Former Vancouver mayor Tom 'Terrific' Campbell dies - Calgary Herald
4 Feb 2012 at 2:19pm
VANCOUVER - Tom Campbell, whose reign as one of Vancouver most controversial mayors heralded a complete change in the direction of the city?s growth, has died at the age of 84. Campbell, who retired from politics in 1972, was an old-style pro-development ...
Police search for 85 year-old Vancouver woman - The Vancouver Sun
4 Feb 2012 at 2:04pm
Vancouver Police are trying to find an 85-year-old Vancouver woman suffering from dementia who has been missing since her family last saw her leaving their southeast Vancouver home Friday morning to go shopping. Neada Magasin ? who is white, 5 ...
In Vancouver, a Night for Gordie Howe - New York Times Blogs
3 Feb 2012 at 7:53am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia ? Gordie Howe is only 80 days older than the cornerstone of Ron Toigo?s business empire. First, Howe endorsed the Triple O burgers from the White Spot restaurant chain, which began in 1928, and then he bought into ...
Vancouver Displaces Sydney as Second-Costliest Housing Market - Businessweek
1 Feb 2012 at 7:13am
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Vancouver displaced Sydney as the least-affordable housing market after Hong Kong among large English-speaking cities, as home prices rose faster than incomes, a study of 325 metropolitan areas worldwide showed. Vancouver ...
Vancouver Island unfazed by earthquake southwest of Tofino - Globe and Mail
4 Feb 2012 at 3:16pm
There was an earthquake off British Columbia's coast on Saturday, but it wasn't strong enough to be noticed by the mayor of one Vancouver Island community. According to Natural Resources Canada, the 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck just after noon, about ...
Tom ?Terrific? Campbell, Vancouver mayor, dies at 84. - The Vancouver Sun
3 Feb 2012 at 1:22pm
Anyone who lived in Vancouver in the 1960s and 1970?s will probably recall Mayor Tom ?Teriffic? Campbell, a polarizing political figure who on the one hand initiated many modern changes, but on the other hand caused much strife with his ...
Chinese in Vancouver Appreciate Shen Yun - The Epoch Times
4 Feb 2012 at 7:34pm
VANCOUVER, Canada?With the arrival of Shen Yun Performing Arts at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in downtown Vancouver, many members of the coastal city?s vibrant Chinese community were left in awe after seeing the show on Friday evening. For Liu Danqing, who ...
Vancouver Playhouse raises a glass - Calgary Herald
4 Feb 2012 at 2:16am
SETTING THE STAGE: Wine is or isn't good for you, according to recent news reports. But it does boost the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company's well-being, and will again when a weeklong wine festival sets about raising glasses and moolah Feb. 27.
Gay curling teams duke it out in Vancouver for national championships and Pac...
3 Feb 2012 at 12:40pm
Gay women and men from across Canada are congregating in Vancouver this weekend?with brooms. But no, they're not witches. And they're not obsessive-compulsive clean freaks either. They're curlers. Sixteen teams from cities across the nation (as well as ...
Vancouver police on the money, making an arrest moments after a bank is robbe...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:09am
Two months of detective work paid off last evening when a team of law enforcement officers quietly staked out a Vancouver bank and arrested a man known as the "Elmer Fudd" robber moments after he ran from the bank to a getaway car. Authorities ...
Canada, Australia similar allies on defence front - The Vancouver Sun
4 Feb 2012 at 2:26pm
CANBERRA - The Canadian Forces, like every part of the federal government, is facing stiff budget cuts. Before the hatchet falls, it is worth considering how little, rather than how much, Canada spends on national defence. Australia may not ...
Government of Canada Helps Aboriginal Youth Develop Job Skills - Market Wire
4 Feb 2012 at 10:37am
HUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 4, 2012) - A Government of Canada investment will help 100 Aboriginal youth in Thunder Bay get the training and skills development they need to find and keep good jobs. Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to ...
UPDATE 1-PM sees slow, steady growth; no crisis, for Canada - Reuters
3 Feb 2012 at 2:13pm
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canada's government does not see much sign of a recession or a crisis in the Canadian economy this year, and is expecting slow but steady growth, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday. Harper, speaking in an ...
Harper Government Helps to Kick Start Canadian Entrepreneurial Businesses in ...
3 Feb 2012 at 8:29am
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 3, 2012) - Member of Parliament Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre - North) on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, today ...
Canada announces more pre-qualified innovations for commercialization support...
3 Feb 2012 at 6:16pm
... Trade Ed Fast announced Friday five pre-qualified innovations designed in the Greater Toronto Area that the Canadian government may buy and test as part of the second round of the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program. The 40-million-Canadian ...
Moore can?t face Hard questions - Edmonton Sun
4 Feb 2012 at 4:56pm
Should the Canadian government use your tax dollars to get into the online pornography business? There really is only one way to answer that question. Which is why the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation never asked permission ? they just went ahead and did it.
Canada Said to Set Wireless Spectrum Auction Rules Within Weeks - Bloomberg
2 Feb 2012 at 3:22am
The Canadian government may announce in the next few weeks rules to govern its latest auction of wireless spectrum, which could unlock billions of dollars of infrastructure investments by companies such as BCE Inc. (BCE) The government may ...
The Government of Canada Is Committed to Supporting Canadian Youth Playing Te...
4 Feb 2012 at 8:09pm
The Government of Canada today announced support for young Canadians playing team sports. This support, announced by the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), on behalf of the Minister of Health, will help reduce the rate and severity of ...
Canada committed to oil sands - United Press International
27 Jan 2012 at 6:14am
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Canadian government is working with provincial leaders and the energy industry to ensure oil sands are produced in a responsible way, a minister said. The Canadian government put its weight behind plans to ...
Canadian government teams with TV station to stage citizenship ceremony - Glo...
3 Feb 2012 at 8:08am
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney admitted his office handled a staged ?reaffirmation? ceremony poorly as politicians, the network and bureaucrats each blamed one another for the deception. Through freedom of information requests, The Canadian Press ...
Canada PM wants RIM to grow as "a Canadian company"
3 Feb 2012 at 2:54pm
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow "as a Canadian company" and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests. In an interview with Reuters, Stephen Harper declined to speculate on how the government might ...
Canada Jobless Rate Rose to Nine-Month High 7.6% in January
4 Feb 2012 at 4:05am
Canada?s unemployment rate rose to a nine-month high in January as the trend of sluggish job creation that began in the second half of last year continued.
Canada slams UN 'paralysis' on Syria
4 Feb 2012 at 5:38pm
Canada is 'disappointed in the extreme' by the UN Security Council's 'paralysis' after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.
Canada's jobless rate hits 9-month high
3 Feb 2012 at 1:50pm
Canada's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent in January according to Statistics Canada, a 0.1 per cent increase, as 23,700 more people searched for work.
Canada rebukes UN 'paralysis' after Russia, China veto resolution on Syria
4 Feb 2012 at 3:59pm
OTTAWA - Canada had some strong words for members of the U.N. Security Council Saturday, saying it was "disappointed in the extreme" after Russia and China blocked a resolution to deal with the escalating violence in Syria.
Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics
3 Feb 2012 at 3:07pm
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada will set up a new environmental monitoring system for the northern Alberta oil sands as it seeks to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight of the huge petroleum development has been insufficient. The federal and the Alberta provincial governments said on Friday the new plan that will boost water sampling and increase ...
Habitat for Humanity Canada partners with ARXX
3 Feb 2012 at 11:57am
COBOURG, ON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - More families across Canada will have the opportunity to live in safe, energy efficient and affordable homes thanks to ARXX Building Products and Habitat for Humanity ...
Mulcair Endorsed by Canada's Largest Private-Sector Union
3 Feb 2012 at 10:48am
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Canada's largest private-sector union, the United Food and Commercial Workers , announced today that the UFCW Canada National Council has voted to endorse Thomas Mulcair for the leadership ...
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