New Survey Examines 18 Countries by Political, Social, National Security, and Internet Tools Filtering
Cambridge, Mass. - 14 countries in the Middle East and North Africa out of 18 countries surveyed filter Internet content using technical means, according to new studies released by the OpenNet Initiative, a partnership among groups at four leading universities: Toronto, Harvard, Cambridge, and Oxford, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Ottawa - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada ordered Facebook to comply with Canada's privacy laws 30 days ago. The social networking site with 200 million users has to prove to Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart it has done something to close the serious privacy gaps her office pointed out in its July 16 report.
TORONTO - The Pension Investment Association of Canada (PIAC) is pleased that Federal and Provincial Finance Ministers have held preliminary meetings to discuss pension reform. PIAC urges governments to strive for harmonization of pension rules across Canada to resolve the legislative and administrative barriers that are hampering the existing pension system.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy returned to growth in the second quarter, pulling out of its longest recession since World War Two, but analysts warned of a rocky road ahead as the nascent recovery was based on short-term stimulus efforts around the world.
Saskatoon — The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) today released its ninth annual National Report Card on Health Care in Canada, focusing on both access to health care services and the effect of the economic downturn on the health of Canadians.
"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday it would soon inject $250 billion into member nations' coffers to cushion the blows of the global economic crisis. Employing a rarely used tool, the IMF said its board of governors approved the allocation to its 186 members 'to provide liquidity to the global economic system by supplementing fund's member countries' foreign exchange reserves.'..." [Agence France Presse/Factiva]
Statscan - The increased partially reversed the 4.9% decline posted in May. Strong sales in the aerospace industry and a rise in the price of petroleum and coal products largely explain the increase. Excluding both industries, Canada's manufacturing sales would have decreased 0.5%.
If successful, program will roll out across campus in 2010
TORONTO - York University community members moving into the new York Research Tower located on the Keele campus will manage their own recycling and trash disposal as part of a new pilot project.
Landscape Ontario compiles research on social benefits of Green Spaces
Kitchener – The benefits of natural and landscaped green spaces are not just limited to the environment, say officials at Landscape Ontario. According to research gathered by the not-for-profit organization, green spaces can improve children’s self-esteem, lower crime rates, increase mood, encourage social interaction and even reduce road rage.
NEW YORK - Thomson Reuters and The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. today announced the integration of NASDAQ Market Replay into Thomson Reuters Transaction Analytics, a product suite featuring post-trade best execution analytics, trade exception monitoring and SEC compliance reporting.
Stascan - Most of this decrease was attributable to lower sales of passenger cars. Sales of new motor vehicles have generally been rising since the beginning of 2009 after a sharp decline in the latter part of 2008. Despite this recent upward trend, sales levels have been well below those of recent years. Average monthly unit sales in the first six months of 2009 were nearly 119,000 compared with about 148,000 in the same period in 2008.
Cambridge - The City of Cambridge presented a 1989 pumper truck to Conestoga to support learning opportunities for students in the Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training program. Cambridge Council approved the donation in late May following the recommendation of the Cambridge Fire Department to help support local training.
GUELPH - The Board of Directors of Co-operators General Insurance Company ("Co-operators General") today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.3125 per Non-Cumulative Redeemable Class E Preference Shares, Series C, payable September 30, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2009.
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