Rookie MPs get a helping hand as they learn the ropes
For the more than 200 wide-eyed new members of Parliament who arrived in Ottawa last week, the transition to life as an elected federal politician will be an exciting period. But it could also be...
View ArticleSeventeen with connections to York U are elected to the Parliament of Canada...
(Source: York University) There will be a strong York presence in the House of Commons when the 42nd Parliament of Canada is called into session on Dec. 3. Seventeen individuals with connections to...
View ArticleCanada Day party to move off Parliament Hill by 2018
Federal officials are on the hunt for a new location for the country's marquee party for Canada Day celebrations, beginning in 2018. ......
View ArticleHunt on for new site away from Parliament Hill to host marquee Canada Day party
Federal officials are on the hunt for a new location for the country's marquee party for Canada Day celebrations. A select group of companies were invited to bid on the project to find a new location...
View ArticleAnnual Free Fishing Day in New York State Set for Veterans Day, November 11...
(Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) Skip to main navigation For Release: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today...
View ArticleAnalysis: US-Canada relations likely to improve
TORONTO (AP) U.S.-Canadian relations appeared to get off to a rocky start as soon as Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister last month. Almost immediately, he said he would pull Canada's six...
View ArticleVolleyball Canada Announces Beach Nationals Sites for 2016 (Volleyball Canada)
(Source: Volleyball Canada) Ottawa, ON (Nov. 10, 2015) - Volleyball Canada is pleased to announce that Toronto and North Bay, Ontario, will be 2016 Beach National Championship host locations. 'We are...
View ArticleDiscover Budapest, ALDE Congress' host city (ELDR - European Liberal,...
(Source: ELDR - European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party) Budapest, also known as The Pearl of the Danube, Capital of Spas and Paris of the East is one of the most beautiful and vibrant capitals...
View ArticleLetters Bear hunt should not have been a political hot potato
Bear hunt not a political hot potato Florida’s first bear hunt in many years is over. Like most other states with a black bear population, controlled hunting is the most effective way to keep the...
View ArticleBMX club scours city for new site
The Dunedin BMX Club is searching the city for sites to develop a new track after some Fairfield residents rejected its first proposal. The club had proposed to develop a 350m track at Walton Park,...
View ArticleGovernment to pick single site to store Australia’s nuclear waste within a year
Shortlist includes three sites in South Australia and one each in Queensland, NSW and Northern Territory, but plan will only proceed with public support...
View ArticleParliament Hill's Centre Block stands as a memorial to fallen soldiers
The Great Fire of 1916, in the midst of the Great War, destroyed the Centre Block on Parliament Hill. It was rebuilt as a memorial to Canada's fallen soldiers from that conflict and all subsequent...
View ArticleCanada pageant finalist says China delaying her entry over rights comments
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's China-born Miss World contestant said on Tuesday her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed and her father has been...
View ArticleAnastasia Lin, Canada's Miss World, Says She's Being Targeted By China
Canada's China-born Miss World contestant said on Tuesday her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed and her father has been harassed by Chinese officials because she...
View ArticleCanada's Miss World entry claims China is trying to block her from final
Anastasia Lin, who was born in China, says she has not received invitation to ceremony next month after she spoke out about human rights...
View ArticleChina may stop Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin from competing in final
TORONTO - Canada's China-born Miss World contestant said on Tuesday her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed and her father has been harassed by Chinese officials...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi's party wins a historic majority in Myanmar parliament
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won enough seats to hold an absolute majority in parliament, a major milestone in the country’s transition from more than five decades of military...
View ArticleSuu Kyi's party wins an absolute majority in Myanmar parliament
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won enough seats to hold an absolute majority in parliament, a major milestone in the country’s transition from more than five decades of military...
View ArticleExperimental Farm advocates hope Liberals reverse plan to give land to new...
A year ago, a plan brokered behind closed doors for 60 acres of prime scientific research land to be given to The Ottawa Hospital to rebuild its Civic campus came as a shock even to those who work on...
View ArticleMyanmar election victory: Aung San Suu Kyi mobbed on parliament visit
Leader of the winning National League for Democracy is given flowers as she arrives alongside ruling party figures for final parliamentary session...
View ArticleSuu Kyi mobbed on return to Myanmar parliament
Aung San Suu Kyi has returned to Myanmar’s parliament along with dozens of rivals freshly hammered by her pro-democracy party’s landslide election victory as the legislature begins overseeing the...
View ArticleMinisters Philpott and McCallum available to media (Government of Canada)
(Source: Government of Canada) Ottawa, November 20, 2015 -- The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health and the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration,...
View ArticleJefferson Hills residents concerned about plans for fracking site
Residents of a neighborhood in Jefferson Hills are upset after learning that a nearby property could be used to build gas wells. The Bickerton Well Site property, owned by EQT, is about a half...
View ArticleMan carrying concealed knife arrested in Canada's capital
TORONTO (AP) Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested a man carrying a concealed knife on Canada's Parliament Hill. Media...
View ArticleGovernment needs to act swiftly on poverty (NDP - New Democratic Party of...
(Source: NDP - New Democratic Party of Canada) As the number of Canadians forced to turn to food banks is climbing, the Liberals need to move quickly to adopt a robust poverty reduction strategy, the...
View ArticleMan carrying concealed knife arrested on Canada's Parliament Hill
Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested a man carrying a concealed knife on Canada's Parliament Hill. ......
View ArticleRCMP apprehend man with knife on Parliament Hill
A man with a "concealed knife" was arrested by RCMP on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. It's not immediately known what time the incident took place near Centre Block. The man was taken in custody and...
View ArticleMore Lights, More Fun, More Ways to Celebrate the Season! (Embassy of Canada...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) November 19, 2015 - Ottawa - Department of Canadian Heritage Bundle up, grab your family and friends, and prepare to be dazzled by the 31st edition of Christmas...
View ArticleMore Lights, More Fun, More Ways to Celebrate the Season! (Government of Canada)
(Source: Government of Canada) November 19, 2015 - Ottawa - Department of Canadian Heritage Bundle up, grab your family and friends, and prepare to be dazzled by the 31st edition of Christmas Lights...
View ArticleToronto man nabbed with meat cleaver on Parliament Hill
A man arrested Tuesday with a meat cleaver on Parliament Hill has been detained and will be assessed by a doctor before returning...
View ArticleReport: Unchecked Energy Development Threatens Wildlife, Hunting, and Tourism...
(Source: National Wildlife Federation) Groups call for greater wildlife protections in the heavily industrialized Powder River Basin 11-17-2015 // Judith Kohler Hundreds of coal mining and oil and...
View ArticleMyanmar activist Suu Kyi's party wins a historic majority in parliament
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won an absolute majority in the parliament, according to election results released Friday, a remarkable landslide that in effect ends five decades...
View ArticleTapatio Springs Hill Country Resort and Sap has a new look
Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort and Spa near Boerne, Texas recently completed a series of multi-million dollar improvements and enhancements. The resort’s primary amenity, its 18-hole golf course,...
View ArticleIntolerance, communal harmony to top Trinamool's Parliament agenda
KOLKATA: Issues of intolerance, communal harmony and strengthening of federal structure top the Trinamool Congress' agenda in the upcoming winter session of Parliament, the party leadership said on...
View ArticleIntolerance, communal harmony top TMC's Parliament agenda
Kolkata: Issues of intolerance, communal harmony and strengthening of federal structure top the Trinamool Congress' agenda in the upcoming winter session of Parliament, the party leadership said on...
View ArticleAfter Samajwadi Party's Patna snub, Lalu to stay away from MSY's b'day bash?
SAIFAI (ETAWAH): A day after the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav decided to skip the swearing in ceremony of Nitish Kumar in Patna, political circles in...
View ArticleNLD Wins Absolute Majority in Myanmar Parliament
Steve Herman BANGKOK— Myanmar’s opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) has captured an absolute majority of the parliamentary seats, giving it a landslide victory over the government and...
View Article'It was a day from hell'; Officer wounded in Parliament Hill shooting tells...
OTTAWA -- A House of Commons security officer who was shot in the leg when a gunman stormed Parliament Hill says he thought he would die that day. Const. Samearn Son was one of 20 parliamentary...
View ArticleChristmas Lights Across Canada 2016 (Embassy of Canada in France)
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) The Christmas Lights Across Canada program, launched in 1985, was created to highlight landmarks and sites along Confederation Boulevard, including Parliament...
View ArticleMarineMax Dallas to Host Endless Summer Bash to Benefit Toys For Tots...
(Source: Marinemax Inc) DALLAS, Texas (November 19, 2015) - MarineMax Dallas announced today that they will be holding an Endless Summer Bash to benefit Toys for Tots from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. on December...
View ArticleMan carrying knife on Parliament Hill arrested
A man carrying a concealed knife outside of Parliament Hill's Centre Block has been arrested by the Parliamentary Protective Service, and an investigation is ongoing. ......
View ArticleWant Parliament to function, will raise intolerance issue: TMC
Ahead of the Winter Session next week, Trinamool Congress today said it does not favour disrupting of Parliament proceedings and will raise issues of intolerance, communal harmony and strengthening of...
View ArticleHow to host a holiday dinner party
The holidays is all about family time, but if you've built up a good group of friends that you're close to, you may want to celebrate the season with them as well. Plan ahead. If you want to host a...
View ArticlePlanned hunt in Blue Hills Preserve has Bostonians seeing red
Two mini deer hunts planned in Boston’s Blue Hills Forest for Nov. 30-December 1, and December 7-December 8 have caused an uproar between those who believe killing the animals is necessary to control...
View ArticleLighting the Way to the Holidays from Coast to Coast to Coast (Department of...
(Source: Department of Canadian Heritage of Canada) November 27, 2015 - Gatineau - Department of Canadian Heritage It may be getting cold outside, but the sparkle of Christmas Lights Across Canada will...
View ArticleLighting the Way to the Holidays from Coast to Coast to Coast (Embassy of...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) November 27, 2015 - Gatineau - Department of Canadian Heritage It may be getting cold outside, but the sparkle of Christmas Lights Across Canada will add cheer and...
View ArticleLighting the Way to the Holidays from Coast to Coast to Coast (Government of...
(Source: Government of Canada) November 27, 2015 - Gatineau - Department of Canadian Heritage It may be getting cold outside, but the sparkle of Christmas Lights Across Canada will add cheer and warmth...
View ArticleMany Companies Consider Africa the Most Challenging Continent for...
DANBURY, Conn. and SWINDON, England, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Consisting of more than 50 individual countries with well over 1,000 native languages, Africa demands anything but a one-size-fits-all...
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