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- B.C., Tlingit sign land-use agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:41PMEnding years of legal acrimony, deal protects culturally and ecologically significant land in Taku watershed while opening up other areas for development
- Wall wants to work with Asia Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:25PMPremier Brad Wall plans to tout the importance of furthering Canada’s economic opportunities in Asia as provincial leaders gather in Vancouver this week for their annual summer meeting. Wall said Tuesday that with the world’s middle class poised for growth over the next two decades — much of it in Asia — there are huge opportunities to provide energy and food.
- B.C., First Nation sign deal to protect land, open area for resource development Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:08PMVANCOUVER - The British Columbia government and a northwestern First Nation have shed past legal battles by signing an agreement to protect land while opening up other regions for resource development.
- A $40 billion energy bargain Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:08PMAt a cost comparable to the NBN, nuclear power could give Australia the additional energy capacity it will need in the coming decades – and probably at the lowest cost in a carbon-taxed economy. 20 Jul 2011 10:10 AM
- SOUTHGATE: State Sen. Randy Richardville discusses education, welfare Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:59PMSOUTHGATE — Education, welfare and a proposed bridge to Canada are just a few of the issues that have been keeping state Sen. Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) busy in Lansing this year.
- Squamish needs drive redevelopment Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:58PMSquamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob and West Vancouver Mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones open the UBC sponsored discussion on aboriginal land development held at the Kay Meek Theatre in October.
- Cisco to cut workforce by 15 percent, sell factory to Hon Hai Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:11PMNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cisco Systems plans to cut 15 percent of its staff and sell a set-top box factory as part of a plan to cut annual expenses by $1 billion as the network equipment maker tries to revive its fortunes.
- President Aquino’s speech at the courtesy call of participants of the Ambassadors, Consuls General, and Tourism ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:10PMTo our kababayans who have come here from the U.S. and Canada: you have gone a long way just so you could join this Tour and see your home country once again. And so as your President, allow me to say: welcome home. Continue reading →
- Cisco to cut 6,500 workers to reduce costs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:14PMSAN JOSE, Calif. -- Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. is cutting 6,500 employees -- about 9 percent of its work force -- as it follows up on a plan announced in May to eliminate thousands of jobs in an effort to cut costs and raise profits.
- Zach Crispin: Minister Naomi Yamamoto is unwise to ignore student debt in B.C. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:57PMDuring a recent tour of the Okanagan, Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto remarked that student debt is a “really good debt to assume”.
- Federal politics: Forty per cent rule is dictatorship Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:08PMI awakened with a post-election hangover, with grave concern for Canadian democracy, with the election of Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party forming a majority for the next four years.
- Cisco to ax 11,500 jobs, sell factory to slash costs; Borders goes under, 11,000 to lose their jobs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:59PMThe company said on Monday that it will cut 11,500 jobs...
- NV men stage 1,300-km protest Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:58PMNorth Vancouver’s Frank Wolf (left) and Todd McGowan take a break during the roughly 1,300-km self-propelled journey they have undertaken to raise awareness about the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline, which will transport bitumen across B.C.’s wilderness.
- Sturgeon Falls hunters fined Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:01PMTwo men have been fined a total of $5,000 for illegally hunting a cow moose without a validation tag and providing false information to a conservation officer. Stephane Lajeunesse of Sturgeon Falls was fined $3,500 after he pleaded guilty to illegally killing a cow moose.[...]
- North Bay man fined for failing to file tax returns Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:01PMA North Bay man has been fined $6,000 for failing to file tax returns.[...]
- Iglika Ivanova: Poverty comes with a high price tag in B.C. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:57PMIt’s no secret that British Columbia has a problem with poverty.
- Quebec, Ontario government officials to meet with laid-off IQT Solutions workers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:10PMQuebec’s labour standards board is investigating the sudden shutdown of call centres operated by U.S.-based IQT Solutions, which threw nearly 1,200 workers out of their jobs without their final paycheque.
- Government seeks feedback on pension framework Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:13PMThe federal government is embarking on a national tour to consult with Canadians on looming reforms to the retirement savings system.
- Community Events Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:08PMThe 27th annual Mission Candlelight Parade takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. The parade starts at Horn and Railway streets and goes west down First Avenue to the Lougheed Highway, ending at the Cedar Valley Connector.
- Government of Canada Awarded $500,000 in Funding to Usine Rotec Inc. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:56PMBAIE-DU-FEBVRE, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 18, 2011) - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec, today announced that Usine Rotec Inc. has received $500,000 in repayable funding to acquire specialized equipment and thus increase its productivity.
- Latest OECD figures confirm Canada as a public health laggard Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:47PMDespite ongoing calls by the corporate sector and conservative pundits for a weakening in the size and strength of the Canadian welfare state, it is well established that having a strong welfare state is an important determinant of a society’s overall health and quality of life.
- Sudbury Downs workers ratify new contract Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:29PMAbout 75 workers at Sudbury Downs who are represented by Mine Mill Local 598/CAW have ratified a new four-year contract with OLG Slots at Sudbury Downs. "It is a very good contract. The workers are very happy," said Mine Mill Local 598 president Richard Paquin.[...]
- A messy basement and a clean penthouse? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:28AMOver the past couple of months, many contentious issues have emerged during meetings between the representatives of civil society and the Union government.
- Planet Ark Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:50PMExxon Mobil said on Friday that a pipeline that failed two weeks ago, leaking oil into the Yellowstone River, routinely transported a heavier and more toxic form of crude than the company and federal regulators initially acknowledged.
- Young criminals in Canada victims of federal legislation Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:12PMWhile research shows that ‘adolescents are more amenable to rehabilitation,’ the Conservative government wants to expand the crimes for which young offenders can be jailed
- Libyan activists push for more open, less homogeneous rebel administration Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:55PMThey want to enrich constant stream of revolutionary propaganda which often sounds like mirror image of Gadhafi’s jingoism
- When good fiscal behaviour still isn’t enough Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:58PMCanada may be a model of economic responsibility, but it’s not immune to what’s happening globally
- Green renovations program renewed Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:53PMThe ecoENERGY Retrofit program for homes is back, for a limited time, the Conservative government says.
- Francis Chou - The Investment Guru That You Never Heard Of; Comment on ABH, WPI, BAC, BRK.A Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:50PMBy gurufocus. No college degree. No connection. No formal education in finance or business. Living at a place far from Wall Street. Just one assistant in the office. But still achieved an amazing long-term track record and manages more than $1 billion. No, we are not talking about Walter Schloss. Read more » »
- Francis Chou - The Investment Guru That You Never Heard Of Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:35PMBy gurufocus. No college degree. No connection. No formal education in finance or business. Living at a place far from Wall Street. Just one assistant in the office. But still achieved an amazing long-term track record and manages more than $1 billion. No, we are not talking about Walter Schloss. We are talking about Francis Chou! Francis Chou does have a lot in common with Walter Schloss ...
