Tag: Canada

  • Let’s Talk Turkey: know the restrictions on poultry products before crossing the border

    Let’s Talk Turkey: know the restrictions on poultry products before crossing the border

    Woodstock, New Brunswick – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to remind travellers that, due to the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain parts of the United States, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) restrictions regarding poultry products are currently in place. All raw poultry and all poultry products and by-products as…

  • Lake Louise RCMP Missing person Gerald JONES Located

    Lake Louise RCMP Missing person Gerald JONES Located

    Lake Louise, AB – RCMP would like to thank the public for assistance to locate Gerald Jones. Regrettably, Mr. Jones was located deceased in a wooded area outside of Montreal, Quebec. Montreal Police are investigating the matter. Related RCMP Lake Louise Seek Public’s Help in Locating Missing Man

  • Spirit of Edmonton: Eskimos capture 103rd Grey Cup

    Spirit of Edmonton: Eskimos capture 103rd Grey Cup

    CFL.ca Staff #GreyCup WINNIPEG — It’s hard to find a more aggressive coach than Chris Jones, and on Sunday it paid off for the Eskimos. Jordan Lynch scored a one-yard touchdown on third down with 3:22 left, sending the Edmonton Eskimos to a 26-20 victory over the Ottawa REDBLACKS in the 103rd Grey Cup presented…

  • Donating to Charity: where does your money go?

    Donating to Charity: where does your money go?

      Businesses are often asked to make donations to all sorts of charities.  As a business owner, it is good to support causes that you believe in and want to give a helping hand to. How can you know if your dollars are going where you intended? Some charities hire third party telemarketing companies that keep…

  • Alberta Legislative Assembly Commemorates Holodomor

    Alberta Legislative Assembly Commemorates Holodomor

      “One of history’s grave crimes against humanity, the Ukrainian famine and genocide (Holodomor) must not be forgotten,” said Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “Holodomor Memorial Day recognizes the countless victims of this tragic event and reminds us that defending and upholding human rights is not only a global…

  • Let’s Do This: Let’s End Child Poverty for Good

    Let’s Do This: Let’s End Child Poverty for Good

    2015 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada Campaign 2000 The 2015 report card outlines the once in a generation opportunity before Canada to eradicate child and family poverty. With the federal government committed to collaboratively developing a national poverty reduction strategy, Canada must seize the opportunity to finally end the child poverty…

  • Celebrate all Creatures Big and Small this Holiday

    Celebrate all Creatures Big and Small this Holiday

    TORONTO/CNW/ – Unwrap tangled turtles from discarded fishing nets, deliver a festive feast to a recently freed bear and give stray dogs comfort and joy this holiday.  You can do all this and more with a World Animal Gift from World Animal Protection. We all know the important role animals play in our lives.  Our pets become…

  • PetSmart: Keeping Your Pet Healthy During the Winter

    PetSmart: Keeping Your Pet Healthy During the Winter

    Whether it’s curling up by the fire, brewing hot beverages, or bundling up in a soft sweater, seasonal comforts help us through brisk autumn days and cold winter nights. Throw in flu season with holiday chaos, and it’s a wonder we make it through the winter at all. Just as we have learned how to…

  • Tsawwassen Natives’ LNG Plan Could Benefit all B.C

    Tsawwassen Natives’ LNG Plan Could Benefit all B.C

      But first, approval must be obtained from the 363 members of Tsawwassen First Nation, 170 of whom do not live on the reserve By Ravina Bains and Taylor Jackson, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C./ Troy Media/ — The Tsawwassen First Nation’s proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LGN) terminal south of Vancouver offers the kind…

  • Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Restructures

    Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Restructures

    Concentrates on Home and Community Care in Ontario and Nova Scotia Ottawa, Ontario – The Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) is ceasing operations in six provinces and decreasing the size of its head office in order to better serve clients and provincial government partners in Ontario and Nova Scotia, its two principal service areas. VON has…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: CPR

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: CPR

    This is CPR Awareness Month If someone’s breathing and heartbeat have stopped, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save their life. But you must act quickly – a person can die or suffer irreversible brain damage after only 4 minutes without breathing. CPR is described below, but the best way to learn is by taking an accredited…

  • Esks’ Western Final Win the Ultimate Statement

    Esks’ Western Final Win the Ultimate Statement

    CFL.ca Staff #GCPlayoffs EDMONTON — For the Edmonton Eskimos, punching their ticket to the Grey Cup feels pretty sweet. To get there by defeating the hated Calgary Stampeders? For Mike Reilly, nothing could be better. Reilly threw three touchdown passes and rushed for two more in a 45-31 win over Calgary in the Western Final,…

  • Saskatchewan’s MRI Policy puts Patients Ahead of Ideology

    Saskatchewan’s MRI Policy puts Patients Ahead of Ideology

      Private scans are now also available to others beside professional athletes, politicians and those who can afford to leave the country By Bacchus Barua, Senior Economist, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C./ Troy Media/ – The Government of Saskatchewan recently passed legislation that will allow patients to pay for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans using their own…

  • Jump On Gets you Home for the Holidays!

    Jump On Gets you Home for the Holidays!

        Discounted return flight Calgary to Vancouver Dec 24-27 Calgary, Alberta – “If you have tried to book a flight this holiday season, I’m sure you’ve noticed that fares are almost double this time of year,” says Roger Jewett, CEO Jump On. “We’re tired of seeing these excessive airfares during the holidays, and we want…

  • McGill University scientist wins top award for spinal cord injury research

    McGill University scientist wins top award for spinal cord injury research

    Innovative research aims to improve the quality of life for those living with spinal cord injuries Toronto, Ontario – A researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has received the 2015 Barbara Turnbull Award for Spinal Cord Research. This annual prize is supported through a partnership between the Barbara Turnbull Foundation, Brain…