WestJetters vote 91 per cent in favour of regional airline
By News on the Net Wednesday, February 8, 2012
CALGARY, - WestJet today announced its employees have voted overwhelmingly - 91 per cent - in favour of the launch of a regional airline as a wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet.
Bizscribes - Your One Stop Shop for Transcription ServicesBy Online Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Transcription may have started small but with the exponential growth of the industries, the transcription services also started expanding and growing. The arena of transcription services has undergone drastic changes and at the current time, there is a huge demand of good Business Transcription Services. Every industry is thriving on information and therefore the need for good transcription services has increased like never before. Bizscribes understand the importance information for its customers and therefore it has taken up the task of information feeding. It excels in providing the clients with different transcription services and thus renders valuable information to them.
Retirees’ Money Mistakes: 6 Perennial PitfallsBy Online Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Please consider these 6 mistakes retirees commonly make with their finances, offered by retirement lifestyle expert Julia Valentine, author of “Joy Compass: How to Make Your Retirement the Treasure of Your Life”:
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Every election cycle, in every campaign from school board to prime minister, two sets of vows are made: incumbent politicians promise to continue listening to the public, while their opponents promise to change government by throwing open its doors.
Employee Mobility - Canadians are on the Move: Q4 Labour Mobility Ranks High
By News on the Net Tuesday, January 24, 2012
TORONTO, - The results of Randstad’s latest labour mobility index indicate the amount of Canadian workers actively looking for a new job has increased over the last quarter. Randstad’s employee mobility index tracks changes in the expectation of workers to be employed elsewhere over the next six months. It is measured every quarter as part of Randstad’s Workmonitor, which provides a comprehensive understanding of job market sentiments.
Send In Your Budget WishesBy Canadian Taxpayers Federation Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Almost every day, special interest groups meet with provincial politicians and put in requests to receive your hard earned tax dollars.
Route1 Paid US $4million by QwestBy Online Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Toronto, Canada – Route1 Inc. (TSXV: ROI) (“Route1”) a security and identity management company, today announced that it has received full and final payment of its December 23, 2011, announced arbitration award under the Federal Reseller Agreement between Route1 and Qwest Government Services (“Qwest”). The award payment received by Route1 from Qwest was for approximately US $4 million. After payment of associated professional fees and disbursements for the arbitration, Route1 will receive a net amount of approximately US $2.5 million.
Hudson’s Bay Company Acquires Lord & TaylorBy Online Monday, January 23, 2012
NEW YORK, - Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian retail conglomerate, completed its acquisition of its affiliate, Lord & Taylor Holdings, LLC, the U.S. department store company.
Reverse, Tax and Fix MLA Pay
By Online Monday, January 23, 2012
EDMONTON, AB: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) made 12 recommendations on how to fix and make transparent MLA pay today during its presentation to Justice Major and his Alberta MLA Compensation Review committee.
Majority of Canadians feel financially unprepared for retirementBy Online Monday, January 23, 2012
TORONTO, - A new survey from ING DIRECT reveals many Canadians are not taking the necessary steps to achieve financial peace of mind in retirement. According to the Angus Reid study commissioned by the bank, more than half of Canadians (58 per cent) don’t feel financially prepared for retirement and only a third (33 per cent) actually have a plan in place to meet their retirement goals.
Canadian Beef and Veal Industry Embraces Opportunity to Renew Trade Relations with South KoreaBy Online Friday, January 20, 2012
CALGARY, - “The entire beef and veal industry is relieved and energized over the Canadian Government’s recent announcement confirming the re-opening of beef and veal trade with South Korea,” says Brad Wildeman, Chair of Canada Beef Inc. and a feedlot operator from Lanigan, Saskatchewan.
B.C. Government Wastes $125,000 Trying To Keep IBM Contract SecretBy Canadian Taxpayers Federation Thursday, January 19, 2012
- Province going back to court in March to keep contract under wraps
VANCOUVER, B.C.—The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today revealed that the provincial government has spent $124,522.48 so far in its eight-year-long fight against releasing the IBM workplace service contract to the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA).
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