Three Canadian sisters from Ontario are organizing a Bare With Us campaign after being stopped while riding bicycles down a public street because they were topless. Alysha Brilla, a well known musician and a tireless advocate for women’s rights, was riding with two sisters down their peaceful residential street when the trio was stopped by…
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TransCanada, a major pipeline company, has announced layoffs that will affect 185 positions. The announcements show that 100 full time employees will be laid off, and 85 contractors face the same fate. According to Mark Cooper, the spokesman for TransCanada, “These positions were removed following a restructuring of the Major Projects department that was designed…
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A group of scientists and academics have jumped on board calls for a moratorium on new oilsands projects until carbon emissions are brought under control. A letter has been sent by the group that argues any new projects in the oilsands area should not be allowed to move forward until plans are in place to…
Read moreOTTAWA, Ontario, June 12, 2015 — Members of the media are invited to join a technical briefing to obtain an update on the procurement strategy for the Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy in person or via teleconference. Date: Friday, June 12, 2015 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: National Press Theatre150 Wellington St., Ottawa…
Read moreOTTAWA, Ontario, June 11, 2015 – The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, invites the media to attend the unveiling of the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Date: June 15, 2015Tour*: 10:30 a.m.Event: 11:30 a.m.Location: Sir John A. Macdonald Building, Ottawa, Ontario(Entrance at 161 Sparks Street, corner of Sparks and O’Connor) *At 10:30 a.m., a guided tour of…
Read moreFormer Prime Minister’s Kingston home hosts special Library and Archives Canada exhibition June 5, 2015 —Kingston, ON—Library and Archives Canada Bellevue House National Historic Site, John A. Macdonald’s one time Kingston home, is hosting a special exhibition from Library and Archives Canada (LAC) that documents the public face, private life, and enduring power of one…
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