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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 15 February 2006 |
Profits in Canada's tourism industry will decline in 2007 and 2008 partly because the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will further reduce the number of Americans coming north, according to the Conference Board's Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada's Tourism Industry-Winter 2006.
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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 15 February 2006 |
Premier designate Rodney MacDonald is receiving support from the country's largest union in his demand for more child care funding from the Harper government.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006 |
An international ring, which smuggled people from several countries both ways across the Canada - United States border, was rolled up today after an international investigation.
Early Tuesday morning, fourteen people were arrested in Toronto, Windsor, Detroit and New York City. This is the latest move in a two year long investigation conducted by the RCMP, the United States Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006 |
Liberal Critic, Manning MacDonald, is calling for an independent investigation of two recent contracts awarded from the Department of Economic Development.
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Written by NS Government
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
A theme park in Pictou County hopes to capture the attention of more summer tourists, thanks to the support of the province.
The province provided a $350,000 loan today, Feb. 13, to help Magic Valley Family Fun Park install new attractions. Located in Greenhill, Pictou Co., the theme park is a key tourism attraction in the area and is a source of employment for local students.
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Written by NS Government
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
The province of Nova Scotia has created an arms-length agency to administer four Nova Scotia public sector pension plans, Finance Minister Peter Christie announced today, Feb. 13.
The Nova Scotia Pension Agency will provide administrative services to support the Public Service Superannuation Plan, the Teachers' Pension Plan, the Members Retiring Allowance Plan, and Sydney Steel Superannuation funds. To date, these have been managed by a division of the Department of Finance.
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Written by NS Government
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Monday, 13 February 2006 |
Changes are coming to the Sunday shopping regulations which will help further define the rules for some Nova Scotia businesses.
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Written by Reporters Without Borders
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Reporters Without Borders today deplored the Malaysian government's decision to suspend the Sarawak Tribune daily newspaper's publishing licence for reprinting the controversial caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in its 4 February issue. A tabloid in Indonesia was seized by authorities for the same reason.
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Written by HRC
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
An independent human rights board of inquiry will begin hearing arguments on Monday, Feb. 13, in a complaint of disability and racial discrimination filed against Halifax Regional Municipality's Metro Transit and Local 508 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
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Written by Government of Canada
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Minister for International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics David Emerson today announced $33.88 million in funding for the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Organizing Committee (VANOC). This announcement fulfills the Government of Canada's commitment to support Vancouver 2010 capital requirements for the current fiscal year.
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