Tag: Canada

  • Canadian Company Develops 60-Second Ebola Testing Kit

    Canadian Company Develops 60-Second Ebola Testing Kit

    RICHMOND, BC /CNW/ – bioLytical Laboratories, a world leader in rapid infectious disease diagnostic tests, has successfully developed a pre-clinical prototype diagnostic test for the rapid detection of antibodies to the Ebola Zaire strain responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa. The prototype is based upon the Company’s proven, accurate, and highly accepted INSTI rapid test…

  • Infographic: State of Homelessness in Canada 2014

    Infographic: State of Homelessness in Canada 2014

    (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness)

  • Daylight Saving Time in Canada

    Daylight Saving Time in Canada

    In most of Canada Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time. When Daylight Saving Time begins turn your clocks ahead one hour. At the end of Daylight…

  • Update – The First Nations Financial Transparency Act

    Update – The First Nations Financial Transparency Act

    OTTAWA /CNW/ – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement (on Monday) on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. “Our Government firmly believes that First Nations, like all Canadians, deserve transparency and accountability from their leaders. That is why we passed the First Nations Financial Transparency Act…

  • Plan to Get Home Safe this Halloween

    Plan to Get Home Safe this Halloween

    Molson Coors Canada, in partnership with the BC Liquor Stores and TAXIGUY, wants to help consumers plan a safe ride home after Halloween celebrations VANCOUVER /CNW Telbec/ – For the seventh year, Molson Coors Canada is reminding consumers to make responsible choices on Halloween through a one-day blitz at BC Liquor Stores in the Lower…

  • Halloween Safety Tips From Pumpkin Patrol

    Halloween Safety Tips From Pumpkin Patrol

    It’s easy to get caught up in the fun of Halloween but once the sugar rush sets in, kids can forget some of the safety rules they’ve learned. If we think about a few precautions now, however, this popular October event can be a safe and happy experience for the whole family. Even local companies…

  • National Post: RCMP names five ‘high-risk travellers’ including girl whose parents worried might ‘go to Syria to fight’

    National Post: RCMP names five ‘high-risk travellers’ including girl whose parents worried might ‘go to Syria to fight’

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  • A Winning One-Minute Video Will Send A Whole Class On Canada’s Coolest School Trip!

    A Winning One-Minute Video Will Send A Whole Class On Canada’s Coolest School Trip!

    A grade 8/secondary 2 class will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Parks Canada places in historic Québec City and to the spectacular La Mauricie National Park Ottawa, Ontario – Earlier this month, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the continuation of Canada’s Coolest School Trip for…

  • Canadians Eager for the Poppy Campaign

    Given recent events, Canadians across the country have been asking the Legion to start the Poppy Campaign early. The Legion understands and fully appreciates Canadian’s desire to find ways to show their support now. However, with the Poppy Campaign only one week away, changing the date is not as easy as it might seem. The…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Healthy Halloween Treat

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Healthy Halloween Treat

    By Reena Nerbas Getting Yellow Out of Lino Hello Reena, We bought a newer house and found that upon washing the kitchen floor the linoleum has a yellow stain/tinge to it around the sink area mainly. The color is supposed to be white (with small blue designs in mid square). I tried a couple basis…

  • Diwali/Deepavali in Canada

    Diwali/Deepavali in Canada

    Last Wednesday our Indian neighbours were celebrating their Festival of Lights. [weaver_iframe src=’http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/diwali’ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • Upcycling Finds Inspiration in the Old, Used and Abandoned

    Upcycling Finds Inspiration in the Old, Used and Abandoned

    Upcycling – the process of transforming used or discarded materials into something new and interesting – reduces waste by breathing new life into items that would otherwise end up in the landfill. The options are endless when it comes to upcycling, and Ontario is a proven leader in this initiative. “Waste is such a massive…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Keeping Warm

    By Reena Nerbas Keeping a Trailer Home Warm Hi Reena, I am wondering if you have any tips on keeping a poorly insulated trailer warm throughout the winter, we are renting so we don’t want to do make any structural changes. I have heard about hanging shower curtains over the windows to try and keep…

  • Saskatchewan’s Team Laycock Grows Grassroots Curling With Decisive Farming’s Curlingville

    Saskatchewan’s Team Laycock Grows Grassroots Curling With Decisive Farming’s Curlingville

    Team Laycock and Decisive Farming are excited to announce the launch of Decisive Farming’s CurlingVille presented by Crescent Point Energy. CurlingVille is Team Laycock’s way of energizing the sport of Curling for today’s youth across the prairies. With the help of their sponsors, Team Laycock is supporting the sport that they love in the best…

  • Anchor of Historic Canadian Naval Ship Found in Halifax Harbour

    Anchor of Historic Canadian Naval Ship Found in Halifax Harbour

    HALIFAX — An anchor, believed to have belonged to His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Niobe, has been unearthed at HMC Dockyardin Halifax. HMCS Niobe was the first Canadian warship to enter Canada’s territorial waters, on October 21, 1910, a landmark event in the beginnings of the Naval Service of Canada. As fate would have it, the…