Tag: Canada

  • CBC Updates on Shooting at Parliament Hill

    CBC Updates on Shooting at Parliament Hill

    MPs were rushed to safety. We have confirmation that our MP John Barlow is safe. [weaver_iframe src=’http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-parliament-hill-shooting-latest-updates-1.2808737′ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • 5 Tips to Manage Your Cash Flow

    5 Tips to Manage Your Cash Flow

    [break] [break] [break] [break] [break] [break] [break] [break] [break] Cash is king—it’s a common saying in the business world. But surprisingly few entrepreneurs take steps to manage their cash flow so they don’t wind up with an empty bank account and nothing to pay the bills. “One of the main causes of business failure is poor cash flow management,” says Susan Rohac, Senior…

  • Remembrance Day Feature

    Please visit our Special Feature for Remembrance Day to read the stories and poems included there and see the tributes from our community. Content and tributes are being added daily. Visit the page here: https://gatewaygazette.ca/remembrance-day/ Here’s an excerpt from one of our articles: Why Remember? Posted on October 19, 2014 by Gateway Gazette By Gloria…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Fruit Flies

    By Reena Nerbas Stained Hardwood Hi Reena, I forgot a squash in my closet and it left a terrible stain on my untreated hardwood floor. Do you have any suggestions to clean up the black ugly stain? Thank you, Debbie Hi Debbie, Your local hardware store likely carries floor touch-up dyes and floor fixes to…

  • How an Advisory Board can Boost Your Business

    How an Advisory Board can Boost Your Business

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to energize your business, boost sales and plan for the future? Here’s an often-overlooked idea: create an advisory board. Only a meagre 6% of Canadian entrepreneurs have an advisory board for their business, according to a survey this year by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).…

  • Canadians Lack Confidence in Access to Cancer Medications

    Canadians Lack Confidence in Access to Cancer Medications

    Myeloma Canada, Montreal, QC – Access to new treatments vital, as incidence of multiple myeloma continues to rise If diagnosed with cancer today, nearly half of Canadians (43%) feel they would not have access to all the medications needed for treatment, according to a national survey conducted by Angus Reid. This lack of confidence is…

  • CBC’S “Dragons’ Den” Premiere Featured BC Inventor

    CBC’S “Dragons’ Den” Premiere Featured BC Inventor

    Vancouver – It was during the snowy winter of 2008 that Marco Longley first conceived of The HEFT™. For years he had suffered with declining back health and physical limitations, and he believed there had to be a safer and more efficient way to shovel his driveway. Marco’s answer was The HEFT™– a secondary handle…

  • Canada Helps Improve the Quality of Life of Vulnerable People in Central America

    John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, reiterates support to increase access to basic education, improve water and sanitation systems and provide access to microfinance in Honduras and Guatemala High River, Alberta – (October 16), (MP TBC) M.P. John Barlow reiterated the Harper Government’s support toward a project implemented by the Canadian Rotary Collaboration for…

  • Environment Canada Tracking Hurricane Gonzalo

    Environment Canada Tracking Hurricane Gonzalo

    Tropical cyclone information statement for: NEWFOUNDLAND NOVA SCOTIA For hurricane Gonzalo. Hurricane Gonzalo to impact Bermuda on Friday then accelerate northeastward – likely to affect Southeastern Newfoundland late Saturday or Sunday. 1. Summary of basic information at 9.00 AM ADT. Location: near 25.7 north 68.6 west. About 830 kilometres south-southwest of Bermuda. Maximum sustained winds:…

  • Statement from the Minister of Health on Ebola

    Statement from the Minister of Health on Ebola

    Ottawa, ON – The Public Health Agency of Canada is meeting with provinces and territories on a weekly basis to support their readiness. In the event of an Ebola case in Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada is ready to respond with a team of public health experts and epidemiologists experienced in infectious disease…

  • PM Announces the Naming of a Building in Honour of Jim Flaherty

    PM Announces the Naming of a Building in Honour of Jim Flaherty

    90 Elgin Street to Become the James Michael Flaherty Building Ottawa, Ontario – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that the Government of Canada building located at 90 Elgin Street in Ottawa will be named the James Michael Flaherty Building in honour of the former Minister of Finance who passed away on April 10, 2014. The…

  • Remembrance Day Tribute

    Please visit our Special Feature for Remembrance Day to read the stories and poems included there and see the tributes from our community. Content and tributes are being added daily. Here’s an excerpt from one of our articles: Editors Note:  The following letter was written in October 2006 by Colton Graf of Black Diamond as…

  • Minister MacKay Announces the Acceptance of the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M. to the Coast Guard Fleet

    Minister MacKay Announces the Acceptance of the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M. to the Coast Guard Fleet

    Final Hero-Class Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel Delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – The Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, (yesterday)  announced the acceptance of Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Captain…

  • World’s Ugliest Animal Provides Cancer Clues

    World’s Ugliest Animal Provides Cancer Clues

    Toronto – A bucktoothed, long-living, cancer-proof rodent may hold the secret to a new strategy for cancer prevention. The naked mole rat’s exceptional resistance to cancer may be attributed to a large amount of a jelly-like substance called hyaluronan in its body. It’s the focus of a new study funded by the Canadian Cancer Society.…

  • **LOCATED** Turtleford, Sask RCMP: Amber Alert for Missing Twins

    **Carrley and Caitlyn Blythe have been located safe and sound.** The victims are Caitlyn and Carrley Blythe, parental twins from the Paradise Hill area. They are Caucasian females, 10-years-old. Caitlyn is described as 4 feet tall, with shoulder-length auburn hair. She has blue eyes and wears glasses. Her left ear is pierced. Carrley is described…