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TORONTO, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal plans an investigation into whether Air Canada refused to allow a man on a plane because he is of South Asian descent.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 23, 2009) - Canada and Ontario today announced an investment in partnership with Ottawa's Youth Services Bureau (YSB) that will renew the present Youth Downtown Drop-in Centre. The $533,334 announcement was made today by the Honourable John Baird, Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister and the Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean, and the ...
Canada's foreign minister on Friday strongly condemned China for sentencing dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for subversion and called for the activist to be released.
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose for a fourth day, pushing the equity benchmark toward its biggest weekly gain since Nov. 6, as a drop in U.S. initial jobless claims signaled a strengthening labor market in Canada’s biggest trade partner.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 23, 2009) - Canadians traditionally enjoy gathering with family and friends for parties, pot lucks, and family gatherings over the holidays and these gatherings regularly generate leftovers. Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency would like to remind all Canadians of some basic steps they can take to ensure that leftovers are eaten safely to ...
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in Canadian trading . Stock symbols are in parentheses. Bird Construction Income Fund (BDT-U CN): The general contractor said Petro-Canada Oils Sands Inc. terminated a contract to construct six buildings at the Fort Hills project, leading to the removal of C$107 million ($102.3 million) from Bird Construction’s ...
Russia, buoyed by back-to-back world titles, on Friday named a 23-man squad for the 2010 Winter Olympics where they are tipped to be the greatest threat to defending champions Canada.
A lawyer for French mother Nathalie Gettliffe, jailed in 2006 for kidnapping her son and daughter from Canada, said Friday he had asked President Nicolas Sarkozy to help her contact her children.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 24, 2009) - The Government of Canada announced today that more livestock producers affected by drought in Saskatchewan will be eligible for a federal tax deferral. "The Government of Canada continues to deliver real results for farmers and ranchers by offering tax deferrals to the producers whose operations are suffering due to the hot, dry season," said ...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 24, 2009) - The Government of Canada announced today that more livestock producers affected by excessive moisture and flood in some parts of Manitoba and those affected by the drought in others will be eligible for a federal tax deferral. "The Government of Canada continues to deliver real results for farmers and ranchers by offering tax deferrals to the ...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 24, 2009) - The Government of Canada announced today that more Alberta livestock producers affected by drought will be eligible for a federal tax deferral. "The Government of Canada continues to deliver real results for farmers and ranchers by offering tax deferrals to the producers whose operations are suffering due to the hot, dry season," said Agriculture ...
OTTAWA, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Canada's population grew by 133,500 people to 33,873,300 in the third quarter of 2009, Statistics Canada reported Friday from Ottawa.
La Cañada Flintridge Mayor Laura Olhasso replaced her gavel for a gold shovel last Thursday, planting a new tree in Glenola Park as part of the annual Arbor Day celebration.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 24, 2009) - Health Canada is warning consumers not to use "RevolutionDS Weight Loss", an unauthorized health product promoted for weight loss, because it contains benzylpiperazine (BZP), and may pose serious health risks. Currently, BZP has no known therapeutic use. While BZP is frequently claimed to be a "natural" substance, it is a synthetic substance. It ...
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said China, with the world’s largest currency reserves of $2.3 trillion, may be poised to buy Canadian dollars as it seeks to shield its reserves against the U.S. dollar’s decline.
The Canadian government won't raise taxes to rein in its budget deficit after its stimulus spending ends next year but will focus heavily on spending to balance its books, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
