Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. It’s a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances.
TORONTO - Royal Bank of Canada reported record net income of $1,561 million for the third quarter ended July 31, 2009, up $299 million or 24% from a year ago. Earnings were driven by strong results from Capital Markets and solid performances in Canadian Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance.
Wind Energy Symposium Promises to Bring Together Component Manufacturers, Government and Municipal Representatives, and Renewable Energy Expert in an Open Forum
Waterloo Region – The Manufacturing Innovation Network MIN announced the Wind Energy Symposium took place at Conestoga College’s Doon Campus, in Kitchener. Speakers from London (via webcast) and the Waterloo Region include Ontario Renewable Energy Expert, Helge Wittholz, along with representatives from the MIN, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and CanWEA. Speakers presented advances made in the Wind Energy Sector, supporting potential for economic development and growth.
TORONTO - The Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society (CAS) represents the only trained physicians providing anesthetic services in Canada. CAS is responding to reports that Michael Jackson was given a fatal combination of drugs, including the powerful anesthetic propofol, prior to his death on June 25.
TROY, MI - Any workplace with a broad spectrum of generations is likely to face management challenges in juggling the needs of different age groups. A recent international survey finds that issues such as communication style and monetary awards can be the source of marked differences in attitude among the three main workplace generations -- Gen Y (aged 18-29), Gen X (aged 30-47), and baby boomers (aged 48-65).
Statscan - Canadian corporations earned $50.2 billion in operating profits in the second quarter of 2009, down 6.4% from the previous quarter. This compares with declines of 14.1% in the first quarter of 2009 and 19.2% in the fourth quarter of 2008. As of the second quarter of 2009, operating profits have declined 35.1% since their peak in the third quarter of 2008.
Limb Positioner for Joint Surgeries Wins Accolades
CALGARY - Calgary biomed engineer Brent King is to win a $10,000 Manning Innovation Award for inventing a unique device to accurately and securely position a surgical patient's limb.
TORONTO - Optimism about the Canadian economy is up significantly among senior-level chartered accountants interviewed for the most recent CICA/RBC Business Monitor (Q2 2009). Despite that growing optimism, some gloomy economic expectations linger.
Ottawa – Carleton University is establishing a scholarship to provide financial assistance to children of Canadian Forces personnel killed while serving in an active mission.
Waterloo - eSolutionsGroup has announced a strategic alliance with BrowseAloud of Antrim, Northern Ireland and Woburn, Massachusetts to offer the latest in accessibility technologies.
Waterloo - Do you think Laurier’s professors are the best in the province? Do you have a favourite professor who makes every class memorable? Think that your profs are at the top of their game? Well, then it’s time to give props to your profs! Get ready for TVO’s Best Lecturer Competition – maybe this is the year a lecturer from Laurier will win the coveted title of Ontario’s Best Lecturer!
TORONTO - Teranet Inc.'s President and CEO Jay A. Forbes announced that James MacQueen will be joining the organization's leadership team as Director, Customer Relations on September 21, 2009.
TORONTO—Unemployed workers want Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff to commit himself and his Party to a three point reform package to fix Employment Insurance. Workers will be assembling today to deliver signed petitions to his Etobicoke constituency office.
Three scholars awarded medals, 11 elected as Fellows
TORONTO - A cosmologist who researches black holes, an expert in the construction of balloon-borne telescopes and a pioneering civil engineer are among the 14 University of Toronto Faculty recently honoured by the Royal Society of Canada.
Future of YMCA Outdoor Centre / YMCA Camp Ki-Wa-Y secure long term
Waterloo Region – A slice of paradise for the children of Waterloo Region has been secured long term thanks to a gift by the Kiwanis Club of Kitchener-Waterloo to the Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA. The service club has given the YMCA its property on Paradise Lake outside St. Clements. The gift, at an estimated value of approximately $600,000, is one of the largest in the history of either organization.
Mobile applications, or apps for short, are the future for today's businesses. While many people associate apps for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Google Android devices as simply fun and games, the fact is that any business can create an app that generates customer interest, garners client loyalty, and positions your company as the industry leader.
"Asia's return to rapid economic growth will require increasing domestic demand which, in turn, is partly dependent on the development and growth of the region's small and medium enterprises, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday.
Ontario - It was reported in the Press that Dalton McGuinty the Premier of Ontario says that he has received very few complaints about the H.S.T. Harmonized Sales Tax (the combining of G.S.T. and P.S.T.). He says it is an indicator that Ontarians don’t mind the introduction of this change.
Sun Life Financial receives 15 I.F.C.A. awards including Best of Show
TORONTO - A plan member newsletter based on call centre feedback; a website and financial blog focused on today's economy; and a tool to help advisors communicate the value of retirement planning are just some of the Sun Life initiatives recognized at the Insurance and Financial Communicators Association (I.F.C.A.) 2009 Annual Awards Competition.
TORONTO - In i4i v. Microsoft, Defendant-Appellant Microsoft filed its Opening Brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Tuesday night.
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