Tag: Canada

  • Lack of Property Rights Root Cause of On-Reserve Housing Problems

    A contributing factor to the deplorable housing conditions may be a lack of property rights on reserve By Ravina Bains and Kayla Ishkanian The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C./ Troy Media/ – In its recent federal budget the Liberal government committed $227 million in 2016/17 to “address urgent housing needs on reserve,” noting that First Nations…

  • TELUS Small Business Challenge

    TELUS Small Business Challenge

    The Small Business Challenge is back for it’s sixth straight year.  The annual contest is an opportunity for Canadian small business owners to showcase their unique business ideas to a nationwide audience and get help overcoming the barriers standing in their way. The Challenge is a partnership between The Globe and Mail and TELUS that…

  • Canadian War Museum: The Battle of Vimy Ridge

    Canadian War Museum: The Battle of Vimy Ridge

    9-12 April 1917 By Tim Cook, Canadian War Museum Many historians and writers consider the Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada, when the country emerged from under the shadow of Britain and felt capable of greatness. Canadian troops also earned a reputation as formidable, effective troops because of the stunning success. But…

  • Canadian Angus Association Announces Election Results

    Canadian Angus Association Announces Election Results

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – Bob Hahn of Alberta has been elected for a second term and Dale Easton of Saskatchewan will join the board of directors following elections in Alberta and Saskatchewan for the Canadian Angus Association’s Board of Directors. Both directors will serve three-year terms. Hahn’s term will continue without interruption while Easton will…

  • Capital investment in Canada’s oil and gas industry down 62% in 2 years

    Capital investment in Canada’s oil and gas industry down 62% in 2 years

    APRIL 07, 2016 – CALGARY, ALBERTA Capital spending in Canada’s oil and natural gas sector is forecast to decline $50 billion, or 62 per cent, since 2014, the largest two-year decline since the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and its predecessor organizations started tracking this data in 1947, according to new data compiled by…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Healthy Mouths, Healthier Bodies – is there a link?

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Healthy Mouths, Healthier Bodies – is there a link?

      Do your body a favour. Go to the dentist. Research shows there may be a link between oral disease and other health problems such as diabetes, respiratory disease, heart disease, and stroke, as well as premature and low-birth-weight babies. Although scientists are only just beginning to understand this link, dentists are encouraging people to…

  • 10 Medical Expenses that Qualify for a Tax Credit

    10 Medical Expenses that Qualify for a Tax Credit

    Canada’s health care system may fall short, but there are ways to make up some of the difference By Kathleen O’Grady Managing Editor EvidenceNetwork.ca OTTAWA, Ont./ Troy Media/ – As Canadians we like to take pride in our publicly funded healthcare system, but the truth is many of us – especially those with or caring…

  • Stamp Honours Black Canadian Unit in First World War

    Stamp Honours Black Canadian Unit in First World War

    Battalion’s men volunteered and served in face of prejudice OTTAWA – With their country going to war in 1914, Black Canadians stepped forward to join the fight but many were turned away because of racial prejudice. By persevering, they finally won the right to serve overseas, with hundreds of them joining a new, predominantly black…

  • National Tartan Day

    National Tartan Day

    Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. An ad hoc event was held in New York City in 1982, but the current format originated in Canada in the mid-1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Uses for a Wooden Spoon

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Uses for a Wooden Spoon

      By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Plexiglass Dear Reena, I have a terrible time cleaning the glass on my cabinets. They smear excessively. I think that they are Plexiglass; I really need help! Thank you! Kitty Dear Kitty, Plexiglass is highly susceptible to scratching and permanent etching due to chemicals such as ammonia glass cleaner. Use…

  • CRTC Reports on Canada’s Broadband Speeds

    CRTC Reports on Canada’s Broadband Speeds

    Majority of broadband services sold in Canada are as fast or faster than their advertised download speeds Ottawa-Gatineau – According to the results of the first national, independent broadband performance study, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today revealed that the majority of broadband Internet services sold in Canada meet or exceed their advertised download…

  • Penguin Random House Bids Final Goodbye to Ellen Seligman

    Penguin Random House Bids Final Goodbye to Ellen Seligman

    The message below was sent to Ellen’s colleagues from Kristin Cochrane, President and Publisher, Penguin Random House Canada. TORONTO, March 25, 2016 /CNW/ Kristin Cochrane President and Publisher Penguin Random House Canada On behalf of Ellen Seligman’s family, it is with profound sadness that we share the news that Ellen died today. Though we are…

  • BC Ferries, First Peoples’ Cultural Council and Esquimalt Nation Reveal Coast Salish Artwork for First Salish Class Vessel

    BC Ferries, First Peoples’ Cultural Council and Esquimalt Nation Reveal Coast Salish Artwork for First Salish Class Vessel

    Victoria – BC Ferries, the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and Esquimalt Nation revealed today the first of three Coast Salish artistic designs for BC Ferries’ new Salish Class vessels. Esquimalt Nation’s Darlene Gait designed the artwork that will adorn the Salish Orca. The artwork will also be displayed inside the vessel for customers to view…

  • Lakeland  M.P.  Denounces  the  Exclusion  of  Bruderheim  from  EI  Benefits  Extension

    Lakeland  M.P.  Denounces  the  Exclusion  of  Bruderheim  from  EI  Benefits  Extension

     TWO  HILLS,  Alberta  –  Last  week,  the  Liberal  government  introduced  their  2016  Budget,  including  temporary,  targeted  changes  to  the  Employment  Insurance  (EI)  system  intended  to  help  hard-­‐hit  regions  of  the  country  experiencing  high  unemployment.    While  this  measure  is  a  temporary  fix  and  is  not  a  concrete  plan  to  create  jobs  and  to  grow  the…

  • Tribute to 2016 Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee Burton Cummings Confirmed to Close THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS, April 3 on CTV

    Tribute to 2016 Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee Burton Cummings Confirmed to Close THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS, April 3 on CTV

    – Long-time Burton Cummings backing band The Carpet Frogs, Jann Arden, Shawn Hook and The Tenors set to pay tribute to the legendary rocker – – THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS airs Sunday, April 3 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV and CTV GO from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary – TORONTO – CTV and The…