Gever Tulley uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School. When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creative problem-solving takes over to build unique boats, bridges and even a rollercoaster!
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian officials have begun researching whether and what kind of foreign purchases of Nortel Networks assets might be subject to government restrictions, Industry Minister Tony Clement said on Thursday.
TORONTO - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning governments to take action on health care funding for the aging. Experts say that one of Canada's strengths since the mid-1990s is that a growing number of people past the age of 55 have been staying in the work force.
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), was at Holland College to celebrate a project that received investments totalling $17 million from the federal and provincial governments through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program.
Huron-Perth Children’s Aid Society. and Employer’s Edge partner for employee wellness
Huron-Perth County - Huron-Perth Children’s Aid Society has partnered with Employer’s Edge to create a multi-faceted wellness program that will be designed based upon the expressed needs and desires of the employee base. The Executive Director, Tom Knight adds, “We are very excited to be working with Employer’s Edge. Both the Board of Directors and the agency are committed to the wellness of the staff.”
VANCOUVER - HSBC Bank Canada recorded net income attributable to common shares for the three months ended 30 June 2009 of C$114 million, a decrease of C$44 million, or 27.8 per cent compared to C$158 million in the same quarter in 2008. Compared to the C$85 million achieved in the first quarter of 2009, however, net income attributable to common shares for the three months ended 30 June 2009 increased by C$29 million, or 34.1 per cent.
TORONTO - A new publication by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) is designed to help boards of directors, particularly Human Resources and Compensation Committees, navigate through today's unsettled economy.
STUTTGART, Germany - Yesterday the Supervisory Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, together with Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking and Holger P. Haerter agreed upon their dismissal. Both Members of the Board of Management will leave Porsche SE and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG with immediate effect, but will provide advice to both companies (make themselves available for serving both companies as consultants) as wished by the Supervisory board.
TORONTO - An interactive computer questionnaire may give family doctors a better opportunity to identify and intervene with patients who are victims of domestic violence, according to a new study from the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
"Asian economies will likely bounce back from the global economic slump in 2010 but fears remain over the sustainability of growth if there is no wider recovery, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday.
TORONTO - Approximately 900 CAW members at the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) have ratified a new collective agreement by a margin of 87 per cent.
MONTREAL - GE Capital announced it acted as co-agent on an $800 million exit financing for the U.S. and Canadian businesses of Quebecor World Inc., a worldwide leader in commercial printing. GE Capital Markets and GE Capital Markets (Canada) Ltd. acted as joint-lead arrangers.
"Foreign direct investment flows should take two years to regain momentum after a sharp drop in 2009, a UN think tank said Wednesday as it warned of the risk of economic nationalism during the recovery.
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