Tag: Canada

  • Making the Case for Dementia Prevention

    Making the Case for Dementia Prevention

      An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is an old truism with special relevance for Alzheimer’s disease, according to the director of strategy at the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance. “This will be distressing to some people, I know. But I don’t think that a cure is a reasonable expectation,” says Barry…

  • Oysters Harvested on BC Coast Subject of Recall

    Oysters Harvested on BC Coast Subject of Recall

    Oysters harvested from British Columbia (BC) coastal waters on or before August 18, 2015 may be unsafe for raw consumption due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus Hazard classification: Class 3 Source of recall: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Distribution: National Extent of the product distribution: Retail  Ottawa, August 18, 2015 – Industry is recalling oysters harvested from BC…

  • Weekend website outage as Canada Post upgrades IT

    Weekend website outage as Canada Post upgrades IT

    OTTAWA – Canada Post will be shutting down its corporate website, canadapost.ca, and its web services and mobile app from Friday, August 21, 9:00 p.m. Eastern to Sunday August 23, 7:00 p.m. Eastern as it completes an important upgrade of its IT infrastructure. This shutdown will impact all of Canada Post´s online and retail IT…

  • Charity Offers iPads to Give Children a Voice

    Charity Offers iPads to Give Children a Voice

      For children with speech or motor skill impairments, an iPad provides more than a way to play games or watch movies. With specialized apps that help non-verbal children learn to communicate, iPads can give kids without voices the opportunity to be heard. Take Waverley Leduc for example, an 11-year-old girl living with Rett syndrome.…

  • RCMP Participate in Western Canada Summer Games

    RCMP Participate in Western Canada Summer Games

      Wood Buffalo RCMP would like to thank all of the volunteers for their hard work and dedication to helping the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games to be a success. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo hosted the event which ran from August 7th– 16th. Wood Buffalo RCMP was visibly seen at every venue to…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Doors and Tea Bags

      By Reena Nerbas Paint for Front Door Dear Reena, I am in need of repainting my exterior front door. Before painting, I must choose paint but I don’t know if the paint currently on the door is latex or oil. Do you know how I can figure that out? Aron Dear Aron, Using a…

  • RCMP warn public about tax scams

    RCMP warn public about tax scams

      Alberta RCMP have received a significant number of reports in the past several weeks from residents who have received phone calls from individuals claiming to be from Canada Revenue Agency. The callers claim that the potential victim owes money in taxes which must be paid as soon as possible. The phone calls are high…

  • Canadian Foodgrains Bank Launches New Conservation Agriculture Program

    Canadian Foodgrains Bank Launches New Conservation Agriculture Program

    Canadian Foodgrains Bank will scale up its work in conservation agriculture in three east African countries through a new five-year $18.67 million program. The program, called the Scaling-Up of Conservation Agriculture in East Africa Program, was launched August 5 at Artel Farms in Niverville, Man. It has been made possible by a $14 million grant…

  • Largest Ever Parapan Am Games Make History

    Largest Ever Parapan Am Games Make History

      Nearly 300 Parapan Am and America’s records broken TORONTO — The largest Parapan Am Games in history are about to cross the finish line, but the legacy of the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games will be felt for decades to come. The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) estimates that between…

  • Infographic: Who are Canada’s Homeless?

    Infographic: Who are Canada’s Homeless?

    Vineeth Sekharan, York University; Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub This week’s infographic, published by Raising the Roof, asks an important question: who are the homeless in Canada? Who Are the Homeless? The infographic states that an estimated 235,000 people experience homelessness in Canada. This number is difficult to estimate, as homelessness goes unreported in many…

  • A Brief Conservative History

    A Brief Conservative History

      By E.P. Whinters Sometimes, in the quest to find your answer, it is good to look back on the roots and beginning of what we have now. If a party gives themselves a name, it is likely that their stand today is influenced by the traits they hold in common with their political ancestors.…

  • DAY 8 RECAP: Best-ever Parapan Am Games for Canada

    DAY 8 RECAP: Best-ever Parapan Am Games for Canada

    Canada concluded its most successful Parapan Am Games finishing second in the overall medal count behind Brazil and ahead of the U.S. Canada set a bold objective of a top 3 overall standing for the 2015 Parapan Am Games.  Team Canada collected a total of 168 medals (50 Gold, 63 Silver, and 55 Bronze). “I’m…

  • Privacy Guardians Urge Caution for Businesses Contemplating a Bring Your Own Device Program

    Privacy Guardians Urge Caution for Businesses Contemplating a Bring Your Own Device Program

    Federal, British Columbia and Alberta privacy commissioners issue guidelines to help organizations reduce risks for personal information when considering allowing employees to use their own mobile devices and computers for work. With the line between work and home increasingly blurred, bring your own device (BYOD) programs are growing in popularity and raising significant concerns among…

  • Canada Public Health Notice – Outbreak of Cyclospora Under Investigation

    Canada Public Health Notice – Outbreak of Cyclospora Under Investigation

    Why you should take note The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Health Canada to investigate 83 Canadian cases of Cyclospora infections in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. The source of this outbreak is not yet known, and the Agency and its partners…

  • Art Competition Winners at Canadian Junior Angus Showdown in Olds, Alberta Announced

    Art Competition Winners at Canadian Junior Angus Showdown in Olds, Alberta Announced

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Junior Angus Association is pleased to announce the winners of the Showdown 2015 Art Competition. Awards were presented at the banquet on July 18th in Olds, Alberta. At Showdown there are 15 different competitions that Juniors can enter. Juniors that choose to compete in the Art competition,…