James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."
TORONTO - Open Text Corp. says it plans to increase its workforce by nearly 12 per cent over the next five years as it adds new jobs in Waterloo, Ont., Richmond Hill and Ottawa.
Waterloo - The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) has been awarded the 2010 Non Profit/Charitable Award from the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.
TORONTO - Manulife-Sinochem (MSL) announced that it has been granted two new licenses from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to operate in Linyi, a city of 10 million people in Shandong province and Yancheng, with 8 million people in Jiangsu province.
Ottawa - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has stated that Canada, as president of the G8 in 2010, will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world's poorest regions.
Welland - CRS Electronics Inc., an inventor, developer and manufacturer of LED lighting, is pleased to report that sales, including contract work, school bus lighting, and LED MR16 lamps for the first two months of 2010, increased 60% over the first two months of 2009 to more than $425,000.
OTTAWA — Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery is pleased with a number of measures in the Federal Government’s 2010 Budget which supports health innovation and commercialization.
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TORONTO - PwC tax specialists commented today: While the Government has taken several steps to improve the competitiveness of the tax system for Canadian business, there are still specific structural elements of the tax system where it may be possible to make improvements.
HR professionals know a lot about measuring and predicting employee behavior. HR departments can make a key contribution to management in this area by providing the executive team with more in-depth analysis
TORONTO - PwC tax specialists commented: The Federal Government let Canadian business and employees know that it is freezing the Employment Insurance premium rate at $1.73 per $100 of insurable earnings to the end of 2010 - the lowest rate since 1982 - in order to leave more money in the hands of employers and employees.
TORONTO - PwC tax specialists commented: Innovation by small businesses is an important part of the Canadian economy, employing five million people, which is roughly half of the Canadian workforce.
TORONTO - Budget 2010 introduced certain measures today to drive Canada's position as an energy leader through encouragement of investment in energy projects and clean energy generation.
TORONTO - The Federal Budget announced today delivered new measures that are geared to improving Canada's financial position and competitiveness globally.
TORONTO - Canadian companies across the country are likely applauding the federal budget, which contains tax law changes that give them the advantage they need to compete on the global stage.
OTTAWA - The federal budget, charts a prudent course to support recovery of the Canadian economy and bring public finances back into balance. The government has set out a realistic plan to reduce the $54 billion deficit to near fiscal balance in five years.
TORONTO — Canadian companies across the country are likely applauding the federal budget, which contains tax law changes that give them the advantage they need to compete on the global stage.
Toronto, ON – Canadian country record label Open Road Recordings is thrilled to announce that several of their artists have earned nominations for this year’s JUNO Awards. Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, Johnny Reid, The Road Hammers and Taylor Swift as the nominees for the 2010 JUNO Awards, which will be held in April in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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