For the dawn of a new decade, adventurer Bertrand Piccard offers us a challenge: Find motivation in what seems impossible. He shares his own plans to do what many say can't be done -- to fly around the world, nonstop, in a solar-powered aircraft. ____________________ Beer
Ontario's largest Canadian owned craft brewer starts New Year with first ever television commercial to support its flagship lager
WATERLOO - Brick Brewing Co. Limited today announced the launch of its first ever TV campaign in support of its flagship Red Baron beer on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.
Bloomberg - Warren Buffett recorded his worst performance against the stock market in a decade last year after committing $26 billion to a railroad takeover and lowering his expectations for investment returns.
BURLINGTON - Co-operators Life Insurance Company and Central 1 Credit Union announced today the completion of their acquisition of The CUMIS Group Limited of Burlington, Ontario.
Bloomberg - US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said low central bank interest rates didn’t cause the housing bubble of the past decade and that better regulation would have been more effective in curbing the boom.
WATERLOO REGION - Rogers TV rings in 2010 with the launch of Precision Fitness Challenge: Couples Edition. The new season of the channel’s popular fitness series offers viewers a double-portion of inspiration as ten Waterloo Region couples take on a grueling 12-week fitness program.
Three-in-four Canadians paying for the holidays with money on hand, not debt
TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook Index rose eight percentage points in December, as consumers were less likely to delay major purchases and their job anxiety fell significantly.
US - The idea of the “knowledge economy” is a common thread in different parts of America. Commercializing research and leveraging highly-qualified university students, plus helping create small businesses via incubators has become a major focus in many communities.
WATERLOO REGION – Beginning January 4, 2010 Rogers TV’s daily talk show, daytime expands from 60 minutes to 90 minutes reinforcing the channel’s commitment to local matters in Waterloo Region.
Prevention, support and research can turn tide, reveals new Alzheimer Society report
TORONTO - A report released by the Alzheimer Society today to mark Alzheimer Awareness Month reveals alarming new statistics about the projected economic and social costs of dementia in Canada. Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society, says that, if nothing changes the prevalence of dementia will more than double in 30 years, with the costs increasing ten-fold.
LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets kicked off 2010 on an upbeat note on Monday with world stocks close to 15-month highs on hopes for a sustainable economic recovery.
TORONTO - Slow economic recovery is influencing Canadian investor behaviour in a number of ways, according to a recent Scotiabank study assessing Canadian investors' attitudes toward investing. More than half of those surveyed (55 per cent) have a neutral view on the economy, suggesting a high level of lingering uncertainty.
FRANKFURT, Germany and SAN MATEO, Calif. - Merz Pharma Group, a privately-held company based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and BioForm Medical, Inc. today announced that the Board of Directors of BioForm Medical and the Merz Shareholders Council have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Merz will acquire all of the outstanding shares of BioForm Medical for US$5.45 per share in cash pursuant to a cash tender offer followed by a second-step merger.
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