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- Volunteer honoured for helping to safely reintegrate offenders into B.C. communities: Mr. Robert Marshall presented with the 2017 James A. Murphy CAC Award of Excellence
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Marshall of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is this year’s winner of the James A. Murphy Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) Award of Excellence. - Government of Canada releases further details on federal carbon-pollution pricing system
Canadians know that pollution isn’t free. They see the costs in droughts, floods, extreme weather events, and the impacts to their health. A price on carbon pollution is one of the most efficient tools we have to fight climate change and drive clean innovation. - Government of Canada Recognizes the National Historic Importance of the Metropolitan Theatre
- Investments in continued twinning of Highway 101 increase safety and efficiency
- Experiencing the post-holiday weight blues? Be careful! Many diets or fat-burning products may only lighten your wallet
- Program for 40th Winterlude 2018 Unveiled
- Helping Indigenous people in northwestern Ontario get skills training and work experience
- Government of Canada Funds Smart Grid Expansion to Fight Climate Change, Create Clean Jobs and Ensure Safer Power Delivery for Canadians
- Health Canada releases results of voluntary efforts to reduce sodium in processed foods
- Federal government investment to create 1,500 new jobs and secure more than 8,000 others in Guelph
- Government of Canada announces the appointment of a new Chair of the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Pedersen as Chair of the Board o... - Supporting Programming for Entrepreneurs in South West Nova Scotia
Funds enable the Acadia Entrepreneurship Centre to solidify continued business development services - Governments focus on shared agricultural priorities, sign five-year multilateral agreement
- Canada welcomes report from auto advisor Ray Tanguay
- New federal funding of over $715,000 will help reduce violence against Indigenous women in British Columbia
- Transport Canada issues another fine for non-respect of the speed restriction in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Parliamentary Secretary Fillmore hosts first stakeholder roundtable on political party leaders’ debates in Halifax
- Foxtrot Rare Earth Element Mine Project — Public Comments Invited
- Government of Canada partners with Iqaluit and Quilliq Energy Corporation to support heating project for Iqaluit Aquatic Centre
- Governments of Canada and Alberta take action to improve Albertans’ quality of life, create jobs by investing in water and wastewater infrastructure projects
- Helping Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories gain vital job skills and experience
A strong economy depends on a strong middle class where everybody has a real and fair chance to succeed. Despite being the fastest-growing segment of the country’s population, Indigenous people continue to be under represented in Canada’s workforce. - More than $7M to connect 2,430 homes in Montérégie to broadband Internet
December 11, 2017 – Saint-Télesphore, Quebec The Government of Quebec, under the Québec branché program, and the Government of Canada, under the Connect to Innovate program, is each contributing $2,584,361 to three projects in the Montérégie region (table of selected projects). - Government of Canada funding of $282,000 will increase women’s participation in politics and public life
- Governments announce improvements to AgriInsurance for 2018 growing season
- TELUS Communications installing backbone network to bring service to 23 communities in Chaudière-Appalaches
- TELUS Communications installing backbone network to bring service to 38 communities in Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre Receives Funding for Specialized Equipment
- The governments of Canada and Quebec support project to improve water-related infrastructure in Montreal West
- Broadband Internet availability confirmed in 21 communities in Montérégie
- Expanding Employment Opportunities for Young Canadians in Agriculture
- NEB Hearing for Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project
The National Energy Board (NEB) will conduct a public hearing for Manitoba Hydro's Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project. Indigenous peoples, members of the public and other stakeholders who may be impacted by the project must apply to participate by 7 February 2018. - Belt‑Tech Products is modernizing its facilities to capture new markets
The Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada have granted $1,787,500 in financial assistance to Belt Tech Products to support a modernization project evaluated at $6.6 million, which will create around 30 jobs in the Montérégie region. - Federal government stimulating economic growth and supporting more than 2,600 middle-class jobs in Canada’s automotive sector
- Minister Joly concludes successful two-day working trip to Boston and Manchester
- Minister Sajjan welcomes new appointments to the Military Grievances External Review Committee
- Minister Monsef announces funding reform and $20 million to prevent and address gender-based violence
- The Canadian Coast Guard seeks proposals for bulk oil removal from Manolis L
- Minister Gould hears from stakeholders on political party leaders’ debates in Toronto
- Halifax’s Neptune Theatre Benefits from Federal Support
- Canada and United States conclude Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula
- End of lockdown and search at Mission – Medium security unit
The lockdown put in place at the medium security unit at Mission Institution on January 10, 2018 has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations. - Minister Joly Meets with Cultural Sector in Toronto to Better Support the Fight Against Sexual Harassment
The Government of Canada joins efforts to ensure respect for human dignity - Competition Bureau and Consumer Protection BC join forces to protect consumers
- Government of Canada Takes Action to Support Innovation in British Columbia’s Forest Sector, Sustain Middle-class Jobs for Canadians
- Wapusk National Park Management Plan Tabled in Parliament
- Rural and remote communities in coastal British Columbia will benefit from faster Internet
- Competition Bureau takes action to strengthen competition and innovation in the travel industry
- Helping Ironworks Distillery Expand and Modernize Production
- The Government of Canada brings leadership to responsible business conduct abroad
- Parks Canada Camping Reservations Open for Terra Nova National Park on January 23
Globe and Mail ( Toronto )
- Ottawa’s unlikely to halt China’s deal for Aecon – but Canada’s construction giants can
If Canada’s largest construction firms are really worried about a massive, state-controlled Chinese company elbowing its way into their sandbox and grabbing all the best toys, here is a simple solution: Step up and buy Aecon - Bylaw limits new sex-related businesses to one industrial zone in Laval, Que.
The Quebec city adopted the bylaw in an effort to tackle sexual exploitation - Banks to raise prime rate to 3.45 per cent in wake of BoC decision
- Unifor splits with Canadian Labour Congress over workers’ right to choose union
- Globe editorial: A famous Cree leader has his name restored, at last
- Lawyers for accused New York truck attack suspect propose plea deal to avoid death penalty
- Globe editorial: When it comes to legal pot, will renters be equal under the law?
- Husky offshore oil vessel SeaRose suspended after iceberg close call
- Canadian oil assets put on the block even as crude tops $60
- Jurors in Lac-Mégantic trial to deliberate for eighth day
- Ottawa professor freed from France compares detention to torture
An Ottawa professor extradited to France in 2012 on suspicion of murder is comparing his ordeal to torture. Hassan Diab, who is back in Canada after his release, says he’s “beyond thrilled” to be able to hug his wife and children. - Trudeau says he discussed Trump with John Kerry on Aga Khan trip
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he talked about the incoming Trump administration and other topics with then U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on a visit to the Aga Khan’s private island in late 2016. - Saskatchewan First Nation lawsuit seeks control over land affected by farming
- Wynne says Ontario may help more publicly-funded businesses with minimum wage hike
- Quebec raising minimum wage to $12 an hour as of May 1
- Predator compensation program for ranchers supports conservation efforts: study
- Goldman Sachs’s bright spots keep $5-billion goal within reach
- Uber Canada's GM on company's plan to win back trust of drivers, riders and investors
- Liberals try to relieve fears of faith-based groups over summer jobs program
- Bitcoin’s fantasy meets reality with volatile week
- Toronto proposes 10 per cent cap on business-tax hikes
The move is aimed at helping small businesses survive in neighbourhoods where property values shot up after condominiums went in - Ottawa creates conduct watchdog for Canadian companies abroad
The International Trade Minister says a new watchdog created to enforce responsible behaviour by Canadian firms abroad will be the first of its kind in the world. Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement in Ottawa on Wednesday. - Indefinite solitary confinement unconstitutional: B.C. judge
- BMO first major bank to lead marijuana equity financing
- Republicans scramble for votes in Congress to avoid U.S. government shutdown
- Toronto has no good reason to delay police reforms
- North and South Korea will join hands at 2018 Olympics, but Kim Jong-un will keep his iron grip
- Asian stocks reach record highs after Wall Street surge, dollar edges back
- Melanie Joly discusses harassment with entertainment groups
- Melanie Joly discusses harassment, workplace safety with entertainment groups
- BC NDP rejects recommendation to lower auto-insurance rates
Attorney-General David Eby says a report detailing a way to reduce premiums by more than 13 per cent is ‘off the table’ as the province looks to bring ICBC back to financial sustainability - Two pieces of North Korean theatre, worlds apart, staged for Donald Trump
In Vancouver, 20 countries helplessly demand the North’s denuclearization. Across the Pacific, Pyongyang finds the most unlikely of allies - Vancouver’s Chinatown BBQ captures historic neighbourhood spirit
- Federal government eyeing post-2022 carbon-price hikes
- Questions raised over who should handle missile alerts after error in Hawaii
- Canadian Justin Morneau announces retirement after 14-year MLB career
- IOC weighing reforms to attract Olympic hosts, executive director says
- Trade Minister plans to confront CEOs over human-rights rules
- Streetwise newsletter: Aecon opposition continues; BMO’s pot deal
- TDSB mulls allowing some school trips to U.S.
- Student has died at University of Ottawa residence, school president says
President Jacques Fremont offered his condolences on behalf of the school and asked that the family’s privacy be respected - Jan. 18: Your daily horoscope
Your daily horoscope - Power Corp.’s Sagard Holdings launches private-debt fund
- Bruins beat Canadiens 4-1 in Claude Julien’s return to Boston
- Drake announces expanded Toronto Raptors partnership
- C.J. Miles leads the way as Raptors get much needed win over Pistons
- Professor calls on UBC to disclose any disciplinary action against Stephen Porter
- Toronto girl's family 'deeply sorry' for untrue hijab-cutting story
- China’s state-owned Aecon buyer to install Communist Party unit
- Vancouver tenants hang in the balance as Sahota family properties face foreclosure
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