Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more research into the brain and its functions.
Kitchener - A student from Conestoga was one of three winners of $1,000 as part of the iGNITION $1K Pitch Competition held recently at Conestoga. Gerald Reinink, a Management Studies student, pitched his idea for a new, high-end environmentally friendly type of flooring for the residential housing market.
VANCOUVER - As Canadians wait in anticipation for next week's stimulus package, Former Prime Ministers and Finance Ministers are calling for Canada to ensure the federal budget focuses on green stimulus. Signatories including the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Joe Clark, John Turner and Paul Martin released a statement today titled "Time for the Green Economy," which reads: It is time to vault Canada into the Green Economy. Green Stimulus creates jobs and will jumpstart Canada's role in the new global economy.
TORONTO - The time for investment in Canada's social future has never been better. On Wednesday January 21, at 80 Woodlawn Ave. East at 10 a.m., YWCA Toronto will unveil plans for a major new $80 million affordable and supportive housing development called the YWCA Elm Centre. The complex will take up a city block in downtown Toronto and feature 300 permanent affordable apartments for women and their families.
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 1 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 1 1/4 per cent.
MONTREAL - Transcontinental Inc. announced it has received triple chain of custody certification in all 45 of its facilities in Canada and the United States. This certification designates that the process by which paper is made promotes sustainable forest management standards.
Hamilton - Female promiscuity appears to have triggered changes in the type of sperm a male produces, according to new research on fish from central Africa.
* Record participation of heads of state and business: 1,400 business leaders and 41 heads of state and government and key ministers from the G8 and G20
* Annual Meeting theme: “Shaping the Post Crisis World” – programme to tackle “transformational crisis”
* 30 key international organizations represented along with the heads of leading NGOs
Geneva, Switzerland – The World Economic Forum today unveiled the programme for its 39th Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will take place from 28 January to 1 February, is “Shaping the Post-Crisis World”.
Company exploring fuel availability and cost as part of test program
TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation has issued a call to potential suppliers of biomass fuel and transportation services as it moves forward with its development program to determine the commercial viability of replacing coal with biomass at existing coal-fuelled generating stations.
NEW YORK - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. announced the renaming of the Philadelphia Board of Trade to NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange (NFX), effective immediately. NASDAQ OMX acquired PBOT as part of its acquisition of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in July 2008.
Mississauga - Schenker of Canada Ltd. announced its business partnership with NowPac Inc ' one of Canada' s leading providers of co-packing, display design and build, and product conversion.
KITCHENER – "Here is your chance to get out and see Canada's finest regional orchestra perform!” Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is having a ONE WEEK ONLY sale on all concert tickets. During the week of January 23 - 30 all tickets will be 20% off the regular price. This offer does not include Video Games Live.
2009 Canadian predictions exhibit recessionary trends: cheaper helps, free is better and sharing is good
Toronto — Although the ongoing global economic crisis is projected to transform the Canadian technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries, there are still reasons for companies to get excited about the future — especially for those investing and rethinking their strategies. While the weak may not survive, the strong will be made stronger by the process.
Waterloo - Employer’s Edge, a London-based corporate wellness company, is expanding nationally, its newest city being Waterloo. In response to demands for employee health in workplaces, Karen Wellness Gamble, a Certified Corporate Specialist, will be launching Employer’s Edge programs starting January 2009.
Statement of Ryan Radia, Information Policy Analyst Competitive Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C. — The European Commission may order Microsoft to strip Internet Explorer (IE) from certain versions of Windows, according to a preliminary ruling against Microsoft stemming from a complaint brought by Opera.
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Students stated that for the first time in Canadian history, total Canada Student Loan debt will surpass $13 billion on Wednesday, January 21.
Earth - People with schizophrenia experience discrimination from family members, while looking for or trying to stay in employment, and while trying to make and keep friends. Such discrimination is found consistently across 27 nations worldwide.
Native Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Application Streamlines Complex Hiring Processes, Minimizes Time Required for Hiring Managers Involved in Recruiting
WATERLOO - Open Text(TM) announced yesterday the release of Open Text Recruiting Management for Microsoft SharePoint, a native Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 application for collaborative hiring case management that helps to simplify the recruiting process within organizations. This release is part of a continuing Open Text strategy to build applications that extend Office SharePoint Server 2007, based on the Open Text ECM Suite.
London, ON – ‘A’ Channel, serving London, Windsor and Wingham announced that Tara Overholt will take over as its new 11 p.m. News Anchor, effective Monday, February 2. This change will allow Senior Anchor Dan MacLellan to focus exclusively on the station’s flagship 6 p.m. newscast.
TORONTO - Intellione, the premier traffic information company that measures speed instantly on virtually all roadways and Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest wireless carrier, announced the launch of io-trafficTM..
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