Tag: Canada

  • Beast Hire CCHL and OJHL Championship-winning Coach Peter Goulet

    Beast Hire CCHL and OJHL Championship-winning Coach Peter Goulet

      BRAMPTON, ON – The Brampton Beast are proud to announce today the hiring of Peter Goulet as their newest Assistant Coach. Goulet joins the Beast from the Nepean Raiders Junior A team of the Central Canadian Hockey League, where he served as head coach and general manager for the past five and a half…

  • CFIB Gives 2015 Budget an “A”: Big Tax Cut for Small Business 

      OTTAWA – According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), small business owners across the country will be thrilled to see several small business friendly measures in the 2015 budget, particularly the 18 per cent reduction in the small business corporate tax rate over the next four years. This builds on earlier announcements…

  • Statement by Senator Black on the Death of Senate Speaker Pierre Claude Nolin

    Statement by Senator Black on the Death of Senate Speaker Pierre Claude Nolin

      OTTAWA, April  24, 2015 – Senator Doug Black today issued the following statement after learning of the death of Senate Speaker Pierre Claude Nolin: “I was saddened by the tragic news of Senate Speaker Pierre Claude Nolin’s passing. He was a truly great Canadian who had dedicated much of his life to public service…

  • Royal Canadian Mint Announces Notable Canadians Who Will Judge Public’s Submissions For My Canada, My Inspiration Coin Design Contest

    Royal Canadian Mint Announces Notable Canadians Who Will Judge Public’s Submissions For My Canada, My Inspiration Coin Design Contest

      Canadians to vote online in September on panel’s selection of finalist designs OTTAWA, ONTARIO – To celebrate Canada’s upcoming 150th anniversary, the Royal Canadian Mint launched a national contest inviting Canadians to design the 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, one-dollar and two-dollar coins that will circulate in 2017. To assist in the selection of five finalist…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: The Laser’s Edge

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: The Laser’s Edge

    For more than 2 decades, laser eye surgery has offered many Canadians a chance to walk away from their glasses and contact lenses. Is it right for you? Laser eye surgery can correct common vision problems such as nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism (where an irregular shape of the cornea [the front surface of…

  • Stephen Harper’s budget helps those who need it least

    Stephen Harper’s budget helps those who need it least

    OTTAWA – Stephen Harper’s tenth budget gives the most to Canadians who need it the least. It is time for a better plan that invests in jobs and growth for the middle class and those working hard to join it, said Liberals today. “Canadian families deserve a real and fair chance at success, but Mr.…

  • Minister Oliver Tables Balanced-Budget, Low-Tax Plan for Jobs, Growth and Security

    Minister Oliver Tables Balanced-Budget, Low-Tax Plan for Jobs, Growth and Security

    Economic Action Plan 2015 supports jobs and growth, helps families and communities prosper, and ensures the security of Canadians April 21, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Minister of Finance Joe Oliver today tabled Economic Action Plan 2015, the Harper Government’s balanced-budget, low-tax plan for jobs, growth and security. Economic Action Plan 2015…

  • Health Canada Proposes New Measures to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

    Health Canada Proposes New Measures to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

    OTTAWA, April 17, 2015 /CNW/ – Health Canada intends to propose new measures and strengthen regulations to encourage prudent use of antimicrobial drugs used in food-producing animals, particularly drugs that are considered medically important.  This effort is important to minimize the global emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and conserve the effectiveness of available antimicrobials. …

  • OUTShine 2015 Connects Canadian LGBTQA High School Students and Educators to Promote Youth Leadership

    Toronto–Egale Canada Human Rights Trust presents OUTShine 2015, Canada’s National biennial Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Summit. From May 15th to 17th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, hundreds of high school students and educators from across the country will come together to discuss Lesbian, Gay, Sexual, Trans and Ally (LGBTA) issues, GSA strategies, and anti-bullying initiatives to combat the…

  • Dinosaurs Come to Life on Canada Post Stamps

    Dinosaurs Come to Life on Canada Post Stamps

    Ottawa (Ont.) – With a unique 3-D-like design that breaks through the boundaries of a typical stamp, Canada Post brings to life five prehistoric animals that once roamed Canada. The prehistoric beasts in this new stamp issue – Dinos of Canada – range from Tyrannosaurus rex, depicted in a light feathery coat with cavernous jaws…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Serving Fruit

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Serving Fruit

      By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Glue off Cement Hi Reena, When I bought my house, there was a large green mat glued to the concrete porch. The mat recently ripped and had to be torn off, as it became a hazard. Now hard glue (maybe cement glue) remains. How can I get this off so the cement…

  • Health Canada Reminds Canadian Pet Owners to Carefully Follow Directions on Flea and Tick Product Labels

    Health Canada Reminds Canadian Pet Owners to Carefully Follow Directions on Flea and Tick Product Labels

    Health Canada continues to receive reports of cats and dogs becoming ill from flea and tick treatments. As flea and tick season approaches, Health Canada would like to remind Canadians about how to safely use these pesticide products on family pets, especially those applied directly to the pets’ skin. Improper use of these products can…

  • Oilfields High Grade 8s Invited to Visit the National Parks

    Oilfields High Grade 8s Invited to Visit the National Parks

      Do you enjoy visiting the National Parks? We are excited to distribute a My Parks Pass to all Grade 8 students. This will allow one free Youth Daily entry to any national park, national historic site or national marine conservation area. It will also provide a discount on a Family/Group Daily Entry fee. Grade…

  • NDP Calls for Emergency Debate on Wheat Board Transfer

    NDP Calls for Emergency Debate on Wheat Board Transfer

    OTTAWA – NDP MP Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre) has sent a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons calling for an emergency debate on the transfer of a majority stake in the former Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) to foreign hands. “It is unacceptable that the Conservatives dismissed a bid from Canadian farmers and…

  • Beast Play ECHL Game on Painted Ice

    Beast Play ECHL Game on Painted Ice

      BRAMPTON, ON – The Brampton Beast’s inaugural Stick It To Cancer walk and postgame ice painting was a rousing success last Saturday, as the Beast raised over $4,100 for Wellspring-Chinguacousy, a cancer support centre located in a residential neighborhood in Brampton. For the first time in Canada, fans painted the ice in memory of lost…