Tag: Canada

  • Toronto Has a Change at the Helm

    Toronto Has a Change at the Helm

    Toronto went to the polls and have elected John Tory as their new mayor. John won 40.3% of the votes with 395,141. He was followed by Doug Ford, former Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, with 331,020 votes or 33.7%. Olivia Chow won 23.1% with 227,096 votes. These results were posted with only one polling station left…

  • CFIB and Scotiabank Team up to Support Startup Businesses

    Toronto – To help celebrate Small Business Week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and Scotiabank are coming together to offer Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs access to the tailored support and services they need to get their businesses off to a good start. Through the Scotia Running Start for business program, new businesses…

  • Jump On announces Direct Calgary-Vancouver Flight to Grey Cup Nov 28-30

    Jump On announces Direct Calgary-Vancouver Flight to Grey Cup Nov 28-30

    Arrive in YVR Friday night in time for dinner and return to YYC Sunday evening after the Grey Cup game. Calgary, Alberta – “We’re offering the perfect schedule for Calgary football fanatics who want to be a part of the 2014 Grey Cup weekend in Vancouver,” says Roger Jewett, CEO of upstart air service company…

  • Hashtag you should know: #Time4Nature

    Hashtag you should know: #Time4Nature

    This month APEX PR is featuring in its blog hashtags you should know. Read more at apexpr.com. TORONTO /CNW/ – After reading the book Your Brain on Nature, one thing that has stuck with me is how experiencing nature should be a natural part of all of our everyday lives. It’s something I intuitively knew but until I…

  • New BDC Research Identifies 5 Essential Factors of Successful Businesses

    New BDC Research Identifies 5 Essential Factors of Successful Businesses

    …And 5 common pitfalls to avoid Montreal — The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released a new research report that looks at how Canada’s entrepreneurs can stay at the top of their game by mastering five fundamentals of business success and steering clear of five common pitfalls. The research was published in the context of…

  • Minister Raitt launches national campaign on drone safety

    Minister Raitt launches national campaign on drone safety

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Helping Canadians understand their responsibilities and comply with Canada’s safety laws Toronto, Ontario – The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today launched the Government of Canada’s safety awareness campaign for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), or drones. The national campaign will help ensure UAV users—both recreational and commercial—understand the rules of the skies and…

  • Explore Canada’s Natural and Historic Treasures with Street View for Google Maps

    Explore Canada’s Natural and Historic Treasures with Street View for Google Maps

    In 2013 Parks Canada and Google began a two-year collaboration to document many of Canada’s most iconic national heritage places through the unique panoramic lens of Google Street View. The first year’s field season began in May at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in NS and concluded at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve…

  • Legion Presents Symbolic First Poppy to Governor General

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Poppy Campaign launches October 31 OTTAWA – (On Tuesday, October 21), Tom Eagles, Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion, presented His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Patron of The Royal Canadian Legion, with the symbolic First Poppy today at Rideau Hall setting the stage for…

  • Tomorrow is Canada’s Small Business Saturday

    Tomorrow is Canada’s Small Business Saturday

    Toronto, October 24, 2014 – To celebrate the third annual Small Business Saturday tomorrow, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) asks Canadians to recognize the invaluable contributions of small businesses in their communities, by choosing to shop small. The initiative, which started out as a one-day event in 2012, has grown this year to…

  • National War Memorial Holds Tributes to Cpl Nathan Cirillo

    National War Memorial Holds Tributes to Cpl Nathan Cirillo

  • Cpl Nathan Cirillo Returns Home

    Cpl Nathan Cirillo Returns Home

    The body of Cpl Nathan Cirillo was transported home to Hamilton along the Highway of Heroes today. Crowds lined the route to honour Nathan. Memorials have sprung up at the National War Memorial, the scene of the shooting of Cpl Cirillo, as well as the gates of the John Weir Foote Armoury, the home of…

  • Planning To Fail: How mistakes can help your business

    Planning To Fail: How mistakes can help your business

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Every entrepreneur feels it at some point: the fear of failure. Only half of new businesses make it to their fifth birthday, and that can cause entrepreneurs a lot of stress. However, experts say failure can actually lead to major accomplishments. In fact, failure has been a key ingredient in some of the business…

  • 24 SEVEN Exclusive: PM Harper delivers remarks in the House of Commons addressing the attacks in the Nation’s Capital.

    24 SEVEN Exclusive: PM Harper delivers remarks in the House of Commons addressing the attacks in the Nation’s Capital.

  • RCMP: Update on Yesterday’s Tragic Events

    Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us. We want to provide an update on certain aspects of the terrible events that unfolded yesterday in downtown Ottawa and on Parliament Hill. Foremost, I would like to extend condolences on behalf of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to the friends and family of Corporal Nathan Cirillo.…

  • Alberta applauds WTO ruling and calls for end to COOL

    The Alberta government is calling on the United States to put an end to its discriminatory Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) requirements on beef and pork imports, following a decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO). “Time and time again the WTO has clearly supported Alberta and Canada’s position that the U.S. government is failing…