Tag: Canada

  • Golden-Field RCMP and Golden and District Search & Rescue respond to fatal avalanche

    Golden-Field RCMP and Golden and District Search & Rescue respond to fatal avalanche

      Golden-Field: The Golden-Field RCMP has confirmed that a fatal avalanche occurred in the Quartz Creek area West of Golden, BC on Saturday. Police received notification just after 12:00 pm (MST) that an Emergency GPS Spot Beacon had been activated in the Quartz Creek snowmobiling area, west of Golden, BC. The initial call indicated that there…

  • Caution for Canadian Snowbirds

    Caution for Canadian Snowbirds

    By Kim Inglis According to Investor Economics, one million U.S. citizens living in Canada have $30 billion invested in mutual fund industry assets.  Meanwhile, TD Economics reports that over 500,000 Canadians spend significant periods of time in the United States.  While the former likely know their U.S. tax reporting requirements, the latter may not.  They…

  • $14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded as Canadian Angus Youth Gather In Ottawa

    $14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded as Canadian Angus Youth Gather In Ottawa

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – Fifty-one Canadian Angus youth braved the cold in Ottawa and converged in the nation’s capital for the eleventh annual Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference held February 13-15, 2016. CJAA members participated in many events as well as workshops throughout the weekend. Highlights from the event included touring the Parliament…

  • Avalanche Safety

    Avalanche Safety

    The following are some basic guidelines: Drivers should avoid stopping in posted avalanche zones. Many of the backcountry trails travel through avalanche-prone terrain and require a skill-set for evaluating avalanche risk. Backcountry skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and hikers should be well informed about the type of terrain they will encounter when embarking on a backcountry trip…

  • Join Students Across Canada and Walk for Wildlife

    Join Students Across Canada and Walk for Wildlife

    The Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Walk for Wildlife is a national campaign encouraging people of all ages to get outside, connect with nature and learn about wildlife. National Wildlife Week (NWW) runs April 10th – 16th, 2016 and this year we are focusing on our winged creatures. From birds to bees to butterflies, we are “Giving…

  • Air Canada and Bombardier Sign a Landmark Order for up to 75 Bombardier C Series Aircraft

    Air Canada and Bombardier Sign a Landmark Order for up to 75 Bombardier C Series Aircraft

      Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Canada announced today that the parties have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the sale and purchase of 45 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 30 CS300 aircraft, which also includes conversion rights to CS100 aircraft. Air Canada will become the first North American mainline, international network carrier for the C…

  • BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada Stress Need for Safety

    BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada Stress Need for Safety

      February, 2016, Revelstoke, BC: In the wake of the deaths of five persons in an avalanche near McBride on Jan. 29, 2016, the BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada are joining to stress the need for preparedness for those heading into the backcountry this winter. A total of 17 snowmobilers were in the Mount…

  • RCMP Releases Update on the Implementation of the MacNeil Recommendations

    RCMP Releases Update on the Implementation of the MacNeil Recommendations

    Moncton, New Brunswick – (Last week), the RCMP released an update on the significant progress made in implementing the recommendations from the Independent Review into the Moncton tragedy that saw three RCMP officers, Cst. Doug Larche, Cst. Dave Ross and Cst. Fabrice Gevaudan, killed and two others wounded on June 4, 2014. Upon receipt of the Independent…

  • Foothills MP elected as vice-chair of Natural Resources Committee

    Foothills MP elected as vice-chair of Natural Resources Committee

    OTTAWA – Today, John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills and Official Opposition Deputy Critic of Employment, Workforce and Labour was elected as vice-chair of the Natural Resources Committee. The Standing Committee on Natural Resources may examine issues related to the four industrial sectors that constitute the mandate of the Department of Natural Resources (NRCan): the energy…

  • Why Farmers Grow GMOs

    Why Farmers Grow GMOs

    Canadian farmers want you to know exactly what happen on their farms and why you shouldn’t be afraid to eat the food they grow. The Leguees – Jake and his wife, his sister and his parents – grow wheat, canola, peas, lentils, soybeans, and flax on a 12,000 acre farm near Filmore, Saskatchewan. Jake is…

  • Fuelling Women Champions

    Fuelling Women Champions

    Across Canada, women and girls from all walks of life, at all skill levels, enthusiastically reach for their goals through sport. Sports play a vital role in a healthy lifestyle; yet, Canada’s dairy farmers discovered that all too often, women’s sports are overshadowed by media coverage and funding of men’s sports. So dairy farmers from…

  • Infographic: What is Functional Zero?

    Infographic: What is Functional Zero?

    Vineeth Sekharan York University; Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub This week’s infographic comes to us from Community Solutions and looks at ending veteran homelessness. Community Solutions is an organization located in the United States that is working towards a future without homelessness. The organization takes a community-based approach for identifying the best tools that can…

  • 5 Ways to Ensure a Healthier Heart

    5 Ways to Ensure a Healthier Heart

    Heart failure is a growing epidemic in Canada, according to a new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This debilitating condition, which has no cure, is the end result of most heart disease. About 50,000 new cases of heart failure are diagnosed in Canada each year. Because heart failure results from the damage caused…

  • Red Letter Campaign Launched to Shut Down Puppy Mills across Canada

    Red Letter Campaign Launched to Shut Down Puppy Mills across Canada

    Ruby’s Love Letter campaign named after rescued survivor February, 2016 BEWDLEY, ON–(February 7th) marked the kick-off a national Valentine`s Day pressure campaign to bring a close to the grim and disgusting reality of puppy mills in Canada forever. MPs, MPPs and MLAs will soon find their offices filled with red envelopes containing letters mailed from concerned…

  • UFile Redesign Offers Virtual Accountant Experience

    UFile Redesign Offers Virtual Accountant Experience

    -Tax Software Leader Looks to Artificial Intelligence to Roll Out Highly Personalized Filing Tool- MONTRÉAL, February, 2016 /CNW/ – Canadian tax software leader UFile announced (last week) a complete redesign of their popular online and desktop software for tax year 2015. The new program, compatible across all platforms and browsers, features a bold design aesthetic and graphic…