AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Ottawa is planning to put in place massive spending cuts in a bid to give Canada’s economic recover a big push. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was scheduled to outline the new economic policies in a speech Monday in Oakville, Ontario. Ahead of his speech, Flaherty hinted [...]
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Ottawa Plans Spending Cuts To Give Economic Recovery A Big Push
November 22nd, 2010 
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November 19th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (AHN) – Manitoba Education Minister Nancy Allan announced Thursday the province will push for a new law that would increase the truancy age to 18. That means young residents would be required to acquire an education or training until they reach 18. Allan said the change was necessary because [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: age, AHN, Alberta, Allan, Canada, education, Greg Selinger, high school diploma, high school graduation, Hike, Manitoba, manitoba education, Minister Nancy Allan, New, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Plans, post secondary education, School, Truancy, Winnipeg, winnipeg manitoba canada Comments OffLabor Arbiter Orders Pay Raises For 17,000 Ontario Nurses
November 10th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Ontario Labor Arbiter Kevin Burkett ordered Tuesday the province to hike the salaries of nurses and other staff by four percent over two years. The decision would favor about 17,000 unionized nurses and other medical staff in over 60 Ontario hospitals. Burkett issued the favorable ruling to [...]
Posted in Car Licensing Tags: 17000, AHN, Arbiter, Canada, Hike, Kevin Burkett, Labor, labor arbitrator, Martin Teplitsky, Nurses, Ontario, ontario hospital association, orders, Percent, Premier Dalton McGuinty, Raises, salary hike, staff, Tom Closson, Toronto, toronto ontario canada, wage Comments OffUAE Landing Rights Issue Divides Canadians
October 22nd, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canadian Transport Minister Chuck Strahl cited the divided opinion among Canadians Thursday as the reason behind Ottawa’s refusal to grant the United Arab Emirates more landing rights. Strahl said even Canadian premiers do not agree on the issue. However, Strahl did not name a specific poll or [...]
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October 5th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The federal government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada have entered into a tentative agreement that would cover about 95,000 public employees. Treasury Board President Stockwell Day announced the deal Monday with Canada’s largest federal union. The pact provides for a 5.3 percent salary [...]
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September 29th, 2010 davidguide Jeehan Fernandez – AHN News Writer Marshall, MI, United States (AHN) – Two months after a pipe leaked and spilled oil, Enbridge Energy Partners confirmed Tuesday the “safe restart” of Line 6B service in Marshall, Michigan. The pipeline is a 30-inch, 283,000 barrels per day line transporting light synthetics, heavy and medium crude oil from [...]
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September 21st, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The Assembly of First Nations is asking the federal government of Canada to increase funding for education for aboriginal youth by $2 billion. The extra money seeks to bridge the gap between funding for regular Canadian schools and those for natives. Shawn Atleo, national chief of the [...]
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September 10th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The Ontario Superior Court upheld Thursday a policy of Canadian Blood Services to ban gay men from donating blood. Justice Catherine Aitken dismissed the constitutional challenge raised by gay groups because the CBS is not a government body, so it was not in violation of the country’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: AHN, Blood, Canada, canadian aids society, canadian blood services, CBS, Court, Donating, Freeman, From, Gay, Justice Catherine Aitken, kyle freeman, North America, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa ontario canada, Services, thornhill ontario Comments OffOttawa Faces Tough Decision On Employment Insurance Rate Hike
September 10th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Ottawa will have to make a tough decision on a proposed large increase in employment insurance premiums by Jan. 1. On one hand, workers, employers and the political opposition are moving against the planned premium hike. They have sent Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finance Minister James [...]
Posted in Car Licensing Tags: AHN, Canada, canadian prime minister, canadian prime minister stephen harper, decision, Employment, employment insurance premiums, Faces, Hike, increase, insurance, Minister James Flaherty, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa ontario canada, panel, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Rate, Tough Comments OffStudy: Mental Health Absences Cost Canada $51 Billion
September 9th, 2010 davidguide AHN News Staff Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – About 20 of 145 days of short-term leaves taken yearly by every 1,000 Canadian employees are related to mental health problems, according to a study released Wednesday by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. On a yearly basis, the cost to the Canadian economy of the [...]
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