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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Thursday, 12 January 2006 |
Liberal Leader Francis MacKenzie and Health Critic Dave Wilson wonder
what took so long for the Tory Government to put into place assistance for Diabetics
with no drug coverage.
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Written by Wire Services
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Thursday, 12 January 2006 |
HALIFAX - The union representing employees at Global Maritimes (CIHF) has called on the television network to demonstrate its commitment to the Atlantic region by expanding local programming, especially news and public affairs.
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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
The Polaris Institute welcomes the inclusion of a commitment to "lead an international campaign at the United Nations to establish a treaty banning all weapons in space" in the Liberal election platform, leaked today.
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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
Canadian stars today called on federal politicians to let Canadians know where they stand on Canada's cultural future. Among those members of ACTRA taking part in a Toronto press conference were several well-known Canadian actors including Colin
Mochrie, Wendy Crewson, Fiona Reid, Wayne Robson, and R.H. Thomson. who wre in attendance to raise the alarm during this election about the threat to Canada's cultural sovereignty.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
An increasingly tight oil supply will continue to force crude prices higher and make Canadian oil sands the single biggest contributor to net new global supply by the end of the decade, states a report released today by CIBC World Markets.
In its Monthly Indicators report, CIBC World Markets notes that despite a near doubling in crude prices over the last two years, non-OPEC production failed to increase in 2005. This limited the total increase in global supply to less than a million barrels a day.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
"Beware of vehicles being sold from the U.S. and imported into Canada that may be flood damaged vehicles from the recent natural disasters in the southern U.S." warn CCMTA, Canada's road safety administrators.
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA), an organization comprising federal, provincial and territorial governments responsible for road safety in Canada, cautions consumers on purchasing used cars with origins along the U.S. Gulf Coast that may be flood damaged vehicles.
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Written by NDP News Release
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
NDP Health Critic Dave Wilson has written the Minister of Health, Angus MacIsaac, to ask that the Department adopt recommendations that those between the ages of 50-74 are screened for colorectal cancer at least every two years. The recommendations were made by Health Canada's National Committee on Colorectal Cancer Screening and are fully supported by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Written by Staff
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
A week after family and friends bid their final farewells to Paula Gallant, a much loved and respected teacher from Timberlea, NS, RCMP officials today have released the news that Ms. Gallant's death is the result of a homicide.
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Written by Wire Services
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
"As Canada is pressed to forge ever closer ties with U.S. defence policy and the "war on terror," it is time to create a Department of Peace, committed to peacebuilding, conflict prevention and disarmament, central to our political tradition." The previous is the opening statement in a letter to Canada's national party leaders.
The authors of this letter include two of Canada's most prominent figures in the field of human security, peacebuilding and disarmament - The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sen. Douglas Roche, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament. They are calling for the creation of a Canadian Department of Peace which would function in close collaboration with Foreign Affairs, DND, CIDA and civil society groups.
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Written by NS Government
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Friday, 06 January 2006 |
If you have ideas on how Nova Scotia can better fight poverty, a legislative committee wants to hear from you.
The all-party standing committee on community services is holding a forum on poverty Thursday, Jan. 12, and Friday, Jan. 13.
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