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Market Watch - 2 hours 12 minutes ago
Canada's TSX Composite index adds more than 200 points as gold prices surge to new highs above $1,111 an ounce, lifting mining stocks.
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Marketwire - 1 hour 49 minutes ago
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - Media are invited to attend a commemorative ceremony with the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, to honour Canadian men and women who served in the Korean War. This year marks the 56th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War. The National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada (KVA) is holding the ...
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 9:28 am ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian housing starts rose to the highest this year in October, on construction of multiple-unit residences, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
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Marketwire - 19 minutes ago
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, issued the following statement today on behalf of the Government of Canada in response to damage to the war memorial in Fredericton, New Brunswick. "War memorials across Canada honour the men and women who have served this country in times of war-courageous Canadians who have sacrificed ...
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Marketwire - 4 minutes ago
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - The Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health is closing in on its fundraising target for this year and is urging Canadians everywhere to help make its drive toward the 2009 goal of $1.5 million a success. "Canada Post is getting closer to its target every day and, with a few weeks to go, I'm asking everyone who has yet to participate to make the ...
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Marketwire - 4 minutes ago
OUJE-BOUGOUMOU, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced funding of $3.2 million from the Government of Canada for the Aanischaaukamikw Cultural Institute. As part of Canada's Economic Action Plan, the Department of Canadian Heritage will invest $1.8 million while Canada Economic Development will ...
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Marketwire - 2 hours 35 minutes ago
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the National Research Council Canada (NRC), today announced the reappointment of Margaret Lefebvre as a member of the Council. "Ms. Lefebvre's experience and knowledge in science and research will bring rich and diverse contributions to the Council as it continues to ...
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Marketwire - Mon Nov 9, 11:19 am ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - "As Agriculture Minister, I have always put farmers first in every agriculture decision and we couldn't be doing it without organizations like Farm Credit Canada (FCC). The FCC not only helps us deliver services and support to farmers, but also does exceptional work for our entire industry and Canadians. "This October, the FCC led their annual food ...
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Marketwire - Mon Nov 9, 9:05 am ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - /T/ The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will be in New York City on November 9-10 to meet with key business leaders, government officials and thought leaders to discuss energy issues and, in particular, the oil sands. Minister Raitt will make a keynote luncheon address on the oil sands on Tuesday November 10. Location ...
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Marketwire - Mon Nov 9, 9:18 am ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2009) - The annual commemoration of Remembrance Day is perforce a strong reminder that defending freedom and keeping the peace come at a price. That of those who have undertaken to defend the ideals which made Canada a sovereign, prosperous, envied nation, a great many have, unfortunately, paid with their life for the advantages we enjoy today. In this ...
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UPI - 2 hours 39 minutes ago
OTTAWA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the recall of certain Nutkao-brand nut spreads imported from Italy because of a labeling error.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 1:05 pm ET
Some 150 previously laid-off employees are set to return to work at a General Motors manufacturing plant in Canada to meet rising demand for sport utility vehicles, officials said Monday.
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PRWeb - Mon Nov 9, 7:00 am ET
Four of the top 10 pharmaceutical giants use Datafarm for production of Hybrid eCTD submissions to Health Canada. Datafarm’s announcement comes on the heels of last week’s 7th Canadian DIA Annual Meeting where Health Canada stated that, effective immediately, sponsor companies may submit Hybrid eCTD regulatory submissions for New Drug Submission (NDS) applications with no prior permission ...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 10:33 am ET
General Motors Co said on Monday that it would invest C$90 million ($85.1 million) to expand a joint venture plant in Canada where it builds the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers.
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 12:29 pm ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s dollar appreciated to the strongest level in two weeks against its U.S. counterpart as the Group of 20 nations agreed to maintain economic stimulus measures, boosting stocks and commodities worldwide.
