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Curling Canada: Team North America Prevails at 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup
LAS VEGAS — It was a nailbiter of historic proportions to the very end. So, it was only fitting that in the four-day roller-coaster that was the 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Boyd Gaming, it took three attempts to finally win it for Team North America in the final round of…
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Why it’s time for a National Autism Strategy
Almost three quarters of parents of preschoolers in Canada with autism could not get the help they needed for their children By Kathleen O’Grady, Managing Editor, EvidenceNetwork.ca OTTAWA, Ont./ Troy Media/ – Over a year ago, I was invited to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on Parliament Hill. It was attended by a dozen or more Senators…
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Alberta Campus Newspapers The Gauntlet and The Gateway Win “Johnnie” Awards by the Canadian University Press
Winners were announced for the John H. McDonald (the “Johnnies) awards celebrating excellence in student journalism at campus newspapers across Canada in Toronto on January 9, 2016. The annual awards, administered by the Canadian University Press, are open to any students whose work has been published in a CUP student publication at post-secondary institutions in Canada. The University…
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NDP Pipeline Strategy Failing, Coderre’s Hypocrisy Must Be Called Out: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB (January, 2016): With Quebec mayors hypocritically opposing the Energy East pipeline, it’s clear the NDP government’s plan for a new carbon tax to get the “social license” for pipelines is failing, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Thursday, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre was joined by other Quebec mayors in opposing the project…
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Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Shining Light on SAD
There are several forms of treatment currently available to help people with SAD. The most effective treatments include a combination of light therapy, medications, and complementary therapies. Light therapy Daily exposure to bright light (phototherapy) may help balance certain brain chemicals and reset body rhythms. Usually, light therapy involves sitting in front of a…
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Newly married? Living common-law? Recently divorced or separated? How your marital status impacts your taxes
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Winners Take the Stage in Technology at Montreal International Auto Show
AJAC’s 2016 Canadian Car of the Year Awards Data Driven by Canadian Expertise AJAC’s 2016 Best New Technology Awards for Innovation and Safety MONTREAL, QC, January, 2016 /CNW/ – Two “Best New Technology” award winners were announced (Thursday) by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) at the Montreal International Auto Show. BEST NEW SAFETY TECHNOLOGY for…
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Paul Pitcher, First Down Funding and Bret “Hitman” Hart; Tag Team Champions in Business
WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – January, 2016) – A leading entrepreneur has joined forces with one of pro-wrestling’s bona fide legends to form an exciting new tag team in the world of corporate finance and business development. Paul Pitcher, who is a managing partner at First Down Funding, joins forces with actor, author and former WWE…
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Halifax ‘Patio Police’ Win Red Tape Crown for Burdening Small Business
Federal border agency, Ontario recycling authority share CFIB Paperweight Award Toronto, January 20, 2016 – On the third day of Red Tape Awareness Week™, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) announced the winners of its annual Paperweight Award, citing the worst examples of government agencies and departments at all levels that are holding…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Mildew in Closed Up Homes
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Canada’s red tape report card: Maritime Provinces leap forward
Alberta given a grace period to establish regulatory accountability Calgary/Toronto, January, 2016 – On day two of Red Tape Awareness Week™, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) issued its annual red tape report card, grading the provinces and territories on their commitment to red tape accountability. The report card looks at measurement, public…
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Bell Let’s Talk Day 2016 is January 27: Join the growing global conversation and support Canada’s mental health!
Bell Let’s Talk national spokesperson Clara Hughes welcomes everyone to the mental health conversation on the sixth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day On January 27, talk, text, tweet and share to fight the stigma and grow Bell’s funding for Canadian mental health – let’s beat the record Bell Let’s Talk Day participation in 2015!…
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Defence Minister Misleading and Evasive On Anti-ISIS Meeting
JANUARY 19, 2016 OTTAWA–Conservative Defence Critic James Bezan and Associate Critic Pierre Paul-Hus commented today on reports that Canada has not been invited to take part in a key anti-ISIS coalition meeting this week, as well as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s misleading comments about his attendance. “Last week on CBC’s Power and Politics, Minister Sajjan…
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Conservative Party Announces Leadership Election Date
JANUARY 19, 2016 Party members will make important choice for future of Canada OTTAWA – The Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) met in Toronto this past weekend to discuss the process for the Party to elect its next leader. Among the items discussed, LEOC selected May 27, 2017 for Conservative Party members to…
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5 Things we Know About Economic Inequality
And why we need to act By Carolyn Shimmin, Knowledge Translation Coordinator, EvidenceNetwork.ca WINNIPEG, Man. January, 2016/ Troy Media/ – The extent of economic inequality – including what drives it and what to do about it – is hotly debated amongst policy makers, economists and political leaders. What isn’t debated is its effects on certain segments of…
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