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Wall Street Journal: Home Depot Confirms Data Breach
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Vigils Honour Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women
Sixteen-year-old Felicia Solomon, originally from Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, went missing in Winnipeg in March 2003. Her body was found three months later. To date, no one has been charged with her murder. Solomon was not the first young woman stolen from this family. Her cousin, Helen Betty Osborne, was abducted, raped…
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Ask Questions About the Sustainability of Seafood
Our oceans are facing an unprecedented crisis. In 2013, The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization reported that more than one third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished. This has caused some Canadian grocers to think differently about the sources of the seafood they sell, prompting the development of sustainable seafood policies to help…
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We’ve Got an App for That!
Harper Government launches first-ever CRA mobile app for small and medium-sized businesses. Vancouver, British Columbia – The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, today took part in a roundtable with businesses to launch the first-ever mobile app for small and medium-sized businesses from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The new…
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Catapulting North America from Energy Dependence to Independence!
The Ukraine, Libya and Iraq are a long way from the Bakken and the Alberta Oilsands. But events half a world away are shaping North American energy opportunities. In a remarkable transformation the United States is moving steadily and swiftly from the world’s major oil importer to an exporter of oil and natural gas. Both…
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Minister Leitch announces expert panel on championing and mentorship for women entrepreneurs
Harper Government continues promoting economic and leadership opportunities for Canadian women TORONTO, /CNW/ – Wednesday, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, announced the members of her Expert Panel on Championing and Mentorship for Women Entrepreneurs. The Minister was accompanied by members of the Panel for the announcement,…
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Canadian group hosts international platform for massive Internet Slowdown Day to show what Internet would be like if we lost net neutrality rules
OpenMedia.ca joins with major websites Netflix, reddit, and huge coalition as experts warn of damaging consequences for Canada if net neutrality is undermined in U.S. or here in Canada Vancouver-based digital rights group OpenMedia.ca is joining with Netflix, reddit, Vimeo, and a huge international coalition to support Internet Slowdown Day. Dozens of major websites have…
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The Heart and Stroke Foundation urges Canadians to cut back on added Sugar
New position statement provides guidance on sugar consumption Ottawa — The Heart and Stroke Foundation today released a position statement proposing a maximum daily limit of added sugar to help Canadians improve their diets and their overall health. It is the first organization in the country to provide this concrete guidance. Currently Canadians are eating…
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Royal Tour – The Princess Royal
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Undertake a Royal Tour of Canada in November 2014 Ottawa – His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, is pleased to announce that a Royal Tour of Canada will take place in the upcoming months. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has accepted the…
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Minister of National Defence marked 13th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks – Reaffirms the importance of NORAD in a post 9/11 era
September 11, 2014 – Colorado Springs, Colorado Department of National Defence The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of National Defence today marked the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States by attending a commemoration at NORAD headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO. Addressing the approximately 700 attendees and U.S.…
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CFIB commends government on 15 per cent cut in employment insurance rates for small business
TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2014 /CNW/ – Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) president Dan Kelly joined Finance Minister Joe Oliver today as he announced a major reduction in Employment Insurance (EI) premiums for small business owners. The announcement was made at Value Wood Floors – a Toronto-area small business and member of CFIB. “This is…
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Geiger Well Positioned For CFR
It took a record haul from Rexall Place last November for Rylan Geiger to win his first Canadian saddle bronc championship. When the Saskatchewan cowboy comes back to Edmonton this fall, he won’t likely be needing the same kind of payday in his quest for a second title. “It will be comforting to come in…
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Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the anniversary of 9/11 and to mark Canada’s National Day of Service
Ottawa, Ontario 11 September 2014 Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on the anniversary of 9/11 and to mark Canada’s National Day of Service: “On September 11th, 2001, a group of terrorists targeting New York and the heart of the U.S. Government silenced the futures of nearly 3,000 innocent citizens from the…
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Canada and France Encourage Global Action on Dementia
Leading researchers and industry experts discuss how to accelerate the development of new treatments and technologies to improve the lives of people with dementia and their families and caregivers Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Minister of Health, and Mr. Philippe Zeller, Ambassador of France to Canada,today welcomed leading dementia researchers and industry…
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Diagnosed with a Tumor
Statement by Humber River Hospital President & CEO Dr. Rueben Devlin regarding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2014 /CNW/ – Earlier today Mayor Rob Ford attended Humber River Hospital’s Church Street Emergency Department, complaining of abdominal pains that have persisted for at least three months and have become worse in the last 24…
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