Canadian News

NHL board of governers set to tackle realignment issue

The Predators are pushing for a more-balanced schedule, too, given the number of miles they rack up travelling to western Canada and California twice per season. Plus their fans only get to see Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins an average of every ...

Potential NDP leader will have to shine

Nice is rarely the first word that comes to mind when one thinks back to Canada’s successful prime ministers Speaking of effectiveness, all Canadians should be able to expect that those who aspire to become prime minister are competent in their official language.

Two Canadian animated short films up for an Oscar

LOS ANGELES — Two National Film Board of Canada animated shorts are moving ahead in the 2011 Oscar race. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the NFB’s Dimanche/Sunday and Wild Life are among 10 animated short films on the Oscar short list.

Weekend TV picks: Christmas travelogue and Angelina Jolie

Saturday, HBO Canada, 8 p.m. The HBO movie that made Angelina Jolie famous. Sex. Lesbian sex. Drugs. Gia isn't brilliant, but it's compellingly strange and lurid. Jolie is Gia, a working-class kid who tumbled into modeling and, with her raw sexual looks ...

From the darkness, interest in Jack Chambers reignites

CAR, now called CARFAC, fights the good fight, as ever; Chambers would be cheered to know that just this week I received a notification from them grousing about the lack of resale rights for artists whose work is sold at auction in Canada. Every artist in ...

Finance

NDP surge in polls triggered scramble to analyze platform

The NDP’s late surge in the May 2 federal election campaign triggered a last-minute scramble in the public service, as newly released government documents show Finance Canada officials were ordered to comb through a platform they had largely ignored.

The Quebec Chapter of FEI Canada Launches "The Aces of Finance" 2012

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire -11/22/11)- The Quebec Chapter of FEI Canada, an all-industry professional association of senior financial executives, is proud to announce the 2012 edition of "The Aces of Finance" - a contest open to all Quebec ...

Canada's finance minister sees less unity in G20

NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The gathering of leaders and finance ministers from 20 economically powerful countries known as the Group of 20 has lost some of the unifying spirit it had in 2008, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday ...

Flaherty Says Bill Would Give Canada Last Say on Bank Purchases

He didn’t elaborate on how the rule might be structured. Canada reviews banking regulations every five years, the finance minister said. The federal government had similar rules in place about a decade ago giving it a more extensive powers in ...

Unraveling the Secrets of Auto and Car Leasing in Canada

In car leasing Canada you can hire on contract, contract purchase, leaseback and finance lease are some of the main types of car leasing options that are easily available on the market. Contract hire is a kind of long-term rental arrangement that may be ...

Entertainment

The Go Big Project Announces Sal Masekela To Narrate "RUFFO"

Santa Cruz, CA & HOLLYWOOD, December 02 ... Continuing to emerge as action sports & entertainment's most sought after and engaging talent, Sal Masekela is the consummate voice of action sports, and as a result, the voice of Gen Y.

AMC Struggles To Sell Canadian Theaters As Backers Scramble For Cash

EXCLUSIVE: The Kansas City-based exhibition chain accounts for about 6% of Canada’s box office revenues — but I’m told that its eight theaters, with 184 screens, are a tough sell because they’re hemorrhaging cash. Cineplex Entertainment ...

Ramon Perez draws on Henson – literally

Henson began writing Tale of Sand – which launches in the U.S. this month and in Canada in January – back in 1967 ... editor-in-chief of Archaia Entertainment, a publishing company that produces a line of Henson Company comics and graphic novels.

Week in Words

Citigroup argues that Canada, Australia, Russia ... Dec. 1 Retailtainment joins entertainment blends like infotainment (soft news, especially celebrity news) and edutainment (educational materials designed to be entertaining, and vice versa).

Occupy Boston: ...and the Kitchen Sink

11:16 AM PT: For some fun entertainment follow the hashtag #OccupySink on Twitter ... which are generally the state abbreviation followed by the office. CA-01 is the first district House seat. CA-Sen covers both senate races.

Lifestyle

Snipping the bud: Prep work is a payday in the marijuana business

When authorities busted a large grow in Humboldt County in late October, the arrests included trimmers from Spain, France, Ukraine, Australia and Canada ... suspected it would spell the end to this lifestyle. "They would not pay us so good ...

Hay eyeing another junior gold medal

REGINA — On the surface, it would seem Canada needs Don Hay a lot more than Hay needs Canada ... We have a good league to coach in, good players to coach, it’s a good lifestyle. I know there’s people who are always looking to move, always looking ...

The history of 'honour killings'

The Crown alleges the four women were killed because Sahar and Zainab Shafia were thought to have dishonoured the family by having boyfriends and living a modern lifestyle ... countries like the U.S., Britain and Canada. A number of domestic cases have ...

Canada Pharmacy Online Provides Some Useful Back Pain Solutions

Heavy exercise must be avoided, especially in people who indulge in active lifestyle at a later age. For instance, it is common for people to join a fitness center only after doctors prescribe exercise to tackle obesity. They often buy Hyzaar from canada ...

Bookkeeper admits to trysts in trial of Windsor lawyer Scott Sullivan

The Law Society of Upper Canada disbarred Sullivan in May for living an “affluent lifestyle” by misappropriating more than $1 million of his clients money held in trust. The first hint there was more than a working relationship between boss ...

Sports

Beautiful vistas just the beginning of Mexican town's features

You know, the red and white ones with our flag and Canada printed on them ... Besides the usual tanning and swimming, there's sport fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, bird watching and let's not forget the 18-hole golf course at Ixtapa.

Rockford man takes curling talent to South Korea

After a car crash in 2004 landed Tim Kelly in a wheelchair, he learned a new sport, curling. He joined a curling club ... international wheelchair spiel with teams from Scotland Russia Canada and the U.S." says Tim. Tim will compete with the four other ...

Deaf community hosts annual sports day

This sports day will help us to identify the best talent from whom we can make a selection for training in preparation for the World Deaf Championships to be held in Canada in the summer of 2012," he said. Following McDonald's exhortation ...

Travel

Doc Holiday solves your travel dilemmas

These specials apply for bookings deposited with Canada & Alaska Specialist Holidays by January 31. The company, which has extensive travel experience in Canada, is also able to assist in planning of the best route between Calgary, Rapid City and return to ...

Magazine readers vote Air Canada continent's best airline

Air Canada says it has renewed its international and North American fleets and refurbished its existing fleet to offer personal entertainment systems at each seat. "We are pleased to receive this endorsement from our customers who travel most frequently ...

RIM keeps making headlines — for the wrong reasons