The TCT will connect sports fans to venues for the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games
Hurdlers pushing the limits of human capability, sprint canoeists paddling for gold as if their lives depended on it, and the best soccer teams in North, South and Central America leaving it all on the field. All this excitement and much more is coming to Ontario this summer.
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Our Canadian journey is well under way. With two years left before Canada’s 150th birthday, the Trans Canada Trail is now 80 per cent connected from coast to coast to coast and will very soon link nearly 1,000 municipalities.
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Your day starts with a sleepy 15-minute golf cart ride to the outdoor yoga platform. A city driver could probably do it in 10, but everyone here is small-town friendly, so your driver may stop a few times to wait for a golfer to tee off or to share a weather report. (“Another beautiful day!” “Sure is!”)
Read MoreFor some, the shell of a shrimp is waste. For Robin Rogers, it’s an opportunity in the form of a natural polymer that can be used to create the type of material that is currently made from oil or petroleum-based chemicals. And exploring the application of shrimp shells and other bio-renewables is his objective as Canada Excellence Research Chair in Green Chemistry and Green Chemicals at McGill University: to design and implement processes and products that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.
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Read MoreThe stakes appear high in today’s economy for both universities and the students who attend them. Answering the question “Will my degree lead to career success?” is more complicated than ever – with a rapidly changing job market and the growing demand for new and advanced skills.
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Canadians are cautiously optimistic about the benefits of direct foreign investment from Asia, according to a national poll conducted on behalf of the Asia Pacific Foundation (APF) Canada.
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Doing business in China has always been an exercise in multiple currency conversions. To buy and sell from the Chinese, companies have historically had to convert money between U.S. dollars, China’s currency – called the renmimbi – and their own country’s currency.
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As the world’s population is approaching nine billion people, with more than half living in cities, measures for increasing environmental sustainability gain critical importance for our quality of life, says Toby A. A. Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights. And green buildings are part of the solution
Read MoreToday’s travellers are finding more and more opportunities to buy things through airlines, from paying for onboard meals, premium entertainment and wifi to pre-booking hotels, rental cars and excursions at their destination.
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After a long Canadian winter, most of us look forward to summer and spending more time outdoors. Naturally, this means more exposure to the sun’s rays and their potentially harmful effects. A few proven methods of sun protection can help alleviate our well-founded concerns about UV exposure. And while it is recommended that sunscreen should be worn year-round, summer is a great time to get into the habit of making sunscreen part of your daily routine.
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Across the country, more than 11,000 Canadians will come together between May and September this year to participate in Walk Now, the single most important annual fundraising initiative for Autism Speaks Canada (ASC). Since 2007, Walk Now participants have raised more than $9.8-million for research, advocacy and support services for individuals with autism and their families.
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The understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is coming into the light. The science is advancing and with increased understanding, there is hope that earlier identification, intervention and evidence-based services will follow. View full report online at globeandmail.com.
Read MoreFor many, a visit to the movie theatre is a treat they take for granted but for individuals impacted by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families, this kind of outing can present a unique set of challenges. A new program entitled Sensory Friendly Screenings, developed by Cineplex Entertainment in partnership with Autism Speaks Canada, removes barriers that can prevent the ASD community from enjoying the movie theatre experience.
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Managing type 1 diabetes is not easy, especially during pregnancy, and improved glycemic control – keeping blood glucose levels within a tight range – has been linked to better pregnancy outcomes for both mothers and babies. “Hats off to the women – they work incredibly hard to have healthy babies,” says Lois Donovan, medical director of diabetes in pregnancy in the Calgary zone of Alberta Health Services.
Read MoreWhen Erin Johnstone heard about a study testing the benefits of continuous glucose monitoring technology in pregnancy, she eagerly signed up. The 29-year-old Calgary mother with type 1 diabetes said she had two reasons for wanting to participate – to advance diabetes research and to carefully monitor her blood sugar levels during her third pregnancy.
Read MoreThe modern concept of supply chain management resulted from the recognition that supply chains are most effective when supply chain processes are not only managed together within a company, but managed across firms externally, says Garland Chow, director of the Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security and an associate professor of operations and logistics at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.
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Two decades after e-commerce transformed the way people buy products and services, technology and evolving customer behaviour are once again driving change with omni-channel retailing that seeks to engage consumers at every possible touch point and give them the flexibility to shop and claim their purchases when and where they please.
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Today’s supply chain teams are increasingly being challenged to demonstrate how they provide a sustainable competitive advantage and move beyond the traditional boundaries of supply chain functions.
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Health-care fraud continues to be a problem throughout Canada, says Joel Alleyne, executive director of the Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association (CHCAA).
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Fighting fraud is a never-ending battle, and the public needs to play a big role in helping combat it, says John Pecman, Canada’s Commissioner of Competition.
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