in Toronto September 19
BOSTON, MA. - On a mission to spread good vibes across North America, The Life is good Company has partnered with Children's Wish Foundation of Canada to bring its contagious brand of playful optimism to Toronto for a free, day-long, family-friendly festival from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Coronation Park Toronto near Exhibition Place.
Guelph - The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) has invested $100,000 in a University of Guelph project that involves developing genetic markers that may eventually help produce pigs without boar taint. The research has the potential to improve both productivity and animal welfare.
Statscan - Travel from overseas countries declined 7.8% from April as 342,000 trips were taken to Canada. In May, 11 of the top 12 overseas markets recorded decreases, with Japan (-34.6%) recording the largest decline.
Scores highest among all brands; Cayenne most appealing midsize premium MAV
MISSISSAUGA - For an unprecedented five straight years, J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Porsche the highest overall brand in its highly regarded Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.
TORONTO - The C.D. Howe Institute's Monetary Policy Council (MPC) recommended that the Bank of Canada hold its target for the overnight interest rate at 0.25 percent at its next announcement on July 21, 2009, and keep it there until mid-2010. The overnight rate is a very short-term money-market rate that the central bank targets for monetary policy purposes.
"A failure to address excess capacity in the global economy may cause a 'deflationary spiral' that would prolong the financial crisis and result in more company bailouts, World Bank Chief Economist Justin Lin said.
Open Text Records Management Scored Highest Overall for Current Offering; Integrations with SAP and Microsoft SharePoint are a Compelling Choice for Many Enterprises
WATERLOO - Open Text(TM) Corporation announced that analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. has named Open Text a leader in The Forrester Wave(TM): Records Management, Q2 2009. Open Text Records Management was scored highest overall for its current shipping offering.
"China's economy accelerated significantly in the second quarter, with GDP expanding by 7.9 percent, ahead of analysts' consensus estimates. Li Xiaochao, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, said the economy 'had stabilized with increasing positive changes', as the new data were announced on Thursday.
TORONTO - CAW members working at the Zellers Distribution Centre in Scarborough were pushed to take strike action early this morning in response to a series of extensive company demands for major wage and benefit concessions.
Chicago, Ill. - This summer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host public meetings in each of the Great Lakes states to discuss the federal government's draft action plan for restoring the Great Lakes.
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