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Marketwire - Tue Dec 8, 5:13 pm ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - Backgrounder: Actions to Date on Bisphenol A (http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/_2009/2009_198bk1-eng.php) The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced that Canada will be hosting a World Health Organization meeting of scientific experts to discuss Bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging. The ...
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 12:43 pm ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Canada auctioned C$3.2 billion ($3 billion) of three-year notes, drawing an average yield of 1.937 percent. The government received bids of C$7.47 billion for the 1.75 percent notes maturing in March 2013, according to a statement today on the Bank of Canada’s Web site.
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UPI - Wed Dec 9, 2:27 pm ET
TORONTO, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Former NHL great Mark Messier will be the general manager for Team Canada at the 2010 World Championship games at Mannheim, Germany, in May.
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Marketwire - Tue Dec 8, 2:13 pm ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada and the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, today announced the beginning of a $5 million feasibility study as part of the creation of a new national marine conservation area in Lancaster Sound, at the eastern entrance of the ...
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New York Post - Tue Dec 8, 2:40 am ET
It turns out that some of the loudest complainers about copyright infringement may also be some of the worst offenders. A little-noticed lawsuit out of Canada accuses the Canadian divisions of the world's largest recording labels of failing to pay...
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UPI - Tue Dec 8, 11:03 am ET
OTTAWA, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Canada's housing starts edged up by 1,400 units to 158,500 in November from October, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported Tuesday.
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The Forex Market - Tue Dec 8, 3:38 pm ET
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--The Canadian dollar ended markedly lower Tuesday as a neutral policy statement from the Bank of Canada combined with a U.S. dollar rally and broadly based risk aversion to put pressure on the currency.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 1:58 am ET
Canada and China agreed to avoid disputes on contentious issues and seek a "significant new era" in relations, as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was set for more talks in Beijing Friday.
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The Morning Call - Mon Dec 7, 3:12 pm ET
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a G-20 summit planned for Ontario's cottage country in June will be moved to Toronto instead.
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INO News - Tue Dec 8, 10:26 am ET
(RTTNews) - The Canadian dollar declined against its major rivals in early New York trading on Tuesday after the Bank of Canada decided to maintain its key interest rate at a record low of 0.25 percent. The resource-linked loonie also slid as oil prices slumped below $73 per barrel.
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Marketwire - Tue Dec 8, 1:28 pm ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 8, 2009) - Media representatives who wish to cover the National Olympic Torch Relay Celebration on Parliament Hill on the evening of Saturday, December 12 must be accredited to gain access to the media positions on Parliament Hill. The passage of the Olympic flame through Canada's Capital will coincide with the National Capital Commission's 25th annual ...
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Sun-Sentinel - Wed Dec 9, 5:04 pm ET
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's top general says there is evidence that a prisoner captured by the military in 2006 and handed over to Afghan authorities was abused.
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INO News - Tue Dec 8, 8:27 am ET
(RTTNews) - The Canadian housing starts report for November is slated for release at 8:15 am ET by Statistics Canada. The loonie showed mixed trading against its major rivals ahead of the report.
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Bloomberg - Mon Dec 7, 6:31 pm ET
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in Canadian trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses. Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS CN): Canada’s third-largest bank is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings at 7 a.m. in Toronto.
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Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 3:23 pm ET
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 12/08/09) - Editors note: A photo is included with this press release on Marketwire's website. The Science Media Centre of Canada took another major step toward becoming a reality today with the appointment of veteran science journalist Penny Park as the inaugural Executive Director. Park will begin Jan. 1, moving from her home in Toronto to Ottawa where the SMCC ...
