At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings -- pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safer, more awesome. He talks us through his next stunt: the highest jump ever attempted, from the very edge of space. ____________________ Philanthropy
Waterloo - Families of children with special needs will receive much needed support thanks to a cornerstone gift of $75,000 over the next three years made by The Frank Cowan Foundation. The Foundation’s pledge to the Waterloo Region Family Network (WRFN), a parent-driven group that was started approximately a year ago with the initial support of KidsAbility, will be presented to representatives on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 10:00am at KidsAbility in Waterloo. This gift will ensure the availability of resources for hundreds of local families.
TORONTO - For the first time in history, including during both of the World Wars, employed women in Canada now outnumber employed men, according to a CAW analysis of the annual unionization study by Statistics Canada released in time for Labour Day.
World Economic Forum rankings indicate improvement in the area of Canada's economic environment and business sophistication. Our major improvement opportunity continues to be in strengthening the abilities of our businesses to compete on the basis of innovation and uniqueness, says Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity.
Toronto— In the Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 released by the World Economic Forum, whose Canadian partner is the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, results for Canada in the rankings over 2008’s results were positive. Canada moved up from 10th in 2008 to 9th in 2009 building on a jump from 13th in 2007 on the Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Index”. ____________________ Global Economy
"The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Thursday said the global economy is emerging from its worst slump since World War II faster than the think tank forecast three months ago, although the UK will largely miss out on the recovery....With global trade flows set to recover, the OECD said it now expects the combined gross domestic product of the G7 leading economies to contract by 3.7 percent this year, having forecast in June that it would shrink by 4.1 percent...." [The Wall Street Journal/Factiva]
- Hon. Gary Goodyear to address conference focused on regional growth and prosperity
STRATFORD – The Southwest Economic Alliance (SWEA) is pleased to announce that the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Secretary of State for Science and Technology will be a featured speaker at SWEA’s 4th Annual Conference “Reinventing the Wheel: Building the Foundation for Economic Prosperity” to be held September 17-18 in Chatham-Kent.
TORONTO - The Historica Foundation of Canada and The Dominion Institute are pleased to announce that they have merged to create The Historica-Dominion Institute. This new organization, launched today, is dedicated to advancing history, citizenship and identity in Canada.
TORONTO - Yesterday, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, the Honourable Diane Finley, announced that the Government will introduce measures early in the fall session that will help long-tenured workers who have lost their jobs because of the global recession.
The Fifth Annual M&M Meat Shops National Family Dinner Night on September 17, 2009 supports the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada
TORONTO - On Thursday, September 17, 2009, M&M Meat Shops will once again step up to the plate and encourage Canadians to enjoy the tradition of the family dinner. A recent study conducted by Angus Reid Strategies reveals that 82 percent of Canadians believe they participated in family dinners more frequently growing up than families do today. Canadians' lives have never been busier; setting aside quality time for family is a challenge, however, the importance of family dinners reaches far beyond simply sharing a meal together.
Kitchener – Kitchener area employers expect a respectable hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
HAMILTON - Workers at McMaster University have turned down a contract offer in a vote forced by university administration. The vote took place September 2 and 3 and was turned down by a margin of more than 61 per cent.
London - Approximately five million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school.
Toronto – Canadian employers expect a more optimistic hiring climate for the October to December period of 2009, according to the latest results of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, the most extensive, forward-looking employment survey in the world.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A forward-looking measure of hiring intentions dipped slightly in the United States even as it improved in many other countries, according to a quarterly survey by Manpower Inc.
The United States falls to second place, with weaker financial markets and less macroeconomic stability; Singapore moves up to third; Brazil, China and India also post improvements
Dalian, People’s Republic of China, 8 September 2009 – Switzerland tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010, released today by the World Economic Forum ahead of its Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2009 in Dalian.
Workers renew call for all MPs to make fixing EI the first priority when Parliament resumes next week
TORONTO — Yesterday afternoon The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced that the Harper government may “introduce measures early in the fall session that will help long-tenured workers who have lost their jobs because of the global recession.”
OTTAWA - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has introduced a new temporary Purchase Order Financing initiative to help shuttered auto parts manufacturers resume production.
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