Canada has increased security operations as leaders of rich and developing nations will attend the G8 and G20 summits that will take place between 24-27 June. Leaders from Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, United States, Russia and Canada will meet at Deerhurst Resort, 133 miles from Toronto. The security operations include closing the resort to [...]
The People’s Bank of China – the central financial institution of the People’s Republic of China – has announced in a statement on Saturday that it will allow gradual appreciation of the Chinese currency, the yuan (sign: ¥; code: CNY), or, as it is called by the Chinese, the renmimbi (the people’s currency). The Chinese [...]
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Government of Canada is investing up to $2 million to prevent and contain animal diseases. The funding for the Canadian Animal Health Coalition for the West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative will help to monitor the movement of animals and agricultural products between eastern and western Canada. The West [...]
Apple announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple‘s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers [...]
A statement by meteorological authorities in Canada says that winds are blowing volcanic ash form the eruption in Iceland towards Newfoundland. Also, the UK Met office says that the ash from the volcanic eruption may spread towards Canada today. Numerous flights from St. John’s International Airport have been cancelled because of this, according to the [...]
First of eleven live webcasts – Adapting to New Policies – is scheduled for July 28 at 10:00 AM ET Hart Energy Publishing (Hart) announces the launch of The Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy-makers in understanding the impact of carbon-related issues on their businesses and constituents. Leading [...]
While the Fourth of July barbecue is as uniquely American as baseball and apple pie, the first International Weber GrillWatch Survey(TM) shows that outdoor cooks around the globe celebrate their own national holidays in much the same way. Independence Day is the number one grilling holiday in the United States, according to the Survey, with [...]
USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, in her keynote address at the Organic Trade Association (OTA)’s All Things Organic(TM) Conference and Trade Show, announced that an equivalency agreement has been reached between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This historic equivalency agreement will allow the continued smooth flow of [...]
From today, customers at a Shell service station will become the first in the world to fill their tanks with gasoline containing advanced biofuel made from wheat straw. For one month starting June 10, the regular gasoline purchased at a Shell service station in Ottawa, Canada will contain 10% cellulosic ethanol. The biofuel is produced [...]
With the Alberta Government’s May 20th announcement of its contribution towards 2 new genomics projects, Genome Alberta has completed the funding puzzle and is pleased to announce these new and very special projects that will play a leading role in genomic research. Helping Energy Extraction Become a Little Bit Greener: Deep inside the world’s hydrocarbon [...]