Staying competitive in a challenging global market has been a key focus for the Canadian aerospace industry.
Jim Quick, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), says the sector remains strong and is well positioned to continue competing internationally thanks to the momentum generated by industry and government initiatives over the past five years.
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Read MoreWhen Daniel Stanton was six years old, he received a stem cell transplant that saved his life. Today, more than 10 years later, the Ottawa teenager’s struggle with leukemia is a painful memory with a happy ending. But for his mother, Liset Stanton, it was a call to action.
It’s why Ms. Stanton volunteered to be the Ottawa co-chair of Canadian Blood Services’
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Read MoreNovember 15 – National Philanthropy Day (NPD) – is the day for celebrating the positive impact of philanthropy all across the globe. For Canadians, the date holds a special significance.
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Read MoreAfter years of sending children with operable brain tumours more than 700 away to the capital city of Kiev, the Lviv City Children’s Clinical Hospital in western Ukraine is ready to start performing life-saving pediatric neurosurgery in its own operating rooms.
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Read MoreImagine receiving a diagnosis that could put an end to the dream you’ve had since childhood. Imagine finding out that you have a disease that would – for the rest of your life – limit your chance of succeeding in the field you’ve made a name for yourself. That’s what being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) felt like for Barbara Jardin, a competitive swimmer who narrowly missed a spot on the podium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (she finished 10th in the 200-metre individual freestyle and fourth as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay).
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Read MoreIf the employees at L’Oréal Canada seem a little more intense than usual in recent weeks, blame it on the Beauty Shaker Awards.
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Read MoreBeauty giant shines on employee mentorship and wellness, sustainability and community giving efforts
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On a global scale, the appetite for meat and dairy products is increasing and, at the same time, many consumers are paying more attention to how their food is produced. These two trends fuel a rising demand for providing livestock around the world with healthy, high-quality forage – they also create a solid platform for exports from Green Prairie International (GPI), a company that combines southern Alberta’s optimal growing conditions with innovative means of harvesting, baling and processing hay.
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Read MoreChina’s economic growth rate may have slipped below 7 per cent in the third quarter, sending ripples of concern across the globe, but the outlook for Canadian firms doing business in the country remains firmly positive, says HSBC Canada executive vice president and country head of commercial banking Linda Seymour.
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Read MoreBy 2050, Ontario aims to reduce carbon emissions by 80% below 1990 levels.
It’s an ambitious target that will require radical technological change.
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Read MoreIf you know, you have the power to change your future
Kimberley Rickard was tired, all the time. It was hard just to walk across the parking lot to her office in Fredericton, New Brunswick. “I was doing less and less, and I didn’t realize how much the extra weight was slowing me down.”
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Read MoreWhen the gates drop, four racers start speeding down the slope on a track that is full of “big rollers and jumps.” Not only do they need to be able to react to what’s in front of them, they also need to be super fast because only the first two to cross the finish line will advance to the next round. That’s how Kelsey Serwa describes ski cross, the sport in which she’s made a big name for herself.
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Read MoreThe Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) is Canada’s mortgage broker channel association and the leading provider of value, service, education and advocacy for mortgage professionals.
Below and throughout this special feature, CAAMP members share their best advice on
buying a home, getting the right mortgage for you, and paying your mortgage off faster.
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Read MoreWhen Vancouver artist and precision welder Mark Henderson and partner Meredith Nicole decided it was time to move in together, it was clear that his 1,000-square-foot live-work studio would have to evolve.
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Read MoreWhen it comes to buying a home, Canada is a vast landscape with markets that can vary dramatically from region to region. But one thing is true right across the country: through a confluence of low interest rates, mortgage insurance solutions and easy access to expert advice, first-time homebuyers are well positioned to realize their goals.
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Read MoreAcross the United States and Canada, and in parts of Europe and Japan, stand more than 1,400 log buildings that were hewn and handcrafted in a British Columbia construction yard before being packaged and shipped out as building kits.
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Read MoreMark Abma, on a slope, is pure magic. Whether you’re watching footage of his progress down a snowy precipice, over rocky terrain or through a forested gully, you’re bound to hold your breath until he’s safely at the bottom.
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Read MoreAs the largest land conservation organization in Canada, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) relies on a vast amount of data in its work to protect some of the country’s most important natural areas. From hand-held GPS devices to camera-equipped drones, NCC staff use a range of technologies to identify natural areas in need of protection, and to monitor properties that NCC manages or owns.
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But he also knows the challenges and was reminded of some once again in the most recent Fraser Institute report on LNG in B.C. The report acknowledged that strong environmental and other protections are necessary before LNG projects can proceed, but warned that regulatory and other delays are hindering the ability of B.C. to compete for potentially lucrative LNG sales in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Read MoreIt was no surprize to the leaders of Canada’s oil and gas industry when Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, told a news conference at the G20 energy ministers’ summit in Istanbul, Turkey, earlier this month that global investment in oil and gas is expected to be 20 per cent lower in 2015 compared to last year – the biggest year-on-year decline in the industry’s history.
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