Tag: Canada

  • Reptiles and Amphibians as Pets: Play Safe

    Reptiles and Amphibians as Pets: Play Safe

    Pets can be a great addition to any home. They make us happy and provide many health benefits, but even healthy animals can carry germs that can make people sick. Follow these simple rules to share the love and not the germs. WASH: Make sure to immediately wash your hands after touching reptiles or amphibians,…

  • The Multiple Benefits of Community Gardens

    The Multiple Benefits of Community Gardens

    By SalvationArmy.ca In Fort Erie, Ont., newcomers and low-income families are finding hope and a better quality of life at an unexpected place—a Salvation Army community garden. “When vulnerable people attend to their garden they find food security, friendship, purpose, belonging and more,” says Anne Watters, community and family services worker at The Salvation Army.…

  • BMO Investments Inc. Announces Launches and Changes to its Mutual Fund Lineup

    BMO Investments Inc. Announces Launches and Changes to its Mutual Fund Lineup

      TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 28, 2016) – BMO Investments Inc. (BMOII) today announced new mutual funds, cash flow and discount series launches, changes to distribution policies, and series terminations. New Mutual Fund Launches BMO Women in Leadership Fund: The first impact investing fund by a Canadian bank, the fund invests in North American companies…

  • BC Communities Hosting Conference to Attract Entrepreneurs to the Elk Valley

    BC Communities Hosting Conference to Attract Entrepreneurs to the Elk Valley

    FERNIE, BC–(Marketwired – April 28, 2016) – The Elk Valley Economic Initiative (EVEI) announced today that it is hosting its first economic development conference June 16 to 18 in Fernie, BC. The 2 1/2-day event, titled the adVenture Capital Conference, is designed to introduce prospective entrepreneurs and investors to business opportunities in British Columbia’s Elk…

  • Green Streak Runs to Eight Straight

    Green Streak Runs to Eight Straight

    UAlberta named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for eighth year in a row. By Michael Brown When the University of Alberta created the Office of Sustainability in 2008, it did so not to fend off apathy, but rather to link the university’s growing appetite to do right by the environment with the pockets of sustainability…

  • Celebrate Education Week May 2-6

    Celebrate Education Week May 2-6

    Minister David Eggen issued the following statement on Education Week (May 2-6): “Education Week provides the opportunity to celebrate the importance of education and to highlight the great work being done in schools across Alberta. ‘Learning Together’, this year’s theme, acknowledges that the strength of Alberta’s great Kindergarten-to-Grade-12 education system comes from not only working…

  • 2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship

    2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship

    The Aboriginal Sport and Wellness Council of Ontario (ASWCO) is pleased to announce that the Aboriginal Sports Circle Hockey Committee has awarded the hosting rights for the 2016National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) to ASWCO. It is anticipated that 8 teams, representing approximately 400 Indigenous youth will compete for the right to be crowned National Champion…

  • Canada Wins Big in Shell Eco-Marathon Americas in Detroit

    Canada Wins Big in Shell Eco-Marathon Americas in Detroit

    Shell Eco-marathon is a unique competition that challenges students around the world to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car. With three annual events in Asia, Americas and Europe, student teams take to the track to see who goes further on the least amount of fuel. Driving the future of mobility After a year…

  • Euphemisms Obscure Truth About Assisted Suicide

    Euphemisms Obscure Truth About Assisted Suicide

    We need to take extraordinary care in defining the terms of medically-assisted death in Canada By Ray Pennings, Co-founder and executive vice-president, Cardus HAMILTON, Ont. / Troy Media/ – In a debate as significant to the nation as that about medically-assisted death, every word matters. Bill C-14, introduced in the House of Commons on April 14, is titled “An…

  • A Special Day for Mom

    A Special Day for Mom

    From little touches, to homemade sweets at family brunches, we all have many ideas on how to honour our mothers for Mother’s Day. To celebrate these special women, nothing says I love you like a truly unique handmade gift. For Sara Douglass, CEO of the scrapbooking company Stampin’ Up!, the possibilities for offering a real…

  • Canadian Red Cross: Tackling Bullying, One Community at a Time

    Canadian Red Cross: Tackling Bullying, One Community at a Time

    Name calling. Threats. Punching. Excluding. Many individuals endure these types of bullying on a daily basis. Bullying isn’t a short-term problem that only affects children; it is a serious issue that affects 75 per cent of Canadians. The problem is particularly serious in many Indigenous communities, where 95 per cent of individuals have been affected…

  • Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Tire Proudly Present the Class of 2016

    Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Tire Proudly Present the Class of 2016

    Seven sporting heroes recognized for dedication both on and off the field of play Toronto, April 26, 2016 – Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and Presenting Sponsor Canadian Tire Corporation are honoured to reveal the six Athletes and one sport “Builder” who will make up the Class of 2016. Induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Cosmetic Dentistry

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Cosmetic Dentistry

      Wishing you had a dazzling white smile? Tired of your stained, crooked, or chipped teeth, or want to remove a mouthful of metal? More and more people are making cosmetic changes to their teeth. But before you commit, you need to understand your options. There are many dental procedures that can be done for…

  • Heroes are Human Resiliency Cross-Canada Tour

    Heroes are Human Resiliency Cross-Canada Tour

    “Taking Care of Yourself While You Take Care of Others” 2016: to date, 12 first responders and 3 military members have died by suicide 2015: 39 first responders and 12 military members have died by suicide. Between April 29 & December 31, 2014:- 27 first responders died by suicide. In 2014: 19 military personnel died…

  • Prime Minister concludes his visit to New York for the Paris Agreement signing Ceremony

    Prime Minister concludes his visit to New York for the Paris Agreement signing Ceremony

    New York, New York, United States of America The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, concluded his visit to New York on April 22nd where, on behalf of Canada, he officially signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Government of Canada views climate change not only as a challenge, but as an opportunity. It is a…