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Ottawa New Homes NewsUpdated Newsfeeds for Ottawa New Homes and Ottawa Builders British police beat back protesters storming Syrian Embassy - Toronto Starposted : 1 hour ago Meanwhile, the Mounties are investigating after the Syrian embassy in Ottawa was splashed with red paint. RCMP Const. Julie Morel says it's unclear exactly when the paint — which is splattered over the embassy's front entrance — appeared. Construction icon Thomas 'Tommy' Sullivan wanted Arnprior to be jewel of the ... - Ottawa Citizenposted : 3 hours ago By Katia Dmitrieva, The Ottawa Citizen February 5, 2012 10:08 AM Tommy Sullivan, a prominent Ottawa Valley businessman, mentored many and quietly extended help to strangers. On an average day, Tom (Tommy) Sullivan would work for the construction ... Icy conditions making sledding dangerous: city official - Ottawa Citizenposted : 12 hours ago By David Reevely, Ottawa Citizen February 5, 2012 Going down the Mooney's Bay sledding hill are, from left, Chris Smith, Josh Brazeau and Ritchie Rae. The city is contending with unexpected dangers on its sledding hills this year, since the weather has ... Canada doesn't know how to protect its interests - Ottawa Citizenposted : 15 hours ago It featured American billionaire socialists infiltrating into Canada to ambuscade the construction of Canada's last-hope economic lifeline, to China. Most Canadians had probably never even heard of the Enbridge project, which is a plan to build a huge ... Electro-Motive picketing continues despite closure - CBC.caposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 12:51pm Progress Rail Services Corp., a subsidiary of US construction equipment conglomerate Caterpillar, announced the closure of the locomotive plant Friday. The company locked out 450 workers from the facility on Jan. 1. Costs were the main factor in the ... Jesse Kline: Private property rights are key to the future prosperity of First ... - National Post (blog)posted : 4 Feb 2012 at 12:02pm If any Indian wants to take “possession” of a piece of property, or the band wants to lease land to non-Indians, the transaction must be approved by the central government in Ottawa. Canadians are all too often reminded of the devastating consequences ... Indian Act Primer - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 10:45am Band members need Ottawa's permission to start a business and band councils need Ottawa's OK to develop land on the reserve or even pass bylaws. No town, let alone a group seeking self-government, would submit to that level of control. Our national shame - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 10:32am At the recent Crown-First Nations Gathering in Ottawa, chiefs had education, health care and housing on the brain. But the one resounding theme was a desire to get Ottawa and the provinces to the table so First Nations can finally start reaping the ... For savers in Canada, a sinking feeling - Globe and Mailposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 8:00am The 70-year-old resident of Chelsea, Que., a rustic enclave north of Ottawa, managed to make ends meet while raising a daughter on her own, and despite being laid off from her federal government job 17 years ago. She doesn't have a computer, ... More message than money for northern road - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 4:28am The second is an east-west route to link the Island Lake and Northern Cree communities to Norway House. For now, Manitoba has put up $830000 and Bloodvein First Nation $390000 toward construction of a 2.5-kilometre access road to link it to the ... Unemployment rate highest in nine months - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 4:26am OTTAWA -- Canada's jobs engine appears to have stalled in line with economic growth, prompting some leading economists to call on Ottawa to hold off announced spending cuts. The country's unemployment rate rose to a nine-month high of 7.6 per cent last ... Building a better capital - Ottawa Citizenposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 3:04am By Mohammed Adam, The Ottawa Citizen February 3, 2012 Jacques Greber points out his vision of a rebuilt Ottawa in the early 1950s 'in accordance with its national significance.' With money and federal authority behind it, the NCC transformed Ottawa in ... Octogenarian honoured for a lifetime of service - Ottawa Citizenposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 2:29am Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, with Osgoode Ward Councillor Doug Thompson, presented the Mayor's City Builder Award to Kay Johnston for her selfless volunteer work and many contributions to the community. Johnston, who turned 80 in October, ... All work and no play ... - Ottawa Citizenposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 2:29am By Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen February 4, 2012 Psychologist Gordon Neufeld, above, opposes kindergarten for four-and five-year-olds unless the emphasis is entirely on play, not results. Developmental psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Gordon ... Training the next generation - Ottawa Citizenposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 2:29am That house in Stittsville isn't going to build itself. "We just deal with it," Nesbitt says. "In reality, construction goes 12 months a year in Ottawa. So you have to get used to it if you want to follow in that trade." South Carleton High School is ... Child's play - Ottawa Citizenposted : 4 Feb 2012 at 2:29am By Hattie Klotz, Ottawa Citizen February 4, 2012 The world of Harry Potter comes to life in a bedroom in last year's CHEO dream home courtesy of Tish Smith, who says it's important to find a theme that's relevant to the child. Tapping into the vision - Ottawa Citizenposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 6:45pm He's already sent me photos of the pub he designed for his Minto home in Orléans, along with a note about how it was created. I know that Adrienne Scott is the young artist who painted the mural covering one wall. It depicts the life-size interior of a ... Baird says Canada is a better friend of Israel than United States is - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 5:18pm OTTAWA - Canada is a better and stronger friend of Israel than the United States is, says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. Baird offered that and other musings in a sweeping interview with the Jerusalem Post newspaper Friday that capped a Middle ... Attawapiskat's request to remove third-party manager dismissed by court - National Postposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 5:05pm OTTAWA — The northern First Nation community of Attawapiskat, Ont., cannot legally block the work of a third-party manager overseeing the band's finances, a Federal Court judge has ruled. The 20-page decision from the court ends one of two legal ... No charges in Serena Deng's death - CBC.caposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 4:32pm 12 death of 17-year-old Serena Deng, Ottawa police told CBC News on Friday. Deng was killed while trying to walk across Eagleson Road in Kanata, apparently in an effort to catch an OC Transpo bus to the University of Ottawa with a friend. Court rejects Attawapiskat's bid to halt money manager - London Free Pressposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 3:13pm By Kristy Kirkup, Parliamentary Bureau Lee Kamalatisit and her two-month-old daughter Kaylee sit in their unserviced one room home in Attawapiskat, Ont., December 17, 2011. REUTERS/Frank Gunn OTTAWA - An Ontario reserve's bid to block a ... Bloodvein to invest nearly $400K in access road, bridge - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 1:34pm Bloodvein First Nation will invest $390000 toward construction of a 2.5-kilometre access road and a bridge to link it to the province's first all-weather road up the east side of Lake Winnipeg. In return, the First Nation will receive millions of ... BC, the gateway to Asia, is the place to be - National Post (registration)posted : 3 Feb 2012 at 1:27pm In Ottawa, the NDP and Liberals are trying to work out where they stand on the matter. One obvious roadblock to Gateway being successful is the moratorium on tankers sailing in the Queen Charlotte Sound. The oil isn't going anywhere unless this is ... Caterpillar to close London, Ont. locomotive plant - Financial Postposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 10:30am McFadden, who has worked at the plant for the past 24 years, says the employees are in shock after finding out about the construction machinery giant's plans on news broadcasts early Friday. “There was no phone call, no meeting,” he said. Job market ekes out tiny gain in January - Reuters Canadaposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 9:16am By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's sluggish economy caused the job market to stall unexpectedly in January, adding to a string of soft data and providing another reason for the Bank of Canada to keep its policy stimulative for longer. Canada's unemployment rate rises to 7.6% - London Free Pressposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 7:44am By Louise Egan, Reuters OTTAWA - Canada's sluggish economy caused the job market to stall unexpectedly in January, adding to a string of soft data and providing another reason for the Bank of Canada to keep its policy stimulative for longer. Economists hoping for January jobs spike - CTV Saskatoonposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 7:04am OTTAWA — Today's release of the January jobs report will be closely watched for indications about whether the economy started off the year on the right foot. The consensus of economists is that 25000 jobs were created last month, but that may be more ... Housing homeless in shelters needs to be rethought - Ottawa Citizenposted : 3 Feb 2012 at 1:55am By Kelly Egan, Ottawa Citizen February 3, 2012 Mayor Jim Watson and another dozen city councillors paid for and served meals during a special luncheon at the Ottawa Mission Thursday. See a video of the event online at, ottawacitizen.com. UN holds private meeting with native youth - Toronto Starposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 8:50pm Last month, Ottawa announced a call to tenders to build a new elementary school in Attawapiskat, a Cree First Nation on the shores of James Bay that has made headlines over its poverty and third world-like housing crisis. The Globe and Mail - Globe and Mailposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 7:35pm Ottawa is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with record-low mortgage rates being offered by some Canadian banks and the ease with which some institutions are advancing lines of credit. Finance Department officials raised concerns with bankers in ... New base for Canada's elite Joint Task Force 2 commandos still years away - Toronto Starposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 5:49pm Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—Canada's elite commandos likely won't move into a new base near CFB Trenton for several years despite a decision to kick two reluctant landowners off their property, the military says. The new home base and training ... Flaherty concerned by mortgage lending - CBC.caposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 3:57pm Approximately 40 per cent of Canadian homes are covered by CMHC insurance. The limit was at $450 billion as recently as 2008, but Ottawa moved to raise it as a result of the financial crisis. As that gap closes, it gets harder for Canadians to get new ... Kruger paper mill in Newfoundland to cut 46 positions; more layoffs to come - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 3:56pm On Wednesday, federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Ottawa may extend programs designed to help the forest products industry adjust to challenges that have eliminated thousands of jobs. The Conservative government has spent more than $1.5 ... Pfizer denied bid to block production of generic eye drug - Montreal Gazetteposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 1:32pm OTTAWA — Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has hit a legal wall in its bid to block the production of a generic eye drug after the Supreme Court of Canada declined Thursday to hear the company's appeal. The intellectual-property case centred around Pfizer ... Subway adviser raises touchy subject of road tolls - Globe and Mailposted : 2 Feb 2012 at 3:00am In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Dr. Chong revealed some details and spoke optimistically about the prospects for Sheppard construction, a sharp change from forecasts he was making just a few months ago. “I have to confess that over the last ... Reluctant landowners fall victim to Canadian commandos - Toronto Starposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 4:42pm Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—The federal government plans to kick two landowners off their property to make way for the construction of a massive new base for Canada's special forces. Defence Minister Peter MacKay confirmed the move Wednesday, ... Ottawa may extend programs to foster innovation in forestry industry: minister - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 4:41pm MONTREAL - Ottawa may extend programs designed to help the forest products industry innovate and adjust to challenges that have eliminated thousands of jobs, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Wednesday. "There may be continuation of some ... Ottawa unlikely to bid for 2014 Memorial Cup - CBC.caposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 2:52pm Brian Kilrea doesn't have to be convinced of Ottawa's ability to pull off a major hockey event. He remembers the buzz around the city and standing behind the bench at the Ottawa Civic Centre during the 1999 Memorial Cup, watching his hometown 67's and ... Mortgage lending tightens for self-employed, immigrants - Toronto Starposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 11:07am FirstLine also set a $1 million cap on what it will lend for a home purchase. The major change in policy, which is bound to pique the interest of other major lenders, came on the same day it was revealed that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. could ... Factbox: Key political risks to watch in Canada - Reuters Canadaposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 8:10am OTTAWA (Reuters) - The European debt crisis and the weak state of the US economy are the biggest risks for Canada's governing Conservatives, who are reasonably secure for the next four years after a convincing victory in the May 2011 election. Business Watch - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 4:20am CMHC warns of loans cap OTTAWA -- A federal limit on the amount of loans Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is allowed to insure could lead to stricter lending conditions and a cooling of the housing market, TD Bank economist Sonya Gulati said Tuesday. Have your say - Winnipeg Free Pressposted : 1 Feb 2012 at 4:19am We cannot easily turn a blind eye and say "let them eat cake" because we are spending our money on a castle to house a global debate on man's inhumanity to man. Send a Letter to the Editor The Free Press welcomes letters from readers. Economists say budget cuts risk more harm as Canadian economy shrinks - Globe and Mailposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 9:34pm The news came as Ottawa works behind the scenes on what is shaping up as a landmark budget for its cuts. Prime Minister Stephen Harper won't have to face voters again until the fall of 2015, giving him plenty of time for controversial cuts to fade in ... CMHC curbs mortgage insurance offerings to banks - CBC.caposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 5:22pm The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday it "has recently received an unexpected level of requests for large amounts of CMHC portfolio insurance." "To ensure equitable access to portfolio insurance within CMHC's annual limits, an allocation ... Canadian ministers take firm line with Palestinians - Globe and Mailposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 2:38pm Over lunch with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, then later with Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Foreign Minister Riad Maliki, the Ottawa tag-team went out of its way to impress upon the Palestinian leadership that it should abandon its ... Attawapiskat chief in court to fight money manager - London Free Pressposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 1:43pm By Kristy Kirkup, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA – A lawyer representing a poverty-stricken reserve in northern Ontario is in court Tuesday to try to oust a government-appointed money manager. Legal counsel for Attawapiskat First Nation are before the ... Rental housing construction needs boost - CBC.caposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 1:37pm A report from the federation says the construction of more apartment buildings and other rental properties would help Canadians who are unable to buy homes. “New rental construction would give cash-strapped young families, new immigrants, ... Rental markets: Canadian mayors warn Ottawa of drastic rental housing shortage - Toronto Starposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 12:26pm By Susan Pigg Business Reporter Canada's mayors have sounded the alarm about a drastic shortage of rental housing across the country. One-third of Canadians are renters, yet apartment construction has accounted for just 10 per cent of all new ... Canada set for subpar growth in Q4: Data - London Free Pressposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 11:50am By Louise Egan, REUTERS OTTAWA - Canada's economy unexpectedly shrank in November for the first time since May, setting the stage for lacklustre fourth-quarter growth and a sluggish start to 2012. Oil and gas production slid in the month, ... Architect pitches housing solution for the North - CBC.caposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 11:35am An Ottawa-based architect is proposing a housing solution for northern First Nations. Andy Thomson is part of a group of concerned citizens working on a plan for better housing in the North. He said shipping houses to the region is like paying to move ... Economy unexpectedly shrinks in November: StatsCan - CTV Saskatoonposted : 31 Jan 2012 at 10:13am OTTAWA — Real gross domestic product unexpectedly edged down 0.1 per cent in November after showing no growth in October, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. Lower output in the energy sector accounted for most of the November decline, as oil and gas ... Orders of the Day: Second day back and it feels like they never left. - CBC.ca (blog)posted : 31 Jan 2012 at 8:36am ... for not preempting private members' hour to present what amounted to a hybrid of a Speech from the Throne and a budget, the House of Commons will, one hopes, return to something approaching business as usual when the Chamber reopens this morning. CMHC backing fewer loans - Financial Post (blog)posted : 30 Jan 2012 at 7:13pm Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is cutting back on mortgages it insures as the Crown corporation edges closer to a $600-billion cap imposed on it by the federal government, the Financial Post has learned. A CMHC spokesman confirmed that it had ... Canada urges trade with Libya - CBC.caposted : 30 Jan 2012 at 6:36pm Fast did say the companies that joined him on the trip are in the oil, gas, transportation, communications, infrastructure, construction and education sectors and that they had a "very productive" trip. "Trade is a critical dimension of our partnership ... Battle over Attawapiskat third-party management heads to court - National Postposted : 30 Jan 2012 at 6:12pm At least 90 people have resorted to living in two construction workers' portables equipped with only two washrooms and four showers. Others are using buckets as washroom facilities and sleep in fear of fire because of wood-burning stoves in their homes ... Canada needs more tools to cut household debt: FSB - London Free Pressposted : 30 Jan 2012 at 3:49pm (REUTERS/Mark Blinch) OTTAWA – Canada should consider using new tools to control the high level of household debt, which is one of two big threats to the country's financial system, the G20's Financial Stability Board (FSB) said in a report on Monday. Canadian housing market far from a bubble: BMO - CTV Saskatoonposted : 30 Jan 2012 at 2:33pm OTTAWA — Canada will likely avoid a crash or serious correction in its "somewhat pricey" housing market, with the possible exception of Vancouver, says a new paper from the Bank of Montreal. The analysis by BMO economists suggests alarms about Canada ... Housing bubble is really a balloon: BMO's Sherry Cooper - Financial Postposted : 30 Jan 2012 at 2:27pm By Robert Hiltz OTTAWA — It's not a bubble, it's a balloon. Unlike the catastrophic decline the US housing market experienced in 2008, Canada's housing market is expected to deflate slowly rather than pop, according to BMO Capital Markets chief ... The innovation challenge – and the misallocation of capital - Globe and Mailposted : 29 Jan 2012 at 5:46pm The Prime Minister is not happy about the return the country is getting on the roughly $7-billion a year Ottawa pours into research and development. “We believe that Canada's less than optimal results for those investments is a significant problem for ... Canadian faces 'imminent execution' in Iran - London Free Pressposted : 29 Jan 2012 at 11:08am The Free Saeed Malekpour Campaign held an information rally in downtown Toronto Saturday and is planning similar events in Ottawa and Winnipeg in the coming weeks to raise awareness of the 36-year-old website developer's case. One-on-one with Grapes - London Free Pressposted : 29 Jan 2012 at 12:42am By TIM BAINES, QMI Agency In town for Sunday's all-star game, the Coach's Corner co-host stopped by the Ottawa Sun for an exclusive 1-on 1-interview. No question was out of bounds. Ever the straight shooter, Cherry let it all hang out. Details of Canada's upcoming 700MHz auction expected this week - Toronto Starposted : 29 Jan 2012 at 12:20am The House of Commons resumes this week with most political attention likely to be focused on the upcoming budget. Around the same time as the budget is tabled, Industry Minister Christian Paradis is expected to unveil Canada's much-anticipated spectrum ... Coyotes sale still a work in progress - London Free Pressposted : 28 Jan 2012 at 8:37pm (MIKE STOBE/Getty Images/AFP) OTTAWA - The NHL hasn't given up on keeping the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale. But that doesn't mean the folks in Quebec City should put away their Nordiques jerseys or any of the other markets that are interested in landing ... Property rights could unlock native reform - Toronto Starposted : 28 Jan 2012 at 6:09pm And in 2005, Ottawa and native leaders negotiated the Kelowna Accord, which promised to inject billions of dollars into chronically underfunded aboriginal policy areas, such as housing, education, economic development, and health, among others. Alternative classrooms may not be as inclusive as they claim to be - National Post (blog)posted : 27 Jan 2012 at 10:49pm Eitan, then 17 years old and described by his mother as shy, came home from his first day at Toronto's Student School in a “state of dismay,” his mother said. Related School board may axe specialized arts, sports options in favour of 'inclusive ... Old enough to know better - Financial Post (blog)posted : 26 Jan 2012 at 6:49pm If anything goes wrong, such as a spike in rates, salary cuts or a housing correction, they will be in trouble. He worries Canadians are taking on the high levels of debt of their American counterparts, where a quarter of homes are now “underwater,” ... Ottawa taking centre stage in RIM's future - Financial Postposted : 26 Jan 2012 at 5:30pm Directly and at QNX, the company now has more than 2000 employees in Ottawa. It employs 17000 globally. In December 2010 RIM announced it would begin construction of a campus on 16 acres of land it had bought from Cisco Systems in Kanata, ... U of O fast-tracks new sports stadium - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 26 Jan 2012 at 8:37am University of Ottawa officials intend to kick off bidding to construct a new $8-million sports stadium in the coming weeks with an aggressive goal of completing the open-air facility by August. "We're going out for tender around mid-February, ... First Nations seek to mine royalty revenue - National Postposted : 26 Jan 2012 at 2:51am Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says Ottawa and Ontario receive "huge royalty payments" for resources development, such as the $1-billion Victor diamond mine operated by De Beers, "and we receive so little." John Ivison, National Post · Jan. The First Nations: a time for trust, and for action - Montreal Gazetteposted : 26 Jan 2012 at 2:19am It must have occurred to Prime Minister Stephen Harper that it would be bad optics, both at home and abroad, for him to take off halfway through Tuesday's Crown-First Nations summit in Ottawa for the World Economic Forum in Davos. Researchers: Mould On Reserves a National Crisis - CTV Vancouver Islandposted : 26 Jan 2012 at 12:51am Stephenson says the federal government has allowed the housing problem to become so bad, a national housing crisis now exists with nearly half of reserve homes containing high levels of mould – a leading cause of respiratory illness. Canadian mining company denies link to shooting death of protester in Mexico - National Postposted : 25 Jan 2012 at 8:37pm By Peter O'Neil OTTAWA — Vancouver-based mining company Fortuna Silver says it has nothing to do with the shooting death of a protester in a town near the company's mine site in Mexico. Police have arrested the alleged shooter implicated in the death ... Ottawa edits Gatineau out of film industry office - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 25 Jan 2012 at 2:40pm Geneviève Ménard Hayles will lead the agency replacing the old Ottawa-Gatineau Film and Television Development Corp. She will be based at 80 Aberdeen St. in Little Italy, where Invest Ottawa - OCRI's new name - and the city are consolidating local ... Terrorism convict Khawaja back in prison after attack - CBC.caposted : 25 Jan 2012 at 11:55am An Ottawa man serving a life sentence for terrorism has returned to prison after being attacked in a Quebec prison. Momin Khawaja's father said his son was scalded with boiling water by a fellow inmate also convicted on terrorism charges. Morley Hoppner Group Inc.: Building community connections - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 25 Jan 2012 at 9:57am Employees at the construction and development firm regularly band together over lunches or in the boardroom. And they spend extra hours contributing to charity, with beneficiaries ranging from Roger's House to Cornerstone Housing for Women Over the ... Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney take their fight to the web - Toronto Starposted : 24 Jan 2012 at 2:33pm Each attacks the other for past discrepancies, whether it's Romney on Gingrich's alleged role as a lobbyist for Freddie Mac, a mortgage guarantor blamed for the recent collapse in the US housing market, or Gingrich's attack on how Romney is running his ... After 'aboriginal uprising' warning, Stephen Harper says time has come to ... - National Post (blog)posted : 24 Jan 2012 at 12:52pm By Teresa Smith and Bradley Bouzane OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a gathering of First Nations chiefs Tuesday that while the Indian Act will not be scrapped, it may be modernized to help build a healthier relationship between the ... Who's doing deals in Ottawa? - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 24 Jan 2012 at 11:25am Brand.net selected Ottawa's Solace Systems as its java messaging service provider. The California-based firm helps its customers, which include the top 100 US advertising spenders, target specific audiences across publishers and content channels. Canada education sector toughest job market - Reuters Canadaposted : 24 Jan 2012 at 9:11am OTTAWA (Reuters) - Unemployed workers in Canada's educational services sector faced the toughest job market in the country in the July-September period, according to a new Statistics Canada report on Tuesday. For every 10 unemployed workers in ... Canada's retail sales climb for 4th month - Financial Postposted : 24 Jan 2012 at 8:51am OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales grew more than expected in November for the fourth straight month, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, supporting expectations that consumer spending will continue to power economic growth. High gasoline sales helped push ... PM, First Nations convening long-awaited summit - CTV Saskatoonposted : 24 Jan 2012 at 7:18am OTTAWA — A historic wampum belt is being used today for the first time in centuries to help retie the relationship between First Nations and the Crown. Aboriginal leaders from Ontario have brought the replica of the 1764 Treaty of Niagara belt with ... Kremlin turns its face to eastern frontier - Globe and Mailposted : 23 Jan 2012 at 8:02pm By September, when world leaders arrive for the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit, this sagging port city – the home of Russia's Pacific Fleet – will have undergone a $23-billion facelift intended to help Vladivostok live up to a name that ... Documents prove Tony Clement selected G8 projects: NDP - National Postposted : 23 Jan 2012 at 6:11pm By Jordan Press OTTAWA — The federal NDP took another run at Conservative MP Tony Clement on Monday, releasing departmental documents it says shows Clement was personally involved in the selection and recommendation of projects to be funded from the ... Greenwin honoured for lifetime of contribution to rental market - Toronto Starposted : 23 Jan 2012 at 3:18pm Greenwin Property Management manages more than 50000 rental apartment and townhomes, of which over 7000 are affordable/social housing units. Over the years Greenwin has also developed, built and managed thousands of condominium homes, plus a portfolio ... Canada, US extend softwood lumber agreement - Reuters Canadaposted : 23 Jan 2012 at 3:17pm By Doug Palmer and David Ljunggren WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and the United States extended a bilateral softwood lumber deal by two years to 2015 on Monday, underlining the two nations' close trade ties despite recent disagreements over an ... More mortgage rules planned if housing market gets too hot - Financial Postposted : 23 Jan 2012 at 12:28pm Ottawa remains concerned about the possibility of an inflated housing market and wants to crack down on the practice where consumers self-disclose what they make when applying for a loan. In the case of the condominium buyer, the government continues ... Ottawa summit aims to boost first-nations economies - Globe and Mailposted : 22 Jan 2012 at 9:49pm With the government planning a budget with a focus on cuts – as well as long-term job creation and changing demographics – the Tuesday summit in Ottawa, according to government officials, will include a discussion of how aboriginal communities with ... Skating on the Assomption River - Montreal Gazetteposted : 20 Jan 2012 at 10:32am When envisioning a place where one can skate for miles on end in the great outdoors, most minds gravitate to Ottawa's renowned Rideau Canal, the world's largest skating rink at 7.8 kilometres long. But there is an alternative much closer to home with a ... Analysis: Canada's star fades as economy faces tough 2012 - Reuters Canadaposted : 19 Jan 2012 at 4:05pm By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's moment in the sun as the fastest-growing economy in the G7 club of rich countries is set to end this year, when it will likely underperform the United States for the first time in seven years and struggle with ... To Harper's 'profound disappointment,' Obama rejects Keystone - Globe and Mailposted : 18 Jan 2012 at 8:35pm Ottawa has said delays with the Keystone XL pipeline underscore the urgency of opening new export routes to fast-growing Asian markets. In February, Mr. Harper will visit China, where oil exports are expected to be a major topic as Chinese companies ... Canadian consumer spending to grow — along with household debt:Conference Board - Montreal Gazetteposted : 18 Jan 2012 at 5:12pm OTTAWA — Joe Public can be forgiven for wondering why he should care about Europe's sovereign debt crisis — after all, other than making equity markets see-saw wildly, it seems like a problem for other people far away. A report released Wednesday by ... Bank of Canada sees households easing Europe pain - Reuters Canadaposted : 18 Jan 2012 at 2:15pm By Louise Egan and Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said strong household spending will boost economic growth over the next two years, helping offset the impact of the European debt crisis, but warned that high household debt was a ... Western plan faces eastern headwinds - Montreal Gazetteposted : 18 Jan 2012 at 3:26am "After the studies are in, it will be a question of obtaining the funding" from Quebec and Ottawa, he added. He would not comment on the Train de l'Est debacle, but said Quebec now has rules in place regarding the management of major projects to avoid ... Farm Boy adds Orleans store (again) - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 17 Jan 2012 at 1:14pm Ottawa-based Farm Boy Inc. says it will open a new store in Orleans this summer, less than a kilometer from where it closed up shop four years ago. The 21000-square-foot store will be located at 3035 St. Joseph Blvd. in front of Place d'Orleans ... Bank of Canada holds steady on rates, cites uncertainty - Financial Postposted : 17 Jan 2012 at 10:00am The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate at 1% for the 11th time in row on Tuesday as the Canadian economy remains a mixed bag with a strong close to 2011 overshadowed by weaker prospects at home and abroad in 2012. The bank has not touched the ... Longevity key in winning light-rail work: industry rep - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 16 Jan 2012 at 2:57pm Local businesses vying for contracts on Ottawa's $2.1-billion light-rail line should showcase their stamina when pitching to the prime contractors and their partners, says one construction official. "This is a project that is going to last multiple ... Ottawa lets us speak - National Postposted : 16 Jan 2012 at 3:30am Michael Geist, who is the Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa, captured the essence of the problem when he explained that the ban ran "completely counter to our traditional protections for freedom of ... Canada's Liberal Party at the crossroads - Montreal Gazetteposted : 13 Jan 2012 at 4:50pm What was formerly known as “Canada's natural governing party” will go from its national convention in Ottawa toward either resurgence or oblivion. Never before in the lifetime of the party, which spans the lifetime of this country, has it found itself ... Competition heats up downtown as Morguard launches build - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 12 Jan 2012 at 8:21am One of the city's largest landlords is pushing ahead with construction of a 22-storey office tower at the corner of Elgin and Gloucester streets after pre-leasing less than a third of the space. Some industry observers predict Morguard will encounter ... Haitian president praises Canada - London Free Pressposted : 11 Jan 2012 at 5:03pm (REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout) OTTAWA — It's not often taxpayers hear "Thank you." But Haitian President Michel Martelly offered those words of gratitude to Canadians during a telephone news conference on Wednesday. Martelly was referring to ... Aboriginal Affairs department is part of the problem - Montreal Gazetteposted : 11 Jan 2012 at 12:02pm By PAUL FAUTEUX, The Gazette January 11, 2012 The state of O emergency declared by the chief of Attawapiskat has once again brought the plight of First Nations to the forefront of our collective consciousness. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed ... After ringing up record year, Shopify eyes mobile offerings - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 11 Jan 2012 at 8:19am Shopify, the provider of online storefronts whose rapid success has made the e-commerce firm a star in Ottawa's tech scene, enters 2012 riding a wave of momentum. It's secured millions of dollars in venture capital financing and tripled its physical ... Keystone pipeline would create job boom, TransCanada says - London Free Pressposted : 10 Jan 2012 at 10:08pm (Andre Forget/QMI Agency) CALGARY -- In the face of opponents' success in delaying the Keystone XL pipeline, its would-be builder has detailed what it says are 20000 jobs the project would create. While 13000 of the jobs would be in construction, ... Community builder Pigott dies - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 10 Jan 2012 at 1:47pm Ms. Pigott was among Ottawa's principal community builders in the 1970s and 1980s. She began her business life at the family bakery, becoming head of Morrison-Lamothe between 1967 and 1978. The Toronto-based business is still operated by the family ... Flaherty's tax credits cost Ottawa billions - Globe and Mailposted : 10 Jan 2012 at 8:08am Groups on the receiving end of new deductions included construction workers, public transit riders, seniors and parents of sporty kids. The credits featured prominently in government advertising, allowing the Conservatives to target their message ... Local economy to grow 2.1% in 2012: expert - Ottawa Business Journalposted : 9 Jan 2012 at 9:12am Fiscal restraint on the part of the federal government will limit economic growth in Ottawa this year, but the region is still expected to modestly grow in 2012, according to one expert. Late last year, Mario Lefebvre, the director of the centre of ...
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